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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-07-23

| Sioux. Blackteet. PawneeS. ArrapahoeS
ShoShones, Cheyennes. an three or four
other tribes. They've all hunted me
and I've hunted them. an can't say as
they owe me anything"
Il notice bad scar on your face
Purity good seal for IL common man.
hut can show you the sculp lock of
the Pawnee who made it. He jumped
on me .iuSS after had SNum Il liver.
and thought he'd got hold of IA lack
rabbit. Twas IA bak cut, and it kind
o mazed me at fuSt, but when did
come to, he was gone afore he could
yen twice. | said 1t was Il purity good
scar, but not quite ckal to this
And he pushed up the Logging of his
right leg and exhibited a scar which
made me draw back The foot. ankle.
and leg, us high as could see had been
burned with fire.
"lhe Blackfret had me fast to Il stake
once. We obsIrve This WAS the time,
when they poked each other in the ribs
an said they had dead sure thing on
old Carter, but they WIZ mistaken.
hey had me three days, and I'd bin
Kicked and kutfed around until there
wasn't any more fun in it. an then they
tied me to stake an lighted il fire
"r"and me. Twas pretty clus. stranger,
pretty clus ~
And how did YOU escape p
''lialf Il dozen of my old pards came
along just i'll time to knock over half
the band and save me-"
There WAS silence again while he un-
buttuncd his shirt and showed me u
I..aS AZ L Il
Wv ell. thar may he two on three
knife cuts thar" he SAID. "but the hctt
" them scars wuz made hN Il grizzly.
He wasn't one q the bar calves that
sum folks knock over and then blow
about, hut Il rcg'lar three story. old
fashioned grizzly. such a- We don't find
outside =" tn" darkest clIrN "nS of the
R"rkic>. | WAS bending over the fine
when the Nalmimt slid down Il canN on
an wnz right on hand alolc had any
warmin."
And wa> it hard fight -
III NnZ Il purity fight. stranger. be
cause II Mnz Il fair fight. | had Il big
knife. an he had teeth an claws. an
We went i'll ter Kill. He wIz good grit.
hut II lcrtlc slow. THAI wuI about
thirty days after that little cpl >odr that
my pard had t" nu>> me like Il lit
tie child"
And ii" N"m mean Ia die ont here ,"
"lhat> for the Lord /" say. but
Spcct> Yer m"Ic'n right. The Iniums i>
putty quiet down here. and thc>c cal>
are bringing heaps 4" people West. but
I'm g"in up where u white man Won't
disturb the L"Id'> work for a hundred
Years To cum ! feel kinder mean an
small dnNm here a, if wuZ huItin
rabbits. hut up the yellow stone a fellow
can hlac" up alrrI hr'> kn"rkcd nv,l u
red "r two. an feel a> it hr WAS not
t""lIm away his Young days '"
And that Was old Carter
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VOLUME 3S---NUMBER 1882.

should he allowed the privilege he ask
ell for, and he accordingly kneeled down
with Il look of intense compIacemcy up
on his face that he should he thus Sc
lected a> more attractive than other
men. He was kissed and the haI da"e
removed from his eyes, only to disclose
to him the fact that his lips had been
pressed by the aggrcssivelN protIldiug
ones of IL swarthy negro, who had ac-
c"mpanled the party as il waiter. OF
course there was Il roar. and of course
the lady-killcr WAS mad. 1t appeared.
subsequently,, that all the Young men
had been deceived. the kissing having
been done 10y gentleman acting as :.
confederate of the ladies. but there was
II" balm in Gilcad for the man kissed
by the negro. He must have S:itisiac-
tl"n from someb"dy, and he sought to
get it from the gentleman who was in
league with the ladies. Notes have
been passed, and the Memphis papers
talk of Il duel and gore sympathy
would he wasted on the diSillu>ioned
lady killer, but it isu't AT all suIpliSiny
that he wants to fight. He had aggra-
Walton enough
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-07-23

