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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-20

under It, They turned under the ZACH
and picked their way along the rough
co3ble stones, and disappeared round
| a corner of the courtyard.
Yesterday morning, while WALKING
over the familiar route, Macuffin met
h'rrying along South Washington
square the woman, without the child.
She was still erect, still stern-faced.
but the lips that had been so firm were
now quivering. Magutlin shivered
when he saw the man that was with
her. He was d young doctor whose
common sense, tinged with humanity.
perhaps, had led him for the earlier
years OF his practice to one of the low.
3 wards, where he might make as
much money as in waiting up town and
moreover the benefit of a far wider ex-
perience. Maguffin followed again, and
when he turned in behind them over
the rough cobble stones under the arch
he felt as though it would be a relief
to him if the stones would tear his
feet. Round the corner Of the court.
yard where they had disappeared be-
ore ne Saw staircase. They all
climbed up into u small room that was
very clean, but very wretched, and
hot with blasting heat.
A G lance at the child showed that
Che DOCTORS professional fiummery
was made only to gain time to ease the
blow to the mother. He felt of her
pulse, laid his hand On her brow, and
looked into her pinched face, while
the mother lowered and waited. At
last she broke the silence:
swell - and the doctor answered.
with exceeding tenderness, sit won't
be long, and even while he spoke the
child moaned and stretched out her
hands imploringly: ''Nother there's
big ugly boy ste;llin' my coal - and
tears, what sad, sad tears stole from?
her eyes, but in another moment the
embers of her life tlared up, her arms
fell back in glad relief. and she
touched hor mothers caressing hand
and smiled--''but here's q nice old
gentleman has made him put it all
back, and--Why. mother. il 5 all new
coal and he's filled the bag SO full
that can't hardly carry it! What a
fire we will have tonight - and she
died with her face aylow with the
freight.
When Mr.. A[agutiin told this story in
the boarding house. last night. they
ali cried; and then he added that the
mother was too poor to bury her child.
every one wanted to put his name on
the subscription list before the others;
and even the Argument Fiend handed
over his dollar without word.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-20
A Novel Effort for Self Reform.

In a newspaper published in a Cana
da town the following card appeared
the other day
Motherhood helping me. ala de-
termined to save myself and as many
Of my fellow-creatures as possible from
the snares and traps of all hotel-keep:
ers and whisky-sellers. BY my own
weakness and their own cupidity I find
myself well-nigh ruined in every re-
spect, and am determined to redeem
the past by a sober future, and l warn
and caution every man in the trade
that, should they ever again give me
the Intoxicating cup, under any pre-
tense whatever, l will surely bring
them to justice, as I mean this and
will perform what say.
JOHN H. WANNANAKER.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-20
THE WAY O. THE WIND.

"Why does the East Wind always COM
plain p
Because he is married to the rain
''Why is the North Winds breath so
He has wrestled with icebergs fierce and long.
"Whv is the South Winds step so light? p
Out Of a sleeping land III flight.
..Why is the West Winds touch atlame7-..
Out of sunset cloud he came"
Lying under summer tree, - ~
This is what Zephyr sang to me.
Zephyr, with 1lattering words and low,
Tells but halt of the truth | know.
-Four great boys in an ancient hall, @%sssss:
They grew up thinking their will was ALL
Sweet Mother Nature, the dearest dame
fear her softness is much to blame
Lovely and quiet, year out, year in,
Her soft white blankets she sits to spin;
Rose-hued curtains, and carpets green,
Broidered cushions Of satin sheen.
Her guests are hidden, her house is fair
-Four wild royers have entrance there.
Never's an hour so still and sweet
But may be broken by trampling 1eet;
But when from the ruin they turn away,
Oh, who SO gentle and blithe as they @sss~ &.
They rock the cradle in tall tree-tops, Z
They run with the tripping water drops;
Dainty counting, they sigh and pine
Round the tioweH-!adies SO pure and fine.
Well they love pleasure, but mischie: best
Too swift and subtle and strong for rest.
Up and down in the world they go,
And mock us with every voice we know.
They ipe to the dreamers at even-song;
They mourn to the watchers all night long.
Then down the chimney they shout and roar,
Shrek at the lattice and shake the door.
The old man, signing, repeateth still,
"The will O. the wind is boyhood's will;'
The boy, With wondering, silent lips,
Thinks OF the sea and the waited ships;
And each in his dim heart longs to find
Out OF this world the way o. the wind.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-20
Ulster Wit.

