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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-17
Local and State Items.

VERMONT STATE AGRICULTURAL SocI-
ETY. The address at the next Annual Fair
of the Vermont State Agricultural So
ciety is to be delivered by Hon, J. W.
Patterson, Professor in Dartmouth Col
lege and q member of Congress from
New Hampshire.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-17

tg-A State Convention of colored
people of Tennessee was held at Nash
VILE on the It'll ult. The Chairman
stated the objects of the meeting to be
to petition the Legislature, and send a
delegation to Washington asking the
privilege of the elective franchise, and
Law their grievances before the people OF
the State. Several speeches were made
in furtherance of the object Of the meet
ing.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-17

of the college. 1t is evident that Os
Mlddlebury has many warm frlend,
who are determined TO see that the -
stitution shall receive no detriment ~
NEW ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL Soc,v.,
The following are the Vermont On
GERS and committees;
Vice President-Daniel KimbaU pD.
land.
Trustees-George Campbell West IVES,
minister; Ebenezer Bridge, Pomtre,.
VI, Clark, st. Adams; Hrurv Clar,
Poultney; Thomas Sanders BrookaaJ
State Marshall. 5, Coos. brandon
Committees-No. l, Short Horn Stock
George W, Black, Bellows Falls; WIN
r, Sandford, Orwell.
Devon Stockholm NJ. Dyer Sail.
/ bury; L. C. Udall, Queechee
AYRSHIRE Stock-Danie' Kimban Rut
land: Thomas Sanders, Brookdeld
Hereford Stock-Davld GoodalI, Brat,
tleboro; Henry b. Kent Dorset,
Other recognized brerds-W, W,>Gu,
son. Pomfret; Isaac G.. Wheaton, Pirts,
ford.
Grade or Native-Elijah Cleveland
Coventry, Chairman; Franklin Good,
rich, Pouitucy.
Working Oxen-D. H. Davis Wind.
sor; d. r. Potter, -, Aihans Charles
Bulkley Brooklleld; :. +. Wheat, Put
ney,
Fat CATTLE. S. Benedict Castletol
Calves-D R. Potter, St, Adams A
NJ. Winslow, Putney.
Horses-Thorough Bred. Hamil
ton, White River Junction,
Stallions-E. Foster Goose, Rutland
L. T. Tucker, Royalton, Y, c, Hyde
Poultney; Erastus Hubbard, Nontpe
lier j. II. Peters, Bradford H. G. Roo,
Bennington,
Mares-Wilham Harmon, Shejarn,
Geldings and Fillies-Edgar u. HM
Bridport; A. S. Cook, Brandon,
Mares and Geldings-Yictor Wrigl
Middlebury.
q Matched Horses-Pitt W. Hyde, Hyd
vile.
, Draft Horses \. G. Dewey, Har
q ford.
Ponies-T. w. parke. Bennington
Henry Reyes, Newbury,
Saddle Horses-William Carter, Que
? chez.
: Sheep Long-wooled-J. D. Whe
9 Putney.
Middle wooded - Reuben DAME
Woodstock.
- Merinoes-Henry Boynton.Woodsto'
- Rollin Gleason, Benson.
= Fat sheep-John W. Cramton, R
land,
! Swine - Jerome W. Holden, We
r minister.
= Poultry-E. NJ. Btssell, Shoreham.
" Agricultural Productions - EdW
~ Hammond, Middlebury; Nathan Gu
=, ing, Chairman, Woodstock.
We Flour, Gram, ~c'-hoeh DiIuS0' ~
he fret.
he Vegetables-Henry hayward NO
Ill Clarendon.
~ Fruits and FloWers-James M' h
no chum, Sudbury.
N Butter-Frankiin Billings kutiano
Cheese-George Campbell, Westmi
in ter.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-17

THE CHoLERA.-A letter from Con-
stantinople dated July II, says that the
rayages of the cholera at Alexandra
and Cairo are frightful. Nearly l,ooo
deaths a day are officially reported at
those places and in the chief towns De-
tween them. Every one who can obtain
the means is flying from the country
The viceroy himself is in CONSTANT
nople.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-17
AUGUST 10, 1865.


