The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-04-05

VIC HNhHf aIlA NfNH W. luuth away from nome /
Her nearest surviving rciOdves are the 10,
Mills. F.N.G.
New London, Jan, 1851,
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HINTS ron I'IIE nomR CIRCLE.
LIrrEr TiiiNos--Ishdo hy blade grow
the grass until the mondgws are covered with
thoir carpet ofgreon leaf ny lcaf the trees
put on their ibllnfe, until every branch n
clothed, and whole forests rojoieo In summer
beauty; rih by rill iho mighty rushing river
IL formed that udoT'ns the landscape and heary
proud ships on its bosom; and house by house
a town or Village Is built, and 20 through al
inainrG or art Grcnt thingE arr made m ofu
large number Of little things.
lhora are tuA- -aidaA- - asarg- piaiura.z.
Blade 10y blade the grass mny be blightcd or
scorchcd, or frozen until its ycrtlure disap-
pears; leaf 10y leaf tn beauty oe the forest
/ fades away; aud drop by drop tho swollen
river may creep through rs banks, until, with
n sudden rush, the angry water bears nll
belhre it, and swim Hood pour over the
I land.
Thinking over these things, said 10 my
rolf'h ~ Just The same with ourselves Lit.
tic by littlo our conduct Is formed ont of
numbcs OF little habits little habits grow In
20 greater onos, aud According o. they are
| good or bad, 10 " our chtractcr worthy or
unworthy. IL depends very much on our
selves, whether the stream of upT life shall be
! gliding onwarls iisehlly and peacefully be-
tween iis hanks, on whether il slall be a iur,
bid and mischieyous food, q causc Of sorrow
b. ourselves aud disaster to others II r. prct-
~ clear ti-at little things arc OF moro consc-
qucnco thaHmost people imagine, and that
they are not treated with all the attention
which they dSscryo.
betoru commencing any practice or fuhit
however trining itmny appear. we should
consider well what IL may lead 60. Babies
very ol(en get habit Of sucking thcir thumbs;
Il seems nothing NJ FIRST hut sbmc Of them
keep ON for many ycars,grcatly 20 ciannoy-
hnce oithcir nurses. Some schoolboys cannot
shy their lessons unlc's they hrc PLAYING with
one Of their buttons or with bit of slate pcn-
ell IN the bDttom Of th,ir pocket Othcrs
when about fourteen yoErs old, begin 10 take
n whin NJ tia Idpc, hcCausc"thoy sec their "a
ther smoke, aud wh!ghy whiT they 90 ON un-
til they become nvctcratc tobacco smokers
Othors are treated 20 sip hom the beer
tumblor, or 20 half a toa-spoontnl Of gin-and-
water, until they FeI,a relisl, Cor the liquor
which lays the foundation oc habit, and the
habit IL q strong pull towards drunkenness
Some men think nothing of sitting down, as
they say, just 20 take n friendly glass; but
little by little it becomes an uniriondiv plnss
I Some people borrow books and keep thcm
week Ri)cr week, month after month, until
| they almost fancy the volumes are their own,
and never return them Others let thcir
touguc run little by little. until, by-and.by
they cannot tell truth from iilschood, aud
more often utter the lattcr than the former
:
and do we not see in human conduct what inn
portant consequences flow from triling begin
nirt-.
Don't begin to smoke, and YOU will never
bc a smoker--a wastcr of money on tobacco,
= aud -ollnnGe- Ia renple- -nlhcrMise dispnzelL
Don't begin to swallow strong drinks and you
will never be n drunkard. We should all try
to live so as TO be not ovcr-cardful of what we
cat or drink for Of all slaves there is none
so,deplorablc as the slave of his stomach.
IA eaEiaiI-L -LzGashman was once asked to
take pinch OF snuff; he declined the prof
Efrfcd ciNility, SAYING, that he had no small
vices There was philosophy in that remark.
If we have no small vices, we shall most like
lv have no great ones II the PORTFOLIOS of
the "Royal George" had not been lctt open,
shu would not have sunk TO the bottom.
To wash ones self clean every morning,
comb hair, clean shoes, brush clothes, seem
but little things, and yet how much of. our
comfort and respoetabiity depend on them.
To learn the alphabet, to read. tn spell tn
!
these seem hut little things; and yet how
much of our happiness depend on them IL
seems but n little thing 10 leave of lying, and
4 get honesty and sinctrity- nrnw out of ltl==lt
seems but a little thing to save penny day
and yet il lays the foundation Off fortuneF
Therefore friends, my conclusion is, that
whether for good or for evil, It bchooycs iis
all to pay attention to LITTLE Times.
/ NEIGuBoRs' QUARPELs.-Most people
: think there are cares enough in the world,
and vet many are very industrious TO increase
them One of the readiGst ways of doing
Bargain e may SH ss 9c9 I'm man fSr f' %cc and
, bad debt may trouble him for n month, but a
quarrel with his neighbors Will keep him in
hot water all the year round. VI
Aaron Hands delights in fowls and bis
cocks and hens are always scratching mp the
/ lower-beds of his ncighbor, William Wilkes,
whose misehieEeas teH,-cat, every now and
= then, runs off with chicken, The consc-
n quencc is, that William Wilkes is one-half
, the day occupied in driving away the fowls,
and threatening 10 screw their long ugly nccks
OIL while Aaron Hands, in his periodical out
! breaks, invariably vows to skin his neiShbor's
; cat, as sure as he can lay hold of him!
Ncighbors Neighbors Why can you not
be at poaccp Not all the fowls you can rear,
, and the flowers you can grow, viii make n
+ Emends for life of anger, hatred, malice, and
unoharitableness. Come TO sorne kind-heart-
cd understanding enc with another, and dwell
. in peace. g
: Upton, tile refincr, has smoky chimney,
, that sets him and all the neight6rhoed by the
) cars. The people around abuse him without
mercy, complaining that they are poisoned
and declaring that they will indict him at thc
! sessions. Upton fcrcely sets them at dc'i-
= anee5Ao,t +he Arct,nd chat his premises was
2 built heforo theirs, that bis chimney drts not
como TO them, but that they cnmo to his chin
lncy. .s- - - .' ...ii
Ncighbors Noighbors practice little
more ibfbehrancc. Had half n dozen o. You
waited nu the, rs.dt4cr il, II kindly spiiat' ne
: would yDaTH ago bayc 20 aitcrdd EIS CHIMNEY
that il would not have annoyed you.
Mrs Iihhcisis thonghllcss, if i we've -a"t
, 30 she would meter have hnd hcr i!r-V dI7' \
les'iAet lrt',t', 'rhvf, l'ef he'ei'l"f rAa hA-'