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while the grocer stood before him, there was
no possibility Of getting out, and right in
this very place sure enongh the stOre-keeper
sat down.
Seth, Wen have a little warm Santa
Cruz" said the Green Mountain grocer so
he opened the stove door, and stuffed in as
many sticks as it would admit; without
it you'd freeze going home such night as
this"
Seth already felt the butter settling down
closer to his hair, and he jumped up declar-
Ing he must 90.
Not till you have something warm, Seth;
Seth, come, I've got story to tell you, and
{ Seth was again rushed into his seat by his
cunning tormentor.
oh it's so hot here, said the petty
thief, attempting to rise.
sit down-d0n't be in such a hurry, re-
tortei the grocer, pushing him into hi5
chair.
But I've got the cows to fodder, and the
wood to split, and must be going, said
the persecuted chap.
But you mustn't tear yourself away, Seth
in this manner. Sit down, let the cows take
care of themselves, and keep yourself cool;
you appear TO be "a little fdgetty,' said the
roguish grocer with a wicked leer.
The next thing WIS the production Of two
smoking glasses of hot toddy, the very sight
of which. in Se;h's present situation. would
have made the hair stand erect upon his
head had It mot been well oiled and kept down
by the butter.
.Seth. will give You toast. now, and
YOU can butter it y0unelf, said the gre
cor, with an air OF such consummatc sim-
ulicity. that poor seth believed himself IN
suspected "Scth. hero's-hcrc's 81 Christ
uas goose, well roasted eh ? tell YOU it's
she greatest eating in creation. And Seth,
don vou never use hogs Cat or common
butter to bastc it with; come, take your but
ter! mean take your toddy.'
Poor seth now BEGAN to smoke as well as
melt. and his mouth was hcrmeticaliy sealed
up. as though be- had been born dumb.
Streak after streak of the butter came pour
ing from under bis hat, and his hanikcr-
chief was already soaked with the greasy
overflow. Talking away as If nothing was
the matter, the iun loving grocer kept stuff
ing wood into the stove. while poor Seth sat
upright with his back against the counter
and bis knees toucLin@ the rel hot furnace
before
Cold night, this. said rac grocer. Why
Seth, you seem TO Verspire as t y1u were
warm? Why don't You take your lat cl
Here lc mc put your hat away.
mo. exclaimed poor Seth, atlast. No, .
must g', lct me out, amt we'll; lct mc
go.
A greasy cataract was now pouring down
the poor mans face and neck. and soaking
into his clothes and tricEiing down his body
into his boots So that he WAS literally In a.
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Joanuin NIiIIer,s New Poem.

'From Sea to Sea- Is the title ofJOsquin Ailler's
new poem, in the November number Of sei6"eT''
Monthly. The following are extracts.
Shake hands. Kiss hands in basts tothe sea.
Where the sun comes in, and mount with me
The matehiess steed orthe strong New World,
As he champs and chaies with a strength untold
And away to the West, where the waves are cui leo
And kiss white palms to the capes Of gold
eirth OF brass ana breast Of steel
A breath Of fire and flaming mRne,
An iron hOOf and a steel-cian heel,
A Mexican bit and a massive chain,
Well tried and wrought in an iron rein
Ana away away with shout and yell
That had stricken a legion ofold with fear,
That had started the dead in their graves whilers
And startled the damned in Hades as we'll.
Stand up. stand OUT where the wind comes in,
ana The wealth Of the seas pour over you,
As u Realth Hoods up to the iace Ike vine,
AND a breath blows up from the Delaware
Ana the susquehanna. We feel the might
Oi armies IN u, and blood leaps through
The frame with a fresh and keen delight
As the Aileghanies have kissed the hair,
With siss blown Tar through the rush ant din,
BY the chestnut hurs and through boushs CT pino
o seas IL a land o lakes ofninei
By the love bear ard the songs bring,
Be glad with me. lift your waves and sing
song in the reeds that surround your isles,-
4 song Joy for the sun that smiles
For this land love and this age and sign;
For the peace that is and the perils passed:
For the hope that is and the rest at last
o heart Of the worlds heart West, nv West,
Lock W! look out There are fields q kline,
There are clover-feids that are red as wine;
And a world Of kline in the fields take rest,
And ruminate IN the shade Of trees
Th2t are white with blossoms or brown with bees.
