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New-York tribune., 1873-09-04

An action at law of novel and thrilling interest
is about to be tried at Albion n Y 1t is all about
an old coffee pot which left with pewterer for
repairs. This cotfee-pot delivered to an un-
Trustworthy person. who failed TO carry it to its
owner. Ii may have been an heirloom it may have
been valuable account of dear and touching
memories; it may have been for some good reason
the most lovely coeepo in the world at any rate
its bereaved owner refused to be comforted and has
brought trover for the tinware. The difficulty in
such case Is to got danages high enough to carry
costs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-08
How Mark Twain escaped being Kill
ed in q Duel

The only merit claim for the following
narrative is that it is true story. 1t has
moral at the end of it, but claim moth
ing on that, as it is merely thrown in to
carry favor with the religious element.
After | had reported couple Of years
on the Virginia City (Nevada) Daily En-
terprise, they promoted me to be editorin-
chief-and | lasted just week, by the
watch. But made an uncommonly
lively newspaper while [ did last, and
when retired [ had a duel on my hands
and three horse-whippings promised me.
The latter | made no attempt to collect :;
however. this history concerns only the
former. 1t was the old . flush times of
the silver excitement, when the population
was wonderfully wild and mixed, every
body went armed to the teeth, and all
with the best article of blood your system
could furnish. In the course Of my edit
ing made trouble with a Mr.. Lord, editor
OF the rival paper He few up about
some little trife or other that | said
about him-I do not remember now what
it was. L suppose | called him thief,
or bodysnatcher, or an idiot, or some
thing like that. | was obliged to make
the piper readable, and | could not fail in
my duty to a whole community Of sub
scribers merely to save the exaggerated
sensitiveness of an individual. Mr.. Lord
was offended, and replied vigorously in his
paper. Vigorously means great deal
when it refers to personal editorial in a
frontier newspaper. DueliDg was all the
fashion among the upper classes in that
country, and very few gentlemen would
throw away an opportunity of fighting one.
To kill person in duel caused man to
be even more looked up to than to kill
two men in the ordinary way. Well, out
there, if you abused man, and that man
did not like it, you had to call him out
and kill him; otherwise YOU would be dis
graced. So challenged Mr.. Lord, and |
did hope he would not accept but knew
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-08

| ELECTION N OLDKN TIMEs.-Ho1c
George Washington araS once Punameled-
Electf0n ercitement in the OLden Time
A Noble Retaliation-George Washing
tons regard for his person was in con.
sonance with his character. His reluct.
ance to bare himself to the sculptor, Hud.
son,ls well known. On a certain occasion
one OF the persons alluded too in the an
ecdote below, ventured to clap him famil-
larly on the shoulder, wager being laid
| that he would not dare to do it, Wash
ington's rebuke was simply glance of the
eye, but so intense and severe that the
familiarity was never again attempted.
1t Is not known, however, that any human
being ever presumed TO strike Washington
IN anger. Yet this really occurred, if the
memory of relative of Colonel Peyton
may be trusted. Her account of this re-
markable incident is as follows:
In the heated canvass which followed
Jefferson's nomination for the presidency,
General Washington's personal, intimate
friend, Lighthouse Harry Lee, was opposed
for Congress by Colonel - Peyton. So
great was the interest felt by Washington
for Lee that on election day be mounted
his horse and rode up from Mount Vernon
to Alexandria for the purpose of inhuenc-
ing by his presence as many votes as posi-
Bile for his friend. Among the many ac-
quaintances he encountered was plasterer
who had been employed at Mount Vernon.
This plasterer was small man, defective
no doubt In reverence, and, it may well be
believed, somewhat the worse for liquor,
early in the day as it was. Having saluted
the Pater Patrie, the little man proceeded
to upbrald him for his known friendship
for General Lee-a man, who, in his opin-
ion (the plasterer's) was not only a feder-
alist, but an aristocrat to boot; whereas
Colonel Peyton was a democrat, friend
Of the people, and especially of the poor
laboring classes.
Nettled by the disparagement of his per-
sonal friend, Washington replied that the
plasterer's preference was the result more
of general ignorance on all subjects than
of any correct knowledge, either of the
character of the respective candidates or
of the issues involved in the canvass. The
allusion to his want of education was more
than the intoxicated little man could stand.
To the astonishment of the witnesses, he
ripped out an oath and said: We'll. |
don't care if l am ignorant; know my
rights, anyhow. You fought for our lib
critics, and won 'em, and - damn me il
l don't intend to exercise EN-" Where.
upon he delivered number of dry blows
upon the chest of the august chieftain.
The bystanders made rush to tear him to
pieces, but Washington placing his hand
on the small mans shoulder, drew him
close to him, and said "He shall not be
harmed. have wounded him in the ten.
derest part Of his nature. He is not tc
blame for his ignorance, and it is but nat.
ural that he should resent an allusioD tc
it." So the plasterer went scot-free.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-08

