Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-11

III - "''l we crossed this place the water
e was coming up with such violence as tt
? throw the ship from her course, and th,
, second time, although it was smooth, tn,
1 vessel could be kept on her course. bu
} iof Il short time. The soundings in the cen
ire OF the spring gave twenty-threc fathoms
; and aspecimen of the bottom of very cIe,,
| broken small shells.
he soundings from the centre to IN.
limits of the disturbed water JccraaSeJ =
nine f,thoms. The water at the surf,ce !: !.
brackish''
: The superintendent has directed = mi
mute examination of the sprinp and its inn
mediate locality to be made.
Ont i'm the Country.
We are out here in the countrv-tb.
whole family. We came ont aftcr an,
. health. 1t was not until had lost sever,
OF my family that | could believe that ,
trip into the country preserved health bnt
now realize what a Great boon a summn,
visit is.
: ALI! As | write this, Small Plea is c,l
loplng around a cranberry marsh free =,
an antelope. Long Primer is rollino in IN,
sand with its Sunday suit on, ana Mrs.
Quad sits on the shady porch, contentedly
chewing young onion and watching !:
fight between yearling calf and a cream
colored goat Nowhere else but in tn,
country can man witness snch land
scape as is spread out before me. Their,
Is the long meadow, a turnp patch, a horse
rake, two harroys, magnificent trees f,u,
boys hooking harvest apples. lowing kline
4 lame woman fishing, and the Aurust SIN
clasps the Southern breeze around The necL
and they kiss. 1t is like panorama. and
Il good deal cheaper
There is freedom from restraint hire
Mrs. Bliff, the old Lady who took Us in.
says we won't have to put on our diamonds
and pearls every time we come to meals
and that we must throw STYLE, fashion and
care to the dogs. No one but Mrs. Bli6
could spread such a table. 1t makes nv
mouth water when | think of it. There IS
the tible-cloth with hole in each corner.
a grand dish of baked beans, baked pota-
toes, salt Goldfish, and milk or weak tea.
lhe fare Is to be varied once a week by the
addition OF such cucumbers as have been
overlooked and run to seed but Mrs. Bliff
believes IN steady diet as general
thing
Recuperate. Great spoons but how we
are pillng on the flesh. believe weigh a
ton. and we haven't been here a week vet
The tat Is rolling up on the children until
can scarcely recognize them. They did
not know me this morning when | went
down to the orchard where they were
gambolng among the harvest epples.
lhey began to sass me rs approached
and 1t was with feelings of poignant woe
that found they could run two rods to nv
one.
Every morning | take grand walk, to
harden my flesh. The route is down the
road halt Il mile. through IN old pasture
ior nifty rods. round 4 straw stack. up :,
NIL, down along a barnyarl, home. The
children generally follow me, and their
innocent bleatings, the soft prattlings OF
lambs. the songs of the Guinea hens. and
the murmurlngS of the morning breeze
through the row of tame gOoseberry bushes,
make mans heart swell with enthusi-
| asm.
And the nights, We retire early, and
the light is hardly out before sometime
like Il billion and a half of mosquitoes come
whooping arounp for blood They dom;
get 1t; there is netting all around the bed
and the insects gnash their teeth and howl
around until they find the family dog.
The dog commences to howl in a plaintive
way, just rs if he was in Toledo without a
cent in his pocket. The cat rets lone
some rs she sits on the garden fence and
reflects on the numerous fclnes of her ac-
qualntance which she has followed TO the
grave, and she weeps aloud. Six or seven
cows. having six or seven bells on, trot III,
and down the road most of the night. or
stand as near the house Is they can. and
throw their heads around and Jingle thei.
bells; and when the rosy hue of morning
arrives we rise with refreshed spirits and
renewed strength.
All. 1t is good to be out here 1t is here
that one can see nature get up and dust
and jump fences. Here one can feel the
soft and subtle influences of creation work
ING all through him. Here one can wear
patched trousers, 90 without Il collar and
spit on the front steps without fearing that
his family will he ruled out of good socie-
ty.--M Quad. in Detroit Free Press.
IELEGRAPIIrNG BY WoRD OF MOITII.
I've recollcct one instance in our army
experience when 4 very serious case of
muddled repetition occurred in which no
| type-setter was concerned. In the march
OF the army of the Potomac up the PENN
Sula. the first rebel encampment captured
was ut Iarwood's 5 Mills. which the enemy
abandoned.and fell back to their entrench-
ments in front of Petersburgh This camp
was but picket line. along which winter
quarters had been built. and which proved
very handy for our tired troops to occupy
for a day Or two. then burn and advance on
the march that Mcclellan said would soon
drive the enemy to the wall
! Here for the first time was tried the svs-
tenn OF passing messages along the picket
line by word of mouth" Gen Hancock $
headquarters were that evening the head
quarters of the left wing of the army
Two bclated teams, that had been out for
aging for coarse fodder for rebel animals,
had not heard of the evacuation by their
troops.and in the evening drove inside our
lines with wagons well Llden with corn
stalks. They We're captured by the videt-
ties, taken to the nearest reserve, and an
orderly despatched to inform the COM
manding General. Soon after his arrival
| there, the order was started along the
picket line Send the two te:lmsters to
General Hancock's headquarters, under
guard" Along the Vermont line the mes
sage passed with tolerable correctness.
Then 1t went the length of the Irish brig
| ade. " Send them two sisters to Gen Ham
cock. the head center" Then it traverscd
|
dem swie layers for Hancock's headGuar-
ters," and when the mysterious message
got as far out along the line rs the reSi-
ment guarding the corral, where the de-
tail was butchcring cattle for the next
days rations, the sturdy pickets gave the
order. " Save for Gen. Hancock the two
best hind quarters. ."-Bennin4to ton Banner.
History keeps on repeating itself. The
threatened short wheat crop in England
and on the continent may require much of
the abundant surplus Of Americans cereal
productions. The value of the United
States to England is not with less than it
was over one hundred years ago, so far as
breadstuffS are concerned. The total ex-
ports of breadstutis from all the colonies
in 177O, was of bread, flour and meal, A.
86S tons, or 450,SGS barrels, valued at 81
S62, 100, The wheat exported in the same
time was SOL ,240 bushels. and the Indian
| norp STS 80 bp-ho1S Tbic T -.