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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02
TIE FERRY OF GALLOWAY.
By ALICE CAR

" In the stormy waters of Galloway
Ny boat had been idng the lifelong day,
Tossing and trembling to and fro,
For the wind was high and the tide was low
Z" The tide low, and the wind was high
And weary, my heart and |,
For not a traveller all the day
Had crossed the ferry of Galloway"
At set of the sun the clouds outspread
Like wings of darkness overhead
When out o the west my eyes took heed
OF 4 lady riding at full speed"
The hoof-strokes struck on the tiinty hill
Like silver ringing on silver, till
saw the veil III her fair hand float,
And iiutter sigma for my boat"
"The waves ran backward as if ware
OF Il presence more than mortal fair;
And my little craft leaned down and lay
With her side to the sands of Galloway.
" Haste good boatman. haste, she cried,
And row the other side.
And She stripped from her finger the shining ring
And gave it me for the ferrying.'
- Woes me, my lady may not 60,
For the wind is high ami the tide is low,
And rocks like dragons lie in the wave
Slip back Your finger the ring You gave
" Nav nay, for the rocks will be melted down;
And the waters, they never will let me drown,
And the wind pilot Will prove to thee,
For Ilv diving lover he waits for me-
Then bride ribbon and silver spur
She put in my hand, butI answered her.
The wind is high and the tide is low,
must not, dare not, ami VIII not go"
Her face grew deadly white with pam,
And -hr took her chainpng steel 10y the lnane
And bent his neck IL the ribbon and spur
That l..V III my hama, but answered, her,
"Though You should rrofier me twice or thrice
O .rln, ami ribbon aul steel tue pr.ce,
The leave OF Kissing your Ii!y-lik hand,
Incscr could row YOU safe to land"
" Then cod have mercy she family cried,
For my lover IS dying the other side,
orrucl, . crucleet Galloway
Ec parted and make me path, pray"
OF Il sulien, the ehone larg" and bright,
- II ut wcrc -taving away the night,
And the ram ON the river fell AS sweet
A. the pity NJ tread OF an gels feet
! And -I.aurIn- the water from edge 10 edge,
\ rainbow stretched like 4 golden bridge
An. put the rein in her hand :" fair,
y And Size AT IN her saddle the queen o the air
. And over the river. from edge to edge
I She rode on th, shining ami ehInmerinS bridge, +,
i Aui landing AT, on the other side
i Love = thy conqueror, death, she cried"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02
The Youth of the Late Gov. Fairbanks.

The Interesting sketch of the Fairbanks
scale works in the hpudl1can of the 25d.
states the birthplace of the brothers Fair
banks to have been Sturbridgc, Worcester
Co.,. Mass 1t is not so important to know
where a man was born rs what he has
done. but il is we'll to be accurate in
matters of history. After a dinner given
on his list hirth-dav, October %, ls63, at
his house in st. Johnsbury, Gov. Erastus
Fairlank. read to the fam ly circle present
:, paper upon which he had noted down
some Of the most interesting passages Of
his life. in which he says
In 4 remote corner of Brimtield, in the
state of Massachusetts, and within haf Il
mile Of the town lines of Sturbrdge,
Brooklitld and Warren, stands 4 small
farmhouse. one story high.cont. aiming four
rooms, a Kitchen. a square room, and
two hc,-room>, besides Il milkroom and
wa>h-room. a small plastered room in
the attic WAS formerly occupied rs sleep
inr-room for the boys. This humble
dwelling is the place of my nativity. My
father cultivated a small farm of ab ,ut
sixty acres. and my early life was spent at
home i'll employment on the farm. My
father was Tin humble circumstances, and
it was only by unrcmitting industry. and
u strict economy practlced by Doth my
parents that they were enabled to support
the family and bring the two ends of the
wear together. Our house WAS about five
miles from the meeting house in the center
of the town, where some of the family
usually attended worship on the Sabbath
Aside from the regular Sabbath services OF
the church, we had no public or social
rel~ious privileges. l have no rccollec-
N,
a religious conference during my residence
with my parents. We were about equi-
distant from the churches in Brimtield
Sturbridye. Warren. Holland and Brook
field, and recollect to have attended
worship on the Sabbath ut each of those
places. But usually we attended the
church in Brimteld. 1t was rare that all
the members Of the family remained away
/, from the sanctuary on theSabbath; though
as the distance was too great to walk anC
nv father kept but one horse. we coulc
not all 90 on the same Sabbath. My
parents ALWAYS inculcated a reverence fol
the Sabbath and the holy Scriptures, anC
we children were restrained from I'M
proper employment, and from mingling
/ with our associates on that day. BY the
instruction and counsel, especially OF my
mother, and by the grace of God, we wcr(
t preserved from the sin of profanity an'
f Sabbath breaking and many kindred vices
The families on either side of us were
trained in a school of morals which m,
parents never tolerated, and their sons fel
2 into the practice of vices from which
, thr0urh the restraints and admOnitiOns o
| nv parents. | was merclfully kept. Al
+ the members of those two families nav
| ,ince died, several of them becomin!
t drunkards, all of them poor.
e "Our district school-hOuse was over
e mile distant, across lots, the public roa
: Icing half a mile longer. and passiinr.
:. through the corner Of another town: w
j. had usually three months school in tn
n summer taught by lady, and ten 9
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