In small New England town drug
gist was surprised and disturbed to receive
at the hands of a dirty looking customer
the following prescription " Pleas give
the bare sumpthin to 6zick him 10 cents
worth"
During the war letter written by a
rebel soldier to his sweetheart was captured
wherein the writer said : "W We will lick
the yanks to-morrer if godlemity spares
our lives"
s. Some wonderful things in the way of
directions appear on letters passing through
the mails. The postmaster at SchaghtI
coke announced some time ago that the
name of the office had been spelled in thirty
different ways upon letters coming there.
Probably "Sacttycouk > was the most re-
markable way Of getting at it. Perhaps
Schenectady has been nearly as badly used
1t one has very extensive correspondence
throughout the United States, he will be
lucky if he does not sooner or later, STUN
BILE over the orthography of some wretched
Indian name some where between Winni-
piseogee and " Yo Simmity," as | once saw
it spelled. What for instance is man to
do when he encounters such an orthograph-
ical montrosity as2" Yaughiogeny," but
cry, :" Avaunt, quit my sight let the earth
hide thee" as a certain wicked Scotch
man once did, who was frightened at some
thing not half as horrible as that word
Rufus Choate, or somebody else, said
that the ways of Providence and the de-
cisions of petit jury are past accounting
for, We may safely say the same of the
spelling of the latter, since a Pittsburg
jury handed up to the judge communca-
tion endorsed, To the onorable gug."
The proprietor of country store once
worked himself nearly into brain fever
endeavoring to make Ineligible the fol-
lowing note, given to him by small boy
the son of one Of his customers
mister Cream
"Wunt you let my boay hev a
pare of Easy toad shuz?"
However he was probably not more hor-
rltied than the schoolmaster who received
a letter from man who wrote:
Il have decided to inter my boy in
your scull."
AHN iSttSi hulOu sOLuC ptTSOu SeuI 10 an
editor, when discontinuing his paper, con-
tains internal evidence of the truth of its
assertions
" think folks offend to spend their
mummy for payper, my dad diddent and
everybody y said he was the intelligentist
man in the country and had the smartest
family of boize that ever dugged taters. >
This house for SAIL" was the an
nouncement a traveller saw nailed over the
door of humble dwelling in New Hamp.
shire He called the proprietor to the
door and gravely inquired. I" When is your
house going to sail ?" When some feiler
comes along who can raise the wind" re.
sponded the man, with sly twinkle in
his eye, and the traveller moved mournfully
on.
The following is letter | picked up in
a little town in Vermont
FRIEND NEED Il heer that VOC hay
Bot out george Hill wish to 10 WHARF he
IS if 700 See him you put a Flee into his
head on the sly if ne is at yoor place send
him up hear Wright by the next male
II. A. GILBERT St. Albans
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-08

A BAD SPELL.-CurioSsties Of Orthog-
raphy.-A writer in the Cincinnati Times
and Chronicle remarks that some of the
spelling that an editor has to encounter is
enough to harrow up his soul and freeze
the marrow in his bones 1t means work
with him, and in that light the fun of the
thing disappears. Think of his horror
when he sees anxious spelled ankshous ="
by some complacent blunderer, such an
one, for instance, as can never distinguish
between tion, cion, and sion cannot see
why fiery should not be " "irey" or i'm
agine why the second syllable of necessary
should be spelled with c, and the third
with an S.
Occasionally cases of bad spelling crop
out among the professions, and some la.
mentable instances of weakness in this re.
spect come to light among the humanita.
rians." For instance, young lawyer in
an interior city, one morning early locked
his office door and left upon it this myste
rious legend Con to brexfus."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-08
New Years Customs.

