The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-02-03
4 "Da>haWay."

"Well, Jack. I'm afraid all this will 20 for
groy,' said man about paying one of his
ships crew.
.Ne,er fear. sir. never fear; I'm Dasha
ray now. Half this goes to my old grand
mother, and the other half to get me in good
rig for the next voyage
"A Da>hway. What, YOU dashed away
your cups, Jack ?"
"Yes. >ir. Our brig was boarded by the
land sharks at San Francisco, and they took
ne to their hels, robbed me. and turned mt
into the stree, drunk. \ man came along
He didnt kick me off the paving. No. sir.
he picked me up. and took me to his l"dss
incs, and he kept me there till was sober.
Sir, be was a Dashaway. and he said must
be one. And he SAID, Take The pledge.
brother. till YOU can take something better.
And says l, What is better then the
pledge?'"
"'Bro,her.' SAYS he. the pledge dashes a
way yonr cups. bu; it leaves YOU your appe
,ie. That will gnaw away at YOU: but the
grace of God will dash that AWAY
"Well sir, didn't leave him Till Itork the
pledge, total abstinence and he asked me
to 20 to prayer-mecling with him and bless
ed he God, it was just like the old meeting
at home. and thought heard my father
pray, and Deacon Eastman. q, sir, tho
Id got among the saints again and, sir,
said the poor sailor, with the tears streaming
down his cheeks, Il felt was too bad to b,
there. and | told 'tm so. But said they. 'Je
sus Christ is here, the poor sinners friend
and he SAYS, "ihongh Your sins be as scarlet
they shall he white as sno", and him thai
comrlh unto me Will in TO wise cast out"
All, sir, had been cast out. Well, sir.
knew he was my father and mothers Sa,
iour, and felt he'd be mine. Yes. sir, Wa.
sober, and set a-praying till Re came to mt
or got to him, or both. for believe We me
halfway; and. sir, dashed away my ofps
tite then. don't want grog. am a Dash
away. sir. blessed be God. You must dast
away your bosom sins before the grace of
God Can get in. and thatIl keep EN- out
LIQUOR LAW ENFORCED An old India;
chief who saw the sad effects of rum upol
the yeung men OF his tribe, thus summaril,
enforced a prohibitcry law:
\ Frcnchman came among the Indian!
with keg of whisky. The chief saw hi
Young men becoming drunken, and told tn,
intruder to carry the water of death away
lie refused, and replied that he should sci
tire-water as long as the young men wanted
it. The old man drew his tomahawk from
his belt, cut the hoops from the key, spille,
its contents on the earth. paid him the val
ue, and then, raising his tomahawk abnv'
the head of the culprit, exclaimed in Indian
"Go home, you dog. Ii again frewa,e
you bring here, not only the kes will l spill,
but thy head will split, as l have split th'
keg."
The speech was short, and by no mean
difficult to Observation-Disclosures ot
the Vest, by a correspondent .t tie Ne~ IorI
Eranystist.
! REMARKABLE EcLlPsE-Next July ther
will be an important total eclipse, at least tt
men of science. At the moment of obscura
ton, Nerus, Mercury, Jupeter and Saturr
will appear in the vicinity of the eclipsed SUI
as rhomboidal figure. This phenomenon
is of great rarity, occurring only once in ma
ny centuries. Darkness will commence an,
terminate on the land in California and OF
the shores of the Red Sea. Between thes
extreme points the eclipse will lie visible il
North America, from whence the moon
shadow will pass across the Atlantic ant
traverse Spain-total darkness includin,
several important towns in that country
The line of totaity will then cross the Med
iterranean and enter Africa, passing acrps