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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15
aunt for she had determined 10 take him

aunt for she had determined 10 take him
home.
On this last evening, Sandy Green was
seen lurking about the hospital; and once
when Aunt Teddy rose and went to see
about some final preparations for the de-
Parture, he darted in; caught Charley bv
the hand; and limping swiftly away with
nm, took him to little knoll far off; took
him to drum, laid sideways on the
ground. and seating him there, pulled out
a cigar box. shaped rudely like violin,
the strings of Charley's own lost instru.
ment stretched upon it. Then he brought
oul rough bow.
vaguely up at the sky. Sandy drew the
DOW across the strings. but before he could
repeat II, Il rustling sound was heard, and
there was Aunt Teddy, frightened out of
ner wits at missing Charley, and she was
followed by half the boys, and the two
surgeons among them.
SANDY Green raised his hands to warn
them. They stopped motionless. Then
slowly, laboriously. out on the pleasant
evening air, came the old tune of Home.
Sweet Home. rudely and brokenly played
but there it was! there it was!
The smile on Charlev's face faded out,
like the light of the ignus fatuus; II STAR
tied expression came inslead-he leaned
forward he listened.
The boys pressed closer and closer.
Sandy Green's fingers trembed So that he
could scarcely hold the impromptu fiddle
All ut once, two tears rolled down
Charley'S face; he started up, looked con
fusedly about him. opened his lips.
Aunt Teddy!" he cried.
He was saved His aunt was kneeling
at his feet. hugging his knees, crying
wildly.
The boys stood there, glitter in their
eyes, until the two doctors went up to
Sandy Green, and shook HIM by the hand,
for he had done more than they could do,
and they owned up TO it. Then they all,
every man of them. went up to Sandy and
wrung his hand. He let the fiddle fall to
the ground, and his rough face WAS seam.
ed with tears.
Here! somebody lead me to Sandy
Green" cried a voice, the voice of Char
ley's aunt; for | can't see, I'm crying
SO hard, and my legs are clean gone from
under me-"
And Aunt Teddy was marched up to
him; but not before Charley had caught
both Sandy's hands in his
And what did Aunt Teddy do? She
just threw her arms around Sandy Green's
neck, and gave him sounding kiss, before
all the boys. too.
And from a score of strong throals
came the cry:
Three cheers for Sandy Greenland a
tiger"
And she shook hands with them, every
one
Aunt Teddy did not have to sell her
house, as a reward for "any one who
could save her boy"
The cigar box fiddle may be often seen
there. and often is seen there by Sandy
Green and others. and it is christened-
"CHARLEY's FIDDLE."-PeterSon for Jun
aary.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS LoADED.-"You
will please observe said old Mr.. Lamb
WELL as he led US through his school the
pay the utmost attention to quietness and
discipline. and in short time become
even divested of that most annoying dis
position to tease each other; in short, they
soon settle down into the gravity Of mature
years, under the wholesome system have
introduced"
We at this moment arrived in front of
several boys who were standing around a
bucket of water, and one, had just charged
his mouth with the contents of tin cup,
while the old gentleman was STOPPING to
recover his pen from the floor, when
another passing along behind, snapped his
finger quickly beneath the drinkers ear,
and caused him by sudden start to eject
the conteuts of his mouth over the peda-
gogue's bald pate. Starting upright, with
his hair and face dripping, the master
said:
"Who did thata" .ta.
The party unanimously called ont; Jim
Gun, SIR" .........
"Jim Gun, you rascal. what did you do
that for7" .' q '.
Jim, appalled, at the mischief he had
done, muttered out that it wus not his
fault, but that Tom Owens had snapped
him.
This changed the direction Of old Lamb.
wells wrath, and shaking his cane por-
tentously over Owens head. asked: 2 a...
!" Did you snap Gunp" ,.... ..,,s-.... 4, .....
The culprit, trembling with fear, muir
mured:' 91Yo n-ia 1'.'' ~ '- ~-.".
"Yes. sir; snapped Gun, but Ididn't
know he was loaded"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

