The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-11-06


intimation of dampness about the eyes-that
he had driven a nail in ''sure place" a
word fifty spoken how good it is.-Camafa
Temperunce .IdcocMe.
A brief Lecture on Boards.
Delivered hy Ha>>an Al Poojah,at tho annullmcct-
ins fthe Mu~tapha Rub-a-lub Society. AMI be
for,. the Rash:lw with tlrcc tails: the 10th day
of the 10th moon IN the l23l>t lle2,ira, yearof
the Flight Carefully translated from the origin
al Arabic. and now reported for the Calelonan.
Mast Eminent BaShar and C0mpamions ot
the Society: Allow me to congratulate YOU on
the peaceful closing of another year of our
most august Society, and the au>picious COM
mcncement OF new scene of our important
labors in the cause OF freedom; and the rights
of man. Other Societies have had their day
and MANY of them have cone down in dark
ness. not like the sun at night. to rise again
in the morning but like the tlccting meteor.
which appears but for moment, and then
goes out forever leaving the darkness more
profound The reason of this is Obvious
They fail because the objects of their compact
are triflinG they are small mattcrS-vcrv
small matters indeed; merely. perhaps. t"
propagate their faith. or to stem the current
OF some immortality, the vericst triiiing. not
sutiicicnt TO keep up an interest in their own
minds and not to be named in the same day
with the grand object of the Mu>tapha Rub
a-Dub Sorictv Our object Is indeed sublime
enough 10 enGa@c at once the cncrric> of the
faithful to the end OF Time
Perhaps some may ask what are the object,
OF our Society. and of which we boast aS en-
gaging the energies of such host of rcnown
ed men. Do Won ask what? Look at us an'
see. While every member wears his beard
that comclic>t of all aprcndagr> surely no on
can he ignorant of the great object of the -
cictv. Union is strength" and were it no
for the solemn obligations Of the members +
, each other. morally and tratrrnalv. As wei
aS the trrrihl" penalty imposed hv the oath %
!. Initiation. some weak brother might >urcum
to the popular current and sign away hi
! liberty. or what i equivalent thereto. >tur
his wbi<tNrS. Samson was caueht in thi> wa
and was made the sport of the hcathcn TT
had the Mn>tapha Ruh-a-Dub So,ictv cxi>
: ed in his day, he would undoubtedly hav
% stood his ground. (Chrcr>l
Most Eminent Ba>haw. there are diiIcrcr
i ideas of beauty in this world and what is mo-
captivating in the view of one j. mortal nrl
, ness in the view of another. and in nothin
perhaps, is this more evident than in II
o style and cut of the beard The great dive
@ stv Of taste herein displayed is one Of II
{ chief eXccllenccs of the system. Look at
y company of men anywhere and cvcrvwher
f great and small. rich and poor, learned al
d ignoraht, in the bazarS, in the markets.
,c the caravansary. in the mosques, or in Il
n professions on some holy day, and our mel
bt bcrs are everywhere to he seen, and the W
n variety of beard like the vast variety of f
:, "human face divine" is >trikinsv appare,
be (CheerS.)
be Here is one who shaves his chin but y,
serves with great care the hair on the upr
ty lip. All . the darling mouStachc. How
he cgant; how becoming: how very convene
rs also for eating, and sundrv other purposes.
be Still some OF our members 1--WE grievc to $
he it,) shave it off and present the upper
a shorn ofits glory, while its wool is transf
nd red to the throat. Others again carefil
eS, shave round the mouth. nursing up a bea,
ed full tuft of hair in the middle of the chin. ,
las this Imperial how truly excellent the E
on appears with it. 1t would be still more gra
N full if suffered to grow to greater lenrth.7
- then queued up in an eel-skir, as some n
of former age dressed their hair behir
and more especially ifa tuft could also
raised on the tip of the nose But differ
idea of beauty fills the mind of another: +.
tor hair is suffered to grow on all the lower T
ton Of the face, square off with the mouth,
ell then trained downward upon the breast. I
the is very respectable STYLE. There is a
In lemnitv about it, very becoming the more
Sc, dcrlv members of the Society; and the be
sat in this style will be found exceedingly us
fin to catch the snuff falling from the noses
red those who take it. or imbibng the tob;
h!y Juice ofSuch as chew. Then again there
RIP others who shave daily the chin and ur
the lip, but leave the whiskcrs in two little PC
un- running into the mouth at each corner.
is beautiful also, especially if the grey
are are carefully picked out, or the whis
are colored. that an advance in age NAV
to be suspected Great cheering-hear, he
lust Most Eminent Ba>haw pardon me for
trespas>ing upon the precious time of
hen venerable assembly But the theme is
spring. Who can contemplate it wit
our emotion? A noble beard can anvthin
more majestic? | am no prophet, but
md ture to predict that the time is fast appro
in. when mans beard will be consid