St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-06-26
Manners at Croquet.

There l. no one spot where Wcll-hred
people are APT To approach 50 near to
ill-brccdin%. ;IS on the crOquct- ground.
The cause of the trouble must inhcrc
in the %amc.-which Yet appears I" Ice
of the most simple and refined order.
for other outdoor sports fail to initiate
the feelings or rutilc the temper is this
does. Ii is as if some tiny imp of dis
cord pcryadrd the field. dcvotiug him
self to the task of drawing to the sur
face whatever is contrary i'll the dis
position of the PLAYERS. We have seen
girls 90 almost into Mysteries. and young
men become >ullcu or di>putatiouS over
IL paltry ''crnquct" or il wicket doubt
fully run. Tie game intended solely
for amusement becomes the source of
disagreement and wrIngling. spelling
all pleasure for the pcacc-loving. as
well as for the contentious.
The origin OF most crOqurt disputes
lies in the diverse understanding of the
rules. Nearly as many manuals are
published as there are games played.
and rarely is Il match arranged where
the players have all learned of the same
authority hence the difference nf opin
ion. The sole way to avoid di>ScnSinnS
and make its decisions final on m"ntcd
points. 1t does not matter if Il different
authority hc used on every ground
Though for those playing much together
il Is more satisfactory to have the S;Ime.)
provided it is regarded aS an authority
before Il match he begun. But ii does
matter very much that persons meeting
for pleasure. should 80 conduct them
selves as not only to Danish pleasure.
hut to lose their friends and their own
respect -" Home and SocictH:' Scrib-
nc,'S for J"iy.
\ NEW ADVERTISING DODGE.-The
familiarity of the irOntierSman with
scenes of shooting and executions 10y
Lynch-law. and his GOODNESS in the
average Western attray. are pr"verhial.
The last instance that has come to onr
knowledge in which enterprise and self
possession were admirably mingled oc-
cured at the recent execution of il ciimi
nal in Washington Territory. just as
he was about Ia he swung oft. and after
he had remarked to the sheriff that he
had nothing further to say. Il REALIZES
tate agent. whose office was in his hat.
forced himself to the front and up the
steps of the scaifold. and jointly adj
dressing the criminal and the sheriff,
said. "If he gentleman Wh0 occupies the
pldftorm will kindly yield for fer
minutes. would like to make Il few
remarks upon the cheap homestead
lots at Dobson's Hole am now offering
for sale" The polite request was as
scented to, and after a brief summary of
the advantages presented by that 10
calty the sheriff resumed his duties.
pulled the cap over the ''gentleman's"
countenance. and permitted him to
drop. Editor'S Dtnmcr IN Harper's.
COMMERCIAL MORALS. When that alb
horrcnce which society now shows to
direct theft is shown to theft in all de
greeS of indirectncss. then will those
mercantile vices disappear. When not
only the trader who adulturates or gives
short measure hut also the merchant
who Overtradcs. the bank director who
countcnanccS an exaggerated report.
and the railway director who repudiatcs
his guarantee come to he regarded aS
of the same genius as the pickporket.
and are treated with like diSdain. then
will the morals of trade become what
they should be.-HerbeH Spencer.
In an age that has abandoned the
cat-o'-nine-tails and cut oil the grog on
the quarterback. it seems to much that
private in the navy has, for being
drunk and asleep while on duty" been
consigned to il dungeon in the hold of a
vessel, five feet hy ten, under the water
line. The Washington Capital, how
ever, asserts it us fact, and says that
for Ia months. this wretched youth.
who was sentenced mt Annapolis has
been shut in the loat'iSome closet. with
its poisonous air and unchanging dark
ness let the jolly Mr.. RobeSon look to it
speedily for the story is one that will
travel.