The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-03-15
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s;x,v wears ago it wa. thought very expe-
Zion, very com,nen'iable, and very much
Et. a gentleman, TO get drunk on every
working ,lav. and twice on the Sabbath Ev-
ave retail rrorer sold Gin for three cent. per
small class. NV handirrait was wrought
,,I maker; and cut naii, comm. into -rnrr-
Al n,,. about this period. they rut NE out OF
rmrloyn-ut Opened IA .r"rr, store. and
,ouow.h the mnl,i'udr. unwitlnyly d"Ing g.
Ill One mornln. Il customer entered aud
asked crrdl, for nla>> ot hitrr>. told him
ii, >ror. was up-l never trusted over TWEEN
five cents. After some parr.'ny. he took
from hi, porkrt sln,ll bIhc nearly new.
winch lie offered as security. ] refused. lie
.,r,rrd over the threshold. and iurnin4
round. popped his head insrlr the door. and
.N, h-. You're strange sort of man: -
u,,,h,r NV wore! nor the word Of God viii
ras, with vou for three cents.
We haI no temperance societies IN those
dav,. Eut soon iourn ! WAS IN the wrohg
iox. 50 sold I'll rum Ic>. aud >rt up seed
.,or,. with a stock at fifteen dollars. Ihl'
"a. IN lSu2 or 1908 But how the seed grew
INTO :, larr. tree like the mn>tar'l->eed III .)u
lea. >prc a,!inr over Tie whole ""nI.nen!-, all
whirh ,ou may read IN the BOOK OF the
G. lro,clrs Of Laurie Todd.
have Soiournrl more or lees in varIons
ror,ions ct the old Thirteen States; have
ro>sed the Atlantic i've times, have travel
led over lard from New York 10 Charleston
e. never lost an ounce OF baggage OF
received a wound During the last sixty
,ear>. have ONLY been four days confined b.
>.,knc>s. and still hr,ter. never was DRINK
m all nv ltr II ! live to see the 18th inst
cn,rr on INV eighty fourth year ! walk
w.rhou, a staff. ! sleep without ro"k'n". aI,'
-at withont thr help ot Stou2h'""> b'trer>
Nv m,un.r Of lite. rom youth up. has beer
- wear l,nnel SUNNI ald winter. mex
he KIN from ih. anki ~ the neck. and
,erer fo ,m .pouqk never felt a rheunat
ic ,nin nor head ache since was sever
wear, old. when had the small pnx. The nat
rr,l way: there was no incubation in Scot
land in those dave.
You know. MIR. Printer. there is a set OF
simple men and silly women continually run
nino after uuack dortorS. hot water doctors
cold water doctors, Branolrcth pills, and pow
der doctors: hence they bring sickness OF
themselves. wthou, waiting till God sends il
We're people 10 live Ike rational beings. "nt
half of the ,lmtorS, coffin makers and gray.
ticgers might 20 and hoe corn or catch >had
GRANT THOEBURN.
-APAIE OF INSANE L0vERS.-Ir
,he L.nnatic Asvlnm at Columbus OHIO is ;
BAR Of insane lovers. Mental anxiety of :
peculiar char ;cter is supposed to have de-
RANGED the intellect of the ,Oun. man wht
was sent TO the Asylum some time ago, cured
twas hoped permanently. and sent home
While at home he fell deeply in love with
vounc cirI. who returned his devotion, ant
they bccame trnderlv a''ahr'l to each other
But, unhaprIv the maIady returned upon TIT
youn. man he was separated from the o'jec
OF his love and sent back to the ASYLUM. Let
to herself TO muse upon her bereavement
and the sad de>'lnv Of her lover, the mind o.
the g:l became also affected. almost, as
might seem. from sympathy and it was no
lon. before she too. was immurrd within tn
walls which sheltered him. They are bot
there now Occasionally they seem to hav
ItONtrtV 1f''lT reason. anu dIt It'Iu'''''N
hold intercourse with another. In one Ol
these. the poor girl begged her lover to mar
~ her. hnt he replied with melanchol,
real enough To- hrln. tears from the '>tcner'
"Yon know We canr.ot be married Ellen. W
are unfit tor that rpinr>s-roor, uniortr
nate creatures that we are.
Tn. contemplation ii fate like this b.
falling these ,oun. couple ought TO teach u
10 bear with less imratirncr the litilr Ills an
di>aprolp'mrnts at our lives. which. u sun
ned ny. both rood and evil would be four
full Of bles>i,.>-Sn Snnduky Rfgisfcr.
The Rev f. ~ Sawttl. now in Fl
rope. in recent letter to the. Christian Of
server, saws The most >Oul-stIrIny muSI
lever heard in Europe. was in the Sure
Chapel in London. where the great Row
land Hill 'auyhf his people to sing as we'll a
70 pray. There they have an organ simpl
as all assistant to the congregation. and d
the very first peal. the three thousand audit
ors arise 10 their feet at once. ministers an
ALL and pour forth such strains of melody tha
the organ is scarcely heard: and they SIM
too. with such willing minds. such a ch.eriu
lock aud manner. such open mouths. All
hea'l- err,.i as # ,Erir very souls were ;
full of love and l'rai-" tn God. that ,hr
could NOT help they must sing. or.a9 q
no 'rgan and with the >yiri, and understand
ING too. though the root Of the building b
lifted trou IFS walls Now the soul of IT.
minister that far'ici Iat-h in such singing a
thai, must t'r dead indeed it it be- not move
and stirred within him All. but he is mo,
'd-h- does feel such Shining is like an {
lectric spark-a 1--we coal from Gods altar
II 'ou' hes the lii'> and hear, of ihe speaker
and when he rises to address such con
grega'ion. br knows full we'll. from what hi
eyes have seen. his ears have heard, and hl
own heart has felt. that he has TO a'l1res
iviny. animate fri,cs. and not collrrfon o
cold. m,rtl- statutes. whi"h. like the propt
cts fnmb dogs could neither bark nor sing.
- Governors Island in New York harbo
is 10 be put in a state Of war defense bv e-de
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