The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-08-16

who they were, you are all acquainted
with each other ] shall look back upon
some of those times with tho greatest
satisfaction
| recollcct the first day I ever came
to Vermont. 1t was July 2Slh 1851.
There have been changes since then
Some who were with us then are not of
our number now see two or three of
them here to night, l am glad to see
them, hope We shall meet often. Ire.
member the first day | came to Rutland
did not know that there was q person
in town that had ever seen, but when
left the car and stepped upon the plat
form | found an acquaintance. he was an
old one, we had been together before.
All of you have known him, yes, you
have known him well, you have known
him to love and respect him, you have
all known his mirth and good nature,
you have known him as companion. as
an adviser, as an honest true and faith.
full friend. When left for the West
he was here, | met HIM but a few DAYS
before, expected to have seen him a
gain, as | did all Of you, but have not.
| was mistaken, he has gone. gone where
all of us must go Should it not serve
as lesson to all of us ? Others have
been taken from our number, but proba-
bly, no one SO generally known as
" SEARLs." As yet no passenger has
been killed on the Rutland 4 Burlirg.
ton Rail Road, 10 accident to a passen-
ger which caused death 1t is remark
able. During the carly part of my con-
nection with the road, while it was being
constructed, we were obliged to run many
trains. All went safe you are entitled
to great credit for it, For the ycoultr-
liy with which the trains have run. YOU
are entitled to praise
Strife against your fellows is almost
stranger here. There may have been
now and then an isolated case. The
final result to any body who tries to un.
dcrrate or undermine his fellow should
teach lesson. Nobody ever gained
anything by using an unguardcd or nm.
gentlemanly course. No matter what
You have to do, be a gentleman. Every
body can be. no matter whether a man
has on black Broadcloth or blue Over.
hauls, he can be a gentleman. But I
need not talk to you about that, YOU all
understand it, your every day course
tells it.
To the heads of the different depart
ments. | would tender my thanks. In
case of any accident of an extraordinary
nature on the road, when | might be ab.
sent, | always felt safe. l had only to
think that White, Hitchcock. Litchlield
or Stimson were therc;all would 20 right.
Aud IN the shops great energy in cases
of an extraordinary nature has always
been shown The Gruff WHISTLE might
make its call and find that something
had happened over night that made it
necessary for the men to work all night
in order that Old ST. and Dennis, or
" Tiff" and Nick or somebody else
could get out on time No matter what
the case was, it was sure to be done.
look back upon these things with great
satisfaction The promptncss and good
Will with which my rules and regulations
have been regarded, | feel intcbtcd to
you for but these are things that are
past. | ain not one Of your number now,
my part is through. Although | have
left you, shall not forget you no new
err | have the names Of all Of you, and
] expect that when am absent, away
from you, and shall refer to these names