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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09
The Farmers Parrot.

One beautiful spring farmer, after work
ing busily for several weeks, succeeded in
planting one of the largest fields in corn:
but the neghboring crows committed sad
havoc with it. The farmer, however, not
being willing that the germs for future
crop should be destroyed, 10y either fair or
foul means, determined to drive the bold
marauders to their nests, Accordingly he
loaded his rusty gun, with the intention of
giving them upon their next visit a warm
reception.
Now the farmer had parrot, as laxative
and mischievous as those birds usually are I;
and being very tame, it was allowed its free
dom TO come aud go at pleasure. Pretty
Poll" being a lover of company, without
much caring whether good or bad, hopped
over all distractions, and was soon engaged
in the farmer-like occupation Of raising corn.
The farmer with his gun sailed forth,
Reaching his corn-ield he saw at glance
(though he overlooked the parrot) the state
of affairs. Leveling his gun, he fired, and
with the report was heard the death-scream
of three crows, and an agonizing shrek from
| poor Poll.
On looking among the murdered crows
/ great WAS the farmers surprise to see
\ stretched upon the ground his mischievous
] ptIIpL, NltN ithNntiH odlll iAih'h oiiN
broken leg.
"You foolish bird" cried the farmer, "thi.
comes of keeping bad company"
On carrying it to the house, the children
seeing its wounded leg, exclaimed
What.did it, papa-whst hurt our pretty
Poll ?"
" Bad company bad company an
swered the parrot in solemn voice.
"Ay, that it was" said the farmer Pol
was with those wicked crows when fired
and received a shot intended for them. Re
member the parrots fate, children, and be
ware of bad company"
With these words the farmer turned
around, and with the aid of his wife band
aged the broken leg, and in few weeks the
parrot was as lively as ever, but never forgo
It's adventure in the corn-feld; and if eve
the farmers children engaged in play will
quarrelsome companions, it invariably dis
persed them with its cry, "Bad company
bad company - Christian Weekly
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09

PAsroRs' WvEs.-Let your pastors wife
alone. Do not make her the subject Of criti-
cism. Find no fault if she does not work in
the Sundsy-school, or does not spend all her
afternoon in visiting the families of the
parish. Do not forget that she has house
hold cares that are as important to her as
yours are to you that the interests of her
family demand her presence at home, and
that il these home interests prevent her from
doing work as a Sunday-school teacher, it is
very unjust as well as unkind to sit in judg-
ment against her. As to her visiting, she is
not your pastor, but your pastors help and
companion, His interests, and the family
interests, and the wife's personal interest:
are to govern the use of the time, and not
the exorbitant demand of the parish. IIei
duties are responsible and arduous. Visit
her to cheer her and comfort her, not to criti
else her.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09
Spiritual Life.

There is lower life and a higher life
the lower life yearning to be the higher, or
waiting. in Gods time, the moving Of such
latent motions. 1t has conscious, or half.
conscious, immanent sense that there is for
it more excellent way out Of its narrow cs.
tate. This phase of our nature is subfaith
and subhumanity faith in its inferior
power, as thin raw. nebulous material and
unsolicited star-dust, and corresponding
humanity deep in its inperfections, very
much confined to its cradle, trying, or half
trying to bc ont and away, suffering from
first disappoiutncnts, trial griefs, aud other
young complaints. But the over-soul OF the
Infinite gives to the under-soul Of man
pledge of complete upwardness, eventual in
tegrity and right balance.
1t Is dark times with the acorn when it
lies beneath it, earthly covering. It is then,
with i, the day Of small things and extreme
loWlincss. Its movement and life are only
of the germ, and all below the surface, like
so many of the years of humanity, Yet the
acorn IN its lowly bed, contains the tiny
prefguration Of a mighty aud beautiful tree
that shall rise, from its threads and sketch
within the nutshell, high up into the light,
and catch the breeze from every quarter uf
the heavens. Or the much-sccludcd acorn.
having not yet hint Of the great world of
affairs above its head, carries within its
small compass the cunning flaments and
outlines that shall enlarge into the ships
strong ribs Of oak and push its social and
commercial path 10 many opulent lands
The covering cast over all live and prophetic
acorns, over all poor struggling mortals and
nations, shall be rent and thrown off.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09

