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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-10

FEs III fsSaikksfesffF 5E tgssf Tag sf. I aAhgsd A5sfd
of EiiiH19 IL, afif fFf ro fo2a paf eIefiefee Knowing
the virtue of- prompt action and apTirehend-
ing that the clerk had designs on the wild
ow, he ran for dear life, sid.-by-side The
race continued until they reached Hand
street bridge, when the clerk was obliged
to stop to pay the tolls, while Robert, a
commutor, passed over without stopping
Reaching the house Of the widow first,
Robert told the heartrendering news. aud
in the same breath made proposal Of
marriage Tie was accepted. True to
her promise, after a year Of mourning She
became his wife. As all her husbands
had died wealthy. Robert was comfortably
fixed all. The case Is a remarkable ex-
ample Of what pluck aud perseverance will
do Tor man, while at the same time it
teaches a lesson on the danger Of ielay.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-10

H. Nt>GNt> .vf guE WuClI.-Iue pun
j,hmcnt Of the wheel which was suppres-
>cI IN 1870. WAS one Of the most fright
tJL that CAM he ima agjnel- The criminal
was EXTENDED ON "a = Andrews cross.
There We're en- ii eight ujchg~ cut. Que be
low each arm between the elbow and wrist I;
another heEccn each elbow auI the
shoulder; one under eoch thigh. and one
under each lez. the eNecuti9ner. armed
with a heavy triangular bar Of iron. "A ve
a violent blow ou each OF these places,
and Of course broke the boac; AMI a ninth
on the pit Of the stomach The mauglcd
victim Wa now lifted from the cross
aud stretched on small wheel, placed
vertically as one OF the eudS OF the cross.
his back. on the upper part Of the wheel.
hi- head and feet hangiu. down. The
,entence provided that he was 10 remain
there a. long as 1t pleased cod TO Proiong
his life Many fingered there i've or six
hours, some longer. \ son of iewoller
in Place de Ia Dauphi e.. VINO hal mur-
dered MS father was only relieved by
death at the end oi twenty iogr hours.
These unhappy wrctche- often Uttering
horrible blasphemies always tormcnted by
a continual thirst. ince,,antly called for
something 10 drink. 4 priest never left
tneir side during the excruciating agony.
but incessantly put water 10 their parehed
lips, wiped the sweat from their burning
browS and pointed to a mereilul God
above the scalIoid, extending his arms to
receive them. This holy duty Is always
discharged by doctor Of the Sorbonne.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-10

THE QUnN'~ HaE>u--I went To tat
Queen stables at Windsor one day, says
Oliver Optic in his ma.azineA and this Is
VIVA; saw Nine and thirty horses in
nine aud thirty stalls, with each horses
name painted over hi, head his skin as
smooth as the skin OF cherry. ami his
tail clIt Oft square aud straight. The cream
cOlored horses that are never used but when
the queen opens and proro yues Parliament,
are kept somewhere else. and dare say >ae
has plenty OF other horses at her other
palaces but when she l. AT Windsor Sue
has TO get ON the best she can with only
thirty-nine And these arc not for her
own private use either. eight Of them are
for the use OF her attendants Then IN an
end stall there is Hector, the glossy black
charger that belonged TO Prince Albert.
and that nobody he's ridden since the prince
cOnsort died. And there are the nice
Shetland ponies that the Princess Louise
drives four in hand-Angas. Linda. Mar
garet. aud Carlo 50 the poor queen has
oDly-let me see-twenty- seven for herself
and two Of those. snap. and Stamp. were
sick and of by themselves in hospitals
The horses have nice brick stables
ranged round the court yard, Uttered with
straw neatly plated at the end. in a sort
of knotted border, that come out behind
their feet. One would almost be willing
to be horse for the sake Of such home
and such care. These royal horses arc
never sold but 1T last. when they are
really quite good for nothing, aud are too
infrm 10 take any more pleasure in living,
they are put to death, in some very gentle
way, | have no doubt.
In another part of the yard are the har-
ness rooms, with stove in each room, and
the beautifully gold and silver mounted
harnesses hanging around the walls. Upon
one side is the blacksmith shop. aud on
the other the carriage houses. There are
phaetons, aud stage coaches. aud chaises,
aud basket wagons, aud sleigbs every
thing you can think Of in the shape Of
beautiful carriages. The wheels are paint
ed red, and they nave Innings aud cushions
Of blue silken damask, wrought everywhere
with the rose. the shamrock and the thistle
intertwined with the initials - Y. r. /" Il
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tiois With him fer the JRIrcfiasAssgs JRIrcfiasAsgs Of. tie
largo diamond and the wonderful Sapphire.
