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brain reeled and side ached, to get
Though. with her sad tasks.

a small dress, upon which she was
sctting the last stitch. Mrs. Graves
had called in, and mt first felt nervous
land AApleasant to find thewor was no,
Idone but when she saw the heavy
|eyes lifted, tear trembling on their
lashes, she had not the heart to say
fanything in blame, but sat quietly
down, and as she noticed the stoop-
ling form and frequent sighing, she
said i'll her kind, sympatlising voice,
the words which begin our story.
You have not been in our neigh
borlood long?" asked Mrs. Graves.
Only few months, was the answer.
II could not get enough to do at
the place from which ! moved, but
have done much better since came
to this place.
"And have you always been a
dress ,naker?" asked Mrs. Graves.
"'That is my trade madam. When,
learned it, ! little thought l should
toll at it like slave" she continued
her lip trembling. "My father was
doing very good business, and be-
cause l did not wish to ask him for
money enough to support myself, I
applied myself to this kind Of work.
I soon after was married, SO l did not
sew a great while;. but now" her
voice tremblingly faltered, ' I am
obliged to sew
elbow long has your husband been
dead?"
From any other lips this, might
have sounded harsh and unfeeling,
but evidently there was deep chord
of sympathy in the kind heart Of
Mrs. Graves, and her voice brcathpd |
its music.
tMy husband has been dead three
years. was the unsteady reply, and
the eyes were hastily touched with
the finger tips. "Jenny, my young
est was born on the very day he lay IA
corpse" she added moment after.
at is dreary world for the widow
and the tatherless," she added very
sadly.
"Indeed it must be-" Mrs. Graves
earnestly, watching the
up the dress. "And
must You sew more to night?" she
asked, seeng the widow commence ON
'not!Ar dress that did not appear to
,c quite finished. :
'oh yes; l expect Mrs. May is
disappointed, for promised her this t
lress should be done by dark, but |
llness prevented" j
StHhnn - ,,nD.1l, ,,,.l ~ |
'le," said Mrs. Graves.
The dress-maker looked up in ut r
cr astoMSllmept.
stop. have my own thimble- \
i've me your needles | will take {
his.one, '"islf- added, helping herself !
rom a needle-case. 81 am going tor
ew toryou. l am much more able L
, do the whole of it to set a stitch" II
"Oh, my dear madam =" exclaim- c
d tlia seamstress ssno l. no! your
weet, kind words have done more W
'ward aiding me than your needle G
ould. Bless you! there are some St
carts that can feel for u.s.; and Il
ae dashed away tears, still intent
pom her work.
AT this moment the frail little bell a.
ccived sucl, II wrench that it struck
olently against the wall. The a
'ess-makcr nervousl y arose and huu- IN
ed to the door. "
"Have YOU that dress done?' de-
anded coarse voice. ~
Almost - she tried to speak h,
leerfully.- won't You come i'll p il
"les-I suppose necessity will
mpel me to; but let me tell YOU,
is the last piece of work that as
er Won will do for me-
Mrs. Graves was shocked. She is
ID noticed the delicacy, the retiring nt
a,mers of the poor seamstress, and dr
lrsh voice, smote very painfully on 70
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The pale sewer only bit her lip
but made no reply.
II suppose l shall have to sta,
here for an hour - exclaimed Mrs
May. pettishly, still not seeing th'
face Of the other customer, who sa
in the dark shadow.
"Oh, no, I.can get through in lesi
time than tlsat-much less" replied
Mrs Hall. Il was, taken quite il
to-day" she added. gently, cor ]
should not have disappointed you.
"lt is not the first time said Mrs
May, unfeelingly.
/ "Are you not going to let me sew?'
asked Mrs. Graves.
.!Thank you for thousand times,
Mrs. Graves but It will not be con-
venient for two," replied the seams
tress, while Mrs. May exclaimed in
tones Of deepest modification
"Why, Mrs. DIR. Graves, I did not
know you were here
Eyes. I have been urging Mrs.
Hall to let me assist her. replied
Mrs Graves, with cold inclination
of the head. sit really makes my
rt.ache to see her sitting here so
late and tired. l wish L could helm
her.
"Really-I-" exclaimed Mrs.
May, terribly embarrassed, for Mrs.
Graves was socially as well as in-
tellectually, her superior.
''Let me send you some .jellies for
your sick boy, wont you?" continued
the doctors wife, preparing to leave.
''I'll call again on Monday" she said,
and, slipping a dollar into the hand
Of Mrs, Hall as she turned to go.
"Here is more than my pay Mrs.
Graves
''No matter-I shall have plenty
or. you to do; don't stop for change;
good night"
