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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-08

Il MARX ONLY THE HOURS THAT SHINE.
The above. if we rightly remember. is the
inscription upon sun dial in Italy. Il ii
culcatcs Il beautiful lesson which VIC NAV hc
prone 10 disregard 1t would teach lis ta
remember the bright days Of life, and no;
10 forget the blessings God has given u.s.
Life. ii is true. is not all bright and beautiful.
But still it has its lights as wcll as its shades
and i, is neither wise nor grateful to dwell
To" mush upon the darker portions OF the
picture. lie VIII" looks upon the bright sid..
of life. and makes the best Of everything, will.
We think. other things being equal, he bet
ter and happier man those who. rs Franklin
says, are always looking at the ugly leg
and find occ ,sion for complaint and censuro
ln almost everything they meet with.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-08
The Way Of Paying a Subscription.

\ correspondent of the Lagrange Wing
gives the following amusing account of th'
way a farmer was taught how cheaplv hi
could take the papers. The lesson is wortl
pondcring by a good many men we "wot of.
"Iou have hens at home, of course. Well
| will send vou my paper one year for the
proceeds of Il single hen one scason-mcrcl!
the proceeds. 1t seems triliing. preposterous
to imagine the products of j single hen vii
pay the subscription! perhaps it wont, but
make the offer
"Donc." exclaimed farmer b.: Il agree tc
it," and appealed to me as witness in the
affair.
The farmer went away apparently much
clatcd with his contract, and the editor went
on his way rejoicing.
Time rolled around. and the world rcvolv-
cd on its axis ard the sun moved in its orbit
just as it formerly did. the farmer received
his paper regularly. and rcsaled himself with
the information from it. lie not only knew
the affairs Of his country, but became conycrs-
ant upon the leading topics of the day, and
the political and financial commissions of the
times His children delighted too. i'll peru
sing the contents of their weekly visitor. In
short. he said he was surprised AT the pro
grcs> Of himself and family in general inform
alton.
Some time in the month of September
happened up again in the office. when who
should enter bat our old friend. farmer i.
How do YOU DO. Mr.. B. :? said the editor,
extending his hand. and his countenancc lit
up with bland smile: take chair. sir, and
be seated: fine weather We have"
"lc>. sir. quite fine indeed" answered the
farmer. shaking the protfcrcd paw of the cdi-
tor: and then Il short silence cnsucd after
which o,,r friend B said. Il have brough,
YOU the proceeds Of that hen
|, was amu>in: to STE the peculiar express
ion of the editor as he followed the farmer
down to the wagon. coul! hardly keep my
riSibcS down.
When nj the wagon. the farmer commcnc-
CT handinS over - the editor the product,
of the hen. which. on Icing counted amount
cd to eighteen pulct> worth a shilling each
and number OF dozen eggs. making the az
-rcga;c at the lra>, calculation, $50. onl
dollar more than the price of the paper.
NO nccd.' sad he. of men not taking ;
family newspaper, and paving for it. too.
don't miss this from rrv rooSt Vet. | hay,
paid for 4 wears Subscription and a dollar
over. All folly. sir: i, is charity. sir: it i:
charity. YOU know. commences at home.
But" resumed The editor, will pay f"
what is over the subscription. | did not i'll
tend this as 4 means of profit. but rather t.
convince YOU. | will pa! for
Not Il hi, of it sir: bargain is a bargain
and am already repaid. sir-d"uhly paid
sir And when ncighhor makes the com
plant did. will relate /" him the hen s,o
Nv. Good day. gentlemen.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-08

