The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-05-08
Miss Emily Faithful on Vassar CoIleqe.

Miss Faithful thus writes to the Victoria
Magazine which is Just across the water:
'ln the first place, | was not prepared
for The beautiful surroundings of the Alma
N0ter for women, which is situated on the
banks of the magnificent Hudson. with
the CatSlIll Mountains stretching alonp on
the north, and the Fishkils on the south
It was II bright, hu, bitterly cold morning
of this ever aforementioned severe
American winter. the Ice King had set his
seal ON land and water the snow Law deep
upon the ground, and
Every zine and FIR and hemlock
Wore ermlne too dear for an earl,
And the poorest twig on the elm tree
Was rdged inch deep with pearl
as we knocked at the porter's lodge, on
which. however, we did not find the poets
ideal inscription,
Let no man enter in on pain of DEATH
l asked the professors, who were
with us, if | could see Mrs. Stanton's
daughter? i guess she is amongst these
very Students was the answer, and
stralghtway some one dived into that busy
throng, and as quickly returned with this
bright, pleasant looking freshman.
The stewards department impressed me
greatly, and when | say that one item for
that days dinner was two hundred quarts
OF ice cream, my readers will understand
the scale OF the cOmmissary department.
. | had an interesting conversation
with Miss Mitchell and DR.. Avery respect
INC the health OF the girls While freely
contessing that American women cannot
compare with English women in the mat
TEL OF health, they traced the evil 10 its
IInInI1N w
and extremes OF climate, the mode of
heating houses. and the widespread disin-
clination to physical exercise of all kinds.
The girls here, who study the hardest
are the heathiest,' was the testimony of
hO.h these ladies, and really think that
in ~pite of being nearly frozen to death in
winter, and roasted alive in summer if
our American cousins would nut take
wholesome outdoor exercise, consent to
use open replaces in their rooms (keep-
ing their present warming apparatus for
the benefit of their halls and passages)
and abstain from the Incorporate use of
iced water, the health of the next gener-
alton would be considerably improved"
A TALE OF Two ALLIGATORs. The
Louisville Ledger says: Shortly after the
mail train over the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad had left Gallatin yesterday,
coming north the mail clerks in the postal
car, Messrs. Forsythe and Glasscock. pro-
ceeded to distribute the Florida mails,
which they had received at Nashville.
After several bags of letters had been dis
posed of Mr.. Forsvthe gathered on to a
large leather bag, filled with printed mat
ter, rs was supposed and. after unlock
10 40 Il TO
the matter upon large board arranged
for the purpose, when, to his surprise and
horror, two live alligators were spilled
out. and in an instant they leaped from
the board to the car floor and ran beneath
Il tot OF loose paper and empty bags
Ihe frightened clerk shouted ''allgators''
to his compaion, Mr.. Glasscock, and in few
seconds they had vacated the mail room
for the purpose Of procuring help TO kill
the monsters. Glasscock finally re-entered
the mail room, and slowly but cautiously
proceeded to remove the loose paper,
when he discovered ck-looking spotted
tail, resembling very much the tail of a
snake. AT this sight he really declared
the thing 70 be 4 snake. and, Selling a.
poker near by. he dealt ii blow and cut
the tail off. This caused the alligator. rs
it proved to he. to leave lis hiding place
and run OUT. when GlasScock killed it.
The other reptile was captured alive and
and brought to the city. Examination
revealed tine fact that somebody in Florida |
had sent these curious pets through the
mal in 4 paper box TO somebody in
Michigan. Mr. Forsvthc, who had been
sick for some time, was completely I'M |
nerycd ii the sight, and for few mo-
ments was rs white as cotton.
a correspondent of the Baltimore
American, writing of the late annual ball |
at Annapolis. says: Bv and by some of
these boys will ripen into heroes. 1t is !
not many years since there was a Young
cadet VINO danced at these balls with en- |
thusiastic delight Now. there is q memo |
rial tablel in the chapel across the way. !
which viii hand down the story of his |
heroism to unborn generations. The YES
sci in which he was officer was wrecked |
near one OF the islands of the Pacific. and |
stranded on a rocky reef He volunteered |
to take two seamrn in a small row boat |
and reach another ship of the squadron,
which was supposed to be living IN port |
two thousand miles distant from there.
He made the Journey, but was drowned |
in the surf while trying to land. One of |
the sailors told the story OF the wreck, and |
the perilous voyage of two thousand miles |
IN an open boat. \ ship was despatched |
To bring Off the shipWrecked crew whom |
the young officer mad given his life to |
save. That officer was John G. Talbot, a |
lieutenant in the United States navy, a |
native Of Boyle county. Ky, and nephew
of the Hon. A. g. Talbot After the |
wreck it became necessary for some officer |
to seek relief Lieutenant Talbot, the |
volunteered to command the |
boat. So hazardous and uncertain did he |
consider the expedition, he left his papers |
and articles of value with the officers on |
the island. After hardship untold, he |
reached port only to meet death-aye, |
death in the sight Of land. His was hero |
ism indeed. On the tablet in this singular !
text: "Grcater love hath no man than |
this, that man may lay down his life for
his friends"
Nor SUCH 4 SILLY GOOSE AFTER ALL.
We heard Of an amusing incident which |
occurred in the Second Ward of this city,
which we think worthy of relating. A |
family residing at the corner of Townsend |
and Catawba streets, like the rest of their |
are in the habit OF keeping a
number OF domestic fowls, and a small |
flock of geese included. Some few weeks |
since the geese We're missing, and all eff
forts to find them proved ruthless. But
one day this week the gander of the flock
returned to the front gate of the premises
of its owner, and Immediately set up a
loud scream, and would not be quieted
nor come into the yard. Finally the owner
came out and followed it for a number of
blocks until it entered a vard at the rear
of which was an old barn. On opening it
the balance of the flock We're found, and
were taken possession of by the owner.
1t appears that the gander had made its
escape through a hole in the floor of the
barn, and then started for home to give
the alarm. Syracuse Standard