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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-04-04

surprised that she should look at him 80
fixedly, looked back at her without say
ing word. But at last he smiled, and
said, laughipgly, as he fumblcd in his
pocket for some change "Do you like
my looks so very much, you little blue
bird 2"
lilly dropped her eyes and blushed
scarlet, faltering out timidly: "I
thought that you looked like my brother
jim"
"Indeed said the gentleman, the ex-
preston of his face changing suddenly.
"Where is your brother Jim ~
al don't know, SIR" said Tilly; but |
fear that he is dead"
"You don't know, then, whether he is
alive or not? suppose you haven't
seen him for some time then p
"Oh, no, said lilly, "not since l was
four years old but have his picture,
aud look at it every day. He was sail.
or, and sailed away on foreign voyage,
and have never heard from him since" "
"What is your name, my dear ?" ques.
toned the gentleman, lifting little Tilly's
surprised little face in both his hands
that he might have better view Of it.
But he did not wait for her to tell him
the name, but snatched her up in his
arms and held her close to his heart,
calling her his own little sister Tilly.
Are you really Jim ?" said Tilly,
when she could recover her breath.
"Are you really Tilly? ?" said be, hug.
ging her closer and closer.
"But why didn't you come home p
she asked, looking up shyly into his face.
"The ship | sailed in was wrecked, "
said he, land all on board, save the sec.
ond mate and myself, were lost. We
succeeded in clinging to some floating
spars, until another ship came up and
took us in. The ship was bound to Chi.
ma, and so to China | was obliged to go,
Of course. Then when we arrived there
| was taken violently Ill Of q fever, and
was not sufficiently recovered when the
ship was ready to sail again to go with
her; and when at last after nearly three
years absence I did tonnh my native
shore again. found the old house emp
ty, and learned that our mother had died
Where you were, Tilly, no one could tell
All the old neighbors seemed to have
moved away, and though | searched ev'
erywhere, l was unable to find the eas
clew to you, and at last concluded thai
you must have died, also. Thoroughly
disheartencd, l sailed again as captain o.
the Swallow, and have never been in thil
port since, until yesterday"
The old apple woman was almost al
glad as Tilly herself to hear of the little
girls good fortune, and Jim, who fel
that she had something to do with bring
ing about this strange meeting, gave her
enough money to support herself through
good many rainy days without riskin(
her poor old rheumatic shoulder out O
doors. Miss Snip was glad, too, though
she hated to part with lilly. And Tilly
thought that there could not be another
such happy girl in the whole world a
she was to have such a handsome brothe
to care for her. and to be able to go t.
school every day and wear pretty dresse
all the time, for she did this after jim
came home, you may be sure.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-04-04
When King William made the

When King William made the first
Doomsday Book, some eight centuries
ago, the list comprised the names Of fifty
Eve thousand land owners. The new
Doomsday Book, lately completed, gives
the names of 972.S36 owners of real es-
tate in England and Wales. But of this
number, 70S,28 own less than an acre
Of land each There are 260,547 who
hold an acre or upwards. Mr.. Bright
claims that about seventeen nineteenths
of the soil of the entire kingdom is in the
possession Of l3,749 persons.
In any other country on the globe
these two sets Of figures would be irrec.
oncilable. But in England, about three.
fourths of the whole number of land-own.
ers own less than one acre each-that is
in the majority of cases. they own only
their house and lots and their burial lots
For all practical purposes they are not to
be classed as land holders. And yet, a:
the average number Of acres 10 each Eng
lish land holder is thirty-four, it will be
seen at once what tremendous accumu.
lation of landed property there must be
in few hands. In fact. as appears by
the recent census, a considerable proper
tion Of landlords own a hundred square
miles each, or more. The Prince ol
Wales has l26 square miles in his two
duchies of Cornwall and Lancashire, be.
sides his smaller estates elsewhere. The
Duke of Devonshire has l3l square miles
The University of Oxford owns one hun.
dred and twenty-seven thousand acres il
various counties, while Cambridge ha,
upwards Of one hundred thousand acres
The estates of the hundred largest privatt
owners sum up 3,S52,000 acres, or al
average Of more than thirty.eight thou
sand acres, or more than one ninth of al
the lands in England and Wales. Thre,
of these have 100000 acres or more.
When we consider the relatively sma
territorial extent Of Great Britain, tn,
overshadowing importance of this littl,
body of great land holders will appear a
glance, especially when we remember
that large proportion are related t.
each other and are bound together b,
class and rank associations. Mr.. Bright
aim is to do away with all legal restric
tions which impede the transfer of land
or in any way make it more difficult t.
buy, sell or bequeath lands than any 9th
er kinds of property.-Fee Press.
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A Beautiful Extract.

