The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-06-14


thoughts must have passed through that youthful
brow-how must that young spirit have been DER
informed, that young heart been tried
Neither oc the girls had anything their heads.
Their legs dreadfully torn and lacerated Tho
large toe Of the elder which protruded from her
boot when she left homo, much cut To this
wound, or TO upon her leg, occasioned by
fall il is probable that piece of apron, which direc
ted the search SO far into the wilderness, had been
applied. We pity the man w no conld stand over
thom for instant without shedding tear, for their
fate aud for their suferngs There few who
did. |ara
The hill on which the children were found
the last place any body would have thought ofiook
ing for them, and yet when upon it, tho &C
their being there seemed sufficiently clear. A
smooth platform Of rock clear of underbrush and
looking like road approaches the bottom the hill
from the direction in which the children came
They doubtless assembled in order that they might
ascertain where they were; and it is more Than
likely that when they nothing but forest, bog
and wide barren, stretching away for miles around
them, without house clearing in sight, thai
their litlle hearts sunk within them, and they laid
themselves down refresh for farther efforts or,it
may have been utter despair, TO cling to each
others bosoms and die
There was thing which frightened the
scene, sad as il was, and seemed TO give pleasure
even to those most affected by it. "In death
they not divided" II was clear there had
been no deseriion, no shrinking the Part Of the
| elder girl from The claims of a being even more
helpless than herself. lfshe had drawn her SIS.
ter into the forest, companion to the sports of
childhood, sho had continued by her in scenes Of
trial and adversely that might have appalled, the
stoutest nature and broken the bonds ofthe best
mented friendship. Men and have
been selfish extremities, but this little girl chung
to her sister with consistency and fidelity worthy
Of all praise. From the tracks 1t was evident that
she had led her by the hand, changing sides occa-
sonolly the little ones arm was weary. "Ono
touch Of nature makes the whole world KIM and
the tenderness and consistency OF this poor girl, no
less than the sufTerngs of them both, seemed to
! speak but one language TO every heart that
hill side, matter what garments covered it, and
! To call forth the same responses: Thank God
there descrtion-in death they were not di
vided," seemed to be the language OF every one, as
they turned away from the spot where The "Babos
IN the Wood" lay in each others arms
| The bodies have been buried in a rural aud qni.
| II ia proposed 10 build monument over their re-
mains, to which the person who found them has
contributed The reward offered for their discovery
We trust liberal subscription will enable the Com
mi,iee to put up such one as will do credit TO the
good taste and libeiality Of the Capital and its
| neighborhood. A rude cairn hastily erected
| on the hill where the babes wefe found but
dorstand that il is in contemplation TO smoothe the
front Of huge granite boulder at hand,
and point out, by suitable inscription, the spot
which will, we venture to prophecy, be resort Of
our youth and strangers during the summer months,
| for whose informatio this simple narrative has
been prepared.
| KNITTING MACHINE We are infor med that The
rotary knitting loom, Of which mention was made
in our paper sometime since, is TO be in readi
| hcss for operation. The inventor informs us that
| a good kniter with Two OH binary assistants, with
| section Of these looms, will turn out one hundred
pair Of stockings per day. The machine may be
operated by large dog or any other simple power,
and The cost will not exceed $500. This if SUCCESS
full, Of which there be doubt, will introduce
a era in the business Of manu- uring hosiery
and will probably ensure successful competition
with foreign countries in thus important branch Of
domestic industry. We hope that the worthy
ventor will receive, he will surely merit, liber
al reward for his important and valuable invention
|-Sp,ingfeld Gazette
| A DREADFUL AFFAIR. A schoolmistress in
Lynn, named Beckwih, lied son Of Mr. Meads
up by the heeIs Saturday, aud whipped him,
striking him several times his head. When
the school was out, the lad who about eight
years old, went home and told his parents that he
had been punished, and that his head ached; but
there being nothing in his appearance to excite
alarm, little notice taken of what he said, and
he went to bed. Upon going into his room on
Sunday morning, he was found lifeiess,--LB Post.
The MANLY COURSE. BE and continue poor,
young man; while others around you grow rich by
fraud and disoyalty; be without place or power,
while others beg their way upward; bear the pam
Of disappointed hopes, while others gam the ac
complishment Of tn airs by attery; forego the gra-
cous pressure Of the hand, FOR which Others cinge
and crawl. Wrap yourself in your own virtue,
and seek friend and our daily bread If you
haye in such course grown gray with unblench-
| ed honor bless God, and e.-Heinzel1nenn.