Editor of Rutland Herald The ques-
ton is sometimes asked why the closing
exercises Of a collegiate year should be
called commencement.
Formerly the exercises of the gradu-
ating class, and the comforting OF de-
grees, took place at the commencement
of the Fall Term, and marked the time
when college students commenced being
bachelors. For various reasons, it is
found more convenient to hold these ex-
ercises at the close of the year, but the
term commencement" which is GER
tainly a misnomer, is still retained.
The following is the order Of exercises
at the sixty fifth commencement OF Mid
dlebury College, which took place on
Wednesday, August 9;
Prayer by the President.
Music by the Mendelssohn Quintette
Club.
/. CRATIC Salutatoria-George Zal-
mon Erwin, Madrid, n. Y.
?. Oration-The Characteristic OF
Modern Writing-Edmund Nichols Dor
rance Middlebury, Vt.
3. Oration-The Religious Mirage OF
the Day-Ezekiel Webster DimOnd, Con.
cord, N. II.
Music.
!. Historical 0raton-Historic Liter
allure Of Greece-John Gilbert Mcln
tyre, Massena, N. Y.
5. Oration-Elements of Reform-Ev.
arts Bradford Kent, Ripton, Vt.
G. Decentralization, a Progress
from the Simple to the Complex-Geo
Lyman Minis, Sullivan, N. H.
Music.
:. Scientific Oration-Is Animal In
stinct in kind Human Understanding
Warren Corbin Wood, Wilmington, III
8. Poem-Universal Harmony-Mar
outs De La Collester, Sullivan, N, II.
Q. Oration-The Permanently of oul
Republic-Henry Hattric Shaw, Peach
am, Vt.
Music.
At about half past twelve the otticer
and trustees Of the College, togethe
with large number Of invited guests
repaired to the Addison House, wher
they awaited themselves of the ampl
provision of the landlord to satisfy thei
physical wants.
AFTERNOON.
Music.
10. Oration-State Sovereignty-Wm
Allen Tewksbury, Newbury, vt.
II. Oration-Biography versus His
tory-Charles Axtell Vorce, Crow
Point, N. Y.
Il. Oration-The Critics Of the Puri
tans-Juba Howe Vorce, Crown Point
NY.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-17

DeelamatIon.-Galileo and kepler'-
Mitchell. @. IL. Rowley Middleoury'
defamation The Punishment oil
Treason Is Death.-Tilton, Albee Smith,
Chicago, Ill.
Music.
Sophomores,
Defamation. OF the Lex
ington.-Chapin, D. N, Burke, Middle
bury,
RECLAMATION. - Daniel Webster. -
Clarke. G. Z. Lawrence, Weybridge'
Music,
Observation-Disclosures to the Flag at
Standardization. J. NJ, slade' Jr"
Mlddlebury,
Observation-Disclosures to Whom =
ith of July Grafton at Boston'-Man'
ming. Nd. Yale, MIddlebury.
Music.
Juniors,
Oration.-The Ideal. 7. S. Ford,
Spring Cottage, Miss,
Misunderstanding. J. S. Grinnell
Massena, n. Y.
! Music.
Oration.-Our One Danger. n R
Nichols, Dandy.
Oration.-spirit of American Society
A. b. Shepard, Lawrenceville, N Y
Music.
The speaking was all good. The ar
ticulation was distinct-the gestures
were graceful and appropriate-th'
pieces were perfectly committed, and tn
STYLE of elocution was manly and sensi
ble-very different from the mouthn!
and theatrical manners that used to b.
in vogue at old Cambridge. In the ora
tions OF the Juniors Prof Kellogg, WIFI
presided. remarked that not only tn
elocution. but also the thought an
STYLE were to be taken into account
first and second prize were given to eacI
class, The chairman Of the committe
of Awards remarked that they had foun
some difficulty in deciding, and woul
have been glad to have had more TIM
but they made the awards as follows;
Freshmen-frst prize, Rowley; secon'
Hyde.
Sophomore - first, Slade; secon
Yale.
Juniors-frst, Grinnell second, She
ard.
Your correspondent begs leave to 81
that as the speaking progressed, he
dulged an inveterate habit Of his
marking the speakers, and according
these marks Smith, Hyde and Bowle
of the Freshmen, stand first, second al
third respectively; in the Sophmo
class the marking comedies with that
the committee and among the junior
{ Grinnell and Shepard stand the hlghe'
Z and on par with each other
The music by the Fort Edward ba
was very fine The limitations OF t
: railroad train and the sleigh ride We
IL highly relished by the audience
y The weather during the day was
J. that could be desired, and the brig
10 full moon rendered the evening pertec
- delightful.
;" A very large number of the form
'o graduates are present, one Of who
'r Judge Parker Of Coventry, graduated
'' 1915, or fifty years ago. NJ
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-17

