Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-08-18
Letter from Vermont.


Mr. d. n Richardson, of the Davenport,
Oowa) Democrat, has been writing again to
his paper of his Vermont experiences. lie
accompanied Squire Moore from st. Johns
bury to Danylle, the Squire's birthplace,
which he had not visited for more than
twenty years The Squire wanted to hunt
NJ. his old schoolmatcs, and, as will be seen,
met with but Indifferent success
"Then we drove about by the way of West
Danville, and down to IIaryey's Hollow, which
was the Squires old school district. But a
single schoolmate could he see or hear of within
its boundaries. All the rest had gone away
This one and an old man Of fourscore and FIVE
were the total Of the people OF his district Of
forty years ago Then we drove to the old farm,
only to find its lines and old buildings eifaced
Taking tea that evening at Mrs. Wesson's the
Squire heard Of his old friends the Iarveys living
down in peacham, and concluded we had better
drive down and see them. But he had to intro
duce himself lie and Duncan Harvey were old
schoolmates, but there was no token Of recogni-
ton ON either side, save in name The Squire had
grown portly, and Harvey was thin and gray.
The former credited his health and rotundity upon
going ont West to live; the latter based his gray
hairs and i'll health upon the same reason. He
had been ont into the same neighborhood where
the Squire lived got the ague, loaned his money
with too much permanency, got homesick, mad,
tired out, sick, and disguised with the country,
and got back to Vermont again in less than twelve
months, WISER sicLer and sadder man, and has
never seen the day when he wanted 10 go back
again. The relation Of his many fluctuations out
at Fulton city and Brodhead we never shall for
get 1t is pleasure to know that he has got a
good trade and good home in Vermont
| In the morning the Squire would pay his re-
spects to another OF the Harvey family--over at
Water Street Old schoolmates-old times-old
associations. Well well, these old visitors who
only remembered the hey-days OF youth-when
there were no gray hairs, no wrinkles, no life
troubles-ther words do the least part OF the
talking. The old school-room, the old remps, the
old memories-still fresh can't all be reduced into
words in a few minutes chatting.
one or two more calls, and all that was left of
forty years destruction was done with and the
business OF the trip up into Danyie, too, was
over Go back into your old Eastern homes, you
old men and women Of the West, who have been
absent these forty, even thirty years, and see
what you eau find More Of sadness, more Of
green mounds more OF the mutability OF things
Of earth than you had counted upon
II is worth your while, when at Danville to see
the North Star folks-father Eaton and his son.
The North star is the most remarkable newspa-
per in Vermont II not in tho country It was
started in lSOG-has been printed regularly ever
since, and has never been out Of the family Il
was started in the days OF the Presidency Of
Thomas Acknowledged In Jcifersonian de-
mocmcy, and stuck TO its text even to this II is
u democratic paper now, AS twas then, and never
breathed for n moment a different political
breath. The North star has shone upon every es-
sential progress of the country, save that made
the birth Of the most Of the states the introduce
ton Of steam travel by land and water; the tele-
| graph agricultural and domestic machinery seen
the great West opened up; Louisiana and Florida
/ purchased Texas and a large share OF Mexico
acquired seen the sea-board villages become vast
cities, and the population OF the country increase
by moro than thirty millions aud may II still live
ON to witness grander achievements yet The
original founder is dead; but his son, Mr.. n. II.
Eaton, sturdy gentleman OF three score years
and ten, is at the head OF its management as
sisted by one of his sons II Is one OF the early
literary landmarks Of the state, has always been
conducted with ability, and bids fair to continue
In those ways OF strength and wisdom 1t has so
long and so faithfully journeyed in. II was a
very pleasant hour indeed that we spent in the
coy editorial room Of the North Star.