Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-12

You DREAM Too BIG FOR ME.-One
LAY Sir William johnson, the Indian
Agent in the Mohawk country, under the
Colonial Government, was unplcking
some clothing bought from England Hen
drck, Il famous Indian chief, was present,
and took Il strong fancy for an embroider-
ed coat He dare not ask for it, but next
day he told johnson dream. Last
night said he, me dream you say,
llendrick. you've been good friend, and
now reward you, i" and you gave me the
gold coat" The white man pondered
moment and then said, You are right;
the coat is yours" Not long aferward
johnson told Ilendrick he had been dream
ing. And what did my white brother
dream?' THAT you took me by the hand
and said, Sir William, you have been my
friend, and will show my love for you.
will give you all the land on the great
river AMI Canada Greek" The Indian
was amazed for the tract was nearly II
hundred thousond acres in extent, and verv
choice lrnd. But he was not to be outdone
in generosity, and finally replied: "My
pale brother, the land is yours, but" add
ed after Il long pause, Sir William, we
won't dream any more; you dream too big
for me-" The OLD chief S title was con-
frmed by the British Government, and the
land was long known us the Royal Grant.
FACTS FOR TIE CURIOUS -Nnevah was
fourteen miles long, eight miles wide,
and torty-siX miles around, with wall
one hundred feet high, and thick enough
for three chariots abreast.
Babylon was fifty miles within the walls,
which We're seventy-fve feet thick and one
hundred feet high, with one hundred bra-
zen gates.
The Temple of Diana at Ephesus WAS
four hundred and twenty feet to the sup
port of the roof-it was one hundred years
in building,
The largest of the pyramids was four
hundred and eighty-one feet in height and
eight hundred and tifty-three feet on the
sides. The base covered eleven acres.
The stones are about sixty feet in length,
and the layers are two hundred and eight.
1t employed $4,000 men in building. The
labyrinth in Egypt contains three hundred
chambers and twelve halls.
Thebes, in Egypt, presents ruins twenty
seven miles around and contained 100000
citizens and 100000 slaves.
The Temple of Delphos was so rich in
donations that it was plundered of $780,
100000 and the Emperor Nero carried
away from it 200 statues.
The walls Of Rome were thirteen miles
around.
CAST LINE FOR YoURsELF.-A Young
man stood listlessly watching some anglers
on bridge. He was poor and detected.
At last approaching u basket filed with
wholesome looking fish, he sighed:
g If now, had these, l would be happy.
| could sell them at fair price, and buy
me food and lodgings"
will give you Just as many, and lust
as good fish, said the owner, who had
CHANGED to overhear his words, " if YOU
will do me trihing favor"
And what is thatP' asked the other.
Only tend this line till | come back, |
wish to go on short errand.H
The proposal was gladly accepted. The
old man was gone so long that the young
man began to be impatient. Meanwhile
the hungry fish snapped greedily at the
otllou hOoh' anu tuo young man lOSt all
his depression in the excitement Of pulling
them in; and when the owner of the line
returned, he had caught large number.
Counting out from them as many as were
in the basket, and presenting them to the
young man, the old fisherman said:
fulfill my promise from the fish YOU
have caught. to teach you, whenever you
see others earning what you need, to waste
no time in fruitess wishing, but cast n line
for vourself ~ P,ir1L Ho,,e