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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-11-30
A Western Landlord.

A gentleman and lady were travelling in
Michigan, and having missed the stage, were
compelled to take "a private conveyance from
the town of Scuderi to Ihomas;own. The
lady had with her a beautiful lap-dog, which
She carried in her lap on an embroidered
mat. During the ride the husband discover
ed that he had no handkerchief, when the la
dy lent him hers, which was fashionably
scented with musk. About half way between
the two towns, the carriage broke down, in
the midst of hard rain, and they we're O.
bliged to take refuge in the halfway house
"a zone horse log tavern, consisting of TWO
rooms-a bar-room, and lodging-room. The
lady laid her lap-dog on It's mat before the
fire, and herself and husband took seats. In
a short time the gentleman had occasion to
use his handkerchief, and took it out, leaving
it on his knee when he got through with it.
In a few moments the landlord opened the
door, put his head in, looked around, went
out, came in, sazed at the dog-his nostrils
all the time up-turned in intense disgust. He
finally appeared satisfied, went to the outside
door, opened it, came back with bound,
seized the lap-dog by the tail, and hurled
him bowling through the open door full ten
rods into the forest. The wife tainted the
husband rose to his feet, terribly enraged, and
wanted to know what he did that for That
my dog, continued he. furiously. Don't
care cuss whose dog it is,' said the man,
gruffiy and impetuously; 4 ain: going TO
have no such blasted smelling varmint round
my tavern The husband and wife vacated
the house instantly, and proceeded on their
way in the rain.
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War Renewed Again in Southern Kan
salS.

The telegraph brings reports that Judge
Williams and the other officers of the I. 5.
court of the third district in Kansas, toSeth-
er with the land officers and other pro-slavery
citizens, have heen driven from Fort Scott
by Capt. Montgomery and his men, and arc
waiting at Clinton, Mo-, for government
troops to arrive for their protection. The
immediate provoca,ion to this outbreak was
the expulsion of some seventy-five families
from the Cherokee reserve and the burning
of their houses by the land agent, aggravated
by some subsequent encounters between the
free state and proslavery settlers. Judge
Williams. who became notorious during the
former difficulties for the exaggerated reports
he sent out, and whose account must there
fore be taken with some allow ance, has sent
the following letter to Gov. Stewart of Mis-
suuri, dated at Clinton, the 3lst: 49,:
"Sir am here to inform the citizens of
of this place of the following facts, and
have been requested to present them to you
as governor of the State. The aholitionist>
under command of Montgomery and director
Pennyson, to the number of 800 to 500
armed with Sharp's rifles, Dragons sabres
navy reyolvers, and bowie knives, have sud
denly commenced war of extreme ferocity
on the law-abaing citizens of southern Kan
sas, in the counties of Linn and Bourbon
These arms arrived by the wagon load at OF
near Mound City, about one month since, II
boxes marked as donations for Kansas sui
ferers. Montgomery has been in Bostor
during part of the summer, and returned
with plenty of money, to enlist recruits
Many of his men are newly imported. III
has taken possession of Fort Scott and othe
towns on the border, near the Missouri line
He has murdered Mr.. Moore, grand juror
Mr.. Herrison, Mr.. Samuel Scott, MIR. Kinds
and obliged all the l.. 5. officers, including
myself, to fly for our lives. His own express
ed design, made in public speech, as h
said without concealment, is to keep posses
sion of Fort Scott and other places near tn
Missouri line, to prevent fire in the real
while he cleaned out southwest Missouri O
slaves. So far he has carried out literall
his declared program. The citizens of thi
town, and those on the Usage and Marina
ton rivers, in Bates and Vernon counties, ar
tiying from their houses into the Interior
He boasts that he has money and arms t
equip and sustain 1000 men. My court wa
broken up by them, the United States coul
for the southern district, and l suspect tha
they have seized the records and also the rt
cords of the land office, as he publicly declal
ed that be would do"
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tSrleftcd Poetry.
Rock Me to Sleep.

