The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-04-20
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MADISON, n. D. Aplfi lolh, ISL,
NJ Editor
We are having most delightful weather,
mercury standing Al eo Following this
order Cor q number Of days dust isa ser,
unpleasant result though We arr indebted
to il for our physical being anil arc com.
PEELED to recognize he fact that dust We
are and unto dust wc must return.
Il being blue Monday I have changed
my programme for news, having designed
to send a little serib on popular subject
but duties prevent, 50 III describe oar
neat village Of suburban houses, which
makes very beautiful but not active
place, though we have n number Of busi-
ness establishments, two drug stores and
a telegraph office, four churches, most Of
them beautiful
About thirty passenger trai1s per day
pass here heavily loaded.
Like most other villages plenty Of poor
whiskcy is It's curse, being poured down
the throats designed for better uses. But
we are hoping Tor reform, as Gov. Ran
dolph informed a citizen he was about to
sign a bin passed by the Legislature, ma
king il Optional with the towns whether
whskey shall be a yeudible article or not.
There are three institutions Of learning
here. \ convent, and school for males of
the Roman faith, aud our college, which
has two courses of study, Theological and
Collegiate, the latter a feeder to the Thco-
logical course. This institution was
founded by Daniel Drew. DR.. McClin-
took was its first president. His death
caused the land TO mourn aud the school
sustained a terrible blow, His successor
is DR.. Foster, thorough Psychologist
aud Professor of Systematic Theology.
/ The Convent is that from which Edith
I O'Gorman led and by so doing gained
/ publicity by nuneupating her protestant
views, hut more than all that "beuer
part" so much sought by young Indies
nowadays, husband.
/ Can you or any OF your readers guess
the riddle, why male aud female colleges
and semiuaries are located IN such close
/ proximity? Echo whispers around the
northeast corner of my bookcase some
funny things about the wiles of Cupid.
Don't know much about that gentleman,
/ tho ! have heard his name somewhere.
/ Who'll settle my mind? have heard
that the following lines Of Scott, were
students sentiments:
Each amhushed Cupid IN defy,
In cheek or chin or brow,
And deem the glance of woman's eye
As weak as woman's vow;
III lightly hold the lady's heart
That is but lightly won;
III steel my breast to beauty's art,
And learn TO live alone.
But they don't stick could tell you
some cases but forbear, for | am tumble
but not as "umbe' as Uriah Heep, and diff
fer from him in number Of respects.
never tried to win Agnes. Some other OF
Mr.. Dickens characters have an analogy
to mine, esp cially the better, with won
derful Difference to the fair sex. ! con-
slider them very important part of ere
alton, most assuredly they are Of the
same opinion, so we can't quarrel.
A sad affair occurred here the other day
in one of our schools, whereby young
hopeful was reprimanded for kissing a
blooming maiden against her will. o, sad
fate. With her young heart palpitating
serenely, no doubt he went to some Sc
cluded dell--yc who have read Homer
will understand the simile-weeping
knelt down aud prayed to the god of love
to shoot an arrow right through the heart
of her whose reluctance caused bis pun
ishment and that the Harpies would
make the school marin to repent her ne
farious deed But such is life, brimed
full Of just such disappointments
and with brave hearts, we who have moi
found 'settled peace must "watch anc
wait" Not boasting Of "Dian's wit
with many good wishes, farewell.
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