The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-03-16
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HoTcHPoTcHERY.

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MOI,
This IN pn ago o. progress N 'nyenliQus, q
~ nothing else, There sA plIeui now a-d'ys
for every thing bot getting unmarried, bot
thal owing doubtless 10 IL d,hicully, has 40
set baH.od she inventive genius ofou people
We don't despHn however, fhal Time will yet
hrug forth from ksr, Odd call Time Jahe'
90 former number p mighty womb some SOW
rW,gu inycnuan. tlmt shall brt eyTy case,
md free ~ t,oue y b. have mol been joined TO
IEriy other halvru, beat 20 snmcbody'H else r.
ily The way, was 30; thn rare ooRceH 81
the Gllow who suPpeA with Plato three uioua,
aud years Agope and the topic Of discussion
bring love, and VI choice Of wiycs, he said
he Ind learnt from "sry ancient tradition
siat ,oe~ Laa originally bora created male
aud frspiei zach individual being provided
with duplicate cot Of limbs, and PERTAINING
his locomotive functions with kind ofroiafy
,.,,.YeasrHt, ,iiI'r ~ whrrii TINT hr bruHmr IN
consequence 30 "a eesaiyely insolent that Ju'
utcf ind guaul split him IN twoi and since
that time eHoh half runs Aboat the world IN
uucst ~ tho other ifuhe 1wo eongeuial halves
meet, they are a very loving coupler u other
wise, they arc subject 10 miserable, aeold'
,nr, pecyiah, and uneongenial maiTimony, The
-esIeh,' he said, was rendered difficult, for
the reason that one man alighdng upon half
that did not belong to him, another neeessari'
D., did the sime. hll the whole affair was
flrown imo iuoincvaihe confusion.
Butt digress. was talking Of progress, pat
,Gls, &c Thcrc are inventions 10 hatch
chickens, producing adoleseent Pullets IN
much less time than IL consumed by the old
process Of incubStioni and also for making
wooden nutmegri and rcd flannel 'sassengers,
and ol,vrus, where cream - turned 10 an ole
sglnous solid by canine power and eyerlasi'
ing rAtcatchcrs with two compartments, into
ono Of which the rat, induced by the odof q:
burnt ohcese, passes, when TO his diamay he
nds retreat impossible, and his only means
Of cgrcsa being into the next division, th,thcr
he goes through an aperture, and by 90 dong
Ec,scls ne nap feady 10 JcooiVe anoINtE % UNJ
same gepua. aud 30 Il goes on catching rats
.1d i,EHi,um. Now these all give notice that
perpetual motion and the millennium are just
ahead. Under state Of cthcriIaton per.
sons head might be severed from the trunk
without the subjects experiencing any neon
vcnicncr, and one would doubtless be come
what surprise on being restored to conscious
ncas, 20 find ones self deeaPitated without
Knowing IL, I Au opposed TO the abolition Of
capital punishment, yet / would have Re-s'b-
,rotion 10 a clause being inserted IN our stat
ntc books, providing that criminals, whose
-neoks are destined for the halter, ahoGld, be,
lore their elevation. be druggcd with chioTo.
form, and ihcrcsy their death be rendered ca.
~. I submit this to your consideration, all
sc of my readers who are voters, and would
suggest tina, al the next election FOR president
1ho WiImot Proviso be dropped, and the nd
ministraton Of ohlorofoGm 70 cnnAeHaGd -ss+.-.--
-iaA!-7uu made The test question.
when I commenced writing Of progress
SC, intended to bring the subjeetto an apex
'as IL were, and uhuw soruc rcaHuu for intro.
dueing 81 Bot, unfortunately, have lost
the train ofthogght then had, and must con
tent myself with closing this Subdivision of
HorenroTou in the language Of one OF the
.lisputsnts oC the Bcervyl debating club, as
showing the progross Of the age in literature.
Tho question under discussion at the time
waE, (which is most probable fac simile, or
u sick family ?" The disputant TO whom |
refer was upon the NEGATIVE side" Of the
question, and, according to the time honoTcd
custom here, closed the debate lie had ev.
.deutiy saved his ''big gun for the last and
here IL Ia AMIR Presidctrt could yeou ave
seen wot ave seen, our hui family sick as "a
boss OF at wuns, dad ,murm,an Suke, and Joe,
and the twins, Decides Jeems and POshuns,
icst gon with the nrrysipilaHr aEs4 ss--,+,,- Tr,
--r-shaKen with the fever and Hgcr, yis.sr.rec,
could ycou ave Eccn oil this, and felt that a
clond as black as tar wos ga,hcrin nrendy to
bust on yoonS ai,ing he'd while the calves,
. and sheep, NOS blartin in the yard, yeou
would say at wuns that a fact SMILEY warn
mo where near so probable a as sick family"
But am growing prosy. am 80 AT lines
and if find il oppressive or dull | seek the
company -ef Iaties. They are infaiitbic
remedy beautiful woman will throw
me into perfect fdptufes. I have often
been desperately in love at FIRST sight, but for
dunute circumstances have as yet prevented
me from slipping my head into tho nopse of
matrimony. will give you little account
ofay last escape.
II wac oae ofJune's lovelicst nights Ism I
,thnt tho WAY storieH berin y The summer