1t was night Jerusalem slept as qui.
etly amid her hills as child upon the
breast of its mother. The noiseless sem
tinel stood like statue at his post, and
tho philosophers lamp burned dimly in
the recess OF his chamber But moral
darkness involved the nation in its unen.
lightened shadows Reason shed faint
glimmering over the minds of men like
the cold and insufficient shining of dis.
tant star. The immortality Of mans
spiritual nature was unknown, his relation
to Heaven undiscovered, and his future
destiny obscurcd in a cloud Of mystery.
1t was at this period that two forms of
ethereal mold hovered about the land of
Gods chosen people, They come, sister
angels, sent to earth on some embassy of
love. The one Of majestic stature and
well.formed limb, which her draperies
scarcely concealed, and her erect bearing
and steady eye exhibiting the highest de.
gree Of strength and confidence. Her
right arm was extended in an expressive
gesture upward, where night appears to
have planted her darkest pavilion while
on her left inc!ines her delicate compan.
ion, in form and countenance the contrast
Of the other. She was dropping like a
flower moistened by refreshing dew. and
her bright and troubled eyes scanned
them with ardent but varying glances.
Suddenly light like the sun flashed out
from the heavens, and Faith and Hope
hailed with exciting song the ascending
star Of Bethlehem. Years rolled away,
and stranger was seen in Jerusalem.
He was weak, unassuming man, whose
happiness seemed to consist in acts of be.
nevolence to the human race. There we're
deep traces of sorrow in his countenance.
though no one knew Why he grieved, for
he lived in the practice of every virtue,
and was loved by all the good and wise.
By.and-by il was rumored that the
stranger worked miracles, that the blind
saw, the dumb spakc, the dead arose, the
ocean moderated its chafng tide, the
very thunder articulated. lie was the
son Of God. Envy assailed him to death
Thickly guarded he slowly ascended
the hill of Calvary. A heavy cross bent
him to the earth; but Faith leaned on
his arm. and Hope, dipping her pinions
In his blood, mounted to the skies.
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Total Abstinence.

What happy year it would be in
thousands Of houses if the parents would
hang up total abstinence pledge on their
wall, and resolve not to admit a drop Of
liquor into their home for the next twelve.
month |! The Lord would bless that
home The table would be better suppli.
ed. The children would be better cloth.
ed. There would be some extra money
for books, concerts, and pictures, and for
an occasional gift to the needy. No la.
boring mans pocket is long enough to
hold drink.money and house-money too.
If you try it, the dram shop will get hold
of all your pocket. and leave your house
hold to 60 hungry.
These are "hard times" I'll tell YOU
why. This nation is spending more mon.
ey for intoxicating drink than for all the
bread it eats, and all the clothes it wears,
all the books it reads, and all the churches
it has ever built If every one of its
accursed drinking saloons could be shut
up, and every bottle was smashed forever,
we should have good times in thirty days.
You will have hard times this year if you
attempt to support yourself and family,
and also lazy liquor sellers family be.
sides. Begin the year BY cutting off the
tow.line, and let the liqusr.seller DRIFT
of into better business.
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( CENTRAL VT. RAILROAD,
\ RUTLAND DIVISION.
WINTER ARRANG EMENT.

MovING NoRrH-Night express leaves Rut-
land :35; Brandon 2:l5; Middlebury 255 !;
yergennes 3 80; arrives in Burlington at ;25.
Express Freght-Leaves Bellows Falls :05 a.
a.. Rutland at 500 m; Brandon TAO; Mid.
Iiebury 9;35; Vergennes l0:l4; arrive in Burl-
ugton at 1890 m.
Mail-Leaves Bellows Falls at 1850 a IN /;
hester IL 33 pm; Ludlow l:l5; arrives in Rut-
and at 2;30. Leaves Rutland at 2:30 pm
Brandon 8 ;l5; Middlebury 400; Vergennes 35 |;
arrives in Burlington at $50.
New York Express-Leaves Rutland at IL Is p
N; Brandon 1855; Middlebury ;33; Vergennes
1907; arrives in Burlington at 2.55; and only
tops at the above stations, except to take pas
iengers going north of St. Albans.
MOVING SoUrH-Mail leaves Burlington at
10 a m; Vergennes 9;02; Middlebury 935 =,
Brandon 1O:lsi arrives in Rutland at ll:l0.
Leaves Rutland at 1910 m; Ludlow | ;l5 pm;
Chester 200; arrives in Bellows Falls at 1886 m.
Mixed-Leayes Burlington at 200 p m.
Fergennes 1852; Middlebury 4;55 Brandon
GOT; arrives at Rutland at i:EU III.
Night Express-Leaves Burlington at 1920 P
IN; Vergennes $40; Middlebury SAP; Bran
don 9;23. arrive in Rutland at 1000 a m
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-04-04
The Little Apple Woman.