tural Societies to take measures to prevent,
upon fair grounds, all games of chance,
and schemes for getting money without
an equivalent, thus removing from the
young a temptation to begin a life of
gambling, the end of which is death.
ReSolred, That this Convention of Y.
Nj. Z. Associations and churches of Yer
mont feel called upon to renew ana to en- /
phasiZc our adherence to the principles OF
total abstinence from all intoxicating
drinks as Il beverage, and to express our
continued and unabated loyalty to the pro-
visions Of our Prohibitory Law
hcso1red, That this Convention fury ap
prove the work of suppressing obscene
and vicious literature, as conducted by
Mr. Anthony j. Comstock of New YORK,
and fully sympathizng with him in his
present critical condition, we pledge our
earnest prayers for his speedy recovery,
and complete success in all his efforts.
The subject of Individual Responsi-
blity for the salvation of souls" was TAX
en up, and the discussion opened by Mr
Gitchell of Concord. The Bible sheds the
most LIGHT on this subject and our duty.
The command, Bring We all the tithes
into the Storehouse. comes to you and to
me. Unless the feelings of our hearts 60
out for Others we cannot grow in grace.
| hope vou will feel that You and have
responsibility. and that we must one day
give an account of our responsibility
There is not one who has not work to
do for God. The field is the world and
those around YOU.
Brother II. b. Olds asked if we We're
going home to do rs we had so often be-
fore, or whether we should carry out the
sentiment of the speaker.
Bro G.. ii. Shaw said we We're to be in
: strument> to point souls to Christ. We
f realize this responsibility when alone with
God in the closet.
Another spoke of the individual respon-
siblitv in the family. There must some
times be PRAYER and fasting.
At EIGHT o'clock the topic Jesus, the
I Sinners Friend." was taken up. Bro AL
: len Folgcr, Of New Hampshire, being the
4 first speaker. Referring to the motto
L Thou God >ee>t me-. painted upon the
: walls of a Reform School. he said lie sal,
L he had carried this thought God is watch
in" me to bless me-. Christ is our Frlent
i because he suffered and died for us. W.
). might realize this more if we could imag
:. inc Him hanging on the cross for each O
Y Us Individually. Every one who will TAX
l. his promises may have 4 Friend by linn a
/ all times.
|. Bro. Folrer was followed by Br :
if Morse. Gitchcl. Davis and Shaw, who con-
a mended the topic To those present, and ri
/. treated them to accept Jesus rs thcl
= Friend.
ID After prayers had been offered for thos
/. who expressed a desire to become Chrl:
= tian>. the convention formed Il circle. .lol,
ing hands. and sang hymn. "hll
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

yuma and his daring act of < Burning the
Ships" The rashness of Cortez was the
secret of his success.
Miss Ida Collins Perplexed Music
was one of the finest exhibitions of prose
poetry that it has been our privilege to
hear Indeed uch was the music of her
language that we were per7'ered to know
whether her essay was i'll blank verse or
in prose. We would be glad to give some
Of the choice gems of thought which
adorned her essay did not our imperfect
memory forbid the attempt.
Mr. Herbert Ward gave us an interesting
comparison between The Blue and the
Gray" extolling the prowess of the former,
and apoioSlzing for the sins of the latter.
Let there be :. love and tears for the blue,
and tears and love for the gray" Miss
ellison spread out the panorama of the
history OF "Our Country" in n skillful
and rhetorical manner. The essay showed
great familiarity with United States history.
The last speaker. Mr.. Clarence Ward
told us How we should treat our Catholic
neighborS" The policy to be pursued
towards the Catholics should be one OF
liberation. American institutions may be
endangered by such u policy but whatever
is most valuable in them and most nearly
allied to truth will survive The -ESthettC
,J0urudt.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

