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ANOTHER WoNDER--A Shower OF Worms.
We find in the last Congregational Journal,
Concord, N. H., the following singular and
wonderful account Of what appears TO have
been shower of wolms in connection with
fall of snow. The Rev. i. s. Davis, the mar
rator, who is well known in Boston, is the
brother Of the late Mayor, and man Of The
most exemplary character and unquesrionable
veracity. His statements as follows:


Gas was returning from Piermont on Mon
day, on the lst Of December, saw on the
snow which had fallen during the night, what
Isupposed to be oats, spread broad cast; but
not seeing any track in the snow, tor was the
first that had travelled the road after the snow
fell, my curiosity led me to descend from INV
carriage and examine when to my great sur
prise, found that the objecls saw were l;p-
ing woyvns about an inch long, lying on the
top the snow by hundreds and these were
scattered along the road | travelled for a dis
tance OF not less tnaR FIVE miles. | would saw
farther that there were no trees near. from,
which the worms might have been shaken.
and II there had been, and the worms had been
on them. they would all have been frozen. for
i had been very cold, and the ground was
frozen before the snow fell. The worms were
alive, for they Immediately coed up when
took them in my hand. They were OF brown
color, with about IL or l6 legs a6-.


E&HNHE f.If m g DAVIS