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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-11
Words Of Wisdom.

IF fun is good, truth is better, and love is
best of all.
He shall be immortal who livelh till he
be stoned by one without fault.
No man ever regretted that he was vir-
tuous and honest in his youth, and kept
aloof from idle companions.
Stick to one thing until it is done, and
done well. The man who chases two
hares not only loses one of them but is
pretty sure to lose the other also.
You ought not to ask odds of any one.
Like blooded horse, all you have right
to demand is TO be put even on the whillle-
trees. After that show your mettle.
The fortunate man is he who, born poor
or nobody, works gradually up to wealth
and consideration, and having got them,
dies before he finds they were not worth
so much trouble.
The damps of autumn sink into the
leaves and prepare them for the necessity
of their fall; and thus insensibly are we,
as years close around us, detached from
our tenacity of life by the gentle pressure
of recorded sorrow.
No man possesses real strength of mind
if he cannot, after having heard all that
others have to say, resolve and firmly re-
solve what to do and carry his resolution
into effect. Take counsel of others; profit
by their experience and wisdom ;but above
all take counsel with yourself; make up
your mind what 10 do in the world, and
do it.
A habit of scolding indicates want of
self-discipline. The machinery has got
from under our own hands, and has fallen
TO grating and destroying itself under the
friction and perpleXites of life. "Possess
thyself " is Il more important rule than
" Know thyself." Without this primary
virtue, we are not in Il condition to receive
much good ourselves or to afford aid to
others.
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EREEN ENLANpIuleellltnu ns IL, nt Is u remark
aole PROOF oi tlle r"PluiVy WIN "hlch
great Physlcal changes IN the eartns sur
lace may occur IN the year 9oo' Eflc the
heu founded eolohles on pom oolll 'lle east ana
W" west coasts willch were lonS nouriShihS'
Inc interior Oh she country was tnen lcy'
but the coasts allordeu eHcellent pastura9e'
IN tne lourteeh'h ana hlteenVn centuries
the niack dealll SO weakened the colonies
tlat lhey were uhtole 10 resist the lnVa-
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educated ones can read and write Spanish
The men wear pantaloons and blankets
and men and women are exemplary in
in morals They never intermarry with
the Mexicans and the men are not as
small as the Mexican Aztecs, although the
women are small. The men look more
like our western Indians.
Nearly every village in New Mexico has
its old Spanish church, Roman Catholic
of course, and they are all gorgeous with
paintings and carvings. Santa Fe has two
old churches, both of great historical
interest. One. the church of San Miguel,
adoins the only house belonging to the
old Pueblo of Santa Fe that is left in the
town. The other, the church of Our Lady
of Guadaloupe, is very handsomely orna-
mented. There is also fine old church
at Santa Cruz, containing many Spanish
paintings and carvings and old embroider-
ed vestments. The Spanish customs OF
two centuries ago prevail almost all over
the whole territory, and the people are
hospitable to fault, especially around
Albuquerque and Bernalillo, where the
wcalthest old Spanish families live.
The scenery and the climate of New
Mexico are unsurpassed, and it is already
II great resort for consumptves. Santa Fe
the capital, with 1000 inhabitants, is
1000 feet above the level of the sea, or
almost as high as the city of Mexico,
further down on the table lands. This
gives II temperature hot in the middle OF
the day and mild at night. There are
mountains in the territory $4,000 feet high.
The Mexican population was loyal to the
Union through the war, without exception.
An army came up from Texas in 1862,
and held possession of Santa Fe for short
time, but, after about n month, they were
driven out. The majority of the Mexicans
are republicans, but the larger part Of the
American population is from Missouri,
and rather inclines toward democracy.
There is some excitement just now about
newly discovered silver mines. Extensive
deposits of carbonates have been discover
ed at Cerillos, about Is miles from Santa
Fe This is near the site of the ancient
Spanish mines, which were worked to a
great depth, aud some of which have been
explored, with interesting historical devel-
opments. They were worked in the
sixteenth century, but most of them are
now filled with water, and it is impossible
TO tell their exact depth. The torquos
mines, from which the elegant jewels in
the present crown of Spain were taken,
were in this vicinity, and number OF
miners are now on their way to the newly
discovered mines. The cost of going by
rail from New York to Santa Fe is about
1925, and although railroads are scarce in
the territory, stage lines and inhabitable
hotels are plenty.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-11

