The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-09
But it is not of city Festivals that l would


for some purpose. making calls at
the white, painted houses until the party was
formed by including all the available persons
to be found in their midst. They then pass
ed from the village to the fields and woods.
where exercise, conversation. mirth and flow
ers were eagerly pursued. The search for
flowers proved fruitless. but Judging from the
appearance of the group about noon as they
returned. the inference is logical that exercise
and convivial pleasure had not been sought
in vain. While absent, an election was held
and fair and blushing maiden received the
honors of queendom. A crown of evergreen
and some simple decorations Of the same ma
tcrial proclaimed the choice of the party. AZ
ter brief call at the two stores, and at the
Temperance Hotel, the May Queen attended
BY her maids of honor on her right and left.
and her loyal subjects, was escorted TO her
residence. a May Pole grazing the front of
the group, and thus closed the festivities of
May-Day. The individuals of this company.
the Queen herself among the rest, devoted
the afternoon to labor. as is their wont. and
we may presume. slept well and soundly. save
pleasant dreams, the succeeding night.
The Queen of May was surprised to find
at the door of her residence the following
morning, basket of ample dimensions. beau
tifully decorated with tissue paper ard artiii-
cial flowers, and filed with choice ard accept
able articles. indicating the good taste Oft those
who selected them. accompanied by card
bearing the inscription of the familiar name
of the late Queen, and having upon it these
beautiful lines -
"BLUSHING.
Give me the eloquent cheek
Where bushes burn and die
Like thine. its changes speak
The spirits purity.
Such amusementS as these should be fo>-
tered. Our fair Young friends need the IL
vigcration found in daylight. out-of-door re-
creations If our Young men would have help
meets in their companions, let them foreSc
the midnight dance. and tempt the fair to en-
gage in frequent early morning rambleS. Sc
curing healh and beauty of form, and gcnU
Inc chcerfulne>s of spirit. i.
/ MAIL IErTiNG>.-The following are III,
contractors of few of the mail routes in TIL:
State
From Montpelier TO Rovalton. L. Boutwell,
$500.
From Montpelier TO Bradford. Daniel Row
land. $500.
/ From Montpelier to Danvillc. Harry T
Boutwell,. $50.
+ From Montpelier to Barton, Harry F. Bout
we'll $3.50.
From Montpelier to St. Adams, Jarib L
Sanderson. $500.
sTA correspondent of the thronici, from
Cambridge VT. gives the following sugar sta
tistic> -
On enquiry. | find that titty->ix Of on
farmers have made seventy->ix thousand an,
three hundrcdth>. (.6.3oO) an average OF
which gives thirteen hundred and >iNIytw,
pounds l5G2l for each. Il i reasonable
from this basis of calculation to suppose tina
VIC ho>r made al least lj2.';,o pounds. and a
we have a population of about 1000 We mus
have large surplus over our own wants.
One Young man made with his own hand
l. =, !,
day work by 4 neishbor. y Young woman
made 1. pounds from one tree standing nca
her father house.
SENTENCED.-Favette Thompson. who Wa
arrested. some DAYS ago. for robl,iny the Tick
Il Office of the Rutland and Burlington X
r. Co. in this place. was brought into cour
last FRIDAY. plead guilty to the charge. anc
was sentenced to the States Prison for foul
years. HIS father came forward. and Offered
to bail him. which amounted TO nearly tn,
value of his property. but the Young man pre-
terred expiating his offence rather than beg
caring his parentS-Bmiin@on Sentinel.
- Mr.. f. TAYLOR. of Moretown. writes t.
the Repository. as follows -
Il do not expect to tell a great sugar Sto
~. hut merely relate what two of my small
BOYS have done in the way of sugar making
this spring One will be II in June. and tn,
other 10 in July next They gathered tn,
sap and boiled it in. and cut part of tn.
wood. and made from 60 trees. 800 pounds of
good sugar. If other men have bows OF then
age that have done better than this. they need
to be proud of them.
l saw a notice in the Repository of Narcl
10Th. headed Big Cattle and thinking prob
ably | might have one coming under thai
head. herewith give YOU the weight of {
calf. at Ii months old. weighed last Saturda,
$50 pounds. Durham mixed.
THE WAY OF THE TR,NSGRESSoR- Refer
ence was made in our columns some weeks
since to robbery of money of Mr.. Mott
of Alburgh, committed by a Young man
named John Frost Shortly after. the thief
was arrested over the line. in Canada. and af:
ter an examination. was committed to the
County Jail. to await his trial at the next sit
ting of the County Court of Grand Isle Coun.
tv. He has. however. been called to high
or tribunal. after suffering from that loath-
some disease, small pox, of which. We learn
he died in the jail on the Goth inst. The
young man left parents living in Grafton. y.
H.-;St. -Ilbons Messenger.
Az OLD MAN.-Peter Nassau, of Pom
fret, VT, aged one hundred and fwenfy-siJ
years was in town on Monday. Apparent-
~, he is as vigorous as most men at - or So
Peter is colored-the oldest .'citizen'' of
Vermont, probably of the Union. Had
Judge fancy inquired of Peter. he would
nroh,hlv have learned th,t color.d ,,o,, ,roro