The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-06-12
CAUTION &!

CAUTION!!
Mr.. Chad,oick, II deem it duty, which 1 owe
to the public, to make the following exposure. On
Monday the 4th inst man called on me introduce
ing himself by the name Of Wood directed as he
said, by Elder Godding of Burke, and Woodman of
Sutton, and bearing paper, signed by Smith, Will
hanson, 81 Co. and others, stating that he was a
resident of ST. Philips, in the district of Montreal,
and had suffered the loss nf his store by fire. loss
amounting to 1900 doliars-this, the sum total of
his earthly means-thai he had a family, consisting
of a wife and several children, utterly dependant
upon him, and he IA wreched child oe misfortune,
&c. Sc,-,a melancholy detail surely. Charity was
solicited Of course, aud of course given for rea
sons which will hereafter be given.
This man was mmediately recognized by the
family with whom reside, as one of the persons
who appeared in Windsor about year since, on
the same errand. Then his store had been located
iu Richmond Vermont-then too he was in company
with another sturdy beggar. The copartnership, it
seems, hasSLeen dissolved, probably the principle
that whole loaf is better than half An expos
ure of this impostor made at the time by the
Vermont Chronicle, and it would seem that the
agent in this profession has tho't proper change
the of person and locality, and dive his team
still.
Here may I be allowed to state the reasons why
individual, do not feel myself authorized to
favor this class Of persons by beneactions.
l. do not wish to encourage vagrancy. Legal
provisions made for the suffering and it is no
disgrace to avail themselves of such provisions
Encourage this system and it will be easy for those
who do not wish to support their poor to palm
them off with recommendations upon other people
With spurious certificates it will be easy also for
sturdy aziuess TO palm itself upon the public, and
lax those charities which needed by real suffer
ers 1t encourages sloth, imposition, vice, and
crime Establish this system and need not look
10 atlantic shores for mpostors, and criminals
Then will own streets swarm with begga,s-
and the midnight rohber, ncendary and assassin.
2. In 10 cases out of 20 there is imposition and
gross decepuon-to favor their plans they must
play the hypocrite by consequence. Paying a high
COM lncnt to religion, Fl lia and parental Affection
their first object is to secure the patronage of the
clergy, ~ othergood weak credulous men, &E,hro'
them that ofthe peope-hence, they remark
ably pious generally l state in proof few select
ed from many A vagrant waited upon
clergyman in Ipswich, Mass He was an immense
lover Of tho Bible lit was a blessed book--one
was bestowed. Soon after, this pious, needy man,
was discovered, by this same minister, entirely O.
vercome, not by the spirit OF pety, but by the spirit
Of rum obtained by the sale of his bible Now, Mr.
Editor, though one was commanded to eat the little
book, know OF no place where are command
ed to drink it. 1t will be recollected that year
subsequent to the last eruption of E,na, New Eng
land, on the aboard, swarmed with Italian men
dcants, who had been burned out, and not one of
whom, probably, had ever Sicily or felt Ktna
These ial souls wished TO secure the of
Transporting aged, beloved father mother, to
this land of plenty. But Mr. Editor, they are liars
serving their father the devil, and in my humbI"
Judgment it is sufficient for us TO harhor the Off
spring. Why should we pay our money for the in
PRODUCTION fthe parent Surely, we have our share
of him already. As am credibly informed, and it
and recommendations, written and printed, is reg
uar trade in Montreal and any person, for 12 1-2
cents, may obtain, signed, sealed, and delivered,
true certificate that he has had father a mother
is Polander a Sicilian-a Greek, Jew or Turk
has been dipped in boiling lava and had it wash
ed off in the ocean-has been swallowed mp by an
earthquake-in short, has been ship wrecked,
scorched out, scourged out--the latter of
which being very probable.
| In conclusion would say that Mr. Wood saw fit
TO decamp, something in the manner of the witch,
which assumed the form of the black cat, in dark
night. He went "quick, and no human arm saw
| him 60" WILLIAM SCALES.
Lyndon, June 9Th, 1888.
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