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A City Boys Letter from the COun-
try.

A City Boys Letter from the COun-
try.
Dear Jimmy Ask your mother to
bring you up here right Off It's gay.
There's fishing here and lots of worms
to catch 'em with. You stick the hook
in them and they wriggle bully. Fishin's
funnier when you don't catch the hook
in the seat of your pantaloons, so that
you can't sit down and can't fish all the
way home. did that the other day, and
Mr.. Jenkins, cousin Laura's beau, asked
me if | was sole or a heel. Suppose
he thot he was going to be funny, but /
didn't see it. Bimeby, / saw him cut
a piece out of cousin Laura's hair,
where her hook caught, and kiss it, like
baby, and put it in his pocket. So l
told on 'em at tea, and every body laft.
They have COWS here and l go to see
them milked. They don't pump it out
with their tails, like you and | thought
they did, but they squeeze it out of a
bag that comes on purpose, suppose.
| MIXED the other night. 1t was very
hard to squeeze, and it would not go in.
to the pail. Some went into my eyes,
and the rest went up my sleeve. don't
like milking. don't like turkey cocks
neither. They ruffle themselves up
and run at you. They are a ferocious
bird, and disagreeable to live WITH
Chickens are nicer. We eat 'em. They
put them under barril at night, and
Bill and kill them in the morning.
We have bully fun wringing their necks.
You better come here right off and bring
shotgun, for there are bears here
anyhow we saw fox-and candy, be.
cause we can't get any here, and pop.
gun, and some bows and arrows and
things. / think Mr.. Jenkins is blamed
fool. He made me believe he found a
deer's track the other day, and when
looked at it it was only the mark OF
cousin Laura's boot. | don't see what
makes him SO happy about girls. We
won't, will We ? I'd be ashamed. l am
going to ride old Sam tomorrow. He's
horse. You ride him BAREBACK, and it's
very hard to stick on, he feels so squirmy
Give my love TO all the boys, and tell
them I'm having bully time, and
hate old jenkins. No more at present
from, Yours, truly, ROBBIE.
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Doubt,
BY TRACY ROBINSON.


Vex me no more. No longer fill my heart
With strange unrest, so near akin to pain.
Fill up the doubling void, and bid depart
The nameless shadow which no mortal art
Can Danish never to return again.
Break thy sad spell Release the captive Hope
SO sadly pinlng for the morning light,
Undo the bonds of charity and ope
Faiths slumbering vision to the wider scope
OF an immortal day beyond the night
Oh. cease thy power. Let human love rejoice
That the sweet kisses of its early bloom
Shall be perennial. That smile and voice,
That form and features of the hearts fond choice
Shall live again beyond the cruel tomb.
VIII not yield. The foaming tide may rave.
And threaten direful wreck of all my love,
The eager tempest still shall fnd me brave
With full reliance on the God who gave.
That He will land us on His shores above.
-HdTDer's Magazine.
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Vermont Central, Vermont & Can
ada Railroads.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT. - Commenc-
w ing Monday. DECEMBER 8. 1872.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.