All civilized and semi-civiIized races of
mankind appear, as if by natural instinct
to have adopted either ceremonials, re
joicings, or an Interchange of social
amenities, at the Inauguration Of a new
year As the period of the demise of the
old and the birth Of the new year is not
arbitrary, but merely marks the compile
tion of the earth's revolution around the
sun from any point in its orbit back to the
same point, or nearly so, the times Of such
so called new years vary. Thus the
Christian, the Jewish, the Mohammedan
and the Chinese anniversaries occur at
different times
We have In the United States a sutfi-
cient number of the first two and of the last
named, to have their respective annual
celebrations brought prominently under
our notice; and, speaking generally, these
all make it a season of rejoicing and social
reunion.
The Jewish new year, however, is at
tended by more strictly religious ceremo-
MES, Of longer duration than those of other
sects, and includes on some days a partial
cessation from business, and total
cessation on others With the Israeli.es
visits of congratulation and compliment
are secondary to the religious observanccs.
The Chinese, who are so numerous in
the State of California, and whose noisy
demonstrations involve so heavy an expen-
dlture of gunpowder, are reputed to
consider it an absolute necessity to pay all
liabilities on this occasion, and that those
who are positively unable to discharge
their Indebtedness shall be set free from
them. This is the theory, but it would
appear that association with outside bar
barians has greatly tended to modify it in
practice when abroad In their own land
the rule is carried out more rigidly, but
such is the disgrace attendant upon new
year insolvency, that suicides among the
impecunious at that time are said to be
frequent, species Of high mindedness that
but ill accords with our generally received
notions of Chinese ethics.
Among the English, the festivities Of
new years eve and day are of a very
ancient date. In the feudal times, the
head of tie house presided at these merry
makings over huge bowl of spiced ale
somewhat strangely named " lambs wool.
Having first drunk to the health of those
assembled, he passed it around to the 9th
ers. AS each took the bowl to drink, ht
pronounced the Saxon words "Was.
hael" meaning your health, and from thi.
sprang the name wassail bowl" Numer
GUS songs were sung, one of which, o
Gloucestershire origin, contains the fol
lowing verses
| Wassail wassail, over the town,
Our bread is white, our ale is brown:
| Our bowl is made of the maplin tree
We be good fellows all, drink to thee.
Come butler, and bring US bowl of the best,
hope your soul in heaven may rest:
! But If you do bring us bowl of the small.
Then down shall fall butler, bowl an ID all ,,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-08

MOntDelier Y. If. {. A.

The annual meeting was held at their room
Dec. 3lst. After the acceptance of reports
from A. G. Stone, Secretary, and D. S.
Wbeatley, Treasurer. the President, A. J.
Howe, submitted the following summary of
the yearly labor and conditionsof the Asso-
ciation
Again has arrived the time for yearly
retrospect; although from wish that our
New Year should dawn with January lst.
only ten months have passed since our last
annual meeting
In a general way, much has been ac-
complished that can not we'll be recorded.
Our Mission Schools (three in number)
have been pleasant fields of labor. where
success has attended our efforts. The aver
age attendance has been 35, %, ~; general
average, IS. Thus many have been brought
under the weekly enjoyment of the gospel,
who, but for our endeavors, would in most
cases, have failed to devote even an hour to
the Lord of the Sabbath Much work still
remains to be done in this br anch Of Christian
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-08

