The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-03-22
Ctt Californian.
REMINIsCEaCESO Of STEPHEN Bur.
ROCCl1S.
From TIE Ku:cnertoc..e. .or JauuLrv.

From tAe Ku:cAerboc.eg ior January.
We have read. with great interest, tie toll
Io"irs "Reminiscences Of Stephen Bur
-,.4',." which we derive from Jis,iI.o uish.
i.enj AID correspondent in Vernon. One
- The flrst criminal narratives VIC remember
ever to nave seen, was d sketch VI til. LIE:
II SrEPnLN BCRROCGhs, written by hiu.-
s=!. IN -, &c Of FEANKLlS like simplicity
and uuthiuiness. Well do we rrcol.ec:, e.
ven now, his account OF his eXtrvn.ore pul-
pi.-.eI,ices; lis being imprisoned in the
Northampton (MAs.achusetts) jail; Iii, cs-
cape thence; his secretion in hsv-U,ow in
laIn his final discovery, and re-eapiuie.
&c. 1t Vas hook we'll calculated to make
a.tro"s impression upon boyish mind:
The country la. produced few men of e.
1'sA! or similar capacity, to the late STEPHEN
BrhkcrGns, vino after y long life Of turmoil
and rUnnMotion, and not seldom vi vice and
~irkrine.s, aid q few years comparatively
i t:ue' and p. nitcnce, wa. lail 10 res: i'll
'te 'om,uunion oi the Roman Church, Vi son
the bank. OF the na i-st,c monarch OF waters,
tie mighty St Lawrence, i'll su.aI Gala
dian town where he had u.a c quiet ant!
hG .tul ciusc. Of uost cvrnttul lie. We
,nauc.d 10 meet lila there. in The SUMMER OF
1853, and in the wntcr o:Is3S. lie secured
altogether absorbed ia his studies, aud IN the:
,onteni l'lation of his sEeedy departure to 4.
better lie but never sober, certainly not
sail. ana not often grave or solemr. hut more
roInl.o.y iay.ul, and ALWAYS cheerful! But
lie never, save one, in til. rcn.otcs: ai,i,ui
referred to his frmer cours. Of life H. one
Of our first interviews, when conversation
took rather somhre direction, with refer
snce to my own broken health at the time, he
aid he though: J nr~', not b. disroura"e .
lie o.! not Expect to live gu, halt % his DAYS
i; my age but was how nearly seventy. |
in..ITed Ii his heath was feeble at tina! peri
Cd y! ilie. NJ. -aid ~, but ever. oue thea
Said should b. hanged betore | was iortv.'
"At my last Yi,it to Three Rivers where.
b. spent all bis reformed lie. W.. often az
HE rooms, and derived much satisfaction. and
nohtte advantage, iron his conversations
Tie had ali extensive library OF choice books,
srcn.cd - Uc a busy STUDENT, and much EN-
pioved in writing. bu, nothing ha, ever been
published from his pen sine his conversion
- the !'osnish Churc.l. III, room vas hung
round With copies, Or originals, oi the mist:-
te'- pieces Vi some U! tue di.;in yui,lri pain
trrs vi Christian life AID suffering, al! every
tang about him in',icated, very convincing
~, the genuinenrs> Of his Repentance aad re-
formation. Few men possessed such extra
Ordinary powers oi conversation. His man
srrs were courteous ami uiyhiied, without
being distant or affected and he Possessed!
the happy iacuiiy U. COMMUNICATIVE. vas.
stores OF knowledge, when lis extensive
reading. and long and varied experiences OF
lie had accumulated, without any apparen,
consciousness OF hi, being the Instructor or
Yourself the pupil. After some DAY, Of graf
hi"g acquaintance, ! left hun, vita sincere
regret and most unaffected admiration of his
t'rohs' y-,iiv,rs,ticd talents and most extra
ci iiharv CONVERSION from six. and riil.c - d
Xiv. ot p~ni'ence and de. often.
There has Lren great deal said and pub
si>i-d Ut his HISTORY and that OF his family.
I,!snt vi which is purely fictitious. or so much
trassslied as scarcely to be recognized by
the side OF the simple truth. His early life
Is sufficiently described in the two volumes
Published nearly bali a-'cntury since. But
little authentic IS really known OF his later
history. There were really many s,ran e
pruvnienr-s in his 'le,line and death. which.
Is they did not result in any hair-hrradth
srspe'. or thIrk-collIny accidents Nv tipod or
fold. re scarcely deemed of su.!i ci.nt cons,-
1n"nce to he rehcAr>vi One Ut the most
striking ut these is in rrear! to III. e,;tst son,
the particulars OF winch gathered from eve
witnesses many years since, ami su,nc por-
th'n from the father himself ru, .,tin.
which concerned himself
NV hiie STEPHEN BCRru,'GIIs resided IN
one ct the eastern townships in Canai. East.
h. maintained the chief deposit of counter.
i.It-"iis VI the State ban1,. ana hnaiiv sent
h's eldest son INTO the United State, ul,or
soIne mission connected witt. ti, illegal traf.
tic. The son was arrested, AID commit ed to
pr!son. and baiied by sonu friends o. hi.
grandfather. the Rev EpoN BurEOrGns.
Ut Hanover, New Hampshire, a most e.eu-
plary minister OF the Gospel. These friends :
i'ers'ia..ed this SOL. then m-re Lid. 70 ab:n-
ZION MS father and shift for hi,i.Sclt in lie
OF virtue. He went i,,,npdi ,tely 10 Three
Rivers. passing hi, father, home aims: With
~, ealing. and entered t,.e employ of Tie
Lhiet Justice of the Province, SrwA:1, asa
.h"re- boy. He soon manifested such .unius
aid aptitude for proiessioIa. pursuits, tia, his
placed him IN a position to Leco.ae
a notarv-puhlic, (whcl. is suho ci;na,e rank
IN the profession Ut law il. the Can adam Prov
'nces. similar to a cOivr, ANGER in EnsIand)
ane finally All advocate at tie bar. " bile
employed in this last rararitv, the Court
we're constantly annoyed by DELAYS In the
ira! OF causes. consequent upon the absence
ur hies OF former cases in the parliamentary
ptis, there tein. at that time no printed re-
ports OF the former decisions Ct the Kings
Bench Court ofthe Province. Daring one
'i these !'crplexlng interruptions. in cause
n %hlch young BURROUGHS appeared as
:"lsel, he took occasion to speak s".cr.iy o.
u" cor used manner in wlica tbs pa,.rs
we're Is. 1T in the parliamentary oilire: where.
..''n that officer, IN a rage at icing thus
'and!ei nv Young advocate, rose. and de. {
red the Court to EN- p.oy NJ. BuRpoUGHs
. ar-an.. tn" i'..p"rs in his office. Bur ,
iors!is, nothing dadntrd replied tina. lie .
would be glad To 20 it. This resulted in AN =
ran ,rment between him aud the protlono. 1
ary thrn somewhat advanced IN wears, Nv ;
sn,yh BvKEUUGH,. i)r compensation. I'M p,
.rso'k TO re- arrange Al. tie papers in the :,
:.icr. which ha then c,.:.onle massive almost /
fvond conjecture. 10 tie Jerk Of Court q
mere trials are lad according to the course g
t The cu.nnon law.
The next term u the Court the Judges c
tired won lerful change in regard TO ia e
-rs called for being immediately forthcom. !,
- and injured OF the Druthouotarv how "