St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-05-27

as bad rs bad could he. the affair was a.
successful as could be desired. 4 par
/ tICular succcSS-aS the torcrunncr of Co.'s
wcllian cnliohteument-was the profc.-
sor's address. He was little, quick
man, who, with the aid of class of wa
tei, undertook to discourse for half an
hour on the indcStructibiity of matter.
EvcrS body considered him very atfable
for u man of learning, and he had The
plct-anrc>t way Of imparting knowledge
that you can imagine.
''Now," he be"au, abruptly, ''you no
doubt often think you have destroyed
something.
Mr.Soper was sitting in the very centre
of the first row Of clnc-bottom chairs,
and ON him the professor fixed lis sharp
eyes when he spoke, naturally, perhaps :;
bat Mr., Soper diln't like it.
~ bit OF paper, for instance" said the
proiee-or-and M Sopcr began to tidgct
IN hi rhair-''you put il on the fire, we
will y, it burns, and thcn-it is de
stroycd ? No such thing."
"What do you mean - said Mr.. S1pcr.
~ mean, my dear sir, | mean. ladies
and gentlemen, that ii Is simply altered,
not destroyed: it WAS once paper, now it
ls so much tinder, 50 much vapor You
will understand, before | have finished
my L !drco-, that what once has been. al
ways will be, and that What i. always
has been, always will be; and that what
i, always has been under some shape or
other Perhaps at the present moment"
here he took sip Of watcr-"l am
lmbibing portion of Il love-ct,er writ
ten on" hundred wears ago"
Mr. Soprr allowed the professor to
conclude his discourse without further in
ierruption. leaning back IN hi- CHAIR
thou@ilinIIy and paying no heed to the
words of knowledge He complained OF
not beng very we'll: and whcd the first
part OF thr cntrrtainmcnt-ihc scientific
par;-ca'nr t. a close, and the dancing
au'i tras;lnG WIS about To- bcgin. hr cN-
cu~"I himself trcm further Attendance.
II" WIS AN cii man now, he sail. and
would leave HAT sort OF hma t. the vouu..
people. - ic wen; round to the ..Bar!l
iInm.' and "r..ryi them to ;ut hi- hor-"
t B., while h, fortified himself with q >tron.,
gla-- OF brandy and water. the nioht h,-
M a particularly nasty one and on top
Of ;hat hc hal another gia~-. still ~-con-
ger. ami then. putting his cpat we'll up
about IH> car, AMI hI> h:' wi. dow;
over his no-'. hr rot j>.r hi 80. aud
went Ia''Il". down the ,trr...
!hrgr VIZ n nl-,ul, nj,li lie ram
II was tart dnggyd, Downright t..in That
evidently means t. make :, uight OF II.
a-d YET WI not of that stead, description
i'iai may b cjrcumv,ui,,l bv an uulhrp-
Ia. or particular inclination ui the body.
NoN il Wa in 'ca.uc with tia. wind.
which was howing with the force of lul-
~ iuuHtic ASYLUM, let loose. AMI blown
Eiihcr and rhilhcr in wild. ii-or,ierIv
manner there WAS no auar,lin. against
and thea the horse. Instead of running
straight ah,.d. - Il hor,c should Il, in
,:. experienced hand> Of Mr.. Sop,r. M
-'-,.d ON <i--@t= course, "a, though 81 i.o
the 1l'' that II he r"uid bat make 4 flank
mar, H. "' "'n'd get "ruini 'ht wind AMI
"' ai H-"'.
There. |, was decided at last |,
had been :: matter ut contention. all
along. hr'wccn Nir. S,pcr and the nIud,
H. To which >itoul; Lave hi. hat: hc
naturally thou4ht that hr had a right 10
his own property. bat tn, wind seemed
tn h. %; different m.nd. and the wind
-; lis way. Mr.. Sopcr had put down
rs whip. and clajpcl his hands upon
this coveted properly. aud had ne kent il
thcr.. the victory hnd been L,s Inn, ,rr