The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-05-19
WHOLE NO. 929.

are a. Il, ami {. WAC will he as dumb as bc"-
: ties IT, b.. any accident. the, happened to he
seated around the same board Nevertheless
bring IL. y Or among trm and the whole
four will wake up into the r,,>t cheering.
chlrpins conversation IMAGINABLE. and blend
;cEc:'.er 'iNrso r,any kindred drops. THIS
c:crrri friend =, Quinn'> was entirely diffc, :
eat. ia wou. 4 neither entertain anv onc
himself nor allow others to ~ ror.cnial.-
lie would kno,k the VIII ,!c llrahct into p.
a"- tic printers say and al. for the loss o;
his conf,u,ulcd ear Tiera wa. one men-
ber oi ne club who owed him an cxce.slin.
c.ndc.. lia WIS the au,iior Of "A Great MANY
good things. ard, in lis rrru'iar wav. was al
va; ~ tie i5;,k-ou. 70 10 more. and took MI
''a"s. pride in this sort of benevolencc.
Wen he wa> greeted with applause after
some notable attempt in his wav. his eye clis-
tened, and serenity orrrprea'l his ampl"
bow. AMI a ,i,c,, .ii.1p'e was formed in h,>
ri,,-k. But he secretly CHARGED this mnfor.u-
aate fellow viii. having DESTROYED ;rems,ur.'-
IL. or prevented more '.ool ,liin. ; Of his
than he had ever accomplished, and Of having
zone him i're'ri"r-ai'" injury.
When lsav that the subject of this sketch
had oniv one ear. let me not be un.lers,oo,
- rastir1 relr"ach on ahy mere physical de-
'rrmi'v Sninr ,'rettv good men. in irving
times. have been :, t,ri'arcn>!y manned. but
As every onc knew what oc.-a>ione,, the loss.
nml i',.v could hea~ a. wei as ever, ii was
n IL" wea'inn any hl,lrr Of ,,i>honor, nor.
indeed half - ba.. - il .i.r exc had been
burned ont with a iot iron Their friends
were a. nlai ~ see them ever. and were
the last 20 twit them q their misfortune
One oi the best friends whom have in the
world. high riin.ictl hon nnr,iir. warm hearted
ha! the left lobe "' his left ear. and after
ward the whci. ear SHOT off in action bu,
= has never mad change IN NV feelings.
lie must w.. brute who would snper at such
thing. III. is most fortunate who i, o..lv
ianShcd at for misfortune
Eut the "i>. "f tn" matter is. that tbi. in
.li,lnal o'l, listened 10 half what WIS said
that is what mean ~ saving he had nnl,
one ear. H. inevitably lost the links and
connections OF the story or the narrative. and
when i came TO point where appreciation
'sa> manifested. he coull Mt rest satisfied. I'M
Il his lost MIS- made mp. True. he would "a,
after hurried rehearsal had been made fo
him. That part missed pretty good pref
speaker said, ny with. now's' that how.
that just r"lcs' t'a', if Won please Bv
;hr time thu l." rond he gratifed. the force
Of the Wit wa> Interrupted and lost But his
worst halit was 10 stop the conversation Just as
il was eaihcrin" SHAPE. and about to tell on
some point. hv up~etting the salt-cclar. and
making the ori.ina. remark that two persons
VOW pretty cool friends. were about to fall
out or b. askin. a sudden question, and
then saving y was interrnptinc YOU; pray
~ on : or. cf'cncr sill. in very of-hand
AID easy wev Will. he had, diverting the
rrrrcn. so Thai il was not worth while to 90
back 10 the main source. On these accounts
llawkin>. the wit, detesicd him like any
''i"f A. he rrcw older, his habit of mat
'cntion increased. H. assumed the privilege
of hcin. voluntarily deaf. and was like ono
of those ,r',n>itivN and afflicted. who. per
c.-i,inr that the cne>ts are having a good
iim". expects so:r benevolent person to keen
im advised Of what is going on. and to bel
'ow with the lungs Of a sea-cap'ain through
a 'in trumpet. He wou,, have been stumb-
Ing ( in the WAY of sheridan. and ter
ror =, Bah - .,,i;nc.on an.'. as IN any i'm
l.'s.i.t.'a vii. ~ ai,v e.abora,e ri-re OF fun
,r. h. vii kr,ak it on the head 30 sure
4, re sits at tie hoard Ne deserves to no
cropped Of both ear