The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-11-29

repudiator-but gives value for value Huntington
! Free Press.
DIRTY TRIcK.-A Wing opponent of Slavery
IN St Lawrence County complains tlat,his minister
came and exhored and persuaded him to vote the Pc
tical Abolition Ticket, and after doing so he found
that the .Miaiser himself rotei The straight-out Lo-
Foco 7tcheN This ricI, has been played all over
the State of Massachusetts, but not generally by
clergymen. 1t is little TOO 'cute. We hear that
Sewall, the Abolition candidate for Governor in Mas
sachusos, him SELF roed for Marcus Morton and
the lrhoie Loco Foco Ticket. Many of those who
were most urgent in inducing wings to support him,
certainly did so w y. Tribune.
FIRST RATE. One of Joe Smiths clan, as we
sec by our southern papers, finding that the late dis
closures of Mormonism by Bennett had the effect of
shaking the faith of his followers, determined to set
his brain to work to invent scheme how to recover
the lost confidence of his congregation, cost what it
might For this purpose he procured dove, and
taught the bird to fly to him and eat from his ears in
which he placed the grains that served for his daily
food Having, as he thought, sufficiently trained the
bird, he gave ont that on the next Sabbath he would
prove by miracle that he was prophet of Cod
The day came--thc meeting house was crowded.
VIC VI sons lan been procured
uncer promise OF eternal secrecy to hide himself in
the garnet, and let the messenger Of peace fly at the
word ofcommand. All was well arranged; with
countcnance lit up with confidence of success the Lat
ter Day Saint began his eXhortation, pronounced Ben
net scoundre liar and mpester; and to prove his
assertions, he, with loud voice, called on Heaven
to send sown his Holy Spirit, in the form of dove,
it appeared lowering our Savior when he was
baptised in the river Jordon. A dread silence pre-
vuilcd-with each eye fixed and extended arms, he
loudly called for the appearance of the Holy Ghost
Again and aga he called, but still answer was
made; at last fearful that his EIibenan agent in the
loft had not heard him, he fairly beloved forth,
he rantically cappel his hands and stamped his feet
Hoy Ghost, nppcar!'
When 10! aad behold the Irishman's red phiz pro
truded through the crack of the ceng,and addressed
the dsconfttcd prophet in this wise:
"Arrah! how can he be after making his appear
ance? Hasn't the cat ate him ?''-.N Y. .Aurora.
VERDICT FOR DAMAGES A STAGE ACCT
DENr.-In the county court for this county, on Fri
day last, Mr. A. Taylor, OF Bradford. obtained
dict for injury to his daughter by the over,urnng ola
stage coach years since, this village. Ira
Day proprietor of the stage, and 1912 a
warded against him for damnges.--.NOrt. TTatch-
man.
A Son ORDER THAN HIS FATHER.-Itis sta
ted that lady, living Berlin, in Prussia, who
has only attained the age OF 03 years, has just con-
tracted a fourth marriage with youth of 70. But
the cream Of the joke is, that among the children
which the bride brought to her husband was a
boy of SO!
FIRE.-About one o'clock, on Thursday night last,
the barn belonging to Mr. John Watson, in this town,
destroyed by fire, and one horse and nearly ten
tons ofhay lost. 1t is supposed to be the work
an atrocious villian.-St .flbaaS Messenger.
SLAVES The Georgetown Advocate says that
during the last month, at least hundred slaves have
run away from their owners in that section of the
country.
1t is stated thas personal reconciliation has; been
brought about between General Jackson and Mr.. Cal
houn.
celebrated writer on sight, says, that the wear
ing Of wells permanently weakens many naturally
good eyes on account of the endcavors ofthe eye
adjust itself to that common article Of dress
Upwards of 100, 900 bushels of Wheat and 80, 900
bbs. of Flour landed at Buffalo on the Sth inst
At Peoria, Illinois, wheat is selling at rs cents
per bushel. At Chicago it is bringing 40 cents in
specie.
TIME WAsTED.-Mi>s Jane Craighead, of fiar-
risburgh, Pa has just completed quilt which IS com
posed 52l pieces, all ofthe same size and shapo
but each ola different pattern 1t has occupied
nearly all her leisure time for Sirteen gears!
HINT TO MARRIED WOMEN. Tho following
anecdote is "qong the round of all the newspapers
that are edited by married mcn:-When Ljvia had
attained such ascendency over her husband Augustus
that he could hardly refuse her any thing though EN-
peror of the world many Of the married ladies' OF
Rome were anxious TO know the secra and source of
her success whom she replied, 81 rule by o6ey-
ing.''
Charles Francis Adams, son of the x-president is
among the members elected TO the Massachusetts
Legislature in Boston