As however, the Moslem was well supplied
with money, and had, besides number of
small stones that were easily available, he
waited patiently, feeling certain that soon
er or later customer would present him
self.
The first serious inquiry after the price
Of the " Moon of the Mountains " came
from Catherine III. Of Russia La St Pc
tersburg, where they were always well iR-
formed with regard to what transpired at
the Persian court, they we're mot compe-
tent to Judge OF the real value of the
stone.
The robber aud murderer demanded
100000 roubles, life annuity Of 10000
roubles, and a patent of nobility
Catherine Ii. ordered on Of her minis
ters to invite the pretended diamond mer-
chant 20 st. Petersburg that the court
joweler might examine the diamond, and
estimate its value.
The minister ordered the court ieWeler
.r1cl out TO the Armenian the hope that
the Empress would accept his proposal and
in the meantime TO lead him into all sorts
Of excesscs and expenditures
>chairas went to It. Petersburg. aud
SOON tell isto the trap that had been set
tor hun. Soon all his ready money was
zone. aud as he had credit svervWhere-
it being known that nc had business with
the court-it was not long before he was
head and ears " In debt This vas
what the minister wanted. BY the Russian
law any foreigner may be prevented from
leaving the country % long as nc il Ia
debt The suppozition was that the Ar-
meniau would at last lie compelled to dis
pose ct his diamond for Whatever price he
could get for it
Tell him that hcr majesty has decided
not TO acccde to his esorbitant demands
and then, if he must sell, pretend that you
will buy it on your own account, and offer
him one quarter OF what the stone il
worth such were the instructions Of the
minister 10 the court icwler.
This message and the offer OF the Jew
gIer opened ~chafras eyes God l. good
aud MahoRot + His Prophet, he muir
mm-i These Christian dogs want to
cneat me out OF that Tor which [ have per-
lied my soul. The fools have got me into
iCbt aud think now | shall be compelled
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\ STORY oF AGA.siL.-A story /, told
Of Professor Agas>iz that ne was "a poor
Swis. lad, who. refusing to learn bow to
turn q penny BY his father trade, began
aloac and unaidel to spell out the alpha
bet ct Nature in rocks, and birds aud
beasts. The knowledge did not promise to
help him on one whit among his neighbors
did not'put shoes on his feet or salt in his
porridge; a comfortable home and success
ful business waited Tor him. but he chose
TO 20 wandering through tire Alps. hatchet
ia hand, aud often but q sou In his pocket
3 sum - little" be said. whcu my hun
cer wa -e biz =, So, hungry and half
clothed. he followed lor wears the half
efaccj >eus of this unknown language,
which he taucied God had spoken aud not
men, as child might trace the footsteps of
q lost mother At last he made his way
to london 90 Sir Rodcrich Nurchison,
who, he Thought could help him. We'll,
sir what 10 you know" demanded the
great naturalist, noting his beardless chin
aud ruddv cheeks [ think" hesitated
the lad. little about fishes" That
night at a meeting of the Royal Society,
Sir Boderick held a covered package. L
have here. he said fish which existed
in such an era''--ome time long before
Adam was created. and proceeded to state
the exact conditions and position in which
it was found. Can our young friend,
who knows something about fishes, tell Us
anything about it, Whereupon the Swiss
boy promptly dew upon the blackboard a
skeleton monster. Of which the real one,
when uncovered proved 10 bee the exact
duplicate. aud then the old sraybearl> re-
gave him place. very much as the kin.- in
HaicS rose 10 receive Napoleon.
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H." iH1 Dom 81 : pl,'">A' NJ r,
VA Ia "ElEtl.-l-s~' wees "A man 'e,i
into thc petroi' I'lFe' ah' wa '''"" i.'.I I
l he next day attempts were m4'e 10 o. l.i.i d,
the "oHy with trapping "'oNs. " ME
the men were thus engaged. 2 buyer oi
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""o AaF FF'N1l ." "i
"atghed tntm 100 "n'',' anu '''oi ''>'-i :, :,
"a 1H'i ne Aie" 90 ~''ue' 'l'li- 'N'. " - ga u
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-10

Ntl..l ir e .Illnson-vcltyt ehan
strings hcr pearls on q s.lbcn thread.
vHIe, e,-Iovinely lGiu=Ehcr golden hair.
