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Bt Albans, Vt. 101 BHAixhki) ,t speak, dealers in Fancy ind Domestic Dry Goods, tplain and fancy iMsimeres, Cobergs, Ac. 117. l 0, BIlAISEnD. VVAnilEX II. HrEAll. Boath Main Street, St. Albans, Vt. He. post co doalers in Dry Goods anj choice Family Groceries. Comer of BwtnJ Fairfield Streets, 8t. Albans, Vt. 117 TOST, I., JiSES. T J. Ul'HGKSS, doaler'inPork, Fish, Hams, YiIl L,,rd. Flour, Salt, and general Groceries, c.6ile anJ c'a'h "Mot" Strict, ouo d.mr WnuiofFarrarllros. 117 MKUIUTT HOUS13, (formerly Clinton House) Albhrgh Bprings, Vormont. tt n. r?8C8 w' convey guest to and from potfreo of charge. 121-tf 0RS-J- U CHANDLER & 0. F. FAS SETT PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS, ll oiorm0(1 a professional co-partner-. mp, offer their servicos to tho community. Office at Dr. CHANDLER'S. dtaec of Dr. Fassctt, at tho Wolden House St liu, c, - R l'ASSETT. . Ublns. Sept. 20th, 1BC5. 81-tf F"f ' FKW n'VYS can y ,li9Voso ffii ut ! "''luoillanU bills to H. L. Sam- 112-tf J)r. Geo. L. Ncwcomb, trm, m'K I'in'swiAX, A huifl J h?1n of 'our months, Dr. N. 11 'ktst am ,ncd t0, hi lloon' to 'i'remont 'f,Se ra.B-H' Vi1"0.1'0 wiU a specialty .v e(c,KeHi,l"creinK strictly to an offlco " ii J i , 5 ,mC,V0,V:? fron 'J to 12 A. 51., and ' Ai. an? Vf7tiVJ1;M- .Advfco free. l ... U'W musio. fnr sri ti, ir,nrt .,pi,. I iuua awVr,su.cr Medals, or other first , frW Arnl1 ,,lclu' lUustrated Cata. utlfiStl,TTI5,U5'ST", AKK "EllKHV IX "ainw i1 !? Sct H transact all busl- Wi, ,wlm6f tT,r;i UUB' l,untics ana back u?HiYi,.Lu'y. abo nature can bo t.ro- , v.mu uuiainou My ioti)t YM. W "HE GIVETH HISBEL0VED SLEEP." nv riitACc if. uonn. How sweetly falls upon tho cars Oftlioso who would recall tho years, Who wistful and repentant weep, Ho glveth His Uolovcd sleep I For wounded hearts no euro is found On earth: butO, tho balmy sound ()f tlioso row words, no full, bo deep Ho givcth His Delovcd sleep I Wo calmly on His power rely, Though angry floods were rolling high; And pathless were tho water)' heap Ho givcth His Delovcd sleep I Wo gazo upon thu western sky, llelftx each worldly, uarth-bom tlo ; There's rest beyond the rugged steep He glveth His HelOYOd sleep. Ah, now behold yon setting sun, Our littlo day is almost gone; As eoftly on tho shadows croop He givcth His Delovcd sleep. O rest! how sweetly falls that rest tin every woary, panting breast I No longer loiter we to wcop He glveth His Unloved sleep I The LitllcJJltic Boat. I wns nlwnya afrnid of tho "walor nlwnya, from a clitld. Tcrhaps it was becauso my grandfather was lost at eoa, aud tho first story I heard that over mado mo cry was that of hia ship going down within sight of land and of his body lloatiug to tho shore with my grandmother's picture still around liis neck. That happoucd when my graudmothor was a young woman aud my grandfather himself not fivc-and-twenty; but when I was a littlo thing I used to think of that ship, wreckod so long boforo I was born, until I could almost see tho sinking vessel land the boiling waves aud tho dead bodies lloatiug, lloaling, floating shoreward, and used to wake out of terrible dreams of "drowning with my baby faco bathed in tears. Afraid of tho water, I said, but only of going on it. I loved to sit close by tho margin of the river, or down up on tho sandy sea shore, and watch tho waves sparkling and gleaming in the sunlight, and, if cvor any ouo saw water spirits, I did when the littlo rip ples played in aud out amongst tho tall green reeds and rushes like so many ellin heads. I'd stay in such a placo for hours, though nothing they could say could mako mo willing to join any party of pleasure on tho wa tor, whero it seemed to mo my sisters and my tall broad-.shouldored cousins spent tho best of thoir time. It was a trial, too, to stay at homo, for I was sociable and fond of being with them; aud moro than onco I sat on tho shore looking after the merry boat full and almost crying to think that I could not muster up courage to go also. Once I sat thus, thinking myself quite alono, for our garden ran down to the water's edge find no strangers 1.,1 ..w.l.t in ntn linf ,11. ,ttin,l