The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-10-02

earn To- ,'"'o' but they mist ut go near The
waller. we frcqucntcd little .t.ram run.
lIng IN valley near by - often that at ,h. '
Early age "t uinc We could boast of >wimniu. q
,cro>' it, and, with twenty other ,tfipling.
~ ''' sam" 'l.lagr, l1ui hs tEcir lar,.ni, un- j.
deg tie -uuc Injunction, with our,cl. .u.U,!
have bc"u IA nn respect frightened 4, the
AZ "i twcIve,to he dropped down in the mid
d.r ot the llud>on anywhere between Alba
nv and New York. We know that river i
very wide IN some places. but. if the water
va, not too co!d. it was our boast that we
could swim a long As we could walk" So
much Tor lis being natural. Suppose. now. a
steamboat with three hundred such boys for
Passengers and they could be found in anv
three OF our largest vllages-wcrc to start
down the North River on pleasure excur-
SION ;-rcmcmbcr, picked boys, perfectly ia
mliar with the watcr-and that in the midst
OF the cXhilaration and hilarity of the occa-
sion, word should 90 forth, fire fire the
boat is on fire There might be consterna-
ton depicted on the countcnanccs of those
noble lads-therc is ever something fearful
word-but suppose YOU the flames would catch
any of them? Would intelligence be carried
to mourning parents that the hope of their
age was cut off, their happiness withercd in
an hour: We think not. 1t would be a
theme for mrth, rather than tears, to see the
long rows, dlve>tcd of superhuous garments,
} pitching rapidly, yet rcgularly y-as they had
, been wont to do from the bridges and wharvcs
OF ircquentcd locaities-trom stem and stern
, whccl-house and ,tanchon, into the sparkling
: waters; disappearing for a moment, but ri
D, sin. like a cork, shaking the water from their
I dripping locks. and with shouts of glcc and
a triumph, striking out for the shore
i This is a subject which appears to the mas
- Of little importance, and men put it off, as
they do their repentance. until walked up,
: when nearly or quite too late, to unavailing
regrets and sclt-upbraiding. Our private
: preccpt has ever been what our public sug-
t, gc>tlon now is. We rccoiect of youth of
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as with Us who. instead of learning to swim
" was content TO l'""'e ABOUT Oh d pax ""'''
~ Ills companions were rtjolcih" IN All 'hc I'M
"''''''''oS vi lcI'"''c s"i'i''i''''" l""c'S' W.
IN >'''he' 10 nave a Premohif'oh OF his rare II
'''' 'i''''''S Vi 'o'l'i's me- ah" '''"''Y
- onrs.,t and o,L.r bovs Of his ,co H,t h,
in was entirely indifferent Il. wonld ..r;sk I'm
k what L, could always find som,.,bina to cate,
til hold Of" The bone, Of this lad now wbite
nj the floor of the fthomle,s ocean, \ f.,
it wears passed bv. and he was on board Of
ur rr,hantman. Lound from Boston 70 Smv,
ma. in loo>;pr = t,,Jor huuo over tho sid
he of the vessel. his feet >Iirpel on the deck
an and he went overheard, The water W.
or calm and if he could only swim five miput,
he could be rescued. Tb, boat WA, lowerc
mt with ali haste hut h,fora # had r.arb.J hi,
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H.. visa AVID h..dt,,, will u..J M f,,r,l,.r u,,r,
r al.;., III >.,,
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,ro MORE ABOUT AIrLEH.-Ihc Farmer
th, Moh'ilIy 'i>iIor'lh urging the people OF Nc
M Hampshire to crow fruit has the tollowil
,. encouragement:
;rr In East bradford, Mass, about six ro
ro from the Mcrrlmack river, stands an app
,.. tree. flty-ionr years old. 1t is black russ,
-, and Is surrounded on the north, west al
,,, south by barn, n. sly and house. Its roc
l,l pass under the barn and stv; the hens a
, turkeys roo>t on It's top 1t is Of course stro
,on and healthy as stmulant can make it:
branches almost reach the ground Thir
five years ago, when that tree was nincte
l. !, :. ,o, ,,,
, apples These apples readily command
, ST. 30 per bushcl And for thirtv-ive ye
it has not produced less than twenty fl
,no bushels yearly, and one year as many as til
no ty- three bushels, We name the striki
hr, fact to show that trees should be planted
At every nook and corner where they will h;
nam nutrment: and the fruit be selected W
,ho care, pleasure and sure profit Will arise fr
,vos planting.
rovc Farmers are sure to find good market
rove Wbv in Manchester alone # ;s est;ma
H. ,h,. f,.o .hors.nd b,.rols of ,,,os ~
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