The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-29

1T was very simple reasoning" hc replied,
"und scarcely needs explanations stliirueh
uie seldom worn now, and yet your neckcr-
chief had something in IL you were anxious
about that something, and pot your Fingers
GO it inyOluntaHly dozen timcsi Il WAS not
through Eolici,uds for your neat appearance,
for YOU never touched tho bow Of ~ nor
did the thing mifht you, or tickle your neck,
because instead of scratching, you simply
tapped ii. a. man taps his fob 10 be assur-
ed-there you're doing Il uow--oi the sale
~ Of his watch"
"What fool am ?" exclaimed, testify.
" Nav" said he, " 10 would be- more civil
Co compliment me upon my powers 81 OBJ
ayrNaiiun,"
u do compliment YOU" replied with
oaudor think you are pn exceedingly
clever f-lnn."
We'll" said he, ." Il il not for me TO speak
about thati | know q thing or two doubilcts
that Hay be out Of your respectable beat, aud
/ dare say could putyou up 60 the time OF
day in several matters"
Put me up 10 IT," / cried. with onthusl'
n.m aud parting with my last ray Of super
ciliousness I" | am as ignorant Us q peacock,
! feel do enlrcht YOU, put me up - it,
Whcreupon, am bound to any that my
companion communicated 10 me such an ~.
Iay Of interesting facts reg ardng his calling
ba would have thhmct . parliamentary blue
book, and beguilrd the way Tor hours Will
conversation, or rather ndnbloghe. o. the
mos, exciting kind Lord Byron states that
one OF the pleasantcst persons he ever met
40 his life was pickpocket, and ! hasten TO
endorse his lordship's opinion with my own.
! felt all that satisfaction IN listening TO my
urfariUus acquaintance which belongs 10 an
igtercourre with an enemy during n Temporal
a.. LII. Il a 4. Les. g..
ir playing at cricket WITH his pedagocQei or
,b, pleasure wuicn ~ experienced when n
bishop happens 10 join, for once, in the cho-
rus OF ones own comic song, SO aihbls, so
almost friendly an air per,Rdcd his remarks
that the most perfect sense Of security was
yngcndered within.ms. could scarcely i'm.
ag,ne that my agreeable companion could ey-
az have been in reality concerned in fraud.
ueut transaction, and far less in any deed Of
violence.
We had just left Preston, aud he was con.
Guiding highly interesting account Of how
bad money was circulated in the provences,
when a sudden thought struck me, to which,
nevertheless, scarcely liked 70 give utter
unco. felt exceedingly DESTROYS to know
exactly how garroiug was Effected, yet how
was TO put such question to so inohcnsivc
aud gcntlemnnlka scouudrcl ? At last
mustered resolution enough. Did he happen
10 have heard from uny acquaintance Who
through misfortune or otherwise, had failed
IN the intellectual branches Of his profession,
how the ratrcte vas effected trcmbled for
ms fgfi5 ifTtf ~ 5ifI5i Ut itrviri .5vi
anything 90 rude as soon as the question had
lett my lips. lie however. did but blush
slightly and becomingly, smiled with the con-
fdcuco Of q master in some aTt who is igno-
rautly INTERCEPTED as to his knowledge Of its
first principles, pulled up his false collar with
his real hands, and thus delivered himself
"Why, singulurly enough, air, the garrote
" my particular line"
by satisfaction at this avownl was, rs may
be imagined, complete, II was like the qucs-
ton about Hugoumont mootcd among the
omnibus passengers, being referred TO the
strange gentleman in the corner with Ro-
man nose, who turned out to be the Duke Of
Wellington.
How eloquent did my fraudulent friend be-
come about this his favorite topic! What
spirit he threw into his descriptions! What
hair-breadth escapes from the police and
other intrusive persons intrrrupting him in
the pursuit OF his vocation, he had at various
times experienced. Left alone with his man
he Ind rarely indeed been unsuccessful.
Once, however, with n gymnastie gentleman
Ia harlequin, IN piEln CLOTHES, returning
home from the theatre-who had thrown
somersault clean over his head and once
with n stout party from n city dinner who
bad no neck--positively none-to afford the
operator a chance, and who bit my poor
friends arm in such manner th5FTt was
useless for weeks afterwards.
And 'yoti did thUsc feals or Yourself and 7
without any assistance p inquired, with /
come incredibly
'Quitc alone, sir replied he, 'but in all I
cases the garrOtces were several inches short /
OF than myself; q man Of your size, for in !
stance" and he laughed gocd-humoredly, at /
would be almost an impoSsibllity."
l laughed very heartily at this notion, too. |
Would he be so good as to show me, just to /
give me III example how the thing was
done e'
II throw my arm from the back Of your
neck; like this" said he, suiting the action to
the word, but with the very greatest dclicacy
NJ touch. You arc sure am not inconvenience
ing ,you'"
81 then close the forearm tightly. Stoop
= little lower, please; thank you, and com
press the windpipe with"
W here was Why was lying on the
foor Of the carriage instead Of sitting on the
former seatY Why Was my neckcloth un-
and where were the bank-notes
which it had contained These questions,
in company with many Others presented
themselves TO my mind as the train .ghded
into Carlisle station. Above all, where was
my agreeable companions knew by the
unerring Bradshaw that the train stopped
nowhere between Preston and -. Yes,
hut !. did though. Just for one minute, at the
junction Of the Windermene line, to drop
passengers, although not to take them up.
Guard guardT
"Iel, ar Carlisle, sir. a quarter Of an
hour allowed for refreshments"
"Don't talk to me OF refreshments" cried
hoarssly. Ibid man from this carriage
get out at Oxenholme
"ies, sir very genuemanly Young man
with fishing rod and i lahding-nek a lake