The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-03-13
The Daughters of New England.

The Daughters of New England.
We reprint below an article on this
topic, written for the Weekly UjScOn-
sin, published at Milwaukee, by Sarah
S. Goodhue, daughter of Rev. Mr..
Goodhue, formerly of Shoreham:
la reply to correspondent who
wishes an article on the Daughters of
New England, the editor of the "Wom-
ans World Department. of the WiScOn-
sin saws: "The editor of this depart
ment being a daughter of Wisconsin
does not feel like attempting the task.
but will be pleased to hear from any
one of our readers who came from the
'rock- bound coast, In behalf of the
daughters of New England, One OF them
is happy to respond to The invitation.
Although strongly attached by many
wears of residence 10 Wisconsin, still OF
nothing is she moe proud than Jeing a
daughter of New England. Upon the
old home there. the sun rose above the
Green Mountains on the east, andSset
behind he grand AdirondaCks on the
west, seeming to ennircie thar part of
the valley of Lake Chalnplain. OF
course YOU may Inter hat am a Yer
monter, aud m expect me to soeak
first OF the dau1 hters Of my own State.
Those that | knew personally then, are
scattered ali over re land, but none the
less are they the daughters of Vermont,
and lOval To- her memory. The town
in which lived in Addison county fur.
nished not a tcw, the influence OF whose
lives have reached tar beyond the
boundaries of their native State. In the
early days of that town there were some
quite remarkable women, the strength
of whose characters descended in a
marked degree to their sons, who
seemed al nOst noUl led in theirs, by
the mothers. Those were not the DAYS
in which the work of women was so
apparent to The world as now. The
New England training of girls devel-
oped little in the line of authorship; al
most never lid it bring one on to the
platform. The home influence and
cultivation came only to public atten-
ton through tie sons who became min
listers, physicians, lawyers, governors,
senators. The mother of Silas II. Jen-
nison, who many years ago was elected
governor of Vermont by the largest
majority she ever gave, was of that
type of women. Strong physically as
well as mentally, being lett widow
while her son was yet too young to assist
her she carried on her farm doing much
of the hard work which pioneer men
do, determined to thoroughly educate
him and making the greatest sacrifices
to do so. She possessed striking Judi
yidualty of character, great shrewd
ness in business management, and 81
trained her son that he developed {
most noble manhood. Most scholarl
in taste and habits of thought, with on
ly such advantages for education d,
could be obtained in a rural town,
natural leader among men, he had un
DERIVING all IA high moral tone of char
acter, so that the people of his State de
lighted to honor him for several term
of office in succession as their governor
At the Odd homestead on the farm
which his mother toiled to give him
that noble gentleman was long prouC
to introduce his mother to the man,
guests who shared his most genial hos
pitality, and WAS content to spend hi
days there with her, in the home of he
youth. There his daughters grew n
to wOmanhOod women of tiue literar
taste and especial gifted as writers
They seemed to inherit the capacity fo
business which the grandmother pos
sessed and, with no assistance from an
man, settled the complicated bushes
affairs of their father at his death, con
tinuing there with their mother man
years, one of them still retaining tn
old home.
Among the first women who wen
from that place as foreign missionarie
and perhaps first from the State, Wer
Mrs. Anna Caswell and Mrs Luci
Hemenway, who did good service i
Siam for ten years. So highly wa
their work then appreciated by tn
king, that after her husbands death a.
her return 10 ibis country, he Sc It Mr..
Caswell $1,000 Ne a testimonial of hi
appreciation Of her service to his cour
try. From Dorsets picturesque vale,
the hills coming almost down to I'll
parsonage of Or. Jackson, went b
daughter, Mrs. lI4mlin, as missionar
TO Turkey. Hers was wonderful
sweet and lovely character, and ht
memoir. "Light IN the Dark River,
is one of the most interesting OF book
Later on, from my own town, wei
Mrs. jeanette $. Winchester, also
Turkey. A woman of fine literary GU
ture, successful teacher for sever
years at Middlebury seminary she WEI
out from us to make even warm
friends among that band of mission
ries of which the names OF GOodell al
Schautiler are perhaps to Us most