Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-12-13
MONTPELIER, DECEMBER IS, 1871.

and drank its contents reverently to the memory
of his old teacher
SIR resumed Patterson, how glorious is your
vocation! But, tell me- do you subscribe to the
sentiment of Don Juan?
ooh, ye! who teach the ingenious youth Of nations
Holland, France, England, Germany, or Spain,
pray ye fog them upon all occasions
IL mends their morals -never mind the PAIN
The appropriate quotation caused a thrill 20
run through the assembled students, while they
cast ominous looks at each other. For the life OF
him, Sears could not resist smile.
AT this Mr.. Patterson glanced at us with qul-
ct meaning and turning TO Mr. Sears, he contnu-
ed; The elder Adams taught school-he whose
eloquence Jefferson has so loudly landed--the
man who was for liberty or death, and so
expressed himself in that beautiful letter to his
wife. DO you not remember that passage, sir,
where he speaks of the Fourth being greeted
thereafter with bon(res aud illuminalionsl His
son, Johnny O. taught school My dark-eyed
friend Webster, who is now figuring so goriously
in the halls Of Congress and in the Supreme
Court taught school. Judge Rowan, of Ken
lucky, master spirit too, taught school, Who
was that
'Who passed the flaming bounds of time and space,
The living throne, the sapphire blaze,
| Where angels tremble they gaze:
| Who saw, but, blasted with excess of light,
Closed his eyes in endless night
Who was he' Milton, the glorious, the sublime
who, in his aspirations for humnn liberty, pray
ed to Tint great spirit who, rs he himself says
sends forth the fire from his altnr 10 touch aud
purify the lips OF whom he pleaseth Milton the
schoolmaster.
IF fallen in evil days on evil tongues,
Milton appealed to the avenger Time:
Ii Time, the avenger, execrates his wrongs,
And it the word 'Miltonic' mean sublime
lie deigned not to belle his soul in songs,
Nor turn his very talent TO q crime
Tie did not loahe the sire to laud the son,
But closed the tyraut-hntcr he begun.
i Think st thou, could he-the blind old man arise,
Like Samuel, from the grave, to freeze once more
The blood of monarchs with his prophecies,
Or he alive again-aga all hoar
With time and trials and those helpless eyes
And hearlless daughters, wornand pne, poor
Would he not be proud Of his VOCATION when he
reflected how many great spirits had followed his
example? The schoomaster is indeed abroad.
Mr., Sears, let drink the health of the blind old
man eloquent.
THANK you, thank you, Mr. Patterson, but be.
fore my scholars, under the circumstances, it
would be setting Il bad example, when existing
circumstances prove they need good one. Sir,
it was thought that should not return from Bal
more until tomorrow, and this advantage has
: been taken OF my absence. But, Mr.. Patterson
when such distinguished gentlemen as yourself
set TIE example, know not what to say
Forgive them, sir, forgive them,' said Patter-
, son, in his blandest tone.
LET them repair to their homes, then, instantly
Mr.. Patterson, your eloquent conversation hac
made me forget myself | don't wonder they
should have forgotten themselves. Let them de-
part
There, boys exclaimed Mr.. Pati erson, Il have
greater opinion of my oratorical powers thar
ever. BE we all dismissed until again appear n:
Pawnee brave, which fear will be u long time
for It's not every day that such men as my Wes-
tern client are picked up But Mr.. Sears, wha
do yor coy a'1 ut Dosboriy' lie "'"e' I've where
he was tomorrow must but type Yesterday
Dogberry, how is Verges p
q don't know him. said Dogberry, doggedIy.
why, sir, he is the associate of your namesak'
in Shakespeare's immortal page. Let this play to
night, Mr. Sears, be like that in which Dogberry'
namesake appeared-Iet it be Much Ado Abou
Noihng'
Sears smiled, and nodded his head approvngy
Then be the court adiourned,' exclaimed MIR
Patterson. Dogberry, you and my Trend Scar
are still together, and you must remember in tn
premises what your namesake said 10 VefSes, IAN
$ TWO men ride OF horse, one man must ride be
Z hindu
> Giving three cheers for Mr.. Patterson, we boy
l. departed, and the eeXt day found us bctlmes /
/ the academy, where mum was the word Dewee
= all parties