The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-12-22
MORAL A\D REI,It;fOIS
" A Brand Plucked out of the Burning :

"A Brand Plucked ont of the Burning" :"
several Years since. a very large store
house on Water street. Trov, was consumed
by fire. y young man was engaged in ssvin.
the property ia the fifth story o! the building
and forgetting his own danger, continued I,
throw goods from the indows until he saw
with dsmay that the stairs had fallen, an,
there was no possibility of his escarinc il
that direction. Fearing to stand another mo
mont on the trembling floor, he ran to th,
root, hoping that some plan would be devised
tor hls rescue bv the crowd upon the ground
Some minutes elapsed. and thev seemed hour.
to him, before he con!d perceive that he wa,
observed ; bu, at last he saw extreme so,;,l;
tude evinced. and could hear an inlis,inc
sound o! voices, which he construed into
words OF encouragement. Ladders wcr,
brought, and when the longest were found tor
snort. TWO or three were la>i,ed together. bn
when efforts were made to raise them. the,
separated. and the method was abandoned -
Then ropes and rope-lallers we're thrown IN
but the height was so great that it was found
impossible to make them reach the roof
The poor young man ran to and fro. i'm
rlorins aid. now excited by hope. and frantic
with disappointment. Every expediien, tha,
ingenuity could invent to save his life, seem.
ed unavailing. and the slate roo. had become
so heated that he could stand no longer. De-
spalrinc OF relief, he threw himself upon hi.
ba"k. and with an agony and earnestntss in
tense beyond orr conception, addressed him
m v.p..Y fr.rt 4. 81. -!
was inevitable.
With the rapiiitv Of lightning. and with
its vividness, too. the scenes Of his whole Ii;r
came up in his memory. and his .rxceedina
sinfulness aroused his s,unharin, con.
science. lie felt tha. he was no, oniv to IT:
Ter the anguish ofan excrucia,ins death in
that conAagration. but the waves OF tina, lake
whose fires are unIuenchable. were soon 10
enguiph his never-dyins soul. The Justice
OF Tod ne saw depicted in every curling
flame. and the heat otihis anger seemed scorch.
ing his ;nmcst soul. The word. God is a
consuming fire" filled him with horror; bu,
he had been taught the way of salvation, and
remembered that Christ died for sinners vino
are pcrlshng. and that he was his ONLY ref:
u2e. In moment, with all the farulties OF
his mind, and all the affections of his hear,
concentrated. he prostrated his soul in entire
and unconditional submission 10 the Saviour.
saying and feeling, NY condemnation is
jus:, "uec:iy just and right" "Goi he
mercitul to me a sinner" lord Jesu, re-
ce've my spirit" The tempest in his breast
was hnshed: al was peace. THAT peace
which pssseth all understanding
The swittness With which these feeiir,os
passed through his mind ran neve- be dcscr,.
bed. but every exercise was d.suerrotypsI
on his memory. and will never be- obli.erate.i.
When apparently in the yery grasp of death.
and his "peace like river" he felt ron.
tall upon his arm. He caught it. iashel i, 10
the chimney with what seemed super human
strength, and descended upon i, to window
in the third story. from wh;.h :. had t..+u
thrown with wonderful skill and success. The
man who seemed actually dead. wac alive
again." anl he who had been lost, wa,
found. There were shouts of exultstion
from the thronc below, and there was iov A.
mong tie hosts of heaven, tor SIMMER had
repented.
This thrilling account was related 10 the
writer by Rev. DIR. S, the author of the
:" Pastors Sketches" who said he had kent a
vlC'lant eve on that man ever since he rr,a-
ted to him his wonderful experience. and he
had lived a life of exemplary and devoted nj
city. Few persons have known the circum-
stances attendant on greater number of cases
OF conversion than shat Clergyman. and h.
SAID IT was the only instance of death bed
conversion. as he termed it. the gcnuineness
OF which had been prorea
"Who is so great a God as our God2-
Thou art God who Ioest wondcrs."- .in.r
Messenger.
-(irvE WAY A LIrrLE.-In the crow
led streets cfa great city. where multi,ud.s
ire passing IN opposite directions, while some
ire passing ob',que.y. and others at ri-h.
angles, 1t IS necessary for every one TO give
way little to those he meets bv which means
hey will have free passage. We're tie Who'll.
multitude to pass directly onward. withou.
my ones yielding an inch of ground TO any
body else. all would be ssobstructed more or
ts>, and confusion must ensue. Or ifa churl-
sh individual should take i. into his head to
march forward in a straight line, and, in no
'a>e. make way for man, woman. or child.
nor even for procession. he would be sure
20 lostle against some one or other, at almost
every step, and wonld receive an Insult and
perhaFs hard blows for his obstiracy ard inn.
prudence
And very much 80 is it IN our Journey
through life, and with respect to our general
Intercourse with mankind. In the march of
tie, no ones path is 30 clear a. not in some
iegree TO cross another's: and if each is de- !
.ern'ned. with unyieldinc sturdiness to keen
''s own line. 1t is impossib but he must give
md receive many rude shock In society.
n ne'ghborhoOds, even among close friends. f,
here will spring up rivalries, and be some.
'mes close lines of opinion. and if all were
mutually obstinate, there could be no bounds
" end to contention. Whereas bv the exer.
Use OF mutual condescension, social harmony
$ preserved, and the pleasures Of society en-
Dyed.
Courtesy ofmanners is the congruous dra-
very OF benevolent mind, and is both SEEM /
and pleasing at all times, and in every re-
alton OF life. Nor does it need anv laborious !
tudy to attain it. A great part of the essence
u courtesy, or Of genuine poiiteness. is ex-
PRESSED IN these three words, Never prefer
'ourself."
-fANTALOONs WITHOUT SrsrENprRs.
-Frofessoi La Borle, of South raro!;na
'ol'ese, in bis recent work on Phy.i,,locy |
avs:
AS the women have concluded to dispense !
nth shoulder straps. some men. especially ir
be city, have thought thev would prove ian.
aloons can be worn without su.pe nders. The
zen now strut the street with their rantaIoons
:ht'y buttoned. side BY side with the women
hose skirts or pctticoats are firmly bound A.
ound their persons. Upon fair view the