Backward. turn backward, o time, in your fish
Make me child again just for tonight
NJ other. come back from the echoless shore,
| | axe me again to your heart as of vore--
Hiss from. my forehead the furr0wS of care.
Smooth the few silver threads out of my hair
Over my slnmbeiS your loving watch keep
Rock me to sleep, mothcr-rOck me to sleep.
Backward, flow backward 0. tide of years;
l am so weary of tolls and of tears
Toll without recompense-tears all i'll vain
lake them and give me my childhood again
have grown weary If dust and decay,
Weary Of iiingng ny soul-wCalth away
Weary of sowing for others to reap;
Rock me to sleep. mother-rock me to sleep.
Tired of the hollow. the bare. the untrue.
Mother, . mother. my heart calls for YOU
Many summer the grass has grown green,
BlossOmed ana faded-our faces between
ct with strong ycarning and passionate pain,
Long tonight ter your presence again;
Come from the silence SO long and so deep,
Rock me to sleep mother-rocl me to sleep
Over my heart i'll days that arc flown,
No love like mother-lovc ever was shown
No other worship abides and cndurcS.
Faithful, unselti>h. and patient. like yours;
None like mother can charm away pam,
From the sick soul and the wolid-wcary brain
! S!umber' soft calm o er my heavy lids creep
Rock me TO sleep, mother-rock me to sleep,
Mother, dear mother the years have been long
Since last hu>hed to your lullaby song
| Since then, and unto ny soul it shall seem,
, " OmanhoOd's wears have been but dream
| tiasped to your arms III loving embrace,
With your light lashcs just sweeping my face,
Never hereafter to wake or to weep,
! Rock me to sleep, mother-rock me to sleep.
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who delighted in crushing out every spark OF
manliness that was in any Of his help. Ar
thur never forgot his duty 70 his mother and
helpless brother, but persevered in the right
like hero as he was, and finally come out
Of all his trials like gold out of the fre-pu-
rified. Mary Hammett, the character second
in interest in this story, should have married
Arthur Blague to have suited US, but it NAV
not strike others so. The other characters
of this work, Cheek, Aunt Catharine, Old
Ruggles and his family,Mr Kilgore,and even
the detestable Dan Buck. are all capital,
drawn, and their counterparts have been seen
by US all. On the whole, the book is good
one, though We think it would do more good
if there was less slang and cant in it, espec-
Tally where it treats Of religious subjects
But knowing as we do that the author meant
no disrespect, we can easily overlook it.
There are several lessons which the author
of Mss Gtlje,t's Career undoubtedly intend
ed the reader should learn. First ard prom
inent is the lesson that to force the mental
and neglect the physical is the most suicidal
policy that parent or teacher can follow
This was tellingly illustrated in the develop
ment oflittle Fred. and other members of the
, "chalk planetarium." Another striking char
acteristIc of the book is illustrated in the
person of the hero, Arthur Blague From
MIN we learn that patient endurance, with
firm trust in kind Heavenly Fathers care,
is able to overcome the greatest obstacles
and the most determined prejudices. From
aim We learn how sweet it is to care for and
endure privation for an unfortunate and suf-
ferins friend. 1t is by him that the fact is H.
ustraled that it is not a collegiate course
that makes the man Of talent and the valued
citizen. The experience Of Miss Gilber,
shows how foolish it is for woman to wish
for career outside of the legitimate and
proper pursuits of woman and how devoid
OF all true happiness is the person who relies
alone upon the applause of the world. There
are many other good lessons to be read in
this book, which none will fail to see who pc
ruSo
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-11-30