I Washington heard The rnrort cf his spy,
hut his rob.c brow low cred. Az! frown
gathered upon his features as he was inform
ed of the capture of Wilson and his niece.
Scarce Il week had passed. ere. from his re-
quest. the maiden was set at liberty. an'i l,ia
ccd under the care of whig family in H., il,
terror In the meantime, wilson had heca
conveyed to Philadelphia. and II; re imnanrc'!
in the prison of the city.
\ few weeks after this event. 4 Young FISH
crman. although crnbarsocd .by the command
of General Howe. often had under the pre-
text of selling whiskcy to the soldiers, passed
the out-posts and sentinciS with impunity,
and the Scntincls had become so familiar with
the old red boat and blue barrel. that he was
but seldom challenged. Under the fisher
mans slouched hat might have been rccosni-
zcd the face of Young Morton. His object
was not alone the gaining of information.
That gloomy old stone prison contained one
whom he had sworn to release. were it at the
peril of his life.
1t was a dark and stormy night The pris-
oncr sat alone in his lonesome cell. lie was
to die, and for what Forsooth a spy had
been seen near his door. lie arose and ap-
preached the narrow grated window. Cnaid-
ed. escape was impossible He listlessly ga
zcd out and counted the lamps as they were
cxtinguishcd one by one. or heard the distant
cry of the sentinel. "All's WELL" lie had
stood thus for some time. when he was start
led from his r,vcric bv the appearance of a
head above the level of the window sill, and
a low voice said:
Hist. Wilson is that you:?'
He recognized the voice of Morton, not
with>tandinS he could not see his face dis
tinctly.
Haste. but do not speak" said he, "our
time is short, and we must employ Il to thu
purpose
by the united cxcrtions of the two and tho
aid of an instrument brought by Morton, the
iron bars of the window were quickly reno
we'd. and Wilson soon stood by the side of his
libcrator. \ gagged and PROSTATE sentinel
cndeavorcd to shout, but to no avail. They
passed him. and were soon outside tho prison
wall on their way toward the wharf, where
Morton'S boat was moorrd Three hours AZ
ter they were both safe in the American
camp.
AS soon az the war WAS ended. Morton le-
tired from his countr,'s service. and was
shortly after married to Mary Wilson, his
old schoomatc
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-08
An IriShman'S Resources.

Mr.. Mraghrr. in his speech at the st. Pat
rick'S d;y dinner, on the 18th ul,.. told the
following:
Paddy Shannon was Il buyler in the S.th
rcSimcnt-thc Fo"yh-a-HHlagbs-and with
that regiment. under the command of Sir
Hugh Cough. served all through the PENN
sular campai.n When the campaign was
over. Paddy had nothing left him but the re-
collections of it. His only s"lacr was the no.
,icr taken of him i'll the can,csn. 1t is no
wonder. then. he became :: convivial soul
From the bottle he soon found his WAY To the
halbcrts.
The regiment was paradcd, the proceedings
read. and Paddy tied up. The signal was
given for the drllmmcrs 10 begin, when Pad
dy Shannon exclaimed:
"l.istcn now. Sir Hugh. Do YOU mean to
say You are going to tioy me? Just rccol-
lcct who it was sounded the charge at Borcs-
81. when You took the only French eagle ever
taken? Wasn't it Paddy Shannon? Little
thought that day it would come to this ;
and the regiment so proud of that same eagle
on the colours
"Takc him down. said Sir Hugh, and Pad
dy escaped unpunishcd.
\ very short time. however. elapsed, before
Paddy again found himself placed in similar
circumstances.
"Go on, said the Colonel. don't he in a
hurry calculated Paddy, i've few words
to say, Sir Hugh
The eagle won't save You this time. sir.
"ls it the eagle indeed. then wasn't 60
ing to say ANYTHING about the same, though
you are and ought to be proud of it. But |
was just going to ask if it wasn't Paddy Shan
non who, when the breach of Tarifa was
stormcd by $4,000 French. and only the S7th
to defend it. if it wasn't Paddy Shannon who
struck mp 'Garyown to glory, boys and YOU,
Sir Hugh, have got the same two towers and
the breach between them upon Your coat of
arms in testimony thereof
take him down." said the Colonel, and
Paddy was again unScathcd.
Paddy, however, had 4 long list of services
to get through, and a good deal of whiskcv
and ere another two months he was again IL
cd up. the sentence read, and an assurance
from Sir Hugh that nothing again would
make him rclent. Pady tried the eagle,
was of no use. He appealed to Sir Ilugh's
pride and the breach of Tarifa without any
avail
and is it me" at last he broke out, "tha,
YOU are going to tog9 ask YOU, Sir Hugh
Cough before the whole Regiment, who know
it well, if it wasn't Paddy Shannon who pick
ed up The French Field Marshars staff at tho
battle of Victoria, that the Duke of Yelling
ton sent to the Prince Regent. and for which
he got that letter that will long be remcm
bered. and that made him a Field Marsha
into the bargaino The Prince Regent said
You've sent me the staff of Field Marsha
of France return YOU that of n Eiel,
Marshal of England Wasn't it Paddy Shan
non that took it? Paddy Shannon, Who nev
cr Got rap, or fccompyn>c, or ribbon. Or star
= .. cc2t-cta~.,l.. ~ niar,. Of d;S.irct;o, Va,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-08