we should reply that the disadvantages of
of the absence of those men are due to
the abuses rather than to the system
Among such abuses are the limitations
of locality, and of what is called rota-
ton, by which Il good man is removed
for the sole reason that he has become
better by experience, while his place is
filled by Il new man who must be
selected from Il particular county or dis
trict- Other abuses are those which arise
from patronage. and which give the nom
ination and the power of the party ma
chnery to merely mercenary and selfish
schcmrrs. Such abuses are not INSOFAR
able from the system, which must not.
therefore. be Judged by their results.
Meanwhile there are those who make
the sacrifice, and enough of them to sug-
gcst Il doubt whether the remark of the
>hrewl Frenchman is well founded.-EDI
TORS EASY CHAIR, in Htrper' Miga.iae
for Uecemter.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

Too BAD AND YET GooD.-Zion's HcrnH
of this week is responsible for the truth of
the following ilem-but who is response
BILE for that suit of clothes i> what Bro.
Haven doubtless most desires to know:
4 pretty serious Joke occurred to Bishop
Haven week or two since. lie ordered
his relatives to secure him Il new suit of
clothes from his tailor in this vicinity, and
forward them to his address at the South.
through the agency OF our rver-o5II"in@
book agent. But the clothes did not make
their appearance. Every friend of the
Bishop will bear testimony to the fact that
he never rcncws his suit until the occasion
becomes pressing He intimated his sur
prise at the delay. Evidently they were
making him too elaborate Il fitting out.
and he would lose his personal identity if
he appeared in them, What could ii
mean9 The garments hal been promptly
sent as directed. The express men We're
assailed with inquiries, but could make no
discovery of the lacking episcopal robes.
When slowly. and amu>ingly To certain
friends let into the secret Tbut it WIS not
funny, doubtless, for the Bishop 1t began
to be suspected that the important bundle
hat been sent in to Mr.. MaTcc.
1t came. it was soon discovered, Just al
the time that Rev. Bro. Abbott. of South
Carolina. WAS calling for second hand
clothing for his suffering colorrd brethren
in the Southern ministry and membership
into the barrel. without much examination
went the Bishops bundle And now
probably. some particularly happy c"lorc'
"donli,lic is preaching with Renewed
viror. in a suit Of unwontrd h-lujy an,
brtudh, and thanking tn" mysterious
providence that has made such rare
PROVISION for his needy servants II tn
bishop must make an enforced donation "
those garments, he could not have asked
better direction for their distribution
There i, divinity that shapes our ends
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

4 CANADIAN PHRASE.-Can:ttaS bright
and sensible Govcrnor-tIencral.L Lord Duf-
fcrin. has given the Dominion people a
new bv-w"rd. which has spread with cleo
tric rapidity from one end of Canada to
the other. On his voyage ont. being called
upon by the rmi grants 10 address them,
he allude> TO thi- phrase. which ha graf
e,i lrlrshlv on his ears: - He had the mis-
fortune 10 have too many children Lord
ID. said: - remarked that perhaps no
better idea could be given OF the ditferen-
ces between the old country and their new
home than by the fIct that whereas in
England 4 s,rutig ing man might lie over
weighted in the battle of lifc 10y a numer-
Gus family in the land to which they We're
going a man could scarcely have too many
children Here WIS applauded Justify.
with cheerful accompaniment of laugh
ter also. when WAS further greeted with
an approving thump on the back by a stall
wart youmg emi-rant. who crlei ont.
Right voa are. Sir: tlit's what I've been
telling Emily" TlIr C.tna!i;Ins have got
up the slang phrase. - IhrtS 'cttt Ice
Jten tclIimy EmHg." having had the anec-
cote made familiar by going the round OF
the papers. AMI one hear- every wnere,
:. That's a-bat Ire hee,s telling Emily
EpIToR's DRAWER. in Harl'ers -ha3t-tne
! for Utrenibcr.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

