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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
The Hero Of FaraIIOnes.

Visitors at the Cliff house, near San
Francisco, who, upon fair days catch
Il distant view of the FarallOnes rest
ing upon the bosom of the placid deep,
like three bedbugs on hotel counter
pane, little dream that upon one of
those lonely islets exists, lonely and
unnoticed, a life saving hero of the
first class-a being whose services to
humanity deserve to be rewarded by
the thanks of congress, and to form
the basis of a novel that would cause
anything in the Mercantile library to
seem dryer than an Egyptian mummy
by comparison.
Unfortunately, however, this bene-
factor OF our species is only Il jackass -
One stormy day, about two years
ago-and here comes the pith of this
voraciOus biOgraphy-a sudden dense
fog, of the pea soup" variety, was
driven from the ocean, and the entire
coast, including the Farallones, was
hidden. The presence of wind made
the steam siren particularly necessary.
Just at this moment pipe joint blew
out of the boiler, and the machinery
was rendered useless. At that time
there was no bell at the station, and 50
many ships had been sighted in the
Offing that the danger of some of them
being wrecked on the island was great
in the extreme.
What was to be done9 When the
anxiety and despair of the keepers
were at their height, one of them had
an inspiration. Old Peter was hastily
driven to the summit, and the men
f.la
tail His superb bassO profundO
pealcd over the murky waste of water,
and many a home-bOund captain, heal
ing that friendly warning, stood away
from destruction.
If the deeds of our local jackasses
are so worthy of honor, does not old
! Peter deserve to have his pathway
henceforth strewn with thistles ? San
Francisco Post.
Prof. Huxley has declared that in
| his voyage around the world, and in
all his studies of savage life, he found
no people SO miserable, wretched and
degraded as those who exist in the
poorer quarters of London. The bar
barians who live in constant state of
violence and depreciation, and who are
exposed to the worst rigOrs of climate
and weather, have more enjoyable and
independent lives than these miserable
workers and artisans, and he says that
if he had to make his choice he should
unhesitatingly prefer the existence of
the former.
The seventeenth annual encamp-
ment of the q. A. X. of Vermont as
sembled i'll Bennington the 30 of. Jan.
There was an increased attendance
over the very large assembly of last
year. Fully 300 sat down to camp
fire. The most hattering condition of
the grand army in this state is shown
by the department reports. The order
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14

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