SQUIRE EDMUNDs' DECISION. MIR.
Hayes, with his pencil and note book, put
ting congressman through the ridiculous
farce of recommending candidates for po-
sitions that he had filed a day or two be-
fore, recalls little incident that happened
in Indiana years ago, rs follows: A rural
justice of the peace. Squire Edmunds. a
cousin of the senator from Vermont,
fiourished amid the chils and fevors on
the banks of the Wabash. A case of great
local interest was being tried before him
without a jury. The attorney for the
plaintiff had spoken for TWO hours and
appeared as if just getting started in his
exordium. The defendant counsel, with
huge roll of manuscript, sat near him
taking page on page of notes. The court
room was crowded. AS the hands of the
clock pointed to the hour of noon Squire
Edmunds arose. motioned to the attorneys
and said: When the learned counsel have
concluded their able argument, they will
find my decision in this drawer; | wrote
it out last night. The court is going to
dinner.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

PRETTY We'll, THANK YOU Why,
how d'y'do. Mrs. Careful-are all your
folks pretty wellp asked one neighbor of
another, whom she had met in Hampstead
II few days ago. 'Oh, yes, pretty well
thank you-that is, about rs well rs usual.
Father hasn't been quite well since he
banked up the cellar last fall, and over
worked himself; thinks he hurt his side.
And mother has got the rheumatism SO
bad she hasn t been able to get down stairs
for a week Matilda Ann has a slight
touch of the dlphtheria, so the doctor says;
Jimmie can't speak above whisper, for "a
sore throat; Susie is just getting another
rising in her ear, and the baby has had
two more spells of Group. My husband
can hardly do any work on account of his
sore eyes, and l thought I'd die last night
with neuralgia in my head-but we're all
about as common. How's your folks?'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

In A SHAPE TO BE ANswERED.-In one
of the courts in Sacramento, there came
up to be case tried in which China
man was the complaining witness against
a white man. During the impaneling of
the jury. one of the attorneys questioned
closely the men summoned as jurors,
to ascertain their views on the Chinese
question. He asked one of them:
Would you believe Il Chinaman under
oath?"
The witness responded in the affirmative.
Would you believe Chinaman as
quickly as you would white man?"
Well" hesitatingly, II would be-
lieve him as soon as l would some white
men,"
"That isn't an answer to my question.
l now ask you. and desire Il categorical
answer, would you believe Chnaman
as soon as you would believe me, for in
stancep"
30, yes, sir; certainly"
The attorney did not appear to feel
much better after he found out.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

A song heard by a hive: bee it ever
so humble, there's no place like comb"
/. 1t is little troubles that wear the heart
ont. 1t is easier to throw a bombshell Il
mile than feather-even with artillery.
Do you see grapes, Bob? Yes, but there
is dogs. Big dogs, Bob2 Yes. very big.
Then come along; those grapes are not
ours, you know.
81 wonder if it's sea sickness that
makes sailors always a-heaving up an
chors exclaimed Aunt Hepzibah. AS she
looked thoughtfully up from the paper.
A stranger was strolling about Costello's
tannery, and accosted Pat Daily, the bark
grinder; "Is there man about here with
one eye by the name of Jerry McCarlyp"
:" What't the name of his other eyep" said
Pat.
II shall be!n and II might have been!'
The former is the music of youth sweet
as the sound OF silver bells; the latter
the plant of oil age, the dirge of hope.
the inscription for tomb.
"Sonny, do you know here little boys
go who play ball on SundayP' asked AN
old lady of little boy. Yes'm was his
reply, down the road about half mile
near the fair grounds. where no body
can't see EN-"
The freside is seminary of infinite
Importance; it is important because it is
universal. and because the education it
bestows, being woven in with the woof
of childhood, gives form and color to the
whole texture of life,
A pious resident on Brady street, who
has been much interested in the cremation
system. yesterday said to his wife: MY
dear, wish you to remember that when
the Lord calls me to my reward, | desire
to be cremated, if II suitable furnace is
accessible" Yes, love-" replied his
spouse, :" but when the Lord calls you, |
think he will provide for your burning"
A man in blouse once said, II have
no more influence than farthing rush
light. ""well, y was the reply, "a farthing
rushlight Can do II good deal. 1t can set
haysLack on fire; it can burn down a
house; yea more-it will enable poor
creature to read Il chapter in Gods book.
Go your way, friend, and let your farthing
rushlight so shine before men that others
seeing your good works, may glorify your
Father who is in heaven.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

