The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-04-07
WHOLE NO.Y23.

little sheep, you do not speak it with the sa.s
tongue that We do"
My experience Of the court-martial sceue
in Black-eyei Susan had taught me thas
it was possible to play the fiddle like an an
gel. but this was the first time hail ever hear,i
Of grown man talkin. like little sheep
l took it as compliment. however, (whether
l was right or wrong in doing 20 Is questions
blc. )and waited to hear more.
"Anl my sister saws tina, the reason whv
all strangers from far countries cannot speak
as We do. is because they have dark line
right down their tongues. Now YOU must
have line down your tongue, though I IN
not tall enough to see it :"
The creed of this valicnt little fellow in
respect to lines and tongues had evidently
been built. long since. upon rock of age. of
'ovin" faith in what his sister had told him.
BESIDES, how do Iknow? Inevcr saw mv
tongue except in q looking glass. and that
may have been false. Ny tongue mav hsv.
live hundred lines crossing it in every inac-
Unable angle. for aucht know.
SO. We three oddly assorted trio went chat.
tering on. till the shadows warned me th,t
twilight was fast approa. hing. and that I hs.i
two miles 10 walk to the town where I had
appointed 20 sler,,. Remembering then. that
the little man had done INV affairs for M. =.
IN an early stage of our interview in the wa,
OF bread and cheese and wine. and not cboo,.
ing to bc really the poor traveller I seemed.
drew out fi'e-irance iece and profEcrsd
payment.
Both the children refused the co;n AM,
the little maid said rra,elv, Mamma s.;d
that we were ALWAYS to take care of ms,r
travellers. What We have given YOU is ,wur
L amour de Dieu., for Gods sake"
! tried to force some .rilc on them a. q c;f,.
but they would have none of INV coin. S,.s.
ing that looked somewhat disappointed. the
little man. like profound dipIomatist as he
was. snoo'lied away the difficulty iu mo-
nent.
I'll you like TO 90 a. far as YOU can sec 10
the right, towards the town. he ..;J ..,,,.,,
VIII ind blind old woman. plaviny upon q
naseoief' and sitting at arakc>tall by the wav.
side. And if YOU like to buv US some c;p.
serbread for thee sous she will give Won
oh like that For the last time in ,b;,
history he extended bis arm. in sign Of meas
urrn,cnt.
went as far as could see, which was no,
TAR and found tii. blind Old woman playinr
! on a tlageo!et, aud not seeing At ali. Ofb.r
did purchase gingerbread with brave whit,
almonds in it following NV own notions Of
measurement. may hint, iu resrec, to the
number of sous-worth.
bringing it back to the children. I toot
them up and kissed them and had. them ooo.l.
bye Then left them to the gingerbread
and TIE dc>o!atc cabaret, until mamma shoula
return from the fields. and that famou, Ia.
mest'c institution. the ''soupe," of which frr.
Inent mention has already been made dur;ns
our intercourse, should be ready.
have never seen them since: I shall
never see them again: tut, If it ever be ms
lot to be no longer solitary. pray that NAV
have boy and girl. as wise. and coed, and
innocent as ! am sure those lit,le children
were.
"a Zen. SCOTS Brcvet Rank. of I.ieu,cn-
ant ''enfral does not create a vacancy in th,
place he formerly held. lie is still Major.
General. Commanding IN Chief. Next 70
him on the Army Roll is Gen. Wool, who
has the actual rank Of Brsadier and hrevet
rank of MajorCencral. Next to him !, Cen
Iwi"es. who has The SINE titles, though b;s
commission Is Of later date.
THE CzAR'S DEAT.l--.CURn,rs
PRED1CTlS.:.
! Full confirmation oi the death Of the Car
NICHOLAS has been received hv the Atlantic
The details of his illness ARE u;,., mn. :.
there any strong reason for suspectins that
he has been removed unfairly. The princi-
pal ground for that sts,,' ION was presented
IN the fact that some former sovereicns of
Russia tad unfairly met their death.
Earpears that As Ion. back as july. ls5,
or- Granville. an English physician who ono.
Prar'ired at the Court Of the Gar. And wrots
lively book alont Russia. communicated 1.
statement to Lord Parer>tcn, in rb;,b III.
fate OF Nicholas wa clo-e'v anfici, atcd, and
the very T"'ri'"l Of his dealt, nearly approxi-
mated. lie delivered it. not as POLITICAL but
as professional and confidential communica-
tion-not conj"ctural. but largely based on
personal knowledge. as well a. on informat;o,.
derived on the sIn'. lie stated that the
Cars health had become gradually shaken in
the preceding five years. Qsis to 1853. land
that he had become irritable, passionate.
capricious, hasty. obstinate, and more than
usually superstitious-"a from i'll health.
unsk illfullv treated; and of late J.tcriora,;p
into degree of cercbal excitement which.
while it takes from him the power # .trsiv
reasoning impels him into every extrava-
Sanre-in the same manner as with his faith.
in 1900: as with Alexander in Poland. 1890.
as with Constantine at Warsaw, in 1890: a.
with Michael. at St. Petersburg. in 1883"
DIR. Granville, (writins nearly two years T.
90. )adls: Like diem. his na.ur. fool. a..