Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-11-02
VER.NONT PHOENIX.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, BY
VIM. u. RYTHER.
From the Broome County Courier.
TILE VENT RILOQ IsT,
KV JOSEPH BoucnroS ESQ.

oNooSO w uH "StOutcbitfS NVRitN tuS clUAuiu'
power OF rentriloguiSm. We had entered
college together-I was his room mate
and many were the times that my friend
while we were sitting together OF an eve
ming. after all had retired TO rest had given
me proofs of this astonishing faculty by fill.
ing the garnet with the screams of turkies,
the squealng OF pigs, and with different i'm.
itations ollhe human voice, which he would
convey away to some remote distance, and
then gradually bring il nearer, until it reach
ed the place where we were sitting 1t was
not known to any of the students except my.
self, that Tim possessed this power, aud he
exercised il only on few occasions while
at college, and in one instance made it sub.
servient 10 tbe accomplishment OF at least
his own good, and thwarted the purposes Of
villainy.
Tim was humorous, yet frank and no.
be-minded iellow-an excellent scholar, and
much beloved by his classmates There
was fellow in the Sophomore class, of the
name Of David Benson the son Of a wealthy
landholJer, who possessed in reality. but lit.
tie talent, but had that superficial and inso-
lent contemptuous bearing towards all the
students whose circumstances were inferior
in wealth TO his, that rendered him deserv.
eddy unpopular with the class--yel, uotwith.
standing, us he was the son of Major Ben.
son, who was an aris;ocrat of the old school
and who was DESTROYS that his sou should
be placed in the highest rank of academical
honors, the tutors, las in duty, or rather in
interest bound. made much Of David, and
did not scruple TO exercise leniency and
forbearance towards him, which they did not
to others and although dozens Of the farm
er's sons, among whom was my friend Tim,
outs,ripped him in study, and in the attain
ment of science, still there was evidently a
desire on the part of the tutors TO put him
ahead. and to prophecy that he was destined
TO become the greatest scholar Of them all
This misplaced iavoriIism. added TO The in
soent and consequential demeanor of Ben.
son, procured for him the unanimous dislike
of all the inmates OF the school. and many
were the pranks that were played off upon
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romance, which WAS in him perfectly iudi-
crous-and would sometimes perpeirate dog
eetti, which he submitted 10 the criticism Of
the tutors, and sometimes 10 the students
deficient in meaning or measure, except
where he had stolen entire snatches from
Byron's " Hours of Idleness," which never
failed 10 gain him the sneers Of the school
in the same proportion as his verses were
commended by the teachers On one occas.
ion he appeared at the adjoining village,
with copy of his latest effort, tackled to the
skirt Of his coat which some mischievous
students had pinned there during school
hours. and before Benson's departure.
During a summer vacation, ball was
given at the negboring village, and Benson
and Tim, among other students. who had
remained during the vacation, were invited
10 attend. Among the young ladies in alien
dance at the ball, was Eliza Ayres. beauti-
full girl of eighteen, whom report says was a
great heiress. She was an orphan and I'M
der the guardianship Of her uncle, misery
old fellow, whose tyIannles. although often
extended over his household, had as yet been
withheld from his ward. Benson was here
introduced TO Miss Ayres, and exercised the
whole of his powers, to render himself a.
rreeable 10 her Tim was also :ntroduc-
ed-and before the evening drew to close,
it was easy to discover that the intelligent
and beautiful girl had drawn in her own
mind The difference between the two young
men, She seemed annoyed at the vapld
tom-fooleres OF Benson, while she listened
with respectful attention, aud with smile,
to the attention Of Tim. The amusements
broke up for the evening Tim was stand
ing BY Miss A. who, after some remarks os
10 the happy manner in which the evening
had passed away, concluded by inviting Tim
to call upon her at her Unces. Before she
had finished this sentence, Benson came up.
and politeness afforded her no alternative
but to ofierthe same inviteton 10 him. He
was about to offer TO accompany her home,
but Tim had been to quick for min there
Tim accompanied the lady home, and Ben
son returned mortified TO his room. He
however formed the determination Of visiting
Miss Ayres, feeling the full assurance that
Tim would yet come off second BEST when
il became known that Tim was the son of a
farmer in moderate circumstances, while he
was the son of Major Benson, with for
tune at his command. He accordingly often
called on Miss A., and her uncle, for rea.
soIs which will hereafter be explained, en-
couraged his visits, and exerted himself IN
his behalf as suilor to his niece. Benson
was fairly in love. and as many lovers do,
he assumed virtue and amiabilty OF deport-
ment, which was but ill.feigned, and his
character would often appear in spite OF
i himself Tim also had awaited himself oil
ELIAS invitation, and often visited her. A
mutual attachment was the consequence.
which soon ripened into an affection between
the two-an exchange Of vows. and prom
Use Of her hand were won from Eliza. Ben.
son, under the encouragement of her uncle,
&c oo1