pltylngly to Sam: My boy, if you'd
told me You WAS so near the jim Jams
I'd stood double watch for YOU. Now
you go and soak your head in a bucket
"f water, and take Il good sleep, and
you'll he all right by tomorrow" sam
JUST blled over at this. and when Il
pretty Young woman passenger said to
the skipper, loud enough for Sam to
hear. IS" young and nice-looking. too
now sad 1t would make his poor mother
feel to hear how he drinksr' he fairly
fI"thcd at the mouth Iou never see. Il.
fellow 50 touched down as Sam was
after that. and, though the bows never
quit running him, he never talked back,
but looked kind of puzzled as though
he was trying to account for that smell
"f that cotton smoke. You see there's
Il Speaking-tuhe running from the en-
Sliie-r"om To the plot-house. had in
mind the tricks Sam had played ON me,
aud having worked him to Il nervou,
state about fire. | waited till he was
alone Ill the pilnthou>r. and then sci
lire Ia Il little wad of cotton, stuffed it
mt" the speaking and the smell
came right out under his nose
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''Sculped."

.'imjun,. stranger Mjns ? Yes.
know the " hole gang of them from Red
Cloud and spotted Tail down T." the
t"ddliug papp"">,.. ought To know
'cm I've fit 'cm nigh ont" thirty
Ncal> =,
He was II gIim-l"oking old man, with
giilzly locks in view under his coon
skin cap. He had on Il bear skin coat.
Indian m"ccasims. huckskin hrccchcS
and lrygin>. and he held Il long rifle he
tween his knees I> We talked.
These Western railroads are rapid
~ civilizimg the country fast killing
of Indians. wolves and bui1aloc> ~
He looked around the car, which WAS
handsomely furnished and finished, and
sighed rs he replied
"Ges. times are gcttIn' WuSS an Wus>
down this way. I've been thinkiu' OF
goin' up to the l.lIow>t.mr. whar Il
man can 90 out amy time - day an'i
get up square fight with Il grizzly ,
and raise Il rumpu> with the reds"
''lou must he quite an old man
"OnlN bout sixty. | amt quite so
timber on Il lon" run, an can't sleep
quite 81 well with the lain pouring
down into my face, but if | thought |
Wasn't good for any three lniuns on the
plains or any grizzly that ever stood on
legs. I'd aN yom to shoot me"
"lou must have seen wild times ont
there -
"Pmty wild purity Wild" unused the
old man land there used to he heaps
of reds ont here to say nothing of
wolves. hcaI~ and rattlesmakes, and
thar was times when death rose up tu
shake hands with me-"
Ever taken prisoner ~
Il mom@ht have been guess WAS,
he said. as he uncovered his head.
"Nhy. You have been scaipcd,
"Ihey call il sculping, stranger"
And who did thrt ~
The same blasted Red Cloud. He
didn't use the knife. but he stood by
and lIollrred and encouraged the chap
who did do it,"
''l"ur sensations must have been ter
rible."
''Thcre wasn't any time to feel any
sensations. stranger. They sneaked on
me and Tom as we dozed. an when |
woke up Tom WAS Iildled and my sculI
was hanging to an Iniun's belt"
"And what then -
Nothing much. | got up and killed
two, wounded another, and legged it up
Il canyon and got away. If il was to
do over again I'd git my top not back
or fight the whole Sioux nation till
somebody Went under
He seemed lost in reflection 4 mo
ment. and then continued.
Il don't know what scuIps are worth
in the market, hut | guess I've got the
full value o mine. I've Knocked owe,
: risin' of thirty Sioux since that NIGHT
an | guess I'd he wilIin' to pass re-
ceipts."
II suppose You have had ii turn at
half Il dozen tribes"
LESS see = he mused. "Thar's the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-07-23
Southern Picnic Sports.

