The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-09-18

1t * alto.ciLrr probable that The melody .:
,o II spirit and the pictures drawn hr :ouF
i'm; nation ar,. OF lar Li-her order thah
any cmioyc'l by u Yours truly,
on GOOD TERMS WITH DEATH.
In The southern part of Tonquin the high
'->f compliment ven can pay TO a distinguish
II lcr>ona-".ani the dearest token of esteem
tor Il rcrrrrl friend. j. Tho present of a coffin.
\ number Of Catholic Priests of native OH
I'm, i"n,d in gi,in. a roina> New Years
present. to the Bishop of I.aranda, who ha'l
in>':a';cd them liz theology, saving that he
was -r"win. Old and they could never have
i more suitable opportunity 10 offer him that
necessary pi'cc of turu;tnre- At the same
time they called his attention to the excel
lcn"c "f' the wood and the hrautv OF the work
SEch i the custom OF The country: no pei
son who ha> reached the age of iiiry Is witt
ont his coi'if.which not only stands read, t,r
H. prospective u>,. hut serves even now H. =
table hv 'lay and bed lv ni@ht. The rli!
drrn OF family IN good circumstance Vii
combine To oilrr handsome cu'iin> tn their IA
ihrr and Mother. and pupils make Ia" sam,
present t. Il nrnrrl,rd teacher. Death There
has no r,rror>. \ l.oor Wilowrr, with youm-
children .:,ll dangerously SICK. and the fir,t
car" oi HI friends was Ia borrow Il coffin
When thi> Wa announced to the sufferer hc
trcmhIcl with ;ov AMI a,1k,I II ~,r the to-
rowcd arfirl,'; Men, ,ail Lr. let me Dir,
ii | live >hall have To return it, AMI Who
knows if | can ever procure another" In
Tho >amc spirit the friends o. a dyinr person
speak III hi> rrc~cn.c OF hi> approaching,
end. and til" preparations for his funeral
lie Bishop above referred t., avs that one
'ay be visited caterhumcn. whose nlala.!,
'h""-h likely to t,; prolonged WAS snre /"
end fatally. an! found a woman >i,:ing by h.
hc'! sd" making the mourning clothes for the
'amiiy. At the door was the carpenter. cn-
eaard in making the coffin in sight ot' the pa
ticmt who directed the work with the utmost
particularly.
These particulars We gather from, 4 t,,,rr
Of the gool Bishops Ia friend in Fran,
published in The .L,"rn"' |> b,>ir.s,
NAIrE OF WIFE N THE CRYSTAL
KIN"p"M-N Nothing a~toni-hes the China
men vii" vi: the English merchants It:
Hong kong much a. the Difference paid /"
laii'>, and til" position the latter are permit
ted to hold in society The very servants
express their di~gu>t at seeing the ladies per
E mirrrd to st at table with their lords. AMI
= wonder how men can so far tor-ct their Dir
niry. 4 voung English merchant recent,
c 'ook hi> youthful wife with him to Hong
, kon", where the couple were visited bv 4
: wealthy Mandarin. The latter regarded the
,. lady attcntivrlv and seemed to dwell witt
j d,li.ht on her movements When She a
a lr,-'h left ia" apartment, he said to the hu>
' band. IN lis imperfect English:
il What ,uu gire for that wif;.v vnur> :"
! "Oh. replied the husband laughing at til,
=, SINGULAR error of the visitor. two thou>an
W dollars" This the merchant Thought woul,
.s appear TO the Chinese rather high fgur,
l. hnt he was mistaken
lc We'll" said the Mandarin. taking out hi
l. book with an air of business, '.spose you Civ
lie her to me. give YOU five thousand dollars.
j. Ii l. difficult TO say whether the young mel
le chant was more amazed or amused, but tn
Il grave air of the Chinaman convinced hir
~ that he WAS In earnest, and he was compelle
ld therefore, to refuse the offer with As muc
lr l!aciliiy as he could assume. The mandari
ne wa>. however. pressing. and went as high Z
lc >..""". The merchant, who had no previot
In notion OF the value of the commodity he ha
at taken out with him. was compelled at lcng'
ld To declare that En.l>hmcn never sold thei
nd wives after they camr into their possession
- an assertion which the Chinairlan WIS slow
Of believe The merchant afterwards had
NJ hearty laugh with his Young wife, when L
Id iold her he had just discovered her full valu
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