The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-05-05
out leaving the common shock unchanged,
except in an improved position.

lRoHIBIToRi liquor laws have now been
passed Iii Ten different states, viz: Maine.
Minnesota Rhode Island, Massa chusetts. Yer
mont: Michigan. Ohio. Connecticut, New York
ana PENNSYLVANIA. In New Hampshire. Mar
Wand and New Jersey. prohibitory laws
have been passed bv one branch of the lecis-
laturc and failed in the other: in Wisconsin
law was passed by the legislature, vetoed
by the Governor. modified and BASED again.
and AGAIN vetoed; and in Ohio. Michigan
AMI fhode Island the laws have been pro-
ho"nced unconstitutional. but in Rhode Is
land 1t was modified and passed again.
ORNAMENTAL TREES. The committee
OF our Ornamental Tree Association have Sc
cured funds sufficient to warrant them in en-
"aG'ng several hundred trees They would
like more. and for their encouragement we
will assure them several gentlemen are ready
to ION the association whenever it becomes
certain that three or four dollars are 20 be
expended in immediate proximity to their
own premises
CONGRESSIONAL MoRALIr1.-We were
infinitely amused three or four weeks AGO by
a practical Joke in Washington city upon a
number of nice men in Congress 1t was too
good to be left unpublished
couple of merry fellows, one of them a
distinguished member Of Congress from a
southern State. and the other a DISTINGUISHED
"x-cdlt"r from Kentucky. concoctcd a letter
purportcd to be addressed bv a Young lady
TO fine looking gentleman. 1t WIS cot M
IN first rate style. The pretended young la
ny set forth therein that she had several
tunes seen the gentleman she was addressing,
that she was captivated bv his fine face and
manly torrn. that her heart was deeply touch.
Ell bv all she saw and heard Of him. that sbo
must make his acquaintance before his de-.
parurr from the citv that she horn.d anil
prayed he would forgive her seeming bold.
ness as it was the first ,nprudent act of her
lite. that she had always moved and was still
moving in the highest circle Of the capitaI.
that size would be- upon certain square of \
certain street at prrricclv - o'clock on the
following day. in dress which >l,. described
with great particularly. and that she hoped
ana trusted he would meet her and Tins AT;
t"rd her an opportunity of brief persona,
intercourse with the idol Of her heart The.
tNH wa"S had between thirty and forty copies
OF ths letter written hv G female friend Ct
theirs. and they sent these COPIES to l.twrcu
thirty aud forty members of Congress, scIcc-
tinT those OF course who were known 10 en-
terrain very exalted opinion of their own
personal destinations.
Everything being thus arranged. the two
.lok"rS rolled upon us and another ,ounr
gentleman. explained what they had done
and invited US to get into their carriage. and
ride with them to the point of designation,
and see The >ightS. We unhcsitatinrlv con-
scented. and saw S4hts sure enough. Hidiry
upon III" designated square, we h.hcL the
whole of H., thirty or forty mcmhrr~. Moth.
ern men and Southern men. Why's. Demo-
Gratis. and Know Mornings, walking to and
fro. all gazing earnestly in every direction
and 1T every female figure, 70 discover the
object OF their anXiou~ search.
We rorcu'lc that. if few more copies of
the letter had been sent TO members Of the
House OF Representatives. the lIon>e would
have had 20 adjourn for the wan; of quo.
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