The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-07-14


ash kettles and he could do nothing without help.
'rhe only thing to be done, said pnrson Thacher,
Is TO make another axlereejust like that. Go to my
shed; lhore you will find box of tools Cut down
young hickory mako your nxleree, and when Il Is
ready ri come and help you TO put II in.
And then the pnrSon turned TO go up stairs again,
but Mrs Thacher told him the dinner was ready to
take up, and would BIO on the table in a minute. So
he sat down to dinner, and when that finished,
II was quite time to go to the raising On tho way
he remembered the sick cow lilo found tho poor
COW in great PAIN and several Of the neghbors stand
ing round looking at her
Have you tried this, and this, and such another
thngl'
Eyes, but nothing does any goodp
And then pastor Thatcher, with all his Leydon
learning, went close up to the and examined her
all over
Make beef of her while You can Mrs. Trmbley,
said he, 'ror her leg is broken, and there is nothing
else to be DONE
And so he logged on to the of the quarrel
There he found Mr. Vose in towering passion decar-
ing he would 20 10 Boston for squire Gridey although
no waiied out Of respect TO tho pastor
what is tho difficulty this time p said parson
Thacher.
ooh, the old thing over again. His have
been in my corn, and know they were urned in
on purpose, and I'm determined If il costs mo
cry
Send for Mr. Hunt' said parson Thacher, and Mr.
Hunt came After some paIey and hard things said
on both sides, the parson asked,
About tpo pisiareens,' says Mr. Vose.
:. We'll, you won't object to paying that, neighbor
Hunt2' said the pastor.
'Why-no-' said Mr. Hunt, and nfter friendly
exhortaon, the parson went on his way at brisk trot
fearing 10 be lao at the raising Here he found all
In comulotion and soon as no appeared, his nhmo
was called out by dozen at once. man had fall
en- off tho tmbers and taken up for dead. But
here isparson TEACHER said they. And the parson
Int the mans pulse, said he not Dead called
for bandages, drew out lancet, bled him and in
short time signs of life appeared All was soon over
and the man recovered. The raising went on; the
minister made his prayer ind then set oil Tor home,
knowing he had the ordination sermon yet to finish,
As he came past lIunt's he found the man waiting at
the gate for him
'Mr Thacher,' says he, you've saved me from
an ugly quarrel and I thank you for it. My wife
wants you to accept Of II leg Of bacon other own cur
ing and if you'll wait minute, I'll step in and get
it, and pat il in your saddle bags
So tho bacon was brought and il took somo little
time TO get in the saddle bags, but sermon
sermon such present must not be refused. And
parson Thatcher troted on, hoping supper would be
ready when he got home. lie had TO pass Vose's
door too, and Vose who was busy with something in
the yard, looked up and the minister and stop
pod him, that he nigh, thank him for his friendly Of
Gee in the quarrel. While they were talking, Mr.
Thaeber said:
'Mr Vose, may trouble you to hand me up good
big stone, to put in the other side ofmy saddle bags,
FOR Mrs. Hunt has given n leg o. bacon that
weighs them down unequally, and causes Them to
slip.
Not !, indeed, parson Thncher,' says Vose; I'll
give you stone; but my wife has got some nice
Cheeses and If you'll walt Just one minute, III step
in and get one TO balance your saddle bags
The cheese was forthcoming in a moment and
allowed away and parson Thatcher cherrupped on
his horse and soon saw home. But at the gate he
he was met by his wife with troubled conntenance.
'Here are Mr. Mitchell and Nr Wales to stay
all night, 90 with you TO the ordination,
and I've nothing in the world for supper but some
eggs.
with that he pulled the ham and tho cheese out Of
the saddle bags, and about step in TO welcome
his friends, when the man Of the axletree boarded
him, seemingly good deal out Of patience.
'Why parson Thatcher, you've stad so long, that
IT'S too late for to go night, There
body else here to help me, and so here am
We'll never mind, neighbor. you can sleep here
and go in the morning.
Ay but must be ready to start before day. said
The farmer, land the axetree has got TO be mended
tonight. Mr. Thacher there nothing for it
but to help tho poor after his own fashion, so he
called for the lantern, put up his horse helped the
in with the axetree, ate hs supper. performed
the family devotons, all his guests slowed away
for the night, and then sat down and finished his
dinaton sermon. And ended parson TEACHERS
Day
The old lady looked Mt the young clergyman, but
he did not speak, He wore very sad countenance;
and very taking up his tall iron cardlestck, went
musngy 10 bed.
ANOTHER CONFEDERATION AT QUEBEC.
On Saturday eve ming, the 2slh Of June, just
month after the grea, fire the 2sth May. which
destroyed part of ST. Valiers and ST. Johns Suburbs
nearly all ST. Roch, and the west part of the
Lower town to below Hope Gate, a ERE commence
ed in St. John Suburbs near the place outside
lhs Glacis, where it stopped on the 2sth Of May.
On this occasion the wind was strong lrom the
a. 0C,l,
the weather very dry. At both times the fra began