NATURAL WONDERS IN CALIFORNIA
One DR.. darkness reports to the Academy
of Sciences in san Francisco that. upon
the line which divides Lasscn and Plumas
counties, California, he visited an extinct
volcano. He describes it rs being three
miles long by halfa mile wide. and thinks
if of recent origin There are trunks of
trees standing upright and great number
of stumps on the bank. The lava lies IN
flakes from n cubic foot in size to ton
weight. For several hundred acres sur
rounding the crater the ground Is VOID OF
vegetation The doctor feels certain that
the volcano has been active during the
Dast TWENTY-FIVE years, and says the Indians
thereabouts saw their fathers informed
them that all the mountains there were
once ON fire. The doctor also reports the
discovery in the same region OF lake
LARGER than Tahoe, hitherto unknown to
white men, except to an occasional hunter.
The lake, he says, is 1880 feet above the
sea. the highest lake in the world. he
calls it Lake Livingstone, in honor OF the
great explorer.
Such. condensed. is the doctors state
ment We don't know about the lake, but
the smoking mountain in Plum;s Is one OF
the traditions of the old settlers there.
Immigrants of 40 and 80 tell, as they felt
| their weary way across the mountains OF
seeing Lassen's Peak and the smoking
mountain. The Indian story is, like most
Indian narratives, much more poetlcal
than truthful. The time when all the
mountains were on fire probably refers to
the annual burning of the chapparel, ana
other underbrush of the forests, IN order
to keep their hunting grounds clear, ana
to prevent really dangerous tires. Ina ,is1
country from Plumas to the oregon lr' m'
is yery beautiful and very grand. we
MIGHT add it is very rich in its broad val
ieys and its magnificent growth Of timber
When some company Of enlightened cap
italists build narrow gauge railroad from
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

SI-RrFREANEAN FI,uEs-In boring Ar
t4,ian wells in the Desert of Sahara very
small fishes resembling the whlte-balt.
not unfrequently occur, which lniltbit the
waters of the subterranean bed OF the
desert. They are Identical with species
from the waters of Bl>kra- The male dlf-
fers from The female in being transversely
barred. 80 that some authors have regar-
dcd it a a distinct species The eyes are
well formed. although these fishes live a
part of the time in obScurltv- 1t seems
that as far back as lsi9 the governor OF
the oases of Thebes and Gable. in Egypt,
stated that an Artesian well. about los feet
deep. which he had cleaned out. furnished
for his table fishes which probably came
from the Nile, "a the sand winch he had
/ brought up from this Artesian well was
identical with that OF this river In the
Sahara. as in Egypt. these fishes were car
ricd AWAY bv the waters. winch Uttered
| into the soil down 10 the subterranean
sheet into which the Artesian wells open.
Gervais claims 30 have established the fact
that these >ubterranean fishes are essen
tiallv tiuvialile and that some like them
are found in the rivers of Senegal and
Mozambiuue. of SYRIA and Egypt, of the
Iberian peninsula. and even America
Their fossil representatives are not found
! in deposits of marine orig in. and all that
we know occur in lacu5irlne formations
! The existence of these fishes can not, then
serve rs an argument for the former pres
ence of the water, of the Mediterranean
ON tb,, soil of the north of Africa--EDI-
TORS SCIENTIFIC RECORD, IN HHper S
.Nlrt,tle TOR U,cenittr-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

SAD oHY.-The Greenfield (Mass-)
co,Ijer SAYS: William Guinan, well
known here n an auctioneer for many
yrars. died in Springfield recently lie
purchased Il quantity of whisky at sa-
loon in that city. drank over pint IN 4
few moments. and died almost immeul;l-
telv. Guinan was native of Canada. en-
i;Siad in thc Second Vermont regiment us
srrreantmaior. May 90. 1851, and was
Ji.i-hnrrcd on account Of wounds, Septem-
brr M 30 Of the same year. He moved to
Snrin % m ofield a year or more ago. where he
1nft lt :, wife and children. He pawned a
looking glass to buy the whisky whisky G. wifn' Gn
which was sold to him by Hunh 70;
Ills wife followed him to the saloon ana
rannc.tcd a,T the keepers not to sell liquor to
fia''' hjm They took her by the arm, and, tell,
ing her it was no place for her walhed walked
her ont of the saloon. and sold the liquor
TO her husband which killed him.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

