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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-02-27

acre and twenty nine rods. Condition of the
soil. IL being n piece of moving and had
moved ita number of years, | plowed il late
in the fall oflS44. Iput about 20 loads of
barn yard and stable manure on said piece,
in May following, and narrowed il in, mix
ing the soil and manure together. | also put
about five loads ofcoal dust, from coaipt
bed, on about one halfof said piece and plan
ted it with corn. After first time hoeng,
put about ten or twelve bushels of house ash
es on said piece, putting few ashes around
each hill corn, from which raised Il grand
crop ofcorn. In the spring following which
was last spring, sometime by the first of May
plowed the said piece and narrowed it. /
then prepared one bushel and half offspring
wheat, the old fashioned kind, by washing il
in strong brine, Swimming off the shrunk
Wheat and oats &c. that arose on the top of
the brine, and then mixed about two bushels
of Stacked lime with the said wheat and SOW
ed it about the first week in May. In August
| Graded it and bound it into bundles and
put it in the barn.
threshed it in the last week in August
with Pitts threshing machine, which yielded
me thirty six bushels. The cost ofsaid crop
is ms follows: ...
One day, team and hand blowing and har-
rowing. $500
Three days harvesting 300
Seed wheat, 1-2 bushel, 2,25
Threshing, 800
One day narrowing and rolling, 200
SI225
ELIAS BATES"
Hrflatd, Dec. IA, 1876.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-02-27
By A. G.. Chadwick.

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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-02-27

Ell DoRADo. Some ofthe Yunkee people
who go out west, thinking TO find a perfect
Ell Dorado are disappointed. One of them
who had recently returned to his native town,
was Intercepted as follows: well Zeph,
how have you made out?' How have made
OUT? Yes why, Eve made out darnaton
weIl--Fse made ont to get horne again ,u
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-02-27

ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN DELAWARE. A
selec; committee ofthe Delaware Legislature,
has reported bill agreeably to the wishes of
a number ofpetiiioners, for the abolition of
slavery in that State. Any sympathy with
political abolition is discIaimea by the COM
mittee, who consider tia subject belonging
exclusively to the State in which slavery ex-
lists. For many years slavery has been mere
" nominal in Delaware, and the committee
is ofopinion that if not now abolished, in a
few years it will necessarily become extinct.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28

Nj. LEvERRIER, OF THE NEPTUNE Plan
ETA correspondent Of the Morning
Chroniolt; writing from Cambridge, de-
scribes the outward man Of an eminent for
eigner -" Presently arrived another gen.
tleman whose advent Occasioned some in
terest. On the ann Of the powerful looking
old Bishop of Norwich appeared fresh
colored young man, dressed somewhat la
Frdncoise: to wit, narrow coat collar, full
skirts. and trousers slightly plated at the
waist. loi would not take this Jolly young
gentleman for profound mathematician and
astronomer. On the contrary, he appears
Just as one Of the lions you would expect
to find playing match at billiards in the
glded cafe on the Boulevards; or, with de-
ference be it spoken. clasping the wais, Of
la Refine Pomare' a, the Chateau Rouge.
lrreverent superstition! Honor to science,
there goes Nj. Leverrier, the discoverer Of
the new planet, the owner, il priority Of
claim gives ownership. to all the lands. ii.
ties, and domains Of Neptune"
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28

C,oxv,.l ayp rur DEATu or CxAaLEs
John Cromwell, at that time IN the
Dutch service, had come to England WIN .
message from the Princes Of Wales ana o.
Oranse. TO endeavor to save the Ming 8
life. When introduced to his cousin Oliver
he reminded him Of the Royalist OPINIONS
he had formerly entertained At Hampton
Court. The latter, sill uncertain as to tne
line of conduct which he ought to pursue,
replied that he had often tasted and prayed
to know the will of God with respect to the
King. but that God had not yet pointed Out
tbe way. When John had Withdrawn,
Cromwell and his friends again sought BY
prayer the path they ought to follow; and
!, was then the parliamentary hero hrst iel'
the conviction that Charless death alone
could save England. From that moment
all was fixed God had spoken; divers
indecision was at an end; it remained now
merely to act and accomplish that will,
however appalling it might be. AT one
o'clock in the morning a messenger from
the General knocked at the door OF the
tavern where John Cromwell lodged, and
informed him that his cousin had at Length
dismissed his doubts, and that all arguments
50 long put forward by the most decided
Republicans, were now confined by thu
will OF the Lord.-D Ambigne's Protector
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28

