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i S.SM1 ' ' ' i' 1 1 I Ml I VOL. XXXIX. BRATTLEBORO, VT., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1872. NO. 46. Poetry. Poetry. Farm and Fireside. THE VEHJIONT PJMENIX. rubllahed every Friday Evening by PHOUTY it STEDMAK, OillcoNo. iXlranlto How, Mala St., Brattleboro, VI. TERMS. Yoarlv In advancn. In rlnh f nn min gle subscribers who receive their papcra through the Post 0 tiler. 8125. 7'Acir Irnit are mLarinAu in nd vane, and when not ao paid, A'y cfni additional will ue cuargeu at me cna ui tue year. RATES Oh' AM'EUTISWU. Twelve lines or one Inch apace ur less one mrck.fll.50: each after imer. Hon 21 cents. Advertisements In editorial or local CDiumui hi ceuta a line no charge lees than 31. Obituary notlcca 20 cents a line. Business carda on II rat pane Z2.W a line per year. nusTXJiss CAitns. 13 IjNj. it. siiros, i. in; ani nm: insuiumk ioknt. Representing Companies whose Asaets are over SEVENTY-TURKS: MILLION DOLLARS, 111; A I. IlhTATK AOCICV, TEN KM E NT 8 TO LET. Offlce In Thompson V Ranger's Block, next door to 1'hcenU Office, BKATTLEBOltOVT, EAV. HTODDAlll), ATTUltNKV & COUiNbELLOH AT LAW, llrattleboro, Vt. j Attorneys and Solicitors, Brattleboro, Yt. u. K. Field. J. M. Tiler. S- M. BUS3ELL fct'o., Wilmiua,ton,Vt., have one Vyoi me largest ana ocsiseiccita siocsioi oeneiw ai. rjEuciUNDtiE In Windham County, consisting of vry thing uaually kept lu a first class country store. SfJevr Uoods received from Lostotiand New York Meekly. AgenCs for OltOVEIt it IUKEII and the WKED 8HWINO MACHINES. JU-Orders for Country Produce solicited. All cheap for 11LADYI AY or on good crcdlttsnoiiT TIME. At H 10ms in Alvurd's Block opposite, a full assort ment Of COFFINS AND DU1.I4L. UAbKI1 DO! BtflT quality. AH kinds of wood repairing promptly done. u. ai, uunSE.i.i' tu. Wilmington, Vt., Dcc.1,1871. C. A.iA.:ti:ti rsitAY, r. i.t i'htiiciatt find Surgeon, ELLIOT S i KELT, Late rceiJonco of Julius J. 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Fnosi'g Store or at my residence, prompt. attended to. BRATTLEBORO BBAIITE WORKS! O. BAILEY, Proprietor. U AVISO estat llsbed mybusiners In Brattleboro, I am now prepared to fill orders for all kinds of work in my line with promptnos and on reasonable terms. Fifteen years riptrltccc In the business. Quality cf granite equal to any lu Ntw England. riraitop on oak street. Brattleboro, April 23, 1872. tfl7 STEINWAY PIANOS. "Tho Beat is the Cheapest." rpUE 8TEINWAY FIANOS.for Fullness, Cleail X Ncssand Pcbiit or TohE,and TiionouonNEBs uv WoiiKMAKSHlP.AItE UNEQUALLED. The majority of tbe leading artists, throughout the world, prefer them for their ow n use, and concede to hem the hifiheat degree of excellence. MrCalUnd esamlneforyoursehes. lyiil KIiWiKD CbAUK, lllrh St., Brattleboro. Also agent for the Behuing i, KHz Pianos and the Eatey Cottago Organs. DR.O.B,. POST UAH MADE Tlin STUDY AND I'HACTICE OF.DEN. Tisinr in ai,l its jiitANCiius a un; W01IK; AMI THE MOST DIFHCLXT UtKIlATIUNS AUK ptllt'OUM ED liy HIM WITH IIItEAT CARE AND SKILL. Prices very Reasonable. omo and residence, junction of High K Orecu Streets, IIIIA.TT'T-.IISIIOIIO, ArrJ A. L. PETTEB, Mill STREET, illl.tTTI.ttlltlltO. LIQUID XITItOUS OXIDE OAS, FOR THE EXTBACTION OF TEETH WITHOUT PAIN, Tlir.errltailrinLgrnf u tUl fltln In (Lit It la .lirays frt.U auj imrt-; It acLquMty, vltb.iut cauilns tauii a. J-)lt. I'KlTKli'S I.OXO KXI'KWENCE lu the ue of anlhclirs wilt Ito confidence to all who wish to take Oaa or Fiber. All operations lu DmiUstry tlono In tlio most upprovert manner. EOT, FROST & CO., PROPRIETORS Valley Mills. COltX MKAI. IX AXY Ql'AN'I'lTY AI lv aj . ou hanil. COJ1N, KYI:, OATS, COAItHE A VINKUIDDMNOH. I'LOI'll Of AIX (JIIAIIEH, Our ttoca- c f FI)UHwlll alnaya I c large and (ha trade uj I'liod at lweat ratea. SALT, OF ALl7f7lLVI)i:S, liV THE bushilorcar loud. mux, mix mi ami oats, delivered at Boston rulnta without additional freight. . SttlVWJZIiCIL, Steadily blows tho northeast wind, And tbe harbor flag blows straight from lb matt! And tbo sailors lounge and look on the pier, And smoke their pipes and tbiuk It will ltit. ' aV Yonder the cloud-rack lowers and glooms, , ,f And tbe awcet blue aky Is bidden away; Whilst the muttering waves grow hoarse and loud, And you bare to shout the tblng you say; 4 0 ' The distant fleet of tho white-sailed Bblps Come hastening landward lth wet black tides As they lan to tbe push of tbe gusty lud, 1 Now a rush, now a pause, on tbe w Iteriug tldm. The spumy froth of tbe rock-vcicd waves t ' O it hers In creamy yeast on tbe aandt ' Then away In fluttering flocks It speeds For hedges and hillsides far Inland. The sea-birds dip and wheel In tbe air, And search tbe surges with greedy eyes ; They bang with tremulous wings on the brink, Then away on tbe blast with their shrill, wild cries. Yonder tbe people crowd on tbe cliff, Whrro the long, gray grass Is flattened and bent ; As the atress of the hurricane passes by, Every ryo to seaward is fixed Intent. Far down below aro tbo cruel rocks, 1 All dark and sllp'ry with black seaweed, And pits profound, where the whirlpool run, Forcur revolving with hideous speed. How the ships come I Ixt tbem come, poor barks? Hero Is the harbor, quiet and still; Once entered, the weary can calmly sleep. And dream of their borne without fear of ill. How tbo ships come I What's that? A htlm Is carried away and she drifts to tbe blast ! Ovtrher deck swetps a roaring wave, And up the rigging the crew run fast. On she comes for tbo rocks 1 O men I O maids and mothers! O daughters and wives! You are sitting at heme by tbo btartb-fire warm, And the sea baa a hold of your loved tmtV lives. Now she strikes on tho rocks! No aid Can reach her there; she must tumble and roll, Till at last a great third wate wlllcomi, And cat berup, and ingulf the whole. There they are Uuhlcg themselves to tbespsrs ! fibrlll on the w lud comes the ir bitter cry J They are waving their band! I'p out of the main A billow rises, and breaks, and goes by. All la vanished; tho ship and the ntes, Crumbled, and crushed, and hurried away ; Here are splinters on every reck, All o'er tbe bcacb, and round the bay. There, on the sands, ii a sailor's cap; And there, close by, a man on bis face; And there are the others 1 Ob, cover them quick, And carry them off from this fatal place ! They are laid lu the jard of tbe wealher-worn church, And tbe grass will grow on tbilr quiet grave; But, OLord in Heaven, badst thou spoke one word, It bad stilled tho wind, and curbed the wave! But perhaps thou wert speaking. Our tars arc dull, And we cannot dim em in this atmosphere; Tbe men, as they drowned, might hae eleurer sense, Might have beard thec well and si tn thee nor. We must all be patient, and bear our part In tho periled toll of a wrrckf ul world ; But some Havenlng llrst may be found at last, When the anchors are don u and tbe sails are furled. Vhambtr Journal, The Leisure Hour. Tim i.vr-iViiu vo.xnvt'roii. Our wctillt, Mik a wry qnU't one. 