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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24
For the Freeman.
Under the Snow.

ohe was tender and gentle, lily
To look at aud golden her hair;
Is beauty too oft a misfortune?
Alas, she was wonderfully fair
The lily's pale beauty the woes
VI the winter wrap cold in her SHOWS.
She was fattered: wrong, for with folly
Already was dizzy her brain
AT hints of her prudence was scornful
Ihough her eyes shed mimicing rain:
fou would hardly avow she was bold,
But sure she was farthest from cold
she was tender blossom in peril
W ltn the tinge of the mornings first flush;
Had a heart for loves warmth and it futtered
While her cheeks with crimson did blush:
And her passionate nature half wrong
And half right had a current most strong
There are sweets that are lurking in danger
Is there gold in the goldenest hair?
On the lip with smile that bewitches
Oft blazes the opal of fire
There is gold not an honor to gain,
And smile which but smothers pain.
Was it worth, was it beauty Carl Morton
Beheld when he said for bride
Give me Mill at the gaze of the Sexton?
OF our hopes, how have th ey lied
And the skies filed with stars, alas,
Have been spread with roofing of brass.
Of the May days and May Queens in garlands
The years crowned no fairer before.
OF the clouds that did darken a morrow
The darkest hid Witherlane's door
For the eyes of Carl Morton so brown
On his winsome young daughter looked down
And the ardor. the passionate ardor
VI Mill was in passionate flame;
And the house of the Sexton of Orni
Bent down in the shadow of shame;
And the bride # merry yue tides
In her white was the whitest of brides.
1t is twelve by the clock in the steeple
With the snow from the sky sf ing down;
"O the winds howl aloud" say the people
And all in shadow the town."
There are mists on the Infinite sea,
There are doubts that are greater than we
All the night for Christ wept the sinner,
Near the church door did pass and repass.
But the Magdaen died none to win her
BY prayers, none to give her the mass
All, she died bewailing the life
Of a mother when scogned as a wife.
How unequal, o Father, our sorrow
There are lips that of aconite drink
While the beaker so quafed by another
Is wine. Be it slow as we think,
The die of the wheel is SO cast
Life's measure weighs even at lastl
Lift her up from the bed the lily
With the icicles touch on her cheek;
Once wanton, now cold is her passion
Once proud, now alas, she is meek
And say if ever 4 bride
Was whittier dressed at yule tide.
Idylrood, Dec. l4th, 1874.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

m hh PROPENSITY TO MAKE THE BEs1. OF
ihiNGs Is generally found in combination
with those smaller virtues which are mora
annoying to ones neighbors than most
VICES: Inc man who rises at five every
lho,h'ng' who always ties up his letters
Win red tape, and who is convinced of tho
great Truth that it is better to be half an
nour TOO early than half an hour too late is
frequently given to making the best of
things, The duty of doing so is moral
'ua&,m Just big enough for MIN to under.
stand He probably reflects upon it in the
cary morning at the time when his cold
oath is bringing out that glow, physical
ana moral, which makes him an offense to
all weaker vessels during the rest of the
oay' The rudy, jovial person who gets
himself up after the country gentleman
type' or the more unctuous variety of pop
uiar preacher, is apt to be perspiring this
ooctrino at every pore. 1t is pleasure
10 MIN to meet somebody in distress upon
whom ne may discharge boisterous com
fort through his favorite aphorism, as
hre-englne sends cold water through hose.
Ii he acquires some dim consciousness of
the fact that his kind exhortations sound
IKE bitter mockery to his victims, it on
y increases his sense of virtue. They
cannot comfort themselves under the loss
OF wife by the reflection that they still
nave severa. first cousins, and money
enough to pay for handsome monument.
That oaly proves that they have not stud.
led so we'll as he the great art of properly
directing their sentiments. For of course
ne Will deny in the most pathetic manner
that he would ever advise anything like
set-deceit. He does not avowedly ask
sufferer to profess that a toothache is
rather pleasant distraction than other
wise; ne onl ly recommends him to fix his
attention upon his great toe or some other
remote part of his body which may ap-
pear to be enjoying good health. And in
tact, there are some people so envably
constituted that small pleasant object
elevates them more than great unpleas-
ant object depresses them. They are peo
pie so to speak, Of small specific gravity,
who cannot be submerged without heavy
burden OF melancholy. The person who
makes the best of things processes to be of
this temperament. 1t is not, he W ould have
you believe, that he does not sympathize
with grief, but that his constitutional buoy
ancy makes sympathy in him compatible
with exhileration he does not deny the
existence Of evils, but the smallest grain
OF good makes him happy, just as half a
glass OF wine makes some men drunk
There are, we say, such people as these
men, if we may coin word. easily ntoxi-
cable. But we are inclined, as a rule, to
vehement suspicion in both cases. The
man who is upset by the first class has
generally had certain number of glasses
before, and the man who makes the best
of things is generally helped to be serene
either By the absence of strong feeling or
by the want of courage to look at the
worst-LOndOn Saturday Reeiew.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

