St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-19

y CAPTIVE OWL FED BY ITS NATE
From Mr.. Abraham Orator. of Fatland
Farm. Lower Providence Township.
Montgomery County. Ala. we learn the
following interesting facts: About a
year ago his sonS caught Il large gray
owl III the woods. and taking il home.
confined ii in IL cage and placed it upon
the porch. At night this bird com
menced to wahle the notes peculiar to
It's species. One morning shortly after
Its capture. Mr.. Orator was surprised to
see his porch scattered with feathers,
and Il rabbits head living on it. This
occurred morning after morning. when
Mr. orator came to the conclusion that
something was feeding the owl. which
he set about finding out Consequently
he put the owl in Il recess under the
bake-oven, and fixing door upon the
trap, went to sleep. In the morning
the trap had been sprung, the door was
down. and IN additional owl was found
imprisoned. II was very evident that
this was tie mate to owl No. |, as no
more rabbit heads or feathers were
found after the second owl was cap
trlred.
GENERAL PILL,BIRy'S NrRyE-Ino
ShtltI pI the NE Df the l1tg ten. mos
Pillsbury, the Albany Eypress relates
the following interesting incident
About that time uS2GH his father w,s
appointed Superintendent of the Con-
necticut State Prison. his son being the
deputy hut in l-:}O. his father having
resigned. Amos PillSburv WAS rendered
the position. although but twenty-five
wears of age. Ii was in this institution.
and almost il quarter of Il century ago,
that IL despcratc fellow named Scott
WAS confined for fifteen wears. He was
determined not to work. nor to submit
to any of the rules. and shortly after
entering the institution he nearly emf
on MS iei' li'hd 1" avon" dong any la
""i' iI' HIS No''hu WAS ll'iileula'elN
'e.', a,,'' ~ an" III i'SS ma" one h"ul
''i''i " "l' ,' was 'iIS"Se" II, turning
,L L""N WIN one h;'''"' FOR tillS lie
- nv" I" n''.l" 'nt N"Iu'h Oh
'i'. !i'>' opportunity an" III some way
E'''ihE mona "l il razor ne SIlrpened IL
~, w. me n.n %'r'" PURPOSE ii'aiih@ "l tHlH
VI. ! iilS,.'N >'II' l"r nm ana com
.h' n,'','"" .''' I" onaV" MN. ne eIrd
,i' .''"' N''''','lH S'"''! h''iiS'l Ill tne
.n:'"' anu '"r "i"'a'i"h nTgah' tle
F FTi>'l' nan" ''eh'"ilh" !he WINE.
men ,"' SiiiNinG was hhlShed' tne
superintendent Si'd: ! nav" neeh t"ih
You meant l" hlIlucr me. hllt th"usht
vou may = rcnIicd tbc rcrrpcroted man.
completely broken down. From that
moment he became one of the best be
havrd criminals in thr prison. WAS
treated we'll. and remained ON his good
behavior until Mr.. PilIshur\ left in IS32
But when the new warden WIS an
pointed. Scott tried to eSc.nc. and mur-
dered the kreper. For this crime he
was hanged the wear following. In Hart
ford.
iN' l'N'N "N H. Sii"i' .lilir
>II''; c"i"I'" man entered 'he ONE oi
''' ''Ih vi county court III tlc W est
an" '''NaHCll% 10 ihe ,ahie Where the
"'Pi''H -T'''N WAS "isliN elsaGed; no
Pi%'"C'" marriage Incense tol Which
ne hau i,Iid tiic ltSal zee Il lew days be
ini". BOSS sald he. de lady de-
'liilc> aiH ""cHilieht' ana t"tch IL III To
Sc' my money "ach. IL was llttle
'"hS"lIis l" 'hc oafkeN I" ne toid that
H"hhe men went iarther ana had Jared
worse "ut Wfeh assured ms money
I, r"u.l n"' "f returned, he turned ,ndIg-
n';.''H. anu Il'uI'c'eo lis ne inane ms
document :"
r. , r,;.t ,.. c
I""I i"'NiS" Sia'e' "i 'oI-
aii'in"Pie' pelh% at W"rk upon Ihe
!""i "i " h"''St' Io>' HIS loo'lliS anu lell
III, lm'o tht mario" street upon man.
"e pedestrian was kllle" ny the con
'uHNl"il' Ni'lIt 'ht Sli''er escaped Win
W" l''' i.i'"iH son I'll 'he ue
&c, rC'Se" Ta!St" ''lt slater l" pe arrested
ne 'hil lS,ehth a'''ltiNeiN' ana III the
."'' ">H'' the >i"''i "h'' ne nt'l 10 say
III MS "'ie'lSe' DISPENSER Oh justice,
'i' ''' '"S'H, even as
'niH man H"H>' p,i' "ou lorplu thilt
'heie Si"Uld ne eNlI III my heart. ! am
IL poor man ana Know NOT now 10 make
amends. ne son OF the man VINO had
been Killed thcreup"n demanded that
c"H"lSh punishment Sh"nid ne lnillcted
UPON 'i' ''''l>'"' he c''ii iie'liIa'ed
Il icN moments an" ililaIlH Said non
SlaIl Stilld Ill the streeI Where the iatiI-
cf "l tlllS young man St"od When thou
uldSt iall on nm Ana I" the acc'lser
ne adned: h"h Shai. II IL please
thte' Z" upon the fooi ana iali upon the
cuiprit' even as ne fell upon thy father.
Allan ne praised.
,,r,<cp,R,rr In pot+s,.iIIo ubeu
,n,tI,ing h,rnens tho nonnIe consiJ.r
tL,t :, I.lininus dnt,. Jot.oI,..s mon
tLnr, to LniJ 4, no,.tinr and tn nosS r.s-
oIutinns unon il md Sn strnug has tbis
I,,I,it h,cd,,,o tb,t .or,,, ,.;t;,nns nf tbe
,J,,.a ,,ho,,n,.a,t tL,, I,r,.,I,f,.t LalI ,;nrs
rnII =, mretin~ Of thc family. elect ntii,
rrrs, and resolve to 90 down stairs and
emf tbe mraI The nther dav = woman
t,u into ,bo cou.l ,nJ s,,l: l,rro