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, 1879-03-02

We are not informed how many gentlemen
are candidates for reelection, or WHO among
them, swearing they will ne'er consent, are
still ready and willing to run again. Among
those who retire and voted for the huge ap-
preparation for sewersare LoDp1Na. R1oRpAN,
A1cNuRNEy, COOK, SEAroN, THOMPSON, RYAN,
N1EsES, and JAsssENs. Most of these
named have been in favor, We believe, Of
pretty much every increase suggested.
There is reason to believe that The retiring
Mayor, who is not candidate for ,re-elec-
ton, and who has steadfastly sustained the
interests of the taxpayers since he has been in
Office, will correct some of the excessive ap-
preparations by veto; but the only safe plan
for the taxpayers to pursue at the approach
ing election is to check the returning spirit
of extravaganza BY selecting men who are
themselves large taxpayers, aud who will
naturally set their faces against the squander-
ing of other peoples moneys. Both parties
ought to be governed By this purpose in
making their nominations, and it should:
finally determine the choice Of ta1paying
voters,
, 1879-03-02

WASHINGTON CHAPTER NO. ~. R. A. M.-t2e:-
At md 7::a clock, At hall corner OF Randolph and
Halscd, ,sIs tor woIs o. ths oya A5eh DeE7ee Els-
Il. GUNSTEilAAN, H. r.
CHAS- B. WRIGHT, Secretary
, 1879-03-02

CoEISTHIAN CHAPTER. No. ~, r. 4, M,-specIa1
Convpcatio Monday escntng, March 3. ~ O'clock
"oEk on the F: n: DEGREE. Visiting COMPANIONS are
eordialy Invited. BY order
SANT, KERR n p
, 1879-03-02

Complaint is often made ny persons supposed
to be Immediately concerned of the printing o.
'society news'' in the dnily press. Some q
these complaints are no doubt sincere, but
great many Of them are sheer affectatlou"
all the facts could be told, it would be shown
that many Of these who publicly protest 1oudlf
against the practice secretly encourage It, po'a
By reading the society news more eagerly tnan
any other, and by furnishing information to tne
reporters Flagrant cases OF this kind nase
lately come to our attention; and, were i
not that innocent persons Would be u"
yolved by full statement Of Inc
facts, we should make some interesting
disclosures. TnE TRIBUNE acknowledge Inc
right Of people to have their pirate affairs sep1
out OF the public press; and any request 1or at9
suppression Of items Of this description prop
es1y made is always regarded. But so long -
there is demand for news Of this descrp'son,
and it does nobody any harm, but gratlnes
many innocent desires Of the human heart. toe1e
seems to be no reasonable objection to pf7n'us
it. 1t ia only fair, moreover, that, as everybody
has the right to read or not read, and to oon@
tribute or not contribute, to this departmens,
the affectation Of displeasure toward it snouso
cease,
, 1879-03-02

81. 80 h5kN NED pGgNMANpEE1. NJ r. r. T.
nciocE Visiting Sir kutchts cpureously Inrltel.
By order Z. c. J. G. DlCkEESON. i.rcordcT.
, 1879-03-02

The short life Of WASHINGTON IRVING, b7
Prof. J. D. Hull, gives curious example Of tho
rhythmical flow OF the formers prose. Tho
passage is taken from "The History Of New
York, !" without the alteration OF word. 1" Is
here printed" says Prof HILL, "tt appears IN
iambic peutamcter verse, with no syllable tlat
could not be defended by parallel from tho
epic poets" The passage is as follows:
The gallant warrior starts from soft 1cpoae,
From golden visions and yu}uptaoua cage, .
Where, in the dnlcet ''piping time OF peace."
He sought sweet soace after all his tolls.
No more in bea0tYs siren lap feclined
lie weaves fair garlands for his Iady's o.owa,
No more intwinrs with flowers his shining sTord7
Nor thFo3gn the lTelong lazy summers daT
Chants forth his 1oyc-sick sonl in lnadrigaas.
To manhood reused, he spurns the aulorous hutc;.
Doda from his bFaRny back the Eobo OF peace. =.
and clothes his pampered limbs in paLoply Of
steel.
Der his dark brow, where late the myrtle waved,
Where wautOn roses breathcd cue1vate lore.
He rcars the oeaming casque and noddlns plur1es,
Grasps the bright Shield, and shakes the ponder
Gus lance;
Or mounts with eager pride his fiery steed,
And burns for deeds OF glorious chlcalry.
Similar experiments have been made "lta
some Of DICKENS prose, particularly with bis
account of the death OF Little Nell, and some Of
Prot. SWISG's eloquent flights might be turned
into matrical form almost as easily; but Ne 90
not recal1 in any other author as perfect specf
men Of poetical prose Us that given above.
, 1879-03-02

