St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-29
After Dinner Reading.

pliite oi nacaronI soup, but declined 1t,
declaring that they - couldn't play off
any bllcd pipc-stems on him."
\ paper having discussed the
question pronounced 10y New York
paper, ''Shall the next President of the
United States he il woman ?" concludes
as follows: 1--WE nominate Powers
Greek Slave. She has three of the
qualifications, at least-a marble brow
Il finely chiselcd nose, and silent
tongue
q President Hopkins of Williams
College Is thoroughly good and greatly
loved, and he Is IL stately and dignitied
old gentleman withal. All these excel
lent qualities added quaint effect of
contrast to the suddenness of the fol-
lowing answer which the worthy pres
ident once received, and which illus
tlatcs the principle that ''ridicule is the
test of truth" In the railroad cars one
day the President deserted one of his
students, ii youth of regrettable habits
i'll point of dissipation, and wearing at
that moment the haggard and dishev-
elled looks of one not yet over the eff
fects of a hard debauch. Stepping up
to the Young man, looking him sternly
yet sadly i'll the face, the president said
i'll Il deep and impressive tone:
Been on drunk :"
.. ~L,L n'I'> d.. =, was J ,,iG "o'-
veg 0'"' ''0" .''' -iP'"'
The following items are from Hearth
and Home, and are supposed to have at
Io,.t tL. ,;,tuo ,f L.inI, orio;,.I.1
-, y hishoP was examining the
'nl'''i',i =, III one W 'i'e 7iilu1H -s'"o"iS
lions. he asked if any Of them could
rSpcat the parable of the good Samari-
tan. After IL slight pause. "A small boy,
with "A very tight iacket and very short
pantaloonS, held np his hand.
Il am glad to see that one of Won can
remember the parable" said the bishop;
land now. my boy. let me hear YOU
repeat it"
The small boy arose and commenced
quite gllhly:
"A certain man went down from
JeltISalem t" jericho and fcll-and fell
- Here his memory began to fail him.
And -hnd-fell hy the road side, and
the thornS sprang up and choked him."
few wears ago while y studept
at Il -Collcor , Ianky siy-fnoter
from the back woods MAS intrnduced to
me ,s my room-mate for thc session
PrruaIntorv to leaving fnr dinner
remarked ihaudiur him a kew, THAT
is my KEY in the door and here is
yours''
He studied the door for some mo-
mcnts very intrutIy. and at last broke
forth.
the r.uouy i nm k,v-hnIe9 ."
- here Is nothing 5" affecting III
'hiiu as certain sWee' lhh"rh spirit ol
S''ii -'n''Si'i,H. 7aiii'lH was l'tLio
,"N "' S'l""i III u Ni.lhSe iaI iroIi MS
I h:'ii'e' n'.t "'H HIS i''nel Ta'i,e 81, 10 SEQ
,ri'' an" Lh'H !"'h d W"ih '"se.nei'
,r'''nS amc piil' ,'''' VI .ne Sofo"''
,,I'; ''.'I't 'o. ..Wn .' :. eiJ e"S h m; ~ N
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MISS Anna l'lCklilS"h was ahouI
10 "eli!cr her ceie"Ia'ed lecture Oh
Joan Are III small western town.
ana "i course II was considered neces-
N5lH 'l'H' siie Sn",ll" ne Iniio'''iceu ut, 10
t,' n' t"9h ioii "P'h 'no
'i,'''!i' ~ .It i-ertuie '"hiiillI'ee' ID d
worthy l'''Ii\ l'ua'' ""l i"' very wei
verse" Ill thr history OF 'he language Oh
''i' i'ii'i'e' I, l1 = "'tut' i-auiee anu
scn''''itI' H'l'. ir' "u, ,ahclIs ~ lle
IIol,' iron o, tile Pla'i"l'h' MISS plchllSon 7:a
VII WI, ',''iesa H"" 'I-IlshI on 'hc me
ana a"Neil' uies ol 1onh balk, one Oh
tue greatest heroes Oh antiquity we
are NOT us lainlliaf WIN the heroes OF
antiquity lis we ought I" ne' owing 10
thc long tllhc since antiquity but one
thing Is certain, ana that Is that Miss
Dickinson can tel us an ABOUT tnat
mos, reillarkapie ll''il "i 'hen' all o"Iin
pi'rk-
"a a lady having left palr OF ope-
ra-glasses on the table OF lower room,
found, on hcr return, that Bridget, the
c""h' """ Pl'heu up lhe Riasses anu
was s''nuiiiS d, 'ile u""r gazing 'irouSh
.iieI'' WIN aii her eyes, al soiiie poultry
Ill the yard.
80 mum she erred, when shc heard
her mistress behind her, thin chlckihs
is .jiSt under me nose, and If only had
one o! thesc GLASSES OH hio MANU.
co"lih @la" EN-
-e Here Is an anrcdo'e told by one
minister about announcer "A certain pre-
siding elder WI" WIS n0ted 1or belng
seldom up I" tiihe, seldom very AM
mated ana Sei'ioh very pritl' once
kept il congregation Waltlilga Iong tin'e