Leave Bellows Falls $780, A. NJ. 7;45 A, NJ. 290 P,
Mail Train leaves oedensburg at 500 P, NJ; st. Al
bans bans at 6:2O A. n, arrive IN Bellows Fails, wa.
Vernon at 400 p NJ, New London at $3.50 p. NJ, con-
Meeting with steamer for New York.
Montreal at $3.50 NJ, St. Johns at 4:5O M st. Al
bans 72O NJ, arriving in Bellows Falls (via. White
River Junction or Rutland at S.25 NJ. South Ver-
Mixed Train leaves White River Junction at $40 A.
NJ, Rutland at 4,30 A; NJ, Bellows Falls passenger
ns az Bellows WITH pans Boston
cester, at South Vernon with train for Springfield
and New York, arriving in New London at $40 P.
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST.
Leave Bellows Falls at $50 A. NJ 12.OO NJ. 5.S5. p
Mail train leaves Boston, at 7,3O A. NJ Springfield
Falls at ll.45 A. NJ (via W. R. Junction Rutland)
for Burlington, and ST.. Albans, Montreal, &C.. ar
irving in Montreal at 9.45 NJ and 0gdensburs at
l2.45 A. NJ, making connections for the West,
Night Express leaves New York at 800 P. NJ,
Springfield at $40, Pm. New London at 245 P. M,
Rutland) arriving in St. Albans at 30 a. NJ, Mon
treal at 9,45 A. NJ, 0gdensburg at Las P. NJ.
Accommodation leaves New London at s.B A. NJ,
and at $50 p NJ, W. Il, Junction at !, % Pm.
Mixed trains leave Bellows Falls $50 A. for
Mixed Train leaves Bellows Falls at 450 A. NJ, ar
riving in Rutland at 800 A.
SLEEPING CARS are attached to the Night Trains
between St. Albans and Springfield and Burlington
and Boston.
Northern IN. H. and Connecticut and Passumpsic
River Railroads at 0gdensburg with trains for the
west. at Rutland with trains over the Harlem Ex-
tension Railroad, also with trains over the Rensse
laer and Saratoga and Railroads for Saratoga Troy,
Albany and the west.
Through Tickets for Chicago and the Vest for sale
~ q. MERRILL. Gen. sup't.
St. Adams. VT. Dec. 9, 1872.
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poetry.
Are You Watching?
BY Lillian FITZRol

bl Lillian FlIZROl.
Are you watching for me, darling
On the sands down by the sea,
Where the music Of its surges
Wakes rare melody for me2
Do you hear the fishers stories
As they glide far out the bay,
While you listen for my coming
AT the purple closing day?
Are you watching in the moonlight
Meath the silver CLEAN of stars,
As the scarlet flush of evening
Softly fades to violet bars
And the sky with all its splendor.
Looking down on ou and me
Where the shadows kiss the waters
And the gold lies on the sea?
l can see your amber tresses
Family touched with magic light,
can hear the songs you ling me
In that Silly summer night,
And the music comes like dreaming
Of that far off golden time
With its tender dream of sweetness
And Its soft delicious cline.
List, the pells are DER with Ginning
Out upon the evening air,
And the west is full of crimson
And the stars are more Than fair.
Are you watching for me darling,
Soon my footsteps you will hear,
For the. sands will sing my coming,
And the sea will say I'm near?
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-04-11

ILL TEMPER.-A single person of
sour ,sullen temper-what dreadful thing
it is to have such a one in house
There is not myrrb and aloes and chlo-
ride of lime enough in the world to dis
infect single home of such nuisance
as that; no riches, no elegance of mein,
no beauty of face can ever screen SUCH
persons from utter vulgarity. There
is one thing which rising persons hate
the reputation of more than all others,
and that is vulgarity but trust me, i'll
temper is the vulgarest thing that the
lowest born and illest bred can bring to
his home. 1t is one of the worst forms
of impiety. Peevishness in home is
not only a sin against the Holy Ghost,
but sin against the Holy Ghost in the
very temple of love-Theodors Parker.
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A Scranton man who went home the
other evening, and found his house lock-
ed up, after infinite trouble managed to
gain entrance through back window,
and then discovered on the parlor table
a note from his wife reading, 81 have
gone out you will fad the door key on
one side of the doorstep"
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Kisses

Tell me by whom were invented?
Twas some warm, happy mouth, presented
10 one it kissed, not thinking why,
The month was May, and blue the sky:
The earth with flowers was all apparelled;
The sun laughed gayly; the blithe birds caroled
From The German Of Heine
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-04-11
HAIR WORk.

T AIDES wishing HUMAN HAIR in Latest Styles
~ can get it at j, A, JILLS0N'S HAIR-D DRESS
ING ROOMS. such as Waterfall Curls, Back Curls,
FriEEes. and Switches. limitations. French Curls,
Braids. Rats and Linen Switches. AZ
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-04-11
General Wood Work.