Mrs. May sat silent and uneasy
while the stitching went on.
"Why did you not tell me that
was bere?'' she asked al
most cruelty.
'sNVhy should I!' asked Mrs Hall,
emily. Ladies' are here quite Of
Ell, and you know Mrs. Graves is a
rue lady" The cheek Of Mrs. Nav
ushed-
''Iour dress is finished," said the
folding it up.
81 really did not intend to pay YOU
'-nisht," said Mrs. May half angri-
'. Il am very punctual myself, and
annoys me. when others are not.
What is the bill!"
at is two dollars and fifty cents"
,plied Mrs. Hall.
Extlavagant price," exclaimed ,
[rs. May, sslou did not charge Mrs. !
raves half that ,
"Hers was chiId's dress"
.'Oh, there is always Il favoritism,
Mrs. May. "Here, | shall !
ave to owe you dollar now; you
IN send for it in il week. ;,
She too was gone, and the weary !;
oman bowed. l,sr head upon her ,
asped hands and wep. bitterly. a /
1T voice like rich flute came from
e bed:
"Don't cry. mother. :
"Why, Jimmy, are you awake p' J.
ked the mother. -
+" Yes, l. heard that kind woman,
I'd the ugl Y woman, too. Don't cry, y
other; come here and l will kiss :,
III. l love You, mother" i
"God bless vouw sobbed the wea- :, -
one, as she touched the white fore :;
ad OF the sick child with her burn :,
8 lips. :,
~ ~ -
Who. did YOU say it was for 2" :,
ked thefashionable Mrs. Marrivaic. =, y.
/" Mrs. Hall, the dressmaker. She Q
just UP. from a severe fever, and
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> Lords poor. At any r.te, If she i
: not a Christian, we. will show he
> whak Christians cantdo.,'
), We have 30 much to do for Ii,
church poor" said tlse,lady, in . lit
!, tie, 7uer,ilous voice.
:. :" I-nuse~have a free Offering, = saio
Mrs. Graves. rising. : 50
u "Oh, we'll, I. will see-don't go,
yes, here is az FIVE dollar, gold piec.
in my port-monnaie. OF course ]
have your word for it that she Is = de
cent and good woman
eff she were better off she would
be called a very refined and lady-like
woman said Mrs. G. Significantly.
A faint color came to the cheeks Of
her friend. Adieus were exchanged.
and they parted.
Meantime,in the home of the dress
maker, the widow and mother sat
disconsolate, aud with a sad sinking
heart. How languid she was. The
little girls had been busily engaged
at work since morning. They would
not le: her stir, as she sat SO listless,
wishing she were quite well. One
swept the floor, another had made the
bed more comfortable for the little in
valid boy-every, moment their little
feet hands, and tongues were going.
1he boy was&busy with slate and pen
Gil, trying he said, to make the face
OF dear doctor Graves,ewho no had made
his mother almost well again.
Mrs.Hallsat by the scant tire think
ing True, she was getting better,
but the cold winter was coming, and
she feared it would be many months
before she was quite strong. Sud
denly little Susy cried out, soh, see!
mother, they are bringing something
here. Presently a gentleman enter
ed and askea,if Mrs. Hall lived there.
The widow answered that she did.
"Then here is a sewing machine ssr-
you which was requested to leave
here.
"It must be another Mrs. Hall, sir,
for | have not ordered anything of
the kind
''Ehis is where the ladies' sent me
madam Mrs. Graves was one of the
party. They said No, so Pine st.;sI
sm sure it is for you.
-F.or me!'' aried the widow, clasp
ns her hasAds, while a rose color
1ushed either cheek-"a sewing ma
;hine for met"
., mother, isn't it beautiful" cried
little Susy.
'Why, mother, what are you CRYING
orr" inquired. little Annie, the cid
'st. 81 should think you would be
happy"
"God knows how happy I ami
aur1mnred the widow through her
ears: "Oh, my God, visit with thy
hoicest blessings the dear Christian
'earts who done this deed. Bless
hem! bless them! for their visit .to
he widow and fatherless in the time
+ their aff1iction. Oh, my God,
leas them here and hereafter!''
None cam tell, save those who have
nexpcctedly received one great boon
n time Of great depression, how the
"or widow felt. 1t seemed that
ealth came to her wasted frame al
,osS miraculously. The kind, slori
Ms hearted doctors wife came in OH
le same day, not to receive thanks,
ut to be made happy by the sight
genuinc joy.
To-day the widow is paying for,se~r
wn cottage home. Her el,lest elar .l,-,.-
II bids fair to become a treasure tore
rr mother and an ornament to socie-
:. The poor, deformed boy is now
| heaven, and the rest Of the family
e going in the narrow way that, in
le end, the shiny gates that opened
70 'early' for him, may receive them,
10, perfect through their Masters
'ace.
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1. u. O. +.

