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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-12-27

felt his feet. and put his hand over his heart
then. looking towards me. he said. in tone
of unfeigned sorrow: "Poor fellow the scene
is closing"
| felt dreadful numbness and tingling
pass over my body, and an indescribabe feel
ing of awe overshadowed nv thoughts Ny
breath was suspended until relieved bv deep
sigh, and my ewes fell upon Corporal John
son. Such picture of manly grief I never
beheld
A few minutes passed. and strange to me
1t seemed that poor Black partially recovered
from the faintness which had come on so sud-
denly. He had only rallied enough to ex-
press few more words. l wet his lips with
water. and gently passed my handkerchief a.
cross his forehead. His ewes opened slightly,
and. with the utmost exertion and in broken
syllables. he said:
"My Bible-my Bible is below nv pillow.
o, give it to my-to my-tI listened anxious
ly, as was afraid he would be unable to
conclude his wish)-to my mother" he sigh
ed. "(iod bless her God bless"
He drew deep, deep breath, then lay mo-
tlonless. Again sliqht breathing occurred.
| heard dreadful rat,ling sound. observed
sort of qulver, and the body before me was
liteless. we stood motionless around until
the doctor stopped down. placed his ear over
the heart, and gave sign that it was all
over.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-12-27
The Fat Home Guard.

the Cleveland Piaindealer's Fat Contrib
utor" (Griswold) has Joined the valiant
"Home Guards" He tells his experience
thus:
The momen, the flag was threatened large
bodies of men were called upon to rally to
It's defense. Being large bodied man, |
rallied and enrolled myself in the Home
Guards. The drill is very severe on me. |
am living paradox, for while getting liz, :
Zee, | am daily growing weak. Talk about
1.-The times that tried mems souls" these are
the times that try mems fat. if they have got
any. The captain takes pleasure in putting
me through at double quick step When
go off, | think it will be with a double
quick consumption.
| am constantly reminded that one of the
first requirements of a soldier is to throw out
his chest and draw in his stomach. Having
been burned out several times while occupy
ing rooms in the attic, have had consider
able practice in 'throwing out my chest" but
by what system of practice could ever hope
to draw in my stomach? can't "lress up,"
its no use trying. If my vest buttons are in
line, | am far in the rear. and if I toe the
mark, fearful bulge indicates my position
There is no room for argument in regard to
my sentiments; everybody can see at glance
i,tA where stand.
One evening We had drill-sergeant who
was near-sighted. Running his ewes down
the line, he exclaimed sharply: What is that
man doing in the ranks with bass drum ."
He pointed at me, but hadn't any drum.
| overheard spectator inquire of the drill
sergeant one day:
"Do YOU drill the Who'll, of him at once ."
No." he returned in an awful whisper, 81
drill him by squads
would have drilled inn if | had had a
bayonet.
On drill last night an old farmer who drop
ped in to see us drill. took me aside and SAID
he wanted to sell ME yoke of powerful on
en-.
"My ancient agriculturist," said |. smiling
at his simplicity, 81 have no use for OK
en-"
"Perhaps not at present" "quoth he, "but if
you 20 to war YOU will need them"
"For what?' said |, considerably annoy
ed
"Want EN- to draw your rations, :"
The guards paid me delicate compliment
at their last meeting They elected me
"Chlld of the Regiment" with the rank of
"lst corpulent."
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-12-27
W hat the ''LOui>ville Journal, SAYS:

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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-12-27
SaddeninS Words.

! There are many euphonious words in the
English lansuage-more perhaps than in
any modern tongue except the Italian-of
which the sound so harmonizes with the
sense, that they charm at once the ear and
the heart. The vocal body. SO to speak, with
which the sentiment is clothed. seems as ap-
proplate 10 1t as lovely coun,enance to the
posseSsor of a beautiful mind. Home"
Love, "Slumber," Cares" "Welcome."
belong to this category: but it is in certain
pathetic expressions that the agreement of
sound and sentiment strikes US as most per
feet. Poe said that 'Nevermore" was the
most mourntul Of all words; Byron gave the
same melancholy pre-eminence to "Farewel'
and DR. Johnson thought that OF al. phrases
The last Was the most touching. The
last ok-"the last sish"-"the last of
earth: these are certainly solemn and affect
ING utterances; but We think. with late
wliier, that there is more real pathos in the
word "yone than IN any other in the lam
Suage. 10 use Spanish. or rather Moor
ISL, metaphor, it is "iull of tears" How it
appalis the sense and desola,es the heart Of
the weeping watcher when spoken. ever so
softly. IN the chamber of death. Goae it
cuts of all hope. 1t yibra,es on the air ike
the tone ci passing bell. Gone torerert
what four syllables in any language COM
prehend 50 much of mystery. and desolation
and woe. Zone. says the lorn mother,
when the dark angel has borne awav the
last lamb of her fair flock, "and | am left
alone aloae." Gone :" shrieks the distract
ed widow as she reads the name of her
hearts Idol on the death-Scroll war. "Oh,
husband that !.,;d died with thee - Gone
SnbS the strong man, as he totters, weak as
an infant. from the solemn room where the
wife of his bosom lies cold and pulseless.-
An it Is a word Of sorrow even when spok-
en OF the absent who NAV return, but, as ap-
piled TO the unreturning dead, there is 40
elaborate sentence that ever was carved on
tomb or monument so full OF genuine pathos.
\ let there Is a connection in which il impartS
consolation to the bereaved II We can say
trusttully of those who have left ls-"G one.
gone TO the better tasd," and hope and be
lieve that we shall meet them where there
are no more partings and the language of
sorrow Is unknown, We shall not refuse to be
comtorted "becausc they are not."-Ledyer.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-12-27
Almost n Wedding.