Tilly was up that morning as soon as
the earliest sunbeam set the church spire
over the way into twinkle, and danced
down stairs, singing as gayly as lark /;
for that day she was to have holiday,
and holidays didn't come very often to
her. Miss Snip, the milliner with whom
she lived-for Tilly had neither father or
mother was kind to her in her way and
gave her plenty to eat and drink, com.
Portable little room to sleep in, and
dressed her in quite dainty fashion by
altering her own 6nery for her wear.
You would really have imagined her
to be petted inmate Of one of those
great houses in the park, if you could
have seen her tripping along past them
with her bright holiday face and graceful
little figure. Miss Snip had told her
that she might 20 just where she wished
and do just what she pleased for all day,
and she felt as light and free as the air
her arms unencumbered by any burden.
some bandboxes, and her brain unencum.
bored by any PorPloxing messages. Their
she had good many bright pennies in
her pocket, given her by Miss Ships Gus
toners, who were pleased with her oblig.
ing wavs and sweet face and she could
ride into the country if she liked where
the yellow stars in the grass were a.
thick as if it had rained dandelions al
night, and the sparrows made everybod,
glad with their gladness. She had greaI
mind to do this, for it was a warm, fra
grant, though damp and cloudy, Apri
day, and she hadn't been out of the ole
seaport town for SO long time; but tn,
wharves and the ships and the water haC
a greater charm for her, after all SO sh,
gave up the idea of country ride, ant
bent her steps towards the water
Every spare hour she could get sh,
spent upon the wharves, listening to tn,
quaint songs of the sailors, watching ca
gerly the ships that sailed in and sale,
away, and scanning every bronzed fac
that appeared upon their decks, for Till,
had a half.brother who was sailor. II
be sure, he had sailed away years au,
years ago, and everybody thought tha
he, with the ship he sailed in, must hav
been lost for they had never been hear,
from since. But Tilly couldn't help hop
ING that he was still alive, and woul'
some time come back to her again. Sh
could remember him distinctly, thougl
she was very weo thing when he wen
away. She could remember that he wa
very tall and very brown, and used I,
take her on his knee, and tell her (unn,
stories and sing her funny songs He
poor mother broke her heart about him
almost and they scarcely saw a hApp,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-04-04
An Irishman's Will.

The Lancaster PENN Express asserts
that the subjoined are genuine extracts
from will lately discovered in the reg.
ister's Office in that city, which was writ.
ten by a man who committed suicide in
the Susquehanna, at Columbia, more than
one hundred years ago, but which was
never probated:
This will be found after my Deth if
they look sharp. As l noe the people
that hes found my carkas is curious about
the manner of my deth, wich is something
out Of the way, I'll give them aul the
satisfaction in my power about it, as /
noe the hole mather from beginning to end
which is me own misfortune, that l
married cross woman that's never plaz.
ed but whln she's vexing NEE and spend.
ing me substance, whereby have been
reduced to great shifts as well the world
knows-Fadder McDonough in particu.
lar. 1t may be reported, as the world is
greatly given to lying, that l died by ac-
cident +; but that's mistake, for throw
ed meself into the river Wensday eve
ming, being tired of the world and fretted
out of me life +; and as the little that's
left Of me substance is not much, l hope
there will be no quarreliug about my dis.
posing Of it in the following manner:
There may be in my breeches pocket
(as | put there all | had) about something
less than half a guinea in silver and six
pence, and some half-pence give that to
little Dolly McGinnis. :
Peter Doyl maks me pay too much for
me cabbin and little bit ofpot to ground,
but made it answer by chaten the par
son and one way and fodder; so | lave it
to my youngest son, Robin, because |
love him better than Corney. As for
Corney and his mudder, they'll provide
for themselves | had enuH to doe to
maintain them during my life, and I'm
shure I'll not trouble my he'd about them
now | am ded.
My sow and pigs and my crucifx
along wild my bades, my tobacco, my toe
hena. and my mass book. | lave to Fod.
der McDonock, for though he squeezes
HI fire hard, hee's good enuf sowl al
the bothom.
Nee oak saplin, my dog, my wooler
night.cap and my razor l give to hones
Toby Hooragau, the best crature that ev.
er dru breath. lave him also my good
shirt. AS to the one | have on now, il
is wurth anybody's taking and SO | lave
it to my wife, that sne may have no ras
on to complain. DENNIS TOOLE.
February 26, 1767.
CoDIssIL.
forgive all the world except NEE wife
and forgive her too bnt its agins. mee
will, and | do it to please Fadder Nc.
Donough and kape NEE own sowl out oi
purgatory. don't ritely know where
go to, but I'm pretty asy about that, as
got absolution cunningly to-day widou
the prastes KNOWN 1 had got in NEE he'd
DENNIS TOOLE.
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The New York Canals.