AN EXCITING DEER lIuNr--Cu CurlrN
Pete Quick noted ~ a hunter among 4
family of famous hunters, had IN cNcIllng
adventure with a wounded buck III Biz
Io,r Tavern Pond. near Milford. Pa. one
Jay last week He was on a runaway.
and an immense iIvc-prongcd buck ran m
to the pond where he stood, UUIck lumF-
cd into his boat. and followed the deer,
,lischarrinr both barrels of his rifle n the
animal. He says he . hit it bad. but il
keep richt on Rcdouhling his efforts, he
sent his boat alongside the deer. 1t had
cot far out into the pond, which at that
spot is half mile wide, and very deep
Quick had dropped his rifle in the bottom
of the boat, without rrloadin@. Vie thought
the buck was 50 badly wounded that he
could dispatch ii with a knife. He seized
one of the horns and tried to hold II, bat
the horn broke off throwing the hnntcr
backward. and almost cap>izn- the boat.
Rerainng his equilibrium. quick seized
| the deer by the horns The buck whlr ed
suddenly and pulled Quick out OF the boat
He landed squarcly on the dcers back.
still retaining his hold on it> horns. He
was in a pcrilous position, a long way
from land. and Il boat lying bottom side
up He knew from experience the dan
ger Of Il hand-to-hand contest with Il
wounded deer. on land or water If h"
could hold his position on the decr'@ back
he hopcd TO be carried safely to shore.
But the deer by a sudden ducklng OF hl'
head, threw the hunter over his head IN
front of him. and the next instant suuth
him with his fore feet. Quick saw that
} he must fight for his life. Drawing hl'
knife he closed with the now frantic am
NAL. He plunged the knife into the deer
neck twio.., and then it slipped from hi:
hand and sank. leaving him dtttn>eIr>>.
t The deer in The meantime htd not re
: mittrd in the least his mode of warfare
: and Quick's clothing WAS almost eniirri,
: stripped from his body. Finding that h'
stood no possible chance with the buck
. ne dove from its sight and coming up som
dsta nee off, made for the nearest shore
0 The deer did not follow, but took the .hor
: at another point and lost no time IN lraV
e ing Quick and the pond far behind HIM
II The hunter found himself in most ptE'
bic plight. He was nearly naked and bt
numbed with cold Moreover, he was o
It the side of the pond opposite his cabin
;, and was Obliged to walk half way roun.
/ through the underbrush. before he coul
c reach it, The buck WAS found dead til
IS next day quarter of mile away.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02
IN ' tiN.

Down the l'each-trcr slii
The luilk-W lltc drops of the dew,
AL IN that merry time of the year,
When the world i- made anew
" TA" daisy dressed in white,
The paw paw flower IN brown,
AMI the violet AT hy her lover, the brook,
With her golden eyeliI down"
"DAlly IL own bc-thu
>honr IN each leaf and stem;
Gaviv the children rolled on the grass,
With ,i.r.r. shadow after them"
IL -ail, III, sweet for me,
- llttlr wild flower, for
UAt, larger need, ani shut in myself,
wlthcr and waste ana die
- rItN me, sing tor me
cried t" the tuuctUl bird,
NJ heart i full of lie -rlrI; of song,
Ana cannot sing a word
Like a buried stream that longs
Through the upper world To run,
inl kI~- the dawn IN her rosy mouth
Anl lie IN the li=h; Of the sun"
$50 IN me i my soul
Wasting in darkness the hours,
Ever irrt.,i aud sulcn and >ad
Via a -,u>e Gifts unused power"
.In vain, each little Hover
Must bc sweet for itself, nor part
With 1t. white OF brown, and every bird
Must sing from it, own full heart"
Alice Car
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

Say not that we have nothing dr"ll from
the up-river counties on the Hudson
Even in Fishkll. one of the oldest and
iishkilli,st places in Dutchess County.
mirthful things occur. The new super
visor of that town has in his service a
freedman who WAS recently attending TO
some duty on the lawn near the road
Some seven or eight f ndS Of his own
color were leaning on the fence. evlden ly
to see that the thing was properly done
Another contraband, Ike Drhly. Happened
to pass at the time, and meeting Dr.
Mabes, inquired,
DIR. M:,bes, who dead at Masser lleus-
tis?"
No one" think replied the doctor.
"Oh yes, there must be somebody dead
there, sartin sure
WHY, am positive not. said the doc
tor. ..or should have heard of it.
Then" exclaimed Ike, raising his
voice. and pointing to the long; lazy row
of sable brethren hanging on the pickets.
whats all dis yer mournin for strung
along the fence?"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02
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