A SAVING REMRDY.--ln one Of the sun
day schools of the city recently when the
lesson cards were passed around to the
classes, the cards that came to the infant
class had for their text "what shall do To
be saved ?" Selecting as the first member
of the class to put the question to, a bright
little girl Of only four summers, who also
by the way, had but just recovered from q
severe attack of the Group, the teacher put
the question, what must you do to be saved
The little one preserved silence moment
as if in deep and perplexed thought, and ther
her face frightened; she had it. II would
take syrup and alum" was the reply, naively
yentured II brought down the class, teacher
and all, and further discussion Of the subject
was postponed
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09
-dor the poma.
A soSG TO BRING SLEEP.


Two little eyes.
Blue "a the azure deep Of the skies.
Now SO roguish. now wondrous wise,
Solemn and funny, all in twink,
Changing and changing with every wink.
Two little lips,
Red as the flaming coral tips,
Sweet a. the rose the wild bee sips
Singing AMI prattltng all day long.
And kissing and coasins with vtiehcry strong
Two little hands,
Busy M bird and busy as hee.
Gathering funny thing" for mel
weaving webs, and building house
Just the size for wee. wee mouse"
Two little feet,
Tiot-foot and lght-foot o. what pair,
Now here, now there, now everywhere
Running of errnnds, dancing in glee
skipping and jumping merrily
Two little eyes closed
Two little lips shut
Two little hands claspcd
two little feet still
God give my darling pleasant dreams,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09
HallucinatiOns.

1t is not generally known that it is possi-
BILE TO cultivate the state of mind called hal
lucinatiOn. One of the most remarkable
instances was that of the wonderful poet
painter, William Blake The account of
his method of portrait painting which he
gave, was as follows
when a model was presented, | looked
at it attentively for half an hour, sketching
occasionally on the canvass. had no need
of a longer sitting | put aside the draw
ing, and passed 10 that of another person.
When | wished to continue the first portrait,
took the subject Of it into my mind; l
put him into the chair where | perceived
him as distinctly as if he had been there in
reality may even add, with form and
color more defined than the original l
contemplated from time to time the imagin-
ary figure. ! suspended my work to exam
inc the pose; evey time cast my eye on
the chair, saw the man"
In one year he stated that he had thus
painted three hundred Ior rats, great and
small. But the sad seQu nee of all this
overstraining of the imagination was that
he lost by degrees his power to distinguish
between his real and his imaginary stters.
His mind became disordered, and he passed
thirty years in lunatic asylum.
The celebrated actor, Talma, used by an
effort Of his will to make his large and bril-
liant audience disappear, and fill their places
with skeletons; and the thought that he was
playing to this ghastly crew is reckoned to
have impaired strange weird power to his
presentations.
Sir Thomas Browne, jerome Cardan and
Goethe are said to have possessed, in differ
ent degrees, this remarkable faculty--a gift
scarcely to be desired, one would think.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09
A Night In a Boat.

"Tell me a story" Harry said, climbing
upon his Uncle Roberts lap; "a story about
a bad boy"
II was one of lIarry's greatest pleasures to
have Uucle Robert tell him a story, and he
liked, best of ALL stories about bad boys
A bad boy ?" said Uncle Robert. 81
have told you about all the bad boys ever
knew excepting myself"
"Were you bad boy :" asked Harry
most cost my life Shall tell you about
that 2"
AYES, please"
al was just seven years old, aud my mother
had taken cottage at Bay Ridge for the
summer, when this particularly naughty act
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09
WoraI md Reliaions.
PIAIN QUESTIONS.