The gross revenues of the New York
canals for the year 1875 were 81 ,5S4,01S,
and after providing for the payment of
the interest on the canal debt and for the
sinking fund required by the constitution
there is left less than 100000 for SUI.
perintendence, collection of tolls, repairs
and general maintenance. Last year the
state reduced the tolls on wheat from
three to two cents bushel, but as that
reduction has to be made up by the tax.
payers it is not very popular in New
York The New York Times suggests
that one Of three things ought to be done
at once, raise the tolls, cut down the ex.
penses, or 60 out of the canal business
at once. The truth in the case
seems to be that the railroad companies
compete so sharply for the freight car.
riage of the Western crops across the
state of New York that there is but very
little inducement for the shippers to use
the canals anyway, and the reduction in
tolls has not, therefore, brought that in.
crease of business and of revenue which
were expected. Gov. Tilden, however, il
opposed to raising the tolls and opposed
also to giving them up. and if he and his
canal board will show the New Workers
how to run the canals at profit without
taxing them for it they will be very glad
to witness the demonstration.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-04-04
A Breach of Promise Suit that
may be Instituted in
Nevada.

There is a young gentleman in this
town who is looked upon as a sortpf wom-
an hater, and who, it was believed until
recently, would not marry the handsomest
and best woman on earth if every hair in
her head was Koh.i.noor diamond. On
account Of leap year some young ladies
concluded to put up job on this young
man and arrange it for one of their mum.
Der to propose marriage to him, while the
others watched the fun through holes
bored in a partition. The gentleman
was invited to call at the house of the
young lady who was to do the proposing,
and on the designated evening he was
there, seated in the parlor, while the &C.
cessories to the plot were stationed at
their eye holes, After some desultory
conversation about the weather and the
club party the young lady suddenly
dropped on her knees before tho gentle.
man a1d in endearing terms declared her
passion: Darling" she said, ~ have
long loved thee, but the cruel, conven.
tional rules Of society have forced me to
conceal my passion. Leap year, which
gives to oppressed woman one blessed
privilege, is now here, and l take advan
tage of it to tell thee | adore thee. Look
not thus coldly on nc, dearest; spurn me
not from your presence. See me on my
bended knees imploring that you will not
say me nay. Grant me but one kiss
from those ruby lips; fold ME to thine
arms and say that thou wilt be mine
mine, only mine, forever and for aye
Contrary to expectation. the gentleman
displayed not the leas. astonishment dur,
ring the foregoing recital, and when i,
was concluded he went over to the stove
aud, olding his hands under his coat
tails, thus replied: Pm told your dad
owns a hundred shares of North Carson
and that you've got two brinde bulldogs
in your own right and without incum
brancc likewise | am informed that yot
are good hand making slapjacks and
biscuit; ; that you don't chaw gum, which
by the way. is powerful expensive thest
hard times, In view of these facts con
sent, and leave it to you to name tn,
day." Horrifed, the lady tried to ex
plain that it was all joke, but the gen
tleman would not accept any such expla
nation, and threatens breach of promis,
suit unless she ful6ls her promise, il
which event he will summon the peeper
as witnesses. s.-Austin (Nsv.) RereiHe.
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DARN FOR SALE.

