The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-06-05
Letter from BoBton.
IsrHom and me Prohibuoyg Liquor Lag The
saa ad Of TALENTED maE-Nn Hrsmru
no sgiFfyos- Theodore Pukers NafVai
HaliL4au-u

T II ~ pleasant 20 notice, thAt vermont sun
retains her regard for that cardinal virtue,
Iemperauooi and that although she may not
be able 10 attain perfection Ia this respect
/ yet she maintains an honorable position In
this respect, as well as In the other leading
virtues Of the times Argument Is not need
ed at the present day In your state, to show
+ It's advantages, but an Illustration iiom real
/ life may be useful,
! A young man belonging 10 one Of the
most wealthy and respectable families In the
community In which he resided was elected
/ by hls fellow citizens ~ their Representative
with a free knowledge that HE habits had
| formerly been dissipaled, hut o. he had re-
| formed, and was honest and talented they
were united in showing him this token Of
| their respect aud confidence He became a
/ prominent and useful member, and as his
personal appearance and address were ofp
high order, much respect was entertained for
/ him by his associates, as well as by the pub
/ lie generally, HE young wife was with HIM
aud was frequently seen In the gallery look
ing happy, and apparently indulgng In just
pride al the position occupied by her almost
princely looking husband. They boarded ut
the most fashionable hotel IN the place, where
like too many Of the places Of this stamp, the
| temptation was always before him. Il was
too much for him-hc fell into his old habits,
and was finally reported ~, having the dcliri-
am tremeHs. When he had recovered no far
ns to be able to resume hia seat, almost the
frat business was to vote on the prohibitory
/ liquor law aud though the House was near
/ y equally divided upon the main question at
issue It was with no slight degree OF sympa-
Thy for him nud'his young wife, who was
/ present. that II became known that he voted
in the affirmative, in order 10 remove a temp
taIiou he could not withstand, and there Il
nothing hazarlcd in the remark that there
was not an individual present who did not
rejoice at the result.
7 A' this case had fallen under my own OBJ
scrvnlion in your State indeed, being some
what acquainted with the individual in ques.
/ tion,--it was with no small degree OF pain
that thc sad announcement met my view,
within few months, that this Young man,
with every advantage for becoming useful,
both from physical and intellectual cndow.
menis, had put period to his existence at
StanwiN Hall, Albany while attending the
races, by pistol shot from his own hand,
Thus persisted at an early age, COL, who
had it not been for this habit, might have
been extensively useful in the society in which
be moved.
The name Of Nj" llosmcr, the srriolress
Was recently alluded 20 in Your pap,G. It
may no, he generally known that she /, ma.
tive of Watcuown in this vicinity. Her fla.
Their is very respectable physician there
and rs the daughter was an only child, and
feeble ia her childhood, for the purpose Of
improving her health, in her carly DAYS she
was taken into the buggy as his companion,
and kept much ~ the open air. ilcuce her
tastes assumed something OF "a masculine char.
oc,cr and some good stories are told Of her
proficiency in this direction. Report saws
that once she made visit to the. city dis
guscd in male attire, and on her way home.
wnrd, she discovered her fond parent in q
rear car, aud in order to ovadc detection. she
watched her opportunity, pulled out the bolt,
aud unshackict The cms,-thus leaving nm
to not only 'bidc his time. but afterwards to
pay the damage. 1t cost him some three
thousand dollars year to support her in
Italy, but he comfortcd himself with the idea
that she could only spend his money once
A gentleman who saw her this spring told
me that She was. at work in her studio. with
her hair comhcd carclcssly on one side and 2
with loose sort Of tuuic or spencer abou,
her shoulders Her works of art are indeed |
beautiful
No apology is due, perhaps, on account of /
the extract in your last number from certain /
writings upon "natural religion, unless il be /
to the author. That portion Of the public .
who art within the limits Of your circulation |
will, no doubt, appreciate such transccndcn- |
talism as il deserves. Besides, YOU may not
be aware how much you owe the natural yhi- ,
iosopher in your region. 1t was from his .
hand that the two bears at Willoughby Lake,
received their food, several weeks, four or
five years ago aud he is the thcologian who
spoke so .fee'iHgiH as well as classicaHy re-
Gently, of that unfortunate body of men who
feed at the I" IIaystock of Orthodoxy" Please
take notice Of the refinement and delicacy of
the allusion, MS well as of its naturdlness, and
remember that this language was used by
man of education, Gt is hoped not naturally
but rather dflGcidHy edpcated) standing
within six feet of the statue of Beethoven, in
Music Hall Such man must excite ndmi-
ration, if not envy, by the beauty and grace
Of his conceptions. The music Of the spheres
must Of course seem natural to him
II. X. 4
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