'ihcro was no money loMpuioon either side, nml, after a fjtnlly lreakf.it, we went dlrectiy to the ears ami started fur our futiiro home. I was a young thins then just eighteen and my dear Joo was only three ye trs my semor; two bhy, happy, foolish children wo were, It sums to mo now, as X look hack upon that day ho many years ago. Tho very trip from rhlladclphla to Harrls burg common-place as most people would think It, was a wonderful event to me, who had never taken longer than an hour's rldo on the ears heforu In my life. I viewed, with eager, Interested eyes, tho country through which wo passed, and all that was going on around me ; tho passen gers, tho car Itself, with Its fixtures, tho conductor and tho hrakcincn wero all ob jects whoso novelty gavo mo thoughts, in thoo days, that wero very apt to cvlnco themselves In eager, unreserved chatter. We thought wo were conducting our sches with all posslhlo caso and dignity; yet I do suppose now there was not an in dividual who looked us that did not guess at a glanco our recently assumed relation ship, I nm suro that tho conductor did, Ho was a tine, portly looking man, with genial, brown whiskered f.ico aud bushy hair ; ho would have been a really hand sotno man had it not been for tho loss of onoeyoj It had been lost by disease tho oxlcrlor of tho eye, savo that it was expres sionless and sunken, retaining its original appearance Tho remaining eyo was bright and blue, as jolly and eparkllng as tho rest of his pleasant, good-humored face. As lio eamo to collect our faro Joe handed him a bill. Tor yourself and u ife, I suppose, sir?" ho asked with a Rinlle. Joo turned ory red, and bowed a digni fied absent. As for mo I eonless It I turned my head and tittered. Very ridic ulous, was It not? Tho car had not been near full whon wo started, but tho peoplo dropped In at tho various way stations, so that by liio tlmo wo ro.iched Lancaster nearly every seat was taken. We, nt stalling, had taknu two seat, turning ono to face upon which our arlous hind b.iggago was placed. At Lancaster tho cjrs slopped hoiiio tlmo for dinner; and Just as they weui about to start again, our conductor entered the car, ushering in an old I.uly In Quaker garb, beneath whoso deep boiinot was visible a kind, plump, rosy face, Willi bright specta cles. Sim glanced around i Ithcr side as sho advanced up tho alslu lu soaich of a seat. At a liudgo I'ioiii mo, Joe roso, and beck oning to tho conductor, said, "There Is a seat for the lady here." Smilingly tho old lady approached. I commenced gathering up tho shawls nnd package! that lay upon tho vacant seat, that it might l,o turned to Its proper position, but the old lady checked me, "Don't troublo yoursoir, friend ; I can Hit J list as well with tho Heat as It Is;" and without further ceremony sho ensconced hcrsoir opposite me, whllo tho ono eyeil conductor depoiitcd a largo covered bind box at her feel, and paid her so many little attentions, at tho same tlmo addressing her lu ho familiar and afl'cethiuatu a manner, that I saw at onco sho was no stranger to him. A glanco at tho kind old faco opposllo soon told mo they wero mother and son, for tho two faces wero wondeifully alike, o.peclally In the opon, cheorful oxpesslon. My heart wus drown toward her at onco, and, as tho conductor moved on, I could not resist making hoiiio overtures toward acquaintance .by asking If she was qulto comfortable, "(Julto so, thank llioe," sho nnswerod at once, "but I nm afraid I liavo disc imod- od thoo somewhat." "Not nt ail," I assured her, and tho Ico onco broken, wo chatted together very free ly and pleasantly. As I had surmised, tho conductor was her sen, and very proud and fond of him tho old lady was. Sho told us many talcs nboiit Ills' wonderful goodness, Ills klnd hearlcdness and unso'lsliness, and wlion, alter wo had loll tho next station, tho con ductor approached us, wo really felt ns If wo wero already acquainted1 with him, and wcio disposed to bo as frlon'dly wlii him as with Ids mother. Ho slopped to exchange a few words with hor, and, as sho was talking with us, wo very naturally nil foil Into conversation to-, gether. Ho piovcd to bo au Intelligent man, who had seen it great deal of life, par ticularly on rallroids, so his conversation, to moat least, was very cntortalnlng. A inong other Interesting things ho explained to us tho signs and signals ilsed by railroad ofllclals upon tho road. One of tlicso sig nals Iho only ono I need mention here ho said was ns rollcws: When a person standing in Iho road, or front of, or by tho ldo or a ear, throws both hands rapidly forward, as If motion ing for tho cars to go backward, ho mcans toglvo Information that tlicro Is "danger ahead," "When you seotliat signal given, madam," Bald our conductor, "If the cars don't obey It by backing, do yon prcparo yourself for a Hying leap, for Iho chances are that you will liavo to practice It beforo long." Ilospoko lightly, but noticing that tho Ideas suggested wero not very pleasant ones to me, ho changed tho subject, and I soon forgot Iho llttlo feeling of discomfort his w ords had occasioned. Tho old lady did not travel with us r.ir. She stopped nt a way-sallon some twcnty-fivo miles west of Linc.isler, whero sho Informed us sho hid a daughter living. Her own home, she had nlieady told us, was