The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-03-19

with the secret OF his patent. They are enclosed
in case hermetricaly sealed and have no NOR
iihickness than common watch. The fear o
1exposing himself to indscreet solicitations com
pes him to maintain great secrecy as tn his pro
cess. We must add, that according to the pro
cess OF this inventor, the striking Of bells canno
he connected with the clock work which he man
ufactures
GF~lf any one feels an inclination to indulg
in the vice Of gambling let him ponder well the
moral lesson which is so plainly TO be derive
from the pathetic, yet too true a delenaton O
its cnsuving charms as he Will find in the fol
lowing story:
TIL f G A Nj B l. E RS ID E A TIL.
From The unpublished passage IN The life Of "
dccq, IN the Gentiemdn'S Magazine.
81 am almost frozen to death, and my limbs
will soon refuse ther office. Oh, sir! for the
love of heaven, bestow your charity, if it be The
smallest pittance, in PHYS sake, sir, beseech
yOu.'
There was something in the voice of the
speaker so different from the husky haf-cracked
tone of the midnight mendicant that | turned
to look at the object so impioring for Charity
1t was poor half clad female shiverng in the
blast of cold February night, and who clearly
showed that much rs poverty and wretchedness
had Strlven 10 their worst, they had not COM
pletety wreSked the symmetry of ii once bcauti-
tu form, or driven away every trace of beauty
from the care. worn countenancc of the suppl
cant 1t was evident that tho direst necessity
could have alone forced her to the present en-
ploymenl, for she had scarce uttered her request
when she shrank back as If in dread of the
sound of her own works; poor creat,ire Thought
|, you have known much misery, wouldto hcav-
Ell it We're in my power to alleviate it beyond
the passing moment dropped something in
to her hand, and passed on bad gone but a
few steps when heard her voice again--"Stny,
sir, but for an Instant"
"Wel, my good girl, what would you now 20
"Y on have made mistake. sir, these IRE five
franc pieces"
"Indeed am not rich enough to he in the
habit of giving such sums, but you are deserv-
nq Of tI,nn, "l,.i ..."a i'-.~. 49, - f
your honesty
She looked nj me for n moment, whilst her
tongue essayed to utter the language Of gratitude
but her heart was too full for utterance, and seiz-
ing NV hand, she would have pressed it TO her
lips, but dropped it again in hesitation, ms IT IN
that she had overstepped the nm
its prescribed Ivy her calling | could hear
deep drawn sigh she turned from me, that
spoke so iorcibly 10 my feelings that fcH J
ought to follow her ana sec it any thing coulh
he done TO remove her from this lowest depth OF
poverty she turned up narrow court ana en-
terinc y mean looking house, assembled the STAIRS
and went into the back garnet, leaving the door
omen The room was misery itself two brnk-
bed was the whole Of the furniture; on tie Gov
erlet child about two years ofage was sleepng
whilst rocking himself to and fro on one OF the
broken chairs was man about slX-and-tWcnty,
whose cenched teeth and fixed vacant stare be-
spoke Il mind i'll at ease with itself; his lace
was one that still bore the remans OF mnch
manly beauty, and which, in brighter days, and
better circumstances, must have made deep
imuression in many a woman's heart. He seem
ed TO take-uo notice Of the WoInans entrance,
but still rocked himself TO and fro As if Ignorant
of her presence. "Adolph, you are Ill at ease.
81 am" was the answer. come, look cheer'
full"
"Cheerrul !-cheerrul, yes, when look round
me and see every thing responding 10 such a
sensation--cheerful, iudced"
"Bnt have brought you money.
"Then buy bread for yourself and the child,
am not hungry"
''Bu, here is enough, with prudence to last us
some time =; look, ten francs"
'Ten francs, show them to mellow came
YOU possessed of so much Pit matters not,glve
Them to me, Adele, and will buy something for
our present wants."
81 will 20 with You, Adolph, or you will not
spend them, you will -"
"What !"
close them at the gaming table oh, Adolph,
consider the 2,nany hours [ have waited and
watched i'm the cold blast with scarce covering
for a summers evening, and the snares ana re-
u reaches of those who made refusal doubiy DIT
ter by their taunts cannot go again consn-
en- the poor child has not tasted tood LOT many
an hour YOU used to love me once and think
the covering for winters day too siight 10 pro-
tect me from IA breath of summer wlnd. RIO"
often have you said could not bear Vhe la'.su Nv.
of a few hours journey in my own carliaSe'""n
all The aid that luxury could invent,nnd now you
let me stand as an outcast, hour after hour' 10
beg boon from those -, on, Auo'ph =
Adolph = $1,000. c.;o,,s
have offered again and again TO allow you to I'VE
with them-you can then have all these IoXoF'eS
you SO covet." ~
cannot leave you, Ado'ph !; 'n'u0 a oLi
affections more than all the luxuries the world
can bestow-I do not repine--I only ask 20" 10
give up this one passion, and your talents 'hny
yet support us we have had bitter lesson 81
how inte dependence can be placed on '''e
chances of the gaming table; we have lost, al
even your friends have cast you OH, ana lelt
you to starvation, and yet you are still the same'