Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-04

W give. CcFcIcLy WOunu0u III lhO mus
Gle of one arm, and badly bruised, he
was unable to turn himself in bed Sat
urday acknowledges.
CRAFI,SBURE
Miss Alice Ainsworth of Craftsbury |
is sensible old lady Of eighty two sum-
mers, which we hope may be increased
until she shall behold another like unto
her. In her girlhood's prime she had
just as good sense as she now shows.
At that time she was courted by gen.
tleman whom she expected to wed, but
one day be came to see her when little
''over the bay" and with breath that
savored more Of the .'extract of old rye
than the ..gales of Araby.' In short
he was member of the 'shouse of Bour-
bon, and not a temperate man. Miss
Ainsworth noted his condition with sor
row, but told him to 'start," and he
started. At that time they were living
in Brookfeld, Conn. In the course of
time her lover married, while she contin-
ued to jog along the devious path Of
life, humbly, singly and soberly, and
continueth so to this day.. About forty
years after the breaking off of the en-
gagement between the young couple, and
when the wife of our discarded hero had
deceased, he bethought him of his old
fame and wondered if she might not
still entertain small spark of affection
for her girlhood's lover. With this
wonder big in his breast, some twelve
years ago he wandered away from the
cold nutmeg state to our green hills,
finally bringing up in the town of Crafts
bury, where Miss Ainsworth had sojourn-
ed for many and many year, and whom
he had determined to see He did see
her. Like Caesar he could say, 81 came
| saw" but, unlike Caesar, he did not
conquer for just before he reached
the house of the ancient miss he charged
himself with that kind of fluid which
once before discharged him from her af-
fections, second time coming into her
presence with the smell of whiskey upon
him, when, as before, she told him to
''start, and, as before, he started. We
wonder when he will give Miss Aims
worth chance to jilt him again. And
she, we presume, wonders the same.
What vast amount of woe and sor-
row, what world full of wretchedness
might be spared to both sexes if every
young lady would but show the decision
and exercise of good sense exhibited by
Miss Ainsworth while in her teens ano
in her maturer years, giving an emphat
ic mo sir, . to every application for hel
company from those who imbibe the dew
IFS bottled blood. Just for the want Of
little stamina and vlrtuous womanly
decision in this regard, thousands o
them make their lifelong bed among
brambles and thorns, which else Nigh
have been spangled with roses. Blu
"Young love is blind" and we suppos
it will take many more centuries of bit
ter anguish before it can see its dut,
and nationally follow it. Young ladies
''choose we this day whom We will serve
"a tippling lover who may degenerat
into confirmed drunkard, with the hear
of demon and soul of brute; or
man of sober habits, who will trul
cherish, love and protect. Citizen.
Mr.. Edwin Hatch lost a horse on til
26th ult. 1t had been driven hard an
dropped down dead. &5AA
CLOVER
Mrs. Addie Stevens will speak in Il
!, South Church, Sunday, Aug 10.
e The summer term of school, taugl
by Miss Lizzie Buchanan, closed on FL
day last. Miss B. is one of our be
e teachers and has given good satisfactio
The fall term of the institute is expect,
to commence about the first Of SepteI
ber
b NORTH Topeka, KAN, July IA, 167
: This is a very fertile country. al
# good for all kinds of produce, especial
J. corn, which can be planted any time
" to July and get ripe. You can find
10 standing from six inches to twelve ft
high now Last winter corn was wor
q. from Is to Is cents per bushel; now
!. is worth Is cents. Five days work "
, raise an acre of corn, and harvest it.
re This city was laid out fourteen ye;
Is ago. 1t is about ga miles long a
Sc IL mile wide. The principal sire
10 are wide. and the buildings are vt
to nice, built of stone or brick, with 81;
Of roofs. sHa K
I'd Should any one ask if this is a &C
tn place for a poor man to emigrate
should answer, no. Labor is low, q
h money scarce. The banks let th
us money from Is to "a per cent inter,
aI If man has sufficient funds to purch
lv any way from 100 to 800 Texan cat
he and as many hogs, and buy corn to f
tn them, and sell them every year. he
nd make large percentage on his mon
M Most of the people that raise corn &c
in. here poor, and are obliged to sell at
as figures; which keeps them poor. Oc'
nd lonally, however, by strict economy,
gets ahead after A. while