The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-04-06

and shapeless fragments Of Indian tradition and yet
to the naturalist and man of science, lis study Is
source Of profound instruction and information, as
its habits, food, mode Of existence and the probable
period when it :oamed the praIres of the west and
falsed its hugo form above the of our largest
streams, may all be either satisfactorily determine cd
| or approximately dcduced from an examination of
it's bony carcass
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WEBsTERs REILLY TO HAYNE.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the Boston Atlas relates an
anecdote in relation to the celebrated reply of Mr.
Webster to Mr. Iiayne that has before been
published AT the time Mr. II ayne made his attack,
Mr. Gales o. the National Inteligcaccr who has
been the accomplished eporter in the country
CHANGED ia bo in the capitol. Hearing that MIR
Webster intended TO reply, and being told by him
that il would DO short one, ho undertook once
more his long neglected vocation ola reporter.
Instead, however, of consuming about half an
hour, as Mr. Webster had promised in the com
mence nent, as is well known, the Senate adjourn.
ed before he he'd fnshed-Mr Gales continuing to
take note of every word in the momentary expect
alton of his concluding.
Unwilling to leave off before Mr. Webster had fin
ished, Mr. Gales continued the next day until he
had concluded. But when lie came to look at the
notes, the mag nitude Of the task that il would be
to write them out, appeared so formidable, that he
shrunk from it as an mpossibliy with the many
| other engsgeme nts that occupied his time.
Soon after, Mr. Webster called upon Mr. Gales
| 10 request a report OF his speech, it was mpos-
sible for the former TO give any thing beyond a
mere sketch, having spoken unpremeditaiediy, and
TO much greater length Than he bad any expecla-
ton of doing when he began. MIR Gales express
sing his utter inability 10 comply, his lady, who had
been in the habit of assisting her husband in
ding his notes when reporter, undertook the
task, and in the course ola week Mr. Gales sub
mttcdio Mr. Webster full report Of his speech
in tho handwriting OF his wife. 1t will be re-
membercd that the speech of MIR Webster was not
published until after Il delay of several weeks.
1t was owing to these circumstances MIR Gales
has now in his possession the notes handsomely
bound.
1t is stated that Mr. Webster did not change FIVE
words in the whole report. This is OF very
few instances on record, in which have Il mas
ter-piece of eloquence, taken down it fell from
the lips Of the speaker.
Jack Downing still keeps up his epistolary
respondence with the New York Express. He has
just written letter about the Boundary Question
'and on, addressed TO John Bull, Esq, His in
troduc,ory is quaint and amusing.
did think, AT first, would send this letter to
the Queen herself, so there would be no mistake
about it, find il tho way after all, is 10 go
right TO the head OF the iamIybut it is now going
thirteen years last grass since wrote letter to
any kind of weu,an folks, and the last was Miss
Hepsy Ann Appleby. who kept school al Snco,
about little couring matter aud riled her
siderable by calling her angle instead of an
gel, and she sent me bnck about as sharp and sour
an answer as ever u man got there warnt II bit OF
thatp paper would't turn pan o f milk quick
piece OF runnt and all owing to that accident in
putting l. before +, and she having liule
crook in the back which never thought on-but
women are particular folks about such things, and
il you touch soft spot, the tat is in the
fire right off ard so | said never would again
try my hand in writing any on 'em letter again;
and thai is tho main reason why l don't send this
letter to the Queen instead of to you.
IDLENEss-An idle person is like ono that is dead
unconcerned in the changes ard necessities of the
wurld, and he only lives to spend his time and cat
the fruits of The eaaih. Like vermin or u wolf
when their time comos, idlers die and perish, and
in the mean time do no good:-thsy neither plough
carry burthens: all that they do is either un.
profitable uischevans. ldleness is the greatest
pfodigaiy in the world; it throws away that
which is invaluable i'll respect OF its present use,
and irrepdrable when it is past, being TO be recov
cred by no power of arr or nature'--Jeremy Taylor
ILLUSTRATIONS FOR CHiLDREN.-.i once saw a
Preacher Try ing to teach the children that the Som
aooutd lice after they ,cere all dead They listened
but evidently did not understand it. lie was TOO
abstract. Snalching bis watch from his pocket, he
said. "James, what is this hold in my hand!
GA watch, sin ga uIe clock, says another
"Do you all sec ii?"
eyes, sir"
GLOW do you know it is "A watch?'
alt ticks, sill"
..Very well, can any Of yon hear il tick' All lis.
ten now" After pause-''Yes sir, we hear it.
lie then took off The case, and held tho case IN
one hand and the watch in the other
"Now, children, which is tho wntch:--rou see
there are two which look Ike watches
..l'he iiltle one--in your right hand, sir;
"Ycry well, again now will lay tho Case aside,
:, iLpra m mn hat. NOW let us