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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-07-17

angel choirs her pastors voice to-day was
sounding, she soon grew calm. The chant
ended the organs swell died on the quver.
ing air. the preacher lifted his white, calm
face, on which Gods peace seemed resting,
and, as Myrtle raised her eyes they rested
upon Herbert Wayne. One quick. startled
look, then her head bent low, and hushing the
wild throbbing Of her heart she heard that
dear familiar voice once more. As in dream
she listened to the opening services. Then
came the sermon, and the tribute paid to con-
sistent Christian character and influence
while It charmed the audience, thrilled one
heart like heavens own music. When the
services we're eudcd, friends crowded around
the young preacher eager to greet and wei.
come him but Myrtio's heart was too fu!l
for words, aud she hastened home that she
might pour out all its overdowing JOY and
gratitude before the giver Of all her happi.
ness Strengthened and refreshed by heaven.
y communion, she returned to the sitting
room. As she entered, she heard her faith
er's voice in the kitchen, and her mothers
gentle tones reply, but, as she started to join
them shadow fell across the open door-a
manly form held her closely cusped. and a
clear voice said tcndcrls, :" My darling May
claim you now r. aud reading her answer
10 her upturncd face, kissed the quveriug
lips while he whispered low and reverently,
" Thank Cod A moment he held her to
his heart, then turned to greet Mr.. and Mrs.
Evans who were just entering.
That night, as they walked home from
prayer-meeting he told her how he had tried
to banish the thought Of her from his mind
and failed how her influence had been with
him everywhere, and kept him from temrta.
tion; how he had battled with his old habit,
OF idleness and prodigality how when one
year after be left her, the spirit of God
touched his proud heart and le him to re-
pentance, the ,empter had taunted him with
seeking religion for the sake of winning her
ana Tor long weary weeks had kept him from
the Saviour; how he had felt the woe is
me upon him. yet hestated through un-
worthiness, until he plainly saw his only
chance Of peace was hazarded aud how.
through all he had longed for her sympathy
and assistance, yet feared to claim it, until he
could be sure that in Gods strength he could
resist the tempters power Five years ago
to-day, my precious Myrtle, you sent me
from you, though your own heart bled, aud
know your prayers have daily followed me.
| cannot thank you but, my darling, through
Gods blessing, you have saved me" These
were his parting words, and, as Myrtle sat by
the window once more and watched the gath
ering shadows fall, they rang ceaseles'
chime in harmony with the song of praise
that sweled and throbbed through her heart
The years of waiting were ended the
bread of self:sacrlfi;e east upon the waters
had brought harvest of love, and joy, and
heavenly peace, "atter many days"
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The Home Circle.


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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-07-17

The great achiever is never wilful, but
possessed, In wiliulness the will Of God or
man were lost. The great are conscious OF
destiny what they mean is meant in them.
Napoleon had star Jackson swore by the
eternal splendor Lincoln waited on Proyi-
dence, and would not force events Called
coward by the impatient, killed for a tryanl
because slavery owned in him its most Danger
Gus foe, branded as a compromser by reform.
ers conscientious but unwise when he died.
aud the lots we're cast for what he left. his
coat also was found woven without seam for
no high phrase, extreme ground, radical or
doctrinary extravaganza, can compare with
the character, which is Gods fitting such a
man to his purpose-as he was so conspicuous
y to whose cradle the Mag were led at
Bethlehem, and who will survive all his
critics, new or old.
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General Nhrrman's Pirate,

