The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-05-18

oy the Almighty to announce to yOu-'
"Come in, my friend" said the dean; Il
am i'll great trouble, and no doubt the Lord
has sent you to help me out of my difficult
ty"
This unexpected welcome inspired the tai
lor, and strengthened his assurance in his
own prophetic char"r,'r, anu disposed him
to listen to The disclosure.
"My FRIEND" said the dean, Il have just
been reading the tenth chapter of Re, elation,
and am greatly distressed at difficulty
have met with, and you are the very man
sent to hel me out. Here is an account of an
angel that came down from heaven, who was
so large that he placed one foot on the earth
and lifted up his hands to heaven. Now,my
knowledge Of mathematics" continued the
dean, "has enabled me to calculate exactly
the size and form Of this angel; bat am in
great difficulty, for wish to ascertain how
much cloth it will take to make him pair
of breeches ard as that is exactly in your
line Of business, have no doubt the Lord
has sent you to show me-
This exposition came like an electric shock
to the poor tailor. He rushed from the
house, ran to his shop, and sudden revul-
sion Of thought and feeling came owe: him.
Making breeches was exactly in his line of
business. lie returned TO his occupation.
thoroughly cured of prophe,ical revelation
by the Wit of the dean.
COUGHING AFTER DEATH.
The famous Tony Lee. a player in King
Charles Ills reign, being killed in tragedy.
having a violent cold, could not torhear
coughing as he lay dead upon the stage
This. of course, occasioned good deal of
laughter and noise III the house, upon which
he lifted up his head, and, addressing the au-
diencc said. This makes good what NY poor
mother used to tell me for she would often
say should cough in my grave, because |
used TO drink with NY porridge."
This On, w.. bo,so :, srob ,,o,,1 Lr,or
that it produced laundering clap, and made
every one readily pardon the so.,cism he had
before committed.
TIE JUDGE AND TIE CIIrRlT.
Lord Chiet Justice Holt. when Young. " IS
very c1trav lyunt, and belonging to a cub Of
wild i,.ilows mos. of vhom ,oo. 70 mn ;,f,-
roou< course of rt.
When his lordsbjp was ensap.d. on = GER
tain OCCASION at the Old Bailey. man WA,
tried and convicted Of robbery ON II,
highway. whom III. judge remembered TO
have been one of his old companion,.-
Moved by that curiosity which is ua,ura, ON
= r.,ro>nec,on of mas, litt and ,bin,inc ,,r
fellow did no, know him, Justice Hol asked
what had become of such and such o. hi,
old associates. The culprit. making a low
bow. and fetching de,p >ich. said, "Ah, my
LORD. they are all hanged but YOUR lorlship
and H.
ADDISON AND TIE r0ETAsrlE.
Addison. the sublime moralst, elegant
critic. and humorous descrjber Of men and
manners. whose works furnish instruction ~
youth. amusement to age, and deligl, to al
who neruse them. was remarkable for HI,
tac,urni,v. Conscious OF his talents as a
writer. he acknowledged his deficiency in
conversation. Il can draw" said he. "a bill
for thousand pounds. although have no,
a ouinea in my pocket"
A noctaster broupht Addison one of hi,
comnos;,iors and BEGGED his on;pion of il
II was conv Of very indifferent verses. and
they annearrd n. worse bccause he bad nrr.
fixed TO them several lines from Homer. and
,bus exno>ed them ,o = very disadvantoor
ors contrast Addison u;,b ,,oa, uarn,,h
s,ruck ont tho lines from Homer and when
,h. snrnr;s.d noetav.r asked the reason
"Do YOU not recolect." said Addison "the
Roman Emre,or who's. s,a,r.s ,n,.a,ed f.
him very ridiculous when they were placed
near those Of IN. GODS ."
THE .po1urc.py's AFFIDAVIT
A b;,hwo,,r,n ,sr.d Roll,rd co,fro,
IN \suoa,o CON, for , so|;c;,or 70 lu,w how
be co,,d dessr his ,,,, and was answered
"Rv oe,,;ro IN aro,bec,rv to make an aHda
-, - II. ;I,noss.
This was accord;nylv done in tbe follow
;ry manner "Tbe denonont verify believcs
VIA, g ,ho sa;d 1,r,os Rol,,,J : oll;,,od >,