The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-11-13
Hay Field Anoodote.


There is q good story which may have been
heard Ia more than one Yankee hay field last
summer. We heard il one day, while on "a
visit 10 the country. We went out 10 show
some men how 10 pitch" We had failed,
aud wiled down under n haycoek, aud las
flushed and tanning the glow and sweat from
our features, Ia a comfortable position when
one Of the jolly hay makers related the'aucc.
drtc OF the old man Nh) was always btugginp
how folks used TO work in his Young daH,
and challenged his two sons together To-
pitch on load Of hay "a quick as he could
load il.
Tho challenge was accepted and the hay
wagon driven round, and the trial cumiurnc-
ed, For some time the old man held his
own very ereditably crying taunungly;
"More hay more haNw
Thicker aud faster It came, whole cocks at
time, cloud after cloud overwhelming him
lhc- old Mailman Y-e",orod-stiii h-
kept shouting, "Morc hay more hay =" until
slrpgglng to'kccp on the top Of the disof-
derrd aud ll'arrauged heap, II began first to
roll and then 10 slide, and at Last, Oft Il went
from the wagon, and the oil man with il.
"What are you down here for ?' cried tbs
boys.
81 came down after huy p said the old man
stoutly.
Which was a literal fact he had come
down after the wagon load, which had 10
9e pitched on again rather more dolih"""'a
~ Wencycr knew more striking cx-
smplGcation Of the old maxim that lone cN'
treme bcgets another" than IN the case Of
Henry Clay and his son Jim.--LomsrWe
Journal
~ A man has declined being candidate
for office in one of the new States, because
he is not n lc.nl citiZtuHhas uc,er paid
tl.. ,l.i
can't read nor Nritc--is blind-has lost one
lrg-has loh -four fingers from his lc0 hand
.-hhs got ten children, and cant leave home
for fear they will abuse their mother. lie
can step down.
THANkrUL FOR LurrLE-Ihe following
we are assured upon undoubtcd authority is
u vcritablc prayer, made 10y u student of the
Lane Theological Seminary, when called up
on To close monthly concert lie arose
and ctlcctuully CLOSED il thus; go Lord, We
thank thee that though We cannot read the
Bible Ia the original tongues yet we have q
translation which is rs good as could be cN-
pcc,cd under the circumstances. And We al
SO thank thee, that though thou hast made
the world very large, aud hast stationed mis-
sionorics all over it, and hast made II reNulNc
with great velocity, Yet thou hast SO caused
the centripetil force to overcome the ccntrii
ugal, that they don't fly oil.
SiNGlSG AS A MEpIcINE-Ccrtin Parisnu
-phySiciaus who have been Investigating the
matter, have discovered that vocal exercise
is the best cure in the world for dyspepsia or
indigestion. Opera singers, it is avcrcd,
are never troubled with diseases OF that clas,
and some of the cures performed seem to
place il beyond doubt that the exercise Of
the muscles of the thoraCic region is inyalua-
bic as promoter of the functions of nature
in npproprating and digestng nuriment.
~ RossINI had accepted an invitation to
dine with a certain lady whose dinners were
known to be arranged on most economical
scale. The dinner offered TO the maestro
formed no exception To the general rule, and
he left The table rather hungry IL hope YOU
will soon do me the honor TO dine again with
me-" said the lady 10 him as he WAS taking
leave of her. Immediately, if you like" re-
piled he.
t-VNIt is proposed to raise by subscription,
money enough (about S4O0) to place mar
bile bust of John. Howard Payne, author Of
"IIome, sweet Home" in the Boston Music
. Hall, by the side of that of Beethoven.
-CoNronrApLR ouAnrERs-A Scotchmnn
who had put up at an inn, was asked in the
morning how he had slept "Troth, mon,'
replied Donald, "uae very well either, hut
! was buckle better off than the buqs for
no u anc o. them closed an &c the hale
night"
SIMPLE RENrEnIEs.-An old farmer that we
wot of anxiouNly consulted distinguished
farrier one Sunday. relative TO q sick horse.
The animal he said had not eaten anything
for day and a half and he ddnt know what
was the matter. The farrier with sharpened
lancet and pocket full of medicines made
haste to attend the patient, felt ofhis cars,lcgs
and pulse and found them all right. Hut on
offering the horse hay, he discovered that
that part of the halter which encirrles the
. nose, was so tight that the animal tonid not
open his Jaws. Judge of the old farmer's as
constituent when mbucklng the strap the
Horse fell to eating with great eagerness.
In the same village another farmer bought
tanning mill, but on getting it home
couldn't make it work. The chat and grain
would como through together. Putting 1t
aside, he sent word to the sellers, and they
in turn to the manufacturers TO come Uud hN
it. One OF the manufacturers came, and at
once saw the cause of the difficulty. The
crank wanted turning the other way,