A COOP HIT.-A good hit was made by
the lecturer last night, illustrating the
strange and erroneous impressions which are
frequently made on the mind. When in
Paris. said the speaker. a rich Calcutta mer
chant of Boston brought letters of introduc-
ton, and received some attentions which he
was willing to bestow. The Bostonian con-
ceived desire to know more about the Red
Republicans of France, and intimated that
if it was perfectly safe he would like to visit
one of their clubs. So after repeated assur-
ances that it was entirely prudent, he conclu-
ded to go in company with the speaker on
certain evening. On arriving at the door,
still doubling the propriety of such rash
adventure he hesitated, seized his chaperon
by the arm and informed him that he had q
wife and three cheru6 children at home, who
would be deprived of protector in case he
should not escape and, continued he "l
have left an unsealed letter on my table
which. in case perish and you survive, l
wish YOU to forward to them"
Entering the hall, man in plain. coarse
blouse had the floor and was vehemently ges-
liculating. which greatly increased the stran-
gers fears. Il AIN ready to resort to bayo-
nets and barricades in defense of my posi-
tion," said the Republican. The Bostonian
was at the hight of excitement lest he should
be sacrificed, when the orator proceeded -
"a government which will not provide for
the education of the people does not deserve
defense, but should be overthrown." ;"
What said the merchant, "is that all j:
Why that is my 'own doctrine, and | will
never again fear Republican with an epithet
of color attached to his name The cheer
ing was spontaneous and 'irrepressible."-
Manchester n. H. american.
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The Conversion of the Colleges.
Harvard College, following the attempt

Harvard College, following the attempt Of
! Dartmouth. to Danish barbarism from its
walls, and convert its students from rowdies
to gentlemen, has involved itself in quarrel
with portion of the sophomore class. AT
the opening of the present college year, the
officers formally requested the older students
to abandon the custom of "hazing" freshmen
and also ordered the discontinuance of the
annual game of foot ball, which had become
only pretext for the sophomores giving the
freshmen coarse and brutal beatings. Their
wishes, it was supposed, would be respected
but within few days ill-feeling grew up be-
tween the sophomores and the freshmen, and
a party of the former got one of the latter
locked up in room, and sought by violence
to extort from him written apology for a
real or fancied insult. One of the freshman's
companions came Intellectually to his rescue,
having pistol, and not having the courage
to fire it into the assailing party, and he only
succeeded in making disturbance, and at
tracing the attention of the faculty They
repaired to the room where the conflict was
going On, released the prisoner, arrested the
eight sophomores present, and, as punish
ment for their barbarity, and their refusal to
make any confession or explanation, suspen.
ded them from attendance at the college, sew
en- for one year and four months, the other
one for two years and four months. The
rest of the sophomores, sympathizing with
their expelled associates, drew them over to
Boston in carriage, cut the drag rope into
pieces and fastened them each in button
hole, returned to the college grounds, and
made rowdyish exhibition of their dissatis-
faction, groaning the faculty, and otherwise
making fools and Doors of themselves. Six
Of these have now been arrested for insult
ing the college officers, land will be dealt with,
probably, after the manner of the others, un-
less they apologize. President FELTON, and
his associates appear determined to civilize
the college, or disperse the students, and the
public will sustain them in the purpose and
all action necessary thereto. Harvard is the
best place to finish the reformatory process
which is necessary to give our colleges the
confidence Of parents and the respect of the
community. The conflict, once bravely Tough,
through against the old barbarism and row.
dyism of students, will be ended forever
When young men in college are once thor
oughly taught that they are amenable to the
same laws Of propriety and courtesy and the
same statutes against crime and violence that
Young men in society and in other avocations
are, they will subside forever into destiny
and decency,and our colleges will have new
and fresher life and popularity Springfield
Republican.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-11-30