On the northern boundarv.line of the nm
tional capital. almost under the shadow of m
hill pow crowned by the Howard University
lies tract of land which dnrin, tho 6rs
year of the war, was cnpfscated by the poy
ernment, aud ON which extensive barrack,
were erected, known at first as Campbell Bar
racks; afterward, from the purposes TO which
they were devoted. as Campbell Uosnitol
At the close of the war the place was mad,
over TO the Freedmen's Bureau. Some of the
buildings we're fitted up as tenements, a few
converted into school.houses. and the remain.
der were used as a hospital for freedmen.
Visiting this hospital shortly after its es.
tablishment the Surreon-in-charpe said TO
me. We have a very original character
here now, in whom | think YOU will be in
terested.n
"Ah! who, and what is he?"
"Name Henry D,dson nrofession. nirate
lie came sick from the army. from Sherman,
headauarters. He calls himself General
sherman's pirate, and he is now conyalescinp
in Ma. a.
The army seems not to afford very an.
propriate sphere of action for characters OF
piratical tendencies. aud General Sherman an.
peared TO me altogether too respectable a
gentleman TO counteuance anv such outlaws
[ EXPRESSED my sunrise nj the doctor.
statement.
"Wenn said he % sunnose vop emma dow,
10 the ward and let him tell von The s,orv n,
his connection with General sherman and
how ho came IN he n nitrate
"Ward No. 81 was deserted save bv one
old colored man. who rose ,s we entered and
smiled n oreetiug In Gce and e ,nre he wo.
one of the finest speeimsns of hi. race fin.
features were STRAIGHT and reg,,lar. his hal,
not ,eool but hair. smooth soft and siIk,
was snow.white and combed back from hi.
e,rehen, in the J,cksoni,n stvle o;v;n, n,
air of calm dignity To an intelligent face n,
up by clear. keen pene,ratipp ewes.
Aiter a E,w innuiries ne IN his beol,b 7
said. "The doctor tells me Won have been n
nirsteu
=. yaas missy I'se nropd fer saw wor n
nirate wid Genial Shermnnn
:. How did von come to ho n ,;rate 7n |
asked
q" Wall. yer see. missy. wor born an,
r.;sod in Vir,in,v b,,, uosu, ,,,on,r ,oa.
ago I wor sol, dawn in G,orav an 49,
wbar | wor a.libin' when do TIn;ons comed
in Nv mars,or be warn't nobher contented
wild bisse'r no nlace nm he wen, hero an dur
he wor coin mostly NIL do time. used
ter tend ter him pariic'lar brush his clo'e,
an sich peared ike he couldn't cit 'lono
widout me noways. an wharsomeber he wen,
went. He wor oowerGd f,n' o. rid,n, nm
we went horseback mostly nil froo Georgv an
dc Ca'line an got ter know all de roads
so | could Ga 'em de darkes' nipht. Bime.
by de war coined, an nv marster. he went
wild de iustest oh 'em all. | wan ter 90 wild
him, fer he wor allus kin an good ter me
but he saw mo- he mns, oil Ian, wild wailin'
on hisse'f now.
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WONDERFUL CURES.

Dr. uraun of Boston SO long and favorably known in
this community for many years past, making mans
wonderful cures Of supp sed neu able will Wis
Montpelier the 2ith and 25th each month All inya-
lids should see him. he has cared thousand that
were supposed incurahlo. Consultations free.
Read the following from the Newport EEp-s.i
nR. URNsSNe desire 10 call the attention OF all in
valids TO the aiyertsemeut Of Or Urann from which u
viii he seen he Ia tn visit Newort again. In Jus
tce to the Doctor and ur the iencd ~ suffering
uusnliciicd cannot ref an from alludins
rrmart able cures he has ~ ctsd this place. Mrs r.
B shaw fnr n months cpnNned 10 her room unable a.
hoar her weight upon her feet MIR Leon ud Yield. for
several nth. invali, and VI A. Maria paggett for
four ears una L. 20 walk have. under his treatment
htc stored health IAN he walking out every
DAY und ahle 10 perform light work IL Is hum
bug aud We rier to c parties thus restored TO corrot
oratc statements. l3f
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mnral &c Religious,
RESTING IN GOD.