AsHLAELQDGE no. sos 4 F. & 4. M.-Reeular
meeting Tdcsdav evening March business Of evening
consdcfaitca Of amendments to bylaws All members
ere requested 10 be present. By orles OF the ". M
C. II. CRANE Secretary.
, 1879-03-02

APOLLO CoMAAEDKRY, no. l. &. T.-stated
Conclsre TuesdaE evening, March T. 1879. Visiting
Sir Knights arc a!waya Welcome BY order Of the
Eminent Commander.
II TIFFANY. Recorder.
, 1879-03-02
thereby such excessive expenditure is al

whereby such excessive expenditure is al
ways secured:
This disposition to enlarge the city e1-
penses should serve as warning to the tax
payers in all the wards to give their personal
attention to the nomination and election Of
Aldermen this spring, for the advantages of
securing an economical Council outweigh all
other considerations in municipal election.
The retiring Aldermen this spring, enumer-
ated in the ofdei Of their wards, are as fol-
, 1879-03-02

vsE RENSSELAER, GRAND LODGE OF PERFEc-
Ti0N Fourteenth Decree, g. L.. Scottish Kite Ma-
sons win hold Regular Assembly Thursday even
ing next. 81 order OF
AMOS PETTIB0EE- T. :. F. >. Co. II. :.
ED GODDALE, Grand Secretary.
, 1879-03-02

CHICAGO CHAPTER. No. ~. r. 4. h.-1st TWEEN.
rY-secouG-st, Special Conyoc1ton Monday afternoon
Il Sciock, and Regular ConsocatIoa 4 ~ O'Clock.
Work % the Isorai Arch Degree Visiting companions
cordially invited. Dy order Of the II. +. II. P.
ELI SMITH, Secretary.
, 1879-03-02

PLEIADEs LODGE. NO. 4.s- A. F. & A. reg
electu subject of amending The Is come be
fore the Lodge. a full attendance Of members II
RObT g. JENKINS. Acting r. n.
, 1879-03-02

COVENANT LODGE. 40. SIS L. F. & H. M-Res-
INSTRUMENTATION Friday evening, March :, At CO.
yiutllsu Hail So IE7 East Eiuzicst.. 7::O O'Clock
Tor 5asI;aess and nosr Important woT- The members
are all requested 10 attend Whiting brethren also
NM. HASDLIE. r. II.
WILLIAM KERR Secretary.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-22
How the Country Seems TO a New York
Tenement.HOuseC Child.

William H. Rideing in Sunday Afternoon for sept.l
In this country, one would not expect to
find any city so enyironed that the aspect of
the fields and woods is unfamiliar to the most
poyerty-stricken of its inhabitants. Every
city has its parks and squares, with foliage
and flowers; the people are migratory, and
those who are stay -at-homes have innumera-
BILE excursions within their reach. But the
life of the very poor falls in a groove, out of
which their feet do not often stray. Unless
the parks are in their own neighborhood,
they do not visit them the least costly of
excursions, provided by managers in search
of profit, are too costly for them and in all
large cities there is an increasing class i'm
prisoned in alleys and tenements, to whom
there is an unknown region dimly character
lied as ''the country"
The ideas of what the country is, possessed
by the children taken to it through the be-
nehcenee of the fund previously referred to,
would be amusing, were it not for their pa
thos. ''Tve been 10 the country before.
My pa once took me TO Jersey City," said
little girl, as she was on the point of leaving
New York. $50 have /, !" said another, with
a burst of pride and when she was asked
what country, she answered, "IrelAnd,"
probably from the fact that she had heard it
spoken of by her parents as ''the old country"
Once beyond the city, and among the fields
and hills, their interest and wonderment were
unbounded. "How nicely the hills go up"
said one boy. who's been wetting this
grass ?" asked another, as he felt the morn
ing dew. SIS it real ?" said a third, as he
felt lawn; and when he was convinced of
its genuineness, he threw himself upon it,
and rolled over it and over it again, Every
object had freshness and interest to them.
Occasionally an incident became laughable,
despite the pitiable ignorance that led TO it,
Several children at a village in New York
asked for permission to play with the chick
en-coops, and, although the attraction of the
chicken-coops could not be understood by
the farmer, the desired consent was given.
The playfellows came back in a little while
and il was evident that chcken-coops as a
source of pleasure had fallen vastly in their es-
timation. When a reason was sought, one of
the children explained that the flies "bit too
hard" and ON further investigation it was
discovered that the chicken-coops were the
bee-hiveS the inmates of which had severely
opposed the experiments made upon them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-22

