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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-29
Captain Jonathan Walker.

The death of this veteran recalls some OF
the most stirring incidents of the anti-slavery
struggle He was born near Harwich, Cape
Cod March 22d, 1919, and at early age be-
came seaman. In 1885 he went to Mexico
to assist Benjamin Lundy, one Of the earliest
ant.slavery workers in colonizing fugitives
from slavery. The scheme failed, as all
colonization schemes for slaves have failed,
and Walker returned to his avocation as
sea captain. In the year lS44 he was
solicited by several fugitive slaves at PEN
sacola Florida, to carry them in his YES
sci to the British West Indies. Although
well aware of the hazard of the enter
prise, he attempted to comply with their re-
quest He was seized by an American yes
sci and taken back to Florida, where he
was landed in irons and kept in solitary
confinement for one year. When he was
finally brought to trial he was convicted for
assisting slaves to obtain their freedom, and
sentenced to the pillory, to be branded with
the letters S. S." with hot irons on the
right hand, and to pay fine of six hundred
dollars and COSTS 1t will seem almost in
credible to the younger readers of to-day
that such sentence should be imposed and
executed in the Land of the Free " during
the present generation, but it is true After
his liberation he became very effective
ant-slavery lecturer from lS45 to 1919. In
1868 he went to Michigan and settled at
Black Lake, Muskegon county. He has
| lately been in reduced circumstances, infirm
and old, and the Post and Tribune published
some months ago an appeal in his behsl. by
x-Lieutenant-Gov Holt, of Muskegon,
which was generously responded to. The
anti-slavery pioneer and veteran has now
passed away, and the brand which the slave
traders meant for his lasting shame has
proven his greatest honor.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-29

over which lay the shadow from Calvary, he
put an end to IL. Where he has gone no
curious eye can follow. Near Jerusalem TO
this day is shown CHASTITY gray abyss-the
Potters' Field-heaped for ages with the
bones OF the dead. IL seems fitting that the
thirty pieces of silver should be thus sunk
into eternal decay and corruption.
Now, there is no man living to-day so vic
ious that his worst enemy would accuse him
of likeness to Judas. And yet, is not the
Saviour alive and at work in the streets of
New York, as then in Jerusalem Who is
the helper now of the lame, the blind, the
dyingP Who calls our dead out Of the
grave to life again When we go to church,
or sit in our house or office, is not the spirit
of all good, of honor, truth, love, the guide
to sure high life beyond death, beside us,
close at hand The very miracle of the
spring. the rain, the sun, tell us Of his pres
ence. Since we were children, have we not
heard his secret voice begging us to come to
him2 We are blind and deaf and indiffer-
ent to it. Why? The stocks, the fee, the
invoice of goods to which we give our wax
ing thoughts--what are they but the money
which Judas made his god II We, too, carry
the bag. We finger the coins greedily. Let
God go on with his miracles, let the poor
crowd about him. the bag is our business.
We, being disciples, see that our Master is
being thrust out of the church, out of so
ciety, out of literature. We pay him for
NAL homage in church, and go out to barter
honor and honesty for the thirty pieces OF
silver on which we have set our hopes
Judas also did not forget to kiss the Master
before he betrayed him to his enemies.--
Neu York Tribune
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-29
What He Might Have Smoked.

If one could calculate beforehand all the
cost of yielding to temptation every time
that an evil indulgence might present itself,
and would save and lay up that cost in
money, it would be better investment than
life insurance. An exchange mentions
the successful result of an experiment in
this line by Mr. Hubbard, Connecticut
gentleman. He was about eighteen years
old when he determined to lay aside day by
day the money which he would have spent
for cigars had he been a smoker. At the
end of each month he deposited at interest
the sum thus accumulated in a savings
bank. As the price of good cigars advanced,
he correspondingly increased the amount OF
money to be laid away each day. From
time to time, when his savings in the bank
reached few hundred dollars, he would
draw them out to make better investment.
By wise and shrewd management, the fund
amounted to from fifteen to eighteen thou
sand dollars few years since. Mr.. Hub
bard then took this money and with it pur.
chased charming site on the Greenwich
Hill, and built a comfortable and commodi
GUS home for himself and his family. The
place overlooks Long Island Sound, and
commands one of the widest and finest
views that can be found along the Connecti
cut shore.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-29
Only q Child.