Since thy Fathsr's arm sustalns thee,
When chas'cnius hand restrains thee,
ltis lie.
Know his love in full completeness,
~ the measure Of thy weakness
II lle wound thy spirit sore.
Trust Him more.
Without murmur, uncomplalning,
In lIla hand,
Lay whatever thing. thou caust no.
nderstand
Though the world thv folly spurneth,
PROM thy faith n pity turueth,
Peace thy inmost soul shah all,
Lying still.
Like an infant, VI thou thlnke.
Thou cau-t stand,
Chlldlike, proudly pushing back
The offered han1;
Courage soon Il changed 10 Nar,
strength d N feebleness appear
Ia Ills love " thou abide,
lie will guide.
Rcarsst something that Thy Father
Hath fOre0ti
when thu clouds around thee gather,
Doubt Him not.
Always hath the day light broken,
Always hath lie comfort spokoni
better hath lie been for years,
Than thy Fears,
Therefore, what,oe'cr bctideth.
Night or day,
Know Ills love for thee proyidoth
J"od way.
Crown Of sorrow gladly take,
Grateful wear IL for HIS sake
SWe.tly bcnding TO llis will,
Lying stlll
To His own thy Saviour givoth
Daily etr, myth,
To each troubled soul that livelh
Peace at length
Weakest latnhs have largest share
VI the tender Shr phrfd's care
Afk Him not the '"Nhen" or How"
Ouly bow,
Prom fs gfruas
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Pillow Prayers.

He who knows nothing Of pillow prayers
is ignorant Of one of the sweetest modes of
prayer practicable to man on earth. The
day with its engrossments being gone, it is a
most favorable time cr the gathering in of
our thoughts upon ourselves-our sius, our
wants, fears, aud hopes, and then the turning
Of them up toward heaven. This is what
the Psalmist is apparently referring to in his
words When | remember thee upon my
bed, aud mediate upon thee in the night
watches" That he uttered many a pillow
prayer is thousand-iold more than probable.
" have remembered thy name, o Lord, in
the night" prevented the dawung of
the morning and cried" Those cries were
prayers before the dawn Of day
If these prayers of the pillow, however,
be begotten only of sheer evening sloth, we
may say Of them that they are " bastards
aud not sons" But if they are the legiti-
mate children of weakness, excessive weari-
uess, sickness, or other similar circumstances,
then are they Of the true house and lineage
of heaven, coming down in kindredship all
the way from Bethel where the overjaded
Jacob had his angelic vision on his pillow of
stones.
Many timid boy at boarding school, with
boisterous room.mates about him, has kept
alive his priced communion with his Father
on High, and so, perhaps saved his soul, by
means Of his silent pillow prayers. Boys, try
them! Girls, don't neglect them Invalds,
with your eyes SO often held long waking in
the night-sea.on, distrust not the pillow
prayers. Hundreds are continually climbing
to heaven by them, as on ladder. If you,
perohance, fall asleep in the act, do not fret
about it. For what opiate FROM the shop Of
the apothecary is 80 harmless, as such an out
breathing of your holiest desires upward 7
What is sweeter than to lose yourself in such
a prayerf For prayer is simply form Of
thought toward God, and nothing can be
more fitting to the very last moments of daily
consciousness than such thoughts. Christian
Weekly
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-07-17

Boys, don't hang round the corners of
the streets If you have anything to do, do
it promptly, right of, then go home. Home
is the place for boys. About the street cor.
ners, aud at the stables, they learn to talk
the slang and they learn to swear, to smoke
tobacco, and TO do many other things that
they ought not to do. Do your business aud
then go home. If your business is play,
play, and make business of it. | like TO
see boys play good, earnest, healthy games.
II was the town, would give tho boys u
good, spacious playground. 1t should have
plenty of soft green grass, and trees aud
fountains, and broad space to run aud jump,
aud to play suitable games, and would give
it to the boys to play in, and when the play
was ended would tell them to Go HoME.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-07-17
Sunshine In the Heart.

My little boy came to me this morning
with broken toy, and begged me to mend it
for him. 1t was a very handsome toy, aud
was the pride Of his heart just then, so did
not wonder to see his lips quivering, and the
tears come into bis eyes.
an try to fix IL, darling" | said, but
I'm afraid can't do it,"
He watched me suxiousy for few mo-
ments, and then said, checrfully;
"Never mind, mamma IL you can't fix
it I'll just be as happy without it,"
Wasn't that brave, sunshiuy heart? =
Young Reaper.
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A BOOK FOR EVERY MAN.