ETERNITY. Eternity has no gray hairs
The flowers fade, the heart wilhers, man
grows old and dies; the world lies down
in the sepulcher ofages, but time writes no
wrinkles on the brow of eternity. Eter
nifty supendous thought! The ever-pres
ent, unborn, undecayirg. and undying-
the endless chain, comprising the life Of
God-ths golden thread, entwinng the
destines of the universe. Earth has it's
beauties. but time shrouds them for the
grave; its honors, they are bat the sun
shine of an hour; its palaces. they are but
rs the gilded sepulcher; its possessions,
they are the toys of changing fortune; iNs
pleasures, they are but bursting bubbles.
Not so in the untried bourne. In the
dwelling of the Almighty can come no
footsteps of decay. It's day will know no
darkening g-eternal splendors forbid the
approach of night. Its fountains will
never fail they are fresh from the eternal
throne. Its glory will never wane, for
there is the ever present God. Its har-
monies will never exhaustless love
supplies tho song.-Spurgeon.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

WHAT rs FAILURE?-If one looks at life
as an opportunity for accumulation and
not rs process of development, a man
has failed in living when the bulk of his
fortune, or whatever aggregate represen-
ting the resultIof bis industry is taken
from him. 1t depends greatly on what
sort of definition you put upon the word
failure, or rather what sort ofst result you
call success A man who loses property
and yet gains in patience, in business eau
tion, in courage-and especially who
learns the lesson Of reliance on Cod
cannot be said to have failed. As God
measures results, he has made II splendid
success. although he stands stripped of
his last dollar. Many men find their
manhood for the first time when their
houses, and their lands, and their money
are taken from them. Many husbands
have never known the depth of wife's
affection until they have had to say: 81
have not II dollar left in the worldw-
Then it was that love was weighed in the
balance and not found wanting; then it
was that the man. agitated. careworn, and
disappointed, discovered what helpmate
God had given him.
In these days of so-called 'shrinkage OF
values"-which in many instances is only
return to the true standard Of value-or
when, by reason Of causes in the business
world beyond our control. all we have
acquired by years eff planning and toll,
may be swept away. it will help us to re-
member that whatever inward discipline
and development the years may have
brought us cannot be taken away. These
will remain. and while these remain we
cannot pc impoverished. In addition to
this comes also the exhilarating thought
that whatever good we have done remains
surely credited to our account. The help
we have bestowed; the faith that has been
cultured in us; the holiness into which
we have grown. are ours still. and will
remain ours forever. These are treasures
laid up in heaven where neither moth mol
rust doth corrupt, and where thieves dc
not break through and steal. p Golden
R,ie.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

CATS IN SPAIN.-Cats have nice time
in Spain, hear. No dismal moonlight
over fences and back sheds for
them! They have the roofs of the whole
country for their walks and need never
touch the ground unless they choose.
III tell you why. Grain is stored in the
attics of Spain, because they are too hot
for anything else. But rats and mice de-
light in attics. rs we'll as in grain. So
each owner cuts a small door from the roof
big enough for puss and any homeless cat
is welcome TO her warm home, in return
for which she keeps away rats. In sud-
den rain it must be funny to see dozens
of cats scampering over the roofs to their
homes among the grain bags.-"Jack in
he- Pulpit" 81. Nicholas for May.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

AT WHICH END?-A few evenings since,
father and daughter at Wellesley, Mas
sachusetts, were having pleasant chat,
mutually recalling incidents of the latter's
childhood.
Il shall never forget" said the young
lady. how you took me out of church
one Sabbath. when | was about three
years old. and punished me for playing in
meeting. | can remember the lingling of
that peach tree switch to this day"
" Very strange, very strange" said the
father; | don't recollect the circumstance
at ALL"
"Ah, well, papa, you were at The other
end of the S,Oitch! !"-Editor'S Drawer, in
Nay Harpcr's.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15
TRAILING ARBUTUs.

