The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-02-09
Miscellaneous.


From lhe New Alunlbiy Magaziue-
Polhnmous Memoirs Of Myself
81 noRAcr SMITH, Esp, AUTHOR oP 'HHAM,
HLrrTf HouSf,' &C. e.,
Continued 60u, our LasL
CHATTER VI,
f. wus now clear, manifest indispulnble,
1sl had been Intentionally poisoned by ny
,oo,, ungfaieful aud unnatural som aud llihl
Ma. 10 be- hurried into the grave with
,csuiauur pruuitrtHtiuit, i-st ti,', return oi
Df i1uuel aud ah examination of the body
u,slI tii 20 detection Of the yillaluy! To
,I' 'gsefing hope 10y which had been hiIh
communicable chnuce Of rGWYlng dur
jo,,be week that usually inIeryenes between
Jsiih aud lnterinrnl--npw succeeded an VI
ff deHpnir, aggravated by az intense rage n
gIhst the mihcranui 10 whose mAehiunlious
nod fallen a virlm, and feeling Of Hnul-
,nbla lOnihing aud horror al the prospect
fbeing buried uliyo. This volcano OF fiery
g,,sion burnt inwnrdly with the more Ter,
lt energy, because Il was denied all out
nh yent,eilher 10y voice or gesture, GronnH
,nd cries, fierce inyecliye Or cOnvulHiye yior
tace, are the oulhufsA which nature has
uyided Tor lho manifestation aud relief of
5snlul or eOrporeal agony but while my an
auslt wnH probably more acute than human
lsua had ever previously suffered, while NY
Me NIGH, yet ho saved 10y the uucrnnce Of
sound uf tho movement ofa finger, remain.
ed dumb, helpless, aud immoyabo-a living
eofrse II might have been thought that the
misery Of nay plight was hurdly susceptible
oIIUI1c07l, yl1 VIC T1TCTT-T r ''TT1T7IrT75 -
The hcaIloss, the nIrocious language Of my
,on, rendered my tonguetied inpottncy
lousands times more iniolerablo
Alas! was quickly doomed 10 hear still
more revolving, slill more cold-bloodod or
Iers issuod by the parricde--iOr such lao
might bc termed IA Intention, though his
gully purpose had not yet been oonsummnt-
p. Not very long after the retirement fmy
laughter from the l,arlor, tho AndeTtnkcr
made his appearance, Wearing his pruicH-
,nnnl face OF incoIHolnblc woe, aud walk.
.0, ns noisclcssly ns ifhe feared that his foot
I'M might revive tho dcccnscd, aud so occa.
,on the loss Of lucrative joh.
Well, Tomkins, snid tho young repro.
laIc, who had been solacing hs grief wiil IA
Urttu-ui Madeira, a5', ssg,'e AnH
rirs., dare say, why ! have sent iur YOU
Ne, siT; melancholy business, sad ydluiT
iuS ,oyry TO hear IT,
NNNs EulllIF LflthNllft lNl lllllllNNFt
no dummery What undarinkcr was over
sorry to huar of a death Nonsense pro-
rlc nusI dic-alwRys have, aud always will;
ro'lliug new, su you need not look 80 cou-
fuulrdly miserable. Now 10 husincss. !
would wish the old gentleman TO have n
lud,omr funeral ...--
'Oh certainly, sir, certainly. a Echlleninh
Oi,our fine fortune would desire, of course,
uhl,c everything suitHhlc.'
Yr,hut am not going 60 lcnve i to you.
Uue are my orders, all written down. No
, ctrs YOU see, everything cnr Soon I've go,
nady, aud so we viii have tie funeral on
. luIAy.'
'Dcar ne, did you say Friday, sri Thu,
viii be- only ilrcc days Hlor the death; aud
tN people arc ever buried under n woch,
uuoss there are particular rcusuus.'
Mtl but there are particular rcnsous. lie
d-i of nu infectious disease of "a very viru-
.u aud malignant kind, aud 30 for the
,.hr &C thc living we must pop him uudcr
ground ms l1st ms possible. You can have
ucgJhlue ready by next Friday, suppose ;
iii fact you must
I Ipurstiou whether we could get the lrNd-
rn coffin soldored together ~ such hurry.
Nlr briggs, you see, must first comu to taku
measure: then-'
Whv, tfIuu-,vr wont have one ~ ALL Al
elm coffin will do --l,eep him light enough,
dare say Not afraid OF The corpse gGITiUg
TI NC yUrT.. ----------------
oh dear, no, sir; we screw 'em down too
ughlfor that; ouly.whcn we bury in vault
yours is a capital one, sir,) it is customary to
have lend
well, well, the old genlcman will he n
mong his own family; aud though relations
arc 80 apt to quarrel when nlivc, J believe
ihcy are very good friends ulter death. You
rrvrr huurri of their ruffins staiitlitts ettA
nd running ulilt ut euch other, did you"
licked hy The hbsnriilly OF tiITs idc0, hc
lgnin indulged IN n burst Of that insane and
udeons laughter by. which hud previously
been revoted; aud having dismissed the un-
Nr-tker with renewal of his peremptory
orirrs he walked up aud down the room,
quathWV fresh glnssesuf Mndeira, fnntasti.
cNOy swinging his arms, and chuckling as
he mudered to himself, Capital dodge about
ibe malignant fever TOmkins viii spread
Il everywhere, aud so explain the hurry
Good, goodn
= CHAPTER VII.
g., Abandoned once more 10 solitude, silence
and my own miserable thoughts, LhnG no
ober occupation than TO count every knell
ol tho clock that brough, me sixty minutes
.enrer TO my living bural,a doom from which
fecolled with increasing horror us the
'nnce of escaping IL grew hourly less and
ess ,On the following day the souI-sicken-
@ processes OF preparation for the grave
gave me irighIful foretaste of my impend-
.os io'e The undertaken cane to measure
me for my coffin, taking tho dimensions of
:. ny body with ns much Indifference as if
ned been.n log Of wood and observing with
eomplacent smile, that he had randy-
uaoe article at home thnt would exactly fit,
amcky circumstance, as he was so much
pressed for time, Two of his mon 'subse-
quen'ly tumbled aud turned me over, with !