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

iNSS ii'iil i'' l'pitiltS Is
probably the lightest person in town of
her age. Mr.. and Mrs. Hartman re-
IjoIce i'll thirty -one grandchildren and
nine great grand children. and bid fair
to i've to see many more.
Walden Letter.
Mary Jane says Jack Frost has been
round here making fuss with the Gu
cumhcr vines and staring at the maple
leaves until some of them have blushcd
scarlet. We suppose his father. winter,
has sent him ahead to advise us of an
other long visit. He seems to he like
our poor relations. coming often and
staying long.
West Danville is coming up, not to
NOyeSville that | know of. but in IL
worldly sense. Friend Russell is de
termined to he ahead of the times with
his grist mill. He is laying the dollars
right on it. and so much into business
Is he that you would scarcely distin-
guish him some days from IL bag of flour
He doesn't keep any pigs. so fetch in
your grain. A splendid picnic came
off there the other day. i'll Mr.. Burhamk'S
grove. Elders Hough and Granger
made speeches. John Gle has made Il
large contract with the u. & o. for
wood.
If that Wise is II professor in the
Methodist church he's back-Slid. | en-
pected he would have tdH. but
didn't think it would he before he start
ed. I'm determined never To take that
Graphic. It's mean to send one man
out of the world to help another one on
i'll it. Besides, Wise couldn't he inter
viewed on the journey. and life'S not
worth living for if You cant he inter
viewed. | don't know what that upper
current has to do with uS-itS none of
our business. If Wise thinks its too
calm where he lives can tell him if
there is one place on the face of the
earth where the strong currents flow.
the trmpeStS howl. the SNOW drifts. and
the people like it. its Walden, and he's
welcome to come. | wanted the editor
of that Graphic to publish the following
lines when he got round tn it:
Here lies
Professor Wise
Who vanlv sought t" reach the skies
The Graphic there L. advertise.
He fell
Never got we'll
And this rude stone is raised Ia tell
Wise is dead, but the Grdphic's sell.
Editor said all the fault he had To find
was-''Too Graphic"
Please enter Mary Jane as candi-
date for Governorship or Poland's seat
Terms moderate. She will be aS likely
To get it as some others that are en-
tered.
They are marrying largely round
here at present. Mr.. Editor. Not that
you should think have any inclination
that way. Not IL hit of it. Marriage
nnw-a-dayS is Il kind of transient affair
1t used to he IL fixed, immutahlc. ever
lasting combination. No matter how
the old folks hated one another. they
stuck it out. There were many mar
tyrS in those days. hut the age of mar
tyrd"m is past.
| WAS glad to see in Your last. Butler
had withdrawn. Ben. and never did
get on well together. | have AWAY :
had doubts about his picty.
What | rcall Y meant to say when
began this letter was that We shall
have Il musical convention in this place
commencing Oct. |. and continuing two
or three days. Prof. Hart will lead.
\ large company are invited and cN-
pectrd. All will he provided for. Mr..
John kiItrrdgr is at the bottom of it,
and he has more sing in him than
ANY other man on all these hills. 1t j.
not The fashion now to praise God 10y
singing in meeting. hut still shall go
and learn all can i'll my old age. |
NAV find it useful in another world if
not i'll his.
/ We are I'LL coming To the fair. why
not hold it nur way next year?
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