A BIG IRISIMAN.-The Emerald Isle
has long been famous for producing giants
The most celebrated of these was the well
known O'Bren, whom we first hear of as
II great raw youth crying in Il public house
because unable to pay the bill, having
been left penniless through Il quarrel with
his exhibitor. A gentleman taking com
passion on him, paid his debt, and advised
the young giant to set up on his own
account. Acting on this recommendation,
O'Brien started public house in Bristol
long known rs the Giants Castle. A
memorial tablet in Trenchard Street Ro
man Catholic Chapel records his stature
as having been eight feet, three inches
He was very anxious that his remains
should not fall into the hands of the anato.
msts, and gave directions against desc
Grafton from body snatchers. 1t has, how
ever, been quite frequently disputed, herto-
fore, whether the giants bones still rest in
his grave, or form one of the curiosities o.
the Huntcrian Museum, though we believe
that they still lie undisturbed in deep
sunk grave. Poor O'Brien had to take
his consttutionals under cover of dark.
ness, to avoid being mobbed by tho curl
Gus, and like most big fellows proved him
self simple and inollensive man; though
once he inadvertently terrified watch
man almost to death by lighting his pipe
at a street lamp, the sudden appearance o
which strange apparition threw the watch
man into u fit. His colossal proportion,
once saved the giant from being robbed
the highwayman who stopped his carriage
riding away in terror ut the sight o
o Brien's huge face thrust through The
window to see what was the matter
Chambers Journal.
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restless, and something of an interruption.
But she would think it was dreadful to be
put off without her lesson.
Then in the afternoon they pretty regu-
larly play church. They get out the lib
rary steps for pulpit. Lucy plays the
piano. They take turns at preaching.
observe that they are not Presbyterians !;
for Tot takes her turn at the pulpit. and is
quite rs eloquent rs any of them. Pete
generally succeeds in reproducing some
thing of the sermon of the morning or of
the Sunday school lesson. That makes
him more attentive to both. They pass
round the contribution. box, and when ma
or l are there we put in some pennies
which go into their savings bank.
Amt you kind of afraid of their max
ing fun of church, asked Mr.. Hardcap.
Not at all, said the deacon. They are
Just as serious and reverential rs you and
are, however,, / don't suppose l shall set
them at it; and | have not encouraged
them.
keep Noah's ark for the little children,
said Mr.. Geer. don't let them have it
any other day.
That is a good plan, said the deacon. Ma
has for ours Sunday scrap-book. Any
thing for Sunday that is attractive, that they
can't do on other days so you don't always
have to be saying, You must not,you must
not; but sometimes you may. Then sum-
mer days generally take them to walk in
the afternoon after they are through with
the church, and am through with my nap.
In the winter we have reading circle. l
have read through Pilgrims Progress
twice and three volumes of DR.. Newtons
sermons. Then in the evening never 60
to church.
What, never! whsnered Jennie Plain
field, who had been to Pinafore the week
before.
Well, hardly ever, said the deacon, good
humoredly. | wonder if he, the deacon
had been to Pinaforc, too. We 60 from
the tea table 10 the parlor and have sing.
Every one, from the oldest to the young
est, selects hymn. Sometimes | think
the oldest childred get little tired of
singing Pull for the Shore. which is inva-
rably Tots selection; but Tot never gets
tired. And do believe that Sunday is the
best day in all the week for Tot.
But | should think that you would be
tired out, deacon, said Mr.. Hardcap.
Well, no, said the deacon, you see am
very fond of children. They rest me.
And that, guess, is, after all, the Sc
crot of the deacon's success with his Sun
day. For naturally the children are very
fond of the deacon.-LGiCuS IN Christian
Union.
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TIE COURTEsIEs OF LIFE.-Wm. Wirt's
letter to his daughter on the small,
sweet courtesies of life," contains pas
sage from which deal of happiness mi ght
be learned:
" l want to tell you secret. The way
to make yourself pleasing to others is to
show them that you care for them. The
whole world is like the miller at Mansfield
" who cared for nobody-no, not he-be-
cause nobody cared for him. And the
whole world would serve you so if you
gave the same cause. Let every one,
therefore, see that you do care for them by
showing them what Sterne so happily
calls the small courtesies, in which there
is no parade, whose voice is too still to
tease, and which manifest themselves by
tender and atlectionate looks and little
kind acts of attention, giving others the
preference in every little enjoyment at
the table, in the fold, walking, sitting, Or
Standing
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MORAL CoURAGE.-Public men have
duties to perform from which there is no
escape. No one high in position can turn
Il deaf ear to the remonstrances of his fell
low citizens against measures inimical to
other interests. To surrender his person.
al independence to the dictates of mer-
cenary few is to sacrifice the welfare Of
the selfish interests of individuals. When
riot and monarchy are abroad in the land
when fanticism kindles the torch of the
incendiary; when pestilence mows down
whole communities, it is his duty to step
to the front, and show an example of self
sacrificing devotion that may nerve the
hearts of the despondng to struggle
against u common calamity.
Whoever is placed above the general
mass, whether he be statesman, secnlar
or popular leader, it is his duty to lead
the van and front the peris that menace
public health and the safety of society,"
lrresolution and moral cowardice on the
part of public functionaries, in great ex'
tremities, is little else than crime.
Moral courage has given TO some of the
most humble names in history more
solid and enduring glory than that which
irradiates the history OF the most famous
military heroes.
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A HARD HEAD.-Every man graduated
from Williams college in the last twenty
five years has some recollection of Abe
Parsons, or Abe " Bunter,n as he is more
commonly called, from his bunting pro-
pensities. A correspondent of the Boston
Journal writes Little is known of his
early life, but he was owned as a slave
and run away to obtain his freedom. The
story is told of his recognizing the picture
of his old mistress, who had aided him to
escape, in the room of one of the students,
who was her son, and that after that she
used to send him aid. The most powerful
blows have no effect on his Uranium Two
inch planks are shivered at single blow,
and large sticks of wood broken in two.
AT an agricultural fair he was once giving
an exhibition of his powers by breaking
cheeses, which had been placed in bags,
but grind-stone had been substituted for
one of them. The first blow failed to
break it, but nothing daunted, he made
the attempt the second time, and sure
enough broke it quite to pieces. At fire
once some men were trying to break in
strong door with axes, but they did not
succeed in making an entrance till his
power was put in use, when the door
quickly yielded. A thousand stories might
be told of his wonderful feats, but nothing
has brought him into notoriety so much as
his connection with j. Frank Baxter, the
spiritualist mediem. At one of the spirit
ualstic camp:meetings at Lake Pleasant,
Baxter brought up his spirit and gave
detailed account of his exploits, but Abe
proved too lively ghost for him, rs he
was not dead, although reports of his
death had been published. He is now
about seventy years of age; but though he
has given up some Of his feats, he can
still make quick work with dry goods
box Or door Of ordinary thickness.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-11

