The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-05-06
From Harper's Drawer for May

( Ouiou SoIbpAlf, anu "ciI hHo"h ohi 'iS
his intimate friends az the Doctor Early
one fall they employed tall son OF Erin
to clear up an alley in the rear of the store.
Now Bart as ne was called, mad an un-
pleasant habit of coming softly into the store
ing, eating and drinking most any thing he
could lay hands on. The Doctor deter
mined to break him of this, and a favorable
opportunity soon presented. a glass OF
wine was one day left standing on shelf,
and Bart, coming in as usual, saw it, drank
it, and with his pipe comfortably seated him
self on 4 barrel near by. The Doctor saw
him, and, moving leisurely toward the shelf,
called out to the clerk,
John, where is that glass Of Ay-poison l
just left here''
Il don't know
Bart nov looked anxiously up, and the
Doctor asked him
Bart, have you seen glass of iy-pOisou
standing here"
'Was it in that tumbler, Sir?' asked Bart,
turning white
Yes
Bart's worst fears were realized, and
springing from the barrel in terror he cried
out,
'Oh. l drank it | drank it, Oh.it will
kill me" and was about to rush out when
the Doctor called him back, and said,
1 Bart, there is no danger; can save you.
How 20 you feel p
Sure, Sir, I've an awful pain in my stom-
ach and my arm. Oh, Holy Mother. can't
you do any thing for MT, Sir?'
Come with me- said the Doctor.
! Bart followed, and the Doctor got glass
half full of salt, filled it up with vinegar. and
gave it 10 him. Bart drank il off at swa,-
low; alter which there can be no doubt that
he did feel a pain in MS stomach. Tne
Doctor then mixed him up some powders,
composed Of nearly every thing from gro
GERS drawers, and giving them 10 hin Said,
Now, Bart, go home, and TO bed; take
one Of the powders in glass of water e.ery
hour until all are gone
Bart had become very weak, but with the
aid Of friend, he started .cr home. where,
after frightening his wife with an account q:
what had occurre |, he went to bed. Ine
'DoCto. went up TO see nm, ana alter keep
iug him under treatment two DAYS declared
him 10 be well man. Bart has never trCu-
bed ANYTHING at the 'Union Company since,
and to this day looks upon the Doctor as
the preserver of his life
/ FROM St. Paul, Minnesota, We have the
following:
Lieutenant Il, of Eighth regiment
Minnesota Volunteers, is stationed at ore Of
the military posts between ST. Pau. and Fort
Amoercrombie. Inc Lieutenant, by-the-uuy, ,
is blunt, honest German, OF the "Zscl
glass beer for i've cen; order, ard al o.licia
duty performed by him IS done with siric.
eye 10 the iuil requirements vi Hes 4lalIoLs.'
The hospital steward Of tie E.shth died
recently at the post Of L!euttnan Ii,
who, acting IN the capacity .! IOmm.sSary
ot Subsistence Tor the garrison al the TINE,
was called upon by Captain Il, cum-
manGlng the post, to furnish three Candies to
Ue placed on table IL the room. VI i4eIc lar
corpse II! overnight previous 10 laterLIen..
he DEMAND Tor the candles beng imperative,
the Lieutenant (wlthout first consulting The
Regulations Us 10 the exact number a..oN e.
Tor such occasions, as was his usaai custOml
forked them over. During the night, how
ever, he was somewnt. troubled IL mind, .or
fear that injustice had been done 10 the de-
parting spirit ot mucn beloved brother suI-
der, III SO dimly lighting II from world oi
wars ana strife To Oae ot ae'er-endIn. sun
shl:.e anu glory. accordingly, Oh lac iC.-
lowing morning lis irst business Was 10 con-
suit the Regulations Tor hight on the subject.
and after spend ding two hours and 4 hA.i III
convincing himself iu..y That h, .ears o; ;ne
previous night were but TOO wei founded, Le
rushed almost brrathiessiy into head-Iu uar-
tiers, where were congregaled several officer,
and soldiers, and exc.aimeJ,
'Captain-.
r 'Why, what's the matter, Lieutenant Il" re
: turned the Captain.
5 Tie matter is It's /: you yos enditled 10 90.
bounts gantles more as you cot lasht nigh
for te corps
The Captain was somewhat amused at tht
earnestness of the Lieutenant, as we'll as a
the absurdity of what he said, and remarked
you must be laboring under mistake
Lieutenant
No, Stree, by gracky. mistake nit. l
not you peiieve me, ten | show You in tn
Regulations what l snow you. Yes, Stree
| know vot know. [ show YOU
And away he rusAed for the book, return
ing in few moments with it wide open, ant
his finger upon the two first lines on pas'
247, which reads as follows, with reference
to the issue Of candles:
ITO the headquarters of division 20 pounds
! To the headquarters of corps 50 pounds"
t The captain explained to him the difference
n between corps and corpse, to which tn
{ Lieutenant answered,
s 'Oh! zen dat is te way vot you take him