hill, but added, that the Arab he bad met
declared that we should not pass. Upon
this our man laughed in his face, and left
him declaring that pass we would and
should, in spite Of the whole Mezeine
tribe
1--WE moved on slowly, the camels as
cending the pass in single file. We placed
ourselves in the van, and the rear was
brought up by the servants, one Of whom
carried blunt caving-knile, and another
huge pair Of horse pistols with an empty
powder.hom slung round his shoulders.
| We had all agreed not TO fire unless at.
tackled, and to let the rival tribes settle their
own differences.
1--WE could hear the shouts long and loud
of our own people as they bounded Ike
deer along the crngs, and iancied at times
that their challenges were answered. bu'
no enemy came not a shot was fired; moi
a voice was raised in answer to their de
fiarce and after half an hour We wound
down the descent, the van changing to thu
rear, and no sign Of life could We distinguish
but the figures Of om own party on the top
most peaks.
"When all was over, or, at least, wher
the defle was passed, one could not but re
fleet that, with the hot blood and excitablt
nature Of these wild people, single shot
fred might have cost many lives, and i
would have been lnost painful to have beer
concerned in any such afray 20 that w
were doubly pleased-frst, to have seer
a good feld-day, with all the effect o
scenery and the adjuncts Of caution, prepare
ton, and the detail Of mountain warfare
and secondly, to have nothing to regret il
the shape Of encounter OF loss OF lie
IIussein gave a. silent laugh when W
passed the last rocks, and said little NOR
all day; and everything rclapsed into it
usual routine. except that we had parties O
scouts Upon the crags before and behind Us
keeping lookout all day in case OF SUI
prise. ID.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28

The RACE NOT FOR THE SWIFT But THE
LovING.-It is death in Lapland to marry
maid without her parents consent !;
wherefore il one bear an affection for a
maid, upon the breaking thereof to her
friends, the fashion is that day is appoint.
ed for her friends to behold the two parties
run race together. The maid is allowed
in starting, the advantage Of third part Of
the race, 50 that it is impossible, except will
ling Of herself, that she should be overtaken,
IL the maid outrun her sutton, the matter is
ended. it being penal for the man to renew
the mention Of marriage. But if the virgin
hath an affection for him. though at frs,
running hard to try the truth Of his love, she
will without Atalanta's golden ball to re-
tard her speed pretend some casualty, and
make voluntary halt before she come to
the mark or end of the race. Thus none
are compelled to marry against their own
will; and this is the cause that in this coun.
try the married people are richer in their
own contentment than in other lands, where
90 many forced matches make feigned love
and real unhappiness.-Fxller,s Worthi<s.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28

Notwithstanding the physical degsneracy
OF the Tahitians as people, among the
chiefs individuals Of reasonable figures are
still frequently met with; and occasionally
majestic looking men, and diminutive wo.
men, as lovely as the nymphs who, nearly
century ago swan round the ships oil
Wallis. In these instances Tahitian beau.
ty is quite as seducing as it proved to the
crew of the Bounty; the young girls being
Just such creatures as a poet would picture
in the uopics,-soft, plump, and dreamy.
eyed. The natural complexion OF both sex.
es is quite light; but the males appear much
darker, from their exposure to the sum-
A dark complexion, however, in man, is
highly esteemed, as indicating strength of
both body and soul. Hence there is say.
ing OF great antiquity among them,
'lf dark the cheek Of .he mother
The son will sound the war.conch:
II strong her frame, he will give laws
With this idea of manliness, no wonder the
Tahitians regard all pale and tepid-looking
Europeans as weak and feminine; wher eas
a sailor, with cheek like the breast of a
roast turkey, is held lad of brawn,-to
use their own phrase, a "taata tona,' or
man OF bones. Speaking of bones recalls
an ugly custom Of theirs now obsolete, that
OF making 6sh-hooks and gimblets out Of
those OF their enemies. This beats the Scan.
dinavians turning Peoples skulls into cups
and saucers.-AdssoDufws IN the South
Seas.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28

