The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-11-14


va. .Arse uv,aeiaes, teredi,hty wealth
S1Gts1iLlL.
TIE Old Squire and the Young
hluirv ar. The an,ipodes Of each other.
They are representatives OF two en-
tr-y different states of socieiy in this
evun,ry the other, the full and perfect
na,c uf that which j.. The Old squires
urc axe the ias; fading aud slrivr!ej
i,ayea Of autumn that yet hang Oh the
tree. A few more days vii pass; age
will send one Of his nipp'ng nights,and
down they " Ill twirl, Land bc swrp, away
ioio the oblirioas hiding place. o, death,
10 be seen no mere. Bu, the young
sauire il one Of the full-blown blossoms
oi another summer. lie is Haunting
in the sunshine Of a state Of wealth and
luxury, which we, rs our fathers in
their days did, fancy can by no po,.itil-
my be carried many degrees farther,
and yc, we see i; every day making
lew and extraordinary advance.
], is obvious HAT there are many in.
,.ryerins stages OF society. among our
country geniry, between the old squire
aud the young, as there are .ntermcdi-
u,c degrees o: age. Tie Old -quircs
sre those uf the ccw wp..lciy la. gene
ration who have outiivcd their con.
mporaries, and have made dead hal,
o. the ground Of their old habits, sym
p.,Lies ani opinions, and arc resolved
10 ou, none of them for whs. they call
the .u,lie, and ncwiing,ed notions OF u
Younger, and. Of course, more dcc"ne-
rate race. They are continually cry
ing, "Oh. IL never was so in my day y
They roin. 10 iea,and stoves IN church
a.. and the universal use ot umbrellas,
raraso,s, cork soled shoes. wsrminc
pans, aud carriages, a. inconicst'bie
r'oof, of the rapidly increasing c.ic'u,-
macy Of mankind. BIZ. between these
old veterans ani their children, there
are the men of TIE middle ages, who
lsye. more or less, become corrupted
with modern ways AID indu!.euoes {;
have, more CT less, introduced iac1ern
furniture modern hours. modern odl-
cation. and tastes. and books, and have,
mcre or les. fallen into The modcr,
custom Vi spending 4 e"rta.h i'a's ~:
the wear IN London. With these NC
i-ve nothing whatever 10 10. ILc OLD
,ouiro is the landmark OF the ancient
Stale OF ,i.lngs, and his son Tom Is the
eg.Iolne Of the new; AL between is :.
tere :rau.iiicn and eyanesceni coaA-
taa.
Tom Chesselioa was duly sent by
b.. ie.aer TO Eton IS q boy, where lie
became A mos, accomplished scholar IN
- sf.eke,. boxing, horses, and dos,' ana
made the acquaintance Of several lords
Who taught him the way Of letting hts
fslhsr's money slip easily through bis
an.crs without buraing them, aai sh.
grated in him besides with hne .iocE
ol,ruly ari.iocrs,ie ,astes'whieh VIII ias'
Lin his whole life. From Eion be was
aaly transferred TO Oxford, where he
wore h,s gown and trencher-cap with
Iecoliar grace, and gave classic hnlsH
% Lis taste in horses, in driving, aud IN
lAdies. Having completed h.s edaea.
aSn with grea, ec'ai, lie was des''ned
by Lis father to a few years soiiiersh'l
IN The mil,iin, as being devoid o. al
Danger, and moreover, givias opPo'fu-
hiilcs 70, seeing grea, deal Of Tie goot
eid ssts,sntial families in different paris
0 The kingdom. Bu, Tom 'uraed VI
Ii, nose. OF rather his handsome uppe'
lip, With a mos, eonsuma;e scorn AT 81
FrU,eling a proposal, and assure: h''
Llhsr ,Lai nothing ta, n commission II
lie Guards, where several Of bis noe''
friend, were Doing Distinguished hoao'
10 ,aear country, by the display Q. 'h-,'
sns sguns, woah ssn hial. Tbs oil
Tn;iemAn shrugged bis shoulders sa'