Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-30


a danger from malice domestic, or foreign levy.
AMI tell Won the Nermonters Will start up from
places where nobody supposed there where YER
moHiers. just as Rhodcriek Dhu's men did from the
mountain side. Sometimes. IN order - get at the
amount Of manhood there Is IN The country. knn
have 10 wclgh As well as count. Well. lake II
that vermont counts more than two III the Senate
Of the 1 nltcd States. The reason why Vermont can
furnish any number of men that the occasion re
qures, however great the occasion. IL because Yer
mont keeps The Institutions and habits and ideas
and principles which make great and Keep
them 50: and women, too. lApplause.l Up IN
Vermont they have a pure and simple democratic
constitution: up in Vermont they fear God; up IN
Vermont hey Keep ifty-two sundays every year
aud some very good Years they Keep fifiy-threc.
iLaushter.J And you Know What the Vermont sun
day was. Ii WAS moi 4 Connecticut blne-law sun
DAY. and II WAS not the Partisan sunday, and
thank God It never will he. They believe up III
Vermont in
PLAIN, oLp-FASHoSEp uoMELy VIRTUES.
We hope that You do III Chicago. IApplause.l Now
that Is talk enough about us: that Is talk enough
about Vermont. Now. If You please, one word about
Won When II WAS known that | WAS coming 10
Chicago. great many people said 10 me; "Just
give our love II all our boys and girls IN
Chicago" Applause That is what came for
10 bring the love Of the genuine Nermonlers al
home To the unspoilcL Nrrmnuiers IN Chicago
and they Will ash me a great many questions wheh
get back. They VIII want To know-and t'nS Is
about the substance of all they will want 10 know
what have our bays aud girls out there mainly set
their hearts On: We know they are very smart out
there: We KNOW they have miles and miles OF pdla-
tia shops and residences hut what have they set
their hearts on: Or As il put once IN the olden
times, Iii that which Is represented 10y these
magnificent hotels and Shops and offices stands
for l.. while thai which i represented by the
little Schua'-house in vermont. ana The little mis-
sionary church. and the quiet humble home and
ireSidr stands FOR only Il. then say You are no
true Ncrmnnicrs. But hope and expect when go
back tn hc able Ia say To them That found our
boys and .lrlS aut here just a. supplemented, AMI
just IIur-hClrted IN all their sIlendor and
grandeur IN all their achievements here. as they
were in the old DAYS when they drove the cows
ma y ffHfsfF fl,sN Il
Young heart tha, tbrohhcl under the smock frock
didn't even dream OF tine splenIors which are now
youf daily iirr. Eui ! want TO carry back SOME
thing nom Chicago. Nou never heard uf a col
letsr president VINO went anywhere and didn't
want 10 carry back something with him. laugh
teri would lik" 10 cars back little OF
SoCR E,.ERGY AND ENTHUSIASM
-alilt!.. of ,nur plSh-lo the old Stale. You know
II is nothing HrH Il is commonplace history Tor
the mother country I" receive impetus aud strength
from the colonies | should like carry back
something that would increase the pulse of Yer
mnutcr- ahiui i've in. the minuic-l don't lhlnk II
would hunt them. | Mas thinking Al one tune that
would manage To carry back something 81 a dii-
terent k:nd, ahd l remember the story OF the
FrenchmIn travelling IN Italy. who was ''rascoh-
aiding about France very much as We are gas
coEa ling about Vermont. and who AT one hotel
where he stopped was raunicd with the charge that
a Frenchman before hun had left his hill unpaid.
The landlord produced the hill, when the French
man said YES, he is my brother. and ] viii
paw that bll: | pay all those hills" Now,
what | have been tAInking about is how much
wealth. tntrs Is lafe ana now HUGH II Is Httti-
ell IN Vermont and how these schools and
mission churches and poorly endowed institutions
want 10 he helped. When thought how much
such institutions as these had claim upon You. ]
did noi know hut tina; | might negotiate loan
with some moneyed institution. and that when the
time 10 repay came some OF YOU would say, ''lhai
Is nv brother: We sritr all his hills" lAppansel
But | have decided On the whole 10 pay all my
bills here the condition that you, one and all,
shall pay To the old state OF Vermont all that YOU
owe her for her history and for her training OF you
and FOR her prayers and for her blessing; that You
should pay ali back to her in Your affection, your
devotion 10 her and in all other good things. Jap
plause Mr.. Chairman. Will close with the sen
timeni with which yOu introduced me- The Old
State of Vermont God bless her. may
The love of all her sons encompass her
Tie love OF all her daughters cherish her.
THE REV. ". l.. ALGER.
The next toast. The cultivation and eX-
preston of public spirit, a great want in
America" was eloquently responded to hy
the Rev. William Il. Alger. He divided
public spirit into three dcgrees,-the essen
tial, which was in the private character of
man. the prominent qualities being justice,
honor, love, and Decentralization the
second was the formal degree, profession, of
which all our public men were full; the
third, or fruitful degree, was action. The
manners Of man revealed his character,
what he was; the professions Of 4 man re-
-ealed what he would be thought TO be, his
Difference to public opinion; but the action
Of a man revealed his policy, which was the
resultant of his character and his professions.