What parent who has ever been called to lay
a cherished child in the "dark and narrow
house" can read the following without the
tenderest emotion2 1t was suggested to the
writer by hearing the remark of one who,
passing graveyard, was arrested for mo-
ment by funeral "'Tis only child" said
he, and passed on Oh had you ever been
a mother-had you nightly pillowed that
little velvet head upon your breast-had you
waited for the first intelligent glance from
those blue eyes--had you watched its slum-
bers, traced the features of him who stole
your girlish heart away-had you wept a
widows tears over its unconscious head
had your desolate, timid heart gained cour-
age from that little piping voice to wrestle
with the jostling crowd for daily bread
had its loving smiles and prattling words
been sweet recompense for such sad expos
ure--had the lonely future been frightened
by the hope of that young arm to lean upon,
that bright eye for your guiding star-had
you never framed pain, or known hope
or fear, of which that child was not part
if there was naught else on earth left fol
you TO love-if disease came, and its eye
grew dim; and food, and rest, and sleeI
were forgotten in your anxious fears-if you
paced the floor hour by hour with that frag
lie burden, when your very touch seemed tc
give comfort and healing to that little, quiy
ering frame-had the star of hope set a
last-then, had you hung over its dying pill
low, when the strong breast you should hav'
wept on was in the grave, where your chile
was hastening-had you caught alone it
last faint cry for the help you could not Civ
had its last futtering sigh breathed ou
on your breast-ohl could you have said
"'Tis only a child 2"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-29
SpurgeOn and the Shoemaker.

A man of uneasy conscience, sitting in
church during faithful sermon, is quite
apt to hear something which exactly hits
his case. Ministers have in many cases
been accused of being in collusion with
some one to learn particular hearers pri-
vate affairs, so exactly have they described
that hearers circumstances and state of
mind.
Perhaps the most remarkable example of
this close talking occurred in Mr.. Spur
geon's experience while preaching at Surrey
Gardens In the course of sermon he
said "There's man here who is shoe
maker. He keeps his shop open on Sunday;
and last Sunday he sold goods that came to
the value of ninepence, and there was four
pence profit out Of it,"
Directly in front of the preacher there was
shoemaker who had done that very thing.
The Sunday before he had sold a pair of
child's shoes for ninepence, and fourpence
was Just the profit. The man had come
out of curiosity, to hear " that queer fellow
Spurgeon," and he sat amazed to hear his
case pictured so perfectly. But instead of
getting angry, and declaring that somebody
had been telling Mr.. Spurgeon about him,
he went home after service confounded and
frightened. The impression wore away
during the week partly; but next Sunday
he found he could not stay away from Sur
rey Gardens. lie left his daughter to open
the shop, went to the great hall, and hid
himself in the corner of the upper gallery,
where he sat unseen, but hearing every
word. What was his astonishment when
presently the preacher called out: I" All, sim
ner, SHINING by proxy is just as bad as sim
ming yourself. It's of no use any of you
coming here yourselves, and at the same
time leaving your daughter to keep shop"
| The terrified shoemaker was now certain
that Gods voice had spoken to him. The
Almighty was following him, and would not
let him escape. That second warning led
him to confess and forsake his SINS
In both these instances where the preach
er's words proved SO aptly descriptive, the
aptness was entirely accidental. Mr.. Spur
geon knew nothing of the shoemaker, and had
no idea he was making so personal an applica-
ton but his vivid and direct way of putting
things made it seem so, and in preaching
against common sin, naturally enough out
of thousand facts and examples there hap
pened to be one which his language literally
fitted.
A city missionary in the west of London
heard the above story from the shoemaker
himself, and told it toMr. Spurgeon. The oc-
casion and circumstances Of his conviction
and conversion seemed miraculous to the
humble workman ; and as for Mr. Spurgeon,
he makes no doubt that the singular accu-
racy of the hit he made was by direction OF
the Holy Spirit pointing his words. 1t is
hardly to the purpose to quote the bow
drawn at venture" Or
"Full many a shaft at random sent
Finds mark the archer little meant"
The Holy Spirit does not promise much
aid to random preachers, and every intelli'
gent minister, while not intending to be per
sonal, means to hit the sinners conscience
if he can.--7he Wdtchmdn.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-29
A Living Epistle.

