The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-07-28

ceased by large number OF people, Rev.
Mr.. Aiken officiating.
EXCURSION TO LINcoLN-Rev. G. Il.
Hubert, with his sons, have been spend
ing a week on the trout brooks of Lin
coin. On Wednesday last he was
visited by about fifty of his old parish
liners from New Haven. The day was
all that could be desired, being clear,
Of the right temperature and famed by
a gentle breeze. fables had been
constructed in the shade of the trees
bordering the stream fronting Mr..
Thos. Bain's. The party carried an
abundant supply Of refreshments and
Mr.. Hubert had procured fish from
their hiding places in the ripping
brooks over four hundred trout. These
were prepared for the table by the OK
perienced and skillful hands of Mrs.
Balm and her daughter, Mrs. Elliot.
From ten till one the guests passed
the time in friendly greetings in pleas
ant conversation, and in rambling up
and down the stream, or reclining in
the inviting shade. a few tried their
hand at fishing with as good success as
could be expected in the excitement of
the OCCASION.
BY Mr. Hulbert's request, Mr. w. NJ.
Partch was appointed master OF ccre-
monies, who mt one o'clock announced
all things in readiness The party need
ed no second invitation, for the eXer
else, the long ride. and the mountain
air had sharpened their appetites, and
were quickly seated. a blessing was
pronounced in appropriate words, by
Rev. Stephen Knowlton Of New Ha-
ven. Then followed q very enjoyable
feast, bounteous and tasty in its prepa-
ration and creditable to its providers.
The conversation was unrestrained and
lively and all entered heartily into the
inspiration of the occasion.
The following short speeches by Rev.
Mr.. Hubert, Prof. o. ID. Smith, of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
of Alabama, Hon. L. S. Hinmon, and
Capt. y. f. Leavenworth.
Mr.. Hubert, after thanking his
friends for the pleasure their visit had
afforded him, called out Prof. Smith,
and, as he loosely said, that he might
properly fire the southern heart, " for
the occasion. He alluded, in q pleas
biit way " tiltlI illSi il>
room mates at bakersfield Academy.
Then they parted, one to Dartmouth,
the other to the L. V. NJ. When they
next met, the speaker was pastor in the
Professors native town, and the latter
on Il visit from his southern home.
Then he gave spicy account Ola plain
but friendly conversation they had up
on the relative merits of the i'm pending
controversy between the North and
the South, each being confident of the
triuml h of his section. AT the next
meeting, the Prof. bore an honorable
wound az evidence of principle carried
into action, in which he had the adVan-
tagc of the parson. He acknowledged
himself whipped but claimed that they
had given the North "a devil of n
scare.N
The Professor replied expressing his
pleasure in renewing the associations
of his youth, and paying fine compli-
ment to the Incompatible scenery and
inNigorating atmosphere of Vermont.
He said that, Us was his habit in all
undertakings, he had espoused the
cause of the South with purpose to
win, but they had been fairly and
thoroughly beaten, and now ii is left
for the survivors 10 unite in earnest
effort To harmonic the differences OF
the past and lay the foundation OF true
national greatness in the future.
Judge Hinma' confined his remarks
to pleasant illusions to the day.
Capt. Leavenworth mentioned the
fact that he and Prof Smith were
classmates at College and OF the twelve
Freshman who dared to organize a new
society, the Delta Psi Fraternity, since
one of the most influential in college
life.
Afterwards they were engaged on
opposite sides in the same general bat
tie and both were taken prisoners. -
he concluded they were about even
Now they meet again as friends.
But this communication is already
two long. There were friends Of the
various families represented, from
Rhode Island, Alabama and Illinois
to whom mountain scenery was entire
ly new and whose admiration wa'
unhounded. To ali present, the day
was one long to I've remembered for tho
pleasure it brought.