The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-01-02
A Vermont Thanksgiving in Wis
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Tor lNr nHanIhA NfN Hl Wv ANHNW 'N'''''t''
ing, came o. us so late that the duties Ihnt
gp beforehand and prepare the way, were
unattended 90, and therefore the DDS 20 us
was like other dave. Butwe looked forward
with bright autIcpatiuns 90 the time when
our friends Ia the Green-Moun,ain State
should engage IN lla hallowed Home fetirai
Day after day came and went and still lur
4 CutpoNiAS, with its budget Of home cheer
and t5 familiar look, delayed is coming, and
wc feared that the day would depart and we
know too late Of its appointment
AZ length Il came We read more fcrycnl-
Is than used 10 be- our won't the rrocIama-
ION OF tho Governor Forthwith such prep
amtiaus o., could be made 10 o new country,
were attended to, One thing was impossible
10 Dee obtained tho time-honorcd 1wieH
Gi, tender and crisp
/ 4 dead hcu Of the shanghai species, app
pcarrd iu state "a "stufcd" state, you mai hc
,uID o., tha inadequate substitute, For
guests, wc had an elderly gentleman and his
wife, whom we had known beneath the shad-
ow Of old Mount-Muus0eld and IN rcmnis-
ccucrs Of times and things past conversation
Hoycl easily along,
Our thoughts went forth In thicE-throug-
ing memories Of home, Of childhood, of the
loved and lost We remembered how IN
Vermont the day would be- kept in the spirit
of gcuip dccgrum and chnstcncd fcstivity
and that many rooftrce IN the valley and
ON the hin side, Of staunch old farmhouse on
mechanics cottage, would stil continue ns
Of y1rc, 10 shelter scene, Of love, seats of yir-
tue. nurseries ~ nominees aud Of woman
hood We know that the day VAS the hur,
biugcr of Gl,lug and fun, that IL was greet
pd hy warm hearts and loving natures, while
around n would gather train of gentle
deed, and Of tender symp1thics. We knew
chat hearts $50 loved would beat more quick
~, rTrU, Ut rrU uyT To5rc1-0U vacant place
90 lhc ample boards and though rcgreluug
the destiny that separated us, We fondly re-
mcmhcrcd that they would mis-, us at homo
This assurance came % Ms through the chill /.
air Of q gray December days sbut no degree /
~ somhcucss could obliirutc the kiudling .
flucios that recalled rccollccrions IN which .
the sight of beloved mccs, the grasp Of .
kindly hands, the cheering words Of trust
and true affection, were more vivid than
augh, besides These faucics had power a.
aunihjlnc time aud di,tpucc and We blessed
lho occasion lha, avokc them 10 lifc. Nc,.
doubly blessed be- Thanksgi,ing Day Hal
lowed bee 70, memory
How strange the Proclamation, Of these
western Governor, seem 10 us, accustomed TO
the piuu, and rc,crcut word, " hich assemble
v-Eneandcrs together ON this Firc,ilc
Holiday The Proclamation for this State
carefully avoided orory r"corni'i-o of chris
tan Institutions and called for mo- public
manifestation, of thaulfH,'c's 80 the house .
Of Worship. That or Minuc,ota was MIMI,
~othmg save the appointing clause. The
-uu- character of the day appears 10 be tor.
gotten, in part even hy some of good Old
TWii1n ,i6cs while the mulutudinou, con.
glomuotmn of western society par crccijracc
seems ueAcr 20 have arrived o., any just con-
ccpiion of %, import
Quitco stir has been made in this town
recently by the prospect Of the location here !
Of the ST. Groin y Superior Railroad. The
tISJcfu l,Wiru0i had been previously fixed
here, SD that the prospective junction, and
i... rrr-----rr-r-t-r ,---rrr
MEDIATE them, have produced very comfort. ,
able feeling among the property holders.
They have ahatcd nothing from their prices
in consequence of the hard times, but few
who are ucer,,jatcd 90 sell and conform :
somewhat to the ruling rates,
Wheat sell, in limited quanti,ic, for sew !
Wty-Gyc cents, and Is the principal currency !
of the country Il man owes a debt he al q,
ways offer, To pay in currency, and is cousiG'
cred a, "g0od as the wheat" II the creditor
don't Ike the "tcudcr" he is at ljbcyty to
'wdt for the wogon"-tha, /, 10 say, for the
opening OF navigation IA the Spring )
You have never doubted, presume, for c
an instant the genius OF the Yankee race t
you have given them credit for enterprise, /
sagacity, Quick-vittcd aptitude for untricd '
schemes, and for all kinds Of worldly wisdom. i
You may have supposed, olsotha the Yankee r
was most moral when nearest the shadow of
the old "mectiug-housc" and when the eyes n
of the sober old fellows Of his native village y
wcrc upon him---hga,riHg- the keeaHeA2 Of q,
his eye for the "main chance" YOU have |
probably surmiScd that where avenues opcu
ed up to fame and fortune, the more surely II
and rupidlyin proportion as the aspirmt was q
aud selfish, that he would read :,
lily accommodate himself to the requirements II
Of the game, and be reckless or registering. Il
sly or slippery, daring or drunken, as would
seem best to advance his interests But did
YOU ever imagine Yankee samt2 Did you -
ever picture Jonathan shon of his legendary
apparel and tricScd out in gown and sur -
plcc, and all the vcsturc of a full canonical? =
1t seems they have imagined such a strange
over in "thc Territory" They :,
were surfctcd with old-fashionad saints over
herc st. PM, ST. ANTHONY. ST. Crnix. ST.