LIZ New York cotemporary says
the idea of the Mayor acting on com
mittee to raise funds to defend the trait
or who despatched his agents to burn
that city is monstrous, and that it
should as soon think of raising money
to defend Judas Iscariot.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-17

FIRST VT. ARTILLERY.-The detach-
ment of the Eleventh Vt. regiment,
First Vermont Artillery still in the
field, consists of four companies, COM
manded by Lieut.-Col. Stafford. Two
companies are at Fort Foote, ten miles
below Washington, on the bank of the
Potomac. One company is at Fort
Washington, five miles below Fort
Foote; the other at Fort Slocum, north
of Washington city.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-17

PERsoNAI.-Brig. Gen. William Wells
arrived in Burlington Tuesday evening,
on visit to his old companions in arms,
the LIST Vt. cavalry.
-Percival Edwards Hall, aged %
years, and a graduate of the University
of Vermont in the class of 1858, died at
Cheraw, S. c., on the 10th of March. OF
brain fever. He had lived in South
Carolina for several years, and it is sup
posed was impressed into the rebel ser
vice.
Rev. C. NJ. Mead Of Cornwall, a
graduate of Middlebury College in the
class of 1856, lately received the APP
pointment of Professor of Hebrew, in
Andover theological Seminary. Mr.
Mead will take his chair after spending
another year in Germany, where he has
been for the last two years and half.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-17

INCOME OF ID DIsTRICT.-The income
tax for the Second District foots up
SOL, 557, an increase over that of last
year of more than 100000. ...=-
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-17

ty to thirty charges of violations oil the
Prohibitory Liquor Law and was nnea
$500. He appealed to the County Court
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-17
L S r r A Y ]!

Came into the enclosure OF the saD 1,,a year 81
or about the 18Th of July. 300, on =, hack sna
SeIl1. The owner is requested to prove p
cry, pay charges and take him away away FINEL.
East Poultney, VI, July %, 1869.
3owSvt
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-17

The PRoHrBrToRY LAw.-On Saturday
last, VIM. Partch Of Bristol, pleaded gull
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-17

We are prepared TO furnish goods IN every az =.
partment OF trade, ranging in value from II ~.
81 50, all Of which are for sale at prices ap0''
descritet. ,.,,,l, 90
To a person sending us one hundred cup, w
will give one of either of the tolio@lng artlsi'
thev may select A rich silver plated casIoL
5eIsine dress, a silver plated CAKE basset' Eot
fifv Climb one silver-plated butter dish, sms
eiiTer-plated castor, a silver-plated sugar boNL
For a twenty-five club, q balmoral SKIRT, exIIa
mated forks, or one silver-plated goblet gov
0ur reasons for giving the above presents ~ "
those who are SO kind as to get up clubs IS Ia.,
thew NAV have pay for their trouble ana pr
sons sending the money may have a iaiI ea Ia
which is rot the case in any olher concern IA
ACQUAINTED with in our line. II pttso go
not wish the article named upon oar I,a- ous
send them, we furnish them hss o. " LA,
bundled articles, from which they o~I We *.
but are under no obligations to DO SO. Wees,
pect to be able to sell great many as eos
such as are eeded in every house, q; ls mss
than they can be bought at wholesale Ioi ~ saods
purchasers. Please send for our hss VI e'
We forward them free. ,r,,pc
CROSBY BR0THE Ns,
No fremont Row, Bostsss:.,
o,, Nv P. o. BOx lSe4.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-17