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excuses of mature years This is indeed a book for
every Thousands have been taught by this work
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yisel much enlarged, illustrated. hound in beautiful
French cloth Price only 81. Sent by mall post paid.
on receipt of price. Addfoss PEABODY MEDICAL
INSTITUTE No. Buidnoh street. Boston, Mass. o. Dr..
". II. PARKER. Assistant Physician. n d The au-
thor may he consuted the above as well a. all dis
eases requiring sitH and crpsrsacs G253
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Fnr The Tnung.
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NO BABY ~ TtIE HOUSE.

No baby In the house. know
II = Tar too nice and clean,
No toys hf care ess fingers strown
Upon the floor are seen.
No inrer marks are ON tha panes
No cratchcs on the chairs,
No wooden men set uD In rows,
Or manhtil.d on In pairs
No little stockings to be darncd,
All ragged A. to toes,
Noplle II mending N he done,
Made up NJ baby clothes,
No little troubles to he -Outhcd,
No little hands h. fold,
No gritnN fingers 10 he washed
No stories to be told
No tender kisses u be- given.
No uioi names love " and nouse,"
No merry frulics fter tea
No baby In the house
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"A Philadelphan took advantage Of his
wife's having the smallpox to send for bis
mother.inlaw. The result surpassed his eI-
pectations, and he had the satisfaction Of pay.
ing her funeral expenses short time after her
arrival.
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"A man is known to his dog 5y the smell.
to his tailor by the coat, to his friend by the
smile each Of these knows him, but how
little or how much depends on the digui-
ty of the intelligence That which is truly
and indeed characteristic Of the man is known
only to God.
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1lom Advertisements.

INARM FOR SALR.-Situated in Plain
a deid two miles from the village of auh I'D. and
four M la- ron RArrc, on O good rod, known the
ct ~ n'ont" pacs SAT- farm coats rs go acres Of
goo land, q. wen wat ref hn- 20 aorcs hrayt timber.
and will cut 0d ennu sh 10 pay for the place. Built
in 8 Ia good rrptr. Those i1 want " farm will 90
veil 20 look at this before buying a. au going West
and bound % sell rtfua EASY For further pafcu.
lars enquire Of the subscriber on the p.emlscs
EDWIN n. FOSTER.
Planded. July 2ni isT2. 9i0
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DRoPosALs FOR MATERIAL

Scaled proposals. will he rec ved by the undersigned
until or july "a 1872 ur furnishng material and
building a, Owe the undermining thereof School
House In West Randolph according to plan and speei
cnt0ns 10 he the dwelling house Of Jane Hutch
insoo Jr., IN saii village The right Of rejecting OF
all proposals s hcrehy reserved Al proposals should
be supercrhyd prnpo.as for Building School House
i W ROWELi. p.u.,
JAMES HUTCHINSON, JR. co,n,1i,,es, n1',Ies
A RON FALES. y NV"A''''''
West Randolph, July q, lss2. 3t3l
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AT late concert, testy old fellow, who
had suffered much annoyance from the iuces-
saut coughing Of his neghbor behind him,
turned around with, " That's very bad cold
you've got, sir" which met with this gentle
reply :" am sorry for it, sir, but il is the
best have"
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The Deer.---A Fable.