PeOplo nave said OF ClStermcn, as
they have said Of Scotchmen, that
they are destitute of wit and humor
but they certainly have s'wut;,'' if
they have not wit, and as practiced in
the northeastern part of the province,
it corresponds very nearly with what
is properly humor. It has not the
spontaniety, the freshness, the oddly,
the extravaganza of Celtic humor,
which upsets our gravity on the in
slant; it has not the power of ':pitch-
ing it strong,'' or ''drawing the long
bow like the humor of America;
nor has it the sparkling and volatile
characteristics Of French wit. It is
dry, caustic, and suggestive on the
whole rather reticent Of words, and in
fact very Scotch in character. A COL
lege professor, very dry, cold, and for
NAL in his style of address, was once
preaching to a country congregation
and after the service was over an
elder remarked toa neighbor, s:Weel,
it'll be lang afore that man maks the
dell swat A native Of the Ards of
Down, in a dry season when not drop
of rain had fallen for weeks to refresh
the thirsty ground, was one day watch
ing a cloud sailing calmly across
Strangford Tough IN the direction of
his fields. However, it took another
direction thereupon he remarked,
"Aye, if ye were the poor rate or the
county-cess, ye Wad given us a CALL
A sailor from the same district had
been all over the world, and, after
twenty years absence, visited his ma
tive town, a little village on the sea-
coast ':Weel.' said he. Il haze seen
mony toons in my time, and B is
the only toon I ever saw that's
finished Twenty years had made no
change in its appearance. An old
minister was once visiting his hear
ers, and accosued an humble farmer
who had been lazy with his crop in
the wet season; II hear, Jamie,'
said the minister, ''that you are be-
hind with your harvest .'Oh, Sir
was the reply, 81 haze got it all in ex-
cept three wee stacks, and leave
them to the mercy of Providence.'
In this q touch Of the CeIt came in.
The choice of a minister in Z; country
parish is often an affair of some con-
tention IS we'll as delay. There was {;
division in a congregation caused by
the election OF a minister. The mi
nority, to whom the candidate was
unacceptable, withdrew, and resolved
to build q new Westinghouse for
themselves. \ member of the major
ity WAS skeptical upon the point and
said, "They'll haze gey guild spectacles
that'll see that hoose.' The taunt 50
mortified the seceders that they actu-
ally carved the image of a pair of
spectacles on a stone in front Of their
church.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-20

They had a good deal Of trouble
with the Aztec woman attached to
Barnum's circus in Providence. It
seems she wanted her salary raised to
So week, but they told her if she did
she would also be obliged to appear as
the Siberian male actor, and she said
she would go back to Limerick first,
and take in washing at two shillings a
day, and they were obliged to compro.
mise by bringing her out as the fascin-
ating Odalisque of the Orient.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-05

Congress p, to join his regiment in Can
ada. he made farewell visit to Miss
Seward. who proposed 10 introduce him
to two of her literary friends. Cunning
ham. the curate and Newton, her ''min-
strel, as she called him. On the night
before the introduction Cunningham had
an extraordinary dream in two acts. He
saw in his vision great forest. in which
he was alone. Presently horseman
approached at great speed. AS he drew
near the dreamer, three men suddenly
sprang from some bushes, seized the
rider, and bore him away. Mr., Gun
ningEam awoke, and falling asleep again,
he saw in vision great multitude of
people near large city, and while he
was looking at them, a young man,
whom he recognized as the horseman
who had been seized, was brought out
and hanged upon gibbet. Mr.. Gun
ningham repeated these dreams to his
friend Newton the next morning, and
when, the same day, Miss Seward intro
duced Andre, who was then a captain.
he recognized in his face that of the un-
fortunate rider of his dream.-Benson
J. LOSING, IN Harper'i Magasine for
Mdy
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-05