THEsUBsCRIBERs having purchased the inter
est of BUTTERFIELD & 0RDWAY, are pre-
pared to manufacture all kinds of Packing Boxes,
Mouldings. &c Also all kinds of Saving. includ-
ing Scroll work and Brackets. Planning and Match
ing at short notice and in the most workmanlike
manner at very low prices.
PINE and SPRUCE LUMBER for sale.
p. ELDRIDGE & co.
Bellows Falls Vt. Aug. 9Th. 1872. 54
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GOVERN GENTLY.-Govern the child
by gentleness; even the camel moves
not swister before the whip than behind
tae flute.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-04-11

A man advertises for competent per-
son to undertake the sale of new med
icine-and adds that " it will prove
highly lucrative to the undertaken
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-04-11

THoUGHTs AND ACIIoNs.-N othing
is more common than to try to reconcile
our evil thoughts by our good actions.
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LIVERY STABLE!

Having opened LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
at this place (second building North of the Bank
shall hope to merit share of public patronage.
will furnish Teams to responsible parties, or ear
ry passengers in any dire tion at reasonable rates
Horses left with me for a longer shorte time,
will be well cared for in new and well ventilated
apartments.
Parties wishing to purchase or sell Good Horses,
may find il for their interest to call at my Stable.
IL. S. FROST.
Bellows Falls. July H. 1872. 81
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THE FIRST OFFICERS ACCOUNT.

THE FIRST OFFICERS ACCOUNT.
J. W. Firth, chief officer of the At
lantic, makesa statement, in substance
as follows:
My watch ended at II o'clock on Mon
day night. The second and fourth off,
GERS took charge and l went to my berth.
| was aroused by the shock of the ves-
sci striking. The second officer came to
my room and said the ship was ashore
and he was afraid she was gone. put
on few articles of clothing, got an axe
and went on deck, to clear the boats.
The ship had careered over before l
reached deck. | cleared two starboard
boats. Just then heavy sea swept the
boats away. / was holding fast to the
mizzen mast rigging, and now climbed
higher for safety. The night was so
dark and the spray blew so thickly, that
we could not see we'll what was going
on around US. l saw men on the rocks,
but did not know how they got there.
! All who we're alive on board were in the
rigging. When daylight came | count
ed thirty two persons in the mizzen mast
rigging with me, including one woman.
| When these saw there were lines be-
tween the ship and shore, many of them
attempted to go forward to the lines and
in doing SO were washed overheard and
drowned. Many reached shore by aid OF
the lines, and the fishermen's boats res
cued many more.
At last all had been washed off or res
cued, except myself, woman and boy.
The sea had become so rough that boats
could not venture near US. Soon the
boy was washed off, but he swan gal
lantly and reached one of the boats in
safety. got a firm hold of the woman
and secured her in the rigging. l could
see people on the shore and in boats, and
could hail them, but they we're unable to
help us.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, after
we had been in the rigging ten hours,
the Rev. Mr.. Ancient, Church of Eng
land clergyman, whose noble conduct l
can never forget while live, got crew
of four men to row him out to the wreck.
He got into the main rigging and pro-
cured a line, then advanced as FAR as he
could toward me. l caught it, made it
fast around my body and then jumped
clear. A heavy sea swept me off the
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wreck, but Mr.. Ancient held fast to the
line, pulled me back and got me safely
in the boat. was then so exhausted
and benumbed that was hardly able to
do anything for myself, and but for the
clergyman's gallant conduct / must have
perished. The woman, after bearing up
with remarkable strength under her
great trials, had died two hours before
Mr.. Ancl,nt arrived, and her half nude
body was still fast in the rigging, her
eyes protruding and her mouth foaming.
1t was terribly ghastly spectacle, rem
dered more ghastly by contrast with the
numerous jewels which sparkled on her
hands. We had to leave her body there,
and it is probably there yet. The scene
at the wreck was awful. one such as /
had never before witnessed and hope
never to witness again.
Comparatively few bodies drifted
ashore, most of them, with such articles
as came out of the ship, while was on
her, were carried to sea.
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THE SPRAGUE MOWER,
CARRIAGES, PLowS. CULTIVAToRS, FEED
GU. AUSTIN.
Bellows Falls. VT. 19
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pUILDING LOTS FOR SALE.

