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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-03
Reply to the President.
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To HIS ENfllrN'N JAWS Ercn.>A>. President ct t'rr
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...'" p.i"''!'i' " .'' constitution OF ta''
'.i''" .,''''> an" oi our PoN'irai institutions
',', W, P.'i''c S''"' m..'t ,"f" or" 'd"S.
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"oN. "alher Oh NahSa' openly represents
,''I '.,'':'''>' ''t'' !''' f'>i"rht "t the nj
'r" '.' H'''rs @ II employing 'hrouTn hlm Walk
.I ) '' % Nn'!' one purpose OF "iicH Is TO force
III. i,t"l''' "i N''i>'s /" one! laws which are
1. l". ',J" ,I I";, nor o. 'lie ''''' states: hi
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"Po" I, '''','' '',.y ",f''' ",''' """ 'H'f'S
.My "','L '''.''"' -NS TO these t"" facts.
.H' "''''l'', l." Is a!l':'" y! !"ar Memorial
l>'>' I'LL" when chTny require EinilcatIon
from YOU inc! LAY tAat they ind n" tamil
oi .i't''' III your fePi!' in'y d' not >1y iha:
you you .,'',I ' ;'t.e,lteu no f,"'''an,"H "' Your
'o,S ".,'' ",''S> ''iroo n No|. Walker; h'l;
o'''.' ',.'! 'n'. e'h ana III Your rtp! II" plan
v" 'Api,.'' u'.'',' o' '''' l'c'> referred to
',o. '' T''"' '': e'i'S''i'r ''e >hat'" '' a
u'lll'i .n ihrse lar's stand IN the MEMORIAL
''','': "a, ""'""'."''"''"' D; "nat You evidently
,"l's..'i ''''''l'''''li' ''epi!. why Is tins
n. '.':,' ''S>'.'''H' o'' "'iic' 'he "A"i" Suh-
~ ". ,S,". "'l'.'''>' "'t'"c-i'u yet H' "F-
"a"s VI ',ei-.,'' W-:.l "pfo 10 Pr"rc them I'M
i". .',,""' >'':ii !. "c'i'al, whtt can You
tAE,.' 'oui "'''''i a''>tH "a ana Il" country t"
".>' ".'n :" ~ say. "h"' nlt iAHt the
s.:' i,1a I'''" ''''' "'i' aye notorious AMI un
Wv ','''.'' -, Ill.
.i ~. ~ ~. '.li, '',.'i, respecting the f"nda-
W ,"'". P:'"''F'' oi 'hS N"hs'i'"'ioi' v"'H
Ia,, ,,,,o' ,''ls'T nope mat !h' time is remote
'I.t ">.' ,". ''''Hci.S Oh iniS country
wen! .',s' F'l"eIpe' 'no"1h party zeal. III it,
I,'S. .', '"' p.' va! "':'i'TiS IL IL lht
n.,::. ~ -, " ''ic rum I'ocf'! a!'
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-03

TN
We find in a Boston daily paper an article
of local news. as follows. emitting the rancS :
BAPTIST ORDINATION AT-- Mr.. -
- the only son of Deacon ---. 1.
thriving retail merchant of --. WAS vcstcr-
day ordained to the work of the gospcl minis
try in the Baptist church in -. of which
Rev. -- is pastor. Mr. - received
his collegiate education at -. Having
reached the age of some twcntv-six or twenty
seven years, he is prepared to enter with
something of lifc's experience on the duties
of the ministry. and has already achieved 4.
call to a paStoratc at -. Til, will very
probably not he accepted. as he may be q
candidate for the vacant pulpit of the Baptist
church in -. where he will preach next
Sabbath. and where h, hA~ already preached
once or twice very acccptably.
Then comes no:ic. of the Council. ard
the services of ordination. winding NJ in
manner following. that is 10 SAY:
AN anthem was sung. an! the proceedings
were finally closed with the pronouncii.g of
the bcnc,i;ction by the ncwl -or'la;ncl minis
ter. hcnccior,h to be known among mcn a<
the 'Rcv. --:' TIL" h" viii undouht-
ciiy contribute gool part t. dignity and
adorn."
We know enough of the vo,irg II. M rrin-
cipallv concerned 10 assure us that l." had 70
agency in the concocton or uttcrarcc Of this
notice His enemy tif he has onr) i scarcely
more to be dreaded than Il friend So absurd
in his kindness as to pcrpc;ratc and publish
it. 1t is bad enough to publish 4 call before
it has been an>wcrcd-w Is a> sensible
as to publish proposals of marriage not VT
acccntcd but to tel. the public thai one ma:
be candidate for certain vac.:m: pain; :
surely an unusual piece of i,ankmc>> When
We add 10 these extraordinary fact tn It.
markablc "cxpcricncc attained l., The ncw
Reverend. and The collateral crrt:ic t. h;>
fathers business prosperity. ,he H,:,l. nlu>t
be pronounced Il brilliant specimen cf
Sponaccou> junction." Tic author probably
meant no harm. but such rni,r; do Meth
ilS 20 "d:snity ard a,lnrn" religion.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-03
Faith in Mankind.

