St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-08-04
N eW Cabbage

JOKE. ohc OF them went down to the
store on Friday and bought IA cabbage.
which WAS done up IN ii paper and care
i"lIN laId away with his coat under the
hedge. against the time for quitting
work. When six o'clock came, he went
tol his coat and cabbage. and takin" up
the paper, ''hettcd" it once or twice,
and then undid it only to find that one.
of the w"rkmem had quietly ahstracted
the cabbage and left Il stone of about
the same size III its place. This diScov-
cry Was greeted 10y Il hearty OUTLAW 10y
all who were in the secret and who
were Watching matters, but Pat took it
rather hard until they returned the
cabbage, when he became more recon
cilcd, Vet declared he would Vet .he
even with the Spalpecns. bcdad."
Sad Case of Suicide.
Mis-. N"lncN B. Blndgctt of Water
ford. hung herself last Sabbath. under
circumstances peculiarly sad and Try ing.
the Green school house. Mr.. Hlndyctt
left his wife with the two little children
II boy of three Years and Il gill of ten
months about ten o'clock. while he
Went To Lower Waterford to meeting
ON his return he stopped 1T his fathers
EplIraim Bl"dgrtt'> t" supper. and
then without going home. went To the
Grrcn school house to the four o'clock
meeting. Soon after tour. Mrs. Manson
ll"vcN of this place VIII" had been
over To see her aged father Nh. Luther
Green called at Mr.. Blodgctt'> on her
way home. ~ Mis-. Blod"etI MAS an ac-
quaintaucr. She found the door ia>-
tened. aud ON going To- the window. SIM
Mrs. Bl"dgrtt standing III the middle of
the kitchen floor. with the little hoN
upon the lounge cry ing tnr mamma. and
the baby upon the floor. ON look ing
more closely. Mis-. flnNrN SAW that MI,
Hl"d"rit'> face was purple. and the
truth At once flashing upon hcI. she. IAN
back To where the meeting WAS in prog
less and gave the alarm. The husband
and others FASTENED down AT once. and
found that the Woman had taken II
piece at new cord and hung herself To
Il hook ia the ceiling. She probably
her neck. and then attempted to drop
upon her knees. a. the Latter WcIr only
three OF -four inches from the fool with
the feet drawn up under hen. She was
cut down at once. but Lie, was extinct.
and from appearances she had been
dead several hours.
Mrs. Blndgrtl'> maiden name WAS
Adrll Nutring. and her father lives ON
.Jur'> brook in Dan\illc She WAS about
2G lraI> old. Last spring the baby Was
sick Il long time and the mother WAS
w"In out in the care: and since then
she has shown evident signs OF insanity.
\ short time ago. while her husband
wn> in the hay field. She lett the house
and COIN. int" the pasture. caught the
h"r>, and laruc>scd him. dressed her
self aud the childrcm. and started down
the road. The husband SAN the team
and recognizing it. ran across lots and
intercepted them. In answer to cnqui-
~. she said she was going to st. Johns
bury tnr poison To Kill herself. MI
Blud"rtt persuaded her To turn about
and =" with him up t" Mr. Green's. BE
fore reaching the latter place however.
she induced her husband To 90 back to
his hay ing. say Ing she would drive up
t" Nh. Grrrn'> and stay there till noon.
The husband made as though he would
trust her. but as soon i> the team WAS
ont OF sight. he went where he could
see if she did H. she said she would. and
soon found her trying to escape toward
81. .JohnSburN 10y another road. He
again intercepted her. and 10y the help
upon other things and So diverted that
before night she Appeared rational and
all right. This circumstance. and some
others which are told. show that it WAS
extremely imprudcnt to leave her alone
for 50 long time To brood over her
troubles. when constant diversion and
occupation of the mind with things
outside of self were 50 necessary. 1t
is said the family had lived happily to-
gcther. MIS-. Blodgctt WAS greatly be
loved and respected 10y her nci@hh"r>
and acquaintance.
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