The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-07-07

Dah unrOlied his document and planted
himself III the most commanding attitude he
could assume. Ills manuscript was held in
the left hand, while the right was elevated
impo>in.ly above his head. All was still
and quiet.
'.M'. Greciu1is." thundcrrd Dan, in a tone
that made the old wall shake, and at the
same time bringin. his fist down with crash
upon the bench before h.n. You have IA
country very vast and extremely unboum!,l.
1t cannot be seen Why should vou let the
anricnt Iata""nl'i> come upon You, While
YOU are resting likc hacc Gods upon Your
bloody knives. Cannot the tluuhcr>, al the
trsnpins feet Of Efhcop,as tyraunical cAi'cs
arouse YOU from your sleepy slur.bcrs :
Away with suc! Thoughts. and buckle. on Your
cannons. Beat your swords INTO Iluw>harr>,
aud march on to the terrible fight While
Won rest asleep IN your vast Stat. house. the
"r"at hosts OF Venus are comm. uIon vou.
The !ocu>ts of Iceland arc alrcad, ovcrrun-
nln@ vour apple trees, and catin. a"av the
un,rrpinning oi vour treat temple OF Nam
mon, and before Won know it the terrible rock :
will tumble down and crush vour poor bones
like dry sticks
Dan stopped to tak' breath The prcrrr-
tor had been Il. first ,huu,lcr-struck. bat a
broad smile "ra'i;ialv spread over hi> features
and N lcuyth he had to force his h,l,Ik cr-
cliiot into his mcut!, Ia keen from ro,rin.
outright. Down the chrck> Of Eli b
sara u . and my sell. III: tears were roll
III. ;,> We held orr shaking sides. and as the
cd rrcrrp'or, eyes at length tc.l on us, II,
seemed t" comprehend tilc truth
'G'. Hrc'|u,< lam thul,lcr,d Dan, w.t
increased cIo4ucncc. Il avn a>loui>llcl that
Your magnificent mumnirs should hc lrfl I,
run loose IN The hi -hNay, Of Your uuboundcd
'onn'rv, Will" Won
Stop. stop, burst nom the ol. prc,rp,or ;,
l!l'>, al.l il,r rotr which he con!I no lonrci
''ti!', i''l> i'''' W. Hi> li'f''Stf. tf ItS
I: amt that l,.. been maxim: iIrlru.> the lac
OF the scholars and Visitors and :, >niu,,anc
orS bur>, OF laughter shock the whole iuild
inr
w. Glrrtra<:
Stop, D.ni"I-Io, i"r heavens >,kc--
Where did Won get that stuff -
4 writ II, sir returned the unlrrkv wi.!t
Well, don't read any more OF it now.'
Dan F-was dun.oum,l,d aud mcclani,.
ally he sunk INTO his seat Fill B-wa
next called upon I'ii''> composition was r,o
only GOOD, but 1t BETRAYED considerable know
cI:c Of Grccian history, and a> he proceed
Cd with 1t poor Dan began To s,e into villa,
wicked snare he had fallen. and as soon a.
the school was dismissed he :ciz.d l, ha
aud >kukcd awav. Oar prccc;tor called up
on Us to remain. but when We informed hin
OF Dam attempt 10 >tca! our composition, h,
had no rrrroo: IL administer
i'uriny the remainder ol the term, Ia,
= wcn,,,hy the namc ot VI. Gf,cton, an,
when the term was closed. he, with tn,
rest %; us, applied for a certificate TO the q,
feet that he >hnuid MAKE u '>chool.naStrr'
We'll. now. Dan exclaimed. as he tntcrc,
our ruu", hoIdin. folded paper III his hand
4 got nv certificate. aud knowd | should
OF course We were much surprised a. ihi
announcement, and with considerably curio,
ity We asked to look at the dnrumcn,.
What Yer lau.hin. a, = he asked, a> ",
looked ut the Recommendations
Nothing, We rcp.t,d.
The mi>,i\c rcai as follows:
Ia nil .>choL (oWmttt,.S n-Lom II n,ry c"a
ce,u: Daniel p. the bearer !, 4 >o,,n,
man OF excellent morals. and YOU will find
highly c'li',in. f' '-'o0sinc hlm yrtrto,. I
ilr"9 ian N etaty "J >chool
(Si.ncd) ST. Ii,
l'rinril,a! Of o. Academy,
The cid rrccti'tor could not linc it IN hi
heart TO refuse Dan Il certificate, and - il
had ;.i,cn hm this inoncnS!vc ni,.,,c.
never heard that ..lL, G.trt,,' obia,,.ci
school though llc >tii! Keeps hi, teachers &c,
uilcatc as proof tha, he is cmnen,v rua
he'd and ior the present he confines Ei~ =,
. niu, to the cultivation OF has father, farm.
/ FRISCO PAINTING IN TIE CArlIuI.-.
correspondent ol the Baltimore America
SAYS that 4 very beautiful and Interesting ire:
Il co painting is nov in process oi competitor
: IN one o! the roon,> OF the Capitol ut Was!
+ lngton. The name OF the artist is Co.>iai
, uno Bruinldi, and the subject OF his I.inlln
: is the summons to C.ncilratu.-whru ii,
VOICE oi his country called HIM to leave IL.
u aburS Ct his farm. 10 ;,s,,iiic the ,!ic,aur,hl
5 of Rome. The work Is not an ordinary ",
ter color painting, such as we see in U,
y churches and public buildings, butts 4 zen,
ine trcsco painting. executed upon fresh Ila
q ter, and Is said 10. tc the only vc OF the kir
in the country. The ,oors, incor1,or.,ir
" with the moist lime, and dr,in. with it, b
N come very durable. As nuci. oi The p.,>tc
in- 5 iaid from day 10 day as the artist ca
: cover with la, color>, and II he docs not su
p" cccd i'll painting over al, which has bc,
"a LAID, The part which is not painted upon
cut away aud rc-la!d again.
J. The scene Oh the picture is upon the far
+ OF Clncinnitu>. la the back .roui.d, bcyor
10 the flowing llJcr arp,ar the buildings q
T. Rome, aud u,oorcd IN the river rloa,, In, "a
!" ley which conveyed the delegation Of CO.