The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-01-24
From the Regular Army.
WHEATON. Illinois. }
Ian II, 1850 /

Ia tie Adior If The Caledonian:
Iion,e on ,Ulongh! How suggestive
and inspiring is that phrase to fellow who
has been from home two or three months "a
sogegi, -" for he frs' tin g il his life. and
vino. perhaps. a year ago had but little H!@a
Il what it meant. To SOC n .oi OF happy tti-
oy> going aboard Il 1 train, FOR hom". with
Their b.igi, hnltonS and grinning faces, IS
pleasant sight Some go home to see father.
mother. listers. al d here and there fellow
slows unmiStnkab!c signs o; 4 desire tc ST.
some ovin. pair Of niae eyes. perhaps. an'i
!, likeness j. oittn looked At. y ralicklng
Chap seems only d"sirouS 10 slow his ntv
uni,i rm.while lev silent men. with thought
ful mien. suggest 10 an AGATE observer that
they may be the heads O. some households,
conscious that tbs visit to their families mog
lie their lest. Rat the majority are singing,
talking and laughing, and at times have 10
he cautioned into more quiet demeanor ny
the passing conductor.
\ wear ago We soldiers little knew that
our nest Christians and New Years would
he spent under military rals and in uniforms,
an! then We did II t appreciate Homs as VT.
do now And hundreds O! our comrades no
then were happy. are now the victims 81
War. How shall met Christmas find rs
iou may have hear: how he .:lls derort
then selves towards lht v.irrot.~ chaps who
stay at Eonr--wto cant ic.y,.' i am cry,-
IDLY informed that in some towns The dear
creatures have resolved that they will marry
only returned soldiers. This i, good thing
for the government, for it helps to swell The
army. When soldiers happen HON" on fur
Tough they af- receive! .! 'hs girl, with tp-
en- arms, and q young man III uniform need
not trouble himself ,nuch about his own good
looks.
Tea and coffee are being .nubbrl hy al
most ody-thai is, the tea and coffee
which by legislative enectmen, j. taxed. Tie
prices thereof have Iampc'i up, ou, o: all pro-
portion [" tile advance IN duties, and house
keepers Only buy pound at 4 time. and that
onl y appears on the table when "company j.
present. For substitutes. We hear Of wheat
coffee ana barley coffee cora meal CO tee and
crust coffee -dimost all kinds oF cotnn
White 'he We respective friends ct the above
Kings Noa'iy "cr1afc that they prefer It l.
o"rsh'''n tea or coffee HuIle' 1ar!ey,carc-
luI'y browne" and prepared /" Java or
Mocha Is de'iciouS' ana some advocate III"
addition OF few fof>: h"t these think
must be lovers OF lager L"er. Eat give Inc
thc cori-meal-cofie@. No' tina; rlade by care
'e'' hart winch "n"i' Turned out closely lr-
>emhItS ff!n rorr!dge but that made right.
For III" h'r''i; Il Your feminine readers,
gave 'i'' ""'i'| "i''"""s OF rs preparation.
lake coarse corn meal. pIt il in a coffee bur
nsr. ar" '''E E|',"'" ",| r'vtru!Ir burn i, Ia
''>'' - '.'''''t 81 MAJ = "'/'h
persons ''''f 'eaiinS tablespoonful Of 'hi~
VIII >''''c" al meal. Now It You Vermont
S'> ''''F "'>'"''f''' /" cheaper more pa!At'
Dc OF more h'ailhs"' substitute i"r "j"sA'
~ L. "'!' q" >'Hd II along, have hear''
many express determination that even when
c'i't' comes down from twenty-five cents 70
''.n'' an" tea from one dollar ED q quarter
Sr''"'!'h'D ''n'S' a"" even when the
country has recovered rom his war. they
VIII never "'r'' return I" their dos. Now,
see I they don't