Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-08-11

clip tho following
from the Free Press of Thursday. As
some criticisms have been made upon the
length of the poem, we publish it as indi-
eating the close attention with which it
was received by the audience, notwith-
standing he was compelled to follow an
address of an hour and quarter In
length:
The President then introduced the poet
of the occasion, Mr.. G. r. Ballard OF
Castleton, of the class of 1854.
MIR. BILLIARDS POEM
was upon "Signs of the Times" or some
of them, such as the endeavor OF many TO
live without work, illustrated in the lives
of H. Diddle d. Smith, Esq, and his sister
Angelica; the prevalent mania for ex-
tremes the progress of suffrage both for
negroes and women the disposition to
test all things by their fruits; and some
other signs. Though quite lengthy, the
poem was listened to with attention to
the close, and its flashes of wit and turns
of thought and word frequently provoked
the audible smile"
The poet as finale, though not direct
" connected with his subject pronounced
an eulogium on the University which we
give below:
"THE OLD BRICK MILL"
A fe w-iast words arise unbidden,
&c rba
Whose guiding light cannot be hidden
Set like city on hill.
From year % year, retired and quiet,
1t grinds with slight pretence or noise;
And furnishes with choicest diet
The luckiest of College boys.
How beautiful its situation
What scenes bewitching grid it round
All hearts are filed with admiration,
As though 'twere some Enchanted Ground
Behind is Mansfield, grand and hoary,
Whose well marked features show no change;
Rejoicing in his peerless glory,
AS tallest in our mountain range.
To Eeft the eye can fairly wander,
And take in half our noble State;
To ri0Itit scans Province yonder
Which soon shall be-but we can wait.
In front Champlain holds out her mirror;
Bey0nd the Adirondacks rise;
Vermont's "Queen City" lies still nearer,
Where beauteous Art with Nature vies.
No wonder such rare combinations
Should serve the coolest heart to thrill,
Or fill with noblest aspirations
The student of "the Old Brick Mill !"
For, while he scans each prospect glorious,
Sees Nature in perfection dressed,
He says-'I, too, shall be victorious,
When I, like Nature, do my best
"Tne ono Driel. Mill" Long let us cherish
An alma Mater so revcred.
Her memories must never persh,
While throbs one heart to her endeared
No teachings can like hers so nourish
The earnest seeker after Truth
And so we pray that she may flourish
Forever, in Immortal Youth!
Each year her children gather near her
A manly host of "Mother's Joys"
What further can she need to cheer her
So happy in her darling Boys"
And yet of late hear it stated
A thing of which I'm glad to tell
That she has sort o. minated
That she "would like some Girls, right well -
Her Boys" are now her sole AIunlHi
w eli taught, duu ulsClpllIetl Will CdIt
For Girls are not allowed to come nigh,
And taste her bounties rich, and rare.
But, with the slightest intimation
That Sisters may, ere long be here,
Her Boys" will want their celebration
To come dozen times year,
And yet To- day clear beginner
Is Woman, as it seems to me -
Thus WELCOMED" to AkuDsai-Dinner,
If she's wife, or "Ls-to be ~
And now, in view of such relation,
Since 'Half loaf is better n none,"-
Let her accept this invitation,
Nor leave these "Boys" to dine alone.
And when our Mothers latest wishes
Are granted, and her joys increased;
When Girls shall taste the choicest d1snes
Ah"-N Y--s-q ho>' Tosolla ~ta.sI 49, -..
And when persisting, four years later
Shall gain the Culture that they need -
Then may we call our Alma Mater
A University iD1ee1 :