The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-24


Col. Boutwell, was singular man. There
was not In all the wide circle of his ac.
quaintances person who had seen another
like him. His face was singularly expres-
sive. He could look savage enough to chill
you with fear, or kindly enough to inspire
the confidence of the most doubling and
tlmid He said in his lifetime thousand
things which for genuine originality and
severity were worthy of n professional sa-
tlrst. Many a time have we secn in town
or village meeting prosy debate cut short,
and the vote reached by one of his brief,
gruff speeches. rs in the meeting of the
Wells river railroad company IN January
last. The meeting was about to ballot for
directors, when one gentleman suggested
that the board should consist of five in
stead of nine, as heretofore. Another sug-
gcsted seven; still others were on their
feet ready to make some motion or sugges-
ton, or engage in little speech, when the
sturdy old Colonel sprang ncrvously up,
and said, 81 think, Mr.. Chairman, we twill
have it nine ] want some TO watch, rs
well az others to pray This speech was
the end of the debate on that subject. The
nine directors were Immediately ordered,
and the election made.
Once he was sitting in the bar-roum Of
the Pavilion with his knees well spread
before that familiar old fireplace, while he
looked intently on the burning pile before
him. His face bore specially stern look.
Some one came in, and saluted him WITH
GLOW are you, Colonel p His reply was
as apt as it was original "Well," he said
81 manage to keep tolerably even tempered
thank We mad as the devil clear through
all the time.
Col. Boutwell, was a supporter of the
Church of the Messiah u nitarian-and
a faithful attendant upon its services Two
or three years ago, in the summer season.
some little boys of the ncighborhood got
in the way of lettering about the door and
vestibule of the church during service
hours Sunday evenings. As they became
familiar, they became also bold and some
| what noisy. At length they got so curious
as to 90 up and push the door to the au-
| dience room II little open, md look in.
Then if somebody in the audience changed
| position little, so that they apprehended
danger, they would ''cut and run = but
presently, when all was quiet again,
they would repeat the experiment. At
| length Col. Boutwell, became much dis
turbed and felt he could stand the uncivil
conduct of the lads no longer. So he went
out to rcctify things, and give the lads
some lessons in morals and good manners
| The boys left the house by the shortest
way, and run. some up street, some down.
and some across The colonel pursued
holly in one direction. Leaving his hat in
the church, he soon lost also his wig. But
without stopping to replace that. he fol-
| followed on. At length he closed in with
one of The intruders, and shaking him and
cutting him in way more frightening than
damaging, and heading him toward the
church, he said ''what are You about here,
| you little cuss, You? Why amt you up
in there getting some religion, as you ought
to be, instead Of being ont here raising the
devil in this way"
The Colonel was uncOmmonlv bald. and
without his heavy dark wig looked not a
bit like himself. Once he was in the wash
room of the Pavilion. and for convenience
in his additions had laid his wig aside
Presently young, spruce feeling chap,
with extremely red hair, came in too
Noticing the Colonels nude head. he in-
quircd, ''wel, Uncle, why don't you have
some hair on your head = 1t was an i'm
pudent question, and the Colonel knew it,
Looking savagely on the red head of the
saucy young stranger, he replied "When
they made me, and had me all finished eX-
cept my hair, they told me that they had
nothing left except red hair. told them,
then, 4 gad,' wouldn't have any. | had
rather go without. They might save that
for impudent young popiniays and fools. i"
The young inquisitive and joker was per-
fectly willing to drop the subject. Mont
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