The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-09-12

u NJ. Sparkling. from Boston. is al Tie
our people a rare tcca; some evening during
the coming week. consisting Of Eccitaiion>
selection. from The song of IIiavatha." ard
the wonderfully clever >atiricalPo, cnti,lc,!
"NothinS 10 Wear also "Nothin- 10 Do :"
"Nothin- 10 Wear i a satire upon the fash
ionahlc ,1traNayancic> of The Ladies. No
thing to Do is companion and reply tu
"Nothia- 20 Wear. IA satire upon ,thc Gv:.-
tclhcn.
Such entertainments are not only in>truc-
tive bat afford the hi.hc>. hnd of adjustment
and VT should he glad To see the light and
frivolous "puprct shows which have become
81 numerous. giving place to something more
substantial Is well As much more pleasing
We have no personal knowledge OF Mr.
Sp.udiny> merits. hut one of our citizens.
who heard him few evenings since. speaks
in the highest terms Of his performance.
- The potato rot is very prevalent in
Worcester and Vicinity. and the prospects
are that there viii be less than half crop.
We consider two acres OF our own. planted
with that vegetable. To he hardly worth the
digging. and one of our largest farmers as
>urcd us. Yesterday. that he would gladly
take for hi. entire crop what the seed were
worth last spring. when planted Worcester
SPY.
=" We often hear of singular cases of rrat
itudc. which show human nature Ia be better
than many would have us believe. Here i.
the last case: At the time Of the abolition ri
OTIS in 1883. in Philadelphia. the Orphans As
s,lum for Colorcd Children was fired
Through the cxcrtionS of the Good Will en-
CINE the building was partially saved from
the flames. and the lives of It's inmates rc.cn-
ed from 4 dcvourinS element and furious
mob. On Friday evening last colorcd man.
neatly alfred. entered the house of the Good
Will Engine Company and desired to see
some of the members. Having introduced
himself to them. he stated that nineteen wear.
since. through their excrtons while an in
mate of the Colorcd Asylum. hi. life wa.
preserved. lie then presented them with Il
silver goblet. valued at forty dollars, aS a tcs
timonv of his undying esteem.
~ CUr OF CoLp WATER. In one of the
interior provinces of India there is said TO be
man who every morning goes to Il distant
trough standing by the roadside. and filling it
with water. returns to his daily duties. The
caravans passing that way call and slakc their
thirSt-hc never knows whom he blc>>cS. and
they never know their bcnctactor He is
satisfied that some weary pilgrims are re-
trc>hcd by his kindness. but who they are
i, matters not. They will never return to
reward him personally. but his reward is the
consciousness of having done q generous act.
iV Otto Goldscilmidt.Jcnny Lind Lind husband
was in England recently. making arrange
mcnts to remove his family thithcr in the fall.
They have been spending the summer at
suburb of Dresden. The Lind voice is said
to retain It's quantity and quality. and she
would like to make another musical tour of
the United States. Let her come.
Bishop OTEY AND His FIpDIE-Bishop
Otcy of Tennessee. is not opposed to the
cultivation of innocent amusement. His
pleasant disposition is illustrated by the fol-
lowing remark OF his: Thirty years ago
came to Tennessee with my wife. my fiddle.
and horse and Sulkcv. NV horse and
sulkey are long since gone. but nv wife and
fiddle remain as good is new.
sU The tircmcns Muster. at Worcester.
promises to he one of the sranlcSt affairs of
the kind on record. Soycnty-tivc companies
expect to he present. and from 800 TO 1000
people ter every company.