in Lancaster, where sho lived with a married daughter who kept a boarding house. Sho gave us ono of her daughter's cards, nnd Joseph P'omlsed If ho ever bad occasion to visit Lancaster ho would try nnd find her out. Willi mutual kind wishes nnd cheerful adlcux wo parted. Tho old lady was help ed out of tho train by her son, nnd wo saw hern moment later upon the arm of an other gentleman, whom we supposed to bo her son-in-law, walking briskly up a llttlo hill that led from tho station to tho heart of tho village. Our own Journey eamo to a conclusion In duo time, and the last I saw of Iho ono-cyed conductor was when ho stood on the platform of the cars helping us out with our baggage, which ho had carried for us from where wo had been sit ting. It Is not my purpose to detain the reader with any details or my private history fur ther than Is nccesary to giro a Just com prehension of what Is to follow. Two years had elapsed beforo I was called upon to lake tho second journey, to tho events of which what I have already narrated rorms a necessary prelude. This tlmo I Journeyed alono Trorn Harrisburgto rhlladclphla, up on a visit to my parents, whom I had not seen since my marriage. I had been hav ing a.good deal or trouble. I was ill for a long tlmo niter my baby's birth, and beforo I had fully regained my strength' my llttlo boy was taken 111. Ho bad tho whocfplng cough, nnd nfter I had nursed him through It tho whole summer, ho took a cold in tho fall that brought It back upon him and fi nally killed him. I was so weak and mis erable myself that I could not struggle wltli my grief as I should liavo done; I pined and moped nnd wnsted away until tho doctor said Ihnt If I did not have a chango of scene, or something, that ho would not answer for my life. I did not want lo loao homo and liio dear remains of my lost baby; and abovo all, I did not want to leavo my husband, for, in my foolish despondency, I folt a foolish dread that ho was lo bo taken from me. It wns Impossible, Just now, forhlni to leavo his business to go homo with mo ; they wero executing a heavy order at tho foundry, which kept nil hands working al most night and day. Ho promised that ho would join mo as soon as ho could ; but af ter what Iho doctor had said, ho would not hear of my departure being delayed a min ute longer llinn could not bo avoided ; so ho wrote lo my father that I would bo In Hill ndelpliln on a certain day, In order that ho might meet ino at tho depot; and having put mo In tho ears nt Harrisburg, and seo Ing mo safely started on my journey, ho know that thero was very llttlo doubt but that I should reacli Philadelphia after a comfortable, unlntoirupled half-day's rldo. Ah 1 how different wns tho trip from the ono I had taken two yeais beforo! How different was I tho wan-faced, hollow-eyed Invalid, In my niournlng-robos from Iho shy, blcomiiig girl In her bridal array, who found so much to amuse nnd interest tier In that brief Journey I Nothing Interested mo now, nothing amused mo; nil wnswea risomo nnd monotonous, I leaned from Iho car window as long as I could catch tho last gllmpso of poor Joe, who, "with a snillo on his race1, uml a tear In his oyc," stocd upon tho platform waving his hat lo mo as wo moved away. After that I sank back lu my scat, too sad and despondent ovon to cry, aud lay Ihcro ns wo sped nlong, thinking of moth er, raring for nothing but tho memories from which I was trying to escape. I did rouso up a llttlo as tho conductor approach ed lo collect my faro tho rcmcmbranco or Iho one-eyed man nnd his nlco llttlo moth er recurred lo 1110 tho llrst tlmo tor many months. This conductor, however, was not my old acquaintance, being a sallow, daik-eycd, cross-looking man, as different as posslhln from tho other one, I felt a llt tlo disappointed at llrst, but altci he left mo I leaned my head back again and thought no more about Iho mailer. After a whllo I fell Into a dose, which lasted until tho call of "Lancaster twenty minutes lor dinner I" ringing through tho ears moused, and Inforineil mo that wo wero Just entering tho city. 1 Hat up then, sloepllyand languidly, it was a warm day In early October, and Iho window of tho eir was lowered ; I leaned my elbow upon tho sash, and looked out upon tho sccno bo toro mo. As I was thus gazing, drowsy and Indlirerent, ncllherc.irlng nor thinking much about what I saw, I noticed u man upon tho roadside, a llttlo lu front or tho ear In which I sat, gesticulating violently with Ids hands unit arms. Tho next minulo I was sitting bolt up right In my seat, my hoart leaping almost Into my mouth with sudden rrlght, for lu tho gestures that wero being mado I recog nized Iho signal which, two years before, tho ono-eyed conductor had told mo meant "danger-ahead." Tho ears wero not mov ing very lapldly, uml during Iho moment that wo were passing by Iho man who had glvou tho Hlgnal, I had a lull view or him his face being turned toward Iho cars, and his eyes meeting inlno so directly that I could liavo spoken to him had I chosen, I recognized lilm ut onco it was the ono- oyod conductor ; and scolng that, I was now moro seated than ever, being now qulto conllrined Ih my boiler Hint an accident wos now Impending! for I knew that ho must occupy soinoicsponslblo position up on tho road, nnd could therefore, havo mado no mlstako In tho maltcr. No ono else, howovcr, ollhcr Insldo or outside of the car, seemed lo partake of my ntarm. Tho cars were slackening their speed, biU that was becauso wo wero ap proaching ft station, nnd I had not Intend ed getting out of tho ears until I had reach ed the end of my Journey, but had been so startled by what I had seen that I could not sit quietly In my seat. r got out with Iho rest of tho passengers, but did not follow them to tho hotel. I stood upon tho platform gazing up and down tho track uneasily, but could sen nothing at all that could awaken apprehen sion. Tho ono-eyed conductor was no whero to bo seen, though I watched Iho road, In tho direction whero wo had passed him, for somo time, expecting every ma- inont lo sco him come In sight. A porlcr. trundling a wheelbarrow, passed me, and of him I ventured lo innulro. "Is