St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-05-05

y fiirnd oi' mine, who was in busi
me- and needed Il clerk, advertised, bu
cut of tha whole number of those whc
! presented tlIcm-"lvcs, only one shut the
DIOR tiyGt Il, he went out of the office
This one wa- Immediately called back
and employed.
\ little while altcrward another friend,
Il successful lawyer, advertised Us fol
lows:
Wantcd-A youns man TO work in an
attorneys office, and also to read law at
his leisure. Apply to John Smith. Ii
Damlap street, l. H
1t was the conviction Of my friend
tIat what iS most desired in I lawyer is
= certain cG"l .Iul9ment, which holds on
to the main point in u given ease, and
allow no SIDE issues To warp the mind
from 1t, anchored position. have often
heard -ny, ''ln the end, the lawyer who
having hit the nail on the head, keeps
driving it in until il Is countcrsunk in
the conviction of both Judge and Jury, is
thc leader who succeed, best ut the bar
of justicc. always S"lect for my stu
dents such voun. men as have this quail
ity, and almost invariably find it loJg-
ci in minds that are inclined to stick to
the point.
Ga the day following the publication
OF the above notice. Mr.. Smith had in
the forenoon dozen applicants in per
son. lie bade them wait his pleasure :
then, when they Were all seated around
him, lac addressed them rs follows:
"Byiorc We proceed to business, my
youn% friends. wish to tell you story.
OF course, no one objected to this
And it it seemed little odd in the law
yer, it was the way our beloved late
President had, and there was this cir
cum~tance at least to commend it.
''Dn Deacon Whites barn." began
Mr.. Smith, ''thcrc perched one evening
an owl. The deacon was slightly super
stitiOuS, anl not fancying the hooting of
the lu1uhriou= vi-itant, lie took his gun,
stole out softly, got within good range,
lcvclol hi- gan at the ominDns intruder.
and fired. Now, the barn was old and
full ct clink- and holes, and it being a
very dry time, the treachcrous wadding
Immediately set fire 10 the hay inside.
and in an instant the entire fabric was in
flames.
20 dear dear cried the deacon,
how can | release all my cows. oxen
and year!imgS, and my sheep AMI horses,
IN season to save them . for the wind
was high. and, Is it always happens, it
increased in freshness a> tGc fire gained
in fury.
Help. help" he shouted"
''Did the folks hear him 10 the house"
asked Alfred. q shall call the appl-
cants by their Christian names.)
Not directly" said Mr.. Smith
''The deacon lest no time in getting
out the cattle He found them frantic
with terror and unmanageabIe. While
cn.agrd in loo-cning Il stout young bull,
the latter suddenly turned his horns and
pierced linn. I'm aorcd I'm gored -
he exclaimed, in agony, Just as his ter
rrr stricken wife came to the rescue"
"Dil he die p"
Ie was injured seriously" resumed
Mr.. Smith 'Fcclins ia;ni, h, was
Obliged 10 20 and lie down The woman
ran for 4 lyctor When she returned.
the piteous below in4 of tho tortured and
dyimg cattle fell on her cars. The thrill
Ing thought quickly struck her, was her
husband possibly in the burning ruins ;
Had lac vcn;urcd htyond his strength
again, and fallen 4 helpless victim,
%, my husband my husband ,'''
did he answer" inquired Charley,
with anxious face.
"WaS h. in the fire :' asked David
"Tnrre WIS n" reply" continued MIR.
Smith, save from the cracking limbcrs
and rnoans OF the doomed animals
Presently She heard the voice # her only
son among the flames.
Help, help" he cried.
"Thc mothers heart was ready to
break She Fastened Ia rescue her dar-
linz boy"
did shc save him - asked Edwin
90, hope she didn't "ct burned her-
self, said Frank.
"l'!casr tell US, sir, whether they were
burned TO death - pleaded Grant
"WcII," resumed Mr. Smith, .'rhe
poor deacon died Of his wounds"
''loo bad,' sad lIrary, she was a
brave man
"And his ~In WIS badly burned "
90, awful, exclaimed Isaac
"'And the widows clothcS cau4ht fire,
but, luckily, one of the nei"hOOrS thcrc
were rome livin" very ncar.) arrived III
tie scene of destruction Just in season to
eNtingui-h the flames.
"Good, GOOD :" exclaimed James.
'.IIe threw the buffalo in the wagon
over her, suppose '''
"Iou are right,' said Mr.. Smith.
.And he released one of the best horses"
WAS he burned at all - asked Karl.
"Only a little scorchcd," said Mr..
Smith.
And 50 the narrator went ON until he
had depicted the consequences in detail
OF the sad event. Then he paused. His
audience was silent-theIr sympathics
had been deeply touched. Each one
seemed silently plying the poor afflicted
family. But one boy sat unmoved
through the whole story, and said moth
ing. And now that the narrative was
finished, and pause had come, he de- |