The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-09-16
TELEGRAPH THROUGH SLEEPY
HOLLOW.

TELEGRAPH THROUGH SLEEPY
HOLLOW.
FNd Ni"m ; Troy ra&.and 50 was Sleepy
Hollow. Troy IS not, and Sleepy Hollow
Is 10 longer sleepy. That spot which Irving's
genius has consccratcd TO memories of Katri-
M Van TasScl, Tchabod Crane and Brom
Zones. is verify no mere myth or valley of
ha2sc'as. hat & granite based reality. We
"an"ot youch for The !!ea.,lc,s iior,cm,n.' bat
we do know hat throughout tie length and
breadth Of our 'andthe search would be vain
'"r { place more rerlocrt of quiet beauty
'''cn that same rra>s-clal and hiI!-cmbos SOM
&c! theatre of Van 'Iasscl industry and thrift
In on" of our rustic lcrcornationS through
tbs con<ocra.cd valley. we saw with infinite
surprise that >tragr.inr array of bare poles
standing along the roadside, which is the
usual unSccmlv SIGN Of MnE~r's ncws-bcar
inr Pccasus-a telegraph through Sleepy
Hollow It>'ruck us As Tie ulimatum Of
anti'hoSiS. and prompted Us to SAGE reflection
We Eve in an ace which seems quiet -
Rest is no: for rs, bat in sense wholly TN
imagined 'y NcMos'hcncs. DE three great
requisites Of our cn tive man are action. ac-
ton. action. Even Sleepy iTollows are not
a." sacred from Tie Intrusion Of those iroa
nerves which are ever r,lpitat;ne with stock
tIactua.ion>. or Schuyler iraa,:s. With Ealti-
more collisions or collisions o! nations. wiki
the wedding invi'a,;on or the Summons from
The dying. The ccntlc slopes Of Tie HUDSON
are c,ca~c'! with practical wrinkles, and the
scream the loromo;iyc makes every nerve
ot country quiet creep hc.imc'. Little chance
Of appreciation has drow>y Rip Van WinAlc
now Even Sancho ranza'S blessings on tie
man who first invented sleep are scarcely
seconded (v Us work-crazy Gothamtc<-
Oar quiet is that Of house on fire: our s,ccr
that of one frantic with neuralgia.
The cry Of The are rises In .allop;ng ere
<cepdo against Oh! fog,i>m cvcrvwhcrc-
Whenever Sleepy Hollow caa be flr~c;,.I
ont. telegraph is sure to hc run through i,
in ten days. That most ancient land of Nod
that macic island group which has 50 lone
nh>:;na.c'v refused to hc known -Janan. ;lic
Sleepy Hollow of ali The world has last giy-
en- loagmcnt to one Of orr tclegranl;r wire,
in is dormant ccrohcllum. The wise men
of the East have lcen liStcnln1 their slug
ri>h eyes over ,!lis mystery OF the West, tor
them to become thri.a>t. Perhaps they sec ,!i
rcctlv as in dreams. how little by little, az
/ electric spirit will he transfil>cl. through a
triumph over their chronic old-time s!cepi-
ncs>.by contact with the gallant Commodore
compatrio!s. Thcy viii ere long grow merry
ous and restless: pcrchancc ere many wears
cnactine the same soul-hqrrowinr drama of
imperialism r.rSus rebellion. which now
makes China a rcckinc slaunhtcr- house, and
cleans ehaslv through The Eastern question
Cod vc,!apan from passing through chao:
and carnacc 10 the nockinr unrest cf GU,
civilized im:nciaticn to work and money!
In tie very heart Of or Babylon, has lone
covc:;iv existed, a Sleepy Hollow, sacred tc
Latin and Greek 1t had been inmcmorial
/ y known by rumor. even as Tie mvstcr,ou,
East WAS once known through Marco Polo
vi last. for some reason. or unrcaSon, two ol
three Of The proprietary crandccs cot into Z
controversy a'orit certain vested ricilts-cS
pcc;al't Ike r: 4l,; Of Trinitarian Chemistry
Wei. what Of that WHY, simply that tho
noise Of vinlicat;nc tlic Chemical Trinity, ,lis
trrhcd The noiehhorhood reused public at
tont:on TO this Rip Van Winklc property,:2.n NJ
,rcaly the books are opened for stock in ;
telegraph through the very door,ard of tn,
Old homestead. Poor old .!ch Columbia Col
cgc happy home Of Greek particles anc
Latin rrccj:lars' hcnccGorth destined TO be
stranger to .hat mute inclorious ease, whicI
has been its prcscriptivc II gh, since the hal
cyon DAYS Of Dutch cabbage patches. Glor,
be to slccp.bu: paralysis is unhealthy. Well
chemicals and the Galvanic battery are report
cd to be sovereign for paral ,tics. Anthony
nose has been bored. Sleepy Hollow ha.
been d"Sccraic'l ly telegraph and street
has been ordered though the Columbian Cot
lcec grounds 1t is too bad to have our idol
50 maltrcacd, bat it is OF no use irving te
dodge li.h:n;ne.
Are we not seriously in danger Of naiiona
Ih5i7u irCn,eAS, from one Executive tread t.
on IIibc,mian car.atiics? Arc We not ncr
vous through sheer Sleerlcssncss. Ought W,
not one and all, to keep sacred in ourselves
some Sleepy Hollow for our ircttcd and wca
" mind to rest III: some literary alcoye, some
murmuring trout stream, some Wall street
and Broadway antipode:
Ieuili, e. ludenIi.
~li- .: r.Icnti.
tni> G. criIcldi.-N T. Tines.
LArrA Br!rGMAN.-N see it stated that
this deaf, damb. and blind cir! is spending
the summer in Halifax. Mass. III the family
of lady. who was one Of her early teachers.
She is also engaged in writing her auto-biog-
ra,hv. Such a work must be truly unique
in the history of literature. and pcryade'!
with a peculiar interest, as showing the skill
and utility Of modern educational devices to
amclioratc and improve the condition OF the
unfortunate, who are deprived of the power
Ia hold communion with tic outer world