THE CHARACTER OF A HArPY LIFE.
BY Sir Henry Wotton born 1868, died 1910.
How happy is he born and taught,
That serveth not another's will;
Whose armour il his honest thought.
And simple truth his utmost skill.
Whose passions not his masters are,
Whose soul is still prepared for death.
United unto the worldly care
OF public fame or private breath;
Who envies none tina. chance doth rise;
Or vice; who never understood
How deepest wounds are given by praise
Nor rules Of state, but rules Of good;
Who has his life from rumour freed,
Whose conscience is his strong retreat;
Whose state can neither ilatterers feed,
Nor ruin make oPPrsssors great;
Who God doth late and early pray,
More Of his grace than gifts TO lend,
Aud entertains the harmless day
With religious book or friend;
This man is freed from servile lanGs
OF hope TO rise or fear 10 fall;
Lord Of himself. though not of lands:
And having nothing, yet hath all.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28
EDUCATION OF THE rIMIp AND THE BRAVE
Pleasant Qssrsesy O. A.ssa ~

On one occasion, about eight o'clock at
night, sitting by a snug fresde, my atten-
ton was arrested by the approach Of an un-
welcome visitor making ais way in at the
door. Taking up candle TO ascertain
what was forcing ingress 10 my dwelling, |
beheld python, or boa-constrictor. about
SIX feet long, steadily advancing towards
me. In my defenceless position, it may be
imagined that safety depended on imme-
date flight; and the monster this speedily
gained the entire possession Of my habita.
ton. Ii was, however, for few minutes
only that he was permitted to remain the
undisturbed occupant Of the abode. for my
servants quickly despatched TIE intruder
with few blows inflicted with long poles.
An apotkecary, who had long BEEN attached
10 the Assam Light Infantry, assured me
that the Pythons, or boa-constrictors, were
very numerous in our vicinity, and of an
immense size, some not being less than
fifteen OF eighteen feet in length. had
evidence Of the truth Of the statement. a
skin fifteen feet long being subsequently
brought HE by the natives caused it to
be tanned and sent to Eng and Small ser.
penis We're often met with. On one occa.
sion the apothecary brought me two boa
constructors of about four feet long, which
he had found on table curled up amongst
some bottles in the same room where his
children were sleeping. In all probability
the lives Of the children were saved by the
mosquito curtains preventing access on the
bed. Boa-cOnstrictOrs are exceedingly fond
Of rats, and on this occasion they had evi.
IDENTIFY been in search Of their prey. As
my cottage had not the usual white cloth
ceiling suspended, insects, snakes, and yer
min frequently descended from the roof into
rooms; but, by keeping the house free OF
baggage and we'll swept, contact with them
was avoided. The reader will suppose an
Assam mathut to be dreary kind of resi-
dence; but can assure him the logwood
fire OH hearth one foot high, in the centre
Of room, with small window cut high in
the wall for the escape Of the smoke, is by
no means devoid of cheerfulness. Sketches
Of Assam and the Hill Tribes.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28
HIsroRY.-History is the resurrection OF

HIsroRY.-History is the resurrection OF
ages past it gives us the scenes Of human
life, that, by their actings. we may learn to
correct and improve. What can be more
profitable to man, than, by an easy change
and delightful entertainment, to make
himself wise by the imitation of heroic vir-
tues, or by the evitation Of detected vices
where the glorious actions Of the worthiest
traders on the worlds stage shall become
our guide and conduct, and the errors that
the weak have fallen into shall be marked
out to us as rocks that we ought to avoid.
1t is learning wisdom at the cost Of others
and, what is rare, it makes man the better
for being pleased.--Feltham.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28