"A GERMAN PIcKPOcKET. The pickpockets
OF London and Paris have long enjoyed the
reputation of being the most adroit in Eu-
rope; but. if We may believe the statement
OF NJ. Charles W, Stuttgart can fully
rival those cities. That gentleman was walk :
ing in the konigstrasse, looking at the shops
when he was accosted by an obsequious little
man, who offered his services to show him
the lions of the capital, but the other refused
the offer. The officious parsonage, however,
was not offended, but politely asked him
what o'clock it was. The other answered
him that he did not know, as his watch had
stopped. and confined his walk toward the
Museum of Natural History, which he en-
tered. He had not been there many minutes
before the same person came up to him with
the air of an old acquaintance and offered
him a pinch of snuff This NJ. W de-
clined, saying he was no snufftaker, and
walked away: but some minutes after, hav-
ing presentiment Of something being wrong
he felt for his snutf-box, but instead of it
found scrap of paper in his pocket, on
which was written, "As you are no snuff-tak-
er, you do not require box" He thought
'he ios-e VI Hio uhh-o"n acquaintance Iath-
er impertinent, and resolved to bear his loss
like philosopher what was his amazement
when, a moment after, he discovered that his
watch had also disappeared, and in his other
pocket was another note, in the following
words: "As your watch does not tell the
hour, it would be better at the wat ch-maker's
than in your pocket" 1t is unnecessary to
say that he neverh heard any further tidings of
The two articles.
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0eW Civilizations.

Miss GIIBERT's CAREER, by J. 6. Holland
New York: Charles Scribner. Boston ::
Crosby, Nichols, Lee d Co. For sale III
st. Johnsbury by I. NJ. HOWARD.
The above is the title of new book by
Timothy Titcomb," whose Letters to the
Young, written three or four years ago, were
quite universally read and admired. The
name CT the author is enough to warrant the
reading of this book. But this work has
many excellencies like all of DIR. Hollands
writings, a truthfulness to nature is promi-
nent in all the characters. The story is laid
in small village in the Southern part of
New Hampshire, on or near the Connecticut,
and commences about the year 1880. Miss
Gilbert, the heroine, is the daughter of the
village physician, the first man in :own, and
who, besides caring for the sick and supern-
tending large farm, had thousand little
cares and offices of trust put upon him by
the people of his burg, such as the first
man in every village has to assume willingly
or unwiilingly. The Doctors wife tried to
assimilate herself to her husbands driving
go-ahead nature, but her more frail system
soon gave out and her form was laid in the
village church-yard before her sun had reach
ed its noon land the DR.. never once dreamed
that she gave up her life in trying to KEEP
up her send Of the yoke" in his fast, driving
race through life. DIR. Gilbert loved his wife
but he had no more conception of the true
nature, character and wants of wife than i;
Thousand other husbands who are unwittin 9
ly killing their wives every year. There art
too many DIR. Gilberts in our day-sood mer
Christian men-men of means and ire
quently of competence-who act as though
their character here and hope Of salvation
hereafter depended upon the amount Of work
they did in twenty-four hours and the guam
tity of bank stock they have. They impress
these ideas, by example if not by words, up
on their wives, Trailer by nature and mad
more SO by their habits and vocations. Blu
enough of DR.. Gilbert-he found out his fol
ly at last SO may We all. 1t is evident tina
the author believes that wife is what tn
husband educates her to be-so do We. Hi
daughter partook in a considerable degree O
her fathers nature, mind and temper. Sh
sought fame she received the applause OF
all Champion at school and other exhibition:
where her mind and mein were conspicuou
above all her associates-but she wanted
higher fame. She became an aulhoress an
was indeed famous but such fame was Ill
: suited TO a woman and she soon discovere
the hollowness and utter emptiness of a
such praise, and longed for the quiet life an
hearty sympathy Of her neighbors and friends
Arthur Blague, whom We call the characte
Of the book, is self-sacri6cing, devoted So
of widowed mother. When he learne
that his fathers estate was insufficient
support his mother and his baby-brother, b
nobly relinquished his long-cherished collee
course, and put his hands to the most mel
ial service in the employ of mean mise
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-11-30