=13s.= H. ~ o. r.
->3l|.f'vt The regular meetings of
No. 21, are held
on Wednesday evenings, at o'clock,
at their Lodge Room on Texas street.
\. SCHAFFNER, \ G..
>. SELlGMAN, Secretary. Mo
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-02-01
Constipation or Costiyeness.

No one of the "many ills flesh is heir to-
is so prevalent, so little understood, and SC
much neglected as costiyeness. Often orisi
mating in carelessness. or sedentary habits
II is regarded as 4 slight disorder of too little
consequence to excite anxiety, while in reali-
~ it is the precursor and companion of many
of the most fatal and dangerous diseases, and
unless early eradicated it will bring the suf-
ferer to an untimely grave. Among the
lighter evils Of which costiveness is the usu-
al attendant are Headache, Collie Rheuma-
tiSm. Foul Breath, Plies and others of like
nature, while a long train of frightful disea-
SEES such as Malignant Fevers, Abcesses, Dv-
>entery. Diarh|a, Dyspepsia. Apoplexy, Ep-
llepsy. Paralysis, Hieteria, Hypocbondriasis.
Melancholy y, and Insanity, first indicate their
presence in the system by these alarming
symptoms.
Not unfrequently the diseases named orig
mate in Constipation. but take on an indie
pendent existence, unless the cause is eradi-
Gated in an early stage. From all these con-
siderations it follows that the disorder should
receive immediate attention whenever it oc-
ours. and no person should neglect to get
box of Cephaic Pills on the first appearance
of the complaint, as their timely use will ex-
pei the insiduous approaches of disease and
destroy this dangerous foe ty human life
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MISCELLANEOUS.

THE AMALGAMATION OF LANGUAGES
There is a growing tendency in this age to
appropriate the most expressive words Of o.
Their languages, and after while to incorpo-
tate them into our own; thus the word Ce-
phalic, which is from the Greek, signify:ng
"for the head" is now becoming popularized
in connection with Mr.. Spalding's Great
Headache remedy. but it will soon be used
in a more general way, and the word Cepha-
lie will become as common as Eleotrotype
and many others whose distinction as foreign
words has been worn away by common usage
until they seem "native and to the manor
born"
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the soil he owns 2"

the soil he owns"
Each of our successive fairs brings togeth-
er rich array Of the bounties of the earth.
"Say not then what is the cause that the for.
mer days were better than these, for thou
dost not enquire wisely concerning this
If this was true in The time of Solomon, it is
hundred fold true to-day. And if these So
cieties have in them these germs of good,
discuss and by experiment learn that the De-
von' the Durham or the Ayrshire are the
best breed of cattle for the farmer to raise ;
the Morgan, the Clyde, French or English
horse, the animal from which they can real
ize the greatest income the Merino, Cots
void or South Down, which is best for wool,
which for mutton or if at their exhibitions
they find a better agricultural implement than
heretofore they have employed, will not the
comparisons of experience,the collection and
publishing Of facts, thousand times COM
pensate the cost Board of Agriculture will
be to the state AGRICoLA.
st Johnsbury, Jan. %, 1861.
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@ Headache is the favorite sign by
which Nature makes known any deviation
whatever from the natural state of the brain,
and viewed in this light it may be looked on
as safeguard intended to give notice of
disease which might otherwise escape atten-
ton, till too late to be remedied !; and its ill
dications should never be neglected. Head
aches may be classified under two names,viz:
Symptomatic AID Idiopathic. Symptomatic
headache is exceedingly common and is the
precursor of great variety of diseases, "a
mong which are Apoplexy, Govt, Rheuma-
tism, and all febrile diseases. In its nervous
form it is sympathetic of disease of the stom-
ach, constituting sick headache, of hepatic
disease constituting bilious headache, of
worms, constipation and other disorders of
the bowels, as well as renal and uterine atfec-
tons. Diseases of the heart are very fire.
quently attended with headaches Anamia
and plethora are also affections which fire.
quen:ly occasion headache. Idiopalhic head
ache is also very common, being usually dis.
tnguished by the name of nervous headache
sometimes coming on suddenly in state of
apparently sound health and prostrating al
once the mental and physical energies, and
in other instances it comes on slowly, herald
ed by depression of spirits, or acerbity of
temper. In most instances the pain is in the
front of the head. over one or both eyes, and
sometimes provoking vomiting under this
class may also be named Neuralgia.
For the treatment of either class Of head
ache the Cephalic Pills have been found a
sure and safe remedy, relieving the most a.
cute pains in few minutes, and by its sub
tie power eradicating the diseases Of which
Headache is the unerring index.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-02-01
C. EBONYTYPES IN
4 ALUABLE PERSONAL PRO
PERTY AT
PUBLIC AUCTION!

