The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-04-02
THE ARMY OF WORMS.

tHNN
In 'h" summer # l77", 'l,i- whole section
OF ""nn'ry "a~ visited ly an c>traoriii,ar,
'a''''''E' >"'' IN one a> tins country never
'\I''f''nr'i "''''r' "a" >'n"'- h-y"nl w'.a'
>.''' mere >l'', NY, 1t wis a" army OF worms,
winch extended from l-anrast'r, y II, TO
H"r'h''"ld,Ma>>- They '"'-Ean ih" latter pan
"' ''n'H- lao and continued 'h"ir rl'ac"7
""''' >''i''n'' ''.r- Ih' 'nha'i'anr~ 'i'n"n'r
"''' '''''' 'ii' Northern Arn'T, a they
80 '''i '"a'''a''''" from 't''' north or n"r''.-
"''>'- and '"11~> "1>t and >"nth. al'ho':"h /
'ii ''"' learn That fhy ever Ia>>''d 'la'' i'-h-
I'''i '''"''''n '''' "nn"'''"nf ami M"frlmsck
MYERS ih'.E Wei" altogether lnnrn'''s'''''
i"r mE''''''i"- Dr. Burton q lhr;t''-,!, VI,
f''' M :' hal >'''n "'.r''' l2>'nr> 20 co:''--
rd ttnf n" ""n'd TO INT down ln~ tln--r an 4
>1'-'" spot wl'h"nr lla-in- Il r,.nn 4 worm.
lie >1l'i %" had >'''n more 'han Ten ia>;a,> in
"'ai'- They were unlike anliLim- tLr
present generation had ever seen liz
"a> strip" ni'"n the back lik" velvet; on
either >lir a yrit"w strip" from end 10 end
AMI the resi- 'i the body Ma brown Th,N
were >omc'liH,> seen m": lar-c- rhan 1Gl,
hut IN their maturity tlrv wrrr >,.nr,rimr>
>'r.n * lone X a man'> finer. and n ,.,..--
iions'ly lt~-, in circumference.
Th'.y fiil.~l IL" hon>.S Of th, in,,a1:f.r.,s
and entered r'rr trr,pl;n., tror,ls. =. ia
The :rrr> of E-,r:. ~ woaI3 ,. up H..
sides Of the houses, ami cover it ia u: ha
compact r"lumn that nothin., Of til. boards
all >hin-,r> could l.. <..,.n. They Il no,
take hold OF thr pumpkin vino. peas. no,,,n,.>
or LAX: lat " l,.a, a,rl corn Ii>,pnc,r..5 la
fore fl,.,n rs Nv n,7.ir. They would ,.,;,,.,
;i. >;a'k> of wheat, cu. o.:' the stalks M, b,.-
low ,l,r heal and ,luoo,. as soon -. ,l, b..,.,
b,I .:,I,n ,n ihc .rrop,J ;. vs. .,.,,,,-,l
T,,.r,.v,n, ,Lis the p,.., y,,,,,l -. ,L
ronc. * they t,rn,1 il. TIN, :. ,,y., ,,,..,,
wr,r3 ,,Lr , ro,,o o,,.. -. ,.,..l ,,,, .,.,..,,
in, from each ,rb.r fl, :, VA. n..,r,, ~,,,;,,.
cn,r!. rh,v wou,J then ,,,ss ,br,r.,,, ,I,.;r
wb.,t field br,>b of H., worms fr,,, ,,,.
stalks and hv ,.,,..,,,,I action, ,I,., r.,,.,i.,
tbe destruction or ,l,;r uLo,,. L,,, :, mn,
doomed final, 10 extinction.
There were fields Of corn on the n.,,:ows
IN IIayerbilI a,5 Nrvlur, .,,,,,l;r., ,,l;,l
,l;,rcnlt to 500 , ma, ,,,,,l;,,., ,,,,,.o ,r
rod in the field from, ,I.. ,r,,.~,n,,, r.,,y In,
in fen DAYS from ,Lc first ,,,n.,,;p., of H..
Northern army" no,linu remained of tins
corn but the hare stalks Ever, cx,,.d,..n,
WAS re<or,ed TO bv the. inhabitants to ,.ro,.,.,
their fields of corn. Lut all in vain
They duo trenches around their field ,
foot and a halt deep. horinr this mirh, rroye
a defence but the bitches w,r. soon filled
and the millions that were I'm their rear went
over "m the lacks "t their fellows in the
trench, and took possession "tr the intcrdic,,d
food.
About The first Of September the yvorms
suddenly ,li>llicarcd a,.i where they term
mated their carlhiv career Is unknown,ior not
the carcass OF Worm was seen. In iu>t G.
icscn years afterwards. in I'>I, the same
kind Of worm made lis appearance a.ain, AMI
III" fears OF the l'r"l le were much excited,
but they were comparatively few m number,
and no one OF the KIND las ever been seen
>i""'-
cil"i @r''in> tor That year was ic.t -'Hrrelv