The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-06-26

Vastly on TE"Ionns oF CREATION. -
Who does not know that the man il thou.-
and times Vaiucr than the woman lie does
but follow the analogy uf all nature Look
at the Rcd Indian, IN that hlisslu state o.
nature from which $50 philosophers inform
those who choose TO believe thcm) we all
sprang. Which is the boastcr the struttcr,
the bcdizcncr of his sinful carcass with fcath.
ers and beads fox tail and bears elaws--thc
brave, or his poor litlle squnw ? An Austria
.linn settlers wife hcslows on some poor sln-
wing gin cast of French bonncti before
she has gone hundred yards, her husband
snaiches II oil, puts II on his own mop qui.
cts her for its loss with q tap of the Waddicc
and struts on IN glory Why not? Has he
not the analogy of all rature on Ills side p
Have not the male birds aud male moths fns
feathers, while the females go sohcry about
in drab and brown Does the lioness. or
the lion, rejoice in the grandeur Of q name
the hind, or the stag in antlercd pride p
How know We hut that in some more perfect
AID nallIAl Ailir hl- Euciril-I the Wnulru ALL
dress like so many quakcresscs, while the
frippery shops will become t6e-huunts ormcn
alone, and "brooches pearls and owches," be
consccrutcd TO the noblcr seN2 There are
sigma already IN the dress of our young gem
tlemen, of such n return TO the law of nturc
from the present absurd state of things, in
which the human peahens carry about the
gaudy trains which are the peacocks right.
Iiro years ago.
~ Az editor in Iowa has become so hol.
low from depending upon the printing bus-
ness alone for bread, that he proposes to sell
himself for stove pipe AZ three cents a foot.
~ An lrishman wh"n Knocked down ex-
claimed, "Do YOU strike a man when he is
down ~
"Oh, no." said his antagonist
"lhsn tuIh, and I'll lay here" replied Pat.
" Stcruc's Uncle Toby says that one Of
the tricks Of women is to pretend they have
accidentally got something in their eye, and
induce man To- look into IL; and he says
the man is surc gone il he looks there for
that something.
a WIusrLINo MATcH-A whistling match
lately came off at Moktmmnc Hill. Two
whistlers commenced at hulfpast nine o'clock
isthe evening, and kept it up till ten min
utes of two the next morning, when one of
them caved in, and was forced to'strctch his
mouth in all sorts OF shapes to get the
quicker taken out Of it. He "allowcd "
his lips felt like they were the toe ofan old
boot with large hole in it,"
to ]. +. Buckingham the ono, brilliant
editor of the Boston Courier, writes to that
paper a beautiful letter of two columns,
which concludes with the following fine pa
thos -
For me the problem of immortal life or
eternal sleep will soon he solved The
great eoravnnscra is in sight the steps
which conduct me to its portal will be few
and trust, unialtering.
Nightly pitch my moving tent,
days march nearer home
AN IMPAIRMENT ENGINEER. On Friday
last, the engineer of Il fast train was arrested
by the authorities of zone horse town III
Dauphin County, Pa, for running through
the borough at greater rate of speed than
is allowed by their ordinances. Having neg
frctrtii7 NNtr-r'tr, tirr-r
ordinances, they could not impose any fine,
and their discontinue was aggregated by
the malicious excuse Of the engineer, that
"he didn't know there was any town there ~
This, We think. was adCing insult to injury.
Posr MoRTEM REwARps.-It is great
comfort to great men, who when in this
world, are thought very small indeed, to
think how big they'll be upon earth, after
they've gone to heoven--a comfort for 'em
when they may happen TO want coot to
think of the suit of bronze or marble that
kings and queens will afterwards give 'em
w "Mr President, snid member OF q
school committee, tout West,) 1t rise to get
up and om not backward to come forward in
the cause of cdication Had it not been for
edication, might have been as ignorant as
yourself, Mr. President"
LIZ Dnn't lot the children kilf- the -ntesd
In the garden" lie is not a beauty, but IN a
great operator upon bugs and other like
troublesome vcrmin.