A SMALL BOYS REvENGE.-The small
boy who steals rides on the street-cars
swung himself upon the platform of
Jefferson-avenue Car the other day to
come down town. He was mentally cal
culating the cost per rod of street railways
when the driver looked back and caught
sight of the top of his head and leaped off
to give him a cut. If one ofthese small
boys was ever hit with drivers whip be-
fore, the date has been forgotten; but this
lad caught n stinger, and left that plat
form as if he meant to fly. The driver
chuckled, but the horse didn't. For some
reason he stopped, left the track, tried to
draw the car off the rails, and in the effort
broke a tug, jerked the money box off the
rail into the mud, and might have climbed
into the car if the driver had not appeared.
While the moneywas being fished for in the
mud, and repairs made, the small boy put
in his speech. The ache " had left him,
and, standing where he could secure a
good view of operations, he called out:
Kin ye tell a fellar jist 'zactly how
much yer made by that ERE jobP"-
Detroit Free Press.
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A BEAUTIFUL TnOUGHT.-When the
summer of youth is slowly wasting away
on the nightfall of age, and the shadow of
the path becomes deeper and life wears to
its close, it is pleasant to look through the
vista of time upon the sorrows and felci-
ties of our early years. If we have had Il
home to shelter, and hearts to rejoice with
us, and friends have gathered around our
tireside, the rough places of wayfaring will
have been worn and smoothed away in the
twilight of life, and many dark spots we
have passed through will grow brighter
and more beautiful. Happy indeed, are
those whose intercourse with the world
has not changed the tone Of their holier
feelings or broken those musical chords of
the heart whose vibrations are so melodi-
GUS. so tender, and so touching in the
evening of their life.
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Mute hung the harp on Tara's walls,
No touch its music waking,
Only the hope -fraught western wind
The mournful silence breaking
In vain men died to give it voice,
Nainly in silence suffered:
Truly to set the broken strings
No aid the Saxon profrered
Murmured sad Erin, from the harp
One sacred cord unstrnging,
Perchauce the hearts that heed not tears
VIII list poets singing;
The broad, deep stream that calmly flows
Doth mutely mirror Heavet;
Unto the bird that MARBLES near
Is wider message given"
Softly she raised her poets Tyre,
The tears her bright eyes blending
Amid its chords of bravest song
The string from Tara binding;
Glittered the sOrrow-tarn shed tIroad
The fairest of the seven
Unblessed the Tyre that hath no chord
For country and for Heaven!
The poet bore his gift afar,
His Islands sorrow singing
Sweet pity g tear of sympathy
In alien hearts upspringing
Singing her true-eyed maiden's faith,
Her kings old battle glory
Ere fair haired Saxon wrought the wrone
That darkeus Ireland's story.
Men turned from Cashmere's rose -strewn plains
To hear of truer loving,
Left Eden's opened gates to list
nations sad reprovnS.
Echoed across the narrow seas
The Tyres melodious singing,
Unto the string that Erin looscd
Mute Tara's harp replying.
Still echong over the broader seas,
Salt waves the music bearing,
The true notes rested in fond hearts,
peoples sorrow sharing.
To-day unto the poets song
Is world wide tribute given;
The oldeu echoes wake again
Beneath brighter Heaven.
They rise fIom Trelands saiut-prcssci sod
From leagues of prairie grasses;
Low sound from far of golden waves
Drifts through Sierra passes,
See mid the bays the English rose
With holy shamrock blending.
Acacia from wide sodthern seas.
Its yellow sunshine lending.
While Erin lifts brave Briau's harp,
Her poets birthday keeping,
Quick blood from fiery Irish hearts
Through countless veins is leaping.
Dim was the poets brightest verse
Lacking his country's blessing,
False sweetest song of Irish harp
If Tara's chord was missing.
--Cdtholic WOrid,
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ATTENDANT ON TITLEs.-One of Henry
Fox'S jokes was that played off on the late
Mrs. -, who had u great fondness for
making the acquaintance of foreigners.
He first forged u letter OF recommendation
to her in favor Of German nobeman, the
Baron Won Sedlitz Powdertz, whose card
was left at her door, and for whom din
ner was Immediately planned by AIrs.-
and an invitation sent in form. After
waiting considerable time, no baron ap-
pearing, the dinner was served; but dur
ing the second course note was brought
to the lady of the house,w excuses from
the baron, who was Unexpectedly prevent
ed from coming by the sudden death of
his aunt, the Duchess Won EPSON Saltz,
which she read out to the company with
out any suspicion of the joke, and to the
entertainment of her guests, among
whom was the facetious author.-Brtc-a
Brac Series.
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Used with due abstinence. hope acts as
a healthful tonic; intemperately INDUCED,
as an enervating opiate. The visions of
future triumph, which at first animate ex-
ertion, if dwelt upon too intently will
usurp the place of the stern reality; and
noble objects will be cotemplated. not for
their own inherent worth, but on account
of the day.dreams they engender. Thus
hope, aided by Imagination. makes one
man hero. another somnambulist, and a
third a lunatic, whlo it renders them all
enthusiastic.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-11

