St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-11-04

va 'ii''' iC Noulu uolc loI III lllc Iulur
must come through the same channel
At the age OF thirteen he had been ap
prentIced TO halter, at White Creek
y. Y. where lie remained two Years
At the age of fifteen his brother ma,
taken him from the hatter's shop, anc
sent him to an academy. In one ycal
thereafter, his brother had died. from
which time he had been lett to steer hi.
own bark, and select his own chart
True to the loftier instincts f his ma
ture he had selected the path of honor
and moral duty. feeling assured that i
he sought first the kingdom of God and
+ Ills Righteousness. all other needed thing.
would be given Unto him. He was q
social man, an,-prc-eminently So,-and 4
more genial companion never blessed the
social circle but lie did not prostitute
the higher nature 10 the allurements OF
the festive board nor did he allow him.
self t. be deceived by the false glitter OF
the barhanaIIan tin-el. He lived true
10 the pledge which he had taken in his
early ma4hood, the pledge OF total absti-
hence from Intoxicating liquors, - and
the longer he lived the more reason had
he TO bless God for the choice lac had
made.
At the age OF thirty-lour he was elect
eel 10 Congress from the berkshire dis
lrlct, and i'll that capacity he was retain
ed during six successive terms, declining
further service i'll that direction upon be-
ln@ nominated to the Office Of Governor
At the agc torty->evcn be was elected
Governor Ot Massachusetts. to which Of
flee lac was annually Reelected from IS IS
to 1851.
1t was a cold, bleak day in March,
Governor Br.-s had Just descended from
his room in the State House, and wn-
leaning against the raiin. which guard,
the statue OF Washington, in couvcr>a-
ton with a friend, when pIgr ap-
preached and handed hm Il mole. IL
broke the seal, and read 1t was from
the Mayor OF the ci.y, informing bIm
that man had been picked up in the
cutter during the night 10y the watch.
and WIS now pronounced to hc dyin. OF.
dclirlum-trcm,n>. lie ~av-." wrote
the Mayor, ''thtt he knew Won once
that YOU We're Ia, friend and ~ch. .oIma;,.
He will NOT 1--WE hi~ maine: bat : tninh
tina, It /, all Iiat i l,tt ot poor MAJ.
Caring. II vou would ike 10 see him.
come soon
Thr Governor iy,icncd down to the
City Bui. i'm. aud with Dr. Smith, TIA,
city ,hv,lci.,n. hr went down mt, tL,
y lice Station. y,b.r. tl,. p,,r ,y.rt Law
Alas, H.. wou,J never. h,,c. rrr..I,il-
ed la that wasted. -,.,.;.~.I v.r.rl -.
humanity H., friend ID; hr- y.u,h. bYt
- it wa-. O. wlata sal. ..,l ,,.ht,
.IIa, he any con,ciou.nr-- +, - tine
Governor a.h,J
"IIc Ina, had one or TWO luri,l .rell,
but the dclirium has ;,bnut -prnt ir.,If
lie can r:,v, no more"
At his moment the snf,.r,r ,tarr,,!
and opened hi, ryr.-dark. ,ayyr,,u.
eyes, blcareI and .ho-tIv. but with =
rlclm of INTELLIGENCE, in their .,nkcp
depths.
"Who -pok, -" Ic demanded. iua hyl-
low. wLj-prr,I tome.
..Mu,.i.ru. i w,, |. d,,,'f Kan, Lnnvy
me -
The Door man .truorIr,I +, raised him
self. and TN. attrnJrrfS b,lr,.l hi.n and
when me b.,J h,.n Iit,.l f., :. .i,ti,, nos.
turc. with pjiIow. at hi, hack he linked
M.
Il know the voice" h., said
And don't YOU know the face Look
at me, Malcolm.''
\ little time, and somc,hin. like :.
smile broke over the worn and haggar,l
face,
..Gcorgc, l. it you -
"Ycs. Macolm am YOUR old school
fellow; YOU remember m, now ,"
Malcolm Carlin. era>pcd the hand OF
hi- friend. and razed no into hi, face