The subscriber offers for sale SIXTEEN very de-
sirable BUILDING LOTS situated on the Walpole
side of Bellows Falls village. plan of which may
be seen at the Post Office. -
Bellows Falls, May /, 1872. Is
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CAUSE OF THE DISASTER.


The immediate cause of the disaster
was the pilot mistaking Prospect Head
light for that on Cape Sambro. This
statement is made by one of the rescued
officers.
The Atlantic was short of coal when
only 10 days out from Liverpool, and
Capt. Williams resolved to put into Hal
flax for supply. This was apparently
as coolly and calmly done as though the
failure of fuel after being ten days at
sea were a common occurrence. The
rest of the story is briefly told. At mid
night the ship was calculated to be some
tbirty-nine miles from Cape Sambro.
At two o'clock, by mistaking the Pros
pect Light for Sambro Light, she ran on
Meagher's Rock, struck three or four
times heavily, and before scarce an ef-
fort could be made to save the passen-
gers she keeled over on her beam ends
and sank. Had there been deeper water
off the rock on which she struck, it is
doubtful if single soul would be left to
tell the tale. She sank so that her bow
and the hull were under water. Most of
those who perished had not left their
berths below deck.
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THE WORK OF RESCUE.

New YORK, April 3.
Narrowing details of the awful scenes
attending the loss of the steamship At
lantic continue to be received. All the
women who were asleep at the time the
ship struck were drowned in their berths,
the heavy seas which constantly poured
over the vessel and filled her, preventing
them from reaching the deck. While
the passengers were clinging to the rig
ging and the side of the vessel man on
shore wrote on blackboard, "cheer up,
boats are coming to your assistance"
and the announcement was responded to
by hearty cheers from the ship. After
half hour of awful suspense men were
seen on the island carrying boat over
the rocks, and soon it was launched and
took off three boat loads from the out
lying wreck. While rescuing these men
Captain Williams and passengers called
loudly to the crew of the boat to come
to the ship and take them off first, as
they were in the most imminent danger,
the Captain saying, will give FIVE hum
dred dollars for every boat load rescued"
The boat afterwards made for the vessel
and took off two boat loads. Half an
hour later another boat came and res
cued many of those clinging to the rig
ging.
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Al GENEROUS NEW YORKER.

l.. n. NeyS6, Ur-, Vi NcN OIh, seut u
dispatch to Halifax to draw on him for
f100 and expend the same amongst the
survivors of the Atlantic, but the pas
sengers generally only require to be for
warded to their destination.
NARROWING sCENEs-soME 200 KILLED
AT ONE TIME.
HALIFAX, April 3.
Some incidents of the disaster, as re-
lated by survivors, are narrowing. At
one time during the weary watch before
dawn, the fore boom broke loose from its
fastenings and, swinging around, instant
ly crushed to death about 200 persons
who were gathered on deck. Several
passengers are reported to have perished
by life boats, which, not being properly
managed, overturned and drowned the
unfortunates before assistance could be
rendered. Some of them, who had life
buoys and endeavored to reach the rock
by means of line from the vessel, not
having them properly adjusted, but on
the lower part of their bodies, we're float
ing with their heads down, and in this
way many were drowned before reaching
the rock. One young man, with no
clothing save shirt and vest and two
life buoys fastened around his body,
leaped into the water and attempted to
reach the rock. Passengers who gave
their statement say they endeavored to
dissuade him from the attempt, but he
persisted, and when finally they were res
cued and landed ON shore the body. of
the young man, who perished in his at
tempt, was the first they saw, and the
life buoys were still on his body. Among
the passengers was native of the old
country, who had been in the United
States for some time, and had lately re-
turnedto England to bring his wife and
family of FIVE children to the home he
had provided for them. They all per-
ished. The survivors say it was fear
full sight to witness the manner in which
many of the unfortunate persons met
their death. Unable to reach the deck
in consequence of the jam in the gang
way, several rushed through the port
holes only to be dashed to death against
the side of the ship by the waves.
The only youth saved from the wreck
is John Hinley, aged II. He says he
was asleep in his berth when great
noise awoke him. Although he did not
hear voices there seemed to be great
rush, and he stumbled out of bed and
into the crowd. The greater portion
passed him, but he saw six men crowd
ing into the upper steerage and he fol-
lowed them. One of the men broke
through the window, and got out, and
the boy did the same. One kind heart
ed individual pushed him through before
he had made egress himself Once out
side he held on by the ropes until him
self and his companions were rescued by
a life boat. What became of his pa
rents and brother he did not know, but
is certain they were drowned. The fam
lily were on their way to New York. at
the invitation of two married daughters,
who had settled there.
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FALLS APRIL II, 1873.
The Atlantic Calamity.

