Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-04

upper part of the glass. and attaching it
there so firmly. that after tlirty-sX years
it is still suspended where it was hung by
the spider
In the Bible we read: " The spider lay
eth hold with her hands, and is in kings
palaces" But in its glass prison it had
beam on which to E,stcn its threads; vet.
in a short time, the little insect had nearly
filled the interior of the glass with minute,
almost invisible threads. by means of
which it had accomplished its hcrculean
task.
1t is believed that this kind of spider al
ways deposits its nest upon trees, and
never upon the ground; and such may
have been the reason for its wonderful Ell
fort to raise the branch to the uppc: part
Of the glass.
1t may still be seen dead and dry, hang
inc by one of its threads from the top of
its prison house with its little nest upon
Il leaf of the laurustinus
Very striking are the terms in which
solomon directs attention to one of the
insect tribe: Go to the ant. thou slug
gard; consider her ways, and be wise
The same may be said of the bee Ex- |
anime her ways; admire her industry, her
habits of prudence and order Look. too,
ut the wonderful work of this tiny spider
Behold its skill and its extraordinary
powers in providing from its own body the
cords for raising such Il weight, and fas-
tening it to the smooth glass. Al these
are indeed Il " feeble folk" yet they are
exceedingly wise.
When any of our young friends begin to
plead fceblenes>, OF ignorance or want of
skill Us an excuse for not performing in
dividual duties which fall to YOU, think of
the lesson taught i'll the above story, and
20 to work with 4 strong heart and deter
mined purpose, and you will come out vic
torlous, and grow up to be useful men
and women.
TIE FIRST PRAYER IN CoNGHE>s.-W !
are, most of us, familiar with the we'll |
known engraving entitled. The First
Prayer in Congress- but few person,
have ever seen that PRAYER. 1t has occur
red to me that. a> Revolutionary relics are
i'll great demand 1T this time, many would
be interested in seeing this historical curl
osilv.
In Wnh,r's Military Jotrud, under
the date OF December. III, i found Il note
containing the identical =" First PRAYER in
Congress, made by the Rev Jacob Duchc
-. d., an Episcopal clergyman, and | /
think at that time rector of Christ Church,
Philadelphia. take pleasure in sending
YOU the >ubj"incd COPY:
20 Lord, our Heavenly Father, high and |
mighty King If kings and Lore, of lords
who dost from Thy throne behold ali the
jewellers of the earth ana rcirnc,t with
power supreme and uncomfortable over
Inc 4
look down in mercy, we he>crch thee. on
these American States, who have fled to
Thee from the rod of HE oplrc>>or, and
thrown themselves on thy gracious pro
lection. desiring to be hrncciorth only de
pendent on Thee. 70 Thee have they ap-
p"al'd for the righteousness of their cause:
10 l ice do they look up iVr ina countc-
nance and support which Thou alone c.tn>t
@ivc. Take them. therefore, Heavenly
Father. under Thy nurtulno care: give
them wisdom in council and v.,iol in lh,
field. Defeat the naiici us dc ign~ Of our
a'lN cr>arIc>; convince them of the an
Righteousness OF their cause: and if thcy
>tlIl persist in th"ir >anyuinurv purposr. q.
let the voice of Thy unrrling Justice.
sounding III their hearts, cun>trlin them L.
drop the weapons of war in thrir unn,ryrd
hands in the day of battle. b. Ihuu pres
cnt. @ God Of wisdom. ami direct tlrI
councils OF This honorable assembly: en-
able them 10 settle things pa the brst sud
>uIc>t t0Unoa,lon. that The scene O. blood
may be speedily closed; that order. Aar-
mony, and peace may he restored ami
truth and ll~tIcc. religion and piclv nIr-
van and flourish among tine people Pre-
serve the hcalth OF their bodies and the
Ni@or of their minds: shower down on