The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-10-18
PUTTERS DOWN.
From Dickens HasehoM Words.


caSm. or civil contcmlt-of putting them
down, as it is cal!ed-mav. no doubt, be exer-
clSed lawfully, sometimes meritoriou>lv -
lnere are lmpertln"nt, presuming, miSchiev-
OnS people IN The world whom. as a last re-.
source. u may be Necessary to put down -
More rarely, there are shameless, loud
fongued traiucers Of whatever is sacred or
kindly In our nature-mcn deaf TO reasoning
because they ignore those moral instincts on
which reasoning is founded whom it NAV
b" virtuon> to put down. Let it be under
stood that | have no fault to find with him
who r"lurta"t'y uses the keen weapon of the
tongue 10 aba'e an annOvanre or an impiety.
Bat DO confess that if there be one char.
arter more than another that rouscs INV u.s.
uaiiy bland temper INTO c,mbatIveness, it is
The character OF the putter down upon svs-
TEN In his atmosphere of forked lightning
and thunder NV mix of human KINDNESS nat
nrallv curles. 1t he br aconpl.tc a master
OF fence. dislike hlm all the more. have
prejudice against duelists in general. but |
frci positive aversion to hm who is prot,>c
IN hl> challenges because he never misses his
man. The profr>>ed pu'ter .iown-if URGED
hv the love ut di>plav-iS unr.nerous: if by
the love OF CONT mhatven"SS-is uncrnial: If by
the lov" OF causing paln-is cowarcilv. The
last Is the bravo Of society.
Ia" most r">oln'r puitcr down I lever met
was Di"n i'ixn. E-J, cne OF her M,irsty 5
counsel. H.. wa, the representative. IN the
direct line ot the famous I,>. D,<r. whose
>rI0nS have 80 often IntrrmINrd with some. of
our most lntclcctual families Don Di<l:.
= L.. WIS hv no mcan> The III ~ untavorauie
IVY" ot the genus put'cr down lie had, at
the time speak O., been some wears a VIII
over. IN person he was handsome. of com
ma"d'"@ hrI-hF. and well proportIonc1 HIS
features. rh"u,h large. were rrruIar anI las
>l"'i. lie htl a ilprI complexion. spite Of
'h'' n.l!ni-ht oil tt Ilnruin> Ian: an cx-
Fr''>>'"n "h"h would hav" been pom,ou~ ani
-" III. hut for a keen AID II .xItc lio al.1
eyebrows OF uncommon mohu,v. Imnrrlor>
~ >ar'' n" wien opposed. hay. knrwu hlm
ii "'h.'r tl:n : 10 b.. GOOD t,umplr.d ani even
"a l"n-. ! 'rr and c .rf. even 10 ladies'. if
fh"t INu.'ttd hl> !n'ItIIur.I'v. he r.prr trr
lI''h.I' "oi'' 'o"a,'!> them an ar OF u',vtul
f"'rr'fI"n ii VS. ARTIST rnri,h 10 1n,;v
fh II h |"''l,' Ir;ipr'ui"rt towards the .,ir
r. trE''t IN Ihr " ort ,h,' imposing a.ri,ud,.
vh:.ii IA" pr "a 10 hi> o IN >.x. iI.w,>
>hrcNh aIt . D. K. tp."r4h'v ~ real. ,rl
ACCUSTOMED. {" ~ti"ty. H. h.i ,,...., i,.. ,
lu''t-'-:!""n from >'u>,. ot ST lnpnrt .n,.,.
l"H tom !ov" ot ppwcr-,lraht,.~ w!irh
ms profession had uniulv tu>rrrri-r,ll,rr
tHrn tr,m Any absolute orn or IL dice I'm h-
disposition.
il'>i n'"t Nr. D.Xit n: wt'er-cur. n~r, -
'l-'!'n nj N the wr>t OF End and Wh,1,i,
"f'i"r h". o'I1Iniiiy brought hirn 20 ii =. >.n-
ltsr, r,tr..' never knew bar ;, Is Ger am
tht' Oh as nrllli there he m,rht have >rrv-
'i - INi- advertisement for h,dropl'h
T. Therapeutics | w,- then .t 4, lo>>tn now
what motive could de- an 50 robust gentle.
