St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-10-15
VOLUME 39---NUMBER 1894.

''Oh, never mind, know YOU haven't
much money, but Of course you'll live
with mr. Wen take in boarders, and
I'll risk but that wen get along all
right
1t WAS IL bad situation. He hadn't
even looked love at Sarah, and he felt
that he ought to undcreivc the mother.
II hadn't no idea of Of he STAN
mcrcd, when she held up her hands and
said:
Il know you hadn't, but its all right.
With your wages and what the boardcrs
bring in we shall get along as snug as
bugs in II rug"
But madam. but hut"
''All ask is that lou bc good to her.
interrupted the mother. sarah has Il
tender heart and Il loving nature, and
if I"n should he cross and ugly it would
break her down within Il week"
The Nnun" mau> eyes stood out like
""coanutS in Il show window, and lie
rose up and tried to SAY something. He
said:
"Glr;,t Heavens madam, | cant per
NIT"
Never mind about the thanks" she
interrupted. Il don't believe in long
courtships my self. and let me suggest
an early day for the marriage. The
Ilth of September is my birthday, and
ii would he nice for YOU to he married
on that day.
But but -hul-" he gasprd.
''IhcIr. there. don't expect any
speech III reply" she laughed. You
and Sarah fin it up tonight and I'll adj
vcrliSc Tor twelve hoarders right away.
I'll Try and he Il model mothcr-in Law.
believe ! am gnnd-tcmpcI and kind
hearted. though did follow Il Young
man Nv" hundred miles and shoot the
top of his head of for agreeing to marry
Sarah and then jumping the county :"
She pattcd him on the head and sail
cd out. and now that Young man wants
advice. He wants to know whether he
had better get in the WAY of il lucumo-
tive or slide of the wharf. Detroit Free
Press.
How To KEEP 4 SIBSCHIEER.-An
indignant farmer recently entered the
office of the Elizabeth News and ordered
his paper stopped because he differed
from the editor in his views regarding
the advantages of Sul,soiimg fence rails.
The editor, of course. conceded the
mans right To stop his paper, but he
remarked coollN, looking over his list:
''Dn Nou know Jim Sowdels down at
llardScrabble p
''Nery well" said the man.
We'll, he stopped his paper last week
because thought farmer WAS Il blamed
fool VIII" didn't know that timothy WAS
ii good thing to gIaft on huckleberry
bushes. and he died in four hours
IL IL Il, IL
ed granger.
YES. and you know old George
Erickson. down on Eagle Creek ?"
"Wcll. I've heard of him"
"Wcll. said the editor grIvcly, ''he
stopped his paper because said he WAS
the happy father of twins, and congrat-
ulatcd him on his success so late in life
He fell dead within twenty minutes.
There are lots of similar cases. hut it
don't matter. I'll just cross your name
Oft. though you don't look strong and
there's Il bad color on your nose
'-See here. Mr.. Editor" said the sub
scliheI. looking somewhat alarmed, Il
believe I'll just keep on another wear;
cause always did like your paper;
aud come to think about it. You're
youmg man, and some allowance ortcr
t" hc made. and he departed, satisfied
that he had made IL narrow escape from
DEATH
CAPITAL AND EXPERIENCE.-Th
drawer WAS chatting Il few weeks ago
on the piazza of the United States Hotel
at Saratoga. with bright German gen
tlrman. retired from business, who re
lated the following little amccdnte:
II |
night on the boat" said he, Il got to
chatting with German acquaintance,
and asked him what he w:ls doing
"Ncll." he replied. "~lIoo>t now am
doing holdings, hut | have made ar
rangcmrnt> /" 90 into business
''Glad to hcarit. What are You going
into? ,"
"Ncll. goes int" partnership NIT
man."
''Do You put in much capital :"
NO. | doesn't put in no capital"
''Dnn't want Ia risk it. cl -
No. hut puts in de experience"
And he puts in the capital ,"
"lc>. dot is it. We goes into pizinr>s
for dIcr year: he puts in de capital, I
puts III de experience. And de end of
de 'lrcc year will have dc capital and
he viii have de experience" Hdrper's
Ndgn>inc.
S"rIu>rEY. I"u cant get an old
shoemaker /" hlundcr. The other day
| when Il wci.htN woman sailed INTO Il
| Detroit shoe store and selected Il pair
of number tour> and sat down to have
! them tried on. the shocmau Slw that
she wanted ScNrnS. Bui he didn't tell
] L.. 4 l..
Il gallop. He smiled and softly said:
madam, all the aristocrItic tadies
are now wearing shoes three sizes too
large + II their feet. iu order Ia have cool
cNtIrmiticS. and of course Nnu want 10
follow the Nlr."
She smiled like il duck in reply to
his smile, and replied:
~ ou are in Il position To know best,
and leave everything to Nou judg-
mcut.
When she went ont she said she never
had such IN easy fitting shoe on in her
whole life.
JOSH KILLINGS ON THE RACCoON.-
The r;iccoom is Il resident ov the United
States "v America; he cmigatrd To tlIi,
country soon after its discovery bv
| Columbus, without Il cent and nothing
but his CLAWS tcw get his liVin" with.
He IL one of them kind of persons whose
claws Is worth more than all the rest of
him. He resides among the heavy tim
Der. and culti>atcS the corniicldS for
su>trmance, and understands his biznc>S
lllz family consists nN Il wife and three
child;cn. who reside with him on the
inside "V ii tree. He can always Ice
found at home during the day tew re-
| cciNC calls but his nights are devoted