T UtlU II lllli. LU jnin LUM-f IJ MUW" J- . heard a rustling amongst tho bushes, ' and looking up, saw a dark-skinueu woman in odd garments making her way towards mo as though sho had something to say to me. Probably, I thought, sho meant to beg, and though sho had no right to be there, I had not the heart to speak harshly to a poor wandering creature like that. I had been taught to bo chari table and I felt in my poekot for some looso silvqr togivo her whon sho asked alms. But, when sho camo close, instead of begging, sho put her head on one cido aud looked'at me in tho oddest way out of hor big black eyes, and said in a kind of whine, but with a sweet voico in spic of that: "Will you have your fortune told, pretty lady? Cross my palm with a bit of silver and you shall know what your luck is and who is tho gentleman that's coming to marry you. Tisn't often you havo such a chance, for I can road tho stars, nnd I'll tell you true, my pretty lady." Well, 1 was a wild young thing, and curious, as all girls arc, about that fu ture timo of wooing and wedding wo all expect to havo, and though I knew my mother would havo called it wicked, and my unclo, who was a dea con in tho church, would scarcely havo owned relationship with one who could listen to such sinful words and giva hoed to them, 1 couldn't for tho Jifo of mo shako my head and toll tho woman to go on. I looked about to bo snro no ono was coming from tho house, and then I put a silvor shilling in hor hand and held out mine. "It's soft as silk and whito as milk," said sho. "Tho kind of hand to wear a rick gentleman's wedding-ring." And then sho pored over it as though sho roally saw somothiug there besides tho littlo linos and wrinkles. "You'll sco your lover before night," said sho. "Likely," said I, with a laugh. "Ho'8 coming," sho said, nodding. "Look out for him ho'a worth looking for. I soo joy and wealth and a wed ding close about you, but there's sor row beyoud." Then sho dropped my hand. "No matter," said sho, "sor row comes to everybody; dou't look for it. You'll bo married within tho year, that's enough." "No," said I, "I want to know Iho rest." Sho shook hor hoad. "Uowaro of tho water, thats all, sho said, "tho .water may mako you a widow yet." And away film giutoo, not waning for a word more, and I hid my faco in tho grass and cried liko a silly thing as 1 was for drowning of a husband only tho idle words of au old fortuno tollor had given mo. I sobbed as if I know him, for a while. But I ended by laughing at myself, for I was young and only know tho namo of terriblo, and soon I was hulninc Unclo Joshua in tho long front garden to tio tin tho plants a last uigut h sijowui uui o(i down to tho earth.. ST. ATjBAjNB, One bunch of pansics I broko off and put in my hair. It was a bit of vanity I could not help, for in golden hair likoiminc no flower that grows looks so well na tho purple pansy. I had a wealth of hair, and hard as I tried to smooth it into a great' coil behind it would riinplo and curl upon my fore head. Nobody over tola mo I was protly, but I had aehok liko a poach and a skin liko snow, and I know for myself that I was not ugly. Somehow I thought more of my looks than I had everdono in my 'life that after noon, for though I gavo no credit to to tho gipsy's prophecv, I could not help thinking of that future husband sho had promised inc. When I was dressed I wont, with a book, back to my, old placo to wait for tho return of tho boat. It was sunset by that tinio, and tho river was all nllamo nnd the skv nurnlo aud gold with scarlet. I think I never saw grass so green as that beneath uiv feet, nor heard tho birds sing sweeter. Soon I heard tho splash of oars and saw tho boat I looked for coming back. There was a difference, though. When it loft tho shoro there were five persons in it; my sisters, Pruo and Olive, and my cousins, Harry and Kben and littlo Will. Now there wore sis; an other masculino figure in something of a nautical dress, with an easy graco about it seldom scon, and a faco as dark as that of a Cuban, aud as bril liant, occupied tho seat besido Pruo. 5Iy heart gavo a groat leap, and the gipsy's prophecy, "You'll see your