why dost thou talk of death. ladies
why dost thou long 10 go7
The Master that hath placed thee here
Hath work tor thee to do.
why dost thou taik Of heaven, laddie7
what wouldsi thou say In heaven,
when the Master asks, what hast thou done
with the talents have given3
81 gave thee wealth and power,
And the poor around thee spread
where are the sheer and lambs of mine
That thou hast reared and fedg
81 gave thee wit and eloquence
Thy brethren 10 persuade
Where are the thousands by thy word
Were wise and holy made
~ placed thee Ia a land Of light
where the Gospel round thee shone
wher, Ia the heavenly -mindc,lness
md In all my own
And last sent thee chasusemenl,
That thou mighr.t be my son;
where IA the trusting faith which says,
Father Thy will be done2
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09

A WAC with the word whoa" brought a
horse driven by young man to a dead stop.
"That's fine beast of yours" says the wag.
AYES, pretty good sort of an animal but
he has one fault, lie was once owned by a
butcher, and is sure to stop whenever he
hears a calf bleat"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09

THE religion which merely performs on
sunday and never gets out of the meeting
house, is about the most useless thing under
the sun. 1t is easy for men to get together,
warm into happy feeling, talk of millen-
mum, paradise, and glory hallelujah; but 10
90 out of church and be Just to defend
Christ by holy life and chaste CONVERSE
ton to be poor for principle to war whis-
key, and pride, and lust; to reprove the inn
pudence Of money; to stoop down in love to
the despised and oifcast; to refuse submis-
lion to the tyranny and encroachment of
mammon--to do these things takes courage,
and marrow, and blood. And these are the
things which Christ did.-Mehodist Recorder.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09

"CoME. There is not a shorter, more
precious, more hopeful, more inviting word in
all the Bible than the small word, "come u
1t is indeed the key note of the Gospel. To
the weary and heavy laden, " come and find
rest !" to the thirsty and fainting, "Come
come and drink !" "come and take the
water of life freely" only come. Was even
so much depending on condition so simplef
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09
Seierf Misrehauy.
FAREWELL TO rnr BIRDS.

~ cHAs. u. ttrunur.
Go. happy messengers u liahi,
We would not bid you stay,
Your songs have cheercd The weary heart
Through many a summers day
To southern shores you now must sn,
IRE wintet wrsp. The earth tn snow
on with your merry matin songs
The Joyous woois have rung.
And Oft your vesper notes been heard
The verdAnt hclis among
Nat now the groves Will silent he.
And gone your songs from bush and tree
But other sArs shall hear those songs
where nest your home shail be-,
And other eye. ahsll watch your flghi,
lts wondrous grace to seei
And with the early flower. Of spring
Y0H1l turn to VA on joyous wing
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09

Boy" said traveller to a disobedient
youth whom he encountered, "don't you
hear your father speaking to you ?" "Oh
y-a-a-s,' replied the youth, "But ! don't
mind what he says. Mother don't neither
and 'twixt she and !, we've about got the
dog so he don't"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09

Ir is a high, solemn, almost awful thought
for every individual, that his earthly inau-
ence, which has had commencement here,
will never, through all ages, were he the
very meanest of us all, have an end.--Carlyle.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09

How TO WAKE UP IN THE Mourning
The duke of Wellington always slept on an
iron camp beadstead eighteen inches wide.
" When a man wants TO turn over" he says,
it is time for him to turn out" The En-
peror Nicholas did the same, Mr.. Owens
says the principle is well enough, but think
the detail is wrong sleep itself is far too
important 10 be made uncomfortable. My
old friend Rossiter fixed his alarm so that,
at the pre-ordained moment, the bed-clothes
were dragged from the bed, and Rossiter lay
shivering. | have myself somewhere the
drawings and specifications for a patent
(Which | never applied foD which arranges
set of cams and whee-work under the bed
stead which, at the moment appointed, lift
the pillow end six feet, and deliver the
sleeper ON his feet ON the now horizontal
foot board. lie is not apt to sleep after
that, Rossiter found another contrivance
which worked better The alarm clock
struck match which lighted the lamp
which boiled the water for Rossiter's shay
ing, If Rossiter stayed in bed too long the
water boiled over upon his razor and clean
shirt, and the prayer-book his mother gave
him, and Coleridge's autograph, and his open
pocket book and all the other precious
things he could put in basin underneath
when he went TO bed so he had to get up
before that moment came.-Oddnd New for
June.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09