The new building which was erect,
in place of the one which was burn, "
nearly completed, which speaks We'll ,os
the energy OF the president and friend,
of the college 1t is evident that o,s
Mlddlebury has many warm rlend.
who are determined to see that the =.
stitution shall receive no detriment ~
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-17
4 GENTS WANTED.

In every town for a large sale OF rich and va,
liable Dry Goods, comprising great variety
articles which are offered for sale sinely for 81 =
each, with fair d ducti3n to clubs. The persoaI
SenuinR for one article will send % cents in ad'l
vance, the one dollar TO be paid on ordering tn''
goods
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-17

Declamation.-Speech at his Trial.
Emmett. P. Burke, Middlebury.
Declamation.-Fate of Virginia.-Ma'
cauley. w. 7. Hyde, Pawlet,
Music.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-01-04

81 feel that this marriage will break my
heart and drive me into consumption; and
then, when you have lost me, when you
shall stand weeping over my grave, you
viii remember the words OF your poor,
dear, fond, devoted, darling Gabrielle"
Monsieur Melcourt with all his primness,
cou i not stand his daughters tears If be
had only given his word, he would have
found means of being released from his
promise, but he was under the deepest OBJ
legations to NJ Delmar-owcd him his for
tune and even his life, for Delmar had
saved him from suicide, and to break o
promise to him, to dissolve marriage on
which his friend had set his heart, seemed
ike ingratitude But he had never been
accustomed TO refuse his daughter any
thing, and he felt that after Il he would
have to We'd still he endeavored TO tenn
porise, and turning TO Gabrieile-"Child,
said he, the object of my life is your hap
piness rely on it, VIII do all can not
to conn romise 1t, only allow me to do it
my own way
'Of course, darling
Wei, then, tomorrow Jules will be
here. Promise ms that you viii receive
him civiny"
i promise anything
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-01-04

through the medium of the moon that we
correspond.
The moon ?-oh, l don't mind that
kind Of correspondence, though | should
much like 10 know how it was managed.
why, at certain hour, when there
was a moon, we agreed both to look at 1t
and we should know that at 6hat moment
each was thinking Of the other.
That shows that you and your precious
cousin knew mighty little Of geography
and astronomy, or you would know that
when the moon is shining in Paris, the
sun is just rising in Martinique, How
ever, you imagined that It was all right,
and it dIi quite as we'll
''No7 you have my secret"
And Is this moonlight cousin Of yours
the only obstacle hetwecu Jules and your
self?''
"The only one, bat an insuperable one =
..Nonsense: so far from being an insu-
perable one, am going to fix your we'd
ding day, and to tell .lules that you are
nrepared to receive him IS a suitor
Il am your child; l dare not resist you
but remember, warn you, my oeedienee
will cost me my life.
..Yeur life Why Gabrielle, what DO
.- .z -
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-01-04

And you Will be in good humor and
not 20 into consumption 2
'.Not as long as you let me have my own
way"
The next day Gabrielle, to please her
father, made herself as pretty as possible
and received her fathers guest in the
most amiabIe manner. 1t was a sacrifice
she owed her father She was not sorry,
for of course love, true love, such as she
felt for her cousin Charles, was always
destined to encounter persecution. She
was a victim beyond i doubt; all she
could do was, for the sake Of her father,
TO bear her destiny.
The evening passed in the most agreea-
bic manner 1t was not violating in any
way her faith to the absent lover TO admit
that jules Delmar was exceedingly good
looking. that his conversation was inter-
estin5, because he possessed such varied
information and that he sang exceeding
ly well
Jules continued 10 visit the house every
day for fortnight BY that time Gabri-
ellie had arrived at the conclusion that she
wished she had such brother; but her
father pue an end to all her wishes aud
fancies BY abruptly bringing her back 70
reality. and reminding her that Jules
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-01-04

