The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-03-31
HOW People Propagate a Lie. :"
THE THREE BLACK CROWS

Two honest tradesmen meeting in the Strand,
One took the other brskly by the hand =
"Hark ye" said he, Ills odd story this.
About the crows II don't know what it Is"
Replied his friend.
mo I'm surprised at that;
Where came from. it is the common chat.
But you shall hear,-an odd affai: indeed.
And that it happened. they all agreed.
Not 70 detain you from a thing strange
A gentleman that lives not far from Change.
This week in short. las all the alley knows9
Took physic and has thrown up three black crows "
"Impossible ~ Nay. but its really true;
had il from good hands, and so may you"
From whose, pray So. having named the man
Straigh: 20 inquire. his curious comrade ran.
sir did Won tell? "-relating the affair:
..Ye- sir ! did and. if it, worth your care,
Ask Mr.. Such-a-one; he :old it me; -
Bur. by-;he-by. twas two black crows. not three"
Resolved 10 trace wondrous event.
Whip to the third, the virtuoso went
"Sr,"-and 20 forth, Why yes, the thing is fact,
Though in regard to number, not exact
1t vas not two black crows,-'twas only one -
The truth of that you may depend upon:
The gentleman himself told me the case"
Where may find "-..Why-in such place ="
Away he goes and having found him OUT
"Sr. be 80 good a to resolve doubt"
Then TO his last informant he referred
And begged TO know if true, what he had heard
did you, sir throw up black crow pr Not T."
a lie
Black crows have been thrown up three, two and one
And here find, ut last, all comes 10 none.
Did you say nothing of i at all ?"
Grow Grow ?-perhaps might now recall
The matter Over"-'And pray, sir, what WASTE"
why, WAS horrid sick, and, at the last,
did throw up, land told my ncighbor so.)
Something that black. sir a. a crow
The above illustration of show to prop
gate a lie was forcibly brought to mind
y an article in neighboring paper the
mount of which was.
CD That the Aqueduct Company in this
)wn. being anti-dancers, had cut off the
alter from the st. Johnsbury House.
(2) That this was done in consequence OF
grand ball " held there at the close of
le winters dancing school.
(3) AS result of cutting off the water
ne owner of the hotel had closed his house
} the travelling public.
While this silly story was confined to this
nctiOn we did not consider it worth MOTTO
y. as every one hereabouts knew it to be
lie, prOpagated simply to make sensa-
on. But as this article has been copied
ITO papers at distance, it may be well to
lake slight correction:
Q) There has been no ball at the St.
Ohnsbury House this winter nor any at
empt at one.
(2) The Aqueduct Company finding that
he waterpipe had been repeatedly bored by
ONE one at the st. Johnsbury House, much
o their detriment and to the great annoyance
# other consumers, shut off the water from
he hotel. in accordance with their printed
equations: but this had not the remOtesl
with the dancing school OF
grand ball " above referred to.
90 The proprietor of the st. JOhnsbury
House soon after this closed the front part
If the hotel. as he said for repairs; mean
While the public to some extent have beer
in the back part of the
house. The repairs being about completed
We are assured that the whole house will
,e opened again to the public in few days
n a much improved condition.
Behold the three black crOlrS!