A young man joined one of our churches
on examination, recently, whose experience
is worth telling. He was the son Of pious
parents. They talked with him, prayed
with him, made him read the Bible, and go
to church. But every effort and influence
seemed only to harden his heart. In early
manhood he became an avowed skeptic, and
repelled with rudeness every attempt to talk
with him about his soul. He was intelligent
and thoughtful, however, and hence, though
he would not read the Bible, God sent him a
living epistle that he was compelled to study,
and that brought him to Christ. In the fam
lily there was relative, a young lady, who
had been so fretful and quick-tempered that
she made all around her unhappy. She was
absent. at school | think, for some months.
When she came back she was so changed
that all who knew her wondered and rejoiced.
She was patient, cheerful, kind, unselfish,
charitable. Her lips distilled honey instead
of gall. Her presence brought sunshine in
stead of clouds The young man, after
watching her closely for long time, and
becoming satisfied that the change was radi
cal, asked what had caused it. 1t was not
any power of her own, but the power of God
received by faith WELL" said he, 81 don't
believe that God had anything to do with it
though she imagines that he did, yet would
| like to be as amiable as she is, and NEAR
to be- He tried to control his temper. Ht
formed resolutions. He kept, as he thought
a most vigilant watch over himself. But i
seemed to do no good. He was constant,
surprised, and overcome. Whenever h
failed he would turn and study again tina
living epistle d" How is it that she doe
what can not do? She must have help
1t must be, as she says, a power not her own
/ will seek that power" He went into hi
chamber, and prayed to the God whose yer
existence he had denied. He prayed carr
estly, and God heard him. Light dawne
upon him, light from heaven, in who's
radiance he has walked and rejoiced fo
many weeks. Now if every Christian wa
living epistle, would not more of sue
skeptics be converted 2-Herdld and Prestyte
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-29
Evenings at the White House.

The President and family receive infor-
mally in the evening, sometimes in the Red
Room and sometimes in the Library. These
visits, however are only made by intimate
personal friends, or by those warranted
through their acquaintance to call in a
social manner The evenings in the Ii
brary are very charming. Brilliant and
cultivated men and women gather in little
knots in different parts OF the spacious and
cheerful apartment, and wit sparkles and
anecdote enlivens conversation. The Presi-
dent frequently disappears he has a pri-
vate library, where he retires when any gen
tleman present wishes to speak with him on
matters Of policy or politics but he soon
returns, to all appearances as unrufiled as If
the great sea of public opinion had settled
into perfect calm. Mrs. Hayes entertains
her visitors in an easy, courteous, cordial
manner, moving among them with stately
grace, and scattering pleasant words. Great
gentleness and sweetness pervade the whole
domestic life of the Presidents family.
Little Fanny, the only daughter, a bright
child of nine years, the pet and favorite Of
all who know her, is never visible at dinner
or to evening visitors. 81 am obliged to
compromise with my little lady," remarked
Mrs. Hayes with smile, as found her
growing old too fast for her years; we serve
her dinner in her room, which she esteems a
high compliment" The private dining
room of the Presidents family is the only
one of their private apartments which is on
the great main floor of the White House.
The meals are breakfast, lunch and dinner,
instead of breakfast, dinner and tea, as in
the time of Madison. No unusual forms
and ceremonies are observed in the service
further than those at any gentlewoman' S
table, The hospitalities of either lunch or
dinner are frankly rendered to any familiar
guest who may chance to be calling at the
specified hour, and not infrequently ac-
cepted.- -Harper'S for March.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-29
When Safest to Run.

