The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-03-01
Curious Dyi.S Scenes.

according to Fielding. Jonathan Wild
picked the pocket OF the ordinary while hr
vs. tNhUrtln" lin in r,r ,arf and went our
OF the "oIid w'th the pdi>on ; CORK Stew ami
thun-h bottle in his hand ptironious. who
was master OF the ceremonies and inventor
Of pleasures al Tie court Of Nero, when hc
Saw that ELEGANT indulgence was giving piece
TO coarse debauchrry. perceived at once that
his term Of favor had arrived, and it was
time 10 Die. Ike resolved, therefore, TO an
ti,ipatc The 'yraat. and dis,obe death OF his
iara,iiernalia Of terror. Accordingly, he
entered a warm bath. and opened his veins.
COMPOSED VERSES. ir>'ed vi l. his familiar as
sociateS. and died oil b, in>eusih!t degrees
pemocri'uS, the laughing philosopher. di,li-
king The lnconvcnlrnre> and intiImitirs Of a
rrotrac'td ole! age. made up his mind TO die
on certain day: but to oblisr his sister, he
postponed his departure until three ftaSt> of
Ceres were over. lie supported nature on a
pot oi honey 10 the appointed hour. and then
expired lv arrangement. jerome Carden a
celebrated Indian physician, starved himself
gradually. and calculated with such mathe-
mallcal nIcrtv. rs TO hit the very dav and
hour toretold. Wien Rihelas was diving.
the Cardinal sent pare to rruurc how he
was. Rabelais ioked with the envoy until he
found his strength declining. and his last mo-
ment> approach. He then said, TELL his
emincnce the state in which Won lett me-
am going to inquire into great possibility.
lie Is IN snug nest let him stay there as
long as he can. Draw tie curtain the farce
is over" When the famous Count ,l, Gram
mont was reported to be in extremity, tn.
King. loni> XIV. beirg told Of bis total
want OF religious feeling. which shoe kpd him
not little. sent the Marquis de Danyean to
beg OF HIM, Tor the credit OF the Court. to d.
like good Christian. lie was scarcely ai,l.
to speak. iu, turning round to his Countess
who had ALWAYS been remarkable for her nj
ETY.. he said, with smile. "Cuuntess. take
care, or Ddncean will flch from YOU the
credit OF MY conversion"
- n LoNG Yesterday, the
funeral procession tor an Irish woman passed
our office, in which were not less than three
hundred persons. There were seventy one
couples OF males, fitty-tour couples of females
and six carriages. This shows a beautiful
TRAIT OF Irish character; companions in eXlt
they are companions in sorrow connected
by race ana Religion they separate not till
the erave closes. Different from them than
with us, Is funeral occasion. As we run
back, at the end of ones life. over his brief
career and revive memories that had seemed
TO vanish. so this carries them not simply tc
the past events but back to another land and
to other scenes. Rising in the distance and
frightening before them, are the meadow.
and lakes, the rivers and mountains, the cot
tages and cities. the quays and emsrant ship.
OF the past. To il. one they knew and loved
al hoHe. Is no :nmOn loss there is one
less face tn r. Ind them Of the mother land
one less solc" to tell of the scenes they loved
one less OF human kind that trod tn. sol of
their childhood, ventured upon exile with
themselves and is to be buried. as they must
he at last. distant from the church where
they were baptized. and distant from the ash.
es OF their kindred. People express sur
prise that they should SO unite at bnrials If
we knew more of the exiles feelings. if we
knew more OF the Irish heart, we should ques-
ton less.-.Ne"buryport Herald.