i Located in East Clarendon, containing 230
acres, suitably divided in meadow and pasture
land, including large and valuable wood-lot,
aud sugar lot Of over 400 trees. A nice young
orchard Of variety of fruit, apples, pears ums,
&c.
The farm is well watered with neyer-faiing
springs, running water to honse and barn.
The buildings consist of large and commodi-
Gus house. IL story, and teaant house barn
81 by 70; good, convenient horse-barn, hog-pen
and corn barn.
Situated in good neighborhood near school,
7 miles from Rutland, one mile from store, post.
Office and grist mill, l-2 miles from the Congre-
gational church, l-2 miles from two railroad de
pon. and two cheese factories
The farm has been, and can be made one of the
best upland farms in Clarendon; has cut hay
enough in one season to winter rs cows. young
cattle and team.
Would receive small farm, or Is acres Of pas
ture land in Salisbury Goshen as part pay.
Terms easy. For further particulars enquire OF
Dea. j. g. SPENCER, of East Clarendon, or Of the
subscriber, ELISHA COOK
LEICESTER JUNCTION p. o.,
Feb. z, 1876. Addison Co., VT.
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The Cohoes Eagle of Friday has this
curious statement Two sawyers in Bur.
tons saw mill were cutting a log when
suddenly their attention was attracted by
the picture of mans face, drawn per.
fectly in the grain of the log. The pic
turc was of man wearing whiskers all
over his face, short and stubby. with the
exception Of his upper lip, which was
clean shaved. The sawyers called the
attention Of their fellow workmen to the
phenomenon, and some of them who
knew Tweed formerly Immediately pro.
nounced the picture on the log to be an
exact drawing of the ex.boss. The news
spread like wildfre through the village,
al nearly every man, woman and child
in the village was soon on the spot. The
log was taken into Mr.. Burton's mill,
where it is on exhibition, and the propri-
etor invites the curious to 60 and SEQ it.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-04-04

"A lady, last week, said | spoke of
the drink question in very strong Ian.
guage, and she wished would speak
about it with little more delicacy. l
say it Is time enough to talk about deli.
cacy when in one single year three times
as many people are killed by this drunk.
enness as were killed on both sides in one
Of England's bloody battes-the battle Of
Waterloo. 1t is time enough to talk
about delicacy when we have stopped
some Of our drink shops. Delicacy I!
when in two days we spend SO much mon.
ey in drink as We give in the whole twelve
months for missionary purposes; and we
are in Christian land Delicacy when
the missionaries write homo and tell US
what they dread above all things is the
sight of white face, because they know
the white face will bring the accursed
drink with it. When the Archbishop of
Bombay writes home he tells us that in
one province in India the same native
word is used for both Christian and
drink and if they see poor miserable
native under the influence of drink, they
touch one another, and say he is becom-
ing q Christian = Can wo dare to hear
that, and then speak of the drink with
delicacy No, | say let us call spade
a spade. - WR5erforce.
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DARN FOR SALE.

II Farm for sale containing two hundred and
forty acres, said farm is good dairy or stock
farm as there Is in town, with plenty of good
grain land. will keep forty cows or that amount
Of stock. The farm lies one half mile north of
New Haven depot and cheese factory. The cheese
factory has as good reputation as any one in the
state. Theresis thousand dollars worth of pine
and hemlock timber on the farm There will be
sold with the farm sixty head ofeattle, if wanted.
All will be sold at a bargain, and two-thirds of
the purchase money may remain on mortgage for
term Of years.
T. NJ. STURTEVANT
New Haven, VT, Nov %, 1875. s6tf
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-04-04

An inquisitive but badly-posted Briton
went down to visit Mount Vernon, not
long since, and after making many inqui.
ries, and noting down the answers, he
said to the superintendent "Ah may
| hask you if General Washington was
in the harmy ?" HE was, SIR" replied
the superintendent. "And on which side,
Union or Rebel2" "Rebel, SIR" was
the reply, which was carefully noted
down.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-04-04

-" Does my baby aunoy you nights ?"
said fond mother to serious looking
young man who occupied the adjoining
room. "Oh, no not at all" no meekly
replied ;"l love babies" And yet he had
been engaged for several days upon an
article in defense of Ilerod.
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"Will your honor please charge the
jury ?" asked an Arkansas lawyer at the
conclusion Of q horse.thief trial. al
will" replied his honor: "The Court
charges each juryman one dollar for
drinks, and six dollars extra for the one
who used the Courts hat for a spittoon
during the first day of the session."