Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-07-28

tu0o Oh WoAs
Capt Frost, though not to the "manor
born" had yet, by his genial heart and
manner, so incorporated himself into our
affections, that the news of his death has
caused psll-like gloom over our commu.
nifty, and to as this sad announcement
has been conveyed under the circumstan'
ces peculiarly affecting in letters OF biood'
by the hand of the Great Artist, adding
to the scroll of our country g fame anoth'
er-the name of E. B. Frost.
On the 9th of April, received letter
from him asking of me slight service
On the Sd of May, wrote him, assuring
him of the great pleasure it had given me
to comply with his simple request. On
Friday last received from Lt.-Col, Hen
nv of the 10th Vermont, himself wounded,
letter speaking in generous terms of the
Iamented Frost, and returning my own
letter which hold in my hand of May
Sd, saturated as you see with the rich
blood of this patriot soldier. This letter
was found upon his person after life had
departed. Col. Henry says that in two
years acquaintance he had found him the
fast friend, the courteous gentleman, and
had come to love him as brother.
Capt. Frost was wounded at Cold Har~
Dor, Va. fighting in the foremost rank, on
the Sd of June, at about o'clock a. m,
and fingered in great pain until 2 o'clock
p. m, when peacefully, as if lying down
to sleep, his spirit passed away.
What say to you, teachers and chill
dren, wish to bring as memorial to 8
departed brother so recently gone. | am
sure there is but ono feeling in all this
large audience,-that of a tender tie bro
ken.
The shock OF desperation is too recent, and
some of us connect him too intimately with
every thing that constitutes our life, not to
think of him as still to come to US, and as
we partially realize his death, we think
of him as prisoner deprived of the right
of speaking and acting with us in our
joys, as in time past. We long to lift the
dark vail of separation, and once more to
be put into com muninatinn with him, ana
not until we can rise superior to this
earthly view of the departed, will the bit
terness of his death be passed.
No mental popularity was more marked
in our friend than playfulness of fancy,
that seemed well spring of perpetual
pleasantly. The ludicrous comparison,
the witty repartes, seemed as much part
of himself as the spray is part OF the
cascade; yet under all this was an under
living, a deep reverence for, aud devout
dependence upon God.
I remember well his words when he
was chosen to command the company
which he had raised with great energy
and many obstacles. In sentiment they
were these:
"Soldiers we have chosen the urofes.
sion of arms, and with this choice the
stern responsibilities of war, and under
God we will do our duty"
He rests from his labor but not with
cut leaving us, in a language emphasized
and marked by his warm rich blood, that
shall speak long after he is silent of
Christian patriotism, and conveying to us
the assurance that he is among 'the pure
of heart that shall sec God"
The next is notice of Capt. l..
d. Thompson. The next in the list is
the name of one familiar to u, Capt.
Samuel Darrah What food Of mem
cries does the mention of this name bring
to the writer of this notice. His years of
labor under our patronage, the many
hours of social intercOuTse-his enlist
ment-the announcement that came to
us of his fall at late hour on S ,turday
night-the bearing of the sad message on
the Sabbath to a quiet family partaking
of the morning meal-the agony of fond
mother and loving sister-our journey to
bear his remains to his native village
the burial and honoIs paid to his memory
all these come rushing to our mind
and making sad in remem berance our
friend and companion. Yes his was
brave record, honorable to himself and
hi State.
Other records are made but we must
cease this review, for we could fill our
columns with its continuance. The his
tory of the tenth Vermont is readable as
romance. 50 glowing is its style and inter
esting it, recir,,ls. Chaplain Haynes may
take. pride III this noble record of gallant
comrades and "a brave regiment, which
Vermont will ever delight to honor so
long a. ono shall remain to represent that
band nt glorious spirits who fought so
well on the battle fields of the republic.
Personal Rev. J. o. Peck OF Spring
field, is going to spend his vacation trav-
cling with his family in n carriage drawn
by a span. He will journey among the
Vermont mountains and around to Sara
toga.
Hon W. c. Smith returned from
Washington to his home ip ST. Albans on
Saturday. Hon. j. G.. Smith will leave
for the route of the Northern Pacific on
Thursday, expecting 10 be absent some six
weeks.
We note that Miss Ellen B. Burke,
formerly connected with the Burlington
Schools. and now with the Normal and
Training School mt Fredonia, n Y, is to
read paper at the meeting of the n. Y.
State Teachers Association at Syracuse on
the Goth OF July,
Rev. J. H. Mansfield of the Union street
Methodist church, of Springfield, Mass,
will take this summer only fortnight of
the eight weeks vacation his people have
voted him and in that time, accompa-
Aieu ny MI D. L. 41dliett, ouo Va HIS par
ishioners, he will travel by rail to Wash
ington, thence to Richmond and Norfolk,
taking coast sail from the latter city to
the Hub, and SO by easy stages journey
toward the Yarmouthport camp-meeting,
where they expect to pass Sunday, Aug
1t IA.
i" of. James Z. Pierce, of the Theol-
X nary at Auburn, died at that
gical Sem >aday morning last, July
lace on Wedne aud ossi6cation of
9th, of enlargement OF Dea. Pierce
ne heart. He was the So. 1 was born
Townshend, this State, an 7lebury
August, 1889. He entered Mid. N.
ollejre in 1857, and graduated with b,