$50 the other way 60 the other way -
cried Mr.. Grace, thoughtful neighbor, as
Samuel Hawkes. was about to get over the
fence into Mr., Benson's orchard. Sad com
plants had been made of the boys for pelt-
ing the fruit trees, and Mr.. Grace would
have felt ashamed OF any Sunday scholar
who would dare TO take what belonged to
another. Mr.. Grace had good opinion OF
Samuel Hawkes., for he was steady boy
but he thought that the temptation might
be too much for him, so he persuaded him
to take the other path
"Samuel," said he " listen to me. once
saw man running from the door OF
public house, while two or three other meI
were hallooing after him. Aye, thought !
this fellow has been drinking, and is running
away without paying for his liquor. Pres
emily after, however, overlook the man
and asked him what made him run away Sc
fast from the tavern door.
"Why, SIR said he, not a very long
time ago | was sad drunkard my wifi
and children were in rags, and was abou
going 10 Jail, when good friend steppe'
forward and agreed TO save me from prlsol
! If would promise never to drink anothe
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-29

glass of spirits as long as lived. Up to
this hour the promise then made has not
been broken. Having walked a long way
to-day, called at the door of the public
house yonder for draught of water; but
no sooner had drank it, than an old COM
panion of mine came up and offered TO
treat Inc with glass of gin. Having drank
my glass of good pure water, and seeing the
landlord pouring out the gin | fairly took
to my heels, for | know itoo much of my
own heart to trust myself. If 1 were to
pause, and stop to talk in q place of tempta-
ton, it would be too strong for me; but so
long as can run away from It am Safe
"Well, thought |, I must take example
from this man, and run away from tempta-
tion whenever it approaches me. Now it
will be good thing, if you will DO just as
he did, for a boy is as likely TO be tempted
by cherry-cheeked apple as a man is by a
glass Of GIN"
" Blessed is the man that walketh not in
the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in
the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat Of
the scornful." l."-Psdin /: l.
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Old Age.

Old Well, it does take ones breath
away Must we all grow old ? 1t seems so.
Time will not stand still, and wrinkles and
gray hair mark his way. Yes, physically we
must grow old but mentally and emotion
ally need we become SOP doubt it. A
great deal of splendid work is done by peo-
pie who have arrived at the age when the
faculties are supposed to fail, and | think
we all feel that we may hope to work all
our lives. If we take good care of ourselves
we may be worth as much until the end as
we ever have been and with this comfort
ing thought comes another; the sweetness
the tenderness of youth need not depart with
its beauty. We are not compelled to grow
hard and cold, TO take stern views of life
and refuse to believe in anything beautiful
because this is the role set down for middle
aged and elderly people. Those who keer
their sweetness, who hold fast the tenderness:
Of their souls, and have ardent friendships
are young still, whatever the years that have
passed over their heads.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-29
HumOrsOme Waits.

GONE swallow does not make a spring"
That depends upon how hot the coffee is.
EDWIN ALoNzo sends us poem on T" A
Broken Link" Too late. Sausage season
went out with the cold weather
The moonlight summer nights will soon
be here. You can't plant cats too early, nor
is it possible to get too many in hill
He sot him down upon the steps-that
had been newly painted-and when he riz
to travel home-that gal of his-she tainted.
--Obserudnt Exchange.
"BooTs blacked inside" read a stranger,
as he gazed on placard in a street window.
"You don't catch me lettin that man black
my boots !" and he passed on.
BEFORE man delibritely makes up his
mind tew be raskal, he shood examine his
self clussly tew assertane eff he amt better
constitooted fur phool.-,Josh Billings
The editor of Virginia paper was asked
by stranger, /" if it were possible that little
town kept up four newspapers" And the
reply was "No, it takes four newspapers
to keep up the town"
A LADY asked her grocer to give her a
trade dollar for greenback, saying she was
collecting coins, aud at the same time re-
quested him to "save a silver bill for her as
soon as they came out" Who says ladies
don't read the papers ?
A GREEN sportsman, after fruitless
tramp, met boy with tears in his eyes, and
said say, youngster, is there anything
TO shoot around here 7" The boy answered
Nothin' Just bout here But there's the
schoolmaster tother side Of the hill. | wish
you'd shoot him."
A PHYSICIAN was going his rounds among
the smallpox patients in a hospital, and
stopping by the bedside of an Irishman, he
inquired "Well, Patrick, how are you to
day 2" "Faith sir, I'm betteri but am
so wake that should not be surprised al
all if some one was to come along and tell
me was dead"
Ar Westfeld, Mass, a man was caught
stealing meat from the market. In reply tc
his plea to be let off aud his declaration
that, God helping him, he would never steal
again, the one who detected him said :" Goo
helping you Why, you scoundrel, il
hadn't caught you stealing you never would
have known there was God"
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Selrff MisfeHanu.

