Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-10-10
TaftSviIIe.

We are glad to be set Alright, By the re-
mark in the AGE in regard to tina Reunion
at Hartford. We attended the two preyi-
Gus Reunions at Barnard, and thought we
were handsomely entertained, each time,
in generous and hospitable manner, aud
Us the treatment received at Hartford was
so entirely different, we were disposed to
censurc Hartford, when it appears that
Barnard should have received our disap-
probation. We we're al born at the
right time for Barnard, even if 1t was ten
years too late to be appreciated at Hart
ford, and we hardly think that the sup
per at Hartford, as good as it was, would
be sufficient inducement for one to 90 ten
miles to procure. SO it will be readily
seen, that it was not the supper, or the
cost of supper, but the principle, that we
were disposed to censure. We learn that
a company of Veterans from Royalton,
and one from Bethel, were invited to
Hartford, and were there allowed the
privilege Of escorting tho big folks to the
tent, were invited to supper ats O'Clock.
and at the same time were very gentle
manly informed that their train for home
would leave the depot at o'clock. We
accede chat these companies Of about so
Veterans were taken care Of. and "hand-
aomely" too! From the comments we
heard at the time, we should Judge that it
was duly appreciated we are also glad to
be informed that soldiers wives ana
children are not Veterans. We suggest,
however, a personal acquaintance, might
compel even the AGE to make an oc'
casional exception. We can but reassert
cur opinion, that any gathering that
furnishes free lunch to soldier, to the
exclusion of his wife, or any one who
would justify such usage, can know very
little OF the sentiments that characterize
Veteran Soldiers. One of the committee
expressed his displeasure, at the time, at
the supper arrangements, and said that
''from the posters sent out, all would
come with the expectation Of being fed"
But they we're not, aud VIC read that "it
served them right" We once attended q
minstrel show. and, at the close, Billy
Morris invited the audience, very cordial
ly, to "a nice free supper at the Parker
House TO cost them just dollar Il
piece We cannot believe that this was
the intention at the Reunion. For my
own part, have nothing to complain of.
I was Veteran, had no wife, "ssters,
cousins or aunts' to provide for, and did
partake with the selected few, which l
certainly sholld not have done, if had
known the food was so choice, as to ex-
cludc any one member Of our company
We considered the war ended, and that
all were of equal rank in Soldiers Re-
union, but we noticed, perhaps on ac-
count of talent, that all remarks, speeches,
stories, anecdotes, responds to toasts,
&C., were INDUCED in by ministers and
late army officers. which the veteran
soldiers respected by silent and patient
endurance, In conclusion we would say,
that those young men who 50 kindly as
sisted US in making the gathering pleas,
ant and attractive, were entitled to any
courtesy received by Veterans of the
Company, and In allowing them to "pay
their own shot," constitutes an additional
degree Of Rank, which, although so prom
inent, was not INDUCED in to greater
extent, evon in war times. But, as ''it
was all right and proper" we apologize
for oil we have said ON the subject.
d. & B. D. Hathaway have COM
menced making cider at their mill.
An occasional case of the mumps
continue to be the order of the day.
Elders Holt aud Davis commence