lover before sundown," rushed into my mind, or rather was awakened, for I had not for a moment quite forgot ten it. Thoy all camo ashore whilo I stood looking at them, and Cousin Ebcn, who was never wondrously elegant in his manners, called to tho'rest: "Hero's tho coward again. Captain, let mo introduce you to tho only cow ard of tho ltussell family, Miss Kitty. Kitty, this is Captain Marshall. Then wo shook hands. Evon then it was not like shaking hands with any other; aud somehow as we walked back to tho house, Captain Marshall offered mo his arm, and we were friends be fore wo reached tho door. Ho was an old school mate of Eben's, it seemed, nnd had but just brought his vessol into port after a long, stormy voyage, aud they had mot him when they mado a landing down bo low on his way to our house, and had brought them with him in the boat. "If you are afraid of your placid, littlo river here, Miss Kitty," he said, "I should havo been sorry to havo had you with mo on this voyage of ours. What would you say to stand ing on a lolling deck with tho waves breaking over it, in such pitchy dark ness that you could not sco a mail within reach of your hand ? and that wo called pleasant sailing compared with some we had." "How can any man be a sailor?" I cried. "I for one love it," said he. "I shall never loavo it until I marry. Af ter that tho lass I promise to lovo and cherish shall ncer lond the life most sailors' wives lead tho lifo my moth er led fretting herlittlosoul out from morning till night. When marry I'll loavo tho sea and settle down on shore not before, though." Ho gavo me a look that meant something as he spoke, aud I felt my check flush; but we were at homo by that timo and tho conversation ended. "What sweet old sea songs ho sang to us that evening. I never shall forget tho?n whilo I live. "Well, tho fortuno-teller was right in ; ono thing, at least: my lover came! that night. Captain Marshall look my heart with him when ho wont away, and novcr gavo it back again, though ho gavo mo his in its stead. "Of all thiugs in tho world that Kitty, who would never go upon tho water, should fall in lovo with a sailor, who would take her on voyages half around tho world," cried my sistor, teasing me, in our own room that night. But I mado no confessions to them. It was loo soon yet. Before Captain Marshall went on his next voyage, howover, ho asked mo to walk in tho woods with him, and, down by tho littlo landing where wo had first'met, told mo that ho lovod mo. "Bettor than my lifo, Kilty," ho said; "and if you cannot liko mo a littlo I'd as lief go to tho bottom this voyago as not. 1 nover liiougut to caro as much for any woman as 1 caro ior you. Ho took my hands and looked into my eyes, aud though I said nothing, ho found out somehow that I did liko him, and took mo in his arms aud kissed- mo. "I'm tho happiest rascal in the world," said he. And I was hap py, too, only I mado him vow to keep his promiso, and sail tho saa no more after wo wero wed. "I Bhall uevor want to leavo you ho said, "and I'm rich ouough to quit tho sea; but ldo wish you would tako ono last voyagu with mo. Mnrry mo to-morrow and go with mo to tho West Indies a short voyago aud a pleasant ono." But that I couldn't hear of, oven if that masculiuo proposal of "marryiug to-morrow" had not boon impossible, whon there wore dresses to mako and wedding feast to prepare. I could not ovon think calmly of a jouruoy by sea; bo I could only promiso to bo his when he returnod. For tho timo that followed I knew what sailors' wives fool. I grow thin and palo with porpotual torror. I)id a shuttor blow to and fro in tho wind or tho boughs of tho great buttering rattlo agaiuqfc tho roof, I fell to dream ing of wrcokti aud ull their horrors VT., FBTDAY, and it soctned to mo that winds never troancd so, nnd that Wavew never beat so fiercely against tho fihoro as they did that autumn But my darling's ship weathered ovory storm, and he came Dacic to mo at, iobi, ana wo were married, and ho left the sea and settled down in a pretty hlllo placo some miles from homo, but uear enough for Pnto and Olivo to ridtf over every day or two, and become an amateur far