A DETROIT FAILURE. Out on Michigan
avenue a man near 20 years of age started a
small confectionery store some months since,
and the other day sent word to his three cred
itors up town that he had failed aud desired
to compromise. The trio went doEn to the
store, which they found in full blast, and the
four sat down for a talk.
You sec shentltmens, l do no peesness,
und my family eats up all der brotits, eX-
planned the tradosman, by way of excuse.
"You owe me Sl2, replied one of the cred
itors, 'and each of these other Slj apiece.
That makes SAP"
"Shust forty two" sighed the old man.
Now then, how much money have you on
hand?"
"Shust sixty tollar und no more"
Every well, as you have had bad luck we
will settle with you for one hundred and
twenty cents on tho dollar, and you can go on
rs before"
''Yaw, | will do dot, shentlemens, und am
much obliged for such kind treatment"
He gave out his money, the twenty per cent
was added to the claims and paid, and before
the creditors retired he insisted on treating
them TO ice cream. They had been gone an
hour before the old man rushed out and halted
q policeman and said
"If fails in peesness und bays l20 cents
on der dollar, vat does it mean 7"
1T means that you don't understand how
to fail, was the reply
rs dot possible Z" whispered the old man.
Il should say So"
"Vhell. go pack to der shoe peosness
again. When fail in dot peesness l makes
everything. When l fails in dis peesness
pays more as l owes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-22

young lady thinks it's better to have the
gas Jet turned low of Sunday uight when
her bcnu's there. She wisely believes that
one flame" in the room is enough at a time
He had brought her the very things she
wanted from the supper-table TO her safe re-
treat on the stairs, and she was moved to say,
half laughingly, you are a man after my
own heart Mr.. b" "Just what l am
after" he answered
The play was at its haight in the oardroom
of well-known club, and from a distant cor
ner was heard: 1--WE are two to two" "By
Jovel we are two TO two too" responded
player at an adjoining table. No wonder that
a German there present lkened our language
to French horn.
The Albany journal: One of our esteemed
contemporaries revives and rejuvenates the
joke about the lady who INDUCED in tight lac
ing to prevent wAstefulness. Some recent
explorations made by DIR. Schliemann dem
onstrate that 1000 years before Noah laid the
keel of his ark the centennial of this pun was
celebrated in Egypt
A gentleman wishing to obtain board for
his wife and family in the country was direct
ed TO n neat looking farm house kept by an
old farmer and his wife. A brief inspection
satisfied him that the place would suit him.
but now as 10 the terms 2" he said. "Wa'al,
said the farmer 'you have six children, you
say ?" Eyes, Sir" The old man reflected a
few moments, and then replied Last year
| took children at half price Do you see them
par trees and berry bushes Wa'al, this
year will charge full price for the young
uns, and throw in your wife and yourself for
nothin'."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-22

thus asked said it in sharp a tone he sprnng
upon his Feet in an instant What now my
lad has happened nothing only am not wor-
thy Of il but My Future happiness lies in
your hands Mr. Rogers have asked the hand
of your daughter and got accepted Can l
have your Permission For the hand of your
daughter Wodock yes, yes, and thank god it
has happened so OF all young men should
Prefer you l did not think you would be my
soninaw as you soon will be Come home
with me at once he said as Rose to carry
out his Command as l went up the Broad
mansion steps and said to my self to morrow
Bringeth Fourth glory and ever happy life
and l went into the sitting Room there sat
my beloved in the Full glory of n Blooming
Rose when she saw me she sprang in my out
stretched arms always willing to Receive her
and snatched kiss From her sweet and
Peach colered lips and she said Herbert am
you dear Emma you talk so much about in
your sleep thought would test your love
but in doing so nearly lost you thought
would not let you know you said if Emma
was liveing you should say l was the one am
the one knew you was working for Farther
and now you can Forgive me once Just once
Cant you Herbert Certainly my dear and god
bless it has turned out to be the one my life
is complete now have Found you | said as
clasped her to my Bosom the Bells Rang at
the church which announced wedding Miss
Helen Rogers and Mr. Herbert Lawarance be-
came Mr. and Mrs Hurbert Lawarance in 60
ing abroad they went 81 Mr. and Mrs Lawar-
ance there never was Happier man then
Herbert said mr. Rogers and the same is on
Helens side you are my heir now told you
that you would loose Nothing in letting me
have my Pocket Book may god Ever Bless
you Both my Children
THE END
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-22

