Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1858-04-16
BY MARCUS 5. PRATT.

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The SUP is fast sinking beneath the vest
ern horpn. Soon the vail of darkness
viii shutthis day from our view, so also
will the y,il of the past be drawn over this
term rs pleasures and perplexities, its
time-'Hprovtd and unimproved will soon
be slubbering with the past; but as the
rays Of The sun linger long after that lu-
minafy has sunk beneath the hor zon, SO
also wiz the remrmbrances of thi. term re.
main vi Fh US years after it has been mum
beredwk kh the.past. Upon me has involved
the painful TASK OF closing the exercises this
Afternoon yes, painful it is, fer fain would
stop the relentless wheel Of time, that |
millt drink deeper of the fountain of plea
sure and knowledge that has been provided
for us; but This cannot he. for time moves
swiftly on and viii not yield 10 orr entrea-
ties, therefore | must bid iarewvs- 10 the
JOYS AID sorrows of this term.
Kind friends, Il is brt right that ac-
krsssAs &c. ysn The eiscorsagenents ihs,t
your Essence has given us this afternoon.
Your ood attention shows that you have
takenm interest in our exercises, and are
conccsed in our improvement. You who
have ganied us the many privileges which
we har enj, yed the present term. and those
whlchye have enjoyed in times past and
I gone, md have cheer.d us on when we
have sen discouraged at the difficulties
WHICH lave presented themselves, you who
are ding this, are doing great work, a
work lat speaks well for you, and will
speak ell for you long after you become
an lnmie Of the lone aud silent tomb.
10 nu kind teacher, in behalf OF my fel.
low7Stuents, would render expressions of
hrari-id gratitude for the kind Instructions
when you have given us. You have not
only nSasied us in our intellectual educa-
iion, bu you have taken an interest in our
eterqa Welfare. You have quietly borne
all I tie trials ald diScouragements Of your
station anl in justice to you, beg leave
10 p'esent the warmest sentiments OF admi-
ralion aT'lng from many overfowing hearts.
Ana y long as reason shall hold her sway
you WI ever be remembered with grateful
hearts oy these students and our thoughts
WIZ 10Y 10 revert back to the happy, md
nope profitable hours that we have spent
within faese walls. Hereafter in the null
! utude q memories we shall often think of
the tIIne when we sat uudcr your tuition,
how diligently YOU toiled TO make the rough
places 81 the hill of science smooth, and
our crooked and wayward dispositions
siraignY For this and all your noble deeds
may the blessings Of heaven ever rest upon
you,
felloF Students. my thoughts now turn
to ~ ~ hold in your agitdted counte-
nanceS hs>ihle marks of the tide of over
whelmIng feelings which now rushes upon
you. Jus aft rnuon closes the duties of
the present term. We are here on this oc-
casIon 70 say farewell to srhoolmatrs and
to our fletcher; grasp the parting hand of
+ iendsbip ere we go forth from these walls.
This happy band, now fasting upon the
luxury q momentary enjoyments, is soon
TO he broken up and its members to be sep
ara'ed IRON each olher.
Forgetting for time the cares and per-
plexiiiesEyuh which we come daily in con-
tact. ourlhoughts turn to contemplate. the
separall,n OF those with whom we have
walked 70 the paths of science under the
superNsfh OF our kind teacher. The
events tlfi have occurred and the instruc-
tions wlich We have received the present
term ] Fpe will ever be remembered and
cherished III our memories. The present
term, Venture to say, has been one of pros
perity alp happiness, both to the students
and to ths teacher, and in the dim distance
II wall assume a sweet attraction like the
placid beautes of distant landscape. But
The time Arrives for US 10 part, and perhaps
never ag'pn to meet. The fairest maid or
the nnblesi youth in our midst may be horne
ere long + the cold and silent grave; or if
we shoule De permitted to live until oar
now youthful locks become >ilvered DER
with age. when looking back upon the pat
we may ial 10 recall all the events of the