The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-01-10
Black Frpema>ourY.

\ writer in the new Continental Magazine.
giving Al acc ,unt Of his travels IL The SoaIh
lust previous TO secession. states that b.,
knows that there exists among the blacks
secret and widespread organization of Ma
sonic character, having il, grip. password an!
oath. "It has various grades Q: leaders. who
are competent and earnest Men. and is uiii
mate object i freedom" H. gives The fol
.owns report of u conversation he had with
a negro belonging 10 the order. the negro
had just been having secret communication
with another negro in bis presence. by signs
ana grips, and the writer asked ham what il
meant:
IL don't mean mischief. sar. said the Gar
KEY. with tons. and ali that would not have
di>grace.i q cabinet officer: i ONLY mcan
right and justice.
III means tha, there j. some seer. under
standing between you.'
. i tale YOU mas>a. he replied. r.ia;>ing in
10 his usual manner. dat te blacks am All
freemasons. yahe jim de grip. an. he
knowed me. He'd In known M name ii
You hadn't ,oie HIM
Why would he have known Your name,
''Caa>e gabe de grip. dat toIe him..
Why Gid he Cali yoa Scinio.' ca..eI you
Scip.'
oh. de darkey> ali do dat Nobody ha,
de white folks call me Scip. can't say to
more. massa; shud break ie oaiii e: |
did"
You have said enough. Scipio. 10 sa.;>fy
me that there is secret league among t!:s;
blacks. and that you are leader ia IT. Non.
tell YOU. You'll get yourself into a scrape.-
I've taken liking TO you, Scip. and | should
he very sorry Ia see yen run Yourself lni'
danger.
i tank you. massa-from the bottom of m,
heart tank you.' he said. as the tears moist
ened his eyes .loa berry kind, ma>>a: il
do me much good to taih with YOU. Bu,
what am my life wu,h3 What am al,
save's life wuti IF you war ME you'd do
like me
! could not deny it. and made no reply.
A BEAUTIFUL FoRM.-Take abundant ex
erclSe N tie open alr-iree, attractive, Joy
Gus exercise, such as Young girls, when no'
restrained BY false and artificial proprieiie>
are wont TO take. If you are in the counir,
or can GET there, ramb.e over the hills att
through the wo".iand> botanic, geoloyi ize
seek rare flowers and plants, hun, birds nests
and chase butterflies. BE 4 romp, eve
though YOU NAV be no longer Lutte girl
Ii YOU are q wife and mother. 80 much III,
better: romp with your children. Attend l.
your bodily positions. la Standing, sitting
living and walking. and employ suctl geneT..
l or special gymnastics as Your case may T,
quire. Live. white indoors. IA w+ll-veniilatr'
, rooms; take sufficient wholesome and ncuI
ishing food. at regular Intervals: keep III
: mind active and cheertui-in shoft, Obey 4.
} the laws of health.
: THE WAR EagltsH hrpr'S''
, on or FISH .N,rcilnts. A correspondent
: from Proyinceto Sn inform, US that when Ia
Rinal,lo arrived off that place a: break OF Ia
. on Wednesday morning.. some fishermen WEI
: alongside TO dispose Of their fish. While
= little boy of the party W., trading. one of III
: sailors of the nalto supplied himself vii
4 a couple O. h..dl ,ch>, AID refused 10 pa, f.
them Tbs Is worse III an the Trent affair
] for the haddncks wee fresh fish, where
Mason and Slidell were onlv stale politician
1t is 10 be hoped th,t our government vi
demand rest!tu ion and an apology
= larly as the forclhle removal of the h>h fro
y the boat, instead Of the seizure of both bo
a and FISH. m axes the trans .cIion lawle>S, al
e cording 10 standard English au,horiIies, al
an insult "tolerable and not 10 be endure,
T. by the Cape Codders "or any other man
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