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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-24
A Comforting Belief.

For nearly seventeen years lived bliss.
full life with the best husband God ever gave
to woman and when, after an illness of six
weeks duration, he passed to the better land,
il was in the firm belief that his sorrowing
wife was above doing or thinking that which
is wrong After a little while l remem-
bered this assurance Of bis, and believing
that he then knew me as was, feared be
was disappointed in me, and perhaps did
not love me as we'll Then, too | thought,
"Now that be is freed from the inhrmities
Of the flesh, and the temptations to sin, what
progress he must be making in the divine
life! and if | am ever permitted to join
the number Of the redeemed he will be far
beyond me, and there will be no more COM
panionship with HIM" and that was worse
far worse, than the present separation. l,
was agony Of soul.
Dropping on my knees one night at my
bedside, | cried TO the "God Of all com.
fort" to put an end in some way to my
torture, and this is how He did it,
dreamed that was walking through
the streets Of some familiar city, leaning OIL
the arm Of my husband. Turning an angle
in the street, we we're surprised to find our
selves on the bank Of a river, wide, turbld
with rapid current. We walked thus but {
little way when missed him from my side
aud turning to see where he had gone, | OBJ
served him on the other side. | was anx
ious to 20 to him, but it was impossible
there was no way Of crossing the stream
observed that he appeared to be looking
toward me, aud so | extended my hanc
toward him as an indication that | wante'
to Join him, and as | did so he made th
same signal TO me. Neither Of US stoo,
still, but both walked 10 the same direction
with extended hands. After a time | be
came conscious that the shores were ap
preaching a little further, and we wer
able to talk with one another. And SO W
journeyed on till at length we we're able b
clasp hands, and SO bridge the stream
When SO weary that could 60 no furthe
be stopped, and looking in the water, said
Come on, now; III help you over"
followed, with my eye 10 the direction {
his, and perceived in the stream log o
which he desired me to step, which wa
above the water save when the currer
would dash over it. Clasping hands NOR
firmly l stepped upon the log and wa
chilled with the icy waters which sweI
over my feet With all the old-time tel
deruess in his voice, he said "Oh, | al
so sorry but never mind, it is lovely 0
,his sida and tvorih all IL costs -
l wakened with my burden gone,-sur
) that bis desires are toward me as mine al
? toward him, keeping even step, going iu II
same direction; at length will come con
munion, and finally the helping hand. An
as when my dream ended we were climbir
hand in hand the banks on the other sid
so | believe it will be he that shall lead II
to the Lamb who will wipe all tears fro
my eyes.-Christiaa Union.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-24
Our Household Gods.

We all have our household gods, whether
or not we recognize the fact ; and we all
pay them homage in fashion Of our own
gods Of association, Of harmony, Of fancy,
Of long-expected realization. These su-
pernatura visitors hide unsuspected in many
a shabby place and corner Some are Wis.,
ible only to certain people and at certain
times others, again disclose their secret
to any who have the gift to recognize their
divinity; aud |, for my part, honestly be-
ieve that nothing exists which may not be
made more worthy by their touch, and none
fus that they may not benefit by recognizing
their existence in our daily life. What god
from Parnassus has laid his hand upon those
shabby garret walls, upon the torn curtain
hanging from the pole, the broken jar
standing in the sunshine, with its spouting
balsam plant? The curtain is weather
scanned and stained by wet the jar is
cracked, the wall is smoked; but the blue
serenity of the sky outside shows beyond
the balsam pot and the ragged curtain ;
some mysterious harmony in those shabby
russet tones is melting to tranquility upon
the gray the faded blue Of the drapery is
falling into shadow the bright eliminating
fash of the flower flames life into il
all. Art seems to be sort of soul to life
that reaches us and uplifts with a strange
yet gentle might Of inspiration. could
imagine that real and mighty work of ar
might even share in that same life which
belongs to natural things Frightening ant
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-24
The Hardship Of Work.

