The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-02-22
Early History of Il Traitor.
4 COLLEGE REMINISCENCE.

The class Of 1929, in Yale College. 1.-TWO
years in advance of mine,) was the finest body
of young men that ever saw in College
Prominent in it were Elijah II. Mills, (son OF
Daniel Webster's immediate predecessor in
the United States Senate,) faciie princqs,
but dying very young, Henry a. Boardman.
d. d., Joseph ElGridge. ID. d., Edwin r.
Gilbert, ID. d., James W. McLane, ID. d.,
Daniel Ullmann, Francis Gillette. Qate Sena-
tor in Congress,) and many other men of
mark.
There was one of the class whose name
cannot be found on the list of graduates, or
on any annual catalogue after 1927. He was
and still is a handsome little fellow, looking
very small in his class, who, with few excep-
tions, were of full manly growth. This youth
hailed from a great state of 1.-The ch:yalrous
sunny South, brlght-eyed, dark-compiexion-
ed, and "ardent as Southern sun could
make him." In the early part of 1928 there
was mysterious trouble in that Glass;
Watches, breast pins, seals, pencil-cases, pen
knives, jack-knives, two-bladed knives, four
bladed knives, etc, ETC., and lastly, sundr.
sums of money, "ying around Loose in stu
dents rooms, disappeared unaccountabIy.-
The losers looked sloomily at each other,and
suspiciously at others. Something must be
done They finally constituted themselves a
volunteer detective force,se their trap-bait-
ed with thirty-fvc dollars in good bank notes
and soon caught the thief He confessed.
On opening his trunk in his presence, they
found it nearly full of the missing v;,luabe>
-jewelry, pocketcutlery, and horlosery E
nough to stock Chatham street store. He
begged pitifully not to be exposed they
looked piteously at his handsome young face,
and reented at the thought of blasting his
opening life. lie had been a universal favo-
rite, the pet of his class so they agreed not
to inform either the city magistrates or the
faculty of the University, but ordered him to
"clear out" at once and forever. He went
instantly to good president Day, obtained a
certificate of honorable dismisson, and van
ished.
The little thief is now senator in Con
gress, advocating and iustifying and threat
ening the robbery of forts, and the stealing
of the military cutlery and hardware general
" of the federal government, without any
more color or shadow of pretext than he had
for his like operations on his telIow-studcnts
Just thirty-three years ago. a third Of a
century has not made, and can never make
any change in such an originally born ras-
cal.
Had those early tilchings been mere
thoughtless, boysh escopode, momentary
yielding to temptation while in great want
they would not deserve mention now but
they were systematized thcf-long continued
accumulated, and boarded piterinSs from
trustful bosom friends.
Had the fellow at length reproduced hi,
private morality in public life, l would have
allowed the secret of his early crimes to re-
and now remember it.
d. FRANCIS BACON.
We find the following item floating among
our exchanges
The name of senator Benjamin of Loui>l
ana is in the Yale College yearly catalogue o
1929, but is not to be found in the Trennia
of 1929. He did not graduate.-N. \. In
dependent.
WHICH OF THESE WAS GREATEST Whel
Lola Montez went to California as an actrcs
she engaged an agent. This gentleman wa
, a married man, with two children, and seein;
f him unhappy in their absence, she presented
him with sufficient money to bring them ant
their mother on Shortly after their arrival
the husband died. Lola then adopted tn
widow and orphans educating the latter a
Mrs Willards seminary at Troy. An office
in the United States navy fell in love witt
one of these girls, and Lola, literally actin;
. in loco PARENTS, approved Of his suit. Dur
ing her last visit to England, the marriag
took place. Lola did not again encounte
her protege (who accompanied her husban
to distant state, where he was detailed 70
public duty) until recent period, when sh
met her walking down Broadway, in eompa
ny with lady Of the highest ton. With he
$ usual impulse, Lola rushed to her youn
friend-lteraly the child of her charlly-a
s to embrace her. The young lady codly dre'
. back and said, Madam, do not know you
/ Not know me ? am Lola-Lola Montez
Madam she exclaimed. as she turned coldl
away, Il know you not, never saw you b'
fore, and if you persist in speaking to me
will call policeman, and walked away. LIZ
Ia went home, more in sorrow than IN anger
and that same day had the first attack OF pi
/. ralysis, which, few days ago, destroyed ne
Lola Montez was literally murdered by II