The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-08-13

MINNEAroMs, MINI, Aug. l, 1861

MlNNEAroLs, MINI, Aug l, 1867.
Edition. Midi Rcgister :-Sincc | wrote
you last we have realized second dcluge
This place and st. Anthony have been in
undated with floods, and bombartled with
logs. If the red man himself had lived
here, MS he did twenty years ago, he
would have thought the Great Spirit had
become angry with the water, and, for a
punishment, was hurting them over the
falls The Otter Creek, ms Il appeared
IN the spring of 90, will afford you some
Slight idea ofthe immense torrents which
have recently been pouring in upon us.
One half the logs alone here in the Missis-
sippi, and its tributaries have gone over
the falls at this place. The consequence
is, business is suspended ii DO not refer
to law business, which was suspended just
before / came hcre-pcople have become
dishcartened, especially the laboring clas-
SEES, and many after summer spent in
starvation and idleness are returning to
the east Money is exceedingly close,
cveh among those who generally have the
most, and those who never have much
are at present not able to get any. The
latter class includes your humble servant
of course. The town however is not yet
annihilated, it is Overlooking with visitors
from all parts of the country. Nearly
all the eastern and southern cities are
represented By large numbers Wealth,
fashion and luxury, evidences alike of
civilization and dcpravity, linscr in shady
bowers, or reel aloEg the street, viii lie
many are the poor, living in full view of
their spcndor and furnishing for bread.
Such is the strange inequality of condition
which exists all the world over. Fortune
smiles and frowns, gives us to day a
crown, tomorrow shrouj. Virtue driv-
en- from one retreat TO another, comes
and goes like a spectre among tombs,
less precious reality, than an unsubstan-
! tial myth. Thus the world is as treach-
erous in morals as everything else, and if
there is anything in all its compass that
is certain, cxccp! the grave, / should like
TO be informed.
The Wisconsin Teachers Association
has just visited this city, and such a
hurrying to and fro Of ''school-ma ans
never witnessed before. Most of them
were from New England. The President
Of the association il Mr.. O>morc Il, Smitb
formerly of Vernon: and doubtless known
to some of your readers lie is known here
as a very proficient teacher, beside beng
II gentleman Of more than ordinary lite
rary requirements. ! mast confess
could never see anything very disasrceabe
about u "yankce school maam". On
the contrary some of them have had
charms which stronger men than myself
have been unable to withstand. They
are at least well educated refined and ac-
complishel ladies, and generally less
frivolous and more sensible than any other
class OF females Women. who have
been reared in luxury and aiiluencc, are
from the nature of the case apt to be
unapprcciaiivc Of true worth, know little
Of character or lie, arc inpnsive and
resentlul, and if they forgive an injury it
is generally through ignorance rather than
principle. | shall never forget the kind
ness and patience of my teachers when
| was but child, all Of whom were
females. Their ahtctionate zeal in be.
half Of the unworthy migrate, | was,
sweetcns every recollection Of them, and
always from my heart Of hearts / can
sincerely say 'God bless the School ma.
ans" Yesterday took short tramp
into the country That it is delightful is
but half the truth. The scenery here is
less monotonous than might he supposed.
To be sure there are no gigantic noun
tains with feet extending far into the
plains, sides black and ragged, with rocks
and brambles, and SUBMITS above the
clouds. Such belong to New England,
and help her TO make up in grandeur OF
scenery what she lacks in fertility of soil
But even here there are graceful slopes
covered over with honey sucklcs and
vines and scraggy, ugly shaped oaks, af.
fording nevertheless grateful shade, be-
meath which many pedestrian has
contemplated the marvellous beauty of the
landscape and the prosperity Of The town
Away in the distance rolls the future
harvests Of luxuriant grain. Immense
wheat fields waving in the wind, look
like seas of molten silver ana breathe oui
their bllowy freshness upon an atmos.