Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-31

1t was very quiet hour. Everything
about US was beautiful and peaceful
Tears of real penitence came into my eyes,
and before | knew it they were dropping
down upon the baby. My husband turned
and saw them.
"Why, Annette" said he, with the ut
most surprise, What is the matter -
"Oh, I'm so sorry" said L.
Sorry for what, love-" said he, " arc
you not happy? Does anything trouble
you?"
Il am SO sorry" said l. that have
been so ugly this week"
What do you mean? said he, looking
more and more puzzled.
How can you help knowing ~
Then l began at the beginning and told
the whole story. How | rose feeling
irritable, and was provoked to speak the
first cross word, how he told me my things
was not as nice as his mothers, and went
off vexed-then how he got over it, and
forgot all about it, and would not help me
to feel good natured by saying he was
sorry. How [ had brooded over it all the
week-how it had festered away in my
heart and poisoned all the enjoyment
What torrents of tears l had shed when
alone, as [ thought it was all over with US,
and we should never love again as we had
once loved.
He heard me through without making a
single remark, and then burst into loud
laugh.
8" want to know, Annette" said he,
4" if this Is what has allied you all this
week ?"
Yes" said |.
Upon this he checked our Dobbin, and
began to turn round
What are you going to do ?" said l.
Going back" said he, if that Is all
that is the matter with you"
laughed heartily as he did, for now my
sin was confessed, felt very happy but
1 pulled the other rein and drew the whip
lash over Dobbin's ears, and away we
went like a bird towards my mother
home.
But we made a resolution then, Kate,
that if either had aught against the other,
it should be settled before the sun went
down, that we might 20 to sleep, if not at
! peace with all the world" at least at
peace with each other, forgiving and for
given This resolution we have faithfully
kept, and | have never seen another week
of such misery as l have been telling you
about, and | trust | never shall. | hope
you will find in your new relation Kate,
all the enjoy ment we now do. This is the
best advice | can offer you-that your first
cross word may also be your last.
ERUpTIoNs OF TIE MOUNTAIN MERAPI-
In the evening Of the 10th April the vol
cano Merapi in Java, which had been
quiet since 1868 began to show signs of
vigorous life Streams Of lava issued out
of the mountain, and rushing furiously y
downwards, buried whole villages in their
fiery masses, filed up the ravines and
checked the course of rivers. This out
burst was one Of the most frightful ever
known. 1t came so unlocked for that
every one was surprised By il. A river in
the neighborhood Of the mountain was
filed with lava TO a depth Of fifteen feet.
All the trees on its banks (Which are 80
| feet high have been consumed or scorch-
ed by the fearful heat A great many
human beings have perished, together with
their villages. Very little Is vet known
Of the fate Of those dwelling on the Merapi
| TO a height Of 5000 feet the mountain
being inaccessible; the authorities, who
endeavored to ascertain the nature of the
working of the volcano, saw only smoke
ashes, and glowing lava. Showers FLASHES,
stones and sand followed the casting out Of
the lava, and caused dreadful devastation.
At several places the sand and ashes lay
from two to four feet deep, whereby great
damage has been done to the coffee and
other crops At Solo and other places the
ash and sand showers lasted three days,
and it became 50 dark that lamps had to
be lighted in the daytime in consequence.
The volcanic outburst was accompanied by
slight shocks Of earthquake 1t is said
that thousands Of Javanese have had to
take flight after having lost their ALL their
villages had become uninhabitable owing
to most Of the houses having fallen down.
BY last accounts 200 dead bodies had been
found on one side Of the volcano. A wo-
man who escaped brought news that her
fellow-yillagers, 100 in number, had per-
ished London Times.