An occurrence took place on Thanksgiv-
ing day in city not thousand miles from
Salem, which illustrates the oft-repeated
maxim, There's many Slip &c On the
morning of that day, mddle-aged woman
rang the bell at the door of doctor of divin-
ity whom We will call y, and inquired if tie
minister was in. The reply was in the at
trmative, and that if the caller would be sea-
ted moment he would come into the parlor.
The doctor came down, and, bidding the Wis
ter good morning, waited for her request
but after an awkward pause he remarked :
You wished to see me?' Yes SIR faltered
the woman; 4 wish to be married, if yo1
please DR. Y had heard the story of the
woman who went to get married afoot and
alone, and this appeared to be a realization
of that fable; but, after glance around the
room, to satisfy himself that only two per-
sons were present, he asked where the future
husband was. oh, he's just outside was
the reply; he's kind O bashfal, and thought
he wouldn't come in till he knowed YOU was
to home. But III get him. Saying which,
she left the house, and, after an absence of
five or six minutes, returned with man,
whom she introduced by announcing, This
is him. The doctor remarked, so you wish
to be joined in marriage" Yes, sir replied
the man, we come clean from-(naming a
town about five leagues distant)-a purpose.
The doctor with bland smile said, well.
you have travelled some distance instead of
having the ceremony performed at home.'-
Yes sir, We went to our minister, but he
wouldn't marry US without a certfcate.' of
course not said DR. X; "a certificate is a pre-
requisite; and should not wish to marry
a couple without one.' We'll, then, exc!aim-
ed the man, seeing you don't care about mar
rying US without certificate, and as she's
got seven children, and it's kind O. hard
times, considerin' the circumstances, on the
whole, l guess we'll let it CO. Ana the cou-
pie went.-Salem Register.
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Selefted 2ottru.
The Dying Sentry.
FROM THE GERMAN OF LOTZI

