The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-10-25
PUTTERS DOWN.
From Uuk,us' U,,..b,Ly NJ !,

I FROM Dickens HusehoH Words.
! never saw a more uncouaI comb,t VA,
10" was ohiy TOO willing too argue lie
"ouid begin vehement sentences that .o>t
themselves IN mazes of parenthrsis aud new
er iouhh Their way out. lie would attempt
! 10 prop MS d'slocated meaning with unwieldv
cr"t%hes OF gesture which. .tripped it NJ COM
P'etciy. Hts guns kicked and shook hi. own
crazy fort-a structure which tor,rrcl ~
pieces al the very sound of his enemy, well
served and brilliant fire.
Miss Mart'nGaic no longer concealed bor
annoyance at these attacks. Her b,ar;n,
became even defcren,iaI TO CIavtor ,.oI,u,
r'S'l 10 Mr. D'xit Perhaps she in>tinctively
Knew thc former better than III. rest did .
ne talked almost cohercn,lv when She led
lne conversation. and sometimes Their. w.r,
s''"'iHcS both IN his thoughts and move,
men'S OF grace, strongly contra,tiu, with
his habltual awkwar,lu 90
"ood natur,d Mr.. Ce,c,!on and myself
'oo' io"nd the poor victim conver,,;,I,. o.
hou-h when his prosecutor, w.r. ,t,ss,,
''' '''o one evening towards twilight
ana our talk CHANGED upon ,l,-a,ion NJ
Nic'ei"n had possessed rs of tl,.. ;m,or, an,
i'c' mat all the Iudo,s for the l,>t three,
srnera'i'nS had been c.iurat-d At Oxtord -
Somehow We 'hvcr.-d from thi, >tar,inr.
I''ht 10 more general discussion win "a
l"'hV which dare saw >om. what ...ud,I;-
Zrd Miss MartIndaie'S uncle. Eiu,.u,,,, >.
INSISTED Ci'tto'. vi h unwont,.J ,.I,.,r..-. :. =
700 "f'"n counfoundrd with instruction. EJ.
""''''' y It's root. cin'rrr. shows. i To lead
OUT 10 develop Que faculties Ia>ru ton
rtii''> 10 the knowl,,l gr which we ,ru,;r,
aA rely upon II unless our ca,,,,.,t;D> ,r, first
led "nf or educated We Shall max. i,u, a >,r-
~ use of Instruction. We must live. h,t,r.
we can learn. for-that isl mean w,. INNS,
he h'lns, before We can-vou ,ow what |
meat"
Yes. SAID Miss Mar.inl,le. VINO hal .,
t"red unIcrccivrd, Il quite agr,., with VIZ,
1t Is curious .hv the way how ,o,,r views ,,r...,
with those ot a writer in the - R.r,.w
Nht handed TO Clayton a well known Quar-
'ef'v' opened AT the page which s. Z had been
realm. The paper is we'll worth YOUR u.
rnSai' Miss MartIndsle continued, no; only
learned and eloquent. but hirh toned and o..
ri"inal, so earnest, too. that the writer has
quite forgotten himself in his >utie,t-a rare
charm IN writlnH-at least to me-" Thor.
was certain soft earnr>tnesS in her ton.
whlch-rontrasted with her usual spirit and
''f'-hai a hrwtching tltct Cia,tou mad.
an Irr">o,utc clutch. whether At the book mr.
AT the tar hand that offered it seem,.i ,l,uht.
fnl. The former once in his possession, a
sIeam OF pleasure lit up his face. Then he
sat silent, his head propcd on his hand.
have no hope that could MAINTAIN myStc
rv against the acutencSs of NV readers Tn,
ANONYMOUS article praised bv Miss Martin
dale wa>-as | afterwards learned-wri,,.n
toy Mr. Clayton himself. .ancied ,L,t from
that time confidential feeling spranp IN be-
tween them. The lady. it is true ..r,.,,ond,d
impartia'ly as heretofore, to all claims ON her
attention; but there were som. ,n,,,,. MIN.
utcs daily when she might. t.bc.>een winding
down the avenue, attended only bv her uncle
and the eccentric student.
1t cannot be supposed that this federation
even favor on the part of Miss Mart,ndal,.
-eSraPrd the notice of the puttcr-,iown. -
lie PERCEIVED 1t. ! am sure, with INDIGNATION.
anu grew so RELENTLESS IN his hostility TO the
nervous sufferer. that | was heartily Glad ,o
learn from the Dr. that he had ordered t1.v.
10" I" abstain from so'''cty for some d.vs.and
pursue the hydropafhic treatment in uniet.
ngly-aIthough we ha,! occasional
S'ImpSes OF the lonely patient As he struck
across the park after his douche, or bore down
homeward from the breezy woldS-we m.t
n" more tor several weeks DR.. Mason WAS
reserved IN his answer to our inquiries The
most decl>lve bulletin we could oct from him
was that he thought now Mr. CLAYTON wouil
do
One morning. shortly after this, we had a
large reinforcement OF invalihs \ supple
mentarv table was placed in the breakfast
room, and every seat was filled. For some
DAYS previously there had been marked r..
Taxation in the Dixit tyranny because sun.
pose, even despoti>m pals when constantly
exercised over the same submissive victims
Our Cesar had gwen us holiday while h.
sfrove to relnState himself into the craces of
MISS Martindale. or to appease the tender
jealousy OF Lady Ursula But with the pcw
comers he was himself again. His ,unrem,.
ry had a"a'n to be- asserted: the barbarous,
who had never heard of him, had TO own his
yoke Accordingly, the number of persons
was that day unusually large who learned
their relative position to Mr.. Dixit, and who
We're awcd and a>tonishcd INTO silence These
results were not always gained without a
struggle: but It was the futile struyo;, O.
the swimmer against the vortex
Don't tell me. sir, of the mit;o,t;on of
the penal code Of retormatorv school, for in.
VppIfts HuII 4
mai Is the worst OF all criminals lie bcrins
bv beng bad. Crime runs in his blood Tn
with hlm-like fungus"
Tins was launched by the dictator AGAINST
mud aud persistent quaker, who. essayiny
to reply. found that his antagonist had seem.
ln.v forgotten his existence, and was deem
IN Irritation with the lady next 70 him.
Il think what this gentleman urged de-
serves attention." SAID a cain clear voice
which produced an instant hush "that our
only remedy for young offenders is to extir.
pate Them Is conclusion which at all events
needs strong reasons"
Mr. D'x'ts glass was in prompt rcouisition
as he sought out the speaker from TINS herd
OF nobod'es with an amused smile.
pardon me, forgot vo1 were sbort. ~;,bt.
ed, SAID he Of the voice, rising c0mpn,rd,v
and taking seat just vacated and directly
opposite TO Mr. Dixt's. Now. if Won ,I.a>.
we can discuss the matter"
he Transformation wrought by the water
cure had been SO complete that We observed
with wonder that calm smiling tace. that port
equally firm aud courteous, that clear a.. vi.
bic volce, that hair, wavy but no lonper wild
could all these indeed be attributes Of tho
awkward, abrupt. grole>que being whom Dix.
IT had expelled from his dominions
AMI (tAVtOD was now ROAD, IN I;,