The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-09-23

wcaried with its tumu!tuOuS heating, sia'i
have rest. the soul fcvcrcd with its anx'et'cs
shall enjoy peace. Tie sun Of that Sabbath
will never set. or veil his >,,lcn'!ors in cloud.
The flowers that grow IN his light will never
fade. Oar earthly Sabba.hs are but faint re-
Elections Of the heavenly Sabbath, cast down
upon earth, dimmcd by the transit OF their
rays, from 50 erca; hci.ht and 50 distant
world The t.,ircst Landscapes or coM'lna-
tons Of scenery on earth. are bat The ont
skirts Of the paradise o: God, fore earnest aud
in,ima'ion of that which lies beyond thcn"
and the happicst Sabbath heart, whose every
pulse is a sabbath bell. hears but a very IN
adequate cello Of tie chimes and harmonlcS
that Sabbath, tia; rest. where we "rcst not
a day and night" in which The song is ever
new, and We: cvvr sung.
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TiiE LAST SURVIVOR OF THE BATTLE
nr BENXINGToN-Si Simeon Hicks, OF Sander
land is the only survivor of the battle of
Bcnlirgton Ike was - wears cd on the
22l o. August The editor of the Troy HnE
get visited him on the 18th nit, Il, being the
18th anniversary of that important victory
and gives an Interesting sketch of his life IN
his Paper. lis father was the father ct -
children. hy two wives, Tie subject OF this no
ticc being the eldest HIS last wife died at
the az, of go. Some Of his oldest nci.!Lors
say tia; hen he Wa; in lis prime he WAS the
har,!c.; working man they ever knew II is
si;,l that his nei.llor> Frequently changed
work with him. an,: Were willing 10 DO ii On
tie SINGLE condition that for every day he
worked. they should give him two DAYS work
IN return. This appears to have been only
fair. Tor lie wo,..d take two rows in hocing to
any ordnar, mans one. and do two mems
work IN moving. rraj'inr. ard variouS other
kinds Of farming labor. He would do mans
work at -. at - H. would cn.a-c in ou,-
loor work The day through. and later. aud T.
ven until he was more than 90. he himself.
and with his own hand, kept III excellent or
der a larac Garden. From - to9.. h. took
cons ,!crahlc outdoor exercise. without per
forming any bat The :!i.l,t>; Labor. from -
to So .,r only lr.i Die house occasionally. and
.or the last two wears he has Kept hi>
room. lie sleeps probably - out OF 4 hours
of tie dav. and has to be rou>ch .nr lis
meas TAou-h almost entirely ,!cmncl. ii
is said some OF his early rccollrc,lons care
ha,k to hi,n occasionally with some d st +
ness in the evening. Ills sight ou,l',cI hi>
mind. :or he continued to read (anI through
lie until then he was ha!,i;ua! rca!c'> un-
he lost the power of comprehension.
(: The opposition between steamers r'in
nin- between Detroit and Cir,clari. has
reached such a pitch that one boat ,,Gvc;;>c>
for Passengers who viii !c CARRIE .rsiiS. and
lcrih> for twenty-five cents or state rooms
.;r halt a dollar No,lins is SAID alou, cx-
IIo>io">.
INroHrArGu> or FrL"N>-Thc Boston
Courier sa>s:-TIc mean \ di>-racctul ,r;;c-
tee of many OF the European governments.
Of sending their criminals all ranrcr, to our
shores. has been reduced to a system. The
New York Tribune publishes an official cir
c,.lar issued at I.ic.r. Belgium, March II.
1891, addressed to the different Eurron,aS-
,rrS and council men throughout; the hing
dom, which states that regular transports will
leave antwerp for the United States once a
fortnight and vii! take certain runl,r Of
liberated person.. and raup"r people from
the 'tpot dc mendicitc. The Eur@oria ter
are required 10 let the co,umis>a.y know il
thee he any in !hcir district to transport
am that they mus. pay money for lA~>a@'
and cXpcn>i> i'll al ancc, and forward thei
u:,jcct, to the jail at Antwerp.
UNITED STATES AEMY.-\ surgeon il
The United States Army. recently I,s,rc
to know the most common c"N5c OF cn'st
mcnt by permission o: the captain. III
. company containing Et;y five. the write
, ,!riminr himself never to disclose the nan.
o. any officer or private. or use TIC in'oim9
= ton cXccp; as physical or metaphysical f.
|. the true history vas obtained ~ ever iIli
= Ca Investigation. it appeared that ir' -''''''
!. e.'i;,''d %. occonh u san" fsntn'" @..""'
j. thirteen of'h,m had cha" .cd their nai.g> Al!
: tortv-,l,re, were either drunk, or partial!
d so. at TIE time of their enlistment Host
T. them were men Of fine talent AMI learning
IT and al'oui onc-thiml had onrc been in :,
a; elevated situation in life Four had bee
70 lawyers, three doctors. and two ministers.
10 .irT REriy-"Hovo u really Ic!icvc De
re tor Johnson" SAID Lii, IGvll lady, in ii
e dead walking after death :" "linl,r.," sa
Z johnson, " have no doubt on the ',icct:
- lave often i,car,! Tie Dead March in Saul!
Hon. e.. y. SIMMONS. upon bci::- ini@
r. roratcd ty Southern Senator wi,h VIA;
- would 10 in case some $o;.'hcrn ccu;!cm,
1t. should send him challenge TO t;.Iit a Ia;
- m!a'ic he following quaint reply" Won
>it .1own aud write HIM tI,,. D.,- g.
V: freed Your challenge this moment. am,
Is great coward to fight, and YOU must ha
y, y, L"omn it, or else You would not haze sent l.
II that challenge"
q, SCRAP or ill>roEY During the rev
-, lu'i"nary war. General LAFAYETTE being
~ Baltimore was invited to ball He wen.
- reIu' stcd, bit instead of joining TIE anus
-. mcnt as hi III: lc expected OF a YOU.
.. Frrn"'man of twenty-five, he addressed Il
. ladies' thus:
~, Ladies. von are very handsome: V.
-. dance very PRETTY: your ball is very fl
~ -'W my <o'di,r< har, no <hit7<."
=" The appeal was irresistible. Tie l.;
~ ceased: the ladies went home and went
~, work. and the next day a large number
H.. shirts were prepared ly tie tairc>t hands
~ Baltimore. Tor The .allan, defenders of III,
We country.
D.
go SOMETHING ABOUT SCHOOLS.
MS We know man who last sun mcr hir
Is ionr coils ra>'urcd on a farm, some five mil
II: distant. vi lca:: chcc in two weeks he o