The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-06-11

l was never drunk bat eacs 10 my lie,
said my friend. the q -coaescssnAn. aud
that vas ths night ve resolved ths asvs
thai Leo had surrendered 70 0ranl
was u Columbus. Ohio on thsl day. end .
vell-kncwu Sunday -schccl organizer se.l
myself went over 70 Governor DFrugh's ;
otios 70 learn II he had aay news from
Grant The governor bad tslaenpA
instsument 10 biz oflos. and thoss 81 % On
the inside oissn vent thsrs a night 10 sst
the latest nsva.
We met stout old Governor Brough 10
the hall, coming towards us With quick.
Or stop than vas his won't us slowed up
when hs sav ~. and 70 oar demand Tor
news said quissly. ''Thsss y very iissls. =
be said bsusqusly sad with slnShled
impatispos. but thsrs wss N sfiss tram
bic Ia HE voice and : somsthine ID his
eye that caused me 10 clstsh bic arm
with ons hand and get ready 10 swing
my hat with the other. The old govern
or dropped his brusqueness and said
with heavy tenderness Of tone. "Thers
Is very little news. but Il il overwhelming
good.
After tantalizing rs for : minute hs
said plainly that Grant and Lee bad hsd
: little talk. aud that tho latter had agreed
to Grants terms Of surrender. There
were around Broush at that minute six
or eight sobcr minded, self possessed
gentlemen. but aitsr one scresch in chorus
they were wilder than any boys I ever
saw. They danced and screamed and
whsoped, and tbsn seizing the governor.
literally carried him back 10 his ofice for
more news.
When 70 left the streets they had :
6sbbsthday quistnsss. Whom W came
out after the few minutes spent In the
capitol they were alive with people. Men.
women and children seemed TO have
rushed like mad into the rainy night.
The church. bells we're changing, and every
body was shouting and singing. II seem.
ed incredible that in 80 short . time the
whole population should have received no.
tice Of the surrender, but such news trsv-
sled rapidly.
They put Governor Brough on pile OF
brick in the middle Of tho street, and We
spoke in the rain. Then the members Of
the legislature and others went TO the
Neil house for joll6cation. l drank good
deal in sheer absent mindcdness, ~ did
my Sunday school friend. After time l
started to go up stairs to bed, and was
dumbfouuded to discover that my feet
wouldn't take me up With the usual skip
ping step. Ny legs below the knee doubled
in the most absurd way. but I Vas de-
TO skip. and ] kept experiment
ing until it flashed across my mind that ]
was tipsy.
That was grand night. put 10 an OK.
army officer. was there myself, but /
was intoxicated only with the wild spirit
Of rejoicing. remember that while Gov
ernor Brough was speaking from the brick
pile in the street it began to rain hard.
The governor had taken of his hat. and l
stood 30 near that could hear tho drops
spattsr on his bald head. and could zee
the splashing glitter in the lamp light.
The people shouted TO the governor TO put
on bis hat, but with . voice husky with
emotion he replied. No. not in such )
night He was glad to stand uncovered
on such night, and in the humbleness
Of drcnching thank God for His good
ness t. the land and the people.
Instantly every head ID that tremen-
dous crowd WIS uncovered. and with one
voice they snng: Praise God from whom
III blessings fow." am not sn impres.
sible person, bnt ! never before realized
what exalted meant. l can now see that
soene 10 the rain, venerable beads, tears
of glsdnsss in Thousands Of faces, but !
never expect TO feel again the thrill that
swept over me when 10000 voices swellsd
10 magnificent volume the words Of The
'loxology. never knew the full meaning
Of the words and music until that night.
and have lived on ) higher plane aod
with more faith 10 humanity si6oe thst u
perience. Those were times that brought
out al that there was in . man.