The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-01-12
From lloweits Journal.
christmas 5t0THiS aud SUNSHINE; s

In the town Of, mo matter wherej
there circulated Two local newspapers, tho
matter when.) Now tho Flying Ppstn was
long established, aud respectable -=alihsAiig.
oled aud Tory; the Examiner" was spirited
and intelligent, alias, nowfangled democratic.
Every week these newspapers oon'aiuod A..
liclcs abusing each other as cross aud pel'-
perry Us ARTICLES could bc, aud evidently tia
production ofirrilnied minds although they
seemed to have one slercOlyped commence
nent--"Though tie article appearing ~ the
lasi nAek'H Post Tor ESamnorl - below
c0u,cmpt, vet we have been ibdurrd, q Z e
and every Snlurdn, the radical shop.krcpdrs
shook hands together aud agreed lhnl the
Posi- wns done for, 10y the slnshing, clever
Examiner" while the more dignihed Tories
began 10y rcgtcting that johnson should
think that low paper, only read 10y lew oi
the vulgar, worth wasting his wit upon
However ihe'EXnmincr' wns At It's last gnsp.
Il was not, though. II liyed aud flourish.
ed; nj lnnst II paid lie way, NJ one nf Iho he-
rods or my story could tell. ho was chef
compsosilor, or Whatever title may he gwen
To tie head man Uftho mechanical purt OF n
newspaper. llc hardly confined himself to
Ihnt Department. Once or twice, unknown
To the editor, when the manuscript had inll-
On short, ho had filed up tho vacant space
hy compositions Of his owni announcements
OF forthcoming crop Of green peas ~ de-
ccmher; gray thush having been seen, or
white hare or such Interesting phenomena
invented for the occasion, must confess but
what Of thnt? Ills wife always knew when
To expect liule specimen of her husbands +
literary tuleui, lay peculiar ealign, w'llrh
served az n prelude; aud Judging from thls
encouraging sign, mud high pitched and
IL. l.. fl..st.a lac
was inclined to think thnt an code To an enr-
ly Rose Bud" IN the corner devoted to orig
innl poetry, and u Iclier'in tho C0TTeSVuHu.
cnco department, signed "pro Bono Pnblcoi'
wcru her husbands writing, aud to hold UP
her head nccordugly.
never could find ont what 1t was TINT oc-
casiunca The llodgsons to lodge IN the same
house ns the Jeukiuses, Jenkins held the
same oiiico in the Tory paper ns Hodgson
did in the Examiner aud, ms ! snid before
leave you 10 give il II unme But jenkins
Ind Il prnner sense of his position, aud O
uroper reverence for all IN authority TOH
/ the King down to the editor and sub-e(itior
Tie would ns soon thought of borrowing uc
Kings crown, for night cap, orlhc hlnR
sceptre for walking stick, MS he would nav,
thought of flling up any spnre corner whl
nny pro.Iuction of his own; and / think u
wouid shnyo even added to his contempt of
+tturtrrrr,, -tl,at-,yeFe- -nossihle had
| known of the UpradGgLi0ns of his brain, M
the latter, fondly alluded to tho paragraphs
he inserted, when speaking 10 his wife
Jenkins had his wife, too. Wives are
waning 10 finish the completeness OF the
uunrrel which existed one nomornhle CHRIST
INNS week, soulg dozen yeurs ago, between
the two neighKbrs, the TWO conposiiors.-
| And with wives; it was very pretty, very
] ro,,,t,let. quarrel. To make the opposing
pnrtics still more equnl,still more well match
ed. the ilodgsons had a haby, (such ba
! hy n poor, puny little thing,l Mrs. 'enk'h'
J had "A cat tsiich cat. great nasty, inlow
! inr tom cat, that was always stealing ih'
milk, put down for little Anglers supper'l
/ AnI now .hnving mattel he'd Greek with Greek
! n,us, urocced TO the Tug of war. IL wa'
the dny before Christmas; such an east WIND
s.eh nm inky sky such hlue black look u
peonIe,s fnces, ms they were driven out mor'
| Than usriai, to complete their purchases TO
tho next days festival ,.-
Before leaving home that morning, zen
! kins had given some money TO MS WIG -
buy The next days dinner
INV denr. wislrtor turkey mud sauEages
f. may loo weakness, hut own mn ParIia
ia snusagss. My deceased mother was
Such tastes nre hereditary. As to the sweets
whether plum pudding or m'nce pes
leavo such considerations to you; oh'y pe
you not to mind expense. CHRISTMAS come
but once II year.
Aud npnin he called out from the 'bo'ton
/ of The first flight of stairs, just close to iii
uodpsons door. liSucb oslantntionsness
nv Mrs. IIodgsnn nbseryed,1 You Will nc
forget the sausuges, my dear z"
i should have liked to have had some'tlr
EnSoye common. Mary said Hodgsou,as the
too made their plans for the next day 'bui
think ronst t,eef must do for us. You SCI
love, we've a family -
Only one. Jem! don't want more aFi
HalOTp l WNl