The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-04-16

not Toe Tnlctcd, even for moment. Anything
but baby'> lungs wond hlyc been worn ont
hy>uch an abuse of power. Bu' their strength
only increased. seeming To acquire new pipes
at every blast. What would not have NV
rn Tor the sight ola pcttiroat hearing down
to my relief: Never did Robinson Cr,i>oo
on his desert island :.azc more l"u.im.ly over
the ocean in search of >ail. than did down
tn" road i"r Il bonnet and crrls | ,.nuld
have smiled lovingly on the taiir.t ,lowa,,r
that ever >wrltrr,''i ia the West Indies. nr lhc
ifilnnc>; scrub that pays her ,icrntiun> To- the
d"or->trl>. But th" feminine. ike other U.S.
fuI commodities. had all vanished when most
wanted. Even the cat. accustomed to nrr>-
M a. She wI>-cvcn the cat. sensible. rr..,-
turc, had disappeared. Like the distressed
hero OF 4 novel, | was left to NV own r.>onr
r''>. and Ind nn Resources left. There WIS
hahyy Hopping about "n the floor like a l,r
l"a>o un I. ships '!,,ch a. ii l,inr un ir> bean.
ends wis "A natural To>itinn. ri-htr,l it
dozen times. but over it went again. a> If all
It> ballast had >hiitc, To- the head. brought
the shovel and TOMS and the bellows from The.
fireplace. but hahv wouldn't look AT them. no,
a tt OF 1t: although | took the trouble. ~
blow the bellows in the b!u-botrlc'> f,.r.,uI
sent the threads on the carpet Il, ing about
The room. Even the clu;lvs-hIu>h and nut
m'I-"rat"'- proved no attraction. and broke
a >''>pcndcr-huttom hopping about ike fror
on ail-t"nr>- II had stood on ny head. and
>h""N tn" pennies from my pockets it would
have had no effect. Even lump OF <u.ar
would n"; hrihr it To he guict II made WI,
f'.''~ at I'll" mirror, and pitched sqya.rlr H.
t" th" pillow. turned imli .nan,lv from he
t"'-A"ttI.' and >'in.rvl III At tl,. rol!in--,in
Il hr'i -irrn il The. in.-kuit;.. DO verify
believe that it would have cut oil IL own
head. an'l made Nv" squalls instead OF one
hnt tnrh"rc. Give me credit for INV MAJ
nanimiy' | iorforr
For nrnrl mortal hour-an arc-wa>
thus kept IN state OF frenzy Mv hairs >torl
up Ink" pulls upon the trcttu porcupinr.''
They have always >tnhhornly rci;I>r,! =. H..
down smoothly >inrc. Ii my triai> had lasted
much longer. should certainly have hal Il,
'erIy head upon y"rn" shoullyr~'' Pertains
| 'honll have sunk int" the .rstvc with a ncr-
Nou> fever a'!d hal Died of llbv-nur>irr
'2. an cPiaph upon my tombstone. Fortu-
natclv for the public in general. and me in
particular. wa> spared such catastrophe
10y the rr:!rn "i tir mother. who burst pant-
M INT" the room at the critical momcrt when
my .Iob-!ikr patience had m~,rai.lv rcri~hrl
To! degrees, A. The w.,.rr leaks from l,rok-
cn-honrrd bucket With what feeling Of
rriirt nd | look up at the old clock a. it an
nounccl to me, IN It's most cheerful tones. .
Shes rome shes come -
Wonld Won believe it :-but I'm sure Won
can't the fat seems too -rrat an cnormtv-
that little piece ofPerver>itv WAS a quict As
lamb IN a minute Whv the mother was 50
deceived that She actually called ii her pre-
ciou> lamb" heard her. and was a>tounl-
cl. wonder she didn't feel >hrepi>h: |
know iii. Lamh, indeed Ii that was hr-
in@ A lamb. what would it he when it became
mutton: Why. it was fast asleep again in no
time, and lan-hin" in its dreams over the fun
It hal rninY"l, Didn't | VOW Fever to he
caught alone with IL i'ah. a"ain Ii ever |
AIN, ila, >tryrl in the same manner
again.