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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-21
For the Freeman.
AUNT POLLY.

For the Freeman.
AUNT PJLLY.
little brown cot on the hillsidesbate,
Grown dark by the hand OF time,
Holds memories sweet like dear ratreaI
Aud prompts my muse TO rhyme
In that cottage brown on the bare hillside
woman dwelt alone,
And her quiet life SO far from strife
Like a light from its drear walls shone.
The children loved her beaming face,
And found in her kindly voice
For every tear word Of cheer,
To make their hearts rejoice
And stories quaint she always told,
And ever something new,
Where morals line with wit comb incd,
Were brought with force to view.
From smallest things about her thrown,
Good lessons would sne draw,
AS she calmly sat, framing hat
From golden bands of straw.
hop-vine shaded the lowly door,
And climbed on the woOdshed roof,
While another swayed and its blossoms played
Ia the air from the walls aloor.
The garden now o'eTgrown with weeds,
Ohce Gl Issomed bright with flowers,
Along It's edge, a fragrant hedge,
Primroses blOomed in showers
And here the little woman culled
With gentle word and SMILE
Such sweet bouquets, in old-lime days,
Of pinks and Chamome
Here pconies Haunted their dashy heads,
And southernwood swayed in the breeze
And roses red with white were wed
Beside the dear sweet peas.
The children carried in joy away
These trophies of beauty and light,
Nor even knew to mortal view,
There was ever garden so bright
The years went by, and girls and boys
Grew up to women and men,
AND quietly ST Ii on the side oil the hill
Aunt Polly dwet as then.
But older grown, and slvered o'cr
Became the dark brown hair,
And furrowed lines were certain signs
OF years and pain and care.
Stlll her wonderful eyes were clear and bright
And her words with wisdom fraught;
In many mind she left behind
Rare seed for future thought.
The cottage brown Is lone to-day
No little woman there,
She has passed away, and lone decay
Creeps over the walls SO bare.
A few rods from her home beloved,
few rude graves are made;
Here in summer tide on her own hillside,
Our precious aunt we laid
How sweet she looked in her last long sleep,
Her face grown young again,
For gently death when he took her breath
smoothed out the wrinkles of pain.
Her hair was white, but her brow was calm,
And her lips wore still their smile,
As in other days when she made bouquets
Or pnks and CHI am omle.
We laid some flowers about her form,
And thought Of her happy faith,
Which made her sage in her weakness and az
And triumphed over death.
And now above her humble grave
My tribute do bring,
Our auntie kind, the chldren's friend,
Deserves the song sing. E.o.P.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-21

TALKING TO HIMsELF.-Grace Green
wood tells in the NtW York Times an
anecdote of shrewd Yankee legsla or,
Judge West, of New London. Conn. The
Connecticut legislature in the old time
was an awful place for dignity and pal lia-
mentary proprelies, and the Judge, an
honest, but very eccentric. inpulsive out
spoken man and Il bit of wag, was al
ways being disciplined for some breach of
he rules of that august assembly, and
especially for contempt.
One morning n report was laid before
the speaker, accusing this member of hav.
ing said, as he was leaving the hall the
day previous, after he had failed to get
through bill which he had ably advocat-
ed and pressed with his usual obstinate
zeal
This assembly is made up of one-half
fools and the other half knaves."
For this gross disre1pect. the speaker,
aghast with horror. called the member
from New London sternIy TO account, and
rs The accused rose to answer the ch rge,
he was confronted with many flushed
and lowering countenance.
" May | ask who heard me make the
little remark In question:" he asked, in
his coolest and most siIvery tones, putting
on n myslified look.
" heard you. SIR" said the witness, a
brother member, Using in his seat.
" Ah, indeed! Did address the remark
to you, sir?"
Why, not exactly. You appeared to
be talking to yourself; but you spoke too
loud for me to be mistaken in what you
said and felt it my bounden duty to re-
port you"
"Ah, understand now," said the indge.
Then addressing the speaker, " May it
please your honor, have an awkward
habit of talking to myself when my mind
is burdened, and this one thing have Of
ten observed, when do talk to myself, l
always say just what | think"
There was no resisting this. Both sides
of that grave and aggrieved assembly
united in II roar of laughter, and that was
the end of it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-21
VOL. XXXV.

