St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-01-29
Squibs.

The Gardinrr ,ii.:iiir} Jcarmal >;i,~
that thcr" l. Il store i'll that place i'll
which a skull Is kept. marked, This
man WAS Il drummer Beware"
Where Il" people 90 who deceive
their fellow men asked Il SUNDAY
sch""l teacher of Il pupil. r" Europe,
was thr prompt reply.
While ga her WAY to leap into the
liver. Il Minneapolis girl met 4 man
VIII" proposed marriage. and she turned
back and WAS happy. Almost any day
now. N"u can count tour nr five Mime
ap"i- giIl> wandering along the river
banks.
\ little five years old. III Indiana.
said /" Il Judge VIII" had called at his
fathers: Are You going to your >torc!"
Il haven't got any store Are ynu
going t" N"ur mill ;" Il haven't got
shop" Il haven't amy shop" .Wcll.
then. how ii" you make money ," Il
make it hN my brains. "Wcll. my papa
makes money and he hasn't got any
brains.
y san Juan. CAL. man. according to
the Times of that city. arose Il few morn
Ing> ago. while the festive lark WAS still
snoring. and with Il tin bucket under
his arm went to the i'aru To milk til"
family COW. 1t WAS dark and rainy.
and in tumhlmg about for old Brindlc.
he got int" the wrong pew and began
Ia pail the off mule OF his wagon team.
He can't remember which side of the
roof he went ont ut. but his recollection
al alighting on the picket fence j. very
vivid. He expects the bucket down in
a few days.
y promising youth in Austin. New.
VIII" had heard that the hiccoughs
could he cured 10y administering Il sud
den shock oI fright IL the patient. tried
( it ON his father. who had an attack
while tipped back in Il chair The old
gctleman went over backwards and
kicked up quite Il racket, especially
when he rc%aImcd his feet. Sonny sleeps
on his side now. and SAYS that the old
nlau may hircough his consumed old
head oil before he will ever try to cure
him again.
john Robinson made New Years calls
He called on Il Saloon-kccper. he called
tnr liquor. called the liquor good. and
drank enough to trip him up. Then he
called them liars and such. Il was
having Il little fun" he explained wink
ing at his Honor. John Robinson. are
You awaic that this is very solemn
world which has ten heart aches to one
smile Don't You know that the grim
shadow of grief rests on every doorstep.
and that the tOmbStoncS in the GENE
tericS almost outnumbcr the trees in
the forest ! There's Il wailing in every
household. John Robinson there's grief
in every heart. Aud yet YOU claim that
You WIS only having il little fun -
"ThatS all. yen Honor: it was Il holt
day" ut WAS sad fun. John Rohimson
While I'LL the rest of us were swearing
off and making double hack-action re-
solves you were lying ut the corner of
an alley. dead drunk. 1t is - or sixty
days, >ir. and if this case WAS before IL
Chicago police. he'd make it $500 or IA
life sentence. - Detroit Free Press.
You have Il pleasant home and Il
bright fireSidc. with happy children sit
ting around ii. haven't you p said the
Judge. YES. sir" said Mr. Thompson.
who thought he saw way out of the
difficulty. Well said the Judge. IF
the happy children sit around the cheer
full lirrSide until YOU return, they will
stay there just - days as | will have to
send yon up for that time"