The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-02-20
From the 4merican Union.
A DIALOGUE.
DELEcrABLE AND pEMoNsTRArIvE

DETACHABLE AND DEMONSTRATlNE
Isaac, have you paid the prnters?' inquired
and old lady of her husband, who was delight
ing the Glmily circle by reading to them a fine
looking news p0per-( eXcnse our biushes, for the
editors are modest maideEs)
No, Rebecca ); l have not answered the old
man. adjusting his specacles-'But you know it
is only Il trifle. The printers, sec, give very
polite dun, but they cannot mean me, as
am one oftheir political friends and mt all events
my two dollars would he buta triffng noicty to
lhem.'
well, Isaac, if all their subscribers were to say
the same thing, the poor fellows would starve
unless they could conjure their type into corn,
and their press into -four mill And surely you
as their ti1end," SHOULD be more puucitml in
paying them than ii you were their political en-
ciny; besides, it would show your attachment to
them and the good cause which they aGvocae.'
thought OF settling my subscription when
was III town last said Isaac, Wincng from the
rub, but the money which 1 received for my
produce was better than usual and dislike TO
part with it,
why certainly, you would not pay them in
bad money, Isaac
mo, my dear; but sometimes am obi ged TO
take uncmrcnt paper, and prefer paying my
debts with that, when can get it otf-O, these
banks these banls Any way, that sort would
suit the printers just as well, rs they don't keep
it long. My neighbour jerks said be passed Off
some tothcm that nobody else would take, and
they did not refuse it,
Shame on you, Isaac!' exclaimed the good
old Iady-'you would not, | hope, initiate the
example of that miserable fellow Jenks-why he
would jew the parson out Of half his stipend and
pay the balance in his trade'
Yes he paid the printers, grandma interrrp-
ted little fiaXen haired miss, who stood beside |
her grandlater's knees.
'Wel well; III call and pay then,' said the
Old gentleman, not little netted-'ior an article
read in their paper the other day was worth
twice the amount of the subscription
A"n you Know grandpa. you said that that
piece ahoutth couaeterfeiters saved you twenty
dollars, which you would have taken from the
Yankee pedler again interrupted the little girl.
yes, it was so, Maryland for that when 90
to town, pli pay off my old score, and next year
in advance, into the bargain
Mr.. Isaac kept his wor,l like an honest man
ANA whether because his conscience smote HIM
about the uncmrent money, or because he
convinced OF the excellence Of the urgu nent of
ms aInlabe spouse and rosey-cheeked grand
enid we cannot say be that as it may, us
sure our readers that our pockets Yang with the
tangible proof Of friend Islac's probity and pat
Ton0ge until ,ce paid orr debts. Now, we feel as
sorcd, that it the good LADIES in the town and
country and throughout all CREATION as the most
VeT"aofe nondescript Major Jack Downing,
would say, only knew how the heart and hand
OF The poor printer is gIaddened and warmed by
me welcome saluia'ion of such n MAN us Isaac, S
they would read this paragraph to their husbands {
and say in the unguage Of the good old book
" 10 thou and do Hke,Oise" {
INDIAN WHEAr.-The last number ofthe New
H''S.ahd FARMER contains full account of .,
species OF grain known by the name IF InII,n T
wheat, which has been lately introduced into ,his
country, and which promises to be highly valun
oIe-We learn from the Farmer that this miami
is the Iararan, as it is sometimes called SHE :;
oerInn buck-wheat. This kind OF grain has been