The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-11-22
An Eventful Career.

travelling in Tennessee, narratcs the
following story in a letter published
in the Brockville (Ind.) Democrat -
Let me recite to you true history
Of man whose farm we passed over
yesterday. About fifteen years ago,
a Presbyterian clergyman of New
York had hayward son. We have !
his name and location, but choose to
withhold it at present. Before he was
seventeen he became so reckless and
unruly, that his father could no longer
control him. lie left for the wicked
and crrupt city of New York, where he
became clerk in a drinking saloon,
but his character was too bad to be
retained there. lie next was bar
keeper in theatre, but was dismissed.
He went lower and still lower, Until
he slept in empty cellars and on the
wharves of the city, perfect nuisance
and disgrace to his race.
At this stage Of his career an old
college mate-for our hero was grad
uate Of one of the best colleges in the
state Of New York-detcrmined that
he would hunt him up, and make one
more effort to save him. He went to
New York, and after a week Of diliigent
search, with the aid of the police, lie
found him. lie washed and clothed
him, took him back to the country, and
by every inducement that could be
held out to him, persuaded him to try
to be man. He made the effort, and
was successful. The friend who sought
him out and who saved him we are well
acquainted with. They both deter
mined to come to Tennessee to teach
school. They soon reached her, and
with a high recommendation they
brought, soon obtained good places.
The reclaimed son of the Presby-
tcrian clergyman, within six months
after his arrival, married an orphan
girl worth $4,000 in cash. She had
younger sister and brother, who each
had equal amounts. The sister soon
after died leaving one half of her es,
tate to her brother, and thus incrcas>
ing his estate to 100000. When
the Mexican war broke out the
brother enlisted, and made will, lcav-
ing all his estate to his brother>in-law
(our hero) and his wife, in case he
never returned from the war. He,
like many more of our noble youths.
, was killed at Buena Vista. Thus our
hero came into possession Of the entire
estate of the family, which at first was
100000, which has increased by
advance of lands and increase of ne,
groes to over $500, 900. He is now
one Of the richest planters of Middle
Tennessee, and does not live twenty
. five miles from Nashville.
THE bullet by which Genera! Joseph
Warren was killed at Bunker Hill in
1775, is still preserved. 1t is an ounce
ball, and was exhibited by Alexander
II. Everett, on the delivery Of an ora
tion at Charlcstown, June II. 1886
in which he exclaimed: " This is the
one, fellow citizens, which / now holt
in my hand. The cartrid dgc-paper,
which partly covered it is stained, as
, you see, with the hero's blood" This
ball is NJ deposited in the library Of
the United States Historic. Genealog,
ical Society, with the original affidavit
of Rev. William Montague, formcrl,
pastor of Christ Church, Boston, wht
! made oath that he obtailcd tie ball il
London, ofArlur Savage, once an of
fcer Of the customs of the port of Dos
ton who gave MIR Montague this accoun
of the ball: Son the morning Of the 18th
of June, IT'S, after the battle of Bun,
ker, or Breeds Hill, ], with a number
! of other royalists and British officers
among whom was General Bursoyne
went over from Boston to Charlestowr
: to view the battlefield. Among tn
fallen we found the body Of DR.. j Josepl
Warren, with whom | had been person
ly acquainted. When he fell, he fell {
cross rail. This ball took from hi
body; and, as never shall visit Boston
again, l will give it to you to take tc
: America, where it will be valuable as 0
relic of your Revolution"
YEAR OF CALAMITY.-The New
Orleans Christian Advocate, If the
18th ultimo, in rccapitulating the heavy
misfortunes that have befallen our ma
tion during the present year, sums up
the mournful tale in language as full
of truth as the year has been ofmemor.
able events:
"We sing Of mercy and judgment.
The year past will be signal in history
for its disasters. Drought, in the best
agricultural districts, cutting off mil.
lions Of produce. Fires in cities and
forests; mountains in blaze. Cholera
. invading from the sea-coast to the in
terror. Yellow fever raging as never
before. Disasters by railroads, and
greater ones, by rivers and by sea.
Sailing vessels lost steamers, huge
and staunch, laundering mid>ocean, or
in tempting view ofshore I; or burning
in hopeless distance Of rescue. Thous-
ands of lives lost; moaning and wailing
fill all the land. Such events shows
us that God does not need wars, foes
of steel and iron. serried ranks Of in>
vading hosts and armed fleets, like
those that distress the other hem>
isphere, in order to reduce the