These should be cultivated, beginning with
the heart lie believed that there was no
country in which was presented at this mo-
ment So grand and powerfula mass of claims
upon the faith, the love, and the allegiance
of its peor!e-upon their public spirit-as
the American uatiOnaity
The glee club then sang 'The Old Oahcn
Bucket
THE ANIMAL POEM.
Mr.. Norman C. Perkins then delivered one
of his original, quaint, and truth-tclling
rhymes. entitled "a Rhyme of the District
School" in which he depicted many Incl
dents dear 10 the memory of people who had
been brought up in the rural districts of New
England
NE. PEREINs's POEM.
The small; square school-honse, with its slipping
shed,
Vita claphGaI,i, covered. always painted rel,
S;ood Ike FLme's temple that did overlook
The Hill Of knowledge IN the spelling-book.
Twas l.anlur- cheap and ever free ahohc.-
And public, for II Stood right IN the road.
It's Playground stretched. with many guldeb1drd
si;sl
From Massachusetts, up to Derby Line.
Within. IA" teachers throne stood al the end
Two rows Of desks an each side did ascend,
With seals IN front Tor little victims. where
Their feet hung Useless. dangling IN the air.
mighty stove down M The middle stood,
And rOirel all ,lay with heaps of maple wood.
There may have been a blackboard, and perhaps
There hung sci Of Mitchell's Outline Maps.
This was the school of forty years ago;
We don't remember It ourselves, you know,
For We are boys Vet. and we 10 hut seem
Gray-hcaied latrlarehs, walking in a dream.
oar hair i false and where the bald spots rise
They only show how thin Is the disguise
Oncc more see that troop Of little girls
With shining hair. all innocent of curls,
Imprisoned close IN little Sllkrn nets.
BirefoOiel, AMI with calico pdntacts.
All vending sch0plward on the summers day
Now stopping 10 pee berries 10y the way
Now standing all a row. with giances shy,
To ilIhc HER manners 10 the pisser-iy
The school maam SITS there as of old she did
Her watch ticks loudly. in her bosom hid,
As iOthe little pupil Al her knee
She points the letters out, from 10 Z.
WITH that sharp pcnknfe which she always hal
To cut on children's ears when They were had
Once more through open windows comes the tone
OF murmusIrs hecs-ihe harvesr-bug's long
drunr-
The hammers soaai comes from the distant
The swallows iWitter in the chimney-iop,
And children read with many drowsy nod,
l nat NO man may put on the law Of God.
What house could hold that crew of boisterous
blys.
Whose sex aud presence were made known 10y
morse.
A. Of a winter morning they rushed in.
With caps ui lur and iinncr-pall> of tin,
Win trUw sct-l"g, tied down WIN bis Of Irvine,
With rosy checks that eyermure did shine
Win hralth's own luAirr; with the melting tracks
OF snowbails sticking SIN upon their backs,
And stood. IA cu3iis that their own mothers woye,
To ihaw Their aching fingers al The stove:
There stands thc youngsier with quivering lip
VINO ".t> Tue snapper when they snapped iii"
whip"
And whose shor length end over end did go,
Aud stuck hrdl-lpIrmusi IN driit Of snow.
Here stand the Ing bay- who for mornings PLAY
Have taken run good hlli-milc away
And sll down hIll-thrrc was no .'roastngn then
And drew their slc'is with patience back again.
Soon order clinc each racEed his little pate
Ger dtc sinirdril"n- on mis- tiny SLATE
AM learned that maxim, dear IL many men.
Nv men you az" shott, you ALWAYS borrow ten"
some playful wight. perchance wa4 doomed to sit
Beir cen two girls a. reirlbution III
Fol his great crnnrs and 50 ne learned cen then
The truth that comes IA time to ali Young mcn
It's mp:e Than fwira aS hard for Adams
To SIT Win two girls IL to slt with one!
Behold that spelling-class. with eager look
With hInd- beside thenI-fugcr IA the book
NJ l'SpkinE -ideSa, 4, and 40 iynking back
Heads ". and every To- upon the crack
Ranged IA long line Ike soldiers a. they stand.
Ready 10 bow and "cGrcht al command!
The timrs have changed; boys sui eau make a
Taos.
But whcs,-'s the gal can make a 'curchy" low ?
NOW here tonight before our school l. done,
Wen read unc. more the Fable Number one:
e An old man fouud a ruc boy IN his tree
A-sioaling aiipl"5 from whirh fact We srs
The scene $ lii.l not IN Neimont-no; but
Down Ill New liimi- hire, or Connecticut.
-' The old man desired him To come down. with
wilai ho a got;
But the Young sans,-bov ,ollhim plainly he Mould
Now every hos that We knew m our school
Always c.lt;i- down. ana wuh his pockets fun,
=" %, wont S"ur' @ud the ola man; then Will
Who o..r n.ari such language Ia a Vermont