One reason why Texas lawyers do not bully
a witness on the stand is because a Texas wit
ness hadas soon begin shooting from witness
box as any where else.
When woman challenges another womans
vote in Wyoming there is a scream, rush,
and eighteen dollars worth of millinery is
raked up and earted away.
Julius, why didn't you oblong your stay at
the springs 2" ''Kase, Mr.. Snow dey charge
too much" "How so, Juliusi 7" why, dc
landlord charged dis colured individual wild
stealing de spoons"
What is the difference between the man
who decorates old walls and fences with cir
Gus bills and the patent medicine advertiser
who proclaims that his pills are the best in
the world Answer One is a bill poster
and the other is pill boaster.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-22
NO. "a.

or the army. Il escape is impossible, not an
other life should be sacrificed General Lee
then began to talk about the distress and
trouble that surrender would bring upon
his country and his people. That cannot be
put against the useless shedding of these
brave mems blood. If you are satisfied that
you cannot save the army it should be sur
rendered. Tho people will know that you
told me that he had discovered that there
were heavy masses of infantry in front and
that he could not hope to cut through 1t was
n terrible moment for General Lee. Having
fought for years with high and lofty purposes
having won victory and made a record for his
army not equalled in our history, it was hard
that he must surrender everything cannot
tell you how my heart went to him"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-22
Miscellany.


NuAa0N
Whom grass Ia mown, and bends the grain
Before the sickle's keen chresa,
When shrilly creaks the loaded vain
And groans the spOuting cider-press,
flying shout from the haunted wood,
BY tangled thicket and roaring food,
herrily ringeth the bright day through
Cuckool Cuckool
When bleating lambkins seek the fold,
And from the farm-yard barks the dog,
When rusts the sunsets wealth Of gold,
And felds are drenched in river fog,
While fits the bat in the village streets,
This unseen, magical voice repeats
mournful chant mid the falling dew
CuckOoi Cuckooi
When the stars are brightest in the sky,
And low the spectral crescent swims,
When from the woodland comes a cry,
Aud DER the marsh the owlet skins,
While all the life Of the glad day sleeps,
ghostly watcher his vigil keeps,
Weeping bitterly the long night through
Cuckool Cuckool
Beneath the sun my spirit sings,
Like you, bird! a measure gay,
But through the night, on leaden wings,
II weeps u'cr hopes long laid away;
And hearing thee sobbing thy sad refrain,
My heart cries out with a sudden pain,
For the dead past wakes as / list to you,
CuckoOl Cuckoo!
Sidney Dickinson, IN Sunday IJfcrno0i
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-22
A HInaoo dled-s happy thing to do

Hindoo died-a happy thing to do
When Fifty years united to a shrew.
Released, he hopefully for entrance cries
Before the gates OF Brahmas paradise.
"HAAt been through purgatory7" Brahma said.
81 have been marriedw And he hung his head.
"COme in come in aud welcome, too, my sonl
Marriage aud purgatory are II one"
In bliss extreme he entered heavens door,
And knew the bliss he ne'er had known before
He scarce had entered in the gardens fair,
Another Hindoo asked admission there.
The self-sAme question Brahma asked again;
"HAst been through puTgatOry 2" "ho. What then ?
"Ihou canst not enterl" did the god reply.
"He who went In was there no more than l."
can that is true, but he had married been,
And so on earth has suffered for all SIM
"MArried7 Tis we'll, for I've been married twice"
"Begone Wen have no fools in Paradise
London Figaro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-22
ANOTHER PERIL PASSED.

"Some months aftcrward, when the Ga
zelle touched Mt Roderique, an English island
in the Indian Ocean, the Governor came
aboard searching for an escaped convict from
Australia-a black haired man. | was stand
ing with Mr. Hussey, the mate, when the
Governor Of the island made the demand.
Mr.. Hussey said that no such person was on
board. The Governor answered that he had
information that man had escaped on the
GHZelle. Mr.. llussey feared they might seize
the ship, so he said that man of that de
scripton who had come on board OF the
coast of Austuilia might be the person. He
called Bowman, whom every one on board
detcs'ed, and he was put in irons and taken
on shore. We knew that he would tell the
whole story (the wonder is that he did not do
it then but he wished to make terms for his
own release). That night the officers of the
Gazelle threw the grindstone, with my hat,
overheard, while lay in the captains cabin.
cry of Man ovcrboardn = was raised,
boat lowered and the hut picked up. There
were on board some English eX-convicts, who
had shipped in Australia, and these only wait
ed for a chance to get me retakcn. But one
of them, utterly deceived by the officers
strategy. declared that he saw me sink where
the hat WIS picked up. When the Governor
of the island came on board next day to de-
mand his prisoner the flag was at half-mast,
aud the officers sorrowfully told him that the
man be probably wanted had jumped over
board in the night and was drowned. His
policemen went among the crew and learned
the same news, being particularly impressed
by the EugliShman's story. Two days later
the Gazelle sailed from Roderique, and l
came on deck, much to the amazement Of the
crew"
The narrative closes with the story of the
transfer to the Sapphire Of Boston, on which
the narrator reached Liverpool, and that to
the Bombay, on which the passage was made
to Philadelphia.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-22