A MoDoc's IDEA.-Captain Jack was
certainly cunning Indian, and looked
more to results than to the equity of their
attainment. The day previous to his exc
cution the post chaplain was doing his best
to prepare the captain for the fatal hour,
and narrated to him the beauties of the
heavenly kingdom. The tale seemed not
only to interest, but to affect the tawny
wretch, who asked the chaplain if he knew
all about the happy land and the Heaven
ly Father. The chaplain said he thought
he did. WE'LL" said Captain Jack I" you
know all bout Him: me give you ten
horses, you take my place tomorrow"
Desirable as horses are on the plains, the
chaplain did not encourage the idea Of ex-
change, and intimated that the programme
decided upon by the military court would
have to be carried out. The captain sug
gested that " swop" was the best
could do. and resigned himself to his doom.
-EDIroR's DRAWER, in Harper's Maga-
zine for January.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

One hundred years ago to-day
Three ships in Boston Harbor lay,
From DER the stormy sea;
Across the main with sails ualurlel,
They sought this then young Western world
Their freight inspiring Tea.
by order of tyrant King
They came the long loved tea to bring
To tempt the Pilgrim band;
They thought the flavor of the tea
Would make the colonies agree
The tax on tea to stand.
But not a Yankee could be found
Upon New England's rocky ground,
Who would penny pay
They'd sooner steep the precious tea
In water OF the brIny sea.
In Boston's sheltered Bay.
In rage they cried, "W We slaves shall be
Ii I'VE the duty pay on tea,
By England's laws imposedi''
The sun upon their wrath went down
And DER the wild excited town
The darkness slowly closed.
The gathering crowds swayed to and fro
No word was spoke, but murmurs low
Were heard on ev'ry side:
When mid the crowd upon the Green
Full many woman's form was seen,
The excited mass to guide.
But look, from yonder Indian graves,
Arse noble band of braves
In chieftain's armor drest;
With hammers, hatchets, bars arrayed,
Their way towards the ships they made,
And up their sides they prest.
Upon the deck the braves now spring,
Each ak and hammer loud doth ring,
Until each hatch gives way;
The chests, in pieces, stove you see,
And all that nice and precious tea
Is cast INTO the Bay.
The tea was cast 10 to the Bay,
And England's power soon past away,
For freedom they did fight:
The sons and daughters of the free,
Throughout the land are drinking Tea,
In ey'ry town tonight. ia.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

4 RETURNED TRAvELER.-Mr. Paul
VI Caailu, whose protracted absence has
..a'el slme anxiety among his many
,lLsaa~ arrived in New York from northern
-lFope last week, after more than years
.,ssaee. He has been travelling during
-s year in Norway and Sweden, travers,
'5 The country fiom East to West anc
s-n the southern extremity to the North
. ..-Pe III the Arctic Ocean, studying the
-aois aal character of the primitive peo-
fe' with whom he has associated on the
~o>t Intimate terms drawn by reindeer
.'sF the snow in June; spending the hsh-
~ season at the romantic and famous
'.'noden Islands, aud making himself IN
very way familiar with one OF the most
,r-,.=-Test'ng Wy regions in the world, about
'lich' strange to say, there is very little
accurate Information. MIR. Du Chalilu
1-s a brought away with him rich and aouo,
'aa' materials for books and lectures, ana
auODg these, not the least valuable, is a
s,v1, store of photographs taken by MS
''n man and under his own direction. we
rIs0n9 r. the Geographical Society Will
ave care 10 hear from him at an early
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.

