The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-06-02

TO breakfast On that Sunday morning with a
heavy heart for did not ike the thought
Of parting with those lovely girls, whom
might never meet again, nor even to lose the
society Of INV spriglitlv little companion,
whom 1 liked better every day. She was in
the break fast room before nc. looking as fresh
and az cool as cucumber in the warm sum
mer air One BY one the others came down,
but We noticed that neither ThcophiIus nor
Jesse hal made their appearance.
"What can have made my uncle so late p
said Mary.
"And Miss Jesse, too she who is wont to
beam like new Aurora in the early dawn
mnrmured Tccmachus.
"l'ooh, pooh !" said Miss Millsom, laughing:
IL think can throw light on this mystery.
Two hours ago, saw Mr.. Nestor and Miss
Ballard walking in the direction of the shrub
berry"
ia :" cried the girls at once:
The youn. men looked at each other
in another moment the door opened, and
Theophlous entered the room, with, hanging
on his left arm, in dciciously provoking
way, the little blonde, downcast. and blush
ing Ikea sea-shcl, with the murmur still
echoiny.
"Alarv. my love Tel, my boy ladies
and complementary very dear friends !
have the honor, the unspcakahlc happiness to
inform you that Miss Ballard has consented
to-"
But Jesse stopped the finish Of the sentence
by hiding her heal on his bosom.
All coloret. do believe Thcophilus
would have colOred if he could. But not G.
ven Venus could have brought a blush to his
cheek; Bacchus had been there before her.
"Old Tiff" had made short work of it,
That was his character. Nor dill he give his
charming little prize the time to repent. Her
parents made no objections, seeing that her
choice had been free, and that in worldly
sense the match was an excellent one.
In month, was asked to the wedding
We were ten the eight whom the reader
knows, and the father and mother of the bride.
Mary and Miss Lcmcr,cr were the BRIDE
maids noticed that Master TEL was CAV,
notwithstanding. his brief admiration for his
future mother-in-law: and that between him
and his dark beauty. and between her brother
and Mary. :hcre existed that tacit under
standis,s wls;c, the learned in love compre-
bend.
In fact, very soon after the marriage Of Old
Til and Jesse, my services were put in re-
QUESTION by Master Tel. Weddings are al
ways catching. This time, there was double
one.
Mr. and Mrs Ncstor were there he look
in: thirty years younger. she perfectly con-
tented. Miss Mllsom, too, assisted at these
sccoud and third marriages that had resulted
from our Weeks Comedy. There she stood,
like Patience on a monument, smilin."-no,
not Grief, but at iIarrincss-which, for an
old maid under such circumstances, was
much more difficult thing to do.
The dear little soul was so good, so fresh
hearted, so fnll of good sense and vet OF fun
and felt so lonely amidst all this coupling.
I'VE made the seventh and eighth" said
TO her the next day, ''in the Comedy, why
not in the Epilo.ue:"
She looked hard at me, perhaps to see if
was serious; then she colored, and gave me
both her hands.
The light Of an old MAILS love is phos-
phoresccnt,' she said but, such as it is, mine
is y,urs."
And so we made the seventh and eight in
the EpiIosue; and We are so happy, that We
are growing younger every day: and thus
verify believe, it will he till We come TO our
second childhood.
VALUE OF FARMS ~ DIFFERENT STATES
The late census shows the aggregate cash
value of all the farm, in the several States
Distributing this aggregate according to the
white population Of each State, we find the
following result: New Jersey is the highest
The aggregate cash value of the farms in
that State is s 2o,237 ,jll; the population is
4s9,5jj, which gives for each inhabtant
S2lj.GO. The next Of all Tie States is Yer
mont, in which the casl, value Of the farms is
equal to S2Ol for each inhabitant. Connec-
ticut is next on the list. and nearly equal to
LII
far below either Vermont or Connecticut
Her population is 9i.jl4 the aggregate
value OF her farms is SlO9,O7G,3i7. which is
equal to only SlO9,s7 to each person. To BE-
equal per inhabitant to the ratio of Vermont.
Massachusetts should have an aggregate val
nc Of farms Of Sl9?,S97. 3l4-a difference
Of more than S90,0O0.O00; and to be equal
per inhabitant to Connecticut she should
have an aggregate value of farms of 500
2'2,49i-a difference exceeding 50 ,ooO. 900
The average in Ohio. without fractions of
dollar, is SlSl, to each inhahitant: in New
York $40; in Prnns, Ivania SIP: in Viz
yinia Slj2. In Illinois and other Western
States. although the aggregate intrinsic value
is far greater. the cash value is far less. By
referring to the compendium of the census.
any one can find the materials Tor the same
calculations as to all the States. - Nuti,nu
IntcNyencer.
ALMOST A FIGuT.-We learn that two
professors OF pusilistic science, one from n.
York and the other from Boston, accompanied
by a large Iarty Of their hackers and friends.
came by the Portland train to the boundary.
on the line Of the &. I. Railway, Yesterday.
(ruesday) with the intention of having a
fight in Canada. The prcliminarics we're set
tied and the conlbatants hal "yccled" for the
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