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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-08-02

MAYNE REID AND MAPLE SUaAR.-Os-
adventure by Capt. Mayne Reid, designed
to teach geography, natural history, good
morals and common sense Capt. Reid has
travelled over large part of the earth's SER
flee, having, though an EnglishLnan,
fought in our army in Mexico and in the
late unpeasantness but he has been obli-
ged to describe many things which he has
never seen, and others which he has not
su fficiently studied. Still if his publishers
would only give us good index of his ami
mails and vegetables, we would forgive all
the inaccuracies. None of his other mis-
apprehensions would perhaps be so ludi-
crous rs his sugar making in-Texas
where the spouts are points of cane. From
one of these, we see in cut, in desert
Home" page 2i5, a large stream flowing "a
from barrel. After tapping the trees,--
''In short time the crystal liquid began
to drip from the end of the spouts, and then
it ran faster and faster, until small, clear
stream fell into the trough. The irst that
issued forth we caught in our cups, as the
sugar water is most delicious to drink;
and it seemed as if our little people, parti-
cularly Mary and Louisa would never say
enough. Harry, too, was as fond of it as
they, and was heard to declare that the su-
gar maple was the finest tree in the forest,
and quite match for either bread fruits,
oranges, or cocoa palms. We had brought
the large kettle, and a fire was soon kind
led and crane erected-iust as we had
done when making our salt. In few
hours the kettle was filed with sap and
boiling over the fire.
Each of us now had a separate duty to
perform. Cudjoe, with his bucket, went
from tree to tree, collecting the sap as it
gathered in the troughs while Mary and l
kept up the fire and looked to the ladling.
When Kettle of the water was sufficiently
boiled down, it was necessary TO pour 1t
out into small vessels, that the sugar might
crystalze by cooling. For this purpose we
used all our plates, dishes and cups. As
soon as it cooled il became hard as brick,
and of very dark color. 1t was then re-
moved from the small vessels and fresh
the sap which would not crystalize was
carefully strained from the vessel and be-
came molasses; and these, let me tell you,
are much finer than the molasses that are
made from the sugar cane-much richer in
color. and pleasanter to the palate.
Frank and Harry had their part TO per-
form-which was TO walk about, rifle in
hand, and guard the troughs. This was
an important matter, for it is a singular
fact hat wolves, raccoons, badgers, oppos-
SONS and in short, every animal, wild or
tame, will drink the sap of the sugar ma
pie, and are so fond of it that they will risk
their lives to get at it. As the trees we had
opened stood at considerable distance
from each other, our two little sentrles
were kept constantly relic, ing one another
upon their rounds
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-08-02
Poetyy.
WI. LITTLE L.sBORRR.

A tiny man with fingers soft and tender
As any lady's fair;
Sweet eyes Of blue, form both frail and slender,
And curls Of sunny hair.
household toy fragile thing of beauty
Yet with each rising sun
Begins his round Of toil--a solemn duty,
That must be daily DONE
To-day he's building castle, house and tower
with wondrous art and skill;
Or labors with his hammer by the hour
with strong, determined will
Anon, with loaded cart, he's plying
brisk and driving trade;
Again, with thoughtful, earnest brow, is trying
Some books dark lore to read.
Now, laden like some little beast of burden,
He drags himself along
And now his lordly little voice s heard in
Boisterous shout and song;
Another hour is spent in busy toiling
with hoop, and top, and ball,
And with a patience that is never-failing,
He tries and conquers ALL
But sleep at last o'ertakes my little rover,
And ON his mothers breast, '.
joys thrown aside, the days hard labor over,
Ahc nihhh W putt
And as l fold him to my bosom sleeping,
think, mid gathering tears,
OF what the distant future may be keeping
As work for manhood's years.
Must he, with toll his daily bread be earning
In the worlds busy mart,
LIES bitter lessons every day be learning,
With patient, struggling heart?
Or shall my little architect be building
Some monument Of fame,
On which, in letters bright with slorys gliding,
The world may roud his name?
Perhaps some humble, lowly occupation,
But shared with sweet CO intent;
Perhaps life in loftier, prouder station,
In selfish pleasure spent.
Perhaps these little feet may croHs the portal
OF learnngs lofty fame,
His life work to scatter truths immortal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-08-02
NO.31.

