The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-10-04

hr.r ire f!J,~ lU The Ky:
Sound the -c.,. oi aWakin@,
sound ti.o.,-rt vii Jna N'"I'
Country ar.J Liberty,
Freedom :,I Victory,
Ihr,. words >fHll h' oUr cry
Fremont and ' ,c,urI
ErGrI ,ErY SOLD OJr.-pu"ing the
-9onth nt Janu,rv 1870. white stopping at the
sutfer House. Sacramento city. Cali1 1rnia,
accidentally overheard a conversation be
tween two ycn,lcn.cr one OF whom was from
Wv York city, and had been in the country
nearly a wear. and the other had Iu>t arrived
The rev conner was lam"ntiuI his condI-
ton, and folly in lcavin. an abundinr" at
l1me and especially two hrautltul daughters,
who were iu>t bu,iln. into womanhood, when
Ii. asked the New Yorker il he had family.
Yes sir ! have a wife and six children IN
Nrw York. AMI never >aw one OF them.
After this reply the conl'." sat \ few mo-
nent> in silence then the interrogation again
commenced
WAS YOU ever blind. sir -
No. sir
Did Won marry a widow. sir"
NO sir"
Another lapse of silence.
"D understand Won to say. sir. that Won
lad n wife and >x children livln! IN New
York and h,d never seen one OF them
YES sir 30 stated IT,
Ancther and a onger pause of silence : then
the interrogation a.aln inquired:
'.IIow can it be, sir. that YOU never saw one
OF 'h,.n?'
"Whv." was the response, 'one Of ht'm was
born after | lrft.
"Oh ah :" anl general LAUGH followed J.;
and after that the New lorker was especially
distinguished a. the man who had SIX child
rei, and never saw one OF them.
CoNIlMrr or CoTET.-ln a village.
down south" there lives quiet urohtru>lve
vouny LAWYER \ modest fellow Is NJ .(mrrit
always IS modc>r.) but he knows his right>.
and krowinT dare> maintain them. Like a
great many Others he is following the prac-
tlce," and anticipates "a glorious lime when
he overtakes IT, Awhile since. having been
retained in some small eases. he made his aI,-
rcarance before that august di9nittrv-a
Aafama justice OF III" Peace Ills Honor"
lost faith in Nj at first sight ior one at
ter another hi, ca,c> "coilaI>rt under the
'Stunnnu charnr> delivered bv thu court.
The law and the testimony We're alike un-
ayailinv. Ms ca>tS were bound TO 90.
" last human nature could bear no more
N. r>in. from his seat. delivered him
self in his usual slow and measured manner
.tFe Court can fine me fiv. dollars" For
what Mr. VI :" said the Justice. somewhat
surprised For contempt of Court. cooNv
rrioincd NJ. Il an not aware Mr..
l.. -.
guilty of an,thin. that mirht he considered
contempt, II know your ionor ~ not aware
OF it," ,,id NJ. ''hut | entertain a secret
c9uteniyr for this Court"
That was not bad idea of a large foot.
which was conveyed III the remark OF a shoe
maker to a man Of "urcat understanding.
who had called to he measured for IA
,ilr OF boots No measuring that foot.
>ir: W. can't get y last that will come near II
w. Shall h,. Obliged TO build boot over your
foot there is no other way, sir, | assure
you
This WAS toerably good hut not quite as
trrcltIc as the observation Of an impuden'
Porter IN Albany 10 a traveller with a "trr-
inendou, hg fnrt. who had called for boot
=
tor: Io pull oil that boot with No sir
II you want to .ct that boot oil. You'll have
e. 20 back to the fork, OF the road
'.Sonr-"Can vou let me have twenty
dollars this morning to purchase A bonnet my
i! ar said witr 10 her husband one
mornin. at breakfast
"Ev-and-hv j., my love
That's whar ,ou always say. my dear. tu'
how can hsy an,! tug without any none! :
The hu, ,tlnd torked over.
TIT roK TAI-A live Yankee" being
awakened tv the captain OF steamboat
with the announcement that he must not
o-cuuv li> birth with his boots on. replied
80 rhe hugs won't hurt EN- much guess
they re- All Old pair let EN- rip.
\ Yankee. wrtin. from Lee Co.. Wis. to
his father in New Hampshire. aIluIes to the
Great matrimonial facilities IN that section
He >.,>: Suppo," you Grt our urls some new
teeth and send the: 1ut.
The SnAkrE~.-lhe number of Shaker
Societies now in this country Is cighteen To-
Gated in seven different S'a'.S. There are
none in any foreign couHtry. The denomin-
alton was founded through tn" instrumental
iiv 0. fem IL. Ann Lee, who was born in
80. She was introduced! 4, She believed.
INTO the spirit world and received com
n.gura,ion from Christ and Moses. iroG
|hom she received instruction in regard to
the principles OF the dl>pensa'ion which they
Ustvrct in. Tie Shakers h0ff that there
i''r beer; four dl,prn>stinnS ot God TO man
'l~ fist h,4lunlrg wirh Alan. and extending
= abraham the setonI extending from Abra
''r 70 Jesus the third ircm Jesus to Ann
lee and the forth from Ann Lee onward
iae Inst Soyie'y established in 1872, near
A.'ary