The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-07-27

STORY TO MAKE PARENTS WEEp.-A lit
wight four year and half old boy of
,nark, y. j., William Henry Findlay, was
:. On the 9TH inst, and on the 16th-all
arch meantime being unavailing,-his dead
P, was found in marshy meadow in the
;'rb, Of the town. The little fellow had
.oub. followed the band, with which he
la, been seen on that day, to the picnic
- md. a little distance further on, and
..l-..ns for home, tired with his long walk,
i. taken the nearest way across the mead
D. and stepping between the boys had be-
ne so deeply mired that he was unable to
.,.yca,e himself. His legs were firmly i'm
led above his knees in the marsh, and
- al. the exertion that he could have
e. he could not possibly have freed him.
without assistance, so that he must have
-,he! from sheer exhaustion and exposure.
so.red man living some two hundred
rs from where the body was found, says
:. .ur.ng that night-which our readers
o.. remember was dark, stormy and dismal
-.r heard the voice ola child calling 'mam-
:. mamma but was not able to discover
Il whence it came, and it soon ceased al
!r,her then it was, no doubt, that the
child breathed its last.
D2owHHp. On Thursday the 10Th inst,
e.. john Diamond while fishing in Lake
l..mpAremagog at Georgeville, in company
q. NJ {. Archilles, in fit of temporary
,4n.ty jumped into the lake and was
Tned. His body was found about TWEEN
our hours after the melancholy occur
? \ rattlesnake was killed in Pownal,
ether day, nearly six feet long, and hav-
. seventeen rattles, which according to the
Ill estimate, would make his snakeship 20
Is old.
Y Jeremy says that a good wife should
looking glass to her husband. But We
j, she might and should make him see in
2. something better than himself.
- The Prince Of Wales has arrived in
British Provinces and right royalty are
a1thorities and people receiving him.
i WILD LEAP. The Providence Journal
X, that on Tuesday night passenger, ex-
II. by drink, leaped from the steamboat
IN hear Richmond, while the cars were
ing at a speed of nearly mile min
L. HE train was stopped and backed
aagsase master and others took lanterns
. searched the sides of the track, expect
10 find a mangled and bruised corpse
III proceeding short distance, the miss
man rose up, remarking to the baggage
ser, Don't be scared, boy, I'm just Oft the
m His face was slightly scratched,
'-l,a was the only injury apparent.
\ gentlemen from one of the towns
~ of here, who was among the Great
,.ern excurtionists last week, mentions an
-I>.n, incident that occurred under his OBJ
Tat:on while i'll the metropolis. While
ing the splendid jewelry establishment
Ball, Black 4 Co.. on Broadway, and
wig the rich and rare curiosities there, a
-.e Of Springfield gentlemen entered, and
Ire much delighted with some "trihes,' in
. Way of diamonds, &C., displayed in the
" cases. One of the gentlemen admired
!. mall necklace, and remarked to his com.
lion that if not too expensive he would
chase it for Julia. He could spare $3C
The purpose, and his friend kindly offered
j an additional y if the former amour,
., not sufficient. On iuquiring the price
the polite salesman, he was informed tina
article would be sold at cost-only .tom
.asnd eight hundred and fifty doliWs.-
Springfield gentleman couldn't stand thu
--,sure, and Julia was disappointed.-Spr
satltcm.
\ Maine newspaper, in announcing
death Of Henry Johnson, Mayor ofNew
..yport, says: HE was an uncle of thu
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