TIE SAvIOHs Hot rSE.-Will YOU take nv
masters house, on lease for all eternity, with
nothing to pay for it. nothing but the ground
rent of loving and serving Him forever Will
you take Jesus, and dwell in him throughout
eternity? or will You be content to be house
less soulo Come inside, sir: see. it is furn-
ishcd from top to bottom, with all YOU want.
1t has cellars filled with gold, more than YOU
will spend as long as YOU live; it hath a par
lor where you can entertain yourself with
Christ and feast on his love; it has tables
well stored with food for you to live on for
ever; it hath 4 drawing room of brothcrlv
love. where you can receive your friends
You will find a resting room up there, where
YOU can rest with Jesus; and on the top there
is look out, whence YOU can see heaven it.
self. Will You have the house. or will YOU
not? All! if you are houselcss, you will say
-" should like to have the house; but NAV
| have ite' Yes; there is the key. The key
is, "comc to Jesus" But you say:-"I am
too shabby for such house." Never mind
there are garments inside If YOU feel
guilty and condemned, come, and though the
house is too good for you, Christ will make
you good enough for the house by-and-by.-
He will wash you, and cleanse you, and yo,,
will yet be able to sing with Moses, with the
same unfaltcring voice: Lord, thou has,
been my dwelling place throughout all gcner-
ations. ."-SpUyeon.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-08

Marks OF SrsrlcIoS.-Always suspect a
man who affects great softncss Of manner. a.,
unru!ilcd cvcnncss Of temper. and an enunc;
alton studied, slow, and deliberate. Thcs.
things are all unnatural. and be.pc:.k IL,
gree Of mental discipline into which he thu,
has no purposes of craft CT design to answc.
cannot submit t. drill Himself. The n,ore
successful knave- are usually of this dcscr;p-
tion. as smooth as ,azors dipped in oil. ar,i
as sharp. They affect the innocence of ,he
dove. which they have not, in order to '.al:
t's cr.nins Of th" scrre,'t, which they h.,t
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-08

BE PoIIrE-It is said that the Hon. Gee.
McDuticc. of South Carolina. was very puiitc
even when Il little hoy. One evening he was
holding little calf by its ears Will, his
mother MIXED the COW. and gcntlrInaa "
passing hy said. Good evening. my E;,lr
SON. George returned. Good evening, sir"
with such aroli,c bow. ,ha, the gcn,lcma.,
noticed him and said. why didn't Won pail
off Your hat. mv little man :" George answer
cd-"lf You will ,ct down alrt hold nv calf
for me will pail o.f NIX Eat to vou
Georges rolitcnc~> and >!,rcwd rcniark were
the making OF Lilr: That gentleman s,i! Ia
his mother. Your s.ln is Il smart boy. and ii
properly trained Will make great man SOM
day. If you Will permit me. viii give
George good education and give him Il
start iii the world" The mother thanked
the gentleman for his Kindness and LET hin.
take charge Of her SON.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-08
Anne Bronte'S Last Verses.

| hoped that with the brave and strong
MY portioncd task might lie:
To toll amid the busy throng.
With purpose pure and high.
But God has fixed another part.
And he has fixed it we'll;
| said so. with my bleeding heart,
When first the anguish fell.
Thou, God. hast taken our delight.
Our treasured hope, away;
Thou bid st Us now weep through the night,
And sorrow through the day.
These weary hours will not be lost,
These DAYS of misery
These nights of darkness, anguish-tOst-
Can but turn to Thee.
With secret labor to sustain
In humble patience every blow;
To gather fortitudc from pain,
And hope and holiness from woe.
Thus let me serve Thee from my heart,
Whate or may be my written fate;
Whether thus early to depart
Or vet awhile to wait.
If Thou shouldst bring me back to life.
More h,nblcd should be:
More wise. more strengthened for the strife.
More apt 70 lean on Thee.
Should Death he standing at the gate.
Thus should keep my VOW;
But. Lord, whatever he my fate,
Oh. let me serve Thee now.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-08

