Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-04-24
gQatthman Y Stair Journal.
BY E. P. WALTON.
MoNrpELlER. APRIL "a. 1903


MONTPELIER, APRIL "a. 1865.
s
Tim Brsr BRAvgn--A tclcgraphic dispatch an
nounced the wreck ola vessel few days ago, of
the Southern part Of Plymouth, Mass, and the
death of four men who were attempting to save tn,
crew. The scene is familiar to us, and one Of Oh,
bravest Of men, who gave bis life for strangers, We
knew; so we have watched for the details. In the
early morning negro the servant of wealthy
citizen dwelling on the point of which the vessel
was wrecked, discovered the imperillcd men, and
attempted to reach them alone in o small boat Io
almost reached them, when by the violence of the
sea an oar was broken or lost and the little boat
was driven back 90 the beach Then the neghbor.
had discovered the wreck and at once a lifo-boal
was manned by eight men and reached the wreck,
when boy wave it was overturned, four Of the eight
men were drowned, and the other four clinging 10
Che boat were driven back to the shore That ter
ribc disaster deferred not others from the danger
Gus service. Promptly the negro offered himself
as volunteer TO man the lifc-boat; but he had cx-
posed himself once and the n,ighbors would mot
let him go. One supplied bis place and others
Joined tin Tie boat was again manned taken TO the
wreck, and every soul ON board was rescued Eve
cry body admrcs the bravery of the soldier who cx-
poses his life in battle in sol-dcionse or for dead
ly assault upon enemy. Rolls Of honor record
their names, costly monuments are erected To their
memory. and hc who survives the battle is rewarded
with the pension Of The Government and the graH-
tude of Dis countpmcu; but the men who peril
their lives for Che safety of others, who die that 9TH
crs may live, what do we for thcm2 Its the best
Of bravery sublime Christlkei but we doubt if
amy monument win lo erected TO the brave mon of
South Plymouth who have thus nobly died. unless it
be the hum c maidstone erected iy their families:
and we know OF mo- pensions for their families. even
iftheir need bee the greatest But If one who rive.
only cup Of cold water to the pcrishng has hi, re-
ward 90 he who gives mis- life for others will hayca
higher reward than men can give Cromwell +.
Holmes was one of the men who lost his life in att
tempting TO save Others We remember a boat
house on the farm ola man known to MS as Crom-
wen Holmes, and we infer that it was the house for
the liie-boat, of which Mr. Holmes was probably the
keeper We remember his farm, the ncatest we
ever saw his barn. as clean and sweet as % parlor:
DIS crop of wheat winnowed out of doors because
Inc would have no dust in his grauary. and neatly
piled Ia cone cov, with the largest bag we ever
saw, wonder TO eycry body but not his account of
her milk which he gave us, but of which now we
remember only that was So large we dared not
publish b.; his house. plain in tine exterior bpt in
hc interior said to be as neat as waN-so o,iet tbat
though we passed through the yard and farm d,ily
for several days we never heard sound from, H. nor
saw any Of is residents outside of il save Cromwell
bors. .1...,, ,'0, zen d. '''N-spou' TO 'na'
~, ''.'''u u''0, IT, '''ush
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t,,,,.,i ,.,.. ...,, .,., ''''" '',n Jug ""u
tt, .....i, .r ''''' "''''u every
os, I'll ;,,., - ''''' ','o'''' '.'''
t,l,.s,,,,,. n.. 1.,i $50, '''''''u 10
fec, ,,,it,. .,,.I.,,,...,.'I- '''[ sP"'' 10 per-
,I,.t IN ,,. ,l,5s "' ''',' y Ho.y-S'o"ou
''''' '''' 'l 4s9 ND4"i-lHe7 uall. surely n CCau-
illness is next O. gotliness, Cromwell Holmes de-
servedto he canonizod We know he was o. church
going man and kindly man, and we believe De
was godly man. Among the Puritahs Of Ply
mouth was Holmes, and to this day the name
"bounds- there. in South Plymouth, one of the
qaieiest spots in New ENGLAND, every house but
ono m the neghhorhood we visited was occupied by
a llolmes-as direct descendants from the Puritan
stock as are the opple-tfoes from Puritan APPLES
some Of these trees being now probably tro hmm
,lred vcars old C-.,,,,..i II
'''i'"'' j. Iulul
"" O'ei' ueINeu IN part from the hravest
of the Puritansi and if the man who bore
il lns ro,r rtrf.I.1
li, titlo Ii, .,.. H., -, ''''
and no,le.t ds,,I, ,t..,, W.,
him. nor mis- cb,ro,io,, farm
-.--
The second Lecture to Young Men ly Rev. Mr..
Lord was practical discourse ON the choice of
"'' 10 uo Tie we were si'a
'''' '.'' ''''c oi young people The
,''"''U J" every lari' and"e do not
.t,... ''' ''''''''e VIII give
ta.I '"'7e' room Is heeueu'
,Il ,,i,.. .,',,,.., wv s'' '''' we
' "''''N "H'
- Wv 'le sumo
AT The last session of tbe Legislature tho 1.,y
aung to sentences to the State Reform School was
amended giving power to the court to sentence tbe