Two old Texas rangers, who had just
helped bury neighbor, were talking
about religion, and one asked the other
how pious he thought it was possible for a
man to get in this world, if he was in real
earnest Wa'al," said the other, reAec-
lively, 81 think eff a man gets so't he can
swop steers or trade horses without lynn
at he'd better pull out for the better land
afore he has a relapse"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-11

Hudson Tuttle we'll says: 1.-The body
must be pure. When inhamed with an
improper diet,or saturated with stmuants
and narcotics, the mind, reciprocating the
physical conditions thus created, is II
seething mass of passions, II magazine
which IL spark may explode, and not will
lingly do the pure spirits approach; and
the undeveloped are ever ready to seize
the opportunity afforded. The prophets
of old tasted and dieted, that they might
gain immortal inspiration; they ordered
their lives in purity, that they might allow
the invisible world the closer to approach
them"
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That was clever Oakland boy, who
when he was given two dollars to dig up
his aunt's garden, hid two-bit piece in it
and told all the boys in the neighborhood
The next morning the ground was pulver.
lied two feet deep.-San Francisco Post.
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" | wonder uncle" said little girl.
" if men will ever yet live to be 500 or
1000 years oldP" No. my child" re-
sponded the old man, d" that was tried
once. and the race grew SO bad that the
world had to be drowned"
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nxious for reply.l
On the ears Of his sorrOwng friends
Came the clarion voice of his call
Like the ppln warrior sends,
When ordered to conquer OF fall
For. the militant host of the Lord
He had led fifty years in the van.
Where he welded the spirits sword
The gospel Of goodwill to man."
Does he speak to command or reply?
Must he cease or renew the fight?
Shall he linger or soar on high?
To either he answers, " All right"
b 1t the Master has hidden him 81 Col"
And the death-train at once must start;
" All right" was the fiery glow
That hashei from the veterans heart
From the sunlight into the dark
The plunge of his life boat is heard,
Till our ears lose the sound of the bark
And " All right !" is the last, brave word.
Methodist.
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THOMAS MOORE.
MAY ssTH, 1879

ne stranger shall hear thy lament on his plains,
ne sight OF thy harp shall be sent DER the deep
IN my masters themselves, they rvet thy chains,
Shal praise atthe song of their captive and weep.
Hoars
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81" ALL RIGHT"
By LEVI WELLS HART.

bishop Ames' death exceedingly painful. and
his death struggles contrary to the opinions of his
were very hard He frequently called out
in loud tones. All right" AMI appeared intensely
anxious for a reply.l
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The following letter was addressed by
the lamented DR.. Arnot, five weeks before
his death, TO the editor of an American
weekly illustrated journal: