St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-27

glad to mind him. and suffer what
seems disagreeable."
IF they only hadn't made fun of me, 50
sighed Tab.
That's only because they thought so
little" answered mamma. I'VE are all
so apt to forget that anybody under 20
has trials"
WAS it a trial p asked Tab.
"Why, yes" answered mamma. THE
Lord made YOU ust as He thought best.
and if Won had remembered that, when
ill-natured things We're said, YOU would
not have cared very much. You would
have known it was only to make you
more beautiful and graceful in spirit"
oh" was all that Tab answered,
for she had never known before that
she had IL trial. bat she kissed her
mothers hand softly, and smiled con
tentedly.
BY and by she said, Have spoiled
my trial hecau>c | wasn't brave, mann
ma! mean. will the Lord think I'm
IL coward. and never give me another"
"IIc will surely give you another.
never fear dearest" answered mamma.
Through all the days of GONZALES
ccncc Tab was on the lookout, but cv-
crybody was 81 kind and thoughtful in
gratifying every wish, she almost be
gan to doubt the truth of mama's
prophecy, and Thought to herself. Il
WAS such a little coward, I'm not tit to
he tIuIStcd.'
Aunt Eunice came down late in the
autumn, appearing just in time for
Thanksgiving. Tab was in the sitting
room as their visitor entered by the
wing door.
'Sakes alive. Tabithy," said Aunt
Eunice. ''what IL bag of bones Won be-"
So Tab found another trial. and Smil-
ed, as perhaps you are smiling, little
TnjoR
Keep sober and then You can talk
straight. One of our druggists was
quite surprised the other day to hear Il
fellow inquire if he had any of Mrs. |
>oothlows Winsling Slyr'p. BwIing-
ton Free Press
Wonder if any of our druggists are
bothered with like inquiries
P"StmaSter-Gencral CreSwell has de |
cided that letters can only he delivered
to the person to whom they are ad- |
dressed. In the case before the DEPART
ment, Il husband demanded letters for
his wife but w;IS refused them
1t is said that in China the marriage
ceremony lasts three days. They would |
object to such IL ceremony as that in .
chicago, chiefly on the ground that it |
p">tp"nc> the divorce too long Louis-
rifle Courier Journ0I
Robert NJ. and Stephen \. Douglas.
SOILS of the late Senator Douglas. have
and will present to Congress.
Il claim for S23O. 900 for their
private cotton and other property taken
IN l-6:}. in Mississippi by Il portion of
the 'nited States army.
y monument To The intrepid Hannah
Dustin. who killed nine Indians and
huS effected her escape from savage
is to he erected at the scene
If her exploit. at the junction of the
'"nto"c"ok and Merrmac rivers. The
Northern railroad PASSES over the little
>land where Mrs. Dustin killed her
aptorS.
The Washington correspondent of the
io>ton Globe. SAYS il is reported that 4
Ion. George i. Marsh. our Minister to ;
tally. desires to return home on account {
# failing health. and that he will proha-
'ly hc succeeded 10y John A. Bingham.
f Ohio. .
follrteen years ago an aged lady of
'ortland. Me-, fell dead from heart dis
aSe while winding up an old fashioned
lock. The time was ten minutes he e
're ten i'll the morning. Ever since L
hen the clock has stopped at ten on )
ne anniversary of her death. 1t has
ever once failed in the fourteen wears
nat have passed
Lists of the electoral colleges of all
ne states excepting three have been
mt 10 the president of the Senate.
."ul>iana sends lists from two different
Iect"ral colleges, The two houses of
"ngreS>. III Joint convention. will de
nrmine which list shall he counted. ON
ne second Wednesday in February.