Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-07-07


Walter Scott says. "if tell not my story
in my own way, how can be warranted
that tell It IN yours"
have said, that neither my education,
habits nor taste. fitted me Tor fashionable
| life. Nature had done still less for me
for, while at school, enjoyed the rcpu'a-
ton Of being called the ugiied iooking bon
IN the village. Nv mother has often told
me, that, when babe | was irichttul to-
look upon, bu' she ,hon comtortcd herself
| WITH the Old adagc. that ian ugly child
| changed to a handsome man" stlll. as
! grew III years. the contracted features OF
! my uglIncss expanded cvpn into hidoous.
ness. so that. wher lcIi my pa'ctnal roof
] was considered the eighth wonder Of tie
world. But tho face is no, always the in
deX Of the mind possessed many GOOD
/ qualities, and hcid an csilmablc reputation
among thy friends aud associates | was
good naiurcd. when had NOT hing 10 trou.
bic accommodating when | had my
own wav-and generous, when ! was 10
the hnmor. Nv education. too. was very
respectable, although could not boast Of
much intimacy with the deal languages. or
converse with ilnrncv IN any other than my
native tongue. have studied with com
mcndablc zeal. the French grammar. and
COMMITTED 10 memory various sentence
IN the Vocabulary ! wrote q bold, round
hand, rather irregular, but still lcrlhlr-
was well versed in Arithmetic. as far as
'rhe rule of ihrcc"--and was aid to rend
.UiHon with becoming emphasis and cor
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