In his own room, using the chairs to repre-
sent Ophelia, IIoratio and the rest lie
knew IL was a bold venture, but he hadn't
the slightest fear he said.
Ghost Of Shakespeare, what a Hamlet II
wasi could not blame the gallery fol- in-
sisting upon regarding the entertainment
throughout as light comedy. The tragedy
lay too deep for their ken.
Another Booth-bedeviled youth used TO
haunt in melancholy attitudes the corri-
dors Of the Winter Garden while his illus
trious double was playing Hamlet there.
After the tragedian cut his hair, and devel-
oped into prosperous and cheerful faced
manager, the fellow must have looked
more like Booth than Booth did himself
Perhaps you have reason to remember
that amiable young man, net unknown in
this neighberhood, who was distracted
from useful and honorable career, by an
unfortunate resemblance to the Chandos
portrait All me there was an excellent
let me say tailor ruined to make villain
Gus poet. The last time 1 saw him was at
the unvailng of Wards wonderful statue
at the Central Park. His hat was pushed
back from his forehead, and (after he had
run his fingers casually through his hair
once or twice. the likeness 10 that noble
bronze head was really remarkable. But
had great pity for the young lady who
was sitting by him, and to whom they say
he is engaged.
A frightful example of the evil that may
be wrought by personal resemblance, such
| n xya hqpn ia frr oh hoI
that ancient wandering mountebank whose
indubitable likeness to most of the extant
portraits OF the Father of his Country leads
the beholder to acknowledge certain fit
ness in his anachronistc attire,-knee-
breechcs, cooked hat, canary-coored waist
coat, and all, and to look with charity up
on the assumption of the easily-suggestcd
| title-'Spirit of 49, But il is when the
hoary- headed rogue adds to this patriotic
cognomen that of the "Great Matrimonial
Promoter" vends cheap photographs at ex-
cellent profits, and with his little electrical
apparatus pretends to work miracles upon
the human system, adding the beguilement
of "lree grab in the bag" that you dis
cover the Spirit Of II, and wonder how
many of the old sinners lies are to be laid
at the door of his immaculate prototype.
1t is fortunate that there are some who
can master the illusions of resemblance.
There is my friend Brown, the well known
publisher; notwithstanding he is constant
ly bowed to on Droadways and in the Park,
under the supposition that it is none other
than certain ilustrious statesman who
shall be nameless, he steadiastly declines
to consider himself great man, and has
gone no farther into politics than TO allow
his name 10 be used in a respectable list of
forty vice presidents at Il late political dem
on slration.' An obscure Shakespeare of
whom we wot, has never permitted him
self SO n.uch as a sonnet, and to-day is
making excellent cheese in Western
State; and village Booth, OF the genuine
| type, had the manlness to spoil the like
ness by raising moustache and entering
upon the scientific cultivation OF vegeta-
bles and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for Au-
| must
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-08-02
Uv.RBCKRD O.v a R RRsR.uBL.T.vCR.

1t lisa pitiable thing for a man to base
his idea of himself on a chance likeness to
some famous person. l wonder how ma
ny lives have been wrecked on the rock
of personal resemblance to Edwin Booth.
A fine young fellow from New York, who
had Frequently been mistaken for Mr..
Booth" made his debut in ourtown, a few
years ago, in the character of Hamlet.
Having heard something about him, |
called upon him at the hotel during the af-
ternoon preceding the first performance.
His enthusiasm was beautiful. He had
never rehearsed upon stage, but he had
gone through the play over and over again
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-08-02

Illinois will elect this year nineteen
members of Congress, gain of five over
her delegation in the last Congress. This
is the largest gain made by any one State
in the Union, and shows what power Illi-
nois is to be in the councils of the nation.
In the last Congress the Illinois delegation
of fourteen members stood eight Republi-
cans, six Democrats.
The busy bee will have to be buster
than ever, for a Louisianian has invented
a method of extracting bee honey from tho
comb by means of a centrifugal process,
which accomplishes its work without break
ing the comb farther than uncapplng the
cells. The comb is then replaced in slid
ing compartments fitted to the hive, and
the bees at once commence to refill the cells,
thus saving the labor of constructing twen-
ty pounds of comb, bee bread and wax, in
order to preserve one pound of honey.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-08-02
THE VERMONT PHOENIX.
Published every Friday Evoningby
PROUTY & STEDMAN,
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The Opelousas courier., 1872-06-01
Editing a Paper.
ting a newspaper is very pleasant