The ethics of the question of Il sound
provucatinn to personal assault are 50
cloud, that il is perfectly useless to en-
dcavnr to decide the degree of proNoca
tion which juSliiics Il man i'll turning to
pistols aS Il remedy for agyrievcd honoI !;
but If Il duel were at any time ju>tli-
able. it would hc 80 in the case of Il
Young man ut Memphis. He attended
Il picnic. and III the midst of it the girls
organized Il secret society. and called
for candidates tor initiation from among
the Young men. The Young men were
not backward in the matter; they went
into the ceremony, like sheep to the
shamblcS, most contidingly; but when
they came to the initiation, unlike sheep
at the Shamblcs, they rather liked it.
There WAS but one degree to the cere
mony. but that one Was nice, consisting
as it did of blindfolding each candidate
and leading him into the ccntIc of il
.'magic circle formed 10y the Young
ladies. when he was made to kneel and
was kissed. being subsequently made to
guess who kissed him. Such IL pro-
grammc would suit most men, and some
of those initiated wanted very badly to
take another degree.
Finally the Young ladies admitted
that one gentleman, real lady killer,
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east. The Turks at PRAYER ALWAYS face
toward Mecca which from here is littl,
south of east. hence the kubieh or niche
towards which they kneel is not exactly
i'll the centre. 1t looks strangely to SET
the people all knreling and howing in
Il diagonal across the mosque.
Several came in for prayers while we
We're there. Coming in. shoes in hand.
they stop i'll the centre of the mosque.
look toward the holy city. bow two ol
three times very low. then kneel and
pr"strltc themselves. kissing the floor
three or four times in quick succession.
The form Is the same foI men and
women. and they are very faithful in
their observance of it. | have seem
men stop III their work wherever they
happened T." he. at the hour of PRAYER
III the field, under Il tree. at Il fountain.
III Il calquc, on il steamer -kncel and
Pr"stlat" themselves in prayer with
their faces drvoutly turned towards
Mecca.
On either side of the kubIeh in st.
Sophia, :Is i'll other mosques, there are
immense candles. some fifteen feet tall
and eighteen inches in diameter. that
are lighted every evening. and renewed
every year at Ramazan.
There is an elegant platform on the
north side of the kHbI,h wher, the Sui
tan sits when he comes to mosque. On
such occasions the principal imam or
preacher. a>crndS Il little. lofty. pulpit
Just opposite him bearing in one hand
u Koran, and in the other Il wooden
sword. commemorative of the conquest.
and of the way the faith of Islam was
pr"pagatcd. On ordinary occasions the
preacher mounts a low. square. plat
form III the middle of the room.
In various parts of the mosque are
little racks containing most elegantly
written copies "t the S;lcrcd volume. |
>aA written. for the Turks have. never
Ill""rd II To bc printed. and they do
not like I" have ii touched 10y iniidrl
hands. though their ScrupIcS on this
point aic sometimes uNcrc"mr
There are several milaclluu- things
in this mosque. such aS tine sweating
plllIl from which cNudc> Il panacca tuI
all the ills of life the pint of the con
Iurr"r> hand when he struck a pillar
ON his first entrance. and another piIlaI
said I" have been cleft in tv" hN his
scImltar. They ale there the lncrcdu-
l"n> may see them if he likes.
have spoken OF lrc INITIATED CROSSES.
ana "i ia" attempt To remove from sight
all traces "t Christian worship. In pant
the attempt has been successful. hut
one "i the most Interesting things in ST
SOPHIA I" m' Wa> Il case of lis signal
failure. Just oN"i th, nm, ir-mI .,lthI in
Il lofty srmi-d dome WAS Il picture ut
Christ a~ if hc had taken his station
I here Ia preside oven h> own woIship.
This picture the White a>hngS and
ot the Turks have not been
able quite To conceal nr ,.tfacc The
outlines .t'r distinctly to he seen and
can hr lcr"-uilrd. 1t i~ happy omen.
and Nr gladly interpret it t" >ignit,
that at som" day. nnt N",N far in the
future. "ul Lord l. H...i.s! tn :rS>IImc his
throne in the old chui, \. " Nhich has ton
81 louT E,,u held LAY 4 ,,~rln,r th,
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Writing Letters.

'lrcnaIIs makes some very sensible
Suggestions III the New York Observer
which are pat t" any locality. We
make Il few extracts:
=" many letters have been gathering
upon my table. from known and un-
known friends. that must he par,lnned
f"i making Il general answer. without
copy IN" the inquiries in full To which
these lines reply. Some letters can
not answer rs | would hN mail. brral>c
the addrr~S is :" imperfect that cannot
write without fear of making Il mis-
take.
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1'nsiness Direetorn:

