The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-06-03

rest OF the twenty-iour hours proved as
usual too short for this delightful employ
ment, AMI so the little GORGEOUS and
Phyllisses trenched upon the time set
apart for other duties, and INDUCED in
the practice OF sending three-cornered bill
letdoux about during school hours. The
teacher worry properly forbade this, on
penalty Of staying after school. Frank
Booth, why, thick set lad Of fourteen,
attended this school. He was desperate
ly in love with pretty little girl, whose
name l shall not give to the unsympathet.
ic and heartless world. Wednesday af.
ternoon Frank used up four new steel
pens and two quires Of paper in writing
a very sweet note to the.pretty girl aforo.
said. lie folded it carefully, kissed it on
the sly and put it in little pocket d.
rectly over his heart, and bided his time.
When his class were going to the upper
room to spell, he dropped the note into
the expectant lap of the little charmer,
and four happy little fingers and a happy
little thumb grabbed it nervously, but
with alertness. The eagle eye Of Gould
was upon the proceeding, however, aud
he pursued the disobedient boy, and some
say he shook him and others say he cufFed
him. With Dulcinea looking on, this
was too much, SO the lad doubled up his
left fist (he is left handed) and knocked
the teacher down, and gave him black
eye it is said. The teacher then caught
him again, and the boy kicked him sever
al times and finally tripped him SO that he
fell second time. These were the rounds
as near as | can learn the details. There
was panic in the school when the fight
began, and several of the young ladies
whose beaux were not at hand to protect
them from possible injuries, raised the
windows and jumped out IL cha most lady.
like manner. Mr.. Gould is said to he n
good teacher and a worthy man, but it is
reported that he sometimes so far forgcts
himself as to call his pupils "lunkheads'
and other pet names which are tabooed
in good society, and that he frequently
admonishcs them to Dry up, there J.
when they get noisy. | can hardly cred.
1t the reports Of vulgar language used by
this teacher to his pupils. 1t must be
that he is misrepresented. If not, the
trustees should remove him, for he is un-
worthy to be at the head ola school. 1t
is said the school is broken up for a time
Troy Press.
Leaves Gathered by the Wayside.
Mr.. EDIroR.-Agreeable to my prom.
Use, [ send you few more leaves which
| have gathered here and there.
Leaving East Orange, n. j. May lst,
| arrived the next day at my former
home in Bennington N Y. This is a
pleasant little farming town about twenty
miles east Of Buffalo.
1t has three small villages. Cowles.
vile, the largest, has a very promising
mineral spring, which is becoming some
what noted, and consequently that village
is getting to be quite place of resort for
city people, during the summer months.
Fosom's Dale and Bennington Center
are thriving little villages though on q
smaller scale.
The farming portion of the town is
looking finely just at this particular stage
OF the season, everything indicating a
year Of plenty.
1t is thirteen years since | left my dear
old home, and time has made sad chang
es here. The graveyard hath many an
added stone, and the grass grows green
above many hand that mine has clasped.
One sunny morning l wended my way
to that sacred spot, where our friends lay
off their outer garments. Softly opened
the gate that leads to that "silent city,"
and instictively my eyes turned to a
double marble slab. had never seen it
before, but l knew whose names were
carved thereon, and whose dear hands
were folded there beneath the daisies
o, my precious father and mother 1t
was not my privilege to close the dear
eyes that have looked SO often upon me
with looks of paternal love. Not mine
to feel the farewell clasp of hands that
have so often rested 10 blessing upon my
head. All . well The leaves l gather
at these dear graves, are ,Dillow leaves.
Teariully place them among the rest,
and they make mournful cluster.
Among my old mates who attended
school with me here, years ago, only six
are left. Some have moved away, blu;
more have gone out into the Beautiful
Beyond. Upon their monuments | read
their once familiar names, while memory
stands with fearful eyes, and points back
over her shoulder, through the long vista
of years that have elapsed since | was a
child amid the happy scenes Of the dear
old past.
Among those of my schoolmates, who
have distinguished themselves, is Geo. B.
LOOMS, now Of indianapolis, Professor of
Music, receiving his musical education in
New York under Root and Mason.
Charles II. King, young man of fine
natural ability, accompanied with an edu-
cation, was for some years, lawyer of
Chicago. He died some seven years ago,
his remains being brought here for burial.
Hon. G. G. Hoskins, though not an old
schoolmate, yet an old friend and neigh
Dor, was elected in in 1865, Speaker of
the house at Albany. Last November
he was elected member of congress from
this District. Mr.. Hoskins is a man of
talent and culture, and will, no doub.,
make his mark in the hal is of congress.
DR.. Holt has been a man OF promi-
nence here for nearly quarter of GEN.
fury. He was member Of the Assembly
a few years ago, and has been, and now
is, a successful physician.
The population Of this town. at this
period, is nearly half German, many of
whom are people of wealth The Catho-
lies here have built large and commodi-
Gus church, which is indeed an ornament
to the place. 1t stands near the center
of the town on Maple Avenue. They
have, also, hourlshing school. =
The Germans here, | am told, have
built five churches within a few wears in