| Editing newspaper is very pleasant
! business.
! If it contains too much political mat
ter, the people don't believe it.
If the type is too large, it don't contain
enough reading matter.
# the type is too small people won't
read it.
five publisn telegraph reports, people
say they are lies.
If We omit them, they say we have no
enterprise or suppress them for political
effects.
If we have few jokes, people say we
are rattlehead.
If we omit them, they say we are an
old fossil.
If we publish original matter, they
damn us for not giving selections.
If we publish selections, men say we
are lazy for not writing more and giving
them what they have not read i'll some
other paper.
If we give a man complimentary
notice, we are censured for being partial.
If we do not, all hands say we are a
greedy hog.
If we insert an article that pleases the
ladies, men become jealous.
II we do not cater to their wishes, the
paper is not fit to have in the house.
II we attend church, they say it is only
for effect.
If we don't they denounce us deceitful
and desperately wicked.
If we remain III the office and attend
to business, folks say we are too proud to
mingle with our fellows.
If we go out, they say we never attend
to business,
If we publish poetry, we affect senti-
mentalism. If we do not, We have no
literary polish or taste.
If the mail does not deliver our papers
promptly, they say We do not publish
ION time.' If it. does, they are afraid we
are getting ahead of the time.
If we do not pay all bills promptly,
folks say We are not to be trusted.
FIVE do pay promptly, they say we
stole the money.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-06-01
q louisiana carpet-Bag Governor
Goes Over to the Democrats
Republicans Rejoice.

Under the above double title, we copy
from the \. \. Herald of the 10th of May,
the following sensational paragraph:
A private telegram was received here
from Thomas ". Conway Superinten-
dant of Education in louisiana, who was
a delegate from New Orleans to the Gin
cinnati Convention, announcing that
Governor Warmoth has gone over body
and soul to the democracy. Conway, who
has heretofore been one of Warmoth' 8
most earnest adherents, now desires to
be counted among the boilers from the
boilers convention. He says that there
will be two tickets only in Louisiana
enc for the regular republican nominee
and the other for the nomination of the
Baltimore Convention.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-06-01
(Communieated.)

PLAoUEMINE BRULEE,
Parish of St. Landry, May %, 1872.
Mr. Editor Courier:
The partiality of my neighbors, in
placing my name so ia vorably before the
people as candidate for the Legislature,
has been SO pleasing to me that cannot
but return them my most grateful thanks.
1t is certainly more than expected, and,
[ fear, more than deserved. l will al
ways remember it, and it will have the
good effects of stimulating me so to live
as to merit their constant esteem.
Now that have accepted the situation,
and that others besides my neighbors
and personal acquaintances will have a
say in it. will take this opportunity of
telling them that my political creed cor
responds to the most rigid Interpretation
of Democracy. And as believe that a
we'll organized Convention is the surest
means of concentrating strength and
securing the election of persons suitable
to their respective places, I think the
Democracy of this Parish will commit a
great error in not holding one. If one be
held, I will most respectfully submit my
name to, and abide by, its decision.
Respectfully,
JAMES DONOVAN.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-06-01
Particulars of the Fire in the S5ar-
Dor of BEavseilEes.

New York, May 25.-A London special,
giving particulars of alacrity of Ameri-
can feet in suppressing the fire among
the shipping in the harbor of Marseilles,
France, says: The achievement of the
United States squadron was one of the
most splendid victories of peace, it hav-
ing saved from obstruction, by dsci-
plined skill and intrepidity of the officers
and men, thousands of merchants ships
and tho city of Marseilles. On the night
or the fire, the squadron, consisting OF
the Wabash, Congress, Brooklyn, Ply
moth, Shenandoah, Juniata and Wa
chusetts, under command of Admiral
Alden, was in Napoleon Basin, amidst
innumerable merchantmen of every de-
scirtion and form every nation.
Shortly after midnight an explosion
startled the city, following by fire and
dense clouds of heavy smoke, which is
sued from an italian ship just arrived
from Philadelphia With cargo of petro-
leum. The nature ofthe danger soon be-
came evident, aud it seemed impossible
to prevent the spreading of the fire to the
houses as they lay in such mass, aud
general confiagration seemed imminent,
for the houses extend down to the wharf
on every side. No city of France has
the means to extinguish Il great fire, and
hence. there gathered an immense tlrong
contemplating the scene in panic trick
en-. fascinated horror.
Presently we'll manned boat came
from part of the basin illuminated by
the blaze, and pulled directly toward the
burning ship; this was soon followed by
another, then third, ten, twenty, all
the boats of the American squadron. A
moment later the men were seen on the
deck Tof the burning ship. The silece
Of the people on shore was such that
they could hear through the smothered
roar and crackle of the fire the word of
command and the blows of the axe.
Presently the burning vessels began to
settle. She had been seuttled, and her
cargo was under water.
The deck being level with the surface,
danger from the escape of burning petro-
leunl was still imminent; when a line of
boats, dashed together stem and stern,
was seen pulling away, and as the file
ont the burning ship moved
also, and was slowly towed ont TO the
bay by over two hundred we'll
oars. Ie was only then that immense
cheers broke from the thousands of PEG
ple who felt inexpEessible gratitude to
the Americans for the salvation of their
city.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-06-01
4 Gard of Thanks.

