St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-08-30

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/ Thus the South constantly cuts her own
throat. If that entcrpri>ing fowl had
been let alone. the chances are that hi,
efforts would have resulted in a com
rictt grmtlcmem'S furnishing store
Lo"'Srdtc fomrjcr .jonrndi.
y PTIZIE. The following is Il bare
laced story of how Il Dublin chamber
maid l. SAID to have got twelve COM
mclcIal travellers into eleven bedrooms.
and yet To have given each IL separate.
room. Here we have the eleven bed
| rooms
I'IsI'I''eI'I-I'I'"I"I
Now" said she. If two OF you gcn-
tlemen will go into No. bedroom, and
wait there ii few minutes. I'll find
/ spare room for one of You aS soon a.
/ I've shown the others to their rooms"
Well. NOW. having thus bestowed tTO
gentlemen in No. she put the third in
No. :. the fourth in NJ" 3. the fifth in
No. /. the sixth III No. >. the seventh in
No. Il. the eighth III No. :. the ninth in
No. :. the tenth in No. - and the cl-v-
enth No. 10. She then came back to
No. |. where. Nou will remember she
! with the first. and said: '.lNe now ac-
commodatcd all the rest. and have still
Il room to spare: So. if one of Nuu Will
please. step into No. il. Nou will find il
empty. Thus the twelfth man got his
bedroom OF course. there l. Il hole in
the saucepan Sont.W here: but | leave
the reader To determine t.Hirtl> where
the tallacN j.. with lu>t Il warning to
. L. 4
if amy. of til" Travellers Was the ''odd
man out.
An .\wkWNEp PEEpICAMENT. A
few days ago" say : an Edinburgh paper.
~ gentleman named \eedham. went
1" the River Lea To bathr. taking with
him Il tlNnIitr retriever dog. and. haN-
iny um,Ir>>rd himself. dtpn>ited his
clothes containing ii valuable gold
watch and IL considerable sum of money
on the bank. leaving them III charge
of the dog. with imjumctinns To mind
them. This he did >"mcwhat too faith
fully t" Ice pleasant. for Nh. Needham.
having had his bath. emerged from the
water. advanced towards his clothes
with the intention of dressing himself,
which the dog. WI hich WAS u Young one,
and did not recognize his master with
nut his clothes. would 10y no means
permit. and resisted all his attempts to
possess himself of them. In this dilrnI
ma Mr.. Nccdham returned To he water,
and hl dmt of repeatedly whi>tling and
calling to the dog at length c"aNcd him
To leave his charge and 90 to him. but
no sooner had the dog left the clothes,
than some. m,n. who must have been
lurkin" near and Witnessed what has
been dc>crihcd between the dog and
his master. pnlIuccd upon the clothes
and ran off with them. Mr. Nccdham
shouted to them to come back. bat of
course. without avail. and. situated as
he WAS. he could not pursue them: :"
there was nothing for it. but to remain
where he was. which he did. till at
length some hnatmtm came 10y to whom
he related what had occurred, and they.
taking compassion upon his unfortunate
predicament. kindly lent him Il pair of
heating trousers and Il coat. with which
he WAS enabled Ia reach home: hut up
to the present time he has not been able
/" discover amy of his missing prop
crtN.
y certain Justice WAS called to
the ilil to librIatc Il worthless debtor.
''Wcll. Johnny. said the Justice. "can
Nou swear that Nou alr not worth tWcn-
tN dollars. and that N"u never will hc ,"
''WhN. answered the doctor, rather
cha.Iincd at the question. Il can swear
that | am not worth that at present"
'Wcll. well. can swear Ia the rest. 81
90 along. Johnny" And the man was
sworn and discharged.
p \ few sunday since Il teacher in
Il SUNDAY school in Chicago. said to one
of her pupils. '',IamcS. what good thing
what great pleasure are N"u willing
I" give up a. Il sacrifice during Lcnten
season - Jimmy mcditatcd about ten
seconds. and responded. Il think I'll
give up going To SUNDAY school.
= The following sparkling dialogue
i represented 10y the London FHnch as
taking place between Il lady and gen
fore dinner: dining at Lady LahumI-
mm'> tn-mulroW ," ''laa>." $50 am
L. $50 glad - $50 glad You're glad -
-" glad You're glad I'm glad -
\ nrgIo held Il cow while Il crns,-
eyed nan was Ia knock her um the head
with an axe. The negro, observing the
man eyes. in some fear inquired. ''lou
.wimr I" hit Whar N"u look - lies"
"Dcm. said tutlrt. ''hold dc COW Your
self. aimi %wiuc I" let You hit me.
= \ lawyer. having some legal husi-
ness to transact with Il widow lady.
took occasion Ia inquire her age. The
mntrolI. who had long since doticd the
''Widuw'> weeds. attempted Ia look
plin and much Younger than she really
ua~. ~ she replied: "Ihirty-ti\c. Sir"
Then turning to the daughter, he said