Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-07

UeCoHe Ill dIthcuncut "utcu iHdhes US
sad at thought of bidding it sdieu as we
have done, perhaps forever. Prior to our
room, where is kept large book in which
each visitor signs his name npon its title
page, and the first of the long list in legi-
BILE hand, unfaded as the recollection Of
him, is signature Washington hr0ing
The guide never fails to point to it with
pride. Passing the palace of Chas. V. for
the last time. we ses huge angular letters
over low door, "Imp Caes K.rolo v"
Joseph tells US that 1t means Imperial
Caesar, Charles Fifth" 'Twould be we'll
to erase the "Caes" and make it to speak
unvarnished English-Inap Charles Fifth.
This uugainly unfinished structure it
seems to me cannot be 40 we'll described
by any other than those lines of Burns:
'Windows and doors in nameless sculpture drest,
With order symme ry, or ia tie nnbtest;
Forms IKE some bedlam statuar g dream,
The craZed ere alton of misguided whm.'
This morning we left Granada and re-
turned By the same roste to Malaga. A
heavy rain storm rendered the diligence
ride one of extreme unpleasant mesa, not
free from peril Our cad averous French
man accompanied US to Archidona, and
while en- route had an opportunity to
converse with him concerning the status
and prospects of France.
He seemed indisposed to a full, free
expression of his opinion, but I wes
disposed to match his Indifference by per-
sistence and kept plying the questions I'M
til the old gentleman gave me partial
satisfaction. "All is gloom" be said, "my
poor country is bleeding at every pore, a.
if but yesterday she was thought the
proud arbiter of Europa's destiny, to-day
she lies mangled and bleeding the prey of
dissentiou, more TO be lamented for this
than that she is the prey Of a rap4cious
and merciless conqueror. There might
be hope if France had unity of spirit and
concert of action, but nay countrymen
seem to me like SO many tickle children,
playing childish game, not realizing
that it is game of war, bitter, unrelent-
ing and decisive of nations destiny"
Ia his lamentations the old gentleman
grew eloquent and then fiery with indi3-
nation. He could not refer to the Ger
mans with any kind of moderation, and
seemed to me distressed for want of iu-
vectives strong enough to express what
he called an "undying hatred" for any
thing savoring of Germany or the Ger
mans. He commended "Bloo1-thirsty
King William and "Vile Bsastly Bis
marck" and all their host TO the PARTON
lar care of his Satanic M4i-sty, (rhe deviD
but feared, that his Satanic M7jesty's
domain could never be made hot enough
to do full justice to the enormity of their
cri nes. When he talked of the Germans
he seemed lost in passion, and again re-
verting to France his eyes would moisten,
his expression of voice and look of feature
became one of Intense sadness. pitied
him alike in his phreRzy and bis hnmilia-
ton, just as the world pities poor France.
Finally, when he had sobared down and
bis reluctance to think or to
talk more of the matter because of itA
I said, "oheer up, my dear
air. Ia there no balm in Gilead Has
France no God of vengeance to deal jus
tice when she is wronged Has she mol
God of pity in this terrible Distress ?"
at looks 20 if she had none" he said
and then his lip curled,
Germany will pay dearly for her present
glory if ever France gets an organizing
and mastery leader. We are not q ma
,b, how great our fall Gould you have
believed it? I positively decline to talk
more on that subject which was so dis
ressing that fed to Spain, trying to rid
myself of my own painful feelings which
AVE been playing wild havoc among my
leart chords" We babe him goodbye
It Archidona. should not be surprised
It any time to hear that he had commit
ed suicide just as | shall not be surprised
o hear that France, as a nation, has done
he same. In the hour of dire extremity,
Inder the bitter sting of adversely, and
midst the ruins of shattered pride, who
an tell what a man or a nation, having
10 Christ of consolation, will do?
Ia Hugh GarlanG's Life of John Ran
olph of Roanoke, I saw pictured that
nisanthrope as he walked through Eng
and. Twas in my scheol-boy days. 1
aw the picture, and the nearest sppro aoh
Q it in real life, the only person whose
ppearanoe ever called the picture to my
was this poor, pride-shat-
cred Frenchman. God pity such as
Earnest Rialan" Before pizhtfall We are
n Malaga. J. H. D.
DANBY.-The second term of school in
District No. 8, in Dandy, closed Nov 4th,
he number of names registered were 80.
AVersge attendance, 292 81. Number hav-
ng no absence, 10, viz: Freddie Baker,
Riley Baker. Elmer Baker, DENNIS Cas-
7ell, Ida ColVin, Chester Had wen. Willie
Iadwen, Mary Hadwen. One-half day.
bsence, Nellie Baxter; One days ab-
snce. Lucy Doty, Edwin Cummings, Err
lin Cummings, LAURA Cummings, Frank
+orton. Number having no tardies, 12
IL: Charlie Baker, Freddie Baker, e.
Ter Baker, Ida Colvin, Levi Colburn,
rank Gorton, Chester Hadwen. John
iadweu, Willie Hldwen. Julia Taylor,
ennie Taylor, Nelson Griffin. One tar
y, Riley B ,ker, Lucy Doty, Geo. Baxter,
,mma Hadwen, Mary Hadwen, Batsey
hillips. The names of those who missed
o words 10 spelling are Eva Edgerton,
-eo Baxter. Missed one word, Betsey
'hillips.
The scholars deserve conmendation for
heir diligence and good behavior in
,hool.
LovINA DoTY. Teacher