FROM THE GERMAN OF LOTZE
They're gonc-the watch-fres they have set
GLOW round the mountain passes yet
Out through the darkness of the night
They fash silent, hickering, light.
They shine on Nictorys distant track.
Whence none. alas for me comes back;
They let me bleed to death. tonight.
True sentry, on the field of fight
flushed is the tumult Of the frav.
The powdersmo is blown away:
RANT. bro ken shouts fall on my ear
My comrades all are far from here
Yet, though my comrades all are far,
There CLEANS fall many a golden star.
And angel-band, light up on high.
The eternal watch-tires of tie sky
On. comrades brave, to victory
Farewell, ye banners hign and free
can no longer be with YOU
Another camp is near in view!
hltr banners, in the moonlight spread.
fIoat through the heavens above my head
Slow sinking, now | see them wave
And hutter o 'cr a soldier'S grave
., loved one. It's the thought of thee
Alone weighs down this heart in me:
Yet weep not, love-bc this thy pride,
That bravely at my post died
The Lord OF Hosts, unseen, on high,
Leads out the armies Of the sky;
Soon shall He call my name out clear.
Ana L. true sentry. answer-Herc..
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ton, they faint not, but with a cheerful ant
resolute air discharge their duties. They
fear not the enemy whom they long to meet
they suffer not for good food and in plenty
they are well sheltered, and having been ac.
customed to the seventies of long and severe
winters, they will endure with comfort the
shorter and milder winter of Virginia. There
are many noble fellows who wish not merely
to be called men but to be men and to ac-
qure the physical endurance that We so much
admire and respect in the soldier and which
separates him so immeasurably from the ar
tifcial degenerations of humanity so COM
mon in civilized life.
TO be soldier, one really deserving the
name, has ever been the pride of citizens of
republics; and we'll it may be so, for the true
soldier, one who to bravery can add subord-
inaton, and to that physical endurance as the
result of proper training,-will be nobleman
whether he wears simple button or star.
And even triple star will not ennoble in
subordination and efeminacy, however much
of even bravery may exist. The good soldier
must inevitably be a GOO, citizen.
| should not close, how ,ver, without giving
h SouNiSlioiio a. ~ tLS SIlSIClCS vi tIlC
medical officers of our regiments at Camp
Griffin. Without going into extended eulo-
gy, which they would well bear, may say
that they have nobly met the great demand
that has been made upon their energies and
skill. When our Board recommended them
for appointment. We felt sure they would do
the profession credit, and nv own expecta-
tions are fully realized. | would ask of our
citizens to feel sure that their friends in the
army are in the hands of as humane, faithful
and skilltul a body of surgeons as are to be
found in the army. Nor would l pass by
this opportunity to express an opinion, found
ed upon good deal of observation, that our
military officers, so far as became acquaint-
ed with them, are every way worthy of the
confidence reposed in them by the executive
Of the state. Having said thus much, | do
not feel at liberty to omit my own personal
opinion of their commander, Gen Brooks, who
from limited acquaintance, seems to me to
be the pattern of "A general that rare COM
pound of intelligence. humanity and disci-
p!ine, with complete knowledge of the militia
rv art.
Ed. ID. PHELPS.
Windsor, Dec IL, 1861.
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~ People do thousand bad things, and
because they continue to exist-not to live
IN the full SENSE of the word-they keep in
the bad practice. and laugh at national" per-
sons who are careful about little things
The housewife who has fine COPPER or
brass kettle, which is SO handy to use will in
all probability, throw down the .ig,icultur-
Isl when she reads this item, with the remark
that ITS al book nonsense" But We wish
TO tell her, nevertheless, that every item of
sauce or food she cooks in a copper or brass
vessel. is poisoned. The amount of poison
IN each case may be small, and a person with
vigorous constitution NAV eat out of brass
or copper for many years without diving, but
from what We know of The chemical nature
and affinities of copper, We would JUS, as
soon take a small dose Of arsenic a. to eat
fruit, or other food cooked in copper or
brass kettle, unless the inner surface be
kept perfectly coated with tn.-Iyricultur-
isf.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-12-27

GF"Ah, | am very sorry for this rebel
lion; it prevents my going South" said an
Englishman the other day, dining at a club
IN Philadelphia by invitation. They tell
me" he continued, that the American gen
tleman Is only to be found at the South
How is that, pray? Can you explain it ,"
Il can't" replied his host; 1T is no more to
be explained than the statement SO often
made that there are gentlemen in England,
but that none Of them ever come to this
country"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-12-27
The Sanitary Condition G.. the Vernon,
Regiments.

We believe that all the friends of the Yer
mont soldiers now in the field will read with
interest the subioined report from DIR f. L.
Phelps, Of the Vermont Board of Medica
Examiners, IN relation to the physical condi
ton o. the men our state has put in the field
DR. Phelps has recently been at Camp Griffin
where he made an extended examination in.
to all the matters embraced in his report; n.
is therefore fully competent to give us re La
bic information which in these days of ru-
mois, is all the more valuable.
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best that can be obtained; some of them arr
men on light duty, others are able-bodiee
men in good health who have some tact al
nurses. Watchers are called in from tn,
company or squad to which the patients be-
long, and it is very pleasant to see how mucl
comfort the sick frequently derive from the
companionship of their old neighbors of the
far off country, and how much contentmen>
under privation and suffering is produced in
the sick soldier by the existence of this strong
link that connects him under all crcumstan.
ces with home. Some very strong and valu
able friendships spring up in this way, tina,
will result in great good to the service and
to individuals. The temporary log hospitals
now erecting will probably be placed at some
! little distance-from so to 100 rods-from
camp, care being used in selecting good To-
cation upon more elevated ground and with
free access to good water. As they have
board floors, and either iron or California
stoves they can be kept sufficiently warm
and will admit of proper ventilation. Of
the houses used for hospitals there are within
distances varying from half mile to two and
/. half miles, iour, and at this date perhaps
uNc lucy are HOUSES VI COilSlOcTdUlc SIZE,
generally having four rooms that may be us
ed as wards. ant some of them six. The
rooms are of good size and height and in al
most all cases have fire places. Thus subd-
yided as the sick are in SO many rooms, it re-
quires large force to take care of them, and
as remote as they are from camp the surge
ons lose much time in visiting them as fre-
quently as they require. In my sub bsequent
report to your excelency upon the proper
measures to be taken to make these hospitals
more beneficial, | shall suggest certain plans
to that effect.
There exists another class of hospitals
technically called general hospitals. They
are situated in and around Washington, and
are generally permanent hospital structures,
or public buildings for the present occupied
as hospitals. Limited time did not enable
me to visit the soldiers from our Vermont re-
gments in them.
On the 10Th Of November there were
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-12-27
{ 'IRCULAR BOARD MILLS

