, 1879-02-14

Er'.'S t,-N N''N ~% sT|N''S' - 1'0N'"'
Tho only rrplv received was,
"Eyny WITH rou SOME DAT."
11o counted tho man rs m cno1ny: lie meant
him to know L, a,tl. us19ucsttonatly, llc patd
the promise. 11e cterIshes his friends viii,
deep carncstncas; 1t is always tnr0rn hopo 10
persuade Gen. .Batler TINT any person ho has
ever hcgrcndcl could, by my possibility, "Eo
back II IN lin. lIo hlnlsc]f Is ST stccl.trlo to
his opinion. lo cannot admtt Of anoshcr's dcfcc-
tion
Ills friends worship him. Mono AMONG them
arc the teass fukcwaFm. The magnetism Of bis
own positive nature Bccms to be Impaired by
him to all with whom hc comes In socfal contnct.
faithful incmofy tint retains in q most mar
ness In getting ut the drift OF wl,nt yol, say,
TINT ftrtns at onre mn opinion; q blunt direct.
ness IL speech. offensive only to .thtn-sknncd
mortals who intrgncll Themselves fu cti-
powerful, arc qualities that tic mon. to
men. Aid when TO this those that know iin
SEQ an ideal tcndcrness to bis children, an
ideal devotlun to a wffo, can you wonder that
Many dclcgntton ,1estrlnE Sunday audience
has been told: No. spend Sunday with my
fnrnily; cotne to me Monday morning." Gen.
Butler has impressed himself upon tic natl0u,
% "o2e eeDy @ t tn e sas,s Il III II. 1PH" sna a e
may not listen to them. ha may roughly reject
tllelr udviec, for you wnstc your breath on ison
when once his mind Is lnat!o; but o vast capabil-
1UF lHE NMuChl 1liAEcLlUllb ~ Bull autgt UG-
neat|. that l,aed shell. And AWAY from affairs,
as be is tonight, ut hIs own table, you can find
no n,ore genial companion. lie loves good
story. to hear Or. tU tall. Tho sano fund Of
boyhood. lie tells. you 4 story Of 49, One of
tlnse n0hle-hcnrtcd women that made New
England what It il, md gave to a country rare
pattern OF niolherly grace n1sd Puritan virtue,
Mrs. Butter was won1uu wI.o united 10 deep
earnest1css of purposc dignity Of acmcanor
and womauiv grace that uiale her loscd
By those WHO possossed her acquaint.
toll Of lively word ba'tlcs when tic old lady
stoutly upheld Slavery. buforo tue great fssuo
sett!cd It forever; nnl from tho conversation
"her Dcnny" WIS rarely absent. sho loved to
talk Of him, to teli Of i,is boyhood trials md
trlumphs, to dwell on hur ambitions for hin,
mud, to dount, what lie lins to-day Of tenderness
WIS frat Gift from thia dcyoted woman. When
tho question Of college camc up, hie father was
for West Point, the b'aze Of war. She, With Il
mothers love, desired ardcntly that hcr son
should enter
THE PEACE or TIE CHURCH.
But, whether this OF not, under religious tnau-
cnce s'iu determined he should be TILL old enough
to choosc. 50 he went to WaaerVll1c, Me, Here
he worked at cnatr making to par tho college
dues, carnIng, perhaps, 90 ccnts tlaY. Absence
from prayers ono nssrnlng brought him Il tnc Ut
10 cents, md misconduct 1nurls fp tho class.
Th{s wns scr3ous matter, and several occasions
brought youaE Dnslcr up to the pitch Of re-
monetrance, by protest tllat Tns perncatcd
through nnd through with hls personality. One
OF tic professors had, few days previously,
prcnyhcl q sermon In tho college church, In
which he e1iuncnted three dnglnas worthy ot
alone, will be aayed; =. Of tic people commonly
called Christians, probably not moro than ono
In Il hundred w!lf be savatl; 8. The hcathen have
better chancc of salvation than tho ln,lab-
.f ~ tk-
tllcir opportunities; Upon thls Butler spoke.
| IL drew up petition to tho Faculty, couehcd
III language Of profound respect, asking
to bo cxcused from further attendance at
ably sustained u tho discourse OF tho preced-
Ing Sunday. If, be said, the doctrine OF that
sermon was souud, Of which ho would not pre-
SUM to entertain doubt, he WINS only prepar-
gnsl, ~ attending church. Ao bczgeo TO be
allowed 10 remind the Faculty lint the church
Usually co consrcsatiou "o q goo poisons, nino q
whom were his reve1ed professors "nd ti1tors'
tians could DO saved, thrce Of tic Faculty, good
f1en as all Of them were. weEo inevitably
damned. Could he, a nero student, and not
one 81 thc ~; most exemplary expect to be- sayed T.,
him but perdttton. 10 this melancholy posit!on
Of affairs 1t bccame him to beware Of hetghton'
inE tbs future torment by listening to the moy:
ing cloqueneo OF tho pulpit, Or agatling himself
however, compelled attendance, imposed 4 po-
cl!nary tlnu and disgrace, mud thus, threatened
with Elimination IN tue loxt world, hallkruptcg
md disgrace 10 this, he tfnp!orcd the conadera
| tlou Of tho Faculty and asked to bu excused
from all attendance at prayers. But, Mus fol
the ttto Of hu1nor. The Faculty did not TAXI
tho Joke, at'd the petitioner was
VERT NEARLY EXPELLED.
College daysl What flood OF memories poul
0ycr every mau's prcsonco when such key-nott
is struck! Other stories Of but!er's carly day
crowd upon you rs thu laugh for the Inst dlc
away. Butter was full OF pranks; in nll colcgt
ltazing he had lls eharc, yet was ever rs wllllul
to tatn rs glvc. Ono oe the tutora, Mr.. Sa,l
ucl, nn1 particularly neat Of dress. IN fact
fusey over 1t, cAtno duWn the cullego gtups on
morning, llia pl1lmnEc as smooth 0s pcaeock's
4 bucket OF water trom au upper room changer
him sadly. The Faculty met hastily, sutnmonet
Butler, examined him, and then retired for dis
went 10 call tho boy, aud found hin tast asleep
Asleep! A man who could e!eep III the preseue
Of such terrible impending disgrace must bo tn
noccnt; aud he vas allowed to depart. II
suct occusions. One tnorning the Watcryl
Professors woko to find u stctIlegc, In The eve
OF these strict dlscioltnaEfans, bad bee
committed. The college chapel ssats M la
bank, The rest thrown into the flowing Kcnlse
bee. Recitnttona weso suspended. star char
bcr inquest bcEuu, md Butler summoned, fo
l,e nlwnya Ind tho honor Of being ilrst suspect
Cl. lie went to the Prestlnnt's room, but WI
entirely 0bltviotls OF the mutteF. aud was sul
prtsctl tint he should be summoned Tho rrus
. don't locked hisn In Tho room to prevent hls col
ferring with Other stnucnts; nnt made every 6
mined to resort to q ruse- Returning to j
| rtIotn, he found Ifutler slcep!ng soundly, h
, head upon his hand. Thc sleeping student ".
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