At meeting Of the officers of Hope
Hook and Ladder Co. No. /, it was re-
solved in behalf of the Company that a
vote of thanks be given our friend and
townsman, Mr.. F. Munzesheimer, for the
interest he has felt In behalf of this Com
pany. He has just returned from New
Orleans, and presents US, as approprla-
tions of parties there, with sl72, 90, to
aid US in paying for our outfit. We ten
der him our warmest thanks, and Wish
him success in all of his laudable under
takings. And we hereby tender our
grateful acknowledgements to the fol-
lowing parties who have so liberally con-
tributed to the success of our undertak-
i0r.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-06-01
q Disastrous Tornado in 2apides

From an Alexandria Gazette Extra, of May %
Our town was yesterday visited by one
of the most disastrous tornadoes we have
witnessed for many years. About IL
o'clock the wind commenced blowing fu-
riously, accompanied by a heavy fall OF
rain, and for half an hour or more the
hurricane continued without abatement.
Those who were in positions deemed un-
safe, were not, slow to seek other locali-
ties, where there was less danger. AS
soon as the wind and the rain would per-
init our people sailed forth to see what
damage had been done, and in many
places the work of destruction was to be
seen. The new Episcopal Church was
levelled with the ground, and is CON-
plete wreck. The galleries, with part
of the wall, in front of the stores of Il. G..
Hetherwiek, TAFT and Laney, aud N.
Rosenthal, were blown down. A large
part of the roof of the West side of the
Exchange Hotel was torn off. The Car
penters Shop of Mr.. Mills is blown down.
Also house in the upper part of the
town, besides many fences, shade trees,
&c. Fortunately, no lives were lost that
we-have heard. Several narrow escapes
We're made. Mr.. B. C, Duke, narrowly
escaped injury, by the falling galleries
on Front Street. The steeple of the
Church barely missed crushing in the
house of Capt. j. G.. White. in which his
family were sitting at the time. We
learn that several small houses were
blown down in Pineville, and that great
damage has been done to the crops in
the vicinity.
Those who have suffered by this ca
lamity are entitled to public sympathy.
Particularly dove sympathize with the
congregation of st. James Church, who
had, at the cost of many sacrifices, built
an edifiee that was universally recognlz-
ed as an ornament to the town. We
should be thankful, however, that the
catastrophe is no worse, that there has,
only been a sacrifice of property without
less of life.
8. Since tho above was written we
learn that cabin was blown down at
the kelso place, and O colored man So
verely injured. We also learn that q
cabin was blown On Capt w. 3. Calvit's
place. abont two miles below town, but
fortunately no lives were lost.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-06-01

70 The Phrenofogieat Journal, for June is an
admirable number to close the Fifty fourth vol
ume of that most excellent family magazine
CONSPICUOUS among it's contents are, William
Orton, President Western Telegraph Co; What
is the Tariff Question by Horace Greeley ;
Steal or Starye! Sir Francis Crossiey, III. P. !;
Monticello, Famous as the Home of Thomas
jefferson; Expression; The Chinese in the Phil
Hppines; Preachers and Preaching; Boys Lii
brary Carbon and its Different Forms; Paul
Dn Chaillu, the famous Traveller; Life Insuancei
A bad pen, etc. With numerous fnc Ilustra-
tions and paetraits. new volume begins with
the July number. A good time to subscribe; fine
premiums offered. Terms, 50 a year. 80 cents
a number. s. Il. Wells. Publisher, New York.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-06-01
The Detroit Free Press says:

