The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-17

~ Two boys PLAYING in barn at Detroit
found Il rat in tub of water, into which he
had fallen while trying to drink, and after
poking him under several times. left the tub
when "a new actor appeared on the stage
in the person of an enormous old rat. and a
>agacious one, for after Sundry frantic efforts
to reach down and claw the sufferer out. he
fairly turned tail. and setting this claws flmly
into the board, cxterdcn his caudal append
age down into the water, thus forming {,
means of escape, which the rat in the water
quickly availcd himself of. He set his claws
and teeth into it. and held on like grim death
while the old fellow started down the board
by which he had assembled the tuh. and tug
Scd Ike dray horse. until he brought his
companion to the top. when the two scampcrel
off. seemingly highly pleased with the resul,
of the experiment."
ONE BENEFIT OF TIE "CRISIS. Among
the many luxurics killed off by the financial
pressure is Gen. Walkers Nicaragua invasion
scheme. Some of the Southern papers still
speak Of his raising 10000 men and trans
porting them to Central America. We
should like to know how he is going to do
it in the present state of the money market
1t would be cheaper to buy Nicaragua and
done with it. But the crisis has probably
knocked the life out Of the whole scheme.
and made Walker for some time to come one
of the most hopeless Of the many lame
ducks"
81 If every lady in the country would
resolve not to buy another silk dress for Il
year to come, millions of dollars would be
saved to our country. which would be COM
pletc panacea for hard times" The gentle
men might make similar saving by limiting
their consumption oftohacco. Other nations
are our creditors for silks. tobacco. and other
supcrtiu;tics, and to pay for them the country
is drained of its specie. and money becomes
tight.
e In Hartford. there seems to be a gen
cral spirit of accommodation and confidence.
Country people. however, coming into the
Fair, draw specie for bank bills, somcwhat to
the chagrin of their city cousins. The shop
keepers are advertising their goods for the
suspended bills at par. One of the papers
tells an anccdotc Of a tough Old customer
buying barrel of flour, and after it was put
into his cart, saving to the merchant, MIR.
Jones, | guess you'll have to charge this. |
haven't anything but Hartford county money
with me- "Wcll give lis that" answered the
merchant. 81 can get it out of the bank
sooner than l can get it out of YOU
"a George Washington Park Gusts. the
last surviving member of Washington's fami-
ly, died at his residence, Arlington, Alcxan-
dria county, Virginia, Saturday.
An EXAMPLE FOR TIE Tn1Es.-A number
of young ladies in Salem, having considered
the state OF the money market, and deter
mined not to pay ten or twenty dollars for Il
winter bonnet, have set about making bon
nets for themselves.
THE HoNEYMooN.-Mary-" Charles, dear
now We arc married, you know we should
have no secrets. So do, like dove, hand the
bottle of hair dye; you will find it in my
dressing case
MODEsTY.-It is said that lady once ask
ed Lord Brougham, the great English orator
and author, who was the best dcbater in the
House of Lords. His lordship modestly 70
piled, Lord Stanley is the second, madame. y
A Jockey at the Maze races, England, ask
ed an eminent Yankee if they had any such
swift horses in America. Swift" said John
athan, "why, guess We have. I've seen a
horse at Baltimore, on sunny day, start
against his own shadow, and beat it qu artcr
OF mile at the first heat"
HEAT FASTER TITAN CoLD.-"Which can
travel the fastest. heat or cold 9"-"Whv,
heat, you Ounce. Can't anybody catch cold p"