When urhlu<hiny immoraiticS are abroad
We need To rc2>>ilre ourselves that Virtue is
not phantom. nor rcliSiona prrtcn>c. None
bat ha,! men think that and if we credit it. it
only shows how low our spiritual life has
gone. We may have thrust upon us. even to
loa,hiny. the rcci,al> of, iniqutv: things hith
crto deemed most sacred may be dcflcd ont
of some impure heart. Satan may seem to be
going up and down the earth unbound: every
oiicn>c known to the code may be pcrpctratcd.
and then proclaimed: we may be left to the
dismal alternative between the prisoner 5
criminality and the perjury of the witncss:-
still. and nevertheless. look about YOU. and
close at your side and all over the land. for
every one such revolving apostaSy. YOU shall
find hundreds of answering men, unblem-
iShcd homes, blamclcss youthS.-womcn pure
in hcart-grcat hosts of Gods elect. unrc-
ported and unpraiscd. moving. as before, on
their quiet ministries of bcniiiccnt and chlStc
intcgrty. Let us never part with a generous
confidence in mankind Faith in goodness
here. has close kindred with faith in the
goodness of heaven. When man loses his
trust in human principle, and talks of the
universal corruptibility of his kind. he only
notifies lis that earnest and noble sentiments
are fast pcrishing in his own breast. Topart
with holy affections. is the natural way to dis
believe in their existence Charity bclicvcth
all things, suticrcth long, thinketh no evil.
covers multitude of sins. Men may Stun
bic and fall, but Humanity is not lost. For
God made it in the image of himself: His
Providence upholds and guides it ; His Christ
has redeemed it; and His Holy Spirit re-
quickens, renews, and sanctitics it, whenever
faith and love consent that it shall be SO
Observation-Disclosures Nagazine.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-03

to rush franticaly into each others arms. and
the fun of it was. that after 4 hearty embrace.
they discovered that both had the aLvar-
tage" They were strangers: but the lad!
mistaking him for her dear cousin Charlie.
had cmbracel him, while he. with half-tlc-
fined rccollccticn of having seen her before.
went in lemons AID got squeezed. Their
mutual embarrassment on the discovery can
we'll be imagined.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-03

ANECDoTE OF COMMODORE PKEBLE.-At \
meeting ofthe alumni of hummer Academy, it
was observed by member ofthe association.
that an old oak desk, made. agreeablv to the
liberal practice ofthe time. some two or three
inches thick. was split in the centre BY blow
which presented the appearance of having been
inflicted many years before. Hon. Dudley \.
Tyng of Ncwbury. assured the company that
the blow was given in his presence by Pre-
ceptor Noodle, under the following circum-
stances: "A roguish pupil had already exas-
perated the old gentleman to the utmost
verge Of endurance, when. perpetratins some
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-03

IIooP-TE- E-DoopLE-Doo.-A gentleman con-
versing with lady friend a short time since.
claimed that he could parodizc on the hoop
question. any verse she might choose to re-
peat She accordingly rchcar>cd the fol
lowing verse from the Old Scxton:-
N,h to a grave that was newly made
Leaned 4 sexton old on his earth worn spade.
His work was done. and he paused to wait
The funeral train through the open gate;
A relic of bv-gonc DAYS was lie.
And his locks were as white the foaInv sea
And these words came from his lips so thin.
Il gather them i'll ! gather them in
Whcreupon the graceless fellow thus
wrote on scrap of newspaper lying by
Nigh to a church that newly made.
Stood a lady fair. and thus She said
Too bad too bal-l here must wait
While they measure the breadth of:hiS open gate;
All it is only ninc by SIR | see,
Too narrow too narrow. alas for me:
And She sighed from quiycring lips so thin
Il can't get in-I can't get in y
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-03
4 C,N,bI,N'S JDIF These i'ank.pS