There is nota man to-day that advo-
Gates the election of Horace Greeley that
is not working directly against the DEM
ocatic party, and to demoralized and
break it up. The Liberal Republicans,
as they contemptously spurned Demo
Gratis from their Convention unless they
wouldabandon their party and call them
selves Liberal Republicans-a thing
are, of course, the enemies of the Demo-
cratic party. Their candidate has been
e-long hater and opponent of Demo
Gratis and Democratic principles, and
the men in the Democratic party who are
urging him, under any circumstances, as
the candidate of themselves or their
party, are laboring to destroy their par
ty and its organization.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-06-01
FOR SHERIFF,

We are authorized to announce EGBERT O.
HAYES, the present incumbent. as a candidate
for the office of Sheriff of st. Landry at the
election in November next.
am q candidate for the Office of Sheriff of the
Parish of St. Landry at the election to be holden
i'm November next. For what the people of st.
Landry may axpect Of me in that official capaci-
~ in the future, | refer to my past services as
tho executive Deputy of the present Sheriff.
i .sE- r-- ..- C. C. DUSON.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-06-01

- Such of our citizens as have had property
TAX from them By Gen. Banks or others, in
the name of the United States, land there are
many will see by the advertisement of Mr.. A.
Barq in another column, that he is prepared to
take charge Of these claims.
We mentioned a few weeks since that two
citizens of our Parish had obtained .jud .ment to
the amonnt of nearly 5000 though the servi-
ees of Mr.. Barq.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-06-01
Attention. Firemen !

= A regular monthly meeting of this
y@zsaa Company will take place this evening
LIST Saturday of the month, at o'clock
at the Engine House, for the transaction of busi'
ness. By order Of the Foreman.
ALBERT LASTRAPES. See.y.
?. S.-Ihoss who have not paid their last
Quarterly dues, ON the LIST of May last, are re-
alestsd to provide themselves with the nseeesa-
~ change this evening.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-06-01

D-4 We have heard it rumored among some
of the "Boys" Of Opelousas Fire Co. No. I, that
said organization contemplates giving grand
Picnic soon. That's right, Boys, now's the time
ice is cheap, and Lager plentiful and we know
that s.Old No. l" understands the manner of
getting up these things,-the Pie-nies ne mean,
mot the ice and Lager, ETC.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-06-01
larger Circulation

n Magistrates blanks for sale, and other
job work done on short notice, at this Office,
cheaper and more neatly gotten up than in any
other Office in the Parish. Call and examine
specimens and prices and sec if this is an empty
boast. We guarantee good workmanship at
fair prices; Indifferent or cheap e., work not
solicited nor bids made in competition for inte-
rior printing.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-06-01
w AR CLAI III S =

DERSONs having claims against the uiAte''
T. States Government for property taken car
cali upon Or write to Dir. A. Barg, New Orleans.
who has made this business speciality for 'h'
last nine years. Address: A. BARQ
no 33 Exchange Alley,
June 1-2ml New Orleans, I.t.
The Opelousas courier., 1872-06-01
VTCK'S
F Z 0 r A T. GUID E
For 1aTa

The First Edition of Tzco Hundred Thousan,j
copies just published. IJis elegantly printed OIL
fine tinted paper, in two colors, and illustrated
with over Three Hundred Engrarings of fowers
and vegetables, and TWO COLORED PLATES.
The most beautiful and instructive GdtnLog,,.
and Ftoral Guide in the world-il2 pages. giving
thorough directions for the culture of flowers
and vegetables. iornamenting grounds, maxim
walks, &c. 4 Christmas present for my c,tstoni
ers, but forwarded to any who apply by mail, fo>
Ten Gents, only e-suarter the eosts
Address, JAMES WICK,
Rochester n Y
The Opelousas courier., 1872-06-01
Washington Butchia7ery.

The undersigned respectfully g.
s8 forms the citizens of Washingtu.l
and vicinity that he is retailing 50.
-0@Athe Market Honse, every mornin.
fresh meat tbeef and veal! of the first qualityn:
the rate OF seven cents per pound. Those VIII
take a quarter OF a fraction thereof can ha7v
meat even under cents per pound.
p He takes this opportunity to offer his thank;
to the public for the patronage accorded linn i'll
this occasion. PIERRE CHARLY.
Washington % august 1871. 50lf