St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-05-09

''what else have Won any right to look
for? The things which American life
and manners preach to her are not
patience, mindedness, faithful
ness. diligence and honesty: but self
assertion. discomfort. hatred of superb
ority of all kinds. and eagerness for
physical enjoyment :" and the words
come home fear. with singular force
to us islanders also in these days. Let
us hope that the picture of the good
coming time which he goes on to draw
NAV prove the true for us also. when
ever the sound of the new gospel which
is to win the nations back to the ancient
and noble ways is heard i'll the land, it
is fair to expect that it will not find her
ears wholly closed: and that when the
altar of duty is again set up by her
employers, she will lay OH it attractive
bcetStcaks, potatoes done to turn.
make libations of delicious soup. dis
play remarkable fertility III sweets, an
extreme fondneSs for washing, and learn
to grow old in one family. - Thomas
Hughes.
A good story is told of Il gravestOne
peddlcr ont West. who inquired of a
Ultl IL ne tbtll'l ltIl illlll III pp'l.N
who would he likely to patroniZc him.
After telling the farmer his business.
farmer thinking moment said friend
of his, Deacon SO-and->o, who lived
about ten miles from there. had lost his
wife, and was able to purchase a very
nice monument. The sharper, who was
anxious for his commission of fifteen or
twenty per cent. started to find the
deacon. Coming to his house as Was
described, he called and inquired for
the man of the house, and was Informed
he was at work some three miles further
on; So pcddler. after learning the road.
etc, started for his imagined customer.
Seeing him at work Il short distance
/ from the road, he hitched his horse and
walked up to the deacon, asking if this
vas Deacon SO-and-so. Eyes, said the
deacon, that is my name. ''Well,
said the peddler. ''my business is solicit
ing orders for graveStOncS, and Il gen
tleman some ways back informed me
| that you had lost your wife, and have
come to sell you Il graVeStOne. The
deacon hcSitated Il moment, and then
said it was true, he had lost his wife.
but she went Oft with another man. and
he hadn't thought of purchasing Il mon
ument for her. Sharper dropped his
head and started back. swearing ven
gcance on the scamp who had made him
all this trouble and waste of time. with
out the least hope of the twenty pen
cent. commission.
/ We have not the least sympathy for
/ these scamps who occasionally get the
Joke PLAYED on them. 1t has got to be
Il regular nuisance all over the country.
this looking up people who have been
afflicted by the death of some friend.
and urging them to purchase Il grave
stone or monument, before they are
ready, and frequently very soon after
the funeral. y young man not far from
here, says within Il week after his wife
was buried no less than four of these
gravestome,peddlers called on him and
urged him. out of all manner of decencN,
to buy of them. Not one of them WAS
IL marble worker. He told them when
he got ready. aud at Il suitable time,
he probably should go to some respon
sihle dealer that he knew and order
such work as he might decide upon
northampton Gazette.
\ new and effective method of muz-
cling dogs has been introduced in
indianapolis. The muzzle is placed
just behind the ear, and by manipula
ting IL thing called a trigger the safety
of the public is assured.
The Pennsylvania Constitutional
Convention has adopted sections OF the
railroad article prohibiting fast freight"
lines. combinations of coal and railroad
companies to increase rates of trans