labor. Any man willing to give his time, or
if he has not that, the time Of his horse, can
always find a place where many longing
hearts are waiting to know more of the
blessed Jesus
Our association-home has been much as
usual. Once it has been used for the burial
service of a homeless wanderer.
For few times our sisters in Christian
work have held their prayer-meetings hero
God graft their prayers may call down
added blessings on ourselves
The temperance league also use it weekly
thus furnishing us opportunity to aid in
forwarding good thing; while they in re-
turn will give something for the betrayal ot
the expense we incur.
While but four have removed from US, ten
have been added to our number.
Death has this year for the first time, in
vaded our circle, and we are called to mourn
the loss of our Corresponding Secretary,
Truman Best.
In an instant was he translated from the
life on earth to the glories of heaven Ills
last act was to risk his own life to save
othersg and the AL! wise accepted the sacrifice
May ws profit by his example, and hourly
perform the duty that lies nearest us. Then,
at whatever time the Master calls, we shall
be found in readiness TO meet Him
Reference to duty at hand, brings forcibly
before us the need Of much more home tc0rk.
Work for our fellows, that Christ will honor
is constantly to be found at our uery ejborcs
Will we not not, brother laborers, more
earnestly strive against looking over or BE-
yond the seeming little things, that may be
Just what the Lord has given US to do, and
for the neglect of which, we shall at the last
be called to give account:
God who has watched over US during the
just departed year, alone knows it's true re.
cord May He forgive our shortcomings
perfect what, in His name, we have etrlver
to accomplish; and 50 mbue US witt
Christian zeai, and strong purpose, that il
the year to come, We may show far create,
tCit1teSS for Christ
The following are the officers elected fol
1873:
President, f. S. Hbbard Vice President
A. 6. Bean; Recording Secretary, c. Il
Shipman; Corresponding Secretary, A. q
Stone Registrar, II. c. Lul; Treasurer, D
S. Wheatley Directors, L. I. Seayer, EHhr
Snow, c. c. Dudley,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-08

Somebody writing in the London Globe,
talks-the miserable wretch about the
" unpopularity OF women" He declares
that there are more bachelors than there
used to be; that women have lost the
charms OF patience, modesty, unselishness,
and tenderness, and that consequently " old
maids are swarming everywhere and
making the earth hard and dreary de-
sert. Has this cynic's wife been lecturiDg
about him? Or is he the victim of a
breach of promise case? Nothing less
can excuse such SANDER. Seriously, there
is Of late too much needless and indis-
criminate condemnation of the " soft sex
Women are just what they always have
been in nature, and to call them unpopular
or selfish or assertive, as class, is ridicu
lous drivel.-Tribune.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-08
4 New-Year M0nOdy.

How they gleam, the golden wears
On the ardent eve of Youth
In his ravished soul he hears
All the music of the spheres,
And tomorrow, then, is truth.
These to-morrows all are mine "
0 divine
Years of youth In his dream
How they CLEAN
How they flee, the rushing years,
Fast the halting path of Age
sounds are in his startled ears
As of clashing swords and spears
That desperate combat wage
In a flight more desperate still
"Will, oh, VIII
None besstayed:" None All, me
How they fee
How they go, the vanished years,
Down the ebbng tide of Time,
Bearing freight of hopes and fears
O'er a current swoll'n by tears
Onward to the sea sublime
To the ocean of the past,
Where at last
shall be rest: Ay! NO
How they go
Let thsm CLEAN, and fee, and go,
Each with its appointed train
Shining. somber, swift and slow
In your heart of hearts ye know
All those years of earth are vain
Shadows of the life to be
Sorrow free,
Use them as God wills, ana SO,
Let them gol
-4pplet0R'S ,Toura
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-08

4 conductor on the New Haven 4
Hartford railroad received telegram for
one of his passengers the other day, and,
going to the car door, he timidly inquired,
- Is there a Hone in this car 2'' For an
instant there was no response, when youth
squealed out, why don't you use your
boot leg?" This gave the conductor SO
much confidence that he bribed brake
man to canvass the other cars.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-08

One of chubby class of four-year-Old
Sunday school scholars, when talked to by
his teacher about the sins and frailties of
the body, was asked, " Well, my son, what
have you besides this sinful body ?" Quick
as thought the little fellow responded, 4" A
clean shirt and a nice new pair of
breeches."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-08

A charitable lady in St. Louis sent one
of her last years dresses to a destitute
woman the other day. She was somewhat
surprised to have it returned with the
statement that it was too full behind for
the present style, and would she take
breadth out and change the trimming2
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-08
Jubilate.