The real place for revolutionary scenes
Machinery Hall.
Rheumatism is alwas joint affair, and
yet there is only one party to it.
Mrs. Partington has never sued man
for reformation of character. r
Frozen blue" is a new shade for
evening silk. If trimmed with "blue
blazes" the effect is very melting.
A Milwaukee man went to a meeting
in London one evening. and when the
cockneys said lear, ear" he took it for
a personal allusion. and got out.
He was bound to be accurate, and he
described the woman's costume thus
"She wore an elegant suit of something
or other, cut bias, and trimmed endwise.''
A young lady describing bashful
young man at party, said, "He looked
so timid feared he would jump through
his neck-tie and run away"
30. we don't mind the fourth story"
said an Ohio CoDgressman's wife in
choosing Washington lodgings the other
day. 1--WE can 60 up and down in the
ventilator."
A darkey left in charge of telegraph
Office while the operator went to dinner,
heard some one "call" over thea wires,
and began shouting at the instrument.
"De operator isn't yer :"
The largest feet known to history
must be those Of the Maryland editor.
/ who writes: 1--WE black our boots with
100000 boxes of domestic backing
year"
"Ah, Jenny" said a sympathizing
friend to a man who was just too late
for the train, 'you did not run fast
enough" "Yes, did," said Jenny !;
"but didn't start soon enough" "
"Have you seen my black-faced ante
lope 2" inquired Mr.. Leoscope, who had
a collection Of animals. Of his friend
Bottleiack. "No, haven't Whom
did your black-faced aunt elope with ?"
At a medical examination young
aspirant for a physicians diploma was
asked, ..when does mortifycatiOn ensue !?
"When you propose and are rejected.
was the reply that greeted the questiOner'
Any excuse better than none. A topeI
says he would be a TEN perance man IN
minute if it wasn't for his wife. he
knows she'd be lonesome if she hadn't
: something to jaw about and find fault
with.
An exchange asks elf there's plac'
for everything, where is the place for ;
! boil ?" Ii has been said that the bes
{ place for such an ornament is on SOM
other fellow. And we don't think
better location can be discovered
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-05


Frank H. Sherman Of Castleton, who
bad job Of blasting logs in the woods.
one day recently, found himself all at
once on a wOod-pile 10 feet from the
point where he supposed himself to be,
few minutes before, while his clothes
were on fire and he was blind He at
tempted TO move. but fell to the ground,
and. supposing that his eyes had been
blown out, be gave himself up to burn to
death. But the thought Of wife and ba-
by came over him. and. stripping of his
clothes. be made break for the nearest
house. He is all right now barring i'm
perfect yison.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-05
AS GOD WILL.

IL were told that must die tomorrow,
That the next sun
Which sinks should bear me past all fear and sorrow
For any one,
All the fight fought, and all the journey through,
What should do?
do not think that l should shrink or falter
But just go on
Doing my work, nor change nor seek to alter
Aught that is gone;
But rise and move and love and smile and pray
For one more day.
And lying down at night for last sleeping,
Say in that ear
Which hearkens ever Lord, within thy keeping
|, How should fear?
And when tomorrow brings thee nearer still,
Do thou thy will.
might not sleep for awe; but peaceful, tender.
My soul would lie
All the night long and when the morning splendor
Flashed DER the sky.
think that could smile, could calmly say.
"It is His day."
But If a wondrous hand from the blue yonder
Held out a scroll
On which my life writ, and with wonder
Behed unror
To a long centurys end its mystic clue.
What should do q?
What could do. o blessed Guide and Master.
Other than this
sun TO 90 on as now not slower faster
Nor fear TO mss
The road, although very long II be-
While led by thee?
/ Step by step, feeling thou art close beside me,
Although unseen;
Through thorns, tho flowers. whether the tempest
Or heavens serene hide thee
Assured thy fathfuness cannot betay,
Nor love decay.
l may not know. lny God; no hand revealeth
Thy eounsels wise;
/ Along the path no deepening shadow stealeth,
No voice replies
To all my questioning thought, the time to tell
And it is well.
Let me keep on, abiding and unfearing
Thy will always,
Through long century's ripe fruition,
Ora short days
| Thou canst not come too soon-and can wait,
IL thou cUme late
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-05
STATE OF FEELING IN THE
SOUTH.

