The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-10-14


with an air slightly more savage than
classical The he'll. YOU can't ~ Some
relief It's to discover even a .jocose exten-
ualion for any of the infinitely repeated
and infinitely foolish irreverent uttcrances
which everywhere here insult our ears.
While discussing how far Mr.. Slawson's
patent may have been lately introduced in
Northern cities, my left hand neighbor
was called oft by friend. but the conver-
>atlon continued OF other characteristics.
too many for even brief mention herein.
-unless, perhaps, one which has lately
had Northern illustration by .'Clark 5
>erag!'r,' in Mr. Chascs Currency Bu-
rean. We shouldered the responsibility
of = the Great social evil upon our own
sex, and | sad amen to the chaplain's as
scrvation that the Western editors parody
on Montgomery was naughty. ungallant
and atrOclOuS namely:
These girls are all fieeting show.
For man illusion given
ihelr smiles OF Joy, their tears of woe,
Deceltful shine, deccitful flow
lhereS not one true in seven
We N,lr con9ratulating each Other up
on Somethln@-no matter what-when
our friend reappearcd, the quorum was
reformed. and the topic speedily changed
from the love OF the transient to the love
OF the abiding. There is one way in
which the dread of Oblivion. the passion
tor name defiant of Mortality. reveals
itself alike. North and South. namely. in
Book making. But a visitor at the New
Orleans book>tall> finds not only those ,n-
read " efforts" that lumber Northern
shelves. but also divers volumes whose
unique pretacc> SAVIOR strongly Of the sud-
denly wakenrd an i.,.r of some almost
lelsurc-,poilcl son or ,,aughter of the
Hor'hcrn arl>to"racy. For instance. in 4,
nook 1t keller>. among the uncut folds
.ol >urE \or,hern publications aS Alta
l2nlls, Plays 4 Poems 10y T." found
queer little prose work. entitled How
10 oct Il rich " Itc." | CHANGED to open
Ii at a chapter called. The Ninth Wis
Il when a passage very suggestive of
>chool-glrl productions met my eve.
turned TO the titlc-page. and found the
author to be Il member of the then QS5S)
eminent \. .. law-tirm of Bard & Hall
\ glance at the appendix showed the
work 70 be one for SpecuIatiau rather than
fame For it gives Il list of unmarried
young ladies and gentlemen with their
respective pecmlary positions in society,"
containing 800 names. The ladies' ini-
| tl%i~ "n Y are given. with here and there
an exception in the shape of "Jenkins -
blank. Thus III the list for East Baton
Rouge occurs-'' Miss VI. f.. De- i'll
! tcilcctuai. $500. 600" In tI,e list for "a
tarlia. Miss occurs Miss Mary Clark,
Co. n,o >, r,, u, ~
f'N''.' T'"'''o 'ieo WI " XII -
! Hall handsome. 300. 600" The North
crn names ara n;va,, mor, briefly TIM
fine list for BuH,Io : Y has Miss T.
/ so o0o" - Saoe $50 GOO, etc
and the New York Civ E.t ends with
:. T. ~ ono n,n,, n
N''', ~; ''''''''''
i,rcamiaT'y po-iti0n" * riycn lower than
81 0on
HntJ h.,vn l;o.a...J Hut ro hotl
,,r,coJ will, ,bo ,I,,nf.,ir tLot :, ,bi. n,t-
ter of BEING unwilling 70 have our name,
entirely tnrsotrcn. few Of mankind ca,
/ throw tbr first stone: that pvcrobodv feels
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