Murat Halstead, one Of tho most prac.
ticed of American journalists, gives as his
recipe to make capitalist--sixteen hours
of work per day, for sixteen years; and il
may be considered infallibo. The good,
indefatigable worker is sure, some day, to
become a capitalist, to a greater or less ex'
tent. All our great men are great workers
No man ever achieved eminence who com
menced by reducing his hours of labor "a
the smallest number per day. and no mar
ever worked very hard and attained fortune
who did not look back upon his working
days as the happiest Of his life.
The fact is, work is the best thing VI
have got, and the more We can do, the bet
ter it is for us; not in money point o
view alone, but from a moral aud intellect
ual point of view. Work is not hard
ship I; ii is the want Of it that is the hardship
How good work is to US how many goo'
things il brings us ! 1t lightens our griefs
soothes our disappointments, aud brighten
the darknest day as nothing else can. |
gives us home, friends, good things to eat
clothes to wear, pleasant objects for the eye
to rest upon. 1t makes US able to gratif,
the wishes Of those nearest and dearest :
u.s. aud it constantly makes the world bet
ter to look at, better to live in.
Let US magnify work, then, love an
honor work, not whine over II, and complai
Of it. Let us sing its praises, rejoice owe
it, and show our real appreciation Of oil
is and all it does for US, by doing our shsr
of it we'll, by putting the best that Is in U
into our work, and leaving il as memoirs
Of which we shall not be ashamed.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-24
The Image of Christ.

Drawn by the pencil of the Spirit, to
which Scripture directs our aim, this image
is painted SO bright that it is impossible to
contemplate it, without its irresistibly affect
ing the heart. As the bodily eye that has
looked long at the sun retains bright i'm
age Of it, so the spiritual eye, that gazes
steadfastly upon the face Of Christ, is filed
with light. We carry this image with us
wherever we 90, and it blends with all our
thoughts and actions. 1t never ceases to
be study to us, ever glowing more bright
and beautiful as We gaze upon it, revealing
in contrast, more and more, the darkness Of
our own hearts. have said, it is with US
at conversion as it is 10 spring, when the
sun melts the snow in the fields and on the
mountains side, but upon the highest peaks
and in the deepest valleys, patches of il
still remain. So the rays Of the spiritual
sun may penetrate our souls, and still there
remain in each heart nights and depths
where yet all is cold and hard How much
must still be melted away, he is irst aware
who conscientiously yields himself to th'
discipline of Scripture. The longer WI
contemplate Christ, the more do we dis
cover how unlike him We are, how selfish
ness has penetrated our inmost nature. how
poor we are in humility, in love. Wher
we enter this school of discipline, it doe
not seem SO. This beholding ourselves il
the image of Christ has the popularity
that, while we more and more discover tn,
darkness in US, upon us, all the while IN
conscious, it is pouring its light. Paul ha
expressed this in particularly rich passag
in his letter to the Corinthians. He says
"But we all, with open face, beholding a
in glass the glory of the Lord, are change'
into the same from glory to glory, even a
by the Spirit of the Lord" A wonderful,
rich saying, indeed. Just as when we be
hold ourselves in metallic mirror, be woul
say, it spreads over us its own effulgcnce
so we Christians, looking with unveiled fac
at Christ, as into the mirror Of true humanity
are adorned with His light, made partaker
of His Spirit, changed as from glory I
glory into the same resplendent image.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-24
One Love Marriage.

Marrying for love is not always unlucky,
or indiscrcet, either. When Marshal Ba-
zaine was in Mexico, and at the night Of
his fame be fell in love with the beautiful
aud gentle, but penniless, Seporita Pena y
Pena, whose only possessions were her own
charms and virtues and historic heredta-
ment that had descended from her grand
father, former President Of the Republic
At the time Of the marriage, the young
lady was deemed TO have made grea,
catch In husband 80 wealthy and famous
But, in the general chapter OF vicissitudes
time brings some curious changes, as II hal
done in this case. Misfortune checkereC
the career Of the whilom condescendinl
lover, and penury and degradation followe(
afiluence and dignity. The affairs Of thu
loving pair we're at their lowest ebb; bu
just at this jupcture the aunt Of Madam
Bazaine dies and bequeaths to her untolC
wealth and now the erewhile dejecte'
wife OF the fallen Marshal may again lift u
her head among the proudest. Such Is life
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-24
Musings In my Garden.