For one square of 12 lines or less Of Nonpereu
type, one insertion, 81 00 for each subsequent M
sertion 25 cents. Unless the number of Insertions
are marked on the advertisement it will be conuE
ued till ordered out. liberal discount madato mer'
chants and others advertising by the year.
Probate and Commissioners Notices e20e each
For notices of Liberatlons, Estrays, the Form&a
ton and Dissolution of Copartnerships, &c, e1 ~
each for thre insertions. If sent by Mail the
mon y must accompany the letter.
Notices in news columns 10 cents per line eaeh
Insertion, but charge made of less tn 50 cents
Notices of Deaths and Marriages inserted gratis,
but extenueu Uuiruary Notices or Poetry VIII be
charged at the rate of five cents per line.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

>IElr BARS INSTEAD OF BELLs.-S' eel
,l,. produce a very pure, distinct melodi-
1s sound. and possess many advantages
JET church bells of moderate size. In
IymaGy they are in some measure SUP
.ao.u- bells in church steeples, and an
ls.i>h publication, the Choir, advocates
-elr general use, on the ground that while
point Of son0rousness they are equal to
Zoe common bell, in certain other respects
asg2re to be preferred to it. Thus, their
7agat viii he light in comparison with
he p9uierous engines they are to replace.
-ley w not burden the steeple SO much,
ni Consequently will give more scope for
H,altoc.ural design. Their winding and
Aa5uy up viii not be so difficult, danger
iii, aud extensive. They are not liable
% crack, IS n the case with bells, and are
leret-Ee adapted for use in any climate.
llay eau be operated by simple mechan-
1l c0u-rvauce.
The cost of these bars is SO low that
af-e Or four of them, forming peal,
'-ose ght would not exceed one hum
.ai uuds, could be manufactured IN
--sald Tor dty or sixty dollars, whereas
'Esa bells Of the same power would cost
I've times as much. They can be made
u any dimension, weight, or power OF
N1ld. Every note or harmony can be
;i}iacel more easily, and the tuning is
@.aaei more precisely, than in cast bells.
Uc0urse these bars are also adapted for
se wherever bells are now Employed
'4frg Tar December.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24
Il Uk IEIO I ICIIIIdHs
The Boston Tea Party.

WRITTEN FOR TIE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
IN MONTPELIER, DECEMBER Ii, 1873. OF THE
TEA PARTY IN BOSTON DECEMBER Is, 1913.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24
Nh, E,1ey Organ Manufactory.

4-as Lesie's illustrated Newspaper, of
q. .-.a. gives a picture Of the Estey Or
..- NJ r-actory at Brattleboro, and also
a9Tng description of the buildings
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-14
CONGRESSIONAL GAMBLERS.

The Washington gambling houses have
never been supported TO any considerable
extent by the resident population. Mem
bers OF Congress, particularly from the
Southwest and West, were the largest con-
tributors to the incomes of the. sporting
men. Contractors and Indian ~ aders were
generally bold and sometimes desperate
players. Members Of the Hon So freqaeztly
staked sheir mileage and per diem at the
faro table, and they played al sorts Of
round games-s1short cards" as they were
called in the club rooms. Probably the
amount risked would not constitute what
is termed "high play" in these days, but
the losses of these men of limited
means were often sufficient to keep them
impoverished and embarrassed during their
entire Congressional service. Some men
played for excitemsnt chiefly, not caring
much whether they won or lost. Tbad-
deus Stevens was one of this description.
He was like Fox, who described winning
at hazard as the greatest pleasure in life,
and losing at the same game as the next
greatest. Stevens lost and won with the
same apparent Indifference. He pl aged with
consummate GOODNESS, never lost his tenn
per, and never increased the amo unit of his
bet either to retrieve his losses or more
rapidly to increase his winnings. His sar-
castle remarks upon the Ciscomp )sure of his
fellow-players, who sometimes exclaimed
with rage and profanity at their ill-luck,
were always witty as well as cutting.
While they were eating and drinking
with the vorscity of cormorants he
never INDUCED in anything more stimulat-
ing than a cracker Snd sip of water The
contrast between his coolness and apparent
apathy and the eager, fierce excitement of
others sitting at the same table, and en-
gagged in the same pursuit, was amazing, l
have rarely seen a more painful exhibition
than was often presented by the ungovern-
ed passions of gamester after run Of i'll
luck. To Mr.. Stevens such displays Of
weakness seemed to afford amusement
rather than to excite sympathy or compass
sion. He was 'n2rd, cynical man, capable
of acts OF benev olence under strong emo
ton, but gentle ness or tenderness was not
his ordinary mood. He threw off more good
things in COW ersation without effort than
any man ever saw, and his sayings were
pointed with a degree of epigrammatic
force l never witnessed in any other man.
-IInrDer'S Mn0Gzine for June,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-14
THE TEXAS P.AClFIC.