SIGus and tears win sympathy; but oh,
for the wise insight which can sympathize
with the sighs that are breathed inwardly,
and the tears that are never seen.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09

TnE latest issue of Harper brothers edition
Of BdiTe's Notes comprises the Epistles of faui
to the Thess,lonans, to Timothy to Titus, and to
Philemon These notes are remarkable for their
fullness and practical explanations
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09

ruE oEErS of HEARTS. By wilkie Collins. with Illus
trations, Harper Broiher, AcW ork'
This is beyond question the poorest specimen
of Collins handiwork which has fallen into our
hands In saying this it is clear that We do not
agree with the author. But the public will agree
with us when we say that among other disagree
able things it contains that hideous story with
which Mir Collins contriyed to ruin his reputa-
ton as a caterer to popular entertainment last
winter "The Dream Woman" is no better and
no worse than other parts OF the book
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09
A SACK oF GOLD By Virginia W. Johnson, author
Joseph the Jew" Harper Brothers, New York

Joseph the Jew" Harper Brothers, New York
Better than Joseph the Jew" Short chapters
and easy reading Rather improbable in many OF
its incidents The closing portion is the weakest
Roses flight and marriage being peor device
1t would have been better to make Whichcord an
honester man. One doesn't relish Toms Inherit
ing 30 much money from man whose code Was
TO tell the truth when it expedient to get the
better Of any man il possible, without scruple -
We venture to predict that the author will improve
still farther as times goes on. Sold by Phinney
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09

setiNK AEpts. BY Np. onphant. Harper 4 BFothsr,
New York.
MrS Ohphshts exact and minute style, her
faithful porraitures Of English society, her de
ghtful exposures Of the shams of that society,
and her altogether pleasant way OF telling her
stories never fail to recommend her to her vast
| host Of readers In Squire Arden these read
ers will find all they look for. The tale is long
! but not tresome The hero of it is no impossible
saint but one of the most open-hearted, unseltish
honorable, upright and loyable fellows We have
met with this many day. 1t issp pure and good
book throughout. aud one to be thankful for
phinney has it
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
A Diss diving Playmate.

A family removed from a country vii
lage into Boston, and occupied a house
comparatively new and in modern
of the city. The children soon began
to tell their parents of a boy who came
to play with them in the street or in
their play room, and of what he said
and did, and how he looked The
parents never saw the boy, and finally
babe the children bring him in some
day to see them. The answer was
ooh, we can't" he goes right away"
Being told the next time he came to the
house to let them know, the children
did, SO, but as they said, he had "gone
right away when the parents reach
ed the play room. This went on for
some time, greatly to the wonder and
perplexity Of the parents; the children,
simple and matter of fact, thought moth
ing strange of it. One day they report
ed to their father that their playmate,
now well known by name, told them his
father and mother were going to Europe
in few days, and he gave their names
and the vessel they would sail by from
New York. The gentleman without say
ing anything, went to New York, found
Sucn names on Ine steamer I1SG, Went TO
the dock on the day of sailing, sought
out the persons, and inquired if they
had a boy of such age and description
as his children had related to him.
With great emotion they replied eve
had such boy, bnt he is dead; why do
you ask?'' Further, conversation con-
vinced them and the Bostonian that the
spirit of their darling boy never seen by
those who knew and loved him, was the
frequent visitor to the house Of perfect
strangers, and seen and talked with by
the children Of others. burlington, Vt.
free Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
The Indian Territory Riots.

