St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-27

luton. | could see nothing below Us
vet all WAS fog and rain: there came an
instant. however. when | SAN the tops
of the trees; il WAS but an instant the
next. | WAS da>hing through their tops,
tearing off limbs and crashing along at
Il fearful rate. The cOllap>ing cord WIS
in my hand; | threw my weight upon
it. the gas escaped. the balloon and net
work spreading itself oycI the trees,
letting the ear down through them al
most To the ground. allowing me to
aliglt in safety. The balloon was bad
ll damaged. hut not. hope. heNond
repair. y tramp through corm-iicIhs
thrcc-quartelS of II mile OF more brought
me To Il house. and soon found willing
hands t" assist me III getting my balloon
ont of the woods. | had nlightrd about
Henderson county. ILL.,. in " hat is
known H. Camphcll'S timber.
Squibs.
\ Kansas girl SAYS nothing makes
her 50 mad a> to have a gra>sh, ,pl".I
crawl up and down her back insl rs her
lover has come L" the pr"p"Sing point.
-NlIl''HS e' l'''II' 'ilI> -
HAT of the Rev. Mr. Callitloner to New
ONfnrd. Pa. That's what we should
Cal! ti"wcII name fnr Il minister.
conn. Idr.
Rufus Choatc defined the New Eng
land summer as the time when 'corn
may hr wilrrd 10y frost. Il lah"rrr sun
struck. and Il man and his yoke of oxen
killed hy lightning. all within the same
- hours in any pant of New England"
y Brooklyn sick girl cleared space
around thirteen ears of green corn at
one meal the other day. and picking
the fragments from between her teeth
with Il hairp-in. observed: IF ever
get well enough again to eat much.
think could live ON conn" l,g"s.
While Il St. Louis man WAS at break
fast with his family the other morning.
TWO former wives dropped in on him
quite informally with policeman. 1t
wa> misty around that house fora while
in fact the policeman remarked he
never before SAW IL higa mist III his en-
tine experience. Conn. ldr.
Mr.. BlivcuS. an old bachelor of
Rochester. who is much ai,S"rhcd in
politics. visited the widow Graham. the
Grants letter. and asked hrl what she
thought of Il third term. Now the
widow has been twice married. and. III
response To the question She made Il
rush for the ;i>t"miShrd Mr.. BliVcnS,
aud taking him tightly in her aims cN-
claimed "Oh. Nnu dear. dear man :,
What happy WOMAN am - AT last
accounts Mr.. i. had locked himself III
/ his wood house. and wa> cmdrav"riug
/ t" explain things +" the widow through
/ the key hole.
Talk about adding Insult to injury +,
Wait till \nu have been treated a> that
bald headed m:im from Fort Wa\uc WIS.
an, in Nissuuri th, uth,., d,\ First
tI,r, took AWAY his watch and all his
money. then. to come. Il iokr on the
uinht train. rh,.> ruhhrd his head With
phn>pIorn> and tied him down ON the
trrck with Il lainl attached to his coat
--latest danger NigmaI patent applied
Ton. Gr0nd HdPioiS D'm"c'm.
Curiou~ ANSWERS often come "mt in
examination t"r civil srrNi ice. The
v"rd ''inhciiancr occurring in Il page
of reading. the examiner intrrr"gatrd
the A"un%>tcr: Nv hat Is inheritance
"patIim"ul." "What is patlIm"my =
"Snmcthimg left hN father. ''What
would ynu call it if left hN a mother .
..Matrimnnl.
II. CnrIp SPELL TuEu lie lrtt tn.
-, Hin" bee. At fen O'Clock and stnpurd
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TL,u b, .N,rr that .,m,.h,d> la,
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, Id Lido I-d-i-nt Idiot Now uiy,
: II, = stuuuer OLic.j" She picked mp ;
poker and gave him Il ''slumnrr." IN,
: the smelling bee adjourned sine die.
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