The terrible sea disaster off Halifax
has created profound grief and sensa-
ton throughout the country, as well as
in many portions of the old world. We
give below extracts from some of the ac-
counts
SCENE AT THE NEW YORK OFFICE.
Anxious and terror-stricken inquirers
whose friends had sailed in the ill-fated
ship beseiged the office of the Company
ON Wednesday, in quest of information,
and the scenes enacted.as they were in
formed that no definite intelligence could
be impaired to them were agonizing in
the extreme. The inquirers-many of
them women-plied the officials with all
kinds of questions and propounded the
most extraordinary theories in their en-
deavors to satisfy themselves that the
particular friend or relative of each had
been saved. They could not be comfort
ed and continued to linger around in the
vain hope of hearing fresh news. The
women frequently broke down under the
agony of suspense and gave vent to their
feelings in tears and sobs.
HEART-RENDING CASE
During the day, at Boston, sad illus
tration of the widespread sense of be-
reavement occurred in the Office of an
evening paper. A bright-facec young
man, apparently not more than twenty
two years of age, entered the Office, and
in voice tremulous with emotion, in
quired;
"Any news from the Atlantic, sir ?"
"None," was the reply.
"For Gods sake, can't you tell me
something? Were no women saved? l
had mother and three sisters on board
that vessel, sir!
"We have no facts expect those that
have been published"
The poor man burst into tears and
lett the Office.
AFFECTING SCENES.
There were several affecting scenes on
the Delta, sent to the aid of those saved,
as the passengers were collected in her
from the different points where they had
been stopping. Friends who had been
separated from each other after the At
lantic struck and never expected to meet
in this world again, were brought face to
face in the Delta's cabin. They grasped
hands and wept for joy, and returned
thanks to Him whose mercy had spared
them while so many of their fellows had
been sent into eternity.
CkTrSr or THE mrs sTJp
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-03-26

1t will be seer by reference to the
proceedings of the Board of County
Commissioners, published herewith.
that Skating Rink Hall has been
designated for a Court House and
other necessary county buildings.
This action of the Board we believe
will meet the approval of a large
majority of the tax payers of the
county. There were other favorable
offers made for the location of the
county buildings, and while each
proposition had its friends and advo.
Gates, we feel quite certain that the
n adopted will give general salts.
faction. Those who felt no immediate
interest in either of the plans sug-
gested, were at the same time hopeful
that the Board would avoid the eX-
penditure of a large sum in the cree
ton of new buildings. The Skating
Rink property will, we imagine, be
found ample for all purposes.
Our count y certainly starts off I'M
der the most favorable auspices. We
have now free of cost buildings that
will meet every demand for the next
year or two, or until we get ready to
build. The total tax levy for the fiscal
year, as made yesterday by the Board,
is only three dollars and five cents on
each one hundred dollars ofthe taxable
property OF the county. This is eighty
cent lower than our taxes were last
year when we formed a portion of
Lander county. 1t will thus be seen,
that according to the indications be-
fore us, we have not lost anything by
cutting loose from the "mother of
counties" From present appearances
it will not be necessary to issue but a
small amount of scrip, if any at all.
This is indeed a fair beginning, and
we have no doubt the same satisfac-
tory condition Of things will continue
under the administration of the pre-
sent Board.