Manufactured on the most improved plan
and for sale by
LUKE BUZZELL. St. Johnsbury, v.
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WM. W. CIRCUIT,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
ntiCE ~ N.NSFIKLD'S PCUpING, BARTON, VERNON
- attend The Courts in Orictl!, Caledonia Counties
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-12-27

CLpTHING, Dry GOODS AND GROCERIES
I.uucnhurc, Vermont.
"".-lii. done Jil i Fiirouln-' Standard Hay Scale
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Ia ~ the a5o:c towns paVuIrt- NAV IN af,e
.''cl!'. rrr; t. this Uliice hIt ", in
-!,i Oh settlements cry yrur.
, 1861-09-23

The funeral Of Ruth Gale WiM take place
this afternoon, f1on the residence OF Mr. Vim.
WheatIey, in Ninth street, below Wood She
will also be buried at Mount Cemetery, With
Ae1 two sisters.
The only survivors Of the sad affair remain
ing at the Pennsylvania Hospital are Miss
Zela Gale and Miss Margaret Conway, both OF
whom we're comfortable yesterday, and are
doing well. AIi4s Gale, it: thought, Hiu re-
cover, 2nd Miss Conway has been pronounced
cut Of danger. Mrs. Gale remains constantly
With her only surviving daughter, and no one
is pe1mi:ted to visit either OF the palients.
Continental Theater have beer 20 sdjusted
that it viii be impossible for an accident to
occur from fire. This charge WIS made by
Mr. Wheatley, Immediately after the occur
renee Of the sad affair. The casualty ut the
Continental Theater ought to resd lesson to
managers all over the wofld-and We trust
that It will Verifying the old adage that
Prevention is better than cure"-sspecially
as the cure is not always cert4in-wire safe
guards Of admirable construction have been
placed around the gas-liEhts ia the Tooms ap-
propeiatea tn the Ballet, in Arch-street Thea
ter, and also over the wing lights.
The surviving sufferers by this 1amentable
affair were aaea better yesterday, md stzongg
cry. Miss Abbie Can, whose removal to her
residence, IN view If the dangerous character
Of her Injuries, bad been deemed imperative,
was SO tar cor.a1eecent as to admit Of her be-
ing removed to the Penntylva1ia Hospital,
to which institution she was taken last even
| ing.
Tho "benedt" already given ut the Cont
mental, Arch street and Walautst1eet The4-
tess, have yielded ever 81 500.
, 1861-09-23
Capt. Black. o. 8. N,


Some time since, Washington correspond
ent ct the Chicago TRIBUNE Communicated to
that paper certain vieHa OF Commander Por-
ter upon the action of the Naval Retiring
board, which msy Or may not be won found
Cd. But the Statement in one particular, did
f1oss Injustice to gallant officer Of the navy.
The writer said:
"Frentergast, who ha& been put to the
blockade Of Virginia. il q bruther-in- Jaw Of
two 6trong seeessionists in the navy, Blake
ara aoas ba1Ion; and already several Of bis men
The Captain Blake referred to above in mt
a brother. in law Of Commodore Prenderrast.
aud i Is fer from being secesslonist as the
President himseH He is now IN comuasnd Of
the Naval Academy at Newport and friend
who RnoWs him well assures US that no man
could be more earnest and anxious for the
Triumph Of the Government. So far from be-
ing Justly liable to suspicion for lack Of loyalty,
me vigilance, zeal and energy of Capt Blaka
we're signR]ly exhibited ID preserving the
NaEa 1s5E Academy a1d the frignte Constitution.
elae schoofEhiP,) from the clutches Of the Sc
texeeslonuR Of Maryland and Virginia It was
the the g Tagef Tfsh and design Of the enemies Of
me Union to seize this Ayorite National ship,
aaa tae Naval Academy, with it, property and
munitions. But by the Watchfu1ness, address
ana energy Of Capt Bl2ke, seconded ay his
Eallant a1d accomplished officers, Lieutenant
Gommandant n c. r P. Rodgers, tienten4nts
~. w. np9sefs, Simpson, scott, Taylor, Up
3: u, Lu1 ard others, the scheme WAS deteat-
"a a1o the Property saved. Our informant
happened to be at Annapolis at the time, and
@eurts Us that the Government owes muck to
iae m ndetatigable loyalty Of Captain Blake.
11s correspondence with the Department
EnoRE E this and General E. F. Butler Of this
PUNE, who reached Annapolis about that time,
- - cogblzant Of these facts. We are inclined
% think that equal Injustice has been done to
S SSommodore Pendergaat, and that Commander
iIel1eI, L correctly reported, has been very
4oofe IN bis charges, to Bay tho least-