St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-21
Squlibs.

That the coming winter will he one of
>"vrrr cold is indicated 10y the thinnc,s
of hair on new backing brushes.
The Arcadiam says. Much as We ad-
mirc the Coming Woman. we tremble
tor the Going Man."
Am Obi" man became angry because
he hadn't II clean shirt. and sold two
COWS and purchased I:S2 shirts ready
made.
I'm ignorant old lady WAS asked b\ Il
minister visiting her if she had religion.
She replied: Il have slight touches of
II occasionally.
y Lake Village mans hens. being in
the habit of promenading in IL neigh
h0I> NHld. hc pretended to shoot them,
T." scare their owner. The latter load
ed the tu>cc with Il pint of powder. and
when he Suapprl at the hens the next
time. he TUNED about two dozen back
Summcl>iultS.
"if | cam put my money in the SAY
ing> bank. when can get it ont again -
asked Il son of the Emerald Isle the
other afternoon. 'Och :" said his friend,
">ur an if You put it in to-day You
can draw ii ont to-m"Irnw 10y giving IL
tnrtmigIIt'> notice."
Josh Billings SAYS: There amt
cnnythimG that will knmplctclN kure
laZNnr~~. .ut Il second wife has been
know t" hurry it some"
1t j. nov amn"uncci on the Authority
of THAI "cmimcnt pIy that it is
moi considered healthy to rise before
eight o'clock in the morning This ap-
Il, l.
seven and start the fire as heretofore.
y clergyman Recently asked a girl
concerning her intended: "I> he. in
his r"mNrl S'ti"m and carriage. Il ronsis-
tent Christian p She replied: In his
cnmvcr >nti"m he i very pious. but |
never ~aw him in his carriage -
\ colony of Na>pS built their nest a
few weeks ago in Il church. extensively
near the c,!nir. The SEXTON being ap-
pcdlcd to. he said. III fix the r,is-
cal> :" and proceeded to burn the wasp>
out. The next day, while gazing at the
ruins of the church. the sexton WAS
heard I" remark: Il knew ! could fix
the rnscalS: but I'm sorry the church
went along with EN- Incidentally"
We'd credit the following good thing
The drIUmmcIS came down like wolves
on the fold, their toes were all frosted.
their noses all cold. Their Weather
peeled huglc> soon Shomc through the,
town. they g"hblcd the money and salt
I'd il down. then took II few order, and
lii ont of here, with their heads full of
business and skins full of beer
\ mcmhci of the Missouri Legislature,
whose reputation WIS exceeding below
pal aL~cntcd himself fuI Il While. and
then had his death announced There
upum the Legislature passed the usual
resolutions ot rondnlcnrc. some of the
willy mcmhcI'> hittcrcSt enemies rulo-
giHrd their 'deparicd friends exalted
character and high moral WORTH" and
thr NEXT day he rcappeaIcd IN his seat
with th,Ic>olutiomS and culogies neatly
pasted in his memorandum book. as "A
receipt in full for the past and letter
of credit fuI the future.
\ n,;.r" minister widower. who mar
ricd rather sooner than some of the sis
tiers Thought proper and becoming. eX-
cUScd himself aS follows: "MV dear
brethren and sisters, my grief WAS great
cr than ! could bear. | turned every
way for peIcc and comfort, but none
came. searched the Scriptures from
GinISee /" Revelations, and found plen-
ty of promises to the widder. but nary
one to the widcrcr. And so took il
that the Lord didn't waste svmpathy
ON IL man when it was in his power to
comfort himself; and having first rate
chance to marry i'll the Lord. | did So
again. Besides, brethren. | consider
that poor Bctscv was just as dead as she
would ever be-"