Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-11-05
By HENRY CLARK,
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A child af parent; destined 20 tle ssis-."
HIS parents belonged 20 that large and impor-
tant class which constitutes the nerve sud
strength Of the ra-oni which has s1 rrea-E c0-
ricaei every department Of the community With
talents and Eorth-namelY, the respectable e mid
die class. They possessed intelligence and IN
formation, those substantial "a iil.-s that char
acterI4e the people CT New kng'ani
he vas ieit fatheriess aud in poverty when q
little more than three years Oh. His wIiovei
mother, with exemplary diligence and tnusiHu
flithtulness. discharged her Obligations. saf 20
was through her instruction the tendencies .
his mind we're developed, and through her pr,
eTs that he first received his impressions 90 tll
importance Of sacred things. His carly 0rn1r-
tunities were hut limited, and he bad very lit'g
assistance 70 procuring 40 education. except
whst hi mother gave him before be was Fifteen
years q age. He had always IS strong p-olispo-
sition 20 learning, and great thirst tr ku1sl-
eiCe. His education aas received FOO the COM
mon school NJ Limerick Maine, Academy. where
he wssa student from his eighth 20 bis fifteenth
wear. He spent few yelrs as Q CLERK In a s-0rs
N Walpole. New Hampshire. His leisure hour.
we're devoted TO reading ard study, which de,el
oned many Of those peculiar traits of industry
that characteriled his future life
He stuffed law vitb that eminent and bcuorel
citizen Of our commonwealth. Hon. William c
Bradley NJ Westminster. Vermont His ssso.
citation with Mr. Bradley. and having acces, 'tl
his uell-selected library. gave him raro aivant.
ages for the cultivation of hi. taste for reading
in every department Of b story and literature
and the well known historical tastes # bis in.
stru,tor undoubtedly rave direction and Jeyel
opment to his own natural inclination toward
historical iuJuirv. The relations of iutir,ac,
which existed bet leeu instructor eui pnril. con.
tipued during Mr. Bradlev's life. and soma bs
fore me remember the flial and apnre,iati, 81,
tribute paid bv Mr. White 10 his early n,tror
in an address before this Society soon aifer hi,
death which vas marked bv the biUbest 4e.r-s,
of Appropriateness, simplicity, and pathos. II
which were riyen the rrineinal incidents If NJ
Braiiey,s M. a mastery analvsis of his cha
aeter and intellectual endoV mants. aiib a t,u.b
ing and beautiful tribute To his eminent eoais
ard dore.-i, virtpes
Mr.. White was admitted 70 the Windber
Ceuntv Bar Novembsr u 1914 II be;n, IN,
first session Of court sfter his arriving At rb, a.,
Of twenty-one lie pracriced his profession il
West Wardsboro from April Is, 1874 unit
March 81, lo4o; from this latter date unit
Feb. !, 1851, ia Londonderry, and in Brattle
boro from that time until Dec. %, 1852 Will
IN the practice OF la" at Braiileboro, he com
iue1Ve- 10 "Il'e i'' '"s D'@'t'eooFo Hdgte. IN
conducting Of a newspaper being more congen
iSi TO his tastes he abandoned the law and be
came Inc edi'or 81 tAe h'gls' nov the PaGHlr
u feoruaiy' 4''l, anu e'nnnuel ms connection
oT T,,u ir' ~ !, 1, obnabr it, 'iog 80 Is5 e re