The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-01-31

$ pair of boots. the first pair of skates. the fr>
I lonG-'alled coat. the first sweetheart, and tn
first baby. are waymarhS along the iourne,
OF HE. which, with the incidents connecte,
thrreNth, are always .ooacd back upon vii,
pleasure. No second article of the sam,
kind ever Ills So large a plac. in the affect
IONS and memory as the first We know of
d little heart which for a year or two ha
grown .lL with thrrrhfs of skates The,
were lonT"d tor, asked for, and dreamed OF
bnt discretion deemed one or two NOR,
turns OF the yeargaS> of Time necessary Il
secure proper arpliraIion of skates to tn,
youthful understanding. The skates. how
ever. have come at last. Santa Claus tron IA
them Christmas eve, and christmas norm, .
found them strapped TO pair Of iuvcnii.
boots IN tie rhnli.cv corner. There were ais,
numerous knirk -kma;ks. d-s.n-.i to max,
III" youn" hear: -l.i. mixed up with III.
skates Ent he knick knarkS wrr, of It'll.
arcount. Inc first lav Of da, light found III,
little ones examining their stockings. ano
on" "llr otevcS were quick TO discover tn.
skates. and ther" wasn't e.rsi.ht or heart
room tor any fhing else. The yoar- fac,
looked very broad and happy. and the lip.
"i'''ire'l on one side aud closed on the Ole,
Al the same >tan'. as it Somerhi,.r VA,
c'ow'iIn2 up to aud between them for inter
anc"' and as II lt>onlrbod, ii,ln't know how
I" let uitrrancr out Their. was evid,n,l,
something that wanted saving. but tia.
something WAS >o BIZ. 50 far bevomd express
ION. that IT remained un>aid. and the hrs vi
tratci-t!r,t one >i!e opened. an. the n,h.,
Si'i" Closed. and rtre rc,>r. Bet vonn"..l
!""n->t'r ".fa" 10 the rc>"nr with. You,
skates hH''' "'no. ,nGr >ka:rS LGrr come
an! 't'' vitr.'inr Fps o1"nrl with a long
h"arf-halpv "i.L!r. accompanied with '.tre-
2-n'on> applause. Those skates are nom
ABROAD in the world" and though o,h,,
skates. II IS hoped. NAV succeed them. non,
Will ever possess such charms As the first.
>WttMa'ed H'pn''~an
Nrw YrAK'> CAlIS.-Tne hlfowin.
paragraph appears in a letter in Tie Hm,
Jo'"hr}. OF what. man saw in New York
NV Years.
&" II" number o: a m1n'> acirainf.nre> O.,
New l"sr> ':av.i> a>roni>lin, No on. has les
than hundred ral> TO make. Any on. who
has ever rrmavrt! his hc,v.r to ever >o n.
tant "A relative OF Mrs New-Y0rk or IA.
Misses New ok. feels In duty bound Ia cal
"i''h ih' '.miIv. and At liberty TO in,ro,,ur.
an uhiihif"'! number of ar'iuaintanceS sax
this illustrated dur!n. onr call u3on AIr>
He'd -..S w. wr,. h,-2l,- .,., =
''''-' anu -'r- i'u!. marched IN. t'l
'' "'. Al
- who bad :. <,,..1
A. TO h'~ own lrtronvnric. he rrorrcI,.! :,
h'> .INit Inf" 'in". and introirrr
~, n, w. 49, VIZ, 'h'oN>' -hi
u. .- -c..r-,,... t.,l ia. >...,,r., ~.
na,''r'r' OF Sncrr>>ivclv preserving arm
- '''- ">''n'' wh"n Miss !!"i-"> en-
,,.,l -, :, W., '''ti' "''.'
names. >l.,. lai .>r,h \ -l.ci,...l u ,,.,,,,.
". an! Mr.. Ball acain called .hr ,oll o.
"I.'H. NJ iHb!'s' Nr
,,.,,. ,-,,..:5.,, '''',' ''''''S ih'
'hl> >c!rmui-v. Mss UoI,.s ,rl..r,oor. ,La
presentation of h" rom:anv. and inrro,lurc,.
Mr Archer i Nr Warhv. Mr. Brown A.
In '"mpranr" with invrarion. Nr Rul! then
~ ''> "'> >'in'H mo ihe back lailor. IL
THr SECRET OF Nrx1IlAriny-L..-
II" ar enter flr house freely l,v a lar,. an.
eI'nrr. Ike a common window. and c,,,,:.,,.
ct regulation in the same WAY. H., !. e,-,r
a >tovc-roon. aud hr there romolr,,,y warm.
ed. and then let it pass freely through the
whole hon>". and enter all the apartments
'''h"r AZ the doors or hy express channels.
axe Of the used air bv the chimney ana Am
open fire {; or. t r crowds provide larger and
express openings: there is 10 more To l..
dorc. Houses that W. have seen v,nti,,tr.I
IN t!"> simple. unpr-trn,linr. unrrv>-cr:aI.>
manner. arr ~, best ventilated We lay. en-
tered. |; i too often the fat. o.: ,h. m,...r;;
oU> li'lc piye>. tunnels. tubes and valves ly
which ventilation is Frequently svmla,'iz.d
rather to Indicate ventilation than to e,,r,
INCREASED DURATION OF LIrr-Pro
lessor buchanan. in a lecture before the
N'chahics Institute a: Cincinnati. makes n,
l"t'cwinI observations mon the average du
ration sc Ito III. .r,,.