The San Diego (Csl) Union of May %
publishes an interview with James W..
Evans, Chief Engineer of the Western Di-
vision of the Texas Pacific Railroad, in
which he says the company had in view, in
the selection of the route between ga
Diego and the Colorado River, the attain
ment of the shortest, best and cheapest
line. The corps of engineers
wee put into the field, and
the whole country to the Mexican line was
surveyed, and by a comparison of the
routes it was fund that the distance from
San Diego to Fort Yuma, by way OF San
Gorgonio Pass, was nearly so miles shorter
than the Eastern route. Taking into con-
sideration the grades, cTvatures, ETC., it
was found the sum of the sscents and
curves on the East ern route was so much
greater than on tie San Gorgonio line, call
ed The Northern rOHie, that it was equivalent
to over 100 mileA of distance. In addition
this great advs ntage in distance, the cost OF
building The load by the Northern route
will be less han hah required by the East
ern; the considerations o. traffic are also
largely in favor of the route selected, and
San Diego will und oubtedly be the terminus
of the Texas Pacific. The iron TO the
track, locomotives, etc., is expected at that
city some time in December, while the lum-
Der and ties, cont raced for in Oregon, will
arrive during summer. The company in
tends to put the property acquired IN. San
Diego from the city trustees upon The
market Immediately.
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THELAsrOF THE sEMINOLEs.

Col. Bill Fisher, now living rear New
Orleans, is the only surviving companion of
Osceola, the Seminole chief. He is a ma
tive of Philadelphia, having run away from
that city when fifteen years old to join the
Semiroles. His story of the origin of the
Seminole war does not agree with the COM
monty published narrative. He says that a
party of stock-tenders were hunting for
lost cattle, and met some Indians engaged
in skinning animals. 1t was doubtful
whether the beeves belonged to the Indians
or the stock raisers, as the latter were in
the habit of catching and branding all the
wild cattle thew could overtake. The white
men did not wait to inquire, fred into the
Indians and killed five. The result was q
war which cost thirty millions Of dollars
and The lives of many soldiers and citizens.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-14
WEST POINT.
The Closing DAy.

WEST POINT, June 13.-The examina-
ton of the graduating class Of cadets was
Concluded to-day, and at IL O'Clock the
whole corps formed square under the
trees in front of the Library building to
witness the presentation of the diplomas
awarded according to class standing and
rank. As each name was called the cadet
stepped forward and received his diploma
from the President. Previous to the dis
tribuiOn Gen. Belknap, Secretary of War,
made a speech to the cadets and at the close
Gen. Sherman made short charac eristic
address full of good advice. This afternoon
the cadets will receive their liberty and by
nightfall most of them will have departed.
Gen. Sherman and party will return to
Washington this evening and tomorrow
the President and family viii return to Long
Branch. Secretary Belknap will remain
until Monday.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-14
CINCINNATI.
A Bloody Street Tragedy.

CINCINNATI, June 49, Charles G. Hoon,
a member of the fire department, this af-
ternoOn, mortally wounded Jas. Whal-
en-, laborer. Whalen came to The engine
house drunk and quarreling with Sullivan, q
street car conductor, with whom he had
been riding, and had trouble. Violence
was about to ensue, when Hoon interfered,
drew pistol, marched Whalen about a
square down the street, and delivered him
to some friends. Returning, he went in the
engine house and Whalen almost
Immediately followed, stopping at the
engine house door, where he heaped the
vilest epithets On Hoon, who was standing
inside with four barrelled pistol in his
hand. Whalen made as if to enter. Hoon
said sif you come in, I'll kill you" Whalen
went in and Hoon fired three shots. The
first entered the left breast an inch below
the nipple, penetrating the lungs. The sec
ond entered the center of the loins an inch
to the right of the vertebral column. The
third cut two fingers OF the left hand.
Hoon was arrested, and Whslen taken to
the hospital. The surgeon says he cannot
1.-Two
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FOREIGN.
Communists Coming to Grief.