The feeling of the two races toward
each other, was for few years after
the war, bitterly hostile. The whites
had all their lives seen the negroes in
slavery, and, from their infancy, they
had heard their preachers defend slavery
not in the abstract, as their phrase was,
but in the concrete. When the slaves
were suddenly cut loose from mastership,
and the wealth of the capitalist the por-
,'sn of the orphan, and the mite of the
widow were swept away at once by eman-
cipation, either directly, or as neces-
sary consequence, there was great shock
given to the whites. But when, three
years afterwards, new constituency was
created, in which the slaves, just eman-
cipated, outnumbered the whites in
many counties, the storm of passion that
burst forth can hardly be described.
The whites feared that the old relation
was about to be inverted, and that they
would be made slaves to the negroes.
There was many a deed of violence, and
many poor negro paid by his life for a
few offensive words.
The wonderful change has taken place.
When the Southern States were recon
structed," as it is termed, in 1868, a
negro schOol-keeper or preacher. if
known to be a Republican in politics
as he generally was-was hardly safe
anywhere beyond the limits of city.
The negro schools were often broken up
by mobs, and sometimes black congre-
cations were attacked at night in their
churches, and dispersed by armed whites
in disguise Now, the colored children
troop securely to school, and the colored
churches and their congregations are
sternly protected by the law, everywhere.
Seven years ago a colored person could
hardly get justice, in even the plainest
case, from q jury Of the other race.
Now, in all of the courts, he has the in
fluence Of the white men to aid him, and
rarely is an unjust verdict rendered.
The two races are on better terms with
each ether. 1t is not needful that the
negro shall legislate or hold Office in
order to protect himself We are IN
clined to think that he can not do these
things in o manner satisfactory to him
self. He slowly rises. however, and his
Importance is felt more and more. His
labor is necessity. Learning to use it
Alright. he will surely win all that he
deserves. The healthful sentiment pre-
wales, everywhere, at the North as at
the South, and with the late slave also,
that to force his growth is as unfortu-
7 nate to him as is misjudgcd parental
assistance to grown-up children. The
colOred race in the South must be edu-
Gated, by the struggle for self-suppOrt,
into selfmAintenance. This training,
like the material recuperation of the
South. viii require time, with patience
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Missionary.
!
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-05
HERDS GRASS SEED
AT HALLS.
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or
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-05

He was wrapped in dignity and an
enormous Ulster. aud be sailed along
with the majesty Of linc-Of-battle ship.
under full canvas Somehow all his dig
nifty and majesty fell from him. % hail
stones do from bald head. when boot
black went up to him, and said
Say. mister. you forgot to take off
the pawn ticket OfFn the collier Of your
ulster"
The boy didn't stop to be thanked
for his information.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-05
DON'T RUN IN DEBT.

Don't run in debt-never mind never mind
II your clothes are all faded and torn;
Fix EN- up. make them do; it is better by far
Than to have the heart weary and worn
Who win love you the more for the set of your hat
Or your ruff, or the TIE Of your shoe;
The style Of your boots shade Of cravat,
II they know you are in debt for the new?
Good friends, let me beg Of you don't run in debt.
II the chairs and the sofa are old;
They'll fit your backs better than any new set,
Unless they are paid for--with gold.
II the house is small draw the closer together.
Keep IL warm with hearty good will
A big one, unpaid for, in all kinds OF weather.
VIII send to the warm heart a chill.
Don't run in debt-dear girls. take hint
II the fashions have changed since last season;
Old nature is out in the very same tint.
And old nature, methinks, has some reason.
But just say TO your friends, cannot afford
To spend time to keep up with fashion;
Ny purse is too light and honor too bright
To be tarnished with such silly passion.
Gents. don't run in debt-et your friends il they cal
Have fine houses and clothing and flowers;
| But unless they are paid for, be more Of man
Than to envy their sunshiny hours.
II you've money to spare, I've nothing to say
| Spend your dollars and dimes you please;
But, mind you. the man who his nete has to pay
! Is the man who is never at ease.
Kind husbands, don't run in debt any more.
Twill All your wie's cup full Of sorrow.
/ To know that a neighbor may call at your door.
With bill you must settle tomorrow.
o take my advice-t is good; 1t is true;
(BSt. lest you may. some Of you, doubt it)
I'll whisper a secret, now, seeing It's you;
| I've tried il and know all about IL.
| The chain Of a debtor is heavy and cold.
Its links all corrisiOn and rust
Gid it DER as you win, it is never Of geld;
Then spurn il aside with disgust
"I've tried IL and know all about IT,"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-05