4 rush of rivers ard brush Of trees
And a breath blown far from Mexican seas,
4 I'D over tho zTea. heart-veln ot eartt,
BY the S0uth-Sun- land OF the Cherokee,
By the scalp lOtge Of the tail Pawree,
And up the La Platte. What a weary dearth
OF the homes Of mem What a Wild delight
or space. cf room What a sense Of seas.
Where the seas are not What a salt-1ke breezsl
What dust and taste q quick alkanl
When hills. green, brown, tAen black like night
AL tcrcs ana aeiant agaif q the say
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Z Melting StOry-An Old Yarn Re
spun.

One winter evening country stOrckeepeI
in the Green Mountain State was about clos
ing up for the night. and while standing in
the snow outside, putting up the window
shutters, saw through the glass a lounginr
worthless fellow within, grab pound ol
fresh butter from the shelf. and conceal il in
his hat.
The act was no sooner detected than the
revenge was hit upon and very few minutes
found the Green Mountain store -keeper at
once indulging his appetite for fun to the
fullest extent, and paying off the facetiou:
sort Of torture, FOR which he would have
GAINED premium from the old Iuquisition
II say, Seth" said the storekeepcr, com.
ing in and closing the door after him slap
ming his hand over his shoulders and stamp
ing the snow of his feet.
Seth had his hand On the door, bis hat OF
his head. and the roll Of butter in his hat
anxious to make his exit as soon as possible
Il say, Seth, sit down I reckon now OF
such a cold night as this, little something
warm would not hurt fellow
Seth felt very uncertain; he had the buttel
and was exceedingly anxious to be of, bl
the temptation of something warm, sadly in
teriered with bis resolution to 20. The hesi
tation, however, was soon settled, by the
right owner of the butter taking Seth by the
shoulders and planting him in seat close tC
the stove, where be was in such 4 manner
cornered in by the boxes and barrels that
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IN, VT, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER TO- 1871

raised, but investigation at once made evident
their accidental character The general suFpi-
cion, however, has resulted in the establishment
of an institution which is altogether lsudabe as
long as the embers Of the conhsgration remain
alive. A patrol of citizens has been formed in
every block, and they all do sentry duty at stated
hours. Every man out at night without cause,
finds IL little iBeOnvenient 10 give repeated &C
counts Of himself. and this Of itself is productive
Of the domestic virtues. The rule is certainly
admirable in its application to that portion Of
the twilight population which always comes to
the surface at such hours In the day
you may see them slouching about Wabash
avenue, where their rascal faces and hang
dog air are never seen in ordinary times.
1t would certainly not be prudent to give the
city up to them, and at night they are kept
in their own haunts on the West Side. It is
astonishing to see how simple and provincial
Chicsgo has becume. Standing sentry lie posi-
lively the only recreation Of men of the world.
There are no clubs, no restaurants, no theatres,
no libraries There Is no need Of going 0ut-f
you 60, wall falls on you by way Of warning.
A little while ago, as | sat here writing, heard
a loud crash, snd looking out, saw that the
high wall Of Mr. Scammou's house had fallen.
furious gale was blowing from the south and
roaring among the ruins. As | looked another
wall csms spraEling over the sidewalk. As the
white dust rose and fed away with the wind, |
heard piiful cry, Sc Help, over dere mans
got his leg broke" 4 dozen persons ran from
the hotel, and brought in a poor German. who
was watching the building, and had imprudently
taken shelter from the wind under the wall.
After he WAS t-iey bes,owed. stood for mo
neLt az The window looking we,twagd at the
fac 8-ch oftAe Presby ;eriau church, clearly and
richly defined against the rel glow Of the sky.