rs Bear Roost and has as many grizzlies
in it rs probably any spot on earth. The
noise of The blasting has driven these kings
of the forest out of our own little valley
but miles walk can at any time procure
IN interview. None of violent nature
has yet taken place, as both sides preserve
an armed neutrality. We never can en-.
counter bruin among the trees, where
there is chance for reflection among the
boughs after firing; and we dare not take
him on the bare mountain side, which he
rifects for both den and promenade. We
have seen dozen or so of the members
of this interesting family, in appearance
about the size OF an OK, walking along the
bare mountain sides of this valley. They
seem ut this season. on account of their
young, to be very irritable; and as griz.
ely can live long enough with Il dozen
balls under his huge ribs, to kill man,
each interview has so far been terminate I
rs quickly as the nature of the ground
would permit.
On two occasions. when we were above
the bears on the mountain side, we tried
by long range shots and rolling down
stones to intimidate them; but on both oc-
casions they commenced moving toward
us the Instant we were perceived. 1t was
only yesterday that Phin crawlod up the
side wall of our valley to have shot from
the summit at Old TeIrible-a she grizzly
with three cubs, whose den is half mile
down the opposite slope. Any sunny af.
ternoon the mother can be seen playing
with her cubs, on the rock where she was
first discovered by the Professor the Sec
ond day of arrival, and whose time on the
occasion WAS the best on record here until
yesterday. Phin gained the summit and
saw his bear, and from our tent we wit
messed his fire delivered. We also wit
messed his ignominious flight, and his de-
scent over the surface of IL hundred yard
snow bank in preference to the usual slow
method. Old Terrible appeared soon af-
ter on the summit. but did not follow
down into the valley, which they have
abandoned to us.
Ibis being the rainy season, we have an
average of three heavy thunder showers II
day; and a peculiar feature of this metal
mountain is the eccentricily of the elec
tricity. Immediately upon the approach
of the storms the miners are obliged to
drop their picks, rs the blades hum and
sting like electrical batteries"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-21
WARM WEATHER POE RY


Oh, for lodge in a garden of cucumbersI
On, for an iceberg or two at contrOl
Oh, for a vale which at midday the sun cumbers
On, for pleasure trip up to the pole
Oh, for little one-stOry thermometer,
With nothing but zeroes ranged in a rowl
Oh Tor big double. barreled hygrometer,
TO measure this moisture that rolls from m
brow?
Oh, that this cold word were twenty times colder
(rhats irony, red hot, 1t -eemeth to me,l
Oh for turn of its dreaded cold shouderi
Oh, what comfort an ague would bel
oh, for g otto to typify Heaven,
Scooped in the rock under cataract vasti
Oh, for a winter Of discomfort eveni
Oh for wet blankets judiciously casti
Oh, for soda-lount spOuting up bodily
From every hot lamp. post against the hot sky
Oh for proud maiden to look at me coldly,
Freezing my soul with glance of her eye
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-21

No reasonable man can honestly deny
that. everything considered, the progress
of the south since March, 1877, has been
remarkable If any one will take up the
predictions of the republican papers dur
inc the fall of 1876 rs to the consequences
Of Wade Htmpton's election in South
Carolina, for instance. and contrast them
with the reality to-day, he will be amazed
The negroes are growing in wealth, in in
telligence. and in self respect all over the
south. They are in the enjoyment. for the
first time, of security for person and
property, and with the growth of wealth
and intelligence political weight must
come. No combinations of the whites can
prevent it. Signs of division in the white
ranks already show themselves in various
states, and as these divisions grow the
negro vote must become more and more
independent.-New York Mutton.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-21