PowER OF JENNY LrNp.-Ths Fifeskire Jour.
nal publishes the following curious critique up
on the Swedish songstrees, by celebrated Scot
tish vocalist, written to friend In Dundee
81 heard Jenny on Saturday night for the frs,
time, and was highly gratiied. She Is certain
iy a delightful singer and @rst.rsfe actress
Sometimes felt very quecr--the tears rappin'
down my cheeks, at other times l felt my
very hair--the little have left-atandin' a. il
were, straight up on my head; again felt the
blood rinnin' csuld at my back; in fact, it ID
impossible to listen to her without being put
terribly through-ither; and then she Is such an
amiable. nice, modest lookin body that that adds
not little to her charms"
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28

children retired in a state Of wonderment,
that sick Uncle should be able to eat and
drink 50 heartily. 'And so. said Lamb, IN
his own peculiar phrascolog, at night,
packed up his little nipped carcass snug in
bed, and after stuffing him for week, sent
him home plump as partridge. ''-Remi
niscencss Of S. T. Coleridse.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28
msppaoea,
on THE MERCHANT or pALsoRA.
NJ Ix,on uryr.

Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase
Awoke one night from a deep dream Of peace
And saw within the moonlight in his room,
Making il rich and like lily in bloom,
An angel writing in a book Of gold.
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold,
And to the presence in the room he said,
"What writest thou rs The vision raised its hesd'
And. with look made Of all sweet accord,
Answered, "The names Of those who love 'ns
Lord
"And 10 mine one7" said Abou "Nay, not 90
Replied the angel. Abou spoke moro low,
But cheeriy still, and said-"I pray thee, then
Write me q one who loves his fellow men,
The angel wrote and vanished. The next nien''
II came again, with great waksning light. \
And show'd the names whom love Of God DE-
hlsst,
And 10! Dsa Adhsm's name led I'll he rsst.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28
LITERARY EXAMINER.
~ cALpER CAMPBELL.

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~ cALpER CAMPBELL.
Ilesnen to my heart at times
Until hear /, beat;
And then methinks IL rings and rhymes
In symphony 0pple,e;
A masic born Of pulse and vein,
And fever In the blood,
How awful 10 this human strain.
How little understood.
IL art could teach the man Of art
To tell, by such vague sounds,
The thoughts that rush from brain to heart
Asthrough wild woods mad hounds
] would not let one loved ones ear
Press fondly on my breast;
Lest that which fills my soul with fear
Should thence be heard or guessed.
Tongue NAV tell Its tale Of truth
To lovefal plying ears,
And age confess its sins Of youth.
With eyes that weep no tears;
But each, and all Of Us, have that
Within Us we would hide
From even the tenderest friend e'er sat
In kindness At our side.
The birds within the forest sing
TIL echoes-all sround-
Repeat such melodies As bring
A balm on each glad sound,'
The leaves that f.ll, In falling breathe
Out music-snd the breeze
Wakes cadences that sweetly wreathe
Song-gsrlands DER the trees
The sea sounds music to the shore.
And echo gathers ell
Those different hsrmonies, till Ger
The world in song they fail;
But human hearts, whose throbs are rife.
With JOY. and grief, aid pain,
Who'll are their echoes' Mortal life
Shall hear them-but in vain,
Enough 10 know, our hearts lock up
Such thoughts as-were they told
Night bitter make loves sweetest cup
And mar its brightest gold.
We seek for sympathy 'mongst men,
But when we find il know
q. II soorhes us for our lesser ills,
Not for our greater woe.
That greater woe within US dwells,
Known but TO 10 God and US,
We dare not ope the secret cells
Where We enclose il thus
And so listen to my heart,
At times when all is still,
And think it we'll art hath no art
To syllable each thrill.
And thus pine for sympathy,
And tell my lesser woes;
Still meeting kind and patient friends
To pity me for those;
For just as music on the wind,
Or murmur on the food,
Echoes there are amidst mankind
AS well as in the wood.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28
We ere LOwly.
~ nosxsr xrcoLL.