Gray distance hid each shining sail
BY ruthless breezes borne from me,
And, lessening, fading, faint and pale,
Ny ships went forth 70 sea.
Where misty breakers rose and fell.
stood and sorrowed hopelesslv:
For every wave had tales to tell
OF wrecks far out at sea
g To-day, song Is on my hps;
Earth seems = Paradise to me:
For God IS good, and ioi my ships
Are coming home from sea"
GEO. ARNOLD
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-08

They have compulsory education in
Texas. The law requires that all persons
under the age of ID shall attend school
A married lady in Houston, who has not
yet reached the age that would entitle her
to exemption, attends school regularly and
carries her baby with her.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-08

The Danbury Neacs man says: If you
have occasion TO use a wheelbarrow, leave
it, when you are through with it, in front
Of the house with the handles toward the
door. 4 wheebarrow is the most compli-
Gated thing to fall over on the face of the
earth. A man will fall over one when be
would never think of falling over any
thing else ne never knows when he has
got through falling over il either; for it
viii tangle his legs and his arms. turn over
with him and rear up in front of him, and
Just as he pauses in his profanity to con-
gratulate himself, it takes new turn, and
skoops more skin uff of him. and he com
mences to evolute anew, and bump himself
on fresh places. 4 man never ceases to
fall over wheelbarrow until it turns COM
pletely on its back, or brings up against
something it cannot upset. 1t is the most
inotfensive looking object there is, but it is
more dangerous than locomotive, and no
man is secure with one unless he has
tight hold of It's handles, and is sitting
down on something. 4 wheelbarrow has
its uses, without doubt, but in its leisure
moments it is bllghting curse on true
dignity.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-08
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.

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seTtio n IS cents. Unless the number Of nsertione
are m Irked on the advertisement Il viii be conun
ued IL ordere! ont Liberal discount made to mer'
chants md others advertising by the year.
Probate sud Comm.ssioners' Notices Sa.0o escl
For notices OF I.ss=s-ations, Estrays. the Forma-
ton and Dissolution OF SopaTtnerships, re, S1oo
each for thre Insertions. IL seat ny Nail the
mon y must accompany the letter.
Notices in news columns 10 cents Per line each
nserilon bat no charge ma le of less IN 80 cents
Notes of Deaths and NJ rriage- inserted gratis,
bur extended Obituary jtlces or Poetry VIII be
charged at the rate OF hve cents per line.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-08
WHY do People Drink ?

Published by Request of the Ladies Temper
SnciptV.l
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-08
lowing verses

Wassail, wassail. over the town,
Our bread Is white, our ale is brown:
Our bowl is made of the maplin tree
We be good fellows all, drink to thee.
Come butler, and bring US bowl of the best,
hope your soul in heaven may rest:
But if you do bring bowl Of the small.
Then down shall fall butler, bowl ant all.''
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-01
y NARRAGANsETT STEAMSHIP COMPANY
(Fali River Lne)
rVa

CHANGE OF TIME.
On and after Saturday, March the steamers OF this
line will leave pier 2s North River, foot OF Murray
street, at L. NJ dnstc d of 7. NJ
PARTICULAR NOTICE.
The travelling public respectfully informed that the
steamer NEWPORT after having been rcmodelled anf
thoroughly reaed with every appliance for safety ana
paratus will resume her trips above date $50 0o
have expended in cquipping this steamer. making
her 80 est fastest and elegant OF any on Long
Island Sound. A. +. BACON. Superintendent