PARIS, June 13.-The government has
decided to Immediately transport Henri
Rochefort to New Caledonia.
Its ar nounced that the Minister of Fl
nance viii prosecute Gustave Courbet for
the recovery of the sum expended by the
government in the reconstruction Of the
Vendome column. Courbet was the chief
instrument of the commune in destroying
the column.
The demand of the military Governor of
Paris for authority from the assembly to
prosecute Deputy Ranc causes q profound
agitation at Versailles. g~-
The Spanish Programme.
MADRID, June l3.-In the Cortes to-day
an official statement of the future policy of
the new ministry was read. II favors the
speedy demarcation of federal States, the
restoration of discipline in the army, the
proclamation of martial law against the
Carlist insurgents, the liberty of the Antil-
les and the suppression of slavery. 1t esti-
mates deficit in the finances at the end of
the present month at 100000 reals.
Men Of Brass.
HAMBURG, June 13.-The band of Prince
Georges regiment of the Saxon army has
sailed from this port for New YORK. The
band has sixty members and proposes to
make concert tour through. she United
States. @
Financial Troubles OF Japan-WtI
"a @ Hari-Kart Cure Them3
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13.-Two vessels
have arrived, bringing over 1000 China
men. Dates from Yokohama, May %, say
the Japanese Minister of Finances had re-
signed, publishing letter stating that the
Indebtedness of the Empire was S104, 000,-
900, the people excessively taxed and the
debt increasing yearly, owing to the new
schemes of the government. Possibly the
Ministers may receive an order to commit
suicide. g.
An ancient Christian church has been
discovered in the interior of Japan.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-14

ATLANTA, June 13.-Isham B. Oneil
was executed in the yard of the Jail to-day
for the murder of Jas. Little. He died
protesting his innocence and without a
struggle.
PARIS, KY, June 13.-Joe Duncan, COL,
was hung here to-day for the murder of
John Hawkins, col, in April, 1872. Dun
can was tried at the spring term of the
Bourbon county Circuit Court, and con-
demned to die on the 18th of June. All ef-
forts TO have his sentence commuted failed.
The scene of the execution was within hall
s mile of this city, and crowds attended it
on foot and in wagons. The drop was
sprung st O'Clock, and be fell, but the rope
proved TOO long. He was taken upon the
scaffold, and the rope being shortened, be
was hung again, this time successfully.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-14
THE TURF.
HOOsier SpOrt-NOveIty Thin-NO Ac
cidents-Lfttle Grumblfng.

HOOsier SpOrt-NOveIty Thin-NO Ac.
cidents-Little Grumbling.
CAMBRIDGE CITY, IND, june ia
glorious day and track to match. 1t was
for the $3.50 trot and 2:40 trot, which were
sandwitched. The interest slightly dim
inished, from the fact that all the horses
hah previously been in these races and the
novelty was thin. The $3.50 race was won
by Nick, late Brockwood, and the 2:40 by
Mattock. Time: 2:33aa, 1885,, 1891. In
the free for all race tomorrow are only
Black Frank and Chicago to go, as Red
Cloud is sick and Mohawk, Jr., not here.
No accidents and but little grumbiing.
Michigan.
GRAND RAPIDS, June 13.-Purse $4,000
for horses that never trotted better than
2:21. Fred Hooper won the first money in
3 straight heat, Pilot Temple second, By
ron third, no fourth money was given,
Western Bay being distanced in the first
heat. The fair closed to-day with largely
increased attendance. 1t has been a sue
cess, if not financially, at lea.t as an adver-
tisement of the grounds.
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Condensed TeIegram..

Lester Wsllsck sues st. Louis theatre
managers for producing his Rosedale and
Central Park +.
A national convention of millers is an
bounced 10 meet at Toledo next Friday.
A convict was drowned at Little Rock
yesterday while helping to unload steam
boat.
Concord reports the loss by fire of wooleI
mills, worth 100000. ,-a,--v
Boston is recognizing her fire depart
ment TO secure more efficiency. e5- 90
Secretary Richardson will leave Wash
ington on the 21st, to attend the Harvard
commencement. E
Lawrence, Kansas, had q $4,000 fire
Thursday, and 81, 900 one yesterday.
In Yadkin county, North Carolina, Sat.
urdsy last, John Halcombe shot his wife
dead and then killed himself, jealousy cause
Some 10000 persons followed the re-
mains of Sir Geo. Z. Cartier to the grave al
Montreal yesterday.