The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-15
TERRIBLE STORM IN VERMONT

TERRIBLE STORM IN VERMONT.
Montpelier, Vermont, is just now the
most excited town among the Green
Mountains, and Mister Hiram Atkins,
an argus eyed patriot, is the source of
the storm. Mr.. Hiram Atkins is so
much excited that he shutters, and don't
half tell the story, which he is attempt
ing to bother the world with. 1t would
seem that French fiddler recently
visited Montpelier. He was II humbug
and pretended TO he a southern loyal
refugee, and Mr.. Hiram Atkins natu-
rally took to him. The fiddler had no
money, and no clothes, and his stomach
was empty. and Mr.. Hiram Atkins
covered his nakedness and filled his
pauncl, and the Frenchman-in his
gratitude-played the fiddle for Mr..
Hiram Atkins, who liked the music and
danced a Virginia reel" In time, the
French adventurer fell in love- as
they call it, with Jennie Dewey, a
Ctllluy w uOSC iutIiCl iCDutCu w DC
rich, and reported that he had married
her. Upon this, Montpelier blazed.
Mr.. Tim Hubbard raved, and Mr.. Hiram
Atkins raved, and instead of going
to work quietly, and like men OF
sense, who had delicate matter
In hand, they walked up the world with
their fuss-just as they always do. The
fiddler was driven out of Montpelier,
bearing on his person the very coat, and
trousers and vest, and boots and hat.
which Mr.. Atkins had given him the
day he came nude into the town in his
character of "a loyal refugee from the
South" But hear Mr. Hiram Atkins,
the tailor, tell the story. His goose cools
while he talks; but he Is warm enough.
lie writes from the
OFFICE OF THE "AR0Us AND PATGIoT."l
MONTPELIER, W., Dee. II, 1865.
10 The EHtor Of he Boston C5urier:
In the Courier of last Saturday ap-
peared an article from person styling
himself "Prof. B. Mclchoir, of Mont
pelier, VT. (which is tissue of falschOOd.
That man came to Montpelier poor and
destitute, pretending to be loyal rcfu-..
gee from the South. The Rector of
Christ's Church presented his case to the
charitable; i was induced to aid him to
scholars i'm French antl drawing, through
the Argus and Patriot: the Masonic
fraternity Interested themselves in his
behalf; a furnished room was given
him his board paid, and the most
.,Tr of a N lH n onf him nIInits
that he might earn his own livelihood
eventually.
Among these pupils was bright, In
teresting Miss of fourteen or fifteen
wears, belonging to one of our best fam
lilies, and she it is who is the young lady
lie claims to have been married 10. The
facts are that he grossly insulted and
attempted her ruin, while giving her Il
lesson in drawing, on Monday of last
week, locking his door ere he tried to
thus fOully wrong a gnileless girl of ten
der years. For this he was waited on
by two of his best .friends-men who
had done all possible to befriend him
and told, that having proved himself a
scOundrcl, he must leave town, which
lie did.
All his talk about Contract of mar
riage,' "secret marriage discarded
lover" obstruction of my things,o
"intense excitement" menaced To be
shot" "not permitted to see my wife,
nor her parents, nor any friends, nor
even collect my Dues" etc, is all as false
AS the heart of the scoundrel who wrote
il.
He had no things. the very clothes he
wore, having been given him here; there
was no excitement; he may thank for
tune that he did not see the parents of
the Miss he attempted to wrong, else he
had not been alive; he has not friend
here: il il not probable the men who
waited Oh him were "discarded lovers"
both having been married about as many
wears as the Miss had lived; and he had
10 dues, being in debt to every man who
would trust him. "Prof. b. Melchior"
is an imposter, a sponge, and q villain
who is going about the country impos-
| ing upon the unwary and charitable.
| Words are unable TO describe the de-
| pravity of the man, and the public
should he OH their guard against his
wiles, as he evidentaliy intends to get
his living by some other means than
honest labor. More than that, he will
assassin like, stab his best friends i'm
their vitals, being a ungrateful wretch.
There was no mob in his case, no excite.
ment, no violence, and no injury done
to his person; property he had none.
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