Information is received that the re-
cent murder and riot at Talaquah, the
capital Of the Cherokee nation, was a
wanton and cruel murder on the part
of two members of the mounted guard
detailed by the Chief, VIM. Ross. It
seems that two of the guard got drunk,
went down street shooting off their pis-
tolls, and declared that they wanted to
kill a Downing man. The first one
they came to was working in stable.
They killed him, and joined their
comrades, and formed in a
line near the postofice. The Down
ing party formed further down
the street, and they began firing at
each other. More than 100 shots were
fired, and two persons we're severely
wounded, and several slightly. The
murderers were protected in the post
office on Sunday for several hours, and
no efforts were made to have them ar
rested. They finally escaped to the
country. The whole riot grew out OF
the intense and bitter feeling between
the two parties known now as the Ross
and Downing parties. The excitement
was intense. Serious difficulty is liable
to break out at any time. Major Ingalls,
was called on to investigate. the matter.
His recommendations were not APP
proved by the Chief, and he left Tala-
quah much disappointed with things in
the Indian Territory.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER 9 1874.
The Dying Soldier.
BY MATILDA C. EDWARDS.

BY MATILDA C EDWAhDS
am dying-is she coming ?-throw the win
dow open wide.
Is she coming Oh I love her more than all
the world beside.
In her young and tender beauty, must, oh,
must she feel this loss?
Savior, hear my poor petition, teach her now
to bear the cross.
Help her to be calm and patient when molder
in the dust
Let her say and feel my Father, that thy ways
are true and just.
Is she coming? Go and listen-I would see
her face once more
1 would hear her speaking to me ere life's
fevered dream is DER;
I would fold her to my bosom, look into her
soft, bright eye.
would tell her how love her, kiss her once
before die.
Is she coming? Oh! it's evening, and my dar
ling comes not still.
Lift the curtain-it grows darker-it is sunset
on the hill.
All the evening dews are falling-I am cold
the light is gone.
Is she coming? Softly, softly comes deaths
silent footsteps on
I am going-come and kiss me-kiss me for my
darling wife
warm kiss of life.
Tell her I Will wait to meet her where the good
and lovely are,
In that home untouched by sorrow, tell her
she must meet me there.
Is she coming Lift the curtain-let me see
the falling night
Oh ! Iwant to live to see her, surely she will
come tonight.
Surely ere the daylight dieth, will fold her to
my breast
With her head upon my bosom, calmly I could
sink to rest.
It is hard to die without her; look, 1 think
she's coming now;
/ can almost feel her kisses on my faded cheek
and brow:
I can almost hear her whisper. feel her breath
upon my cheek,
Hark | hear the front door open: is she
coming Did she speak ?
No. Well, drop the curtain softly; 1 Will see
her face no more,
Till I see it smiling on me on the bright and
better shore.
Tell her she must come and meet me in that
Eden land of light;
Tell her I'll be waiting for her where there is
no death, no night
Tell her that called her darling, blessed her
with my dying breath
Come and kiss me for my Lizzie tell her love
outliveth death.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
A Remarkable Suicide.

M. Ernst, an old French dancing
master in Cincinnati, committed sui
eide recently by shooting himself
through the heart. A few months ago
he deserted his wife, leaving her pen
niless, to die in a hospital, while he made
a pleasure trip to Paris. Returning to
Cincinnati on Saturday morning. he
found that his former friends refused
to recognize him; whereupon, after
breakfasting restaurant, heproceeded
to the hospital in which his wife had died
secured room under pretense of be-
ing i'll, and, the next morning, was
found dead by his own hand The
Commercial, in it's account of the af-
fair, states that his breakfast was a
remarkable" one First, he ate a
dozen oysters; next, big chunk of
broiled salmon, taking pint of claret
with it; next, mutton chop or two,
with coffee; next, porterhouse steak,
which, the stewart states, he ate to the
bone all around; last of all, some ice
cream" The question arises, did he
commit suicide because his old &C
quaintances turned the cold shoulder
to him; or because he was apprehensive
that his digestive faculties would prove
inadequate to the proper disposition of
that remarkable" breakfast :?