inor raising wonderful squashes and turnips tor our own uso.and prid ing himself on tllo rafo fruit of tho orchard. There was but ono drawback to my happiness nlid that( was the littlo blue boat a cunning thing ho had made and painted himself, with my name on tho sido in gilt letters, and with cush ioned scats and elegant oats. When ever J went to tho river; sido aud saw it dancing on tho' water, my heart sunk; and yet Captaim Marshall had mado the boat for mo, and had many a merry jest about averting his au thority, and compelling mo to bo rowo.I up anddilw'0 "XS1"1 lt 'until 1 was cured of my folly. Some times, too, ho used to coax mo to go with him until I cried to think I did not dare. It was a standing joke with Pruo and Olivo, who often mado tho captain row thorn miles up tho stream when they catno to sco us; but into the boat I nover went, nud novcr had bcon whon a j-car was past and a littlo baby lay upon my arm, a second Julty Mar shall a girl with my yellow hair, but with her father's splendid Spanish oyes. I was very, very happy. Iliad nev er been so happy in all 1113-life. When tho child was old enough to bo carried out into tho air, we used to tako it with us on our old country rambles, and tho littlo thing loved tho blue sky and frosh brcozo already. "Sho will lovo tho sea too, for sho is a sailor's daughter," said Captain tain Marshall; and I always dreading tho time when ho should take our lit tlo pot out upon the rivor in the little bluo boat. Ho never did it, though, "I had a right to say what should be done with my own baby," he said; and tho child grow to bo four years old without having once had either row or sail. Theu, when sho wa3 a littlo toddling thing, sho used to run to tho wa ter's edge, and try as best sho could to get into tho boat, and onco came near drowning. Over and over again I said: "I wish the blue boat had nover been made. I wish you would burn it, or sell it. I'm sure it will bo tho death of somo ono I love yet" I said this, almost crossly, ono morn ing, and tho captain turned toward mo with his own kind smile. "It's sfi ltiyh of mo to ko)opt it if it vexes you," no said. ' "I'll break it 'up' to-day, Kitty, though, Lord lovo you, if our time is eomo we'll go, boat or no boat, my dear." And I, thinking of the child, mad for tho water as ever sailor was, could not help thanking him joyfully, though I know ho was fond of his boat, and would miss it, too. "I'll do it when I come homo to night," he said, with a sigh; and though I wished it could bo done that molniug, I said nothing; only kissed him again, nnd thanked him, and . ho went away, kissing his hand to us tho child and 1 as wo stood on tho porch to watch him. W e wero to 00 all aiono mat any. Our sorvant had grown tired of conn-! trv quarters, and deserted, and tlici captain was going up to town to en- gago auotnor. jl nan my nousummi work to do, and lott littlo Aiuy on 1110 porch, nfter making her promise not, to leavo it. Tho chtld thus iar was generally obedient, nnd I was quite easy about hor. Ybt I only lefi her a fow minutes at a time Always whon I camo back sho sat whero I had left ' her, playing with her doll. At last I took my sewiug, and sat down besido her. The day was warm, and I was weary. Without intending it, I fell asleep. I do not know how long I slept, but when I started awake tho child was gone. Her doll lay on tho floor, her littlo picture-book be sido it. On a stop below was her littlo round hat, but whorb was sho ? I ran into tho house, calling her, and heard no answer. I ran through tho garden still no littlo Voico replied to my scream of "Kitty! Kitty!" At last I mado my way to tho rivor bank, straining my eyes to seo the littlo bluo boat. There it lay, danc iug merrily on tho silvery water; but Kitty was not near it. Porhaps she was under thoso purling ripples! That was tho sick fear that smoto my heart. , , Perhaps I had no child ! Then, as I wrung my hands in ter ror, 1 heard a faint, far-off cry of Mamma! Mamma !" and followed tho Bound around tho curve of tho path, 1 saw my darling ! Thoro wns a littlo rock which stood somo distanco from tho shoro, and which at low tide reared its brown