What ceaseless toll this Isl wonder
why weeds we're made, any wayf What
earthly use can they subserve p ust chok.
ing the young plants life-threatening its
sure death II they are not removed yet
they canno, be permitted to grow in vain
| remember a curse pronounced on the
ground by God Himself, ages since--that
must be it--so IL Is useless for me 10 CON-
plain.
1t is all rigbt they are very good tests
Of patience--l shall know before the sum-
mer is over whether | have any Of that rare
article or not In the meantime, let me try
and forget about them, as lpod on pulling
them up, and laying them aside as some use
less incumbrance am anxious to get rid OF,
while my thoughts take wings and wander
back to other days--recalling the memory
Of one | dearly loved whose home | doubt
not is now among the shining ones in
Heaven loved her from my earliest
childhood. We walked together side by
side, till girlhood ripened into womanhood,
aud then we parted remember what
void there was in my heart-she seemed so
iuwoven With my very being. She had but
recently laid her dearest earthly treasure in
the dust. Her hearts idol--the one on
whom she had hoped to lean--was no more.
Yet her gentle spirit murmured not : she
knew God had done il for some wise purpose
and calmly bowed, like some fair flower,
shedding a sweeter fragrance on all around.
She was going West TO teach she could
not be idle Rolc she said her thoughts
would consume her. | often heard from
her. She readily found situation in one
Of our first Western academies, for her mind
was richly stored with all that could ct her
to impart instruction, and her heart from
its furnace trial bad come forth more pure
even than before. The dross Of her nature
seemed to have been consumed. Blessed
sorrow that so lifts the soul from earth =
it lives in a higher, holier atmosphere,
though it tarrics still in the flesh.
My friend did not linger many years, nor
could she ever accept another's love. She
was married in spirit to him who had gone
before" She felt herself as entirely his as
though she had been his acknowledged bride
on earth. And now, as we review her life,
we cannot say it was altogether failure
Many bright flowers she strewed over the
pathway Of others-many sweet lessons Of
patience and submission she brought TO those
around her. learned from the depths Of hel
own hearts experience, that she could never
have known had she not drank so deeply
herself from the fountain Of sorrow. Kind
friends in the home Of her adoption laid hel
gently away to rest it seemed like beau
tiful sleep-for her purified spirit felt nc
terror as she neared that bridgeless river
--she saw beyond the pearly gate that wal
to open for her entrance to q glorious home
have mused too long, | fear, and in per
haps too sad strain, but it always does my
heart good to recall the memory Of tina
early friendsbip.-Rural Neio Yorker.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-24

Parents sometimes set very bad examples
to their little ones, in the way of keeping
their promises. Little Sallie asks you to
bring her some candy when you. come home
from your walk, and you, to please her, say
yes" You have shopping to do, or you
meet friend you pay visits, and the time
passes. Before you notice it, you have left
the candy-store several blocks behind you,
or you are in the car on your way home.
The thought Of Salle's disappointed little
face gives you a momentary pangi but you
console yourself by saying "Oh ! I'll
run out and get her some tomorrow. That
will do Just as well !"
1t will not do just as well Your lightest
promise made to your youngest child, in
wolves your honor quite as much as any
promise you make to anybody, in business
or in society. 1t would be far better tC
20 back n mile, or two miles, even though
you should be tired completely by the add
tional fatigue, than to break the most casua
word, spoken to little child, to whom yor
are the representative in this world of God
and for whose training you are responsible
to God. Be careful how you make prom
ises--or threats-but having made, keel
them.
Some people wickedly teach their littl
ones to tell lies, by imposing upon their in
fantile ignorance by talk of mythical blacl
men, rats, dark holes, and terrific thing
generally, that will happen or come to them
If they do or do not certain things. This
it seems to us, falls very plainly under wha
Jesus called offending" the little ones
and there can be no censure too severe 70
anything so cruel SO mean, aud so false.
To sum up the whole matter If 20
want your children to be true, be utter
true, as in Gods sight, yourselves.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-24
Miscellaneous.
ORGAN TOMS.

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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-24
Manral &c eli4inus.
PRAYER, LABOR, AND SONG.