The subscriber will sell AZ public auction at the
st. Johnsbury House. on Saturday. Feb. = at =
o clock. p. M, the following valuable personal
property: The we'll known horse "Charlev''-
said horse is of the best family horses in the
country. is very powerful draught horse. an ex
cellcnt carriage horse, and we'll trained saddle
horse-sold for no fault. l saddle Cnearly new
riding bride. l express wagon fused one year
traverse tnearly new, buggy wagon fused one
YEAR, silver mounted harnesses, | sofa, l hat
rack and umbrella stand, large glass camphene
hanging lamp. brass do, kerosene side lamp
or reflector, extra kerosene stand lamp plain
kerosene do. 2 door mats. feather buster, lot of
hall and stair carpeting. brass mounted Il. T.
lantern, small bureau, 6-octave -Eoeen, rose
wood case. desk, clock with alarln attachment.
new wood saw, ak, l Ratchet. l stove. lot OF
wooden chairs, l wood basket | clothes do. tin
cans. whips, horse blanket. l crcingle, por-
table writing desk. Sax-horns, piano stools. .
fluid lamps. together with large lot of valuable
sheet music. music books. &C., &c. Persons
wishing to purchase any of the above articles will
find it for their advantage to attend this sale, as
the articles nearly new and will be sold with
out reserve to the highest bidder. All sums over
$40 six months credit, with good security. No
postponement on account of the weather
c. H. CLARKE.
JOHN II. MOORE, Auctioneer. 26-
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The committee appointed by the County Tenn
peranee Convention lately holden at st Johnsbu-
~ Centre, to make arrangements to fill tho Va.
cancy occasioned by the declination of Hon ! n
Bell to accept the nomination rendered to him bv
said convention, hereby give notice to the friends
of temperance in Caledonia county to meet in
convention at the Town Hall in st Johnsburv an
Wednesday the 18th day of February next. at 10
o'clock. a. M, to nominate some suitable cand;-
date for county commissioner.
CALVIN MORRILL,,
For committee.
Jan %, 1861. 1907
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'ardly Realized.

Hi 'ad n 'orrible 'eadache this hafternoon.
hand hi stepped hinto the hapothecaries hand
says hi to the man, "Can you hease me of an
'eadache ?" "Does it hache ard ?" says e.
"Hexceedingly," says hi, hand hupon that e
gave me a Cephalic Pill, hand pom me 'onor
it cured me SO quick that hi 'ardly realized
'ad han 'eadache.
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n ONYTYPES Al

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II FOR COUGHS. GROUP, ASTHMA WHO'D
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Rsv. G. W. H. CLARK, Great Falls, N. H.
MRS. WILSON'S
COCOA-N Ut OIL
HAIR DRESSING.

Mrs Wilson'S Hair Dressing is put up in large bottles
and retas for 81 cts per bottle, and for dressing the
hair Of any person. young old there is its equal in
the world 1t will make the hair everything you wish 1t
to be. and moreover it has perfume that Is infinitely
superior any Of the fashionable extracts either foreign
American, which alone should entte to place on
every lady's toilet table.
Use the Regeneration before retiring at night and
in the morning apply little of the Dressing, and your
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Use nothing your hair but these preparations and
these according to directions, and we warrant you
a good healthy head Of hair.
Manufactured and sold at wholesale by Henry P Will
son Co., Manchester, n H.to whom all letters should
be addressed.
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DOWNER'S KEROSENE OFT

The subscriber has just received two barrels Of
Downers Kerosene Oil. and has made such ar
rangemepts that he will hereafter be able to sup
ply the genuine article to all who call
This Oil is far superior to any other make
Price one dollar per gallon. E. JEWETT.
St Johnsbury Dec q, 1857.
n B. Orders from distance promptly at
tended to.
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ORDER of NO7ICEof SETTLEMENT
REUBEN SMITHS ESTATE

URDEK OF NU7TV + 0T SE 7LE-UEN7 Z.
REUBEN SMITHS ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District IS.
At Probate Court held at ST JohSbury i'll said district
on the 18th day OF Jan, A ID. ls6l.
WHEREAS. Ora Crosby, administrator on the estate
w oil Reuben Smith, late of Harlwck in said district,
deceased PROPOSES IL render account Of his admins
tratiV ami to present his account against said estate
Tor examination and allowance for tbs purpose making
partition and distribution OF the residue said
der decree OF said among tho persons who by
la" entitled to the IL is therefore ordered by
said court that the under consideration
heard at the Probate Office ST. JohnSbury on
the 4fh day OF Feb, 4. b. 1851. And il is further
ordered that all persons interested be notified hereof by
publication copy of the record of this The
('aledonan. printed at st. JohnSbury three weeks
successfully previous to said time hearing that they
MAY upIcar and contest the allowance said account
if they cause also be heard by said court in
the matter Of partition and distribution said estate
Attest, ASA l.. FRENCH, Judge.
\ true copy of record
2j27 Attest. ASA L. FRENCH, Judge.
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