thero anything the maltcr with thjj cnglno or track?" ' ' "Vol ns T L-lw.l,- rm ...! .....Ol.. I and passed on. I was stilt tcrrlhlo unensy ; I wns certain that I had not been mistaken in tho man or tho signal ; tho latter, especially, I remem bered a forward motion with both hands, as If directing Iho cars to back. I could recall distinctly tho faco and gestures of tho conductor who had explained It to mo, and also his words, "If over, you sco that signal given prcparo torn flying leap for tho piobabllllles aro you will soon havo lo lako It ;" nnd tho longer I dwelt upon what I had witnessed Iho moro convinced did I become that Iho signal had not been given carelessly. I went Into a walling room to sit down until I could elctcrmlno what It would bo best tor mo lo do, I felt a most invincible repugnanco to returning lo Iho cars nnd continuing my Journey; Iho excitement and worry mado mo sick and faint, nnd I felt that I ran a grout risk ol becoming 111 beforo I reached my journey's end, even if thero was no other danger lo bo dreaded. What If I should stay over at Lancaster until the next day, and telegraph to father tocomoto mo there? And at tho samo Instant I remembered that thero was In my travelling satchol, in tho llttlo outer pocket, whero It had rested undisturbed for two yuars, tho card which tho old Quaker lady had given me, bearing the liamo and address ol' herdaughlcr, who kept a lioard-Ing-house. That rcmcmbranco decided me; ir I could find lodglngattiial placo I would remain oer night at Lancaster. Summoning a driver to mo I showed him tho caid, and asked him If ho knew tho ad dross. "Certainly, mum," ho said promptly; "lake you Ihcro In ten minutes; Mrs, i:i wood's boarding-house; quiet place, but excellent accommodations." Thus assured, I entered his carriage, and ho fullllled blspromlso by selling modown after a short drive, lu front of an unassum ing, two-slory frame house, whoso quiet,' elderly appearance mado. It look unlike ft, boardlng-housc. A boardlng-housolt proved to be, however, and In tho landlady, Mrs. Hlwood who cuino lo mo after I had wall ed an hllo In Iho darkened parlor I traced nt onco a strong rcscmblanco to my old Quaker friend, as convinced mo I had found tho placo I sought. As sho was leading mo up stairs to my room, I ventured lo stato that I had met her mother two years beforo and formed a travelling acquaintance. Mrs. i;iwood's pleasant snillo upon bearing this encourag ed mo to ask ir her mother was living with her, adding that I should Lo pleaded to re new tho acquaintance if sho was. Tho re ply was In the affirmative. "You will meet her at dinner, which Is served at two, nnd sho will bo glad enough to hao a chat with you, I'll veiituro to say." I wrolo out my telegram to father, and Mrs. lllwood promised to havo it attended to at onco for mo; after doing ovorylhlng thai kindness could suggest, she left mo to tho rest I was beginning very much lofcel tho need or. A lldy-looklng llttlo maid eamo to mo when Iho dinner bell rang to show mo tho way lo Iho dining-room ; and Ihcro the first person I saw was my Illllo old lady, already seated near tho up per end or a long table. Sho bowed nnd smiled when sho saw me, but wo were too lar nparl to cngago In any conversation. After tho meal was ovcrsho Joined mc, shook hands very cordially, mid Invited mo to coino.niil sit with tier lu her room, I was glad to accept tho invitation, tor in my loneliness Iho kind faco or this chanro acquaintance seemed almost llko that or a friend ; nnd soon III one of Iho ea siest low-cushioned chairs in one or Iho choicest or old lady apartments I was seat ed, talking moro cheerfully and unreerv odly than I had talked slueo tny baby died. I expressed somo surprise that sho had recognized mo so promptly, lo which sho replied ; "I had always a good memory tor faces. though names I am apt lo forget; when my daughter spoko to mo about thee, could not ntall call theo to mind, yet a soon as theo entered tho dining-room, I re membered thee," "And yet I do not look much llko I did two years ago," I said sadly, "That Is truo, my dear, theo has altered very much. I altno-t wonder now Ihat I should havo recognized theo so promptly, "Theo lias seen trouble, I fear," alio ad ded, gcnlly touching my black dress. "Yes," I said, "I have had both sickness and death lo batllo with ; I neither look nor feel much llko Iho thoughtless happy briiio whom you met two years ago." "Is It Ihy husband who has been taken fioni theo?" "Oh, no I no!" I cried, tho ready tears rising lo my eyos; "I don't think I could havo lived if I had lost him, It was my baby that died that was hard enough I tho dearest llltlo blue-eyod darling you over saw Just ten months old," Myold rrlond's race belrayod her sympa thy, as she Bat silently walling tor mo to regain my composure. After llttlo sho said, sighing: "It Is hard to loso a child, whether young or old. I can fully Hympathlzo with Ihco lu thy boioavcment, tor I, loo, havo lost a son slnco I last Haw theo, though I woar no outer garli ns a badge of my bereavement," I looked nt her, a llttlo surprise mingling wllh tho sympathy I tried to oxpreiss, "I thought I romoinbered your tolling mo you had hut ono bod?" "That was all," sho said, sorrowrully, "(lod novor gnvo mo lint one, and him Ho has taken away," I stared at her now in undisguised aston ishment, "Wus not that gentleman surely, mad am, I was not mistaken iH thinking tho conductor Iho goutlomaii who brought you Into tho cars when wo mot two years ago- i was your son 7" "You nto right, ho was tho son of whom I liavo Bpokcn," "Tho ono-eyed man I" I gasped, forget ting dolleacy In astonishment. Tho old lady Hushed n llttlo. "Yos, friend, I understand whom Ihco meanojt, my poorltobcrt had lost tho sight ot his left cyo." "I saw that man this morning I" I cried, "1 saw him from tho car window beforo wo entered Lincaster. What Btrango under standing Is this?" "Tlico lias mistaken somo ono olso for him, that lsnll,"nnldmycompanlon grave ly. "My boy theo could not liavo seen, for ho died llricen months ago tho 15th of this month. Ho died or cholera after two days' Illness. Thoo could not liavo seen Rob ert." "I