\ C!NADI,Ns JoKE-ThcSc Yankees you
know. are very bold: they're rcvcr satisfied.
YOU know: they 'agglc like Jews, and beat
them, You know. in Z bargain. DE mind. i
went to the thcatcr last night. and dye know.
a Yankee was trying to get into the boxes
for 'af price. YOU know. (. said the thcatcr
was no great shakes 10 'ow. and. you know.
said Iii to i'm. you're IL queer people. de
know? Wy. said e; said Hi. Iii think that
hif the hangcl Gabriel would come down ere
and blow is 'orn. you'd say. YOU know. that
e was no great shakes. YOU know. and that
Ned Kendall. the buglcr, could beat i'm YOU
know. And the kuowi"g Cannuck went hotf
as hif { Il said a good thing. YOU know.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-03

QUEER DIET FOR OIp GENTIINEN-" The
first time caught sight of mill, il a Chinese
street. it was in the hands of a female carry
ing cup Of what thought t, be the genuine
unchalke! article. Excuse me. but what is
that laid l. 1t i milk She replied
What milk-cow'> or goats? Woman :
milk. sir .WomaiI'> milk . for what use?
1t has been bought for ali aged nci.hbor.
And what the price oI t!la; caPful?' Ahout
eighty cash. Subsequently, discovered that
it was not unusual for nursing women to sell
their own milk for mo;h2rlc<> babes or octo-
gcnariM> in second hahyhood. the nurses
drawing their own milk to vrnd ii Il; 81 OF
Sd a cup NInr< Liz, in Chin".
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-03

RICH EDIroRs.-An exchange says that
editors are. as a general thing. not over
stocked with worldly goods. IIumbug.-
Here we are, editor of Il country paper, fairly
rolling i'll wealth. We have good office. a
double barrelled rifle. seven suits of clothss.
three kittens. Newfoundland pup. two gold
watches, thirteen day and two night shirts.
carpets on our floor, a pretty wife, own one
corner lot, have nincty-thrcc cents in cash.
arc out of debt. and have no rich relatives.
llurrah. for hurrah. Who cares for CASH
Horicrn (I''m.) Iryrs
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-03
The Wreck of the Central America

The following touching lines conclude poem
which appeared in Household Words on the wreck
Of the Arctic. and which was generally and doubt
less rightly attributed to the pen of Dickens
She left her post-that gallant ship
The master of the seas.
With heart of fire to qucll the wave.
And canvas for the breeze -
Gay happy hearts upon her deck
Left happy hearts behind:
The prayers that speed the parting guest
Went with her on the wind.
As like some strong and spirit thing
The vessel touched it with her wing.
She left her port-thc gallant bark
That never reached it more
The hearts have never met again
That parted on that shore.
Ere long She rivcn thing.
The good ship and the free.
The merry souls that sailed her. gone
Across darker sea;
And Ruin sat. without 4 form.
Where Wreck had been. without a storm.
Forthc wind who~cv Voice was a long. low sigh
To the eve. without it> stars.
Had in manv ears thai d;t, been sung
As it PLAYED around the Vessels ,pars.
But. al how many another voice
Tha, mingled with its strain.
On loving hearts. i'll >igh or soiig.
Shall never fall again =
How MANY a soul o'crt"ck ere night
The PRAYER ii poured in The morning light.
And oh the fond and warming thoughts
That mingled with despair
~ lips that n'vcr PRAYED before
Sent up the spirits PRAYER,
The faces Of The far away.
That smiled across that sea.
And low sweet tones. that he'd tn heart
Through all il a"Hny
The hopes for others poured like rain.
When for themselves all hope was vain
For He who hu>hcd the waves Of old
And walked the foam-white lee
To where the lonely fishing bark
Lay tossing on the sea-
Al The Wild cry Of man : despair.
Or wonlan> wilder vail.
Shall never more with mortal feet
Come walking through the gale:
Yet angels waited round that wreck.
And God. unseen was on the dcc,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-03

