The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-01-23

a RYCiMiNr PIT TO FLIGHT ny AswARM OF
| liEfS-ln India lately, while the army were
returning from Alumhagh to camp. one of
the Lnnccts was tempted TO poke his spear
into z trfy nrst vIrri =rrnrfif- iti=ssIlFE
turned out and Attacke the soldiers with
such icrocity, that they all turned and fed,
both officers aud men, abandoning their guns.
md they did not stop until they had reached
the eamp, where they we're enabled 10 partly
protect themselves from their active per.
sccutors.
~ A little fve.years-old friend Of ours
was the other day puzzled, as many an older
! head has bccn,i trying TO form an idea of
the spirr Ms distinct from the body. We
endeavorod TO explain. "You aad you loved
me just now p "Oh, yes-bes, 20 What
do YOU love with, YOUR forchead97 "No"
Your hand your footP your check ? your
eyes P' ''No--no-" md the inquiring hand
iluttcred from one member 10 another as they
were mentioned. pausing ut last over the
heart, with a triumphant, "Oh know nop
what love with A-its--its-its me piece Thai
Joggies."- Portland Transcript
NINETEEN MONTHS WITHOUT Foop-
DEATH. We learn from the Albany Times
that Mrs4 Hayes, Of the town ofDay, Saratoga
county. n. u, whose case VIC detailed some
time suee, and who had lived nineteen
months without food or drink died n week or
Two ngn.-She rcmnined inscusible for 6neen
months Of the period, and up 10 few DAYS
OF her death, when she Sepmed 10 revive, and
spoke occasionally. Aftcr her death. her
BODY was opened and n snake FIVE feet long
ana hall an inch thick was taken from tho
stomach IL was alive when removed hut
died soon ailer. The case is a very remarka-
bic one, and Il is to he regretted that il was
not subjected to scientific examination.
" Com. Paulding, who captured filibus-
ter Walker, is q son Of John pnuldine. who
was one Of the three captors of Major Andre
IN the war Of the Revolution Com. Panldng
was born in Worcester county, N. Y, and il
ono OF the most able and efficient officers IN
the service. The administration think no
was too prompt in the execution of his orders.
Arnolds friends made the snme complaint
against the father Of Com paulding.
w Both the Savannah Republican and
the New Orleans Bulletin deny the existence
ot the pretended sympathy for Walker and
ms hllioustering schemes in those cities and
.he south They say the people cannot
DC mislead in this manner by politicians.
nv Many OF the ladies of Cincinnati wore
calico dresses at their new year receptions,
ana treated the gentlemen TO pumpkin pies,
crackers and cider
HE IMPRESSION OF Hon. MINDED MAN.
Ono of the Witnesses in the murder case
now on trial in Philadelphia thus testihes Of
the prisoner:
don't recollect anything he said that
hgih-minded, honorable man would not have
SAID had he been so deceived in n wife the
only expression he used was, 'Cop,e and take
a FEARFUL WARNNo.--A young LADY,.
twenty i've years OF age, Of elegant nc
eompiishments and fascinating qualities of
many Kinds, arrived in this city n few weeks
ago ireilA Chillieaihn, 8 Ohio. ON n visit. She
had Tor some time been taking srriuff uunrrti-
t ISs OF arsenic for the purpose Of identifying
ner complexion, and on Friday last she took
s,tt-overt3se,'ie sick and day before yester-
a0y she died,-St. Louis Repu6iieqn.
= SAD ieteoRp.--AFehdeseo JefFfys,
missionary in the East Indies. states that
Tor one really converted Christian, as a fruit
OF missionary labor. tho drinking practices
o. thp English have made fully nnc thoUsBnd
drnDkards in India