- E.E'yr>S amt IOcdfiOH Of HP icuH-
Ei>,vr>> UOHNrS IN 81. .JOhHSbHyU.
Agricultural Tools an" Hardware
..e..i A Sons. li"Nt : hl"ch. Il. Ii. -
Np"ih'caf"'>.
.'II W. N"-.'- Hihh EI"'k Nam II.
ATTORNEYS at Law.
.IN H\( OYER L. Il oill'". and Post oiiir"
...- I'E. N".t aI'd"ni'n Fin. up stairs.
t..lNl;' Nam 81. over Hall \ Fletcher :
''''
'''
.""'" ~" ',''. ''','''''''" III H. S''''' -
"""h ''"'''r~'
4 -I''E -" vi : Monument square
EL,nh~ Legal ana business.
f -lINI s. co. Monument square.
Bakers and t"nir"ti"n"rs.
--A BRADLEY Main Street.
'l"ihinc. Hats and Gaps.
B. NnrDF i'1nh Hl"ck. "rp"Nii" 81. Johns
t.u. d-tl"rln Ready Mad" 'l"ihin@. Hats
... .,- D'.r~ IurnShIn" ti""dS. etc. etc.
;I"im'm.; l"r Men and Boys.
.llEANk> y co. Fairbanks Village.
'r''h"r'. ''l'i~~ and sion" Ware.
IEI:NNkNA y co, Fairbanks Village.
; l','u". fHp"r- iiinSinS-. Window shades.
N..E\Nk~ 60. Fairbanks Village.
Dentists.
~ 'Ilal"tlIn Block. Main Street.
...aA >NIlH Uui"m El"rh Main Street.
". l. """'l~. Gr"""ri''> and Fruits,
y '.N~N PEI IENIlll. Eastern Avenue.
nD '""d>. aud Ladies' Fancy Goods.
t-L \''nnr Block. L. L. street.
rNii'\Nk> 60. Fairbanks Village.
Flour and Feed.
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not wanted for dinner, my cook left it
III the water in the kitchen. WAS 90
ing to ball that night. and being
ready, sat in an easy-chair and fell
fast asleep. Suddenly Sprang up from
the pain of a sharp bite in my foot. and
saw the lobster biting it. | started
up and run to the kitchen. No one
waS there, and Il cloth in front of the
fire had caught fire. 1t was soon ex-
hngnished. but have kept the lobster
ever since. ont of gratitude Ii has IFS
basin of cold water, and seems to rec
"SnIZe ITS mistress, and is So fond of
music that il is always drawn towards
the pan" Whenever she plays.
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An AIDl.Dlil.

If there is Il degree of hluntncss in
the hints given above, let me make this
apology. that | wished To say things in
Il WAY to he umdcIstood and remem-
bcred. and. in 81 doing | may have Spo-
ken roughly. But .y"u will not fail t"
commend Your productions to the IA
vor of the printer. if yom will bear these
hints in mind and practise upon them.
But if lnu forget them. and break over
all the rules here 81 rudcly laid down,
| will still he your friend.
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To " HON