De mar aspired to no such fraternal dis
tinctien, and that now the time had ar
rived for her to give her decision
"WiIl you let me manage this affair
myself? l know it is contrary to all
ru e, but"
Don't apologize, my dear Gabrielle, for
am only too happy to get rid Of the job
| really did not know what to say to Jules,
and much less did know what to write
to his father"
That evening, at assign from his daugh-
ter, NJ Nelcourt sauntered into a room
adjoining the drawing room, saving APP
pearanees by leaving the door open Then
Gabrielle, who had rehearsed the scene
all day in her own room turned toward
Jules
Monsieur Delmar, said she, Il have
no mother; therefore YOU must excuse all
that is unusual in what | am about to
do"
'Of course you must be aware that
know Of the arrangement between our
fami les p
'-Of course imagined you did
Wei, Monsieur Delmar, a marriage
between u IS impossible
Impossible! Yea should not have
waited until noyy--now that all my hap
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-01-04
NUMBER /.
Il am married. =
Married? Oh, | m SO g!ad 9

II am married
Married? Oh, I'm so gtadt'
At these words Gabrielle rose, dried her
tears, and calmly asked her cousin to sis
down.
"oh cousin, hope you are happy; I'm
IN such & scrape I'm married too"
"Oh! indeed" exclaimed Gabrielle,
blessing her stars that she was married too.
and was spared the Humiliation of being
forsaken.
/ es, and ran away from Martinique
for my father was offended, antl-brt my
wife is in the carriage below; Will ycti
see her p
"And take her TO my heart OH Charles;
| will be a sister to her"
Charles rushed from the room whilst
Gabrielle, throwing herself into chair,
heaved deep sigh, as relief, exclaiming
II am free, | can love him now"
At this moment Charlesss returned, his
wife on his arm. Gabrielle rushed to-
wards him, but as she got near her cousin,
she started back; she was the color of a
very light lemon, that not e9en the Email
de Paris could make white, and though
she was beautiful, it was evident at the
first glance that there was the blood Of
another race in her VEINS
''Do You, too, draw back? thought
! there was no prejudice in France" ~.
NO, no; welcome your wife and offer
her a sisters love - exclaimed Gabrielle
holding out her hand to the yellow girl"
saying to herself, she will never know
how welcome she is =
Gabrielle, who was a al-powerful, made
NJ. Melcourt welcome his nephew, and
install his bride with him in an apartment
in his mansion, promising to be the medi-
um Of reconciliation with his father in
Martinique.
When, on the nighto this arrival, julie,
and Gabrielle were alone, he sat down
beside her, putting his arm round her,
towards him
Gabrielle, said he, ''the idol of YOUR
fancy is returncd-poor Gabrielle"
How dare you pity me? Oh, Julesl
how could ever have been such a fool ?"
"No-sEch baby All young girl.
pass through the same process, only they
don't always find Ju'es who knows how
to distinguish between the heart and the
mag ination,
Il am afraid to say, nay darling husband
that love you for"
You fancy you have owed your cousin.
ou never have. The Imagination is de-
veloped before the heart, but the dreams
OF the imagination are easily dissipated
the heart has for Its advocates, sense. feel
lnG. the understanding, passion. This
forms lCve--'
And this is what feel for you-and
have felt for 4 long time.
"fes, | know it well. Come, never
hide your head, bdt give me long wifely
kiss; and then let US plan together how
we are to make Pnrisian socfety accept
your straw colored cousin.
1--WE can never d0,that7
4" Yes, we can; we will invent roman,
tic history for her, and make her heroine"
"Nonsenscr
',No! Ina sinhtion."
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-01-04

