The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-10-28

creep up stairs, and crawl into bed with III
greatest caution, lest should wake nv brf
'hcr' who would be sure to report INV lat
hours to my parents.
My brother contrived all sorts Of nI,u. /,
''''h me on my return home. but sleep wcul,
"Vcr'aSc hm. and would clulc his vigilance
Sometimes he would pile trunks and chair
against the door, 50 that | could hardly opcr
II without up>"ttin" the barricadc. and avail
cnl"@ l:im 10y the noise. would ccncra,l,
''''''a"", however. to open the door l,y de
@''cS' ana get 10 bed without disturbing hi
>umlcr>.
"nr night foun! the door fastened on III,
In>'''' iy nail firmly driven over the latch
determined that he should not out wit me.
"'<r"'"'cd the stars, found short la,Idc,
"''ch l assembled, and entered our bedroom
window without hcin. discovered
These continu,l con;rivanccs Of my bro
thrr made me always suspicious Of some fra,
on ''' return home, and generally approach
ed my !orntory with the greatest degree Of
caution. One nj .ht returned As u,u,l =.
'""' IL O'Clock, and opening the door few
''' hes with "rca, care, run in nv arm IN
order to discover anv o!S.ructions wL;c,
"''s't lie IN wait for me. Nv hand soon
Touched small cord which | tourd was a,.
far''cd TO the 1oor-la.ch w one end: where
t'i' other was 'a>tcnc'! could not imagine.
and The darkness would not enable me 10 dis.
cover. drew knit; from nv pockct AM,
cutting the cord very cautiously. | opened
the door and GOT into bed without discovery
On awaking the next morning I found the
other end OF the cord attached to my broth
cr'S t'F ''C. This very ingenious con,rivancc
he thought wou'! wake him M. and i. un-
""uted'y would Lave done 50. bat fo. nv
timely discovery. Another night he sat HIM
SELF up in the middle of :hc be. and bolster
cd himself up with pillows, determined to
keep awake until | returned Bat slrrn a.
'a>' o'"rra'nr h'!n. and VII. n arrived and
ionnd hlm in that position >nurccd nlvScif
IN cozllv across the foot of the bed. and went
to sleep. In the mor'limc he found himself
sitting bot upright. Just as he went to sleep
'!Ic ni@ht before. Gl,in. me kick to wake
mc. he exclaimed:
you worked it pretty well last night. but
I'll catch you vet
~ on are welcome to do it if Won can"
replied. 'l'ut vcu viii have TO get up early in
the morning to catch a weasel asleep
The next night he fastened a spur upon
hi> make! heel and went to sleep. thinking
that wh,n | 60; into bed ! should li, the
spar. ana perhaps rake my skim the pain of
which woiild can>c me to cry out and thus
awake him. | retired with nv usual caution
that III ch.. and discovering no contrivance.
| concluded my brother had abandoned the
chase, and turning my hlrk to him. was
soon wrapped in TIE arms of Morpheus.
1t rhanccd that nj rhi that number Of tin
fcdicrS and other travellers arrived at late
hour. and every bed being engaged. our Irish
Edmund was Obliged to sleep with us. Per
cciying mc slowed away on the back side of
the he'd, anI my brother Wing as usual ,lum,,
in the middle. he quietly lad himself down
on The front part OF the bcd, and went to
sleep.
At about O'clock was awakened bv a
trai.u! nose. The fall mo on was STREAMING
in at the window, making our bedroom As
Ii ,ht as day.
I'll tarhr We TO 90 TO bed wild spur on.
We little I!i,il We" exclaimed Edmund. as he
held my hrohcr high in the air. one ha:.l
-ra>rin. his neck and the other holding the
ics viii, the spur ON, Just over my
head.
What is the matter. Edmund :" Iexciaim-
eli in surprise.
''Divil thing is Tie matter except this
brother of yours has run his spur into me
.roin matter of three inches" replied The
indi rnant Iri>hman. who was suffering under
the >nar; Of his wound.
Il did not mean ii for you I meant it for
TAYLOR, whin,d ont my brother, only half
awake.
"Di,ii bit do care who Won meant it
or. 50 that GOT it, replied Edmund. at the
anc time giving my brother several slap>
Which made him yell like a Young Indian
Edmund then unbuckied the spur. and ar
'an"inc Us all in tcd again. lie turned TO 90
o sleep, simply rcmarkinc TO nv brother.
The mkt time We try to ride me for a horse.
'e will find am a hirlny one. We Young var
nil.. :"
THE EMPEROR AND HIS DAlGy,
TEH.
\ few years since, there was in the citv of
- Pc'cr>burgh Young cir! 80 beautiful and
o lovely that the greatest prince Of Europe