Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-18
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Honor 10 Whom Honor Is Due.
BY RODNEY HOLLAND HOWARD

DC uone IN reSdfu 10 tne " fiOneer Mechan
ic Shop" which had just been laid in ashes
say that he was not one of these who be
lieved that it was absolutely necessary t,
wait until man was dead and decently
buried, before We ven IRE to accord to b,
virtues and honorable deeds the cordial anC
emphatic recognition they deserve. Tn,
eloquent eulogist of that day is now
himself in his grave. while the gentleman
concerning whom this glowing panegyri.
was pronounced happily is still living
reaping In green old age the honors O
his long and eminently useful life. Ii wert
hardly necessary to state that the mar
hereby alluded TO Is Henry Pearl Hickok
lie had been very active, in fact first auC
foremost, IN initiating the - Pioneer" en-
terprlse, and accordingly came in naturally
upon the occasion above referred to, for thi,
deseryedly honorable mention at the hand.
OF Burlington most eloquent SON And
here ! may % permitted to saw that well
remember Mr.. Hickok's making a speech
upon the occasion of the laying the corner
stone of the original Pioneer Shop in which
he expatia:ed on the advantages to the COM
munity of introducing and encouraging
manufacturing interests in our town.
The fact that from that small nest-egg
have sprung all the varied and important
industries that now make Burlington 50
considerable manufacturing city, would
seem TO have confirmed abundantly the fore
sight and practical wisdom. while they also
illustrate and commemorate the public
spirit OF. the man in whose brain this i'm
por.ant enterprise first had its birth. Mr.
uickoks ; relation 10 this early, original
mechanical interest in Burlington has by
no means been exceptional his career.
Nay, this were rather eminenty character
lstlc of hlm-he always having had the pub
llc welfare quite as much at heart a his
own.
No citizen Of Burlington, perhaps. will
be more pleasantly. gratefully m5ered
by the younger generations of his time,
than Henry p llickok With the utmost
dlstnctness | recOllect seeing him. thirty
i've years ago. drive by my old home on
Dorset street. on his way to and from his
possessions. consisting Of broad acres. and
grand old primeval woods in our neighbOr-
hood. | shall always think cf and remem-
Der him also, in another connection, that
Of distributing, on behalf OF the corpora
tion Of the University, the parchments to
the graduates on Commencement day.
Oi modest, quiet, unas5lming manners.
OF a most genial and benevolent spirit, emi-
nently public spirited and patriotic, and
thoroughly furnished unto every good word
and work, not only does he present an ex-
ample, Il character, throughout all his long
career, which the youth OF Burlington may
safely copy; but
% HIS life was gentle and the elements 50 III xed
IN him that Nature N ght stand up and say to all
the world THIS Is A MAS
But distinguished as they have been. Mr..
hur rst.. L. L. u
OF the town, who IN their time. have rem
dered invaluable services to their day and
generation, In fact. these very reflections
and remarks have been suggested by let
ter lust received from an eminent, and A.,
though still living, may be permitted to
add, highly honOrcd citizen of Burlington.
1t may be remembered ly some Of your
readers that az the close OF my recent CON-
munlcatlon in your columns, entitled. My
First Sunday School EXCURSION" occurs
the following sentence " Ali honor 70
those kind s)uls-many. if not most, of
whom, | presume. are now in their graves
who pro 4, and 80 successfully car
ried 1t out. 80 MAS not a little gratlted,
shortly alter the appearance of the atorc-
said communication TO receive the following
letter
BuRLNGT,S. VT July .t, 1870
DEAR SIR 7 have always read with interest
your cummun cations IN the tEsg PREss AND
TINES hut none with greater pleasure than Your
last, entitled " Ny f-rst sunoay School Excur-
sion
was, perm me to say. at the ii me TO which You
refer, Superintendent o. the village school and
scb- ~ =. .,s-i -. e, 'oa Hea
O. the vlAge--altosether some five hundred sirons-
and, with the assistance OF corps oi efficient
w -. es IL 9'' as you saf
ant recol lectons connected VITA Iny snudav-icho5.
lahors: also revived n my memory the names oi
ses % very eSee-4snt youn- men and women with
some no ioubt- cf Hose oennecfe1 Win the o,-
cas- on you have noticed. Is you intimate. are N
theiT graves iew' however are st ] i,vlns here
/, ,,is,.,nf ~ i,s-, ,,, =. -
an mpressionw was made On your then young and
tender mind. Meantime il is doubtless quite sac
70 pIe,lne .L.t N II, u not A. ~, pAI.e p'eo
yoursef
Very he'pectuiy and fra'er9auy yours
am very happy 70 be appF'@ed 10 "hom
aun Inuuo'tl loI thai uhe sIanu gu" uaH
ol my youth ITO" llttie' oIt'n' 10 We
kuo" 10 "hOm we are lhueotsu llr N'ine o,
% .po pIeasan ~ ooca7iCnN' ""G 'O' sum- VI
'He oes' inSpil at'ouS Vl Jul me
W one cah oe aware eAVep'' Hueou ne
nave hau experience IN 'ne matter 10"
mqeh Oh anxiety ana care anu loiI j. IN
NolHeu on the part ol oAon1'h-' cuool 'u-
perintendent ana ms aSSocia'eS' on 'ne eh-
giheeIlhS anu successful prosecution VI an
eAtehued eAearsloh Ior 4arge schooI. -
.ieat' ul'9 anu llAni'o,t are ~ eat
ing care ana 4aoors tua' many are o9n-
SANITY tempted 10 tnlhk 'nat tue pentI'' zen
10 oo uefNed ron me same VIII naluly pe
worth tne pains IL may ue tuat pN 'ne
re4ulnS ol my cJui uil'callon so'ne 'a.'el-
ipg 'eacneI may ue encVulaggu 10 peli'1e {
mat sueh onnu4y-senool noliuay excursions
may pay a''eI al Even tue very Sounges'
OF hl9 u'ek' tnough ne may haruiy reuem-
Der whom TO thank ioE 1t. may thereoy re-
eel'e impressions that Will prove 10 nun
thereafter Joy forever e..
Meantime,"h Is the true the modei citi-
zen ana dlS;ipie! l. 1t not the man VINO
quietly. modeStly, cheeriuily sow' si, heSide
al "A'er@' not knowing lhueeu' "hlou
shsII prosper. whether tnl@ OF that YET
10, 10, " t'i S,oIa A. vo,,
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