\ PAIR or FSrAsSis-The Spiritual Har.
binger says:
In the twelfth hour Of the glory of God.
the life Of God, the Lord in God. the HOLY
Procedure shall crown the Triune Crea-
tor with the disclosive Illumination Then
shall the creation, in its effulgence. above
the divine seraphine, arise into the dis
closure in one comprehensive revolving
galaxy of supreme beatitude'
To which the Cayuga Chi.f learnedly
responds:
Then shall Observation-Disclosures
dome Of disclosive procelure-aboye the
ail-fred great leather fungus Of Peter Mi.
ninigo, the gooseberry grinder rise into
the dome disclosiye until co-eauaI. co>ex-
tcnsive and conglomerated lumuxes into
one grand comprehensive mux. shall as
simulate into nothing, and revo've like
bob-tailed pussy eat after the space where
her tail was"
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-01-04

~ Adulterated confectionery IS mora
plenty than ever now, in consequence of
the high price of sugar. The most com
mon substitute for sugar is dry chalky
substance originally imported from Eng
land. 1t costs the manufacturers cent
and half pound, and is used very freely
by them. This poisonous substance en-
ters most largely into almonds, sugar
P ums, conversation lozehges and such
things. Better give them wide birth, un-
less you know they are pure. If adulter-
ated candies are placed in water, there
will soon be found at the bottom of tho
glass hcav.' white substance, the chalk,
which is indissoIubIe.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-01-04

gea- The Berlin correspondent Of the
London Star, in q recent letter, asserts
that the vast majority Of Germans-nine-
tenths Of the people .nd the press of Ger
many-favor The cause of the Union in
this contest In proof Of this statement,
he translates the editorials Of the leading
journals upon the reelection of Mr Lin
eoln, which are of a kind and friendly ma
tgre
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Estrsy Notices published four weeks. S2 for single
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Legal Notices at statute rates
Special Notices, loaded and having precedence OF
ordinary advertisements 80 per cent. advance on or
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Notices of meetings charitable societies, marriages
&C. 81 each.
Advertisements not accompanied with directions will
be Inserted till forbid, and charged for accordingly.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-01-04

Why is the letter L like young lady
giving away her sweetheart to another
Because It make. over over.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-01-04
THE MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE

is PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY,
In the old Eagle BuiIdng, corner of High and Vine
streets, Mineral Point, Wis, by
ED. d. BLISS AND GEO. III. OTIS.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-01
Never too Old TO Learn.

Socrates, at an extreme age, learned to
play on musical Instruments.
Cato, at eighty years of age, thought
proper to learn the Greek language.
Plutarch, when between seventy and
eighty, commenced the study of Latin.
Boccaccio was thirty-fve years of age
when he commenced his studies in polite
literature; yet he became one of the three
great masters of the Tuscan dialect
Dante and Petrach being the other two.
Sir Henry Spelmau neglected the sci
ence in his youth, but commenced the
study of them when he was between fifty
and sixty years of age. After this time
he bacame mostlearned antiquarian and
lawyer.
Colbert the famous French minister,
at sixty years of age, returned to his Lat
in and law studies.
Ludovico. at the great age of one hun
dred and fifteen, wrote the memories OF
his own times. A singular exeriion, no.
ticcd by Voltaire, who was himself one of
the most remarkable instances OF the pro-
crossing of age in new studies.
Ogilby, the translator Homer and Vir-
gil was unacquainted with Latin and
Greek till he was past the age of fif-
ty.
Franklin did not fully commence his
philosophical pursuit till he .had reached
his fiftieth year.
Accorso, a great lawyer, being asked
why he began the study of law so late,
answered that indeed he began 1t late,
but he could therefore master it the SOON
er.
Dryden, in his sixty-eight year, com
menced the translation of the Ilaid and
his most pleasing productions were writ
ten in his old age.