St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-17

edge. And he reasoned in his own
mind saying where shall L find one
worthy. And he straightway went to
the land OF Barnet, for he said perad-
venture | may find one there who is
able.
Now 1t came to pass that he went
immediately to the house OF John the
high priest, and made known to him
his wants. And he said unto him, have
ye not daughter whom may hire to
go to the land of Peacham and sit in
the temple of learning and teach the
youth And he said, I:have a daugh-
ter, she is of age, ask her. Now the
malden's name was Maggie. And the
high priest sought her and told her the
ruler of No. 9, from the land of Peacham,
did wish her to go thence to teach in
their temple, and she was straightway
brought before the ruler, and he said,
came hither seeking for one to sit in
our temple for the space of three months
and teach the youth. And he said unto
her will ye go? And they reasoned
together, and she said will go. And
he agreed with her that on the fifth
month, the fourteenth day of the month
she should be at the temple.
Now it came to pass when the time
was at hand, that the children came
from all parts of the province From
the house of Harvey, the merchantmen,
and from the house of John the dealer
III spices, and John the carpenter, and
from the house of Ash, the iron-smith,
and from the house of Sprague, whose
fathers name was Joshua, and from the
house of Benjamin, and from the house
OF Matthew, and from the house of a
widow whose name was Mary, and from
the house of William the drover, and
| William who tills much land, and from
the house of Bliss. and from the house
of McPhee, and from the house of
Franklin, and from the house of Ira,
whose father was Levite. and from
the house of Lucius, and even from the
GATES afar.
Now they did meet daily at the tenn
pie at the ninth hour of the day, and
did sit for the space of six hours to be
taught by the maiden. And they gave
heed to her cOunsels and grew in knowl-
edge and wisdom. And it came to pass
after time that they all began to tire
and were weary with much study. Now
| behold as the seventh month, the
fourth day of the month was at hand
(it being a national hOliday,) that the
maiden said we will not sit in the tenn
pie of learning to-day, but will rest
from our labOrs. And behold the chief
ruler and one George whose surname
was Blair, did prepare horses and
chariots and said come all of We and we
will journey afar. Now behold the
sun was hot and they feared lest the
heat might be too great for them. And
they did Overlay their chariots with
bOughs and saplings that the sun might
not pierce through and scorch. And
they were to look upon us it were mov-
ing bowers. Now they were in number
about two score. And behold they
jOurneyed southwark and did sing songs
of praise and gladness as they went.
And at length they came to the land of
Barnet and drave by the water side.
And behold they were an hungered
and they said let us take from our
chariOts our baskets of loaves and fishes
and go into the forest and eat. And
they sat upon the ground and did eat,
drink, and were filed, and they took
up of the fragments that were left but
teW. Now the time was at hand when
they must depart and they again en-
tered their chariots and did journey
thence eastward, and passed by the
house of the high priest, and he spake
unto them saying it is well We are here
for the youth must tire from much
study; ye are truly merry company
and thy chariots are gay, may We all be
glad of this journey We have taken.
And they journeyed onward, and be-
hold they were athirst, and as they
came to the house of Daniel, water was
brought unto them and they all did
gladly drink. And it came to pass that
about the fourth hour of the after part
of the day they did return to the goodly
land of Peacham. And when the NOR
row came they again went to the tenn
pie and so did for the space of four
weeks, even unto the end of the three
months she was to teach. And the
children grew in wisdom insomuch that
the people of the province marveled,
and said it is well that the ruler sought
the high priests daughter, for she
teaches them as one having authority
and wisdom. And behold on the last
day of her labors all the people of the
province and the region round about
did go to the temple insomuch that the
house was filed, and they were well
pleased for the children sang songs and
spake pieces unto them. Now the rest
of the acts of the maiden and the chill
dren and all that they did, are they not
written in the register of No. 9?
III. G.'s BIRTHPLACE.-A newspaper
correspondent who has recently made a
pilgrimage to Horace Greeley's birth
place at Amherst describes the house as
brown from fn