towards hlm with all the fury OF maniac
gli>tcning in his eye, and scizinga large, old
fashioned shovel in his way, he raised it to
strike the offender to the ground. AS the
fatal instrument descended, the rclenting old
man diverted it by a violent effort from its
course. and saving the culprit. inflicted a blow
which cleft even this stout Oakcn desk in two
and with countenance as full of admiration
as it had before been of rage. he exclaimed to
the school. Did We see, boys9 He didn't wink
didn't wink He'll make general His
prophecy was well nj igh fulfilled. The ro-
guish boy. whose life was saved by the caprice
of mailman, was reserved for a distinguish
ed destiny. He was aftcrward Commodore
Prcbcc.-F"rtioHd .tyy"s.
\ THREE MINUTE IIOE>E-A certain DIR.
Blank had a horse so thoroughly used up aS
to be worthlc>s-thc only good points re-
naming being where the bones diStcndcd the
skin. SO he prepared to dispose of him i'll
this wise. lie went into the stable with Il
lath and gave the animal a regular rib-wast-
ing three times a day. until. finally, whenever
the excited horse heard his step. or saw his
face he would begin to kick and plunge like
one possessed. Arrived at this point. the
doctor borrowed the decorated blanket of a
we'll known nag. called White Feather. and
cnvclopins the remains of his horse in it. sent
him to auction to bc sold, with directions to
the auc,;onccr to LET him slide" if he could
get bid of forty dollars. In the mean time
the brute WAS ad,rrtiScd a> "a celebrated
hor>c-kind in harrv>>-had made his mile
inside of three minutc>-wa> handy at the
plow-and sold "nly because the owner had
no further use for him"
On thr day of sale. L crow,! gathered
among which was the Doctor. whom the
horse 10 sooner saw. than he began to mani
fest signs Of unca>inc>s. which the auc;onccr
called life and spirit. The first bid WAS scv-
rnty-;ivc dollars. and soon run up to one
hundrctI-oYc hundred and twcntv-ti,c-onc
hundred and Gftv-at which price the nag
was pronounced sold The buyer ia down
ca>trr) paid the money, and harnc>>cd the
spirited animal to his wagon. Informing the
crowd that he WAS going II Cape Cod where
he himself hclnnrrl
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-03

g Here IS a delicious little rain song, as
musical as the rain itself. We know not who
wrote it, but is it not bcautifulo
Millions of massive rain-dropS
Have fallen on all around;
They have danced on the housc-tops.
They've hidden in the ground.
They were liquid-likc Musicians.
With anythi"g for rkey-
Beating tunes upon the WINDOWS,
Keeping time upon the trees.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-03
JOB PRINTING.

Our Printing establishment was never in better
condition than now. and increased attention will
be given to this branch Of business. We keep
constantly on hand Paper and Card Stock. and are
now prepared to print iIandbillS, Programmes.
Auction Bills Bill Heads Labels. Circulars. Bu>i-
ness and Wedding Cards. &C.. &c. at short notice.
Orders by mail will be carefully attended to. and
the work forwarded with DESPATCH
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-03

\ FANCY DINNER.--A tall. long-lcgged
lIo>icr. from Jasper County. Indiana. distin-
guishcd by little head perched on cranes
ncck-accoutcrcd with swallow-tailcd coat.
and pantaloonS that refused to be coaxed
down to the ances-boots shining with tai
low, and hat that scorned over half an inch
of brim-stalked into the Richmond house
last week to get what he called a 'f;,ncv din
ner" Being shown to the ordinary. and ask
ed by a servant what he would have:
"Wal. dog on it. ! don't know" said he.
casting his eye down the long and seemingly
endless array of frican deaux, cotelletts. IA
goutS, and other kick-shaws." on the bill of
fare. which confounded him with their varie-
ty. while he despaired of graphing with them
all" what wonld 90" take Square eff YOU
were in my place? | couldn't eat all them ar
tixcns. YOU know couldn't, by thunder, eff
never was to have another meal of yittles
in coon's age" "Wouldnt YOU like some
SOUP? asked the waiter Wal, Square,
YOUR bcout right. | reckon. Bring on YOUR
soop, and then Ill pitch into your billed Wit
tells. You tax all the same. they sav, and it's
hard choosin'-so Ill jest try one plate
hyouJh The Tot: | miU, q I buSt :"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-03