We are lowly-very lovly-
Misfortune 10 our crime;
We have been trodden under foot
From all recorded time.
A yoke upon our necks Is laid,
A burden to endure;
To suffer Is our legacy
The portion Of the poor
We are lowly--very lowiy--
And scorned from day TO day;
Yet We have something Of our own,
Power cannot take away.
BY tyrants We are toiled 10 death
BY cold and hunger killed;
But pence is in our hearts-it speaks
OF duties all fulfilled.
We are lowly-very lowly-
Nor house nor land have We;
But there's heritage for us.
While We have eyes to see.
They cannot hide the lovely stars
Words In creations book
Although they hold their fields and land'
Corrupted by our look!
We are lowly-very lOwsy,
And yet the fairest flowers
That by the wayside raise their eyes
Thank God, they still are ours!
Ours is the streamlet's mellow voice,
And ours the common dew;
We still dare gaze on hill and plain.
And field and meadow too.
We are lowly-very lowly;
But when the cheerful spring
Comes forth with flowers upon her feet,
To hear the throstle sing,
Although We dare not seek the shade
Where haunt the forest deer,
The waving leaves We still can see.
The hymning birds can hear.
We are lowlv-very lowly;
Ourhedge-ro row paths are gone,
Where woodbines laid their fairy hands
The hawtborn's breast upon.
Yet slender mercies sill are left,
And heaven doth endure,
And hears the prayer that upward rise
From the afflicted poor.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28
A CoourrrE.

Yet vixen still, his muse would mix
Her playful. but malicious tricks,
Which friendships score might smother.
So gambols the ambiguous cat,
Deals with one paw avelvst pat,
And scratches With the other.
Gssygs hsmiltsn.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28
rxyrrur1r AND A,,r.

.DuxsroaD. Talking Of .companionship. do
not you think there 10 often peculiar feeling Of
home where age and in6rmity 10? Tho arm
chair of the sick, or the old, Il the centre Of the
house. They think. perhaps. that they are un.
important but ell the household hopes and
cares flow to them ano from them.
"MrLvrsrox. / quite agree with you. What
you have just depicted is beautiful sight, esPe-
cIally when, as you often see, the age or infrmi.
~ Is not i'm the least selfish or exacting.''
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28

A FACT FOR NAruRALIsrs.-Ato toad
which had been buried under a reversed
Aower-pot three feet beneath the surface OF
the ground, by Mr. Samuel Clarke. OF
Crook splace, butcher, on the 1ith OF
June. 1916, was by the same gentleman
dlsinteTed on the Nth ult. No sooner was
the little animal taken up than he gave
evident proofs that to be ''buried alive did
not, TO him, necessarily involve cessation
Of existence; for he instantly commenced
skipping about. many OF his bounds extend
ing to the height Of six inches into the air.
His mouth was closed up with white skin,
but his eyes were as sparkling as when. on
that day twelvemonth, he was put below
the ground.-Norfok Ne,rs.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28
HIsToRY's GREATEST MEN
HISTORY.

"MrLvERros. An, yes. history is a stupen.
dous thing. To read 1t is like looking al the
stan We turn away in awe and perpiexity.-
Yet there Is some method running through the
iittis sasirs OF man rs through the multitude Of
saas, sssnisgiy 70 " rs confused a routed Or.
mise In full night.
''DcsssoGo. Some law Of love-"
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28
THE SPIRIT OF ARAB WARFARE.

Before starting, the tribe formed cir.
Gle and said a prayer for success. Sud
denly a man appeared on the heights and
beckoned, as if to speak. Hussein des-
patched one Of his people up the mountain.
and these two met on the sky line. Whilst
| was watching them Bussein came up to
me, saying, Now let US strike the tents and
move forwards This was before the con-
ference OH the hill had ended. The old
chief was quite right in his decision, taking
advantage Of the hesitation Of the enemy.
The tribe all lent at hand, and in five min.
utes the tent was struck, the camels ranged,
and our march begun. AT this moment the
sight was beautiful; the Arabs had their
matches lighted; some carried small iron
boxes with charcoal fire, in case Of ne
cessity; others brandished their swords or
spears. The lefthand division of the pass
commanded all the points of the other side,
with two or three exceptions. The mo-
ment the first camel moved slowly on to
the mouth Of the defile, those Of the tribe
who were armed sprang up the hillside like
greyhounds. In ten minutes they were
scattered over the mountain face, from the
highest crags to the bottom, covering our
line Of march, and, as they bounded along,
looking wariIy down every gully of the
cocks that might have concealed an enemy.
"Just as We entered the glen, the man
who had been sent up the hill returned.
He said he could not tell how many Of the
enemy there were, as be had not crossed the