Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-01-15
4 NEW PILGRIlrlS PROGRESS.
IilestOnes In His Journey from 1870
20 the Presept New Year.

l623.-Proclaims fast day.
1C2s.-Cuts down a May pole at Merry
Mount, as iebuke TO vain recreations.
1635.-Is crowded for accommodations, and
stakes ont a ncw farm at Connecticut.
1G37.-Makes war on the Antinomians, and
the Pcquot Indians, aud whips both.
lO3S.-Starts a college.
164O.-Sets up printing press.
1G43.-Goes into a Confederacy--T first
Colonial Congress.
l64S.-Lays down the Cambridge platform.
Hangs a witch.
1G49.-Sets his face against the uncbristian
custom of wearing long hair, "a thing
uucivil and uucomely."
l65l.-Is rebuked for "intolerable excess
aud bravery Of apparel" and is forbid
den by law to wear gold and silver lace,
or ether such gewgaws.
lG52.-Coins Pine Tree Shillings and
makes the business profitable.
1868. Prints Bible for the Indians.
1850. Buys "hang.up' clock, aud occa-
sionally carries silver watch that helps
him guess the time of day. About this
period learns to use forks at table-a
new fashion.
lG92.-Is scared by witches again at Salem,
hut gets the better of them.
1902. F"undS another 'ecc, which al
last settles down at New Haven.
l7Oi.-Priuts his first newspaper in Boston.
l70j -TiStes coffee, rs iuxury, and at
his own liable.
l70S.-Construcis another platform, this
time at SlybIook.
l7lO.-Begins to sip tea, very sparingly.
l71l.-Puts a letter in his first post Office.
1720.-Eats potato, and takes one home
to plant in his garden as a curiosity.
l72l.-Is innocuiate1 for the small pox-
not without grave reInonsirance from his
conservative neighbors. Begins TO sing
by note on Sundays, thereby encounter
ing much opposition and opening a ten
years quarrel.
1740.-Manufactures timed ware and starts
the first tin pedder on his travels.
l7i2.-Sees Faneuil Hall built. The cradle
of Liberty is ready TO be rocked.
| l7i5.-Builds an organ, but does not per-
init it to be played In the meeting house.
l7j0.-Buys a bushel of potatoes for win
ter's use, all his friends wondering what
| he will do with 50 many.
l755.-Puts up Franklin stove in the best
room, and tries one of the newly invent
ed lightning rods.
l7G0.-About this time begins TO wear
collar to his shirt. When he can afford
it, takes his wife to meeting in a chaise
instead Of on pillion, as heretofore.
1905. Shows his dislike 10 stamped paper,
and joins the ''Sons of Liberty"
l76s.-TrleS his hand at type founding (not
yet successfully in Connecticut.
l770.-Bnys homemade wooden clock.
l773.-Waters his tea in Boston harbor.
Plants liberty trees wherever he finds
| good soil.
l774.-Lights Boston streets with oil lamps
"a novelty, though "New Lights" have
been plenty for some years.
l776-Brother Jonathan, as he begins to be
called in The family, declares himself
free and independent.
$780, Bays an Umbri!lo," for Sundays
and whenever he shows it is laughed at
for his efreminacy.
| l79l.-Staris a cotton spinning factory.
l792.-Has been raising silk worms in Con.
necticut, aud now gives bis minister (not
his wlfe) homemade silk gown. Buys
carpet for tho middle OF the parlor
floor.
l793.-Inveuts the cotton gin, aud thereby
treb'es the value Of Sou;herl antatious
l79j-lSo0. Wears panlalo0rs occasionally
but not when in full dress. Begins &c
use plates on the break fast and tea table
ls02.-Has the boys aud girls vaccinaied.
lsO6.-Tries to burn piece of hard Goa
from Philadelphia. A failure.
ls07.-Sees a boat go by steam on the Hud
son.
lsl5.-Holds a little convention at Hart
ford, but doesn't propose to dissolvo III,
Union. Buys one of Terrys patent she
clocks for $50, and regulates his watcL
by it.
lsl7.-Seis up stove in the meeting hous,
and builds fire in it for Sunday: an in
novation which is stoutly resisted b,
many.
lSls.-Begins TO ran teamboat on Long
Island Sound, and amor max ing his will
takes passage on il to New York.
lsl9.-Grown holder, he crosses the Allan
tic in a steamship.
ls22.-Lights gas in Boston. At last h
learns now to make hard coal barn, AM
sets CRATE In his parlor. Buys slice
pen (une uf Gillou's, sold at sSj pc
Gr'ss.) Has his everyday shirls mad
with uI rufl's
1926. About this time puts percussior
lock on mis- old muskel.
1926. Buys his wife Il pair Of queer-shape
India ruhlnr ovoreboas D,,ts an Il
first false collar.
, lS2s.-Tastes his first tomato, doubtlngly
, Is told that it Is questionable 10 lee
himself with his knife, and buys silvo
I forks for great occasions.
, 1892 Builds railroad, and rides on II.
: ls33.-Rubs the first friction match, the
b called "Lucifer," and aflerward "Loc
; Foco." Throws away the old tinder bo
, with its flint and steel.
3 lsS5.-Invents the revolver, and sets abou
y supplying the world with it as peace
Q maker. Tries a gold pen, but cannC
t find good one yet, nor till 1874.
Q lS37.-Gets in panic, and out again afte
4 a free use Of "shln-plasters."
. ls3S.-Adopts the new fashion of putin
. his letters in envelopes IA fashion whic
: does not fairly prevail till seven yoal
later)
9 ls4O.-Sits for his daguerreolype, and &c
a fearfully and wonderfully made pi,
F.; ture. Begins TO blow himself up wit
: camphene and burning fluid, and col
tinues the process for years, with chang
+ OF names OF the active agents, down
0 and including "non-explosiye ker,