BE SURE YOU ARR: RIGIIT.- ludicrous
incident took place at the Junction Hotel,
Lafayette. Ia. upon the arrival of train from
indianapolis. A gentleman and lady, in
spired with sudden recognition, were observed
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-03

CIEERFrLNEs> is the daughter Of employ
ment: and have known a man come home
in high spirits from funeral, merely be-
cause he had the management of it?
MOrTO FOR TIE GOVERNOR OF UTHH.-GO
it while YOU re Young.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-03

By AND BY.-Thc (Hicrgo Jommol says.
..bv and bv" is the bridal bell of all the world.
1t is rung by the hands of Hope. and pro-
claims the wedding of the heart to-day with
the bliss Of tomorrow.
When we were children we fancied the
school-bell rang out al articlllatc 'comc to
school," or .go and play'-"go and play"
More real and audible beats the universal
heart, "bv and by"-"by and by
Like the arrow that the fairy bore on. when
the force of the bow was spent; like the cloud
and the pillar that went before the host in the
desert. is ''by and by" there's a promised land.
and a thousand summer isles beyond it.
Whether it beats beneath IshmaerS dusky
vestment, or the snowy billow of Crcasslan
bosoms. it is forever bleSt, and forever "by
and by"
WRITING FOR THE PREsS.-Whcn YOU write
for newspaper, write all Your words in full
as YOU wish them printed This has been
said thousand times. but not one man in
ten observes the rule All our best writers
do observe 1t. In this paper We print an
article in which the writer abbreviated the
word government into govt, and the printers
made it yout. so that the power of the gov
ernment was changed into the power of the
gout. Dot the letter and cross the letter t.
and try to spell correctly. If YOU cannot
comply with these rules. after YOU have
written your article put it in the tire.-N. y.
OJse,rer.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-03
A Strong Put.

From the New York Examiner.
We find in Boston daily paper an article
of local news. as follows. omittiny the ralncS ::
BAPTIST ORDINATION AT-- Mr.. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-02

SINGULAR CIRCUNsrAxCE.-Ther is a man
IN our State Prison at the present time, who
since he has been in said institution has seen
for the 6rst time for six years the wife of his
youth. He became estIanged from her many
years since, and subsequently, married again,
believing her to be dead. Attempting to oom-
NIT highway robbery, he was sent to the State
Prison, and the maner in which he discovered
his wife Is as follows: A day or two ago he
secosted one Of the cficers, and remarked thai
through grated window of the eastern wing
m which bis cell is situated, he had for several
days seen a woman pass regularly, whom he
felt confident, from her gait, to be his first
wife She lived in house opposite the prison,
and he desired that the officer should inq uiro,
IN order that be might satisfy himself that his
contectures were well founded.
The officer, impressed with the singularity
OF The affair, complied with the request, aud
found that the woman tC9s the prisoners wife,
she having long since thought him to be dead,
sad was unconsciously living within his very
sight. The officer did not inform the woman
that her husband was an opposite neighbor,
and he will continue to be such for four years
more If abe during that time remains in that
locality.-B0ston Post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-02

CURRAs AND TIE Hostess During one OF
the circuits Curraa was dining with q brother
advocate at a small inn kept by a respectable
woman, who, to the we'll crdering of her es-
adjustment, added a reputation for that sps-
ciss Of apt and keen reply which sometimes
supplies the place Of wit. The dinner had
been we'll served, the wine was pronounced
excellent, and it was proposed that the host
ess should be summoned to receive heir CON.
pliments on her good fare. The christian
name of this purveyor was HonOria, name
Of common occurrence in Ireland. but which
Is generally abbreviated to that Of Honor
Hsr attendance was prompt, ami Curraa, sf-
ter brief eulogium on the dinner, but cape
cially tho wine, filed bumper, ard handiu g
1T proposed as a toast, Honor and Honesty
His auditor took the glass, and with a pecu-
harly arch smile said, 9 Oar absent friends ;,
ana having drank of her amended toast, she
eurtseysd and withdrew Notes and Queries.