EXCELLENT INTEREST RULEs.--For
finding the interest on any principal for
any number of days. The answer in each
case being in cents, separate the two right
hand figur, of answer TO express in dol
lars and cents.
Four Per Cent Multiply the principal
by the number of days to run; separate
right hand figure from product, and divide
by 8.
Five Per Cent.-Multiply by number OF
davs, and divide by u.
Six Per Cent.-Multiply by number OF
days, separate right hand figure, and di-
vide by 6.
Eight Per Cent Multiply by number
of days. and divide by As.
Nine Per Cent.-Multiply by number ol
days, separate right hand figure, and di'
vide by 4.
Ten Per Cent.-Multiply by number OF
days, and divide by 36.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-21

ANOTHER MARTYR.-We learn from the
Illustrated Christian Weekly, that the
church of Rome has added another to her
long list of martyrs, whom she has put to
death for their devotion to the word OF
Col. The news has come from the Bible
sociely's agent at Buenos Ayres that Mon,
giardino the ablest and most enterprising
colporteur in South America, who d not
been heard from in months, was assassin
ated in Bolivia nearly year ago, having
fallen victim to the Enatical hatred OF
the book which he commended and sold.
| His assassins were Suffered to escape.
Like the first Christian martyr, he was
stoned to death! We wonder whether Pope
Leo. who has threatened to excommuni-
cate Spaniards who offer food or shelter to
any Protestant missionary or to those who
are circulating the Bible in Spain, and
who has urged the king to eXpel them
from his territory, will call down the
thunders of the Vatican upon these devo
tees who have shocked the Cttholicity oil
the nineteenth century by reviving tn.
malignity and the barbarous methods o
the prosecutors Of the church in the frs
century.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-21

NATURES REMEDY.-People who, with
ont knowing that they were applying ma.
ture's remedy, have drawn in their breath
hard when they had cut finger or barked
II shin on coal scuttle, will be pleased to
learn that they have employed respiratory
anagesia in its simplest form. If any
man will draw breath deeply and quickly
for the space of three minutes or less, he
will thereby lose acute sensibility to pain
50 that he can endure minor surgica
operation without inconvenience. Emf
nent surgeons have found the process o.
great advantage when used alone, no
only, but when anssthetics also were en-
ployed, in which latter case the quantity
of the drug to be used is greatly diminish
ed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-21

Two WoMEN.-This true incident car
| ries It's own moral for all women, poor as
| well as rich.
A widow was left with three children to
support. absolutely penniless, and with
no talent which she cOul turn to account
except a fine voice. which had been care
fully trained in elocution. Last summer
she visited one of the watering places Civ
ing readings in the parlors of the hotel. 1t
was left to the generosity of the guests to
give rs much or as little for the entertain
!nent as they pleased. They chose to give
her little.
When the proceeds were handed to Mrs
F., she found that she could not even pay
her expenses. At the bottom of the little
heapof small change. however, was a fold
ed paper that proved to he check for one
hundred dollars, signed by the daughter of
wealthy gentleman in New York
Mrs. F., hesitated a moment, and then
asked to be shown to the lady's room.
She found her to be very young, gay
girl.
:" must return you this money!" she
said. You gave it from excited feeling
You may regret it tomorrow"
/" | have heard your history Do you
think know no other use for money than
dress and jewery?" said the child, half
Indignantly.
But, because she was almost child,
Mrs. F., was resolute. Take it. If in
six months-by Lhristmas-you have not
changed your mind, will accept it," she
said.
The winter was hard one. Christmas
day found the woman and her children
nearly destitute. She had almost forgot
ten the impulsive young grl. But on
Christmas morning the check came.
Since then the widow had gone from
town to town, from city to city, with her
one poor little talent, striving to keep her
babies alive. If she could clear five dol
lars by long journey and weeks work
she was content.
AT last come failure, want, hunger. One
day. u few weeks ago, starvation seemed
imminent. There was but one place to
turn. She knelt and asked God to send
the children bread. An hour later, the
carrier left letter at the door, and in it
was check from the same giver.
God, we think, held the hearts of both
women that day in His hand.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-21

