Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-15

and has during the time increased in pop
ularity and in the confidence of the people.
In my judgment its results have been
beneficial and its influence favorable to the
best interests of the community. A right
or privilege once granted is not easily sur
rendered. In this case it is difficult to
perceive any good reason why it should
be.
HONOR THE SCIsSoRS.-The american
Newspaper Reporter says: "Some people,
ignorant of what good editing is. imagine
the getting up of selected matter to be the
easiest work in the world to do, whereas
it is the incest work that is done on pa
per. If they find the editor with scissors
in hand, they are sure to say, Eh! that is
the way you get up original matter, eh?'
accompanying their new and witty ques-
ton with an idiotic wink or smile. The
facts are that the interest, the morality the
variety and usefulness of paper depend,
in no small degree, upon its selected mat
ter, and few men are capable of the
position who would not be able to write
many of the articles they select. A sensi-
BILE editor desires considerable selected
matter, because he knows that one mind
cannot make so good paper as five or
six"
EATEN THEMSELVES OUT OF SIGHT
Early last week Mr. McIlvain, a farmer
living few miles northwest of here,
came to town looking for three head of
lost cattle, supposed to have been stolen
from his pasture. He visited the tanneries
on the hunt for the hides; he advertised ;
had men out securing the country, and
offered rewards for the return or informa-
ton of the lost. Last night your cores
pondent was reliably informed that day
before yesterday Mr.. McIlvain and hand
went out to the pasture to see if any more
had been stolen. On going to a large
straw rick they saw the nose of an animal
and on clearing large hole, out
walked the supposed stolen cattle. They
had eaten passage clear through the
large rick. The affair caused considerable
fun and sport among Mr.. McIlvain s
neighboring farmers Cincinnati Com
naercidt
SAYING AND DoING.-His first battle
tells the courage of the soldier. Many
think before the battle that nothing can
frighten them. When it begins they are
panic-stricken and disgrace themselves by
cowardice. Col Chester of Connecticut,
who commanded company of his towns
men at Bunker Hill, used to tell good
story of two of his soldiers in that battle.
A large and powerful man, standing by
the side of pale-faced youth of slender
figure, said to his comradc:
Man, you had better retire before the
fight begins; YOU will faint away when
tho bullets begin to whiz around your
head.n
The pale STRIPPING replied
don't know but | shall, rs | never
heard one but will stay and see."
He did stay, and was seen by Col. Ches-
ter during the battle, calm and firm, load
ing and firing with great GOODNESS. But
the burly giant by his side was missing,
and at the retreat was found alive and un-
harmed, sccreted under Il haycock. Boast
full words and moral courage to face any
danger rarely 60 together.
A MAN MADE BY A HURRICANE-Alex
ander Hamilton seems to have owed the
beginning of his remarkable and historic
career to u hurricane. While Il groveling
clerk, as he called himself, in the counting
house of Nichols Crudgcr at Santa Cruz,
he wrote considerably, and among other
things described a hurricane which visited
St. Christopher's in August, 1772, and sent
the description to a local newspaper. This
attracted so much attention as to induce
his friends She was fifteen then-to graft
fly his oft expressed wish for better edu-
cation than the West Indies could afford.
The result was that he was sent to the
country, going first to II grammar school
at Elizabethtown, n. j. lie then entered
Kings (now Col"mbia) college, and in
tended to acquaint himself with anatomis
in addition TO his regular studies, with the
view of practcing medicine. But the
trouble with England about the tea cay
having come to crisis, gave II new dir, *
tion to Hamilton thoughts, and eventual
| ly led to his success us statesman. Had
it not been for the hurricane at st. Chris
topher's, however, he might have remain.
ed his life long at Santa Cruz, and never
been heard of us Il public man.
When Chicago was very young city
with many peculiarities that made it any
thing but an inviting abode, n Frenchman
who had resided some years in New York
and had been in the habit Of dining daily
with party of friends ut we'll known
restaurant, announced to them one evening
that he had determined to 90 to Chicago tc
live. Many regrets were expressed, fol
the Frenchman was pleasant fellow and
boon companion as well, and more thar
one bottle was cracked that night to wisl
him bon royage and prosperity. Some sil
weeks passed. One evening the usua
company assembled for dinner. What wa
their surprise to see the little Frenchmai
sitting in his accustomed place. After t
hearty welcome and a hearty handshaking
they piled him with questions as to hi
Experiences in the west and the cause Q
his sudden return. Gentlemen" he said
'.joost you hearken to me vat shall say
Ven re day ofjugement come, and re Lor
shall say to me, Sarc, you shall go t
Shecago or you shall go to hell zen
shall say, 'Sare, mush obliged, but
prefare 90 TO heN.' '-CuuSc~r in B0sto,
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