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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-03-30
Well, sir, he awaits you

We'll, sir, he awaits you
bow! be awaits me- But is the or
der so peremptory:'
Not an instant must be lost, my
dear sir; the order of her Majesty does
not admit Of delay
Without granting me time to put
my affairs in orders But il is impos.i.
ble.'
Alas it is but too true, SIR
But you will allow me first to write
a letter to the Empress?'
L know not if l ought; my instruc-
tions were very emphatic
Listen! It is a last favor, a favor
which is not refused to the greatest
cuiprit. / entrest it to you,'
But it is my situation which | risk.
We'll, writo; l permit it. However,
1 inform you that do not leave you a
single moment
Thanks. thanks. Pray request one
of your officers to come that he may
convey the letter.
The master of the police called a
lieutenant of the Royal Guards. deliver
ed to him the letter of poor Sutherland
and ordered him to bring back the ans.
wer to it Immediately. Ten minutes
afterward the lieutenant returned with
the order to bring the banker to the
imperial palace. 1t was all that the
sufferer desired.
A carriage stood at the gate, Mr..
Sutherland entered it. and the lieuten-
ant seated himself near him. Five
minutes afterwards they were at the
palace. where Catharine waited, they
introduced the condemned man to her
presence. and found her Majesty in con-
vulsions Of laughter.
1t was for Sutherland now to believe
her mad. He threw himself at her feet,
and seizing her hand in his. exclaimed:
Mercy madam, In the name of Heav-
en-, have mercy on me; or, at least, tell
me for what crime haye deserved a
punishment so horrible.'
But. my dear Monsieur Sutherland.
replied Cauharine, with all the gravity
she could command, this matter does
not concern you at all!
How, your Majesty, is it not mat
ter concerning me? Then whom does it
concern?'
why. the dog. of course. which
you gave me. and which died yester-
day of Indigestion. Then. in my
grieve at his loss and my natural desire
to preserve at least his skin. I ordered
that fool Relicw to come to me, and
said to him: Monsieur Reliew, / have
to request that you have Sutherland
Immediately stuffed AS he hesitated,
/ thouget he was ashamed of such a
commission. whereupon I became angry
and dismissed him on his errand.'
Well, madam answered the banker
you can boast that you have in the
master of the police q faithful servant;
but at another time, pray, l entrest of
you. to explain better the orders which
he receives
The four footed Sutherland was duly
promoted to glass case vice the bank.
er relieved.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1878-01-07
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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1878-01-07
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-05
Fireplace Decorations.

The unused CRATE in your parlor or sitting
room may be made quite ornamental if taste
fully garnished with MOSES, grasses and
ferns. A jardiniere fitted to the CRATE and
filled with growing plants and vines will add
grace and beauty to your rooms, and be
source of pleasure to yourself and your
friends or, if you have not the time to spare
in the care OF these basket of artificial
flowers can be made TO look very natural
and pretty, and will require no attention
whatever. This fashion of decorating fire
places is not new one, for as long as any
of us can remember CRATE aprons of various
shapes and colors have been used, also
freboards of all sorts, colors and fashion.
Charles Lamb in his selections from Han
nah Wooleys "Queenlike Closet" printed
as long ago as the year 1851, gives us the
following receipt, which we copy for the
benefit of any of our readers who may wish
to reproduce this bit of antiquity;
To dress up chimney very fine for the
summer time, as have done many times,
and they have been liked very well.
First, take a packthread and fasten it
even to the inner part of the chimney, so
high as that you can see no higher as you
walk up and down the house. You must
drive up several nails to hold up all your
work. Then, get good store of old green
moss from trees, and melt an equal proper
ton of beeswax and rosin together, and
while it is hot dip the wrong ends of the
moss in it, and presently clap it upon your
packthread and press it down hard with
your hand. You must make haste, else it
will cool before you can fasten it, and then
it will fall down. DO so all around where
the packthread goes, and the next row you
must join to that, so that it may seem all in
one; thus do till you have finished it down
to the bottom. Then take some other kind
of moss, of whitish color and stiff, and OF
several sorts or kinds, and place that upon
the other here and there carelessly, and in
some places put good deal and in some a
| little; then any kind of snail shells, in which
the snails are dead, and little toadstools
which are very old and look like velvet, Oh
any other thing that is old aud pretty; place
it here and there as your fancy serves, anc
fasten all with wax and rosin Then foi
the hearth of your chimney you may la,
some orpan sprigs in order all over and i
will grow as it lies and according TO the sea
son, get what flowers you can and stick il
as if they grew, and few sprigs OF sweet
briar the flowers you must renew ever.
week, but the moss will last all summer til
it will be time TO make fire, and the orpal
will last near two months chimney thu
done doth grace room exceedingly"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-05
Light and Darkness.

A word of cheer for the saint. Ye are
sons of light. Recall now how much light
means. 1t means all that is most bright
and clean and direct and open and unselfish
and spotless and lovely and healthful and
true and divine. How exceedingly great,
then, your wealth Oh, live worthily of
your rich estate. Walk in the light, even
as he is in the light, and is himself the
light. Let every sunrise summon you, not
not only to the true light, but also to a closer
brighter walk with him. The nearer him,
the more luminous. May the life of each
one of us be in very truth helianthus, ever
more keeping our petals turned toward the
Sun of Righteousness Yea, o Lord, ever
more lift thou upon us the light of thy coun-
tenance, evermore cause thy face to shine
upon us. So shall we, with all thy ran
somed ones of every land and age, be made
meet to enter into the exceeding rich patri-
mony, even the inheritance of the saints in
light Ay, in that day of noontide splendor,
when the Lord shall have bound up the
breach of his people, and healed the wound
of their stroke, the light of the moon shall
be as the light Of the sun, and the light of
the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of
seven days. Nay, more; in that day of
eternal noontide, the sun shall no more be
thy light; neither for brightness shall the
moon give light to thee; for the Lord shall
be to thee an everlasting light, and thy God
thy glory,
A word of entreaty to the sinner. OF
what use, o friend, is the most abounding
light, if we persist in keeping our eyes
closed Awake, then, o sleeper, and arise
from the dead, and Christ will give thee
light Oh, that at this very moment the
day might dawn aud the day-star arise in
your heart Remember that that same God,
who called light out of darkness, called the
| light day, and the darkness he called night.
As there is an eternal day for the son of
| light, so there is an eternal night for the son
of darkness. Give glory, then, to Jehovah,
thy God, before it groweth dark, and before
thy feet stumble upon the dark mountains
and, while thou art looking for light, he
turn it into the death-shade. Mehr LicM
gasped the great but Christless Goethe on
his dying-bed. What light is that which
see cleaning beyond the river, glintine
even on the frowning crags which overhanl
the valley OF the shadow of death ? 1t il
the light of the city which hath the foun
dations, even that eternal dazzling city
which will never need the light of sun o
moon; for the effulgence of God dotl
tighten it, and the Lamb is the splendo
thereOf-Selecied
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-05
SIS This the Road to Heaven %

A few days ago we met a gay party sleigh
riding in the bright moonlight ; and as they
passed us, from the lips of a young lady
rang out the question, " Is this the straight
road to heaven ?" The words were lightly
spoken, but like many others of deep mean
ing had practical, eternal force. The
voice which so gaily asked the question will
soon at the longest, be still in death, and
the soul that breathed it in speech know the
end of earthly paths. What question
every hour, for us all In business and
pleasure, when we plan and execute when
we lead and follow, it is the present and end
less future " Is this the road to heaven ?"
How easy the answer in the clear and well
come light of Gods Word How confused
and uncertain in the twilight of unaided
reason, and the glare of worldly pleasures
to the consciously guilty and restless spirit |
4" Is this the road to heaven 2" To the faith
full, trustful believing in Jesus, kept by the
grace of his risen Lord, who, full of loving
expectation is the hearts glad reply. To
all Others what oppressive dread in serious
and honest meditation upon an interroga-
ton, whose final and everlasting answer
will be, either the lamentation of the lost or
the anthems of the redeemed.--American
MESSENGER.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-05
Chastisenent.

Sorrow, as a discipline for the soul, sub
dues the will, softens the temper, curbs the
passions pulverizes, so to speak, the rough
excrescences of character which, like Jumps
of hard clay in the surface of titled field,
turn the edge of the plow and balk the skill
of the sower. 1t is not that we are to lose
our will-that would be to lose our indi-
viduality-but that we are to retain it, that
we may offer it up daily as living sacrifice
to God al have surely heard Ephraim be-
moaning himself thus Thou hast chastised
me, and | was chastised, as bullock unac-
customed to the yoke turn thou me, and |
shall be turned for thou art the Lord my
God. Surely after that / was turned, |
repented; and after that | smote upon
my thigh" Jeremiah XXI; Is, l9) Oh
there are thousands upon thousands much
chastened because much loved taken such
pains with that they might grow like God
In little while instead of murmuring at
it, we shall exult over il in hymn of praise
which angels might envy. Til then, let III
glory in tribulation also, for tribulatior
worketh patience" DR.. Ihoroh.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-05
The Daily Life.

| meet with Christians who, because they
have been once washed from their sins, seem
to think that they need not be very particu.
lar about the little ways of their daily life.
They are not prepared to die just now but
they look for general cleansing, when the
day of their death comes. They do not care
to have a clean conscience before God every
moment They think it easier to wait. If
they only die well, all will be well. So the
little sins are allowed to remain and to grow.
The heart is uncomfortable, faith is con-
fused, hope is dim, life is not holy Never
mind, they think, we shall be all right at
last; we shall sing with JOY in heaven. Now,
it is a blessed truth that, being justified by
faith, we have peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ (Rom. 8; u. But if
you would have abiding peace and growing
strength TO serve God, you must remember
that we are justified by Christ that we may
be sanctified by the Spirit. The look of
faith must be continued all along. Clean
every whit, yet we must wash our feet every
day. (John 13). We must not put off any.
thing to dying day, but we must keep our
conscience clean before God; continually
sprinkled with the cleansing blood living
only for him all the day long. Then, when
our Master comes, we shall not be ashamed.
Rev. j. Il. Sampson.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-05
What Every House Needs.

One of the very worst faults of our very
faulty modern architecture, as applied to
houses, is found in the fact that our arch
itects do not take into their plans the pos
sibilities of sickness in the family. Now,
no house is properly constructed that has
not in it room or rooms expressly designed
for the accommodation of the infirm and the
sick The room should, in the first place.
have warm, sunny exposure. The window
light should be ample and command the
widest possible view. The first essential in
a sick-room is a good, liberal fireplace
Through it, and by means of the warmth
which it generates, the whole room is kept
in its atmospheric conditions, wholesome
and pure. Not only so, but slow-burning
fire, with its lights and shades, its rising
sparks and glowing brands, its curling and
many-colored smoke, and its changeful en-
bers, furnishes ceaseless diversion to the
sick one who lies watching it. Nothing is
more soothing and quieting than the in
huence which subtly steals into the senses
of him who gazes dreamily into the gentle
flame. 1t is companionship in itself. The
walls, too, should have their proper adorn-
ment. Pictures that suggest quiet and
peace, and the free, fresh life of nature out
side should be on them. A bracket with its
vase of flowers; green clambering vine
clinging ambitiously to the ceiling; Ii
brary case filled with familiar books cur
tains that soften the light while admitting it
all these are helpful to one that lies in
weakness and can take no more Of life than
the little room reveals, Better still, if just
outside the window stands a tree, with the
branches so placed that the leaves of some
almost sweep the pane. How much the
sight of twigs, buds and leaves, stirred by
the winds and ilecked with the bright CLEANS
of the sun, can cheer the mind of one who
lies upon the pillow idly looking at them
The central thought expressed in well
constructed sick-room is diversion. The OBJ
ect of its construction and location should be
TO give perfect accommodation and protection
to the invalid, while at the same time it sug
gests the beauty and freedom of being un
confned-the life and animation of the grea
outdoor world beyond Golden Rule.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-05
" Ye Shall Find Rest"


Augustine once said 81 can read many
great truths in the works of Plato and Ar
istotle, but | can find nothing there that is
so important to me as this promise" 1t does
not need to be read, as some have supposed,
in the sense Of perfect and unchanging Sc
curity or freedom from all causes of trouble
In that sense, no one finds rest to his soul in
this world of conflict and trouble. But it
means, rather, the finding of the true center
and a tendency to it, like that of the needle,
which, though never motionless, is ever
drawn towards its pole. So rest unto the
soul is more and more the privilege and the
attainment of those who, wearing Christ's
yoke, learn daily of him as Teacher, confde
in him as a Saviour, and initiate him as the
true Example of life. If wecan know any
thing of the design of our natures, by OBJ
servation or by experience, it is certain that
they were made to be nurtured and ennobled
and comforted under the influence of such
forces as meet us in this relation of our Lord
Jesus Christ. Man does not and cannot
rest until he is at peace with himself, both as
to the past and the future. But in Christ he
finds rest-rest from conflict with self, from
doubt, from distrust and from sef-condem.
nation-a rest which econciles.-Selected.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-05
The Better Way.

In one of our staid and conservative
churches, a short time ago, sudden i'm
pulse was given to the weekly prayer-meet-
ing by the quiet, but vigorous and wise eff
cheney of member whose example many
Others might very proftably follow. The
prayer-meeting became, and had long been,
neglected by those brethren in the church
to whom it especially belongs to make this,
of all others, live meeting. The neighbor-
ing churches were in much better trim in
this particular, and the delinquents of the
church were not unfrequently attracted TO
these live meetings to the neglect of their
own. AT length one of the members, more
faulty than others in this very particular,
raised the question with another brother
who is an honored worker, whether it might
not be well to look for minister who could
give more zest to the meetings, and compete
more successfully with their neighbors in
this line. The working brother said moth
ing, but did what was far better. lie dropped
a note to some thirty or forty of the MEM
bers who were not as helpful at these meet
ings as they might be, urged the duty of CO.
operation, invited all to be present at the
next meeting, quietly gathered body of
singers, and at the next prayer-meeting
everybody was surprised and delighted. The
room was full. The singing was grand.
The minister was inspired. All were de-
lighted. So much for worting, instead OF
croaking Every meeting since has been of
like power. Let others go and do likewise.
Religious Herald.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-05
Boys and their Mothers.

o my dear boys-for ii is you especially
for whom am writing this story-no mat
ter how big you get, or how busy you be-
come, or how manly you fancy you are
growing, don't ever get too big, or too busy,
or too manly, to be in love with,your mother /
She who loves you as no other woman ever
can; she who would gladly die thousand
deaths for you-O never SO long as you live,
turn her out of the first place in your heart.
Never, so long as you live, let there be time
when, in the slightest attention even-the
quick offer of an arm or the STOPPING TO
save step-you will prefer another TO her.
don't mean to moralize TO you or preach
to you very much in this story, but can't
help saying this. For know too well how
surely will come a time when you will
thank me for il. You do not think very
much about it now, as you go about the
house with hearts singing and feet that
keep time TO home music. And when the
day comes for you to go out from the home
life, you will run lightly down the steps and
ride away, scarcely turning for last look at
the loving mother who stands there in the
doorway, with eyes that fill so fast they can
scarcely follow you as you go. And when
you come back at Christmas, or Easter, or
midsummer, though you may notice perhaps
that some little change has taken place in
your absence - the dear mother-face has
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-05
Many SayIours Needed.

The world, if ever it has TO be reformed
by men, and through men, can only be so
by the personal intercourse of living men
living epistles, not dead ones. Love, meek
ness, kindness, forbearance, unselfishness,
manifested in human souls, uttering them
selves by word, look and deed, and not by
mere description of these sentiments or es-
says upon them, can alone regenerate man.
Neither money, nor schools, nor churches
can ever be substituted for living men. Not
ministers going their rounds like policemen,
with black clothes and white neckties nor
elders taking statistics, nor deacons giving
aims, or ladies tracts-all good but we want
Christians, whether they be smiths, or shoe
makers, or tailors, or grocers, or coach-driv'
ers, or advocates 10 remember their own
responsibilities, their own immense innu'
ence for good and TO be personal ministers
for good.-Noymdn Macleod.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-05
Confidence.

People have generally three epochs in
their confidence in men, In their first, they
believe him to be everything that is good,
and they are lavish with their friendship
and confidence. In the next, they have had (.
confidence, and they then have to be careful
not to mistrust every one and put the worst
construction ON everything. Later in life,
they learn that the greater number of men
have much more good in them than bad,
and that, when even there is cause TO blame,
there is more reason to pity than to con