WESTERN COURT ETIQUETTE.-Thc Judge
of western court recently decided a point
adverse to a certain LAWYER. The lawyer was
stubborn, and insisted that the court was
wrong.
Il tell YOU that I am right yelled the
court with flashing eyes.
Il tell you that YOU are not rctortcd the
counsel.
"Cricr," yelled the Judge. Il adjourn
chc court for ten minutes. and pitched INTO
the counsel. and after lively little fight,
placed him hcls du con,bot. after which busi-
ness was again resumed. but it was not long
before another misunderstanding arose.
"Crier." said the court. "wc viii adjourn
This time for twenty minutes" and he was
about taking off his coat, when the counsel
said:
Never mind. Judge, keep on your coat
the pint is yieldcd-my thumbs out o
Joint. and Eve spraincd my shoulder
- For the last twenty years the above ancc-
.dote has periodically gone the rounds of
newspapcrdom, and is probably regarded as
a fancy sketch. which is not the case. The
circumstances, as detailed. actually transplr-
ed in what was known as the kickapoo Cir
cult. of southwest Missouri, in 1875, the Hon.
Charles II. Allen, being the Judge in nquestion
"A man of many ccccntricitics, and known
very generally in the West as" Horse Allen.
Tic studied law under Henry Clay and scrv-
ed in the Kentucky Legislature as a Clay man,
but went to Missouri. joined the Democracy
and figured extensively. When his time as
Judge expired, Governor BoggS appointed
,uothcr in his stead unOn which he entered
the Executive mansion. pistol and cow-skln
in hand, to teach his cXcclcncy better man
ncrs, but was restrained by others. He died
some ten years ago. broken down politically
and otherwise. sc.-GMrcsiou IccuS) firilian.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-08
Be Sure You Call.

EY CHARLES SWAIN.
1t was rustic cottage gate.
And over it maiden lcant;
Upon her face and Youthful grace.
\ lover earnest ewes were bent.
Good night She said, "oncc more, gooC
night.
The evening star is rising high;
But carly with the morning light.
Be sure Won call as YOU pass by,
As Won pass by,
Be sure you cali as You pass by
The Spring had into summer lcapt.
Brown autumn : hand her treasures threw
When forth merry party swept.
In bridal garments. two by two:
| saw it was the maid that blessed
The evening star that rose so high;
For he. as suppose you guessed,
Had often called As he passcdby.
As he passed by.
Had oftcn called a> he passed by.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-08

THINGS THAT IT'S BETTER TO Do.-It's bet
ter to brew beer than mischief-to be smitten
with a young lady than with the rhcuma-
tism, to fall into fortune than into the sca-
to be pittied with a mothcr-in-law than the
small -pox-to cut tooth than a friend: to
stand dinner than an insult-to shoot part,
ridges instead fthc moon-to have the draw
ing OF an artist instead of blister. and to
narse the baby at any time III preference 20
v9;,r aayt., -
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-08

ry \ man and woman one night. i'll Vi
olcnt storm. knocked sturdily at Dean Swift's
door. and at length reused him from his slum-
bers. lie rose and throwing up the window
asked what they could want? The! answer
cd they wanted to be married Immediately
and had called. No, but, says Dean, " can't
you wait till morning? it is now one o'clock
They stated some urgent reason for proceed
ing without delay The Dean found it vain
to parlcy. Well said the Dean still keep
ing his head out of the window and talking
with the bride and bridegroom i'll the street.
If it must be 50 Ill marry YOU now:
"Attend"'
"Under this window. in stormy weather,
io:n this La. auu nan 'cGcthcI:
Let none In. Iii. WHO mad, the ti,'!l. jer.
Ter put IN woman ana man a>'ndcr.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-08

TIE BROKER AND Ills DnG-RCm,skMis
Case IF Canine :Sagariy.-.A certain broker
had dog. remarkable for its intelligence.
Every Saturday morning the dog received
from his master 4 enc dollar bill. which it
carried carefully to market. and with it paid
its meat bill for the week One day, through.
pr,ss of business. the broker neglected t.
give Bcro his customary allowance, and
through street. warcl ,u,e.m ,r; and exchange
the dog followed his master. who wondered
1t such unusual attendance. At last. snuclv
c.lSconcci in lis oilicc chair. the broker lad
time to rccollcc. the cause Of honest Bepo's
pcrtinacitv. and carefully taking bill from
his pocket, he threw it To the DO. expecting
to see him depart as usual. But to his sur
prise and anoyancc the dog. rlaccd his fol.
paw upon the note, and gave four sharp
barks in rarid surressin,: anA "o-.;...I H.:
interesting performance until his master an
Srily sna:chci up the note, and found ,hc
cause of the noise sxrlaincd-tkc bM ,rc2
discounted C"r ,"ur per c,ml.-Ne'r Erun,
scirk v. J.) Times onl inivn. y,.ly u;
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-08
The Sea.