A deer once saw himself pictured in clear
brook.
Truly" said he, 4" surpass all animals
10 gracefulness aud majesty How lordly
do my horns tower up But my feet, how
lean and ugly -
Hardly had he uttered these words when
he saw a lion springing towards him. With
the greatest haste his despised feet carried
him to the next forest but suddenly his
broad anters were caught in the overhapgiug
rhckei, and he could not tear himself away.
The lion overlook him and devoured him. -
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-07-17

One-half the people cannot take Castor Oh from H.
terrible nauscatng taste and reco In the throat The
Castoria prepared by Dr.. Pitcher Is purely Vegetable
perfectly harmless pleasant to take and more Effective
than Castor OIL II does not distress grpc but
aies the system, and operates when all other remedies
have failed. II acts like magic for Stomach Ache
Constlpatlon, fatuleucy, Group aud Worms It con
t'lns neither Minerals, Morphine nor Alcohol. It.
soothing, quilting eject produces natural sleep. and
particularly adapts it to crying AND toethlng children
No article has ever mt such unqualified endorsement
by the physicians Take no more Bttor Pills, Narcotic
syrups lplng purgatves or rsickcnlug OILS The Cas-
t'fia costs Dat ATTY cents and when tried You will
never be without IT, 2s9
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"A pleasant, cheerful wife. is q rainbow
set 10 the sky when her husbands mind is
tossed with storms and tempests; but dis
satisfied aud fretfal wife. in the hour Of trou-
bic, is like one Of those 6snds who are sp-
pointed 10 torture lost spirits.
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The true motives of our actions, like the
reed pipes Of an organ, are usually concealed !;
but the gilded aud hollow pretext is pompousy
placed in the front for show.
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FOR MORN. pATCHEs. FRrCKLEs.
D r. j. p. BRY Mt,


"H Il 4 l. r r"
OF 35 West 18th ST. New York late of Union House. 80
Montpelier and Van Ness House." Burlington,
CURES rm SICK WITHOUT MEDICINES,
Al the Momphrcmagog House" Newport, Vermont,
Prom june 18th tiil August i,t and
At the Weldon House" st. Alhans Vermont from
August 1T I'm September lst.
No charges will be male for treatment except TO those
who arc ahundantly able 10 pay.
CONSULT fTiONS FREE.
- Siot and concise sonuunioliors BY mail will be
promptly answered 2s3l.
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Reading 1lntices.


victim Of carly indiscrcon, causing nervous debll-
ity premature decay, &C., having tried in vain every ad.
verified remedy has discovered simple means Of self
cure, which he will sond free 10 his icowsuIerers. j.
H. REEVES. rs Nassau ST., Now York. s235
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oAMEL's HUMP HOUSE,

II Isos and carriages at the station on the arrival OF
every train TO carry parties TO the Cancels Hump
House. ono Of tho highest peaks Of the Green Noun
tam Range fom which the most beautiful vlews are oh.
ttined of all the Lake Chnmplan Valley Bath OF these
hotels have heen rem deled and refrnlshed expires
ior the accommodation OF pleasure travel and summer
FARE from the Station TO tho summit and back, 90
Including Dinner and Tea, 81
IA ties assembling the Mountain after tho arrival OF
,le morning t-ans can have rom four Ave hours on
the the summit, aud get back In time for evening train
either wav
for board, or full particulars address
S'H NJ, WILSON 4 CO., No. Duxbury, w.
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Special tlntices.



Published a' warning and for the benefit Of young
aqd ofisrs who sunr from Nervous Debility Loss OF
Manhood etc supplying
THE MEANS OF sELF-CURE.
Written by who cured himself aftor uodof going
considerable quaekcry, and sentifoe receiving post
paid directed envelope Address.
@ii NATHANIEL MAYFAIR, Brooklyn, n Y.
* | n d 5 Il A S ES
PERRY's IMPROVED COMEDONE AND PNiPLE
REMEpY.-The skin Medicine OF the Age. l. war
rant to cure FLgsu WORMS. PmrLEs, oruptions and
BLorCED dsnsuiatuns " the mso. Sold by all Drug
snfs Depot 40 Bond St, Now York.
FOR MOTH. PATCHES, FRECKLES,
AND TAN USE PERRY's MOTH AND FRgCKLE
LOTION The we'll known reliable and harmless rene
dy for Brown nscoontons Of the face. Prepared only
by Dr. C. Perry, Dcunatoog.st, 20 Bond street. New
York Sold hv IIruruffs srsrUtrtsrs ltgQ
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- Secondhand cares. like secondhand
clothes, come easily of and on.