In writing for the press. and especial
~ III sending any money oI notices. or
news. 10" very particular :" direct the
outside rnN Nclope To the editors or pub
li-hrIs "t tie paper. and not L" amy in
dividUal editor of it. lou send "a mo-
lice. OF Il money oIdcr. or an item ,i
meas. addressed Ia ON. of the number
He may he at the head of Moose Lake.
ar Suffering NiNisoction 10y the black
flies of tn" PIPER Sar:Inac. Your letter
will 90 toward him the next dHN. aud.
in the course of Il week or two. it will
iind him perhaps. and perhaps not.
And. IN the course of the summer oI
fall. il will get back To the office. Pleas"
bear in mind Therefore. and all the year
round. that letters on business >hnuld
he addressed to the firm. as distinctly
announced at the head of o.cry news-
paper.
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\ STRANGE PET. A French Journal
i>t met with a strange pet the other day,
when paying Il visit. While he WAS
talking he noticed something moving
on the carpet which was neither dog
nor eat. On looking again he SAW that
it was ii fine lobster, ,huk gray, spotted
with red, and thought that it must have
escaped from the kitchen. The lady of
the house smiled. and said, II must tell
Nou the history of my pet. Some months
ago bought lobster, and as it was
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.-,,.. -nIdirr-' Monument, IT. Johnsbury.
.,- -uur copy per amnum- --...------>S $3.50
.r..il, IA adN tucc- $500
subscriber will lind on his paper in con
...l his uluc the date In which he has paid.
..a..IpI l. necessary.
,...,.- lr,,. IA Caledonia County. SubScri-
this county Will remit with their sub
..- r,.I cents in addition for postage, a. the
..l.u-~ all p"~tI-" "n the CdLcd"nidn 4"
.... al. ,ur,. at the II. lnhn-burN Post Office
r.,..iIna. nf all kinds done at livin. prices
iI ui,,l.ru machinery and >killful work
. Il rmd- "t .Inh l'rinin" can br done ~
.. -,uriu - M the cities.
,. Il .:iau!.-. ard and Paper stock constantly
Rates of Advertising:
o.. lines "nr inch ~pacrl one week. 81 90
ltru continuance. ------.---.-.----.-- -
,.,. 20, llut.-I nur WC"h..- ~
r,li continuance. L.
...,.. ..... lu'h ut ~I'I"cl per year. III
..l- p.r wear Oaich lncl. -----.-..-. ~
r- .it.t,- NntIcr> t" legislature etc ~
r..,.- l,.T square. "nr week. .--.---.--- =.
. ,,h continuance. -------.-... 81
.. ...m.,.t, W'sffdted "h cuts f,renta-
s ,i-tar, "rsr SraLc rates. No 0bjerfiOHa-
t. T., r'r,,red dHd ,othing bUt iegitimdtc
.t.,pJ "hcfcd.
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MR., Mrs. OI: Miss.

hu> Il letter comes To me- and i
u"W opened. signed \. l.. Paterson.
II Is ladl's handwriting probably
bnt not certainly. tnr the distinction i,
not always \cI\ CLEARLY marked some
men making their style =" feminine ;ls
t" deceive an expert. and nEIn\ women
writing III II hand 50 masculine ;ls to
assert their rights to such recognition.
bnt there l. II" clue tn the fact. and if
! were I" write in reply to the questions
III the letter. ! could not address my
an>w"r t" Mr.. Mrs. Miss or Esq. for
have not the least idea of the person
dlllN oi my correspondent.
Another is from Iinnmah F. Wilson.
Shall the answer he addressed to Miss
"I Mrs. or shall it Z" without either !
Ii l. not der"r"u> to dispense with the
pi"fN. hut VIII" can guess. from the
handWlitimg of 4 letter. whether the
writer Is married ar single
Ii" same pcrplrNitN i often nrca-
stoned hN the neglect of clrr"l men in
writim" T." tlr">. who are not personally
acquainted with them. They think it
not modest To give THEN title. Rev.
and them letters must therefore he an
>Wtlrd at venture. | sometimes search
th" list "t all the clergy. in all the wear
books within reach. tn iind ont " hcthrr
"r II" an unkuuWu correspondent is Il
clergy man. and. ot course. if du not
lat upon his name among twenty thou
sand al more. | a>>uuc that he is not
one of them. 1t has Just been decided
III England that. III less Il minister i la
the Established Church. he i> not en-
Titled to the title ot Rev. even ON his
"lHvr>t"mc. But ~ We have no ridicu-
l"u> institution ~ that in this country.
1t Is we'll t" put the proper prefix Ia Il
man name on the back of his letters
IL well aS on his tombstone
WHERE FROM
l"u write to me. dating Your letter
Glc"nNIllr. "I Cambridge. or Spring
hcld. "r Newport. or New Haven. l"u
add II" state. amd the post mark is in
II" clue /" ,ii,"iji id,hc>~. Then | take
my GaZcttccr and find there ar. twenty
thIrr places hN the name of Grccnvillc
in ~ many different States. There are
eighteen hN the name of Cambridge.
and ~ many inuIr of fifty other towns.
aud how shall know which of them
has the hunnI ut h"ldin" Nou among it>
accomplished inhabitants 1t i my
fault pei lrap>. that nave not learned
that luu are we'll known H. the IIinc-
pal person in the city at Plunkct. To-
CANNON county. Texas but | did not
know 1t.
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JnfrLs.