During the deluge Mr.. Noah was in the hab-
II of calling his wife an ark angel
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-22
REACHING THE SEA.

Here Al remained with me, while
the others went forward Al told me
that We were close to Bunbury, and that the
others were gone for the boat. After half au
hours anxious waiting We saw light as if a
match were struck, at half a mile distant.
This was repeated three times, and then We
went forward. We found Mcguire waiting
for us on little bridge across the road. They
had the boat ready and he led the way. We
had to walk through mud up to the knees to
reach the water. In half minute Mcguire
and were in the boat. N remained
on the shore Come on, whispered Mcguire.
No, answered poor N, with a tremb-
ling voice, I promised my wife not to go in
the boat All right, sneered one of the
Maguires, go home to yonr wife
'As we pulled silently out to sea, we could
discover N standing on the beach, 1t
was not cowardce. He was brave man, as
he proved afterward, and hope the time
may come when / shall be free to mention
his name.
''We were four men in the boat and we
pulled cautiously till We had got out of hear
ing Then We bent to the oars with full
strength There We're but few words said.
When the sun rose We were well out, and
could Just see the tops of the sand hills We
were crossing Geographic Bay, on a straight
line of about forty miles in length. We were
to lie in wait for the Vigilant, ON the farther
shore. and cut her of rs she passed the north
ern head of the bay. We pulled strongly till
the forenoon was closing. We had neither
water nor food; don't know whether the ar
rangements for supply had failed, or had
been wholly forgotten. But l had eaten
nothing from noon of the previous day and
l began to suffer dreadfully from thirst. 1t
was almost noon when we ran the boat
through the surf and beAched her In doing
80 our clothes were drenched with sea water,
and felt instant relief from thirst. tried
this afterward with good effect, except that
it made the skin sore.
A SAD DIsAPPOINTMENT.
"We got to the beach at about o'clock,
and one of the men with strong glass,
which Mcguire had brought, was sent to a
hill to look out for the sailing of the Vigiant.
At about l O'Clock he came down at a run aud
reported the vessel, under full sail, steering
north We ran the boat through the surf and
pulled out with light hearts, All efforts to
attract the attention Of the Vigilant failed,
and at last the party put back to land, where
passed the night in constant anxiety.
Next morning, having made the boat wa
ter-tight with paper bark, | went TO sea in
this craft, towing over the stern sufficient
food TO last me for some days. She was light
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-22

after that left the sand valley no more
| wanted to sleep all the time, and there was
no one to disturb me. In five days more
was thoroughly wakencd. however, by the
CHEEKY voice of my friend Mcguire, and with
him came N, who said he was resolved
to see me through this time. Mcguire brought
me brief letter from Father McCabe ask
ing me to remember him. The whalers were
to sail next day, and Captain Clifford of the
Gazele of New Bedford had agreed to take
me OF To make it sure Father McCabe had
paid him Go to take me as far as Java.
but there was one drawback. crimi-
nal convict, one Of the worst characters in
the colony, a ticket-of-leavo man, named
Martin Bowman of Beaumont, had discover
ed the means Of my escape, and had gone to
Mcguire and threatened to put the police on
the track unless he was taken off too. Ma
guire could not dissent, 30 here was the
scoundrel coolly looking at US and saying
nothing.
That night We slept little, some one al.
ways keeping an eye on Bowman. We were
up at daybreak, and soon after we were
afloat. Old johnson and his boy stood on the
beach and saw US push of We pulled
straight out toward the hoadland, as Cap
tain Clifford had instructed. BY noon We saw
the two whaleships coming along with fine
breeze. Toward evening we heard hail,
and some one ON board shouted my name,
and cried out, Come on board J." We were
all oycrjoycd. We pulled alongside, and l
was helped out of the boat by the strong
arms of Henry Hathaway, the third mate.
Captain Clifford made me welcome and gave
me place in his cabin. Martin Bowman,
the escaped criminal, was sent forward among
the crew.