The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-06-11
CtRRIFR.pTCFONS.

tr"m hHint'r> i''~-h.t M,~.-...I.=
CARRIER-PTGEONS.
Pops h,.iarifully imagined ori-in OF l..
tiers, III t'r 'a:;.r ;'n>irty II absent lp,,ry os
captive 'H:;''~ Z cri;u5.ni.-,itc lufrii:-. .:,,.
their condition AMI oi ,l.cir ,lratiil-.> i.rtl T.
those whom they loved, could only Ire impr,,,
ed by surprising that. when the n,,ti, scroll
was traced. the instinct Of a beautiful bird
was called into eNcrci>e. IN order tlllt ,h,.
cartel OF affection miglt. with speed >n-h A.
almost 10 satisfy even a lover. t.. con,rv,,l
10 the p ace of is destination Whatever
mi2ht b" the origin Of cYi-toIary corrr-ronl-
rnce, 1t x certain that it has been. from times
"i Fer. remote antiquity. carried Oh I,v means
of birds, especially in thrr p.oper lan,l of
wonders aud oi poetry. the East. whore. iron,
the vast extent otterritorv between one seat
OF popuIa;lon and another. and the defective.
natur" ui all Other means of communication
no eXprdlcn. could have been NOR, ,,,,,rnrri-
ate or more SeryIceahlr Nor !, II 7lon,. Tor
the speed with which th.v can cross desert
tracts that III, bird l,rrrr--ar,i,r> h,,. h,..o
appreciated. Towerin. up from the hand #
mm who despatched IT. and prore.,lln, at An
"nalPr"a'hahle height above the earth T..
III" lndlri'!udl 10 whom It wa directed ,L
winged messenger would set at defiance all
interruption and thmprrin.. whether l,cm
jealousy or rivalry. ~ even rh, ho>tilitv 81 .
"ri'd2uerlng army. The practice. ind, c,i
c,-
The bird chiefly ::~c,i ~, al tIn.,- and
countries TOR Tn" communication ri n;ci.l-
r"ncc Is one NJ thc nr-con trrce. usually. from
this >'r'ry" which At T1r> 20 mln. ,lencmina
f'i tn. crIj,r I.rru. L. l. l.~-..r than ir,,.
ordinary pl.'"n. i,.tn- 't,,-nIu. i,- .l .,r...,h
'r,m ihr I'LL 10 the tail and w,irltino ,b,pr
tw"nt! "un""~. It l. g,.p,ralIy tia 4 o~ ign
and occasionally t.ue or hlue pre-b.ld and
hl> very iar2c crry banging down h, fb,
side, n+' i,s hin FL. ,I,, p,
species Is Supposed to have been n,!in,ro,,
to Persia, though II Is now To h, tonnI ~
many o,b,., .o,,,.: ri
has r.r,l..r.j ,1., -
Bile. !, ono. r,n;t..,,.., ,,nI, -.
cation. L.. n,,r,. ,,,.,,
hv which ,b.. cr,.,.r ;.;.t
n any rr,r. >, bo,ro ,1,.
ar,t;tr,,;o, or d.. .I.,
,...,.r,. I.r.,,..b. ...I
,..,,. .L;,I.n .
,,,, L.,. , -
,,,.,.,:.,,. -, "
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Jus WV at ,'o''''' III "r'rr I" MAKE the
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P''""''"> l'fe'i"'io's- 1t Is obvious that the
'"' -P'@eoh can only h' put t" Use IN con
"'"'''! Win some contemplated plan. fuE
WHICH 'he proper preparations have been
'i'a"r' 1t must have been taken from place
u "h'ch II Is wished that II should return.
anu 1t must '' fc moment when lis services
"i' N""'e"' I've temporarily at I'll" la" from
"'' " 'I'' ''.''''' --'"'e l. 10 ''' conveyed. Ii
'"A'" ~ ''i'' l'''e oo"-"lhH"d-
VI !" " o''''' "a> 'iie 'h>'ii'ct ~ which
'''''' '' "' 20 II! '''i ~ own WINS must
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