Clerk-Well, fire away.
p. P.-Will you send load of hams to
the store?
Clerk-tIaven't any. Can send you a
load of castings.
P. P.-Where the ID are you?
Clerk-At IS foundry.
P. P.-Is that you. H.?
Clerk-It are.
p. P.-lIow did you get hold of our
line?
Clerk-Blessed if l know.
The conversation continued for some
time, until faint suspicion of how the
mixture occurred began to dawn upon the
minds of the clerk and the pork packer,
both of whom were intimate friends. AT
length the clerk came up town. the two
took horse and buggy. explored the
lines, and found the difficulty. They next
visited the brick-maker, and mutual ex-
PLANTATION. and cigars, etc.. followed. Etc
means buttermilk. This abreviation is
not in Webster.-Detroa Telegraph.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-21
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.
Probate aud comrnlssloner., Nnlic.s % -,

Everybody loved him; many of the "daft
folk !" besides Joe grew brighter in The
sunshine of his smile. The old fisherman
who lived on the shore watched for him
every day with longing eyes. Every day
some present was sent TO 1.-THE little gem
peman from one or another of his many
friends abont the place. Basil was GER
alnly the very hnppiest little boy ever
saw. And no wonder. People who are
loved are always happy. But then tIey
must. like Basil, be true and loving little
gentlemen and ladies, or they will not be
loved. Basil had the very greatest belief
in loving. and rs he watched .he improve
ment in Joe his belief in it increased a
hundredfold The dull look had gone out
oi the eyes of the poor fellow they were
now lit up, if not with intelligence, at
least with joy and affection. lie never
now quarrelled with his shadow. or shrnnk
away from human beings; the gates Of
Heaven had been opened to him, the world
was no longer empty; he knew what it
was to love and to he loved, to have soft
arms round his neck. trusting little hand
in his, clear. unshrlnging eyes looking into
his without fear or repugnance, and he be.
came human in the warmth of this new
experience.-HdrperS Bazur.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-21

VULGARIrY.-A distinguished writer
saws: "When run against man who
professes to be Christian, and yet who
bas a foul mind, and u foul mouth, and
foul lip, whose wit is vulgar and whose
speech is coarse, whose imagination is ike
!, duck whose necessities compel 1t TO play
in dirty paddle, l feel that the man needs
a cellar of decency under his professional
supprstructurc. A vulgar mouth is sure
evidence OF vulgar mind, and | cannot
conceive of nythIng more utterly distaste'
iul to Gods pure spirit than human Vul'
garity."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-21
IN TIE SWEET BY-AND-RY.

The lawyer leaned back in his easy chair,
His client stood nervously by,
And the man of law sang TIL the Office walls rang
"Al right in the sue ii, by .and-by."
Cheerlully warbled the butcher,
BLOOD in his apron and eye;
Summer is no time for puddings,
Wait for the suet by y-and-by."
Fl" All me-" groaned the man with the meerschaum,
I'm color it yet, or III die"
And he threw his cigars out of the window;
" Give me this weed by y-and-by."
Whenever the sons of Gustavus
Labor and warble anl cry,
Earning their bread by the sweat of their face,
You'll hear the " 5 SSede by.andby."
And the man who went out to hunt lodgings
For month and day had to try,
Till he lit m some rooms that just suited his wife,
Well go in this suite by AN Iby."
In the theater, minstrel, cathedral,
In the church an6 the bcer.garien nigh;
In the concert toon and the circus,
They all sing the g. Sweet by.and-by."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-21

THE CONTENTS OF CRoCoDILE's
SToMACH.-The stomach contained about
FIVE pounds weight of pebbles, as though
it had fed upon flesh resting upon a bank,
and had swallowed the pebbles that had
adhered. Mixed with the pebbles was n
greenish Shiny matter that appeared
woolly. In the midst of this were three
undeniable witnesses that convicted the
crocodile of wiful murder. A necklace
and two armlets, such as are worn by the
negro girls, were taken from the stomach.
rhe girl had been digested. This was an
old malefactor that was good radiance.
Str Samuel Bakers lSmGiiiG.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-21

Anna c. Bracket asks in Harper's,
Why must we, then, be sad, When ma
ture is so gladp" Wen tell you. Anna.
1t is necause those hated Smith girls wear
the handsomest bonnets, and spend the
summer at Saratoga-and the price of bill
iards and opera tickets remains at war
prices. To be sure much of the sadness
was relieved recently by the reduction of
beer to three cents glass, but it has again
been put up to the old price, and sadness
again prevails.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-21