did, Ihough-I did I" I cried, oxcllcd ly j nnd then I related to her tho wholo In cident, dwolllng particularly upon the slg- uM I had never seen but once beforo In uiy lire, and thou mado by him when ho ox- I 'plained It to mo. "I was not mistaken," I 'ijtfi concluded ; "It could not bo ; youri was not an ordinary looking man, nnd I ...n.l.. I.I. , ,1 1-1 1 11.. u... son re member his appcaranco distinctly. Surely as I sit here, I saw tills morning Iho man who, you loll mo died llflcen months ngo." Tho eild lady looked whllo and frighten ed, whllo ns tor me, I was growing so hy sterical wllh bewilderment and excitement that sho would allow mo to pursue, tho sub ject no farther. Sho led mo to my room and persuaded mo to lio down, leaving mo then, for sho fiersclf was too much ngltntcd by tho conversation wo hail lo bo nblo lo sootho me, I saw her no moro that day. I did not go to lea, tor Ihoexcilcment or tho day rcn deied mo so seriously ill that I was not nblo to rise until a lato hour tho following morn ing, I was stilt dressing when Ihcro eamo a knock at my door, accompanied by Iho voice of my Quaker friend nsklng admit tance. I opened tho door nnd she entered wllh awe-struck face, and hands that trembled so sho could hardly hold tho nowspaper to which sho directed my attention. "l-'rlcnd," sho said, thy llfo has been saved by Dlvlno Interposition. Tho train Id which theo was yesterday a passenger, In less than two hours after theo left It, was thrown over an embankment at a placo called "Oap," and hair of tho passengers havo been killed or wounded." . f .s' rut o.xo.iu c.i i, sim: VOMtltT- Thero must bo somo fatality which car ries mil- young men and maidens in the di rection of the Common when they havo anything very particular to exchango Ihclr views about. At any rate I remember two of our young Mends brought up hero a good many years iigo, and I understand that Ihcro Is ono path across Hie cuclosiiro which a young man must not ask a young woman lo lako with him unless ho means business, tor an action will hold for breach of ,romlso if sho consents to accompany lllnj and ho chooses to forget his obliga tions. ' ' ' Our two young people stood at tho west ern edge of Iho llttlo pool, studying astron omy lu the rcllceled firmament. Tho Pleia des wcio trembling in llfo wave beforo llicin, and Iho threo great stars of Orion, for those constellations wero bolh glittering In tho eastern sky. "Thero Is no place loo humble for tho glories of heaven to shitio In," she said. "And their splendor makes oven this llt tlo pool beaullful and noble," ho answered. "Whero Is the light lo come from that is to do as much for our poor human lives?" A simple question enough, but tho young girl felt lier color change ns sho answered, "from friendship, I think." (lra7ingonly as yet, not striking full, hardly hitting at all, but Ihcro aro questions anil nnswcis that como so very near, tho wind of litem alone almost takes tho breath away. Thero was an Interval of silence. Two young poisons cm stand looking nt water tor a long tlmo without reeling Iho necessi ty or speaking. Kspceially when tho wa ter Is alive with stars nnd Iho young per sons aro thoughtful and Impressible. Tho waler seems to do half tho thinking whllo one Is looking at It; lis uio cnicnts nro felt 111 tho brain very much llko thought. When I was In full training as flaneur I could stand on tho Pont N'cnf with Iho other experts In Iho great sclenco of passive cerebration and look at Iho rlcr for half an hour wllh so lilllo mental articulation that when I moved on It seemed as If my thinking marrow had been asleep nnd was just waking up refreshed nfler Us nap. So tho reader can easily account tor Ilia Interval of silence. It Is hard lo tell how long It would havo lasted, but Just then a lubberly Intrusive boy threw a great stono, which convulsed tho firmament tho ono at their fict, I mean. Tho six Pleiades disap peared as If In search of Ihclr sister; Iho bolt of Orion was broken asunder, and a 'hundred worlds dissolved back Into chaos. They turned away and stroyed olHnto ono H mnr0 'c" I,atl,s whoro tho view of tho sky over them was unobstructed, For somo reason or other tho astronomical les son did not get on very well this evening. Presently tbo young man asked his pu pil! Do you know what Iho constollallon di rectly over our heads Is ? Is It not Casslopca? sho asked a lilllo hesitatingly. No, It Is Andromeda. You ought not to havo forgotten her, for I remember show ing you a doublo star, tho ono In her right fool, through tho equatorial toloseope. You havo not forgotten tho doublo star thotwn that shone tor o-ich other and mado a llltlo world by themselves ? No, Indeed sho nnswerod, and blushed, and felt ashamed becauso sho had said i'ii ilcnl, as If It had been an emotional recol lection. Tho doublo star allusion struck another dead silence. Sho would have given a week's pay to any invisible attendant that would havo cut her ttaylace1. At last: Do you know Iho story of An dromeda ? bo said. Perhaps I did once, but I suppose I don't remember II. Ho told her tho story of tho uutortunato maiden chained to n rock nnd waiting for a sea-benst that was coming lo devour her, and how Perseus eamo and set her free, and won her love with hor lire. And thou ho began something about a young man chained to his rock, which was a star-gazer's lower, n prey by turns to ambition and lonely self-coiitompt and unwholosomo scorn of Iho llfo ho looked down upon aflcr Ihu serenity of the (Imminent, and endless questioning that led him nowhere and now he had only ono moro question lo ask, lie loved her. Would sho break his chain? Ho bold both his hands nut toward her, tho palms together, as If thoy wero fellcrod at tho wrists. She Ijok hold of llictn very gcnlly; pailedlhcin a llltlo! then wider wider and found hersolf all at onco folded, unresisting, In her lover's arms. So thoro was n new doublo-star In tho living firmament, Tho constellations seem ed to klndlo with new splendors as the stu dent and tliostory-lollor walked homeward In their light) Allolh and Algol looked down on Hiom as on Iho first pair of lovers thoy shono over, and tho autumn