Break. break break,
On thy cold. grey stones. o Sea.
And would that my tongue could utter
The thoughts that arise in me.
O well for the fisherman boy.
That he shouts with his sister at play.
O well for the sailor lad
That he sings in his boat on the bay
And the stately ships 90 on
To their haven under the hill;
But O for the touch of ,vaniShcd :, hand.
And the sound Of 4 voice that is still
Break. break. break.
At the foot of thy crags. o, Sea.
But the tender grace OF 4 lay that is dead
Will never come back to me
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-08

An OrlNI"S As IS AN OrINIoN.-" What
lovely w"man.' was the exclamation Of
Lord Chancellor Eldon upon passing a first
class beauty. when passing up and down West
minister Hall with his friend the Master II
tho Rolls. previous to the opening of their
respective courts. What an excellent ju.lye.."
sa,! the lady, when her sensitive car cauCh:
the ila,tcrinS decree Of the Lord High Chan
ccllur of England
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-08

\ SAFE Man To lNSUIE.-By steam
boat explosion ona Western river a passcn-
ger was thrown unhurt into the water. and at
once struck out Justify for the shore. blowing
like porpoi>c all the while. He reached the
bank almost exhausted. and was caught by a
bv->tander and drawn out painting. "Wcll,
old fellow" said his friend, had Il hard time
ch ?" "Ye-ycs. prc-prctty hard. considcrln.
Want doin' it for myself. though was work
in for one o them insurance Offices III New
York. Got policy on my life. and want
cd to save Mcm. didn't care
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-08
Remembrance.

Translated from the German.
! think of thee
When DER the lea
The nightingalc's song
Floats sweet and long.
When think st thou of nc:
I think of thee
Meath the shady tree.
Bv the fountains 5 gush,
In the evenings hush.
Where think st thou of nc:
| think of thee.
How mournfully!
With longing fears
And burning tears.
How think st thou of me?
Oh. think of me
Till We shall be
On 4 better star.
However far
| think but Of thee.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-08

An EYE To TIE FrTrHE-Widow Griz-
zlcs husband lately died of cholera In tt
midst of the most acute bodily pain. after Ia.
hand of death had touched him. and viii.
writhing in agony. his gentle wife said tc
him. We'll, Mr.. Grizzlc. You needn't Kick
round so. and wear AL the sheets ont. if You
are dyinr''
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-08
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, andar
now prepared to print IIandbill>, Programmes.
Auction Bills. Bill Heads. Labels, Circulars. Bu>-
ness and Wedding Cards &C.. &C.. at Shor, notice
Orders by mail will be carefully attended to. and
the work forwarded with dcSnatch.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-13

A PLrAsISG lNcipENr.-A weary pleasing
incident occurred at the st. Louis Fair on
last Friday. An old man, named Renlet,
had been thrown from his sulky the day be.
fore, and had behaved with great intrepid
ty and courage. The directors of the asso-
citation. admiring his GOODNESS in danger, vo-
ted him premium cup worth $50, which
was presented to him on Friday in the pre-
sence Of thousands, who applauded vocife-
rously and enthusiastically the bestowal of
the appropriate and merited testimonial, as
it was handed to the gray headed horse
man, with the statement from the marshal
that it was rendered to him in token of the
admiration he had excited BY his intrepid
department the day before The old man,
with n pleased countenance, bowed politely,
accepted the goblet, and with ten thousand
shouts in his ears, turned for drive around
the arena. During his career, bouquets
were showered upon him his active horse,
inspired by the exhilcrating scene, and the
tumu!tuous hurrahs, increased his pace and
when the animal and his veteran driver left
the arena, they left behind them the VAIN
recollection Of pleasing accident.