Why pay $3.50 for phonograph when
Sl,6o judciously invested in ice, cream the
coming summer, and two bushels of tur-
nips in the fall for marriage certificate
will give you life lease on a talking ma
chine that never requires any tin-foil on
the cylinder escapementP Young man,
these ara times for the practice of eoono-
my, and you should hect,-Chicago Posi-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-21

nIuzzLY BEARS IN CoLoRADo.-A let
WI ~" 10 Tue Chicago Tribune describing Il
~,nlng camp on Needle Mountain, in the
.'u .'' Juan county Of Colorado, eleven thou
''n' ,,o TWO hundred feet above the sea, says
H.. lN's canon, which we now inhabit,
,ro "' ' r present live other camps, and there
"v ,y,.Tg uTulngs OF It multitude of others on the
way mere The canon next to us is known
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-21

An old bachelor said he once fell in love
with young lady, but abandoned all idoa
of marrying her when he found that she
and all her family we're opposed to it.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-01-25
Remarkable saceess.

The sueeess of the leading litersry paper Of
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markable. Since its introduction to the
reading public, six years ago. TIE Ledger has
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the country It's circulation is national, and
has been obtained through the Efforts Of its
character, and at the same time sell il at a
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That they have succeeded. and well, too, the
shoasands Of readers Of The Ledger scattered
from Maine to Texas and from Oregon ia
Florida will bear testimony Tie Ghicdg7
Ledger is a large forty-eight column weekly
paper, which contains stories both complete
and continued, in each number, written by
ths best authors Of the day. and great
variety Of information interesting to every
one. The subscription price Of The Ledger
is only sl.50 per year, postage paid. aud it's
equal in every particular to other papers Of
the same character which sell for s. year
Three copies Of this valuable paper will be
sent to any one who sends 10 cents and their
address to The Ledger, Chicago. Ill ne4w4
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-01-25
cOnnubial.

The event Of the season up near Oak Point
was the marriage of Mr. George Henderson,
Of Portland, to Miss Josie Hamilton, which
occurred last Wednesday at 0 o'clock a. m
The marriage ceremony was performed by
Rev. Dr. Irvine. of this city, assisted by Rev.
7. J. Wilson. Of Halsey, and the bride and
groom were attended by Miss Libbie Irvine,
Of this city, and Rev. A. NJ. AchOson, pastor
Of the church at Oak Point After the cere-
mody was eo.cluded the guests partook If
On Of those m -gnifcens rel,asts fAr wi ich
old Uncle JOsia" family have gained such
an snviabls reputation. and thea the wedding
party started for Tangent. At this point the
happy couple took the cars for Portland, fol
lowed by the best wishes Of their numerous
friends IN this county. Mr.. Henderson was
a former resident of this county, but is nov
the proprietor of retail grocery establish,
ment in Portland The bride is a daughter
Of Hoa. jos Hamilton. of Orleans precinct.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-01-25


This week the ladies win find splendid
little story on our first pags-s.A Pair Of
Doves It will well repay perusal.
Some Of our readers, no doubt, are in the
habit Of passing over the eHashiuston Let
ter" when they are reading the outside.
We object to this, and so viii they as soon
as they read single one They are racy,
and contain considerable gossip that is very
interesting.
The most novel and original way Of break
ing up mans love for the ardent is told
in a little sketch entitled-''How = Young
Wife Cured her Husband of the Brain Fever.
Josh Billings, the 'phunny pheller, is
this week BY one Of his best
pieces-'Beos His jokes are as pointed as
the bee is sudden in hiz impreshnns"
The great question now.a-dsya is on s'Eter-
nal Punishment. and ''eld ST, the new star
ia the literary ornament, states his opinion
IN the question this week.
'sTwo sides Of Love Story" is good, and
you can take either side you wish.
A great deal Of useful information can be
obtAined from Domestic Hints. and invalids
xauld do well to lock at the article on ssLeu-
ms.
Our agricultural friends viii be very apt to
ind something under the head of Farm
Hints. on the 4th page, that win be Of value
O them