air seem ed roll of harmonics as when tho morning stars sang together. O. H", Holmes, in So ve nber Atlantic. .1 I.O.XMiI.1' ll.t.YIIVHT, In 1SC2 ten young gontlemon or congen ial laslos and tempers boarded ntafaiulon ablo boarding houso In Now York. Thoy divided up In parties of twos and threes and tours, attended theatres, lectures, and othor plaeos of Interest lu tho- evening, aud when Ihoy returned they mode it n point lo meet in tho parlor and talk over tho business, pleasures nnd adventures of tho dy, broro-tb.r-.rctlrel to their rooms. Tho closo friendship, and this method of each communicating his oxpcrlcnco for tho benefit of all proved both Instructive and entertaining, and tlicso dally reunions pos sessed local attraction enough todraw them all together at n regular hour in tho eve ning. This modo of llfo continued tor somo years. At length tho tlmo came tor them lo separate. Tho country needed its young men, and called for several of this party or ten. They had a farewell dinner In their boarding houso on tho lOtli of Sep tember, 1801, and a grand tlmo feasting and talking nnd singing songs. Ono remarkablo feature of this celebra tion was that beforo they separated at 2 o'clock In Iho morning eacli aroso in his placo and made n solemn vow that, If liv ing, ho would meet the rest of his compan ions at 8 o'clock in tho same place, and dlno with them ten years hence, as they had dined thai night. Hach ono was to occupy tho samo scat, and, as nearly as possible, they wore to havo tho samo kind or a din ner. So they bado each other good night and separated. In the course ot years Iho houso changed hands, and set up tho moro pretentious claims of a hotel. Tho dining room remained, however, just as it was, anil probably (he old tabloand chairs wero still on duty, Somo days ago, Mr. Kdward K. Wlushlp, broker, No. 21 Itond street, called on tho proprietor of tho hotel and requested him lo prcparo dlnncr.for ten gentlemen In tho old dining-room on tho evening or Sep tember 10. Mr. Winshlp briefly narrated tho circu instance orilio compact lo oxplaln tho request, and that being the eldest or tho party of ten, ho had been appointed on tho evening of their dining ill 1SG2 as chairman. At precisely eight o'clock on tho evening of September 10, Mr. Winshlp entered the dliilng-ioom, nnd tho doors were quickly closed behind him. No ono olso came. Tho tablo was bounteously spread, threo color ed waiters were there, nnd nlno empty chairs, and plates nnd glasses at every chair. Tho meal was begun, and the soli tary banqueter was served wllh tho pro scribed couiscs almost In silence. Mr. Winshlp occasionally passed a word with tho head wnller. "Poor boys I They're all gone," said he. "Ono went down In tho Monitor In Mobllo Hay, another was drown ed In Iho samo waters. Two wero shol in Mobile. Ono lost bolh legs by a ball, and tho oilier was pierced through Iho heart. Another died In Philadelphia, and another died in New York." Ho said that while, in February last, ho was walking up Broad way one evening, ho toll a tap on tho shoul der, and a volco asked him whether bo know M. , "I do," replied Mr. Win shlp. "Ho died at four o'clock to-day." Though Mr. Winshlp turned quickly upon feeling tho tap nnd hearing tho voice, ho was unablo lo ascertain who it was that had addressed lilm. Ho afterward learned that ono of tho party often had died that day at tho hour indicated. Mr. Winshlp said Ihat tho oldest of tho parly, next to himself was only 29. At. Lonto Republican. Ax Hccr.NTnio Chakactek. Tho recent salo at auction of tho Doxler property in Newburypoit, Mass., brings lo mind num erous stories current In Ihat city respect ing tho eccentric Individual who flourish ed there during tho latter part of Iho last conlury under the self-assuaied tlllo of Lord Timothy Dexter. This was tho for tunato merchant who, with brains either so scant or disordered that ho was contin ually making himself an object of derision, still blundered into what lu Ihoso days was considered a stupendous fortune. It was Lord Dexter who, oiieonsiiltinga wag gish aequaiiitanco as to a profltablo way of Investing certain moneys, was advised to ship n cargo of warming pans to tho West Indies, and availed himself of tho advice, lo tho great nilrlh of all who heard ut tho transaction. Tho cream or Iho Joke, how over, was that tho warming pans round salo to tho sugar maiiufactuiers for ladles, and Do xter realized a great profit on tho ven. lure. A shipment of red woolen nightcaps to tho coast ofGulnca, snggosled as a joke, turned out a most fortunate speculation. Somebody wishing to humbug tho old fel low, told lilm ono diy that news had como that all Iho whales wero dying off. Dexter went to work and bought up all tho whalo, bono ho could get hold of, fairly cornering tho market, after which bo unloaded at an Immense profit. Having at last blundered into great wealth, hp assumed Iho title of Lord Dexler, and spent a great deal of money lu laying out altraellvo grounds about bis house, but rulnod thoo (Teds pro duced by skillful gardners by setting up In every direction carved wooden figures of tho most hideous description. Twenty tlvo years ago somo oflheso figures wero still to bo scon on the grounds. Lord Dox tor becoming ambitious of literary distinc tion, published a book with tho lltlo of "A Pickle tor liio Knowing ones;" but being conscious of weakness in Iho uiattor of punctuation, put all tho periods, commas, and semicolons and Iho llko at Iho end of tho book, telling his readers Ihat they might pepper nnd salt his production to suit themselves. A few yoars beforo his death ho had a mock funeral, aud oflerwaid beat his wife becauso sho did not exhibit sutllclcnt grief over his fictitious demise, Somo tlmo ago Iho houso and grounds onco occupied by this strange character came In to tho possession or a wealthy eitlrcn or Nowburyport, who has mado liio placo ono or Iho most beaullful residences In Now llngland, A minister onco told Wendell Phillips that if his business In life was to savo tho negroes, ho ought to go South where thoy wero aud do II. "That Is worth thinking of," replied Phillips, "and what la your business In