The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-01-02

Of forpeace. She had nothing eatabe but potatoes
c which she charitaby offered to boil--but as sh
:, mentioned there was yankee living mile fun
= Their down, declining her civility, proceede
towards his clearing. On coming TO the house
how grateful TO my ears was the sharp voice @
: the wife, scolding her children. 1t apaS Il yam
=, kcc voice. Upon entering the dwelling, whcl
was composed of one room, Withouta chimney
= but with tremendous pile Of wood burning up
4 on hearth the smoke from whence ESCAPED
through hole in the roof asked for some
mllk-thc lady cycling me suspciousIy guessed
she had none-'lhe children had eat it all up
| had, however, hardly felt the grateful n6uenc,
:. OF Tie blazing fire, when bowl Of milk with
! bread accompaniment was on the table, and IN
simultaneously the liying'pun was kissing upor
HE Goals with pork. Oh woman wheth
or in the palace or the log hut, in spite Of your
vngnries, bow universally does the spontaneous
impulse OF compassion gid your character when
ever or wherever case OF distress is presented
TO you. The husband soon arrived, dark and
suspicious; but upon learning that | was like a
Nermonier, and republican, things went smooth
ly. was quite ignorant of Canada affairs, but
spoke learnedly of pine trees and swamp lands.
There were nine children in the family. A little
girl pcriy remarked there was "pleny of chill
dren, but nothing to pat on 'em." In summer,
the absence of mel hbors, to make unchartable
remarks, made clothes of little consequence, and
in winter they could stay in The house. The
squattcr was, however, an industrious man, who
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split long shingles all the evening, TO use for boards
| in covering barn, while the father shaved them
| slept among the children, who knotted mp like
II nest of eels--but how would you expect chill
drcn bred in the woods, to know the points Of
compass to n bed?
On Tuesday morning, after eating Hearty
breakfast, l crossed the branch of the Yamasku
in canoe. Three miles walk through the
woods brought me to the South branch up which
L walked until found another canoe in clear
ing, when was ferryed over by n Canadian wo-
man. Proceeding until three O'Clock, l reached
the clear, cultivated country, and laying down in
point of woods, slept until dark. My lameness
had become insufferable, but l walked briskly
along the road TO The lines, passing bridge while
they were changing guard, to the subsequent
Chagrn Of The guardians, who heard OF it in the
morning. AT midnight, fatigue compelled me to
resort to II couch ofhemlock bougls in the woods,
Until daylight, when | continued my route to
within two miles of Durham village, when /
struck into the woods to gain the Stanbrdge road.
cnquired for milk at IL log -house-they had
none, but the owner started to inform the village
OF my presence, and was informed he would
have made his fortune by catching me. For
long hours l trudgcd before found bread and
milk, and great was my sorrow TO learn had
gained so rods in distance. The truth is, one of
my legs having become useless, my supporters
had performed the action OF pair of dividcrs
one leg standing still while the other walked
round it. Refreshed, continued my route till
late in the afternoon, when passed large clear
ing on which were five cultivated farms En-
curing ut the last one for wood road leading |
five miles through the forest, entered it boldly |
fred my carbinc as though game my Object |
and laid down till dark With the best DISPOSE
ton in the world, | could 20 farther. The |
leg that had been dragged all day, not only refus-
ed to be dragged longer, but The other which had
so patiently endured the toll would drag il no
longer With such mutinous members, l could
only return TO one of the houses and make out as
good story rs could devise. As approached
| met tho owner, to whom said, Il was going
through the woods but it looks much like
snow will wait till morning" He looked an
instant in my face and exclaimed, "B- know
you, but here are four friends of yours and you
are safe have just come from the Flat, they
are all afte; you'll darent take you into my
house so YOU must come into the barn.
council of the four ''iricnds" was called
they could devise no means of escape except
walking Immediately through thu woods to the
lines. THIS, | modestly informed them was inn
practicable, unless they could furnish me with
n new pair Of legs CoverldS and supper
were then brought, and l was hid for two nights
aud one day under hay NOW, by which time
the swelling Of my limb had nearly subsidized. My
danger was not over, for The women, considering
the secret of my hiding place too wcishty for
their weak abilities. had called upon their neigh.
bors to help them keep it. ] accordingly rcmov- i
ed for one day to another barn, when my limbs (
becoming renovated, and young man having I
offered as guide, again set out OH Friday eve i
ming last. Knowing that l was watched in every
direction, we passed through woods. at Il great
distance from the road to avoid observation, and !
happily succeeded in reaching Chatfey's, in ,
VT. before morning. Having left ST. r
Denis with II determination of getting 10 the !
States in safety, nobody ever hailed the land of /
freedom with more EMULATION. On Saturday /
moved to the southwark. The first Montreal S
paper saw, contained, sure enough, reward )
Tor my head, and that of -. We certainly
have precedence the list, but don't like the .
Classification, and consider the valuation far be-
ow my own estimate. Poor Lord Gostord m'ht, ,
be pardoned, We had by our pro- 5
,eedings already caused so much expense to the i
title Queens treasury, that we most charably L
suppose he could not afford more. i
GRUMBLING.-When we cast our eyes around a
he political horizon and see wretchedness, war, c
lespotsni, pestilence and famine, alternately eX- P
ending their dread dominion over the tnirest u