ST. JOHNSBURl HOUSE
N> '1ithEI ST. JOHNsBJRY. VT.
GEO. Il. WALKER. Proprietor
p,uno AVENUE HOUSE.
''A''HP1n isnX, STREET ST. JoHNsHrRY VT
NEMPHREMAGOG HOUSE
NEWPORT. VT.
W. i. BOW MAN. Proprietor
RUSS HOUSE.
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA,
:. IL. SEi MOCE q co. Prnprietnrs
Mt. MANSTIELD HOTEL.
STOWE. VT.
y hrst-clasS Hotel, with all the modern improve.
m"hIS Accommodations for 300 guests
y i. KELLER. Manager.
ST. JAMES HOTEL.
FRANKLIN SQUARE. BosTox
\ irs-clas- hotel in every respect
"" hER BUCK. Prnprirtors.
ro,,, ST. JULIAN HOTEL.
GEO. L. WARD. Proprietor
MARLBORO HOTEL.
~ W AsiIINGTON STREET Pnsro>
On II" :, american n,,,,I and European Plan
Formerly of rr"tter House. Bradford.
GLEN HOUSE. New Hampshire.
Tins fav"ritr Summer Resort open from June Il
T." October |. ISIS. w. n G. K. MIIIIKEN
'N"S'" Pr"prietors.
1873. ST. LEON SPRINGS ,s-
hI- tavnrit" resort for invads and pleasure
SEEKERS viii he open for the reception of guests the
first of June. Terms 81 10 per dicn
JAS X. GILNANl
T.. W. jon NSDN Prnpri,tnrs
T.. &. SARGENT \
49, JAS. X. GILMAN. Manager
"BELMONT."
European IIotcl.D
'f!' y 80 WASHINGTON STREET la,sToN
tO1I'osfe GiOJe ThedtreJ
y new House with Elevator and all modern ap-
lnintmrntS
Rooms 81 per day and upwards.
Good Restaurant al moderate prices
SANBORN y HARDY
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REASON OR SAGACITl. A narrow log
lay lS Il bridge over il ravinr. From
the opposite ends of the log. AT tl,
same moment, there started to cross il
a Iii" New ioundland and little Italian
grey hound. OF c"uI-c they met in the
middle Of couiSc there was not room
fnr them to pass neither could go
back. The height WAS Il dangerous one
for the grrN hound. and to the wafer at
the bottom he WIS extremely aVcrSe.
The New toundIand could have taken
the leap in safety. hut evidently did
not want to. There WAS a fix The
little dog sat down on his launches,
struck his nose straight mp in the aiI
and hoWlcd. The Newfoundland stood
intent, his face solemn with inward
working. Presently he gave Il nudge
with his nose to the how lin" gIcN hound,
a> if to say: BE still, Noungster, and
listen" Then there was silence and
seeming contamination for Il second or
two. Immediately the big dog spread
his legs wide apart, like Il Colossus.
beStIiding the log on its extreme outer
edges, and balancing himself carefully
The little dog sprang through the open
ing like il flash. When they reached
the opposite shores the greyhound broke
into frantic gamhol> of delight and the
Newfoundland after his more Scdate
fashion. expressed great complaccncy
in his achievement, as he surely had Il
right tO. Christian Union.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-07-23

SrEAKING uf CATS. While almost
every one has Il wonderful specimen
of the cat family. "" tiimk at our house
that we had one ''hard ln beat" We
do not pretend that hr can sing >cicu-
titicallN. oI talk the English langua"c
tucutll. hut what he don't understand
in the eat category isn't much. When
we moved ont of town the question
aroSc H. tn the best way to move that
eat ~ hose name i NIcuilcmuS y Whcth-
rI he should he put in Il bag. nailed up
III Il hon or carried with the. family in
the carriage but lest he might get up
Il scratching match with that little ten
pound cpi>",ic of ON family. it WAS de
cidcd To put him in Il bon. But Nick
had decided otIcrW i>c. He hunted
around until he found an empty basket =.
into which he crIWl,d and laid down H.
il to try it. When the carriage came
in the aitcin""n he Deliberately pdrkcd
himself into the basket. pretending to
hc asleep. The basket. WAS placed on
the carriage and he WAS 50 carried
away. refusing to leave il until they
had arrived at their destination. Now
VIII" can say that eat was not nh>erNant
"i What WIS %"ili" on around him and
had not judgment enough Ia act Ic-
c"ldln%lN OW DHmb IHimdiS.