breast abovo tho water. Then you could roach it by stepping sloiics, but at high tido it was quito hidden. Tho tido was rising now; tho stopping stones wore hidden, nnd on tho brown rock, up which tho water crept so fast, stood Kitty! A littlo more and hor feet would" bo swept from their hold, and I should seo my darling drown before my eyes 1 This was tho ond of all my prosontimeuts; thio was t)io awful woo tho river was to bring mo ! I looked back over tho garden. An liour'a journey lay botweon our cottago aud my pld, homo. Stalwart Ebon or quick-witted Hal might save my child wero they thoro; 0it ero I reached them tho water would havo risen abovo tho rock, and my littlo ono bcou swept away toward tho sea. I screamed for help, I laicw quite JTIXiY QO, 1S66. uselessly. No ono answered no ono could; and there, with tin1 sunlight on her bare head, with ils golden curls, with her littlo arms strolchcd toward mo, and tho baby cry, "Mamma, eomo! mamma, come!" crossing tho rising water, stood my darling. My eyes swept Iho desolate shore in vain hopo of seeing somo stranger within reach Of my voico, and foil at last upon the littlo bluo boat. An angel could Hoarcoly havo been moro welcome. I had been boating enough to know how onrs wero handled. All my pcr oonnl fear was quite gone under tho pressure of that greater torror for a dear ouo. "Wait, Kitty," I cried, "mamma will come," nnd I sped to tho boat's Bide, unmoored her, and with unskilled hands, taught by tnj' mother's lovo alone, sped her toward the rock. It wns a very short distance, but more than once I feared that I should not be able to touch tho spot I must if I would save my darling. No mariner upon tho stormiest voyage ever suf fered more anxiety than 1 did in thoso momonts, brief as thoy wore, tho wa ter rising higher and highor all the while, and my baby's foot hold grow ing less and less. The littlo red shoes wore wet when I called to her, "Jump into tho boat darling," and saw her fearless spring and felt hor arms about 1113' neck. I rowed the little bluo boat bauk to tho shore somehow, and when I had it thoro I could havo knelt down and kissed it. If my wish had been ac complished, and that boat had been broken, or burnt, or sold, there would havo been nothing now but a littlo dead child at the bottom of tho river, or swept away seaward, instead of theso warm loving arms and beating heart about my neck and against my bosom. If it had not been for tho littlo blue boat I should havo been childless; for, looking over tho water, I could ceo nothing whero thfa rock was an hour before but a little troubled ripple. bo when that night, after ho had hoard my story, Captain Marshall said : "Shall I destroy tho boat now, Kitty ?" I clung to his arm. "No, no, no," I said "I lovo it. It has saved my darling's life. Think what might havo been had wo not had our littlo bluo boat our, blessed, beautiful, precious littlo boat." So tho boat danced on upon tho water, and dances there in tho Bim light still; and I havo uo moro fear of it. Many and many a sail havo I had upon its cushioned seats with my cap tain at tho oars and Kitty by my side; and I havo learnt to bo ashamed of my old terror, and to know that laud or sea, or calm or storm are all tho same so that God holds us in his keeping. , , 1 Gipsies in England. A man whom I know happened to lose his way ono dark night in Cam bridgeshire. After wandering up and down for some timo, ho observed a Ii lit. at a considerable distanco from him, within tho skirts of a wood, and, bomg ovorjoyed at tho discovory, ho directed his course towards it; but be fore reaching tho lire, he was surprised at hearing a man, a littlo way in ad vance, call out to him, in a loud voico: "Peace, or not peace ?" Tho benighted traveler, glad at hearing tho sound of a human voice, immediately answered: "Peace; 1 am a poor Scotchman, and havo lost my way in tho dark." "You can come forward, then" re joined the sentinel. When tho Scotchman ndvauced, he found a family of gipsies, with only ono tent; but, on being conducted further into the wood, ho was intro duced to a great company of gipsies. Thoy wore busily employed in roasting sovernl wholo