PRAYER, LABOR, AND SUNG
BY JOHN STUART BLAChIE.
Three bli.ful words namo 10 thee,
Three words Of potent charm,
Prom eating care thy heart 10 free,
Thy life 70 shield from harm.
Whose these blissful words may know,
a bold, blithe.ironted face shall show.
And FhOd with peace, shall safely 20
Through war and wild alarm.
First, ere thy forward foot thou move,
And WELD thine arm Of might,
Lin up thy heart to Him above
That all thy ways be right.
To the prime Source Of life and power
Let thy soul riso even ar flower
That .lyward climbs In sunny hour,
And sceks the genial light.
Then gird thy loins 10 manly toll,
And in the toll have Joys
Greet hardship with . willing smile,
And love the stern employ.
Thy glory this the harsh t0 tamo,
And hy wise stroke and technic flame,
In God-like Lahof's fruitful name
Old Chaos to destroy.
Then mid the workshops dusty din,
Where Titan steam hath sway,
Groom 10 thyselfa song within,
Or pour Thy lusiy lay
Even a. bird that choerly sings
In narrow cage, nor irets IT, wings,
But with full breasted ioyanoe sings
Its soul into the day.
Por iofty things let others strive
With roll Of yauntiul drum
Keep thou thy heart honeyed hive,
Like bee with busy hum.
Chaso not the bliss with wlshful eyes
That ever lures ans ever dies,
But In the present Joy he wise,
Aud let the future coMel
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-24

BRSEyoLESoE is not thing to be taken up
by chance, and put by at once to make way
for every employment which savors Of self.
interest. 1t is the largest part Of our busi-
ness, beginning with our home duties, and
extending itself to the utmost verge of hu-
manity. A vague feeling Of kindness toward
our fellow-creatures is no state of mind to
rest in. 1t is not enough for us to be able
to say that nothing of human interest ia
alien to us, or that we give our assistance
to any scheme of benevolence that may
come in our way. No; In promoting the
welfare Of others we must toll; we must dc.
vote to 1t earnest toll and thought, constant
care and jealous endeavor. The few mo-
ments which man absorbed 10 some worldly
pursuit may carelessly expend each day in
kind words or charities to those around
him, are perhaps, in the sight of heaven, the
only time that be has lived to any purpose
worthy Of recording. Arthur Heips.
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THIRTY YEARS EXPERIENCE OF AN


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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-24

On motion Of l.. L. Lawrence, of Burling
ton, the nomination Of Judge Peck was made
unanimous
After the nomination OF four candidates for
Lieutenant Governor, and the withdrawal Of
one, (lIon John Porter, of IIartford), a ballot
was had. with the following result
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-24

WHEs it is all over, and our feet will
run no more, and our hands are helpless
and we have scarcely strength to murmuI
a last prayer, then we shall see that, in
stead Of needing larger field, we have lefl
untitled many corners Of our single acre
and that none Of it is ct for our Master
eye, were 1t not for the softsning shadow
Of the crox.--Edeard Garrett.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-24

JUSTICE IN IRELAsp.--The scene is laid
in Ireland, and the just Judge and all who
figure in the true story are Of course sons
Of Erin. Two men bad quarrel In liquor
saloon. They adjourned outside to settle
the dispute. The first man being from
Connaught. Immediately seized lump Of
stone and let Ay st the head Of his opponent,
who dipped his head and missed the stone,
which went through au expensive plate
window and did much damage. One Of
Mr.. OShaugnessy's magistrates was called
upon next morning 10 detsrnine which Of
the two should pay the cost The evidence
clearly showed that the aim Was good one,
and that II the second man had not dipped
his head, he would have been struck.
Therefore, said the magistrate, he must
pay the damages, - Il is certain the 6rst
man didn't intend 70 injure the window, and
the window would not have been injured u
1t had not been for The Get Of the second
man."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-24

On motion of Hon. Calvin Morrill,, Of st.
Johnsbury, the nomination Of Mr.. Hinckley
was made unanimous Mr.. Hinckley being
loudly called for, came forward, and in happy
and lelicitous manner returned his aknowl-
edgmeuts for the honor Of the nomination
conferred upon him.
The denomination Of Hon John a. Page, Of
Montpelier, as State Treasurer, was unan-
mOusly made by uiUd pOee vote.
Gen. W. Y. W. Ripley presented the follow.
ing nominations for members of the
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-24

Ii it is lawful and honorable, Laven-
der remarked the other day, to earn ones
living, it ought to be equally lawful and
honorable to urn one's dead.
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Orders sent TO D, W, RAMsDELL, Chelsea vi
or, ". A. BOuTELLE, Montpelier, Vt.
Nore-AIany will ask, Where are your test
monlaisp In reply, would say that have none
for the reason that no 10 Vermont has raised then
but myself this being the first year they were ever
offered for sale In America.
Respectfully yours,
istf 3, w. RAMSDELL.