The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-12-21
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Chester. Dec. 18th 1860


My last letter left inc in Middlebur,
all ready for my northern fight. | tool
it, and along towards noon on Monday
was being jolted over the road from Essex
junction to the Center. As | topplet
about in the vehicle over the frozen boot
jact rail, 80 friendly TO the Champlair
valley, | consoled myself with the line
There is a rest for wanderers given" OIL
to that effect, and l longed for its realiza
ton in the temporal and physical sense
felt decidedly cheered, when my guild,
informed what remained of me that W,
had arrived was quickly confirmed il
the opinion as the being for whom l was
in quest soon made his appearance, and
heartily welcomed me. My friend is nc
less parsonage than the Principal Of
Essex Academy, an institution not I'm.
known in the northern part Of the State
A fine new building has been erected in
which the school was then being held
The fall term was about closing. 1t has
been successful and pleasant one to
teachers and scholars. The social quail.
ties and mental abilities of their teacher
gained the good will and respect of his
pupils, and such happy combination of
both, peculiarly fits him for the position
he now fills. For the winter, superior
advantages are offered as glance at the
names Of the assistant teachers will show.
The musical department conducted by
Prof. James G. Porter, will be an attrac.
tive feature.
Further on toward the north pole we
found, Tor rather didn't fnd) another
school-master. We arrived in Swanton
during the vacation, and our search for
the pedagogue was in vain, but we found
his bed. He was expected in the morn.
ing, and the school was to reopen on the
following day. He not arriving, turned
my steps school-ward, and with the self.
complacent manner of an old one, l opened
the school and kept part of them at
least in the room until noon. Doubtless
their hearts swelled with grateful emotion
for my oyerdrawn kindness. A halliday
was sufficient for me, and with Joy
greeted the return of the truant school.
master, The school is a hard one, and
the committee have secured the right
man for the right place. He has thus far
been very successful and is a favorite
The mixed population of those upper Dor.
der towns make their schools inferior tc
the central and southern Ones and they
need the more adaptable teachers to gov.
ern them. They must not be less capa
BILE for the best is mingled with the poorest
not Of one nationality, but of many races
and the truly successful teacher, must hav,
the property of ductility, that he may
accommodate himself to the diversity O.
minds.
|. We have only to add of northern Yer
mont, that st. Adams is the meanest plac,
to be caught in, if you are in haste t.
go further by rail. THE train stops lont
enough for refreshments, shouts the con
ductor, and he never made truer state
ment. He probably meant a refreshin.
sleep, but thisyou must seek where money
will buy it, for the monotony of delay i
broken by the semi occasional backing IL,
and switching off, so that free nap OF
the cars is out Of the question in St. AL.
bans. Pay for it and they will let yol
nap till Vermont has Democratic gov
ernor.
Always in travelling one will meet with
strange personages. 1t was my lot az
l entered the car in Middlebury on my
return to Chester, to attract the notice O.
one of Ewes daug hters, not exclusively
the fairest. Though smiles were frequent
her lips were silent till wo arrived il
Rutland. The car having been eruptied
OF all but the personages Of note, she
turned to me and swcetly remarked, 81,
scemeth We are left alone y melodiously
responded, $50 it seemeth." This harm.
less prelude was followed by vesuvius
Of information, mostly genealogical. She
was the mother of two children, one Of
whom she had given away, and she de-
sired to present the other innocent pratt,
tier to some appreciative person. wa.
not the one. "Not for Joseph ifht
knows it," Her husband left her las
spring, and / doubt not it was Eth,
most sensible action he ever performed
did not learn whether his change was t.
better sphere or not, but do believ,
he was deserving. | never heard lingua
apparatus run so necessarily, and if any
man patiently suffered such uuendinl
jabbering for years, he has strong claim
on an unending rest. Had | room OF
memory's tablet for all she told me coulc
without difficulty compile biography o
any Of her kin. Il will not essay it for q
time. find that ] have trespassed to,
far on time and space already, and vii
reserve further comment until anothe
issue. KARp.