REruBLrsHED AND coRRRcry


REPuBusHED AND CORRECTED.
In the asyums for the crazy constructed
Not all the iunatics dwell.
Nor do the statistics or reporters
OF all the idiots tell.
Throughout the whole world among lovers OF fashion,
In the council chambers Of state,
In the hut Of the poor or the hall Of the rich,
The fool lifts his lmbeoile pate.
How could the quacI, doctors or medicine vender'
Such power and riches obtain,
Were It not for the fools who resort TO n fool
To be cured Of each fanced pain7
Take up the days paper and in every column
Two-thlrds Of what greets your eyes
VIII be the adventures Of some fool or other,
His thefts. his crimes, or liesi
How some careless clerk or faithess employe,
Who spends three times what he gets,
Atiength steals from the TIL the money he needs
To pay his dishonest debts;
And when in the end his fraud ia discovered,
He suddenly leaves on the fiy,
Leaving 10 all his dlsconsolate friends
Not cent to remember him by;
Or, playing the role Of the injured and guiltless,
He explains and explains and explains,
And forgiving the world, proceeds TO blow ont
His patry allowance Of brains;
OF the Washington news-how the Congressman all
Are made the silver mems tools;
While thegrave Senators with the House members strv
For the palm Of the greatest Of fools.
But even before the soft money craze,
Silver change
As the appearance Of changing To silver
OF the locks Of an old maiden's hair;
For all OF the silver Time gives unto them
with nitrate Of silver they hide,
And seek to look young by continually dying
Nor stop until they have died.
Such some OF the fools though surely not we
Should other folks idiots call,
For doubtless the one who writes doggerel rhymes
Is the biggest fool Of them all. o. n.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-29
A Lesson from the Life Of Judas.


Ages ago died the most unfortunate oil all
human beings, man on whom iell late
30 unspeakable in its horror that his mem,
ory has come down through time guarded
by strange and terrible silence 1t is that
Hebrew, that friend and follower OF Jesus,
who gave him up to DEATH Men have
shown keen interest in dissecting the mo-
tives and character OF all other moral mon
sters. They have, apparently, not even Gu
riosity about Judas. Nero and the Borgla
had their analysts even satan hlmseli Is
not without his apologists' But from this
man humanity has turned away without
word. His name has become the synonym
for treachery For his sake his whole ma
tion has been held accursed Tor generations
Yet Judas, ike the rest oil us, was papy
once upon his mothers knee; boy with
boyish impulses and affections, There Is
no record OF any abnormal development OF
vice or cruelty IN him while he was the
daily companion OF the Lord and his friends
He had, so far as we can learn, but one
besetting sin-the greed Tor money lie
was neither sensualist, murderer, nor brutal
l-he was thief. lie held the bag as they
journeyed, and the lingering OF the lew poor
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-29
A Good Institution.

A number of women in San Francisco
have made an appeal to the charitably dis
posed people of that city, for aid to an or
ganization for the employment of deserving
women and girls. 1t is proposed to estab-
lish factories or workshops, in which to
make all descriptions of cheap undercloth-
ing for men, women and children, such as at
present are made almost exclusively by Chi
namen. For making these articles the pro
moters say they will pay the women and
girls the highest possible wages, dividing
among them all the profits of their industry
They will also furnish each employed q
good substantial dinner without charge
For the convenience of those who have
young children dependent on them, suita
BILE room with attendance will be provided
in which the children will be cared for dur
ing working hours.-SeIected.