Ert a-r= wander about Hcr head.
-ae H.s -l-ken robes Of tho =oGest now.
she La= Jewels rare ami q chain Of gold,
An, her ta0 white hands fit to and fro,
Fs.r a= thc dainty toys they hold.
~1r ha= tropical binds aud rare perfumes,
Pictures tia. speak d the heart and eye.
for her each flower of inc Orient blooms
Far ner lha song ana The lutte swell high;
But da.nusy trlngnS her cleaning pearls
size .lrsaula to-day IN ner velvet chair,
While -he nnllsal sleeps in her golden curl
Lightly stirred bg The odorou= air.
Down oil tDc beach, when tic tide es,- ,t.t.
Madse + gathering shining shells:
lneE sea breeze blows her locks abouty
Ger bare ureSa feet the white Sand -v.lI-
L'srscsl serge IS her gown OF gray
Faded and torn her apron blue
A"d there iu the beautiful. dying dar
The girl stiH thinks or the work ts .....
stains 0i labor are on her hands.
Lost il the young forms airy ef..re.
tnd standing there on the shining SANDS
You read be- fate IN her YEAR faee
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-10

Up NyisA fes dsvn 60. I'll syl DAY
TsEartss15 ~ 80 tss--'s "a 4 e'zs4s5so slsez,
sk139 Z sF6 -isas isass e \. Z lacs t4i5alsefi
>e4Hl4s Hl4sa = yes9iTeent g ayeam 9Is g1ayi
Little leisure to laugh or weeH.
beautiful Maud, you huk Inay b-.
Lying back in your velvet chair,
There Is naught in common 'twixt her anu tner,
You scarce could breathe in the selfsaIc aig,
But ah the blood in her girlish heart
Leaps quick as yours at her natures cal,
Ana We. though moving 20 far apart,
Mast share one destiny, after at.
I-ate shall come 10 Eou both one ds.-
For Sill must bc what aye hath Boeu.
Aud under SATIN or russet graz
Hearts viii open to let him iu.
Motherhood with its Joy and wee.
Each must compass through burning pa.u
Tous fair Maud, with your brow If snow.
NsdEe with her brown hands labor tainot.
Esch shall sorrow and each shalI weep.
Though one "a in hoyeI aud one ia lalI-
over your gold the frost snail creep,
AS over her Jet the sno W will fall.
Esquis-te Maud, you lit your eyes
AL MadEe out youder under the
And yet, trow ly the counties ties
or . common 7omanhoeJ 70 are gu~.
We must stop here il our quotations all
though we DO it reluctantly, and commend
Tie volume 10 all lovers Of true poetry
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-10

TINS DEN~lrt oF a } >r>NE~E PorJLArIoN.
-. We were nearly an hour In traversing
the -uberb- of this vast city. before we
seemed to gain the great thorouchiare
filed 20 oyerd0Nine with an immense, but
very orderly crowd There was pushing
and squeezing. aud from time to time
desperate descent was made Is the police
on some luckle~- wizht- 10 the front rank
Blows 0u the bare head were dealt furious
iy on all bat the weapon wa Il iau, and
although ~ their hands "a very effective
one, 1t could h3rd.vd0 much mischief. We
came at laSt t5 the main river. suauned
by a bridge three hundred yards long well
and >oiidIv built. below which there Is an
island. covered with houses Ia the midst
Of the stream. something Ike the island of
-. Louis In tae Seine. NOT trace of
hostile teeiiuz vas 90 b- ~-eu anywhere,
though the curiosity was great 10 see the
foreign ministers. Here. indeed, as might
be noticed AZ glance. was q vast popula-
Joa, with whom trade was the chief occu-
patton: aud 40 every step evidences OF the
creates, activity wa visible. Piled up
near the bridge I noUelt -.a1ed tiles Tor
drains, ani large cartbern Jars for collins
the Japane.e being buried a- he lives, with
his heels tucked up under him in sitting
po>Jure.-aa arrangement which has at
least the advantage ot saving space in the
cemeteries. still further ceonomiled ~
burnia. the bo5.e- Of the p51rer classes.
and merely burvinz their ashes ia Jar of
,uual, dimensions the japanese have
some strange ~Jper-titiou~ about either
-leepin- or being hurled with the head
toward the north. "a every Sleeping room
at tine re-,iu. places. Nc found the point
o.. the compass GA tue ceiling and my Jap.