FIFTY NEEDLES EXTRACTED FROM THE
BREAST OF WoMAN.-One of the most
wonderful surgical operations that has yet
come to the ears of the scientific worl /, was
accomplished in this city few days since
1t was no less a startling feat in the line of
surgery than the extracting of fifty needles,
in a good state of preservation, from the
breast Of woman, and that. too, without the
aid of chloroform- And what is, perhaps,
still more wonderful, the operation was actu-
ally performed by the woman herself, unas-
sisted by physician, and she is now, We
understand. gaining strength and liable to
recover without suffering any very serious
effects from it.
The case is at once SO strange and startling
that it is receiving the attention of our med
ical men. and will probably be reported to
the medical journals, where it will create
much wonder, and form the basis of protrac-
ted discussion among the eminent surgeons
Of our country. As We are unacquairted
with the medical terms, We must report it in
plain statement, which will be readily un-
derstood by all.
The subject was young lady engaged as
turing establishments on East Water street.
For long time past, quantities Of needles
had been missing from her pin cushion, and
the exciting object OF discussion was, not
what become Of the pins but what became
of the needles Paper after paper disap-
peared at a much mere rapid rate than is
usual by ordinary use. and all search was un-
availing. The other day the subject was en-
gagged in her customary vocation, when she
became conscious of prickling sensation in
the left breast, which grew more and more
painful. The attack increased in severity,
until she was led to an examination, when
she discovered the point of needle protrud-
ing from the dress at almost the precise To-
I cality of the pain. This led to further in
vestigation, and the lady in few minutes
had, with many bushes, taken from one
breast over thirty needles, and from the 9TH
er nearly twenty. Their presence there was
accounted for from the fact that the lady had
of late contracted the habit of sticking needles
upon her dress when she had finished using
them, which in short time had worked in
to cottYa, we presume, or she would have felt
them, wouldn't she reader ?-.Uil1aukee
NerS.
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6fneral Misffllanu.

A NOVEL CHICKEN QUESTION DECIDED. A
novel question at law has been brought be-
fore Justice of the Peace in Montyille, CT.
Mr.. Church's hen set for week upon six
teen eggs, when Mr.. Tinker's turkey came a.
long, drove of the hen, finished the incuba.
ton, hatched ou; the chickens, and tlotted
them home, upon MIR. Tinker's premises
Mr.. Church brought an action of trover fol-
the chickens, claiming them on the ground
that his hen laid the eggs and did the bes,
part Of the setting. The case was fairly tried
with eminen, legal talent on each side, and
judgment was gwen for plaintiff to recoye,
eight cents apiece for the chickens.
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@ In the new French Opera House a.
bout to be erected in Paris, the electric tele.
graph will play very prominent part. An
instantaneous line of communication is to be
established between the cabinet of the minis.
ter of state, and that of the director of the
theatre wire will also run from the box
office to the principal hotels, so that stran.
gers will be able to engage places immedi
ately on their arrival in Paris, and by the ait
of the same electric power the prompter vii
be enabled to give notice to the actors ane
actresses in their rooms when the curtain i,
about to rise.
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Whilst thou not tarry hear in the Prom
ist Land = sed several of the miserable crit.
tiers.
lie see you all essentially cussed be Al
Whilst " rored !, as mad as / Good be at thare
internal noncents. 1girded up my Lions &
fed the Seen. l packt up my duds & left
Salt Lake, which is md Sodium & Gemor-
rer, inhabitid by as theavin & onprincipuld a
set of retchis as ever drew Breth in eny spot
on the globe. ARrExAs WARD.
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VIM. w. GRO L It,
ATTORNEY K COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
o,r,y Is MASsrIELp's BUILDING, BARTON, VERNON
" attend the Courte In Orleans and Caledonia oou'es
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q DAIfLIN q CO,
CLOTHING, DRY GOODS & UhONhhlE
Lunenburgh. Vermont;
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Coo e. n Geo. w. CAHOON,
aTT0RNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW
AND SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY,
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They will attend Courts in Caledonia, Orleans
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GEO. ALDRICH Il II. UNDERWOOD
Manufacturers and Dealers in FURNITURE
Railroad street.