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


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Flashing an! sparkling. giving AMI leaning.
Break on the -:raiil
Waves from HE pca.li-sca. c.lcnlv rlc:,.n:i:.
Over the sand,
Ety> from Ike Holy ouc'- glory or:-s:r.s,n;r..-.
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They're rolling away from f:lr-oi shore.
Rolling Away. wal returning 10 m,re.
JoEii1y cryiu-
trim 1;ric ! ,lvinr.
Heaven : hlc,>ir~rS,
angels carc-~in- IL.
BE; be he band
TIE BLESSINGS OF On .AGr.-Thc
venerable Josiah Quincy. Sen. cx- President
Of Harvard University. having been toasted
at The Numni dinner, made an excellent
>rccch.tron which the following is an extract
"On every occasion. whether public or
private. an old man was sure to be rcminic.!
o; lis years. Why was this: Old age did
not simply con>i>; in length Of days, for, As
the President had quoted:
'Wi>'lom;S gray hairs in man.
And an uiSlmtted HE I. hi ",,l age.
II it arose from sympathy, there was no
ground for it. The sympathy was absolutely
thrown away. SO far as his experience
reached, old age was the iappicst period OF
life. And why not: Had we not then got
rid Of the nonsense of love, daughter. )thc
folly of ambition. the grumbIing of envy. the
dclu>ions of hope? lie repeated that old age
was the harplest portion of life, provided
that in youth and manhood the individual,
is obctlicnt to the laws OF nature regulating
health and strength. and leads life of re-
Sicctabilitv and usefulness. In order 10 be-
happy and lon-ii'cd, it was important that
there should he a harmony between the BE-
ginning. the middle. and the end of iic. and
especially between the beginning and I'll,
end The you;'c man should cultivate an,i
foster the ',IaiticS which he sees to be re-
spectacle and esteemed in the old, and the
old nan, on the other hand. should retai,
md seek to pcrrctuate the feelings and Vi
vacity Of youth.
The cx-prc>ident closed with this scnti
mcnt:
The hoary hairs with which wisdom
crowns the Young, and the unSrottcd hit
winch is the crown OF man at every period O
his existence (Much chccring)
FLOWERS AND SHADE TEEEs.-I seldom
see two people envy one another seriously a
boat their flower beds or shade trees Tier,
is kind of religious, humanzins. generous
effect in loving the beautiful things of nats,r.
that makes rs love to sec every body hay,
them; while those who stake their rcSnctta
hiIity on dress or housekeeping, almosi uni
rcrSaliy dislike TO see o'hers approach :hci
standard, or rival them in the boasted sphere
HIS shows that learning to love the bcautiiil
things of nature, bcautiiic> orr spirits
priding ourselves on bri sht tin pans, wei
secured floors or costly furniture, di,figurc
our immortal part. The silrubbcry and low
crs, has i.aliowcl memories TO will back til.
hear: OF its wanderers, and brighten tLc::
cioo.nic:: hours. The woman who fails t,
have green spot and shade at her door. t.,il
in one important part of her domestic his
sion True, the outside decorations should
chiefly belong TO mans labor; but very man,
men will not plant tree or flower, who
could bc taught to love them and add to then
it some one would begin. SO. girls, do mo-
scrub and cook and Scour, until YOU have II,
time left 10 plant tree or vine, and flower
Little care Will suffice them when once piant
ed; and they wi. do more to bcautity and "a
dorm your home than the contents Of tn
pcdlars cart, polished every SATURDAY. until
they dazzle YOU and out slime the nc:4ll0r-
/ hood-iL,s >wisSi,im.
A"DrNE HASTE." SATURDAY cvc:..n :, ,wc
met an IriShman on The Common, irving Il
persuade a little zig to follow" him ho,nr:
the porker had rope tied to his nose and a
his owner braccd heavily one way. Iis han.
back as stoutlv the other, and while the loose
end 0: the rope played heavily abou. Ii. ,iics,
sent up series of yells that would have
rivalcd an infaratcd locomotive. Here
Jimmy" SAID we, don't DC 50 unncrcifu, TO a
dumb beast "A d.mj bastc, is it, IIr. q
and cdad wha,l the diyil bc like when lle
.it> his rptc,: l'rapS It's f,gf that I am. b:'
by the piper that played before Moses it
SPLIT open lnt!rc!y tha, my head is with the
.,cnc. OF the drn.J baste' We LEFT The twain
conn iron.>c the matter as they could. Lu, tur'
the next quarter Of a mile the ">;ie'.ce" of
the dumb bastc' came to US through the
darkncss.-L0wrcncc Courier.
Ez5 In walking. always turn vour toes on:
AMI ,our ilou.hi inward. The former Il!
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