aue~e servant would oa ao account Ter my
ted Be nsie up u amy huJ the rizh5 lirec-
ton
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GRAVES ~ THE DE>ERr.-N llllam -
Bryant's book of travels in the Orient has
recently been published. The following Is
an account Of an Arab burial-place in the
desert, on the way fnom Alexandria to
Jerusalem
E. Even in this desert i felt the instinct
which prompts Us to beautify the resting
places OF the dead Tne region produces
a liliaceous plant with large bulb, aud
large. thick leaves, Of a deep green color
Bunches of these were planted at the head
and foot Of many Of the graves. \ slngu-
lar custom, I perceive prevails here OF
laving the garment. Of the dead on the
ground above them. At the head of one
of the graves lay wOman's blue cotton
dress, as fresh, almost IN appearance, as if
1t had iuSt come from the loom | remark
ed several articles of male attire, some OF
them much decayed By the length of time
they had remained on the ground. On one
poor fellow grave lay only his thrump
cap. probably the sole part OF his raiment
which was thought in fl condition 10 serve
as his monument. The grave Of a child
fixed nv attention, at each end Of which
tutt Of the plant | have already mentioned
was growing freshly, and between them lay
little garment Of blue cotton, and another
Of white with crimson stripe running
through il. Near by. aud probably drag
ged away by the iacSals, was the skin Of
a lamb, with soft, silky fleece, which had
formed the child's outer garment in winter.
Ireplaeed I II on the grave, and could not
help thinking how tenderly, to Judge by
these tokens, that child must have been
cherished. and that, when it was carried
out dead from the humble abode of It's
parents. their low brown tent pitched on
the green >ward. the heart Of its mother
must have been pierced 10y a sorrow as
sharp as Is felt at such los. in the most
civilized country
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Iul Pass z- ClEz.-Iu- l9ii0v4u- from
tue Chcago R-suls--.- e net = ln,jic.l puH
in disguise
Mr Aie2andy- Simpson. D. Iow4ule. IS
dead lie was bilious. Mr. AlcA tudcr
simpson was. and be- saw the following para
graph from the r-n Cf Dr. Hall go IT q bill
iJu5 man wants q get well, and "a in no
special hurry all that hc has % 10 is - lie
down out oi-Goors between two broad boards.
and stay there until he gets Tavenolsly hum
grY. Mr. Simpson followed this advice.
and calmly fell 10 sleep with q board on top
Of him T ndcr ordinary circumstances
there would have have been no trouble ;
but there Was Fat Man s bali in the lager
beer saloon next door that day, and the two
champion fat men cot over the fence, and
sat down with Jerk on top cf Mr.. Alexan-
der Simpson, S upper board without knowing
he was there IC sauelchcl the breath out
Of him at the frst blow. And the fat men,
you understand they sat aud sat there, and
discussed politics, and the Alabama claims,
aud the Legal Tender act and the weather,
and woman 8 rights, and the Harrison boiler
and metaphysics, and they kept on drinking
glass after glass Of beer and getting heavier
and heavier, until one OF them happened TO
look under the board and there was Alexan-
der Simpson, rs dead as Nebuchadnelz4r, and
mashed out so thin that you could pass him
under closed door without S:raping ms
vest buttons lie does not suffer from bile
now. But does anybody know where DR..
Hall lives? Because Mrs. Simpson is max
ing Inquiries, and she is anxious to snatch a
few silver hairs from his brow, and 70 neccs-
state the purchase Of a patent glass eye.
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Iiagiad.

Toward the close OF the eighth century ia
house Of Abbas founded on the banks Of the
Iigris the metropolis OF the Mohammedan
faith. Bagdad arose ia tie midst Of a SC enc
hlied With the fame Of ruined cities. Not
far Of was Babylon still family traced out
On It's desolate plain, the stone pictures Of
NIneveh, and the palaces Of Seleucia closer
still We're the lofty towers Of Meydeh The
iallen cities, IC j. said. were rIflcl 70 coin
piCte the grandeur IF the sacred capital the
Saracen preyed upon the last lao rs Jc the
Assyriaus, and the wealth ut the MOsiem
world and the conquered Christians was en-
Pioyed "a providing a proper home for the
vlcCg6reut JI Heaven. Mohammedzn writers
lab0r with ain epithct- t) paint the splendor
OF B2gdad when. under the vigorous rule IF
Haroun-al-Baschid and his zler. Il .fFsr, it
suddenly 0utstrippcd IN prosperity and holI-
ness ali earthly cities. 10 was the central
shrine Of the Nioslem faith The Com
uiander of the Faithful ruled over It's people.