A good mother was trying to explain
to young hopeful. the other day. about
fighting against the devil After telling
the little fellow who the devil was and
how hard he was to resist. be turped
round and said to her: Mamma. I'd be
scared of the old devil. but if ! was to
come across one Of his little devils I'd
knock the stufing out Of him..
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-05


When your good wife rises early these
bright spring mornings, and with pleas
ed and contented face goes to the "but-
terry" and stands or chair, and rum
mages' around on the top shelves, do
not let shadow cross your brow and a
dark spot grow in your heart, as you say
to yourself that her flower seeds are ..'all
nonsense" You enjoy going forth into
your broad fields and sowing grain and
corn. You see with glad anticipation
the yellow harvest of the autumn; you
think pleasantly of the money you will
make, the fresh vegetables that will
load your table, and all the joys attend
ing upon your careful husbandry. "Put
yourself in her place" " The seeds she
has so treasured mean loveliness of form
and color, fragrance and beauty about
her path. She sees her house ornament
with punches of pansies, aud mignonette /;
she looks forward with intense happiness
to the first blossoms of her verbenas,
and thinks with pride of her autumn
dahlias. If some one were to say to you,
"Wait, can't plough the ground for
you now" If your oxen should fall
lame and "put you back if your har-
row should break when a-feld, you would
consider the delay a great hardship ;
you would be vexed and disconnected
you would prophesy failure and loss as
the result. Now she wishes to have her
little garden spot put in order quite as
much as you desire your fields upturned,
that the sun and rain may kiss the rich,
long burrows to warmth and productive
ness. Spare for her heart pleasures the
small bit of needed toll and time Dc
not put her off and make her unhappy
You cannot afford to make the sweet
woman think you arc not kind and
thoughtful: Besides, you would miss hel
fresh, gay bouquets and odorous bios.
SONS in the long. hot days that are t.
come.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-05

MEMORY OF THE HoRsE.-Many are
aware, from their own observation, how
familiar horses become with particular
roads and localities, SO that if left to
their own choice, they will take to the
road to which they are best accustomed.
or which leads to well-furnished stall,
in preference to another and it is also
easy to note that they often proceed with
much more apparent alacrity in getting
home than whan going away from home
But the memory of the horse is more
tenacious than is commonly supposed.
A gentleman having on one occasion
travelled along certain road, at con-
siderably distance from home, turned off
to pay visit to friend, at whose hos
pitable board his horse found rest and
refreshment, as well as himself Riding
along the same road about year after,
he wished to see if the horse retained
any recollection of the place and occur
renee, and when he came near where
the road to his friends house branched
off from the main road, he let the Feins
loosely ON the horse neck. Presently
the horse picked up his ears, quickened
his pace. and on coming to the roadside
unhesitatingly turned into it. instead of
going straight on.-Cali for'aia Farmer.
Seven out of the ten Republican news
papers in New Hampshire which have
declared their Presidential preferences.
are. in favor of Mr.. Bristow. The la
test to express itself, changing from
Blaine to Bristow. says there is no 4dis-
guising the fact that great change
has been wrought in that state, and that
"many prominent Republicans who
were for Mr. Blaine are now advocating
the claims of Mr.. Bristow"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-05

A fair committee applied 10 dealer in
agricultural implemsnss for sOmsthing
they could sell in shares. He sent them
plow.