The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-08-12
A1 Episode in Lie.

"Life is mul.iform and sinrulardrama in which
all must take part; and mine is y strange onc.'
Every LIE has its episodes, From the
crowned monarch Or the jowelod prince, TO
the meaucst serf or the lowest Leggar, all
in their mulliform and varied careers, can re-
late scenes and incidents which might well
form the ground work of the most bewitching
drama. There are events iuterspcrsing the
stern realities of human existence, which lead
the most thoUCht.ess man, at times, to pause
in his onward cOurse-to enIcayOr to turn
back for a short season the cca5cles and down.
ward current of life, and ask himself, why =?
wherefore what meancth ibis ? Like the
Prophet and Prince OF Israel, when he stood
before the blazing mountain, man turns to
view " the great sight," and contemplate the
purpose Of the unWonted spectacle that bursts
in startling reality upon his vision. In many
cases. however, these incidents pass compare
lively UNDECIDED by the mass Of behOlders, and
not seldom are they events such rs, even if
known, would excite no moro than a momon-
tary expression Of surprise, in any save those
Immediately Interested. The TaYagos Of death
are so common that their occurrence produce
es little impression out of the immediate cir
Gle of friends and relatives. | have heard of
" q family in eternity" but never until with
in the last two or three years, has an instance
come under my own observation, of almost
an entire household dropping one by one out
of existence, until the sod closet over the last
lingering survivor, and she, sinking heart-bro-
ken, desolate, lovely and pure as the purest
of hcayen-bathcd spirits, down lonely aud
alone, to her last earthly resting place; and
wcaried Of life, eXcaming as she sank" The
tomb. with all its terrors for others, is no dark
valley to me-"
In the winter Of 1928, I was-no matter
Interchangeable except in such employment
and amusementS as my books and the occa-
eional excitemcnts Of moderate sized city,
afforded me. While, on one occasion, run
ming my eye carelessly over the morning
news, CHANGED to observe q notice of a lee
turc to be delivered {" at --- Hall, by Geo.
J.. LeIlow, Esq, on the subject Of Elocution !;
accompanied 10y Illustrations, recitatlons, &C.,
from Shakespeare and other writer's. On the
evening appointed, made my appearance at
the lecture-room, and attended throughout
much of the course of lectures which was sub
sequently delivered. | may here leave this
portion of my story, with the simple remark,
that a short criticism upon these lectures, cons
tinued through two or three numbers of
daily paper, and written by myself when en-
tirely unacquaintcd with the individual who
delivered them, and l ought to add, a criti-
cism highly commondatory Of his oratorical
powers, and of his aptness for the Illustrations
of his favoritc theme, was the undersigned
occasion ofmy acquaintance with Mr.. Ian
acquaintance which led to my connection
with him in an institution, opened under the
most promising auspices, in the following
May. The companions his collegiate course
and the associates Of the several years of his
connection with the celebrated "Poughkeep
sic Collegiate School," will bear testimony
with one consent to the manly and noble fig
uro, the well-discipincd and finished voice,
the deep, searching, AMI philosophic mind,
and the well-storcd memory, Of the gentleman
under whose guardianship commenced the
" New Brighton Collegiate School" He had
but just united himscH in marriage with a