Deep in the lonely forest,
High on the mountain side,
Long is the dresry winter,
Short is the summertide;
Just in the breath between them,
Pregnant with sun and showers,
Starts from the earth primeval
FaiTest Of northern flowers.
All through the sunny summer
Layish with wealth of bloom,
She, too, hath shared lile's fullness
Hid in her forest gloom;
Nurtured with dews and sunlight
Richly her buds are fed,
Fresh while the summer fadeth,
Fresh when its flowers are dead.
Then, when the rude winds seek her.
Threaten her buds to blast,
Fiercely assailed by winter,
Fearless she holds them fast:
Fast. till the spring draws nearer,
Fast till the days grow fair,
Fasl, till the April showers
Quicken the chilly air.
Woke by the murmuring brcezes,
Kissed by the shining sun,
Up in burst of transport
Sta,teth the prisoned onei
Blushing in iairy clusters,
Pressing mossy bed,
Leaves of autumnal russet
Over the soft couch shed.
Close to the damp earth clinging.
Tender, and pink, and shy;
Lifting her waxen blossoms
Up to the changeiul sky;-
Welcome our spriugtide darling,
Fresd in thy vi, gin hue,
Long as the oaks stand round thee
Yearly thy charms renewi
Elaine Gooddle. in Springfield Re
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

Parents. your daughter is in good socio-
ty when she is with girls who are sweet
and pure and true-hearted; who are not
vain or frivolous; who think Of some-
thing besides dress,or flirting, or marriage /;
between whom and their parents there is
who are useful as we'll as Or
namental in the house; who cultivate their
minds and train their hands to skillful
workmanship. II society OF this sort is
not to be had, then none At all Is prefera-
BILE to worthless article.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

LAUGHTER. Laughter very often shows
the bright side of man. 1t brings out
bis happier nature, and shows of what
sort Of stuff he is really made. Somehow
we feel MS if we never thoroughly knew a
man until we had heard him laugh. We
do not feel at home " with him till then.
We do not mean mere snigger, but a
good, hearty. round laugh. The solemn.
Sober visage. llks Sundays dress. tells
nothing of the real man. He may be very
silly or very profound, very cross or very
ioliy. Let rs hear him laugh. and we can
decipher him at once, and tell how bis
heart beats.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

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half by three inches, sndit claims cir.
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and it's name Is the Florida Mite.
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-06
Long-Range Shooting.

The great devastation wrought in
the Russian ranks, during many of
the actions of the late war, by the
lagrange fire company, the Turkish
infantry, has caused the authorities
of Continental armes to turn their
attention to the consideration of the
expediency of exercising their troops
in distant firing. In Austria a series
OF experiments have been recently
carried on, the results of which prove
that iong-range musketry fire may
lnfiict immense loss upon the enemy.
Wooden targets were set up, repre>
senting three guns in action with
men serving the pieces. Fifteen
hundred yards distan. from these
dummies company of infantry, 236
men strong, was drawn up. At q
given signal these opened fire, and
IN three and a half minutes each man
had fired ten rounds. On examining
the targets it was found that nine per
cent, of the bullets had taken effect.
The 108 dummies which represented
the guns, the officers and men, had
been struck by 1S9 projectiles-a
sufficient number TO have put three
fields pieces out ofaction. The firing
party was not composed of picketed
marksmen, but was formed of men
taken Unfortunately from the
Fourth regiment of the line. The
experiments were continued on SUBJ
sequent days, the Emperor being
present, when equally satisfactory
results were obtained, from eight to
twelve per cent, of the bullets fired
striking targets at distances from 800
to 1900 yards.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-06
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Health Paragraphs.
Cdtarrh,

