Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-05-07
A rc- Item. from rev. DIR. Mat,e.on.

HAMtLroN, n. V, May 4th, 1875.
10 The Vermont Phgni1 Promises 10
write for papers, like other promises, are
more easily made than kept. am inclin-
cd to keep the one made to the PHOENIX,
for in this way may partly atone for de-
lays In letters promised TO many friends in
Brattleboro. A college president asked
me the othOr day how l was feeling. My
reply was, "Much as college president
must feel when commencement day is well
over, and four months Of clear rest lies be-
fore him." farmer friend asked the
same question, and the reply was, "Much
as that colt feels which you have just turn
ed out to grass" You may judge by these
answers that am in good spirits and hope
for the future.
MATRIMONIAL.
Before J left b. engaged 10 lie back
again day To pronounce over my young
friends, Mr.. Walter II. Childs aud Miss
Clara Davis, the mystic words which make
one of the twain. But, as the phrase Is,
circumstances over which had no control
interlered, and the pleasant duty falls 10
others. May the richest of Heavens bles'-
ings rest upon her, who is one Of Brattlo-
bpro's iairest daughters, and upon him who
is Que of the worthiest of her suns.
TRoUrISu.
That sometimes become Il disciple of
old Isaac Walton is no secret. And the
next time you see John Kathan or Orion,
if you will ask them they will tell you that
1 can offer average inducements to the
specked beauties to forsake their native
element for Il messy bed in fshermans
basket. l anticipated rich sport this way.
For three years the laws had prohibited
tishlug for trout. The brooks were report
ed to be ''alive." But alas the children Of
this world had been too wise for the chill
dren Of light. The three years eLded on
Saturday night al II o'clock, and on Sun
day the streams were lined with the sons
of Belial who should have been in church
and Sunday school. So when your CORE
spondeut started out ON Monday morning
he could lind ouly here and there spared
monument, aud al night there was but a
very limited number of lovely looking
trout on the bottom Of the basket. 1t wasn't
fIir--we can never he convinced Of the con-
trary-il wasn't fair to give sinners TWEEN
tY.iOur hours start of the saints. why
this was thusly'' we can't comprehend.
What's the use of having bears if such
specimens of total depravity as these Sab.
bath breakers are to go undiscovered?
\ SUNDAY School CONCERT.
We used to pride ourselves on our con.
certs in BrattlebOro, 50 | was glad OF an op-
portunity TO attend one el.ewhere. The
school connected with the First Baptist
church in this place held a concert last
Sunday evening. In some respects they
surpass us in Brattleboro. They sing be-
ter. They commit the Scriptures better.
They are better disciplined. At the call of
the superintendent they rise as promptly
as soldiers. In other particulars we thought
they did not excel. They had too little va
rlely. The exercises were too long. How
could il he otherwise when they had four
set spec hes, none less than IL minutes
long. One was from a son OF the mission =
any Judson. He had Just returned from a
years visit TO Europe. Another speaker
was a converted Burulau who is stud ying
in the theological seminary. lie told, as
We understood, the story Of hi, conversion
He had bought costly idol and sci it uI
in the temple Each day lie went to wor-
ship ii. Alter a time he discovered a sus,
picious hole in his Idol. On humping il
ont ran several rats. lie was so disguised
that he took Il club and beat his idol "a
fragments. \ priest rushed up in terror
and asked what he had done. He replied
that he would not worship god who coulC
not defend himself from the rats. Soon ar
ter he sought The missionaries and became
Christian. l.. J. MATTEsoN.