sheep turning their carcasses before large fires, on long wooden poles, instead of iron spits. Tho racks on which tho spits turned wero also mado of wood, driven into tho ground crossways, liko tho lottcr X. The gipsies wero exceedingly kind to tho straugor, causing him to partako of tho victuals which thoy had pro pared for their feast. Ho remained with them tho wholo night, eating and drinking, and dancing with his merry entertainers, as if ho had bcon ono of thomsolvcs. When day dawned, tho Scotchman counted twelvo tents within short distanco of each other. On examining his position, ho found him self a long way out of his road, but a party of tho gipsies voluntarily ollorcd their services, and went with him for several miles, aud, with great kind ness, conducted him to tho road from which ho had wandered. Tho gipsies, in cooking, mako uso of neither pot, pan, spit, nor ovon. Thoy twist a strong ropo of straw, which they wind very tightly around tho fowl, just as it is killed, with Iho wholo of its feathers on, nnd its ontrails untouched. It is then covered with hot peat ashes, and a slow firo is kept up around and about tho ashes till tho fowl in suffi ciently done, When takon out from boneath tho firo, it is stripped of its hull, or sholl of half-burned straw ropo aud feathers, and presouts a very fino appearance Tlioso who havo tasted poultry cooked by tho gipsies in this manner Bay that it is very palatablo and good. Iu this invisiblo way theso iugenious pooplo could cook stolon poultry, at tho vory moment, and in tho very place, that a search was go ing on for tho pilfered article. Tho art of cooking butcher-moat among tho gipsies is similar to that of making ready fowls, except that linon and clay are substituted for feathers and straw. Tho piece of ilosh to bo cooked is first carefully wrapped up in a eovoriiiL' of cloth or linen rags, and ! covorod over with well-wrought clay and cither frequently iurncd before a strong lire or covered over with hot ashen till t is roasted, or rather, slewed. Tho covering or crust, of the shapo of Iho article inclosed, and hard with the fire, is broken, and tho meat separated from its inner covering of burned rags, which, with tho juice of tho meat, aro reduced to a thick sauce or gravy. Somotimes a little vinegar is pbured upon tho moat The tribe aro high in thoir praiso of flesh cooked in this manner, declaring it has a par ticularly.fino flavor. Tho singular peo ple, I am informed, also boiled the flesh of sheep in the skins of the nni malH, like the Scottish soldiers in their waiB with tho English nation, when thoir camp-kottles wero nothing but tho hides of the oxen, suspended from poles driven into tho ground. Tho only mode of cooking butcher meat bearing any resemblance to that of the gipsies is practiced by somo of tho tribes of South America, who wrap flesh in loaves, and, covering it, over with clay, cook it liko tho gipsies. Somo of the Indians of North America roast deer of a sm'all sizo in their skins among hot nshes. An individual of great respectability, who had tasted venison cooked in this fashion, said that it was extremely juicy and finely flavored. In tho Sandwich Islands, pigs aro baked on hot stones, in pits, or in the leaves of the bread-fruit tree, on hot stones, covered over with earth during tho operation of cooking. It is probablo that tho gipsy art of cook ing would be among the first modes of making ready animal food, in tho first stage of human society, in Asia tho cradlo of tho human race. Substitute tho leaves of tree3 for linen rngs, and what method of cooking can bo more primitivo than that of our Scottish gipsies. Sanson's History of tlic Gip sies. Recollections of Mrs. Slgonrncy. The appcaranco of Mrs. Sigournoy's posthumous volume naturally revives tho memory of interesting incidents, nnd the publication of a few of them may do something to counteract such false impressions as somo of tho un worthy notices of her aro likely to produce. So pllro was her character, so superior in many respects to tho traits of her mind nnd heart, that, whilo writing tho sketches of her life contained in this voluino, sho followed tho same rules which