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THE MICHIGAN FIRES STILL BURNING 1t is
distressing news that the fires in Michigan are
still burning. correspondent writes to the Sun
from Detroit that the Black Ash swamp near that
city is on fire, the flames aud smoke being dis
tinctly visible. snd that at night the whole north
eastern heavens are lurid. In The adjoining
county of Wayne the fires continue in spite Of all
the farmers can do. The flames s. seem TO follow
the roots CT trees and shruobery in the ground -
Great fires in the woods are reported from Man
chester, Bay City and Portsmouth. In Howell
the people have been called out of church to tight
the fire, which had already got into the outskirts
OF the town and done good deal Of damage. By
hard work they checked it, but they fear that
they have only gained short respite 10 the
Bar City region the smoke is $50 dense as to
obscure the sun At MONDAY and the wild ami
mails are swarming out Of the woods The cor
respondent says the people everywhere are
nervous to the last degree. Ii is weeks since any
rain fell, everything is dry tinder and there is
no water in the springs or the wells The only
thing that can relieve the terrible anxiety, now
almost universal in the State, is copious rain
storm. Until that comes, the danger is real and
imminent.
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THE MYSTERIES or CHINESE MAsONRY-Per
haps it is not generally known thSt the chinese
have secret orders established among themselves.
whose designs aud objects are much the same as
those OF more civilized nations. On the evening
Of the Fourth branch order WAS established
with appropriate mystical ceremonies in China-
town. n the joss House. Large numbers Of the
Celestas gathered in the evening and proceeded
toWsr' the building. A few outside barbarisus
attempted to gain admission Chinsmsu was
sccosted and asked the meaning Of the gsther
ing. '' Yeshee. thishee seclet order. alice same
Mclean mason. you sable" As the building
was hardly finished, handy kn0,-hoe gave an
opportunity for observing the ceremonies. The
room wss fsntastically decorated with Chinese
writing, tiger heads and Celestisl symbols An
aisle Was formed by swords stuck in the aoor, on
each side Of which the brethren stationed them
selves, and allowed the Hi-yee muck q muck to
pass to bis seat On the platform. Swords we're
clanked over his head, and 4 lot Of unntelligi-
bic gibberish chsnied by the sssemblsge An
impolite Chinamsn happened to place his back
against the knot hole. and further observation
was lost.-San Jose (Cal.l IadepsHdeHt
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The Sta=e-Dri.er's Story.

I, vas the stagearivers story, h stood with his
back 20 the wheelers
Qaiet'y hsckins h whip, aad turaia-his quit Of
While on tie dusty road, and Sleu. ai.h The lsyf OF,
the moonlight.
Wssar the Ian 81 his wlip an the ju.c, OF sohac
co-en-ius.
Danger Sir. ! believed yor-i-Icol may SOY
on that subject.
Yo1 your existence might pat to the hazard aad
1hsvs seen danger! 0h,noi DO. ras Sir, indeed,
assure you
refshSnce twas the man with the dog that is sit.
ting alone in yol wagon.
It was the Geiger Grade, mile and halffivul The
Black as your hat was the night and never star in
numbering down the grade. tho s.agel and stones
over tbs rreeipcs side-a thousard feet plumb to
tie tcttlm.
r,rruav dawu tho grade feltsir.s tbriui7- and
creasaug.
r.-aaIa-.h 70 one SIDE, as wo Lung OF the bank OF
The uvine
Then. ...sIas up tho road. say, in ths distance
ss.r aai wheel Of the coach jus. lo5sed from is
axle and i1LoFinE-
I-s .-rcs aaoveI save then gathered t5gehermy
..4-.t aa1 SANG them. outspresd. on III. -t-,ir.
.r-rtcssU Of my cattle;
s-smei a- the top q my voice, and llshsl the ai-
-.r, 5.Ta be Gei-er Grade, ou three wheels tie
..l. tlundere1.
.a,. ras.g- only chance, when again came tho
..-.... aal aa.t-er.w wheel slipped away, and was
...r .r lue arkness.
r-.-'sa frs-s left. yet such was oar fearful
,-..., .-.-. sai sustained on i,r5 wheels. .be
...... tlls-ered-
,...u.ls-. louder, uuloosed from its rocky
.-t.- .aa mountain,
.-s Ha.-. tie hare ana tie Jimor0us squirrel
..aat ee-sr Graderusbei tic pioneer coach. /
..| br.Ure i-
r..elHea..e horses, and shrieked in advance Of
B. danger iup- udils.
f.... as 7.,i ia my tale. Agair, ere 7e came to
ron is sxis wheel; so hat, so lie plain
1 mF statement
s-l.ter of twelve hundred yards or mere, as die
s n.eeied upon one wheel until we drove up 20
tls station.
r.a Sir. we sank ia Leapi but picking myself /
l..l fle ruins.
Its-ta na.seu up tls z-aio, and Io,lin-. sass 10 1
.Is Instance
g.. arss vheslsi., .,lavia- stu. ike moons o. .ss /
H"r- % wiirIIng.
r. ,.re.in-. thsy gracefully slnk oa thc rola g.
flc cHl tLc stan 20.
ory. Sir; n8. indeed. assure F.
.. r0re rlrshanse, nj -i.t Ses..I. lu. lola /
DIM. oi aI mln most lightly
. srerFa- irH-n tho truth in his taic-Nl. uauk /
E.l-N N.l since sou are press nE.
.'-- Hrsl com care ID lr. yDu may .ivl me tAe I
same a .lI-Ll sugar..
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WHAT CIDER Dm roR BELLINGER A Chics-
60 letter gives the following One more build
ing that remains an oasis IN a bleak sni blsck
Sahara, j. a small, white, wooden cottsge On
Lincoln plsce. \ policeman named Bel.inger
lived here. He hauled up the Sidewalk, rakei
up the leaves and burnt them, hewel a. WI the
fence and carried it into the house. The ere sd-
vanced snd gave battle. Ii flung torces into his
porch, It hurled them through the windows, It
began and sept up a hot b5mbarlment Of dsm-
ing shot upon the roof. lie met it 81 every
point, with hands anI boots, with water and wet
blankets and fuslly as the last wave of fire en-
veloped the building in 4 sirocco and Whirlei
through the cracking tree tops snd gyrstei mai
iy over the siiaceut walls and waverel and
Wh.rlei over the smoking roof, Bellinger cast his
pail into his cistern aud 1t was dry. The hisnk-
cts we're on FIRE. Then the Bellinger genius rose
triumphant He assaulted bis cider barrels, sud
h;tle by little, emptiel their contents on the roof
II WAS the coup lie ggcrre. 1t gave him victory.
His blankets were scorchei, his hands blisterel.
he boots distorted sni his cider spilled, but his
house wss saved. And Bellinger has gone 10
taking boariers
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\ farmer in Danbury, Con, one day last
week saw a boy stealthily leaving his premises
with an amply filed pillow-case dragging be-
hind The gentleman knew the boy had
something in that tag, and stole up in his
rear and popped right down on it seat first.
1t was not until half-piut Of excellent oint-
ment had been rubbed in that be became sufi-
ciently composed to explain to his wife that
the vicious young thief had left the burrs on
those chestnuts.
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food, and your nice bed, and for your beau
tiful clothes, and for the privilege of staying
home from school when you let on that YOU
are sick. Therefore you ought to respect
their litle prejudices, and humOr their little
whims, and put up with their foibles until
they get to crowding you to much. Good
little girls always show marked Difference TO
the aged. You ought never to ''sass' old
people unless they ''sass" you first.
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NUMBER 20.

eommemoratioI CT the triumph of the nsmeless,
numoerlets good men and women who have
made up the rank and file of that army. those
unnumeratedlthousAndso Of the children Of Israel
and that great multitude of all nations and
tribes and people and tongues described in the
Apocalypse as standing before the throne Of the
Lamb clothed in white robes with palms in their
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Fire Proof Buildings.

The Chicago fire has proved that so-called
hre proof buildings may retari the progress of
great fire, but cannot prevent its onward march.
when once it has gathered sufficient power in
the destruction Of wooden buildings The DOW
er OF concentrated heat upon stone. bricks and
IRON Is little appreciated by these who rely uron
these materials as security from burning The
writer was in the city Of Troy at the greS; FIRE Of
1867, and had an opportunity Of witnessing the
elect Of hre upon several supposed fire proof
buildings, which stood in the direct line OF the
advancing flames. The heat vas blown upon
these buildings with slmcst the intensity Of
blast furnace. The wrough iron shutters. which
were depended upon to protect the windows,
ourled up and warped, exposing the glass be-
meath, which soon broke or melted, or If supper
ted by wooden sSshes, Was almost instantly
dropped from the frames. Then the flames
found sdmission 10 the buildings, which soon
yielded. II was noticed particularly that cast
iron actually seemed 20 burn, aud We have lirtle
doubt that in many cases there was actual burn
ing OF the metal the same effect being produced
as would be upon the bottoms If cas-: iron kettles
ploced over the FIRE anil containing hot ssni.
Nesrly every one knows that when cast iron is
raised to a red heat, It speedily oxdizes or burns.
The extensive use Of this material is therefore
not the best practice in rendering buildings ire-
proof. In the Troy fire, it was seen that even
the supposed fre-proof safes burned iu most
cases when they were not protected by masonry.
At the FIRE az London Bridge, which took place
IN the sumner Of lodl, the ready yielding Of
cast iron columns, beams anil ciriers was
specially noticed. AMI formed the subject Of au
article in the L0nioq Rsuieic. The tac. is, that
cast iron is no more to be depenIei on than
wool when standing amidst a really great FIRE
Wrought iron does better. but it too has imD5r-
tsnt defects. among which Is Its ezpansbility
under heat, which, when it Is used in c0njun.-
tion with masonry, cracks the Latter, sni thus
commences the work Of destruction. In short,
cur present system Ct frs-proofag needs thor
ough revision and modification, in the light of
recent experience, before they can deserve tie
confidence of the public -Scieatifc -Amerira..
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The orce beautiful garden of the Tuilories,
with It's we'll kept paths and gay Parterrcs:
'.has been so cut up by the cannon placed
there during the Commune, that the main
walk and that around the basin are impassa-
bic. The whole place is Uttered with frag-
ments Of broken tables and chairs The trees
are dying one after another and are not be-
ing replaced.
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Its curious to read in letter from Airing
ton, VT: - II is only three yesrs since coal
wss introduced among our citizens for private
use, and it has since that time been growing
rapidly into favor" If we had known Of this fact
before. we should have-been tempted to pass q
Winter or tSo in this primitive village, Just to
renew the old memories Of backlog and fore
stick and nndirons. The bonny blink Of the
hreside and the serene pleasures Of the domestic
hearth-sione have passed into antiquities. There
may be poeticsl associations connected with .
furnace register in time, but we must wait for
them. Now, the plessantest light OF home is to
be found only in verses.-TribHRs.
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little girl who loves to pray, one night
was very tired and sleepy, and was getting
into her little bed without saying her pray
err. But her mamma told her to kneel down
first and pray. So she folded her little hands,
and said: ''plcase, God, remember what
little Pollie said last night: she's 50 tined to-
night Amca."
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San Francisco journal says As a rule
it is not good plan TO visit the house Of = re-
Gently married lady 10 collect money .ned her
while you were courting her yourself The hus-
band is likely to become unduly curious in the
matter, and may even take the ground that be
is In some way concerned in it Should be
blunder into that view of it you may ind il ex-
tremely difficult to set him right. We have
reason to believe that we are supported in this
opinion by Mr.. Edward Kelly, Of this city, but
as Mr.. Kelley is at the hospital, suffering from
FIVE gsshes with bowie-knife. We have fore
borne to personally consult him
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chicago.

...lsa and Bleeding helpless, painting. prone
fa tae .larrci fragments of her shattered throne
.- she wH. stood tut yerterday alone.
....1 tae West by some enchanter taught
.. .t t.e glory 90 Rladcin's court,
-.-l tLc spell tAAt all that wonder wrought.
L"a Der Own puirios By some chance seed sowu,
LslHe- Hwu praiues In one brief day growa,
LEala- own prai-ics in one fierce night moBu.
She her voice, ard 10 her pleading call
hel.I- The cry 81 Maced0n 90 Paul
.ssg r help thar makes her kin e. all.
H.- Hlu.F wItn van fingers may she feel
Gle. VT cup hid in the preferred meal
-tIt- Arr kIlsLip and our loves reveal.
Fret Hgffe, an EuOg s.f4r lsy.