The power gi Harouu wac felt 10 distant
Spain and % Che banks Of the Indus the
IIgris once more llhorli beneath the com
mere % mankind the merchants oC Eg7pt
and ct India met in thu baltars of Bagdad
the Christian and the hre-w 1rshIpper, the
Brahmin 4nd the Jew. filed its prosperous
stree.-
Ii i= not probable. therefore, that the Arab
accounts arc 2 eatiy exaggerated. Bagdad
possessed "a powerful citadel, q circle of lofty
walls royal palace ON the Tigris whose
endless halls were adorned with all the graccs
OF >aracenic architecture, and mos tuCs Of
une4ualod sp.endor ltwls the most popu-
lOus city pt an age when Rome was half
deserted rum, when London and Paris were
b2Tbarous towns, and Charlemagne was
vainly striving 60 make his capital n the
wilderness 0f Flanders centre of western
prOgrc-s. The humane spirit of early Mo
hammedauIsm had filled BagI8d with hospi-
tails, dlspensarics and cdlGces Of public
charity. The private houses Of its wealthy
merchants were adorned with marble and
gold. The graceful court was filed with
fountains rich hangjDgs Of silk and velvet
covered che lofty walls. b.yans of satin and
tables @. costly workmanship. the richest
truits and flowers, ana the rarost wine, and
yiaDd7 set off those costly han4uets at which
the degenerate descendants of Mohammed
delighted % violate every principle OF their
austCre laW
But still ulJ-e remarkable was the intel
lcctIal position of the eastern capital The
rcn0Wn ~ Babylon or NineFeh had been
altogether mat rial. lho children OF the
desert surrounded themselves with al the
reEnemcnts oi literature and the arts The
wealthy Arabs We're educated In poetry.
music ami the languages common schools
were provided, at which he huma!est .lti-
zen might learn II read and write with ac-
curacy the ia73r,.1 greeepts 0t the Koran.
Colleges Taught Hr professors ag eminent
attainmcnts. dr-w tlr1r-= of STUDENT
Li5raries. enriched D. the =po.- ol Greek
volumes 2" JEe .1anlie-- ar-H7 lar letters.
. H- Arm. = 4
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MARRIAGE PROFESSIONAL marriage,
the procession Of which | saw some years
ago. the bridegroom came from distanc
and the bride lived at Serampore. to which
place the bridegroom was to come by wa
ter. After waiting two hours, at length
near midnight. it was announced, as if in
the very words of Scripture " Behold.
tie bridegroom coaieth go ye olst 10 meet
him" All the persons employed now
lighted their lamps. and ran with them ia
their hands TO lilI up their stations in the
procession. Some of them had lost their
lamps and were unpreparcd. and it was
then too late to seek them, and the caval-
cade moved forward 10 the house of the
bride, at which place the company entered
a large and splendidly Illuminated area be-
fore the house. covered with an awning.
where a great multitude of friends, dressed
in their best apparel. were seated upon
mats The bridegroom was carried in the
arms Of friend, and placed upon 4 superb
seat in the midst Of the canopy, where he
sat short time, and then went into the
house, the door of which was Immediately
shut aud guarded by Sepoys. | and 9th
ers expostulated with the doorkeeper, but
in vain. Never was l 50 struck with our
Lords beautiful parable as this moment
And the door was shut | was exceed
ingly anxious TO be present while the mar
riage formulas were repeated, but Wss
obliged TO depart in disappointment.
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a9tex5 80 torcs.;e=5sUE .i1iou 70 give tsem
41EAp ~ 1GrCS 4enA-p tr1pLni4Ils 70 t1Keo E4Eg4
efTfeEy Srade Of study which man has offered
him.
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In tine recent raid Of the county grand
Jurors, at Woodstock, upon those persons
suspected OF violating the liquor law in
Windsor county--Inuch sickness was found
70 exist among the witnesses summoned TO
ride in the cold, windy weather u that beau
tifuI place so far inland and cut off from rail-
road communication with tie rest of the
world Some were sick and did Dot 70, 9TH
ers were more i'll alter they got there. The
States Attorney mildly remarked that there
were many Of the most obstinate evidences of
want of memory in individuals taking the
oath. 70 tell the truth and the whole truth.
than ever before came to his knowledge and
did not the personal appearance of the wit
nesses, in some cases, prove TO the contrary, ne
should be led 10 believe that the entire peo-
ple cf Windsor county were all consistent
sons OF Temperance, good templar- or tee
totalcrs