dictated hor words aud actions; sho speaks of her self only to praiso others, or to dwell upon tho beauties of nature or tho mercies of God. Her life was 0110 of disinterested bcnevolonco; and tho good results of her labors, cares aud example, havo bcon numerous and great, beyond thoso of most persons. Tho, influence of her writings is to bo added to tho account, nnd who will at tempt to estimato its valuo ? &I10 published moro than fifty volumes; and wiio can show a page or a word in any of thorn, intended or tending to do anything but good ? About tho year 1811, when sho bo gau to livo in Hartford, Mrs. Sigour ney, (then Miss Lydia Huutly) pre sented herself as a teacher of a school of girls. Slender and graceful in form, with refined manners, a pleasing ex pression of countenance, naturally smiling lips, a soft, melodious voico, a lively btylo of conversation and a sin cere and delicate interest in persons of all classes, she soon gained tho respect and regard of u circlo of youug ladies and gentlemen, thou coming forward, whoso family education and previous intercourse iiad prepared them, undor tho old Connecticut rule of society, to improvo by association, and to receive such impressions as her influenco was fitted to mako on such a group of friends younger than herself. Sho found a powerful patron in Daniol Wardswotth, whore refined and estimablo lady was a granddaugh ter of tho Kovolutiouary Governor Jonathan Trumbull; aud they wero the first readers and admirers of Miss Huntly's earliest essays in poetry and prose. Mr. Wardsworth, with his characteristic interest in merit, exhib ited to Ins literary neighbors specimens of Miss Huntly's neat meinontor tran scripts of tho sermons of Dr. Strong, and specimens of her compositions; and he soon brought to tho press tho first of hor publications, "Miscellane ous Sketches in Proso aud Verso." But for-his efforts hor nativo modesty might havo prevented her publishing anything for yearj, porhapa for lifo. About tho yoar 1615, sho formed a literary society 01 thu circlo ot young frionds boforo ineutioncd, tho first meetings of which wero held at tho houso of Mrs. Wardsworth, wboro sho thou resided. Tho first hour was do voted to tho reading of solccted or original papers, aud tho remainder of tho timo to conversation. Tho socioty existed several oars; and among its members wore persons aftorwards dis tinguished, Mr. Samuel G. Goodrich, tho author of numerous and most pop ular and useful juvenilo works uuder tho name of "Peter Parloy," road his first literary composition ut a meeting held ouo summer evening at tho houso of Mr. Thomas Chester. Ho was then a clerk iu a store; and, having had only a school education, was almost unablo to proceed from dillidonco; but, being applauded, ho soemed to fool encouraged to mako new efforts, and his books havo loug been read with pleasure aud profit by millions of chil dren iu many iliU'erentlanguages. In deed, ho introduced tho improved stylo of juvenilo books. Miss Huutly'H lit erary society had much influence in extending popmar associations iu this couutry. Iu tho year 1832, having heard that a fomnlo seminary, ou u now plau, had boon established 111 Bogota, Now Gra nada, by Senora Cardenas, sho ad- drobSQd her a poetical cpistlo m favor of tho ontorpriso, which wa noticed with gratitude. About tho samo timo a young Colombian cxilo in New York was struck with tho viows of education which sho expressed to him ; and aftcr ho had founded nnd conducted for twenty years tho largo and distin guished sominary of El Espiritu Santn in liogota, ho wrote to n friend that ho had always been guided by tho princi ples recommended by Mrs. Sigournoy. Among tho many eminent traits of hor lifo and character, which aro not alluded to in Mrs. Sigournoy's autobio graphy, is ono which was fitly and comprehensively expressed by tho lato Bishop Burgess, whilo pastor of a church in Hartford: "I nover," said he, "enter tho abode of n poor or sick porson without finding that I havo been preceded by Mrs. Sigourney." As a teacher sho appeared as model of her profession in mild man ners, uniform sweetness of disposition, sincere nud permanent interest