llfo?" "Tosavomon fioin boll," replied Iho minister. "Then go thoro, and attond to your business," rejoined Phillips. jm.w0.vr. "It. a 1L," in tho New Knglaiid Home stead, Is responsible tor tho following : Start northward somo morning and In (ho conrso of tho day you will strike that lilllo cluster of groeu hills and fortllo val leys, called Vermont. As you travel on, you will find a good deal or up-hill and gomo down, but novor mind llto has Its ups and downs, and why shouldn't Ver mont? Don't get discouraged ; ono old follow who had travelled a good deal in these regions said ho novcr felt discourag ed as long as tho hills woroonly perpen dicular. Once in a while, up Jamaica way, ho found ouo that leaned towards lilm, and then it was rathor hard scratching for his old mare. Hut Ihcro Is somo level ground. They say Ihcro aro two places In the Stato where thoy can play croquet, ono Is on tho Connecticut river, between llrattloboro and Bellows Falls, and tho other Is over on Lako Champlaln somo where. Well, nev er mind Iho hills ; cattle and sheep get n round on them llrst ralo after they get used to II, and scorn lo do well. It Is true, Imported catllo do sometimes turn a few summersaults trying to feed with tholr heads down hill till thoy get the hang of the pasture, but then, they the rarmcrs up there havo a knack of raising "Imported" cattle, and they lako naturally to tho slopes. There's ono advantage in having such firms: Ono can cultivate or mow both sides or his land having it set up on edgo so, Tho Tarmcrs contend it Is not nearly so hard work to plow or mow up Ihcro as on moro level land don't strain tho mus cles so continuously, you know, A soldier once went up thero who had had ono leg amputated nt tho knee, and look a farm. Ho could do moro work than any two men in town and stand up as straight as a gun. They called a town meeting In that town to sco If they shouldn't oblige every man to hao ono leg amputated, but it was good sugar weather ou tho day of tho meeting, and tho only man present was Iho doctor, and ho didn't think bo had belter decide. They aro green tho hills I mean, not tho folks to the very top most of 'cm aftord good, sweet pasturage. They never as they do over In Now Hampshire havo lo havo Ihclr sheep's noses sleel-polntcd to kucp them from wearing out in ouo season; nor do they havo to plant beans with a ri fle, unless It's up In Slratlon or Mendou or some of thoso places. As you travel through tho State, two of tho most prominent features of tho land scape which you will notlco will bo tho wood pllo and watering trough. Tho for mer you will generally find about Iho slzo Hunker Hill monument would bo should It blow tlowu. If you peep around behind it, you will sco a snug red farm houso and barn, all nlco and cosy, but tho wood-pllo Is tiio chief prido of tho Vcrmonter. It Is su suggestive. In every cord of It ho sees big pitchers of cider and pecks of bulter nuls, rosy-checked apples, and possibly, If he is n young man, other roses bloom from tho sturdy beech, and something more sparkling than cider beams from Us chinks. A halo of quillings and paring bees hovers over this structure, and as bo contemplates It, be thanks God he lives whero tbey.bavo long winters. About once in a half-mllo you can slop and eIvo yourseir and your horso a cool drink rrom a trough hewn rrom a huge log and filled Horn a spring on tho mountain sldo just above, or a brook that dashes down across or under tho road. This suggests another picture too, that's tho saw-mill. As In Connecticut every man goes peddling sonietluio in his life, so in Vermont o cry ono must, beforo ho can write himself muu, learn to "lend saw-mill." Now, down country at tlicso institutions, they just content themselves wllh Inking tho logs and making them Into boards, Joists, Ac., and havo somo vulgar things called "slabs" left, but up hero thoy do things more thoroughly. What won't do for timber is cut up into lath and ribbon boards, and In somo cases they don't leavo a sliver that is big enough lo mako a shoo peg or a pill box. I'vo heard tho following story told as a ract ; I don't ask any ouo to bellcvo It. A man was riding along ono day on one nf thesn mountain roads pass lug ono or these llttlo mills, when ho heard n crash ou the hill abovo lilm. Ha looked up and saw a lingo hemlock log como tear ing down tho declivity. It rolled across tho road and Into the mill which was on tho lower sldeof tho toad, and disappeared. Ho Jumped from his horso and ran down a path wiiUh led under tho mill, expecting to sco a sccuo of destruction whero tho monstrous polo had mado its way through Iho edifice, but beforo ho got to tho lower sldo it had como through all mado Into wiiltoash rakes, nicely tied up a dozen in a bunch, A man and boy were quietly and serenely piling up the bunches, and with the suavity and kindness so common in tlicso regions, kindly explained tho wholo process so that ho understood it per toctly, except the tying up ; that remains a mystery to him yet and probably will till hla dying day. Another feature you will not fail lo no tlco, at every fork of tho roads you will sco a llttlo brown school-bouse. Some times up Hrandon way where paint is dug out of the ground nnd comes cheap, they paint them, but not as a general thing. Hut there's a tremendous sight of work dono In tlicso llttlo knowledge boxes. On tho whole, they aro a greater wonder than tho sawmills, and tho row material receives greater transmutation than did tho horn lock log. Put a few fur caps and frocks and cowhide boots with somo good Ver mont meat and blood in tho m, and Ihcy quietly turn out Douglasses and Footcs and Jim l'lsks and such like. Hills of Iron, mountains of marble, ket tles of hot sugar, golden butter, stalwart frames, rosy-checked girls that aro not a fraid to work, strong arms and warm, true hearts that's Vermont. ill' II i.lttllSltTOItS. The members of our present Legislature arc classlllcd as follows: The llousu. Occupations. Farniors, 133; Merchants, 29) Manufacturers, 10; Attorneys, IS; Physicians, I); Mechanics, 7i Clorgynicn,S Lumbermen, S ; Hdllors, -1 ; Students, 4 j Hotel Keepers, 3 ; Drug gists, 2: Teachers, 2; ItailroadSupcrlnlcn, dent, 1; Railroad Agent, 1; Law Studonl, 1; ltetlrcd Merchant, 1; Surveyor, lj In surance Agent, 1 ; Blacksmith, 1; Lumber Dealer, 1 ; Travollng Agent, 1, ficllgioua Vreerencca. Congregational Itts, 65; No Prorcronco, 45 j Methodist, 42; Unlversallsts, 28 ; Baptists, 20 Episcopal ians, 13; Liberals, 10; Unitarians, 0 j Free. Will Baptists, 4 1 nationalists, 1 ; Chris tians, 2; Spiritualists, 2; Protestants, 2 Free Thinker, 1: Friend, 1 1 Orthodox, 1 1 Preshytgrlan, 1, Catholic, 1, -Vfi((W(y, S'crmont, 221 j Now IIani ahlre, 12; Massachusetts, 5 1 Now York, 3; Canada, 2 1 Connecticut, 2; Maine, It Pennsylvania, 1; Ireland, 1. Oldost member, Joseph Marsh, of HInes burgh, 73 years. Youngest member, James II. lleatlle, of Maidstone, 25 years. Largest number of Icrms, William Hob nrd, ol Chelsea, II, Ono hundred and clglity.lhrco are serv ing Ihclr first term. Itcpubllcans, 210 j Democrats, 10 ( Liber al Republicans, 7. TiiESKNATB.-Occpa(onj.-Allorneyi, U ; Farmers, 10 ; Merchants, 8 ; Editor, 1 ; Students, 2; (asst. Sco. and page) Clergy man, 1 1 Physician, 1 Produce Dealers, 2 i Bankor and Manufacture-, 1 1 Manufac turers, 2 ; Soap Stone Dealer, 1. IWilical Preference All Republicans. Ilcliglous J'rrcrcnees. Congregational Isls, 8 i Baptists, 5 1 Methodists, 4 i Univer salists, ,1 Liberals, 2 ; Episcopalians, 2; Unitarian, 1 1 Free Religion, 1 ; Free Uap llst, 1 ; No pro crcncc, 3. A'alhUy. Vermont, 33; Massachuselts, 1 ! Now York, 1 ; New Hampshire, 3 ; Can ada, 1. Oldest Senator, Charles M. Lamb, of Windsor County, 09 years. Youngest Sen ator, George A. Ballard, or Franklin Coun ty, 33 years. Largest number oftcrmi (both Houses) Lyman O. Hinckley, or Orange County, 0 years. Tho following bills havo been approved and signed by the Governor, up to Satur day, Nov. 2. An act laying a tax on tbo county of Caledonia. An act In amendment of an act to Incor porate the Rutland Railroad Company, ap proved March 28th, 1807. An act to amend an act entitled nn act to amend an act entitled an act lo Incorporate the village of Rutland j approved Nov. 15, 1817; approved May 19,-1805 ; approvod Nov. 19, lfWfl. An act to Incorporate Iho Poplar Hill Cemetery Association. An act changing tho namo of tho Wind ham Provident Institution for Savings. An act to Incorporate tho Newton it Thompson Manufacturing Company. An act to amend tho charter of tho St. Albans Aqueduct Company, and to author Izo said company to transfer Its franchise to the village of St. Albans. An act to Incorporate tho Mutual Society of St. John tho Baptist, of Vergenncs. An act laying a tax onthocounty of Chit tenden. An act relating to tho conveyance of Homesteads. An act to Incorporate tho Hibernian So ciety of St. Albans. An act. In amendment of an act to Incor porate the Lyndon Savings Hand and Trust Company. An act fixing the tlmo for electing Re presentatives In Congress. An act to amend tho charter of the Ver mont Stale Trust Company; approved Nov. 15, 1S09. An act to authorize the Brandon Mining Company to rcdueo their capital stock, aud lo Issuo preferred stock. An act to amend section 3 of chapter 91 of tbe General Statutes. An act to lneorporato the lamolll. Junc tion Railroad Company. An actio amend section 3 of an act ap proved Nov. 23, 1870, entitled an act rela ting to privato corporations by voluntary association. An act lo incorporate the Rlchtord Ceme tery Association. An act to lneorporato tho Fall Mountain Paper Company. An act In addition to section 98 of chap ter 28, of tho General Statutes entitled "Railroads." An act to iucorporatejtho Vermont Do mestic Missionary Society. An act to Incorporate Lamolllo Valley Extension Railroad Company. An act lo authorize thu town of Wood stock tojguaranlee the Interest on tho bonds of the Woodstock Railroad Company. An act .to pay Gcorgo A. Swan tho sum therein mentioned. An act to rovlvoan act entitled "An act to lneorporato tho West Rupert Education al Institute. An act to Incorporate the Shoreham Ho tel Company. An act to pay Alanson T. Hcrrlck and Isaac N. Dcerlng tho sum therein men tioned. An act lo incorporate tho Monlpelicr Ho tel Company. An act to Incorporate tho Johnson Water Power and Manufacturing Company. An act to incorporate thcSwanlon Cornet Ilaud. An act to Incorporate tho Jacksonville Chcoso Factory. Au net in amendment of section 1 of sn act entitled an act to incorporate tho Fair haven Savings Bank. An act to lneorporato tho village or Brat tleboro. An act to pay Linus II. Jennings tho sum therein mentioned. An act relating to the conveyance or the estates or married women. Au act in amendment of and in addition to an act entitled an act In amendment of section 1 of chapter 83 of tho General Stat utes, approved Nov. 20, 1870. Au act to pay Franklin Butler the sum named. An act In addition lo au act, approved Nov. 21, 1870, authorizing an engravod testimonial to Vermont soldiers. Au act to pay D. G. Holmes the sum therein mentioned. An act entitled an act to amend sections 8 and 10 or chapter 35 of General Statutes. An act to amend section 1 ot chaptor 80 of tho General Statutos. Au act entitled an act to amend section 1 or an act entitled an act in alteration or chapter 12 of tho General Statutes ; ap provod Nov. 22, 1870. An act to incorporate the Wlnooski and Burlington Horso Railroad Company. An act entltlod an act In addition to chap ter 41 of tho General Statutes. An act for tho preservation of tho better monument or Ethan Allen at Burlington. Au act In amendment of an act to Incor porate the llattenklll and Pawlet River Railroad Company; approved Nov, 10, 1807. An act defining the powers of town su perintendents of schools. An act establishing a water department of tho Bellows Falls Vltlago corporation. An act In amendment of an act Incorpor ate tho Monlpelicr anil Wells River Hall road. Au act to pay Jonathan J. Smith the sum therein named. The Frovldcnco Herald has the follow ing; "A passenger by tho Metis, who float around all night, and reaching land at last with vivid thoughts of his wife's anxiety, rushed to the nesrost telegraph office and sent this message : "Dear P., I am saved, Broak It gently to my wife!"