nan n a "''nptnv of iuvaiuI>.
r'a"hr;l i.l:Lhim Park at a la" hour.
and after cup ot tea in D.s.tor M.,,n'>
privat" libr'rv. retired t. m, room. du!v
underwent 'hr ordeal OF the two inru:>;tor>
who rou>s'l NJ n The 4 lawn. ~w ,thr! me with
calling Appliances Of wafer. aud then. t.,
tnrr'r!t>> friction. Suggested the p~r>rnr. of
NflIl more r1fA'">> rlr!ncn:. -! COMPRESS
ed M" hs!i an '!onr the opposite, 1orture> ot
Dt"''> Inferno. an1 ->t:lI und ciirI as "a
whether l." or fire Wy. The, m ~. potent de-.
nor -! tool nay preliminary walk. aud turn
cd t. breakfast. w.> ,h"n nsh~rrl INTO the
pubic room, aul found myself in the Sori,,y
Of W., fellow victims and Of u VITO C..
Mr. Djsit. in his Sonorou~ and ,,.l.m,.ory
manner, WI In,tic',irg ar.l,i~t the En,li>h
cin't-" when entered H.. al,ir,>>,.,l han
self to no on" in pnrt,cu,ar, bnt was rnca,.d
In pntnnI 'i"wn the sun for making its an
i'""r'i'''r III these regions. and for suppo>in.
t!at' II >i.r,i".
'"l-n- from the hnzz Of a1I,. .u~e wlicl
followed Mr EX!t'> sally. on. mioht hay.
sup; "~rd mat The sun had artuallv skunk a
WY. very snG h a,h ,m,.d of himself. /, ,d,
Ursula frlr"-a tall. thin keen, privilege,
r"r~"n VIII" took her cho~o!a'c in front of IN,
tiT". and acted As a screen to the rest Of IN.
r"mp"nH appl 'u-e on the fender will
an un"XrcPtionah;c hrnl, tlIn Tn" tw,
Mi~-"> SIl'rrs'ry looArd very mucl
like \ra'i> that had not vet come ont-.tc!e
"raIhrd applause to Silvcr>cv prrc in uio
gle. Si>c's!rN p"r"-a bald gentleman wltl
an expression Of bland f,'uitv INTERPRETED
LA. Ia, good whcreulon another Sllvcrs
ly-hlS ct trere. twenty five and ba>e-cx
prnd"d the relics of his enthusiasm in tn
cj,-ul,tion "prin" ="
was sufficiently ignorant and daring +
dissent from Mr.. Dlxi,'s opinion. and to sun
pos" that HI'1ltf 10 so upon terms of so,ia
'Tna'itv. IL fancy there Is a charm, ate
AL. >ad. I'm The capti'iou>nrs> and varie
I, of on' English skis. Look at their a .rre
able SURPRISES. til" >oir smiling ,avS tha
come upon y"u IN February like un-xperte
friends, the c,eJurrrh lights Of halt-coule
summer moons, 80 preferable to unmitlga,e
Tlar,.
When pau>cd there was a dead siIenc,
! was Ihr tocn> Of every eve in the room.-
Mr. DiNit who had rccurr,l 70 the Time
wtl-h he w,S reading through his q! ass uu
city !irrrIrd ti.at instrument towards ur. al,
SURVEYED mr a> If h4i been curiosity in
museum. Fi'.in.. | suppose. nothing to r.
pay hl> lrve>tILatIon h. withdrew II an
>tli. "lh" House WAS counted out last ni.l
! on thr Matt Tax. Lady Ur>nia"
Bat w'> not Vet a'a> he'd | detected i
the t,c" OF Young lady opposite, to me a Sol
OF good naturcI interest. aud addressed m,
self to her hoI~l she was patriotic enouS
To come Ia Ia. 'i"i.ucc OF Our climate
''What y Nj Dixit'> cordenn atom =:
she replied. lIv
"Or account Of it. | SAID
She looked at me with an exI ression bot
OF amusement and pity. I'D, vui >rr,ou>t
mean that YOU would ent, the sts with Nj
DiXit ~
was about 10 rcioin. bat at this crisis tn
awful vore vi the putter down hu>hei ever
other.
IL will relieve this gentleman Of all don!
on that po.nI. Miss M,rtinlale There mu.