in hbv pupils, patience and nfesidnity in her lalore. Sho hold many annual rural meetings with them in a romantic groro on n rocky bluff on tho bank of tho Littlo Eivcr, which afterwards be longed to tho grounds of the hnndsomo residenco of Mr. Sigourney, which wast hor homo for several y'oars. Loug after her marriage, and tho dispersion of her pupils, she continued to meet mnny of them annually as before; and many aro still living who cannot but retain tho impressions mado on their minds nnd hearts by a tcachor of so pure and exalted a character. Mrs. Sigourney never wrote without somo commendable motjyjQ and design. As sho contributed to numerous pub lications of different classes, and com posed mauy poetical piocca in tho midst of cares and labors, there was naturally great inequality in their merits: yet it would bo difficult to' find in tho productions of any poetess, or pernaps any poet, so many possessing real Value. Her style was seldom im paired by tho falso tasto of our day, which it would bo difficult for any writer entirely to avoid. Sho wroto two collections of femalo biographies for schools; and thbsd will bo valuablo reading books also for families. Hor lar;o and decant de votional work, published in 1859, with a toxt and poetical pieco for every day in tho year, cannot fail to bo of lasting uso and benefit, abounding as it dd6s in practical Christian suggestions arid admonitions, often expressed in beauti ful and exalted poetry, Tho late Pro fessor Sillimau, ono of. her oldest friends, nnd tho friend of overvlhiric good, read this work daily until his death. A friend of Mrs. Sitrournov need not desire a moro sovero punishment' for one of her unjust and conceited deprb- 1 11 1 , , 1 1 - ui.iiuia mini 10 navo ins oyes opened to a true .view of her character arid writings, and his 'mind nnd heart 'to a proper estimato of correct literary tasto, lofty motive and superior abili ties, and then to look upon his own in contrast. , Will any porson do tho public tho favor to namo tho femalo authors of any country or languago, who h'ato greater claims than Mrs. Sigourney for celebrity, on account of tho number and valuo of thoir publications. 6'or. N. Y. Evening Post. ftaT Plough deep whilo sluggards sloop, and you shall havo corn to sell and to keep. ' ' DSf A maiLrocnilMvAvrnlo fn n aVinn. makor: "C'end mo a pair of esq. Toad nnoozo. SSf Dr. Franklin, speaking of edu cation, says: "If a man ompties-Oiis purso into his head, no man can tako it away from him. An nyostmcnin knowledge always pays tho best intor- "Madam.'' said a.centloman - to his wifo. "lot mo loll vou.fnets aro vnrv stubborn things." Deario mo, you don't say so," riuoth the ladv: 'what a fact you must bo." ': ar It seems that a lawyer is some thing of a carpenter; hecan file a bill, split a hair, mako an entry, get np., n caso, frame an indictment, impanel a jury, put them in a box, nail n witness, hammor a judge, bOro a court, and other liko things. "What ails theso shirt-buttons, I wonder. Just, tho minute T put tho neodlo through 'cm to sow 'om on, tliby splits aud Hies all to bits. "Why, grandmother, thorn isn't buttons, them's my poppormints, and. now yon yo been spiling 0111. 1) B$r "Did any of you over seo(an ele phant's skin ?" asked tho master fof an iufaut'Bschool. "I have," 6aid n six year old at tho foot of iho cla3s. "Where?" inquired tho, , teaehor, ainusod by his earnestness. "On the cltyhant !" was tho reply. H& A fow days since tho toaehor in tho primary department, of th.Q gr.aded school in Vorgounps, Vermont, interro gated tho pujnls as to tho reason of the saltncss of tho ocean. Ono littlo lad Avas confident that ho could toll, and tho question was put! ""Well, what i3 it that causes tho saltness of tho water of tho ocean ?" "Tho codfish,!" replied tho littlo original. 5- A young lady having "set her cap" for a rathoi"' largo spocimon of tho opposite 6ox, and having failed to win, was tolling her sorrows to a coup le of confidants, when ono of thorn comforted her with theso words: "Nover mind, Molly, there's ns good . fish in tho ecu as over ,wos caught." 'Molly knows that," replied, the. other, -"but sho wants a whalo."