The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-05-07
Letter nom Kentuoky.

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MNmvA, KY, April 10, 1859.
10 tho E.sfgroCfhs caiedamaa.
We have now passed the middIe-poiut 90
spring, and get but little progress has been
made, generally, in the great work Of lhe
season, The coustauey Of lhe rain, although
/ Il has caused q general foo Of the streams,
has produced complete slagnation Of every
thing elsc, No corn as get Is planted, nor
Kemp aawH, aEa but few garden vegetables
put under ground. The Ohio River 10 lfiii
on q "bust," and Is likely 20 remain so, until
/ tho prophsied draught Of May brings IL 10
| 10 s0ber senses, and confines II within 10 &C
customel prison banks. The season has
been inloapersod with frequent "ooli snaps"
endanRedng the fuit, II not actually destroy
log a. A. set we have u shor Tor peaches,
dum,ous, cherries and apples although the
grQuud Il sEewn with frosted germs, Of tho
earliest blossomng. The dead and living
cmbgos upon the same stem remind one
very torlibIy Of Deatn's dgings at the family
7 E,Isilc, tlblbg one tTlnscly away iu Inup-
cent childhood, and leaving another to grow
up, forsooth, 20 profitable maturity,
/ Of'he recent incidents In tEia ,iciuity, thc
following may be specified woman in
ipckeu county was engaged gut Of doors
, .n making soap, and while stopping down %
spark nllghtod upon her back. setting Gre
/ 90 her cotton garments, and before she was
aware Of H. she was 'enyclopcd 90 doyoudng
flames. The consequence was that she was
burned 60 a crisp. aud no homes arc enter
tanned Of her recovery.
Ia Fleming county, tAe electric aa.d. dur.
F ing thunder. storm, struck house. passing
down the chimney into tho family room,
struck the uan-ofthc. bgu,e. eouplrtrl, Dc.
.iro,ing his r,e-.isht without other ,riur,
and throwing younp infant from the cradle
without killing il. although the cradle ,.a.
torn q, a,.mg
&, I-uisburg. IN This county. negro piG
. of about ~, and another of 10. AZ Col Mod.
socs, w,lA'n a milo Of Minerva. have been
detected IA tbe crime Of iuf,nt,il,-tbe one
throwing her victim into n neirhborirr we'll
aud tho other. after brcakin, ts skull. bury.
inc 70 iq her master, rstdeg. 4 warrant,
was issued Cor the former, but before II could
lc served. .l,r .vl, run Tto mart. unkroup.
b, her master. The latter Z, ns yc, too un.
we'll TO admit of .upr.bou.ior. The r-p.',,
.sfo our .l,tgteg for tbi. eriu,, 81, L,geiap, l,g,
the humanlr, OF the master prer.rs 10 r,p,.yc
the pui!N.-csrceinll, If ,oupp- boy,gd tbc
roach ortho Law. rather thon zee them aus
rrl.d in "n.l air. ia ctri.ti,p Of ii e,iuo.
afoha,e enormity and consequence, somo az
the guilty ar- but El,le ,v1rc. when prnp.
,ry rs ,hu, arnih,la,cl, the state. of course.
reimburse 'hr owner. al, IA an other el.cs
whom taken for ,oI'i. Us,....r
As fps,s 4, b.. cI,rf.r .p b,U,rr I
have am anccle,c. which p. sp actual f.e,
and quite Zoo GOOD 10 he lg.i Abssbr..r
farmer OF this .,,ri,iy had occasion 10 call
AZ gn. .f hl, .,ycr,,-fe, ,.r c.,,,n,. i.,.
.visc. That Ntg saw. il..,.. v,,. ,,., l..l,..
Int ,he Homestead. one white. mud I'm, o,,.r
Insf 81. .,,L,t, II go b.,,,,ncJ cha, ,h. r..
|mCr va, a,Iccp In tbe cradle. while ,bo l,,,,,
tw1s .pll,inr uron ,i,, G.or p,,.,,,l,.
natural uitb mos, rcopl.. ,pr l,,l,.I,r ,,.l
I a liking 10 the b,b,. which o,'i, vo, ,c,,l,
white hc-,s,il, enough mi,tooI for ,hc. A..
+ d,'s own. and anon had il I'm bi, lam. t,ll,J
and pl,,,d with p opd c,,. 3, ,...,,.....
smack or two ON I'm, lin, pr,sc,,,l,. ,t,
cradle began 10 sfir.a ,oir, an. b,,-J ,,J
'n spi,o Of the hdy', eg,r,, ,o .b,sb ,l,,
thirs."i IL would awake. and voulI .c,.cl,,
was roing ON I'm IN, room. o,yb,., hahn. +.
THAT Incurred our bachelor a. ,h. la.
took +, fran, N, ,r,,r. .i,s...i,.b,ir.
dozen kisses os ,b, rc,r,l ,b. a.. n,yL,,
mi, +, m, li,,lc WIN, s;r ~, 81
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