Cdtarrns
A writer in the Tribune says that
this disease is durable, if the sufferer
"will persist in using the following !:
The remedy is crushed cubed berries
smoked in pipe, emitting the smoke
through the nose; after few trials
this will be easy to do. Ii the nose
is stopped up so that it is almost
impossible to breathe, one pipefuI
will make the head as clear as bell.
For sore throat, asthma and bron-
chlsis swallowing the smoke effects
immediate relief. 1t is the best
remedy in the world for offensive
breath, and will make the most foul
breath pure and sweet. Sufferers
from the most horrible disease, uIce-
rated catarrh, will find this remedy to
be unequalled, and months use will
cure the most obstinate case. A
single trial will convince any one.
Eating the uncrushed berries is also
good for sore throat and all ronchial
complaints. After Smoking do not
expose yourself to cold air for at least
fifteen minutes. The berries are
perfectly harmless, and there is no
use going to cstsrrh doctors while you
can procure this remedy. They can
be procured at any drug store, and
You can crush them yourself"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-06
'AsTER, WISCONSIN. THURSDAY. JUNE 6 Il

made the world seem as if it were
asleep and had forgotten all its care
and trouble.
We climbed the hill slowly. l
broke Oft some sprays OF purple aster
growing by the path, and one glow
ing tuft Of golden-rod to lay on Rob-
bie's grave.
Shut your eyes Ruth John said,
'and | will lead you to it,
And closed my eyes trustingly,
while he held my hand and led me on.
Here it Isl he said, presently, and
turned away and left me alone. And
| saw the hillside sloping away, warm
and pleasant in the sun, and heard
the wind Whispering plaintively in the
branches of pine tree over my head,
and at my feet, all white with autumn
daisies, was -Robbie's grave!
4
1t was some time before John came
back. He knew that / had MANY
things to tell Robbie that could tell
him better there than anywhere else,
and | believe, oh I kno,o, that Rob-
bic heard.
Have come too soon?' he asked.
COB, no!' answered, smiling up at
him. How noble and grand he looked
with the empty sleeve folded across
his breast.
III 1 were lying here he said, by-
and-by, 'and you had come to visit
my grave, what would you have to
tell me?'
'Oh, John! ? / cried, with my heart
upon my lips, 4 should tell you that
loved YOU
He started and turned pale. could
not help it if my eyes were full of tell
tale light. He half understood, and
yet he doubted, for he had not dared
to hope for the love had refused.
Ruth, what do you mean p he
cried, full Of swift excitement.
oh, John, are you blind p NY
face was full of a swift, sweet shame.
Il do love you, and / want to be your
right hand in the place of the one you
gave for Robbie
Are you saying this out of pity p
he asked, and / looked him honestly
in the face while l answered:
4 am doing it for love's sake, John
he answered not word, but oh the
eioquence of his tender ewes He
gathered me to his breast with his
one poor arm. and his face was radi-
ant with the light of great hope
realized. And the wind whispered
overhead, and rustled the grasses at
my feet, and in it Robbie was telling
me that he knew, and was glad. All
he understood, and, knowing all, was
happy as the bird that scared upward
from its nest among the daisies in the
grass, and sang its song close to the
blue gates of Heaven, for love's sdkei
-Ebe,a b. ReGford.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-06

A MANS worst difficulties begin
when be is able to do as he likes. 80
long as man is struggling with OBJ
stacles, be has an excuse for failure
or short-coming; but when fortune
removes them all and gives him the
power of doing as he thinks best, then
comes the time of trial. There is bat
one right, and the possibilities Of
wrong are infinite. Hurley.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-06

THOSE who would purify their lives
must first purify their thoughts; for
if the ideal be vile and unworthy, the
life must be reflection of it. The
fear OF what others will say and think,
the phantom OF responsibility, will
not always prevent the fountain from
pouring out its bitter waters.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-06
Dental.

nR. J. BROWN, DENTIST, Is IN HIS OFFICE
~ second house west of the County JAIL the LIST
days Of each month"; July 10th, 1878.
nR. II. A, MAKER, SURGEON DENTIST, BLOOM
Dington, Wis. All WORK ~ the dental line done in
he best manner and warranted. $3.50
DR.F. h. oo0MEs, DENTIST, Bosc0BEL, WIS
IL Office over Sawyer Favor's store. Can be found
d Turing hoursfrom Q A. M. this Pm. 30-1
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