Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-29

t"S e'T'@trH tof Sbile Dat droppei
70 Forty degrees below zero upon the receiI,
Of a second letter explaining that the
Corner" vas up fivs fights in an attic room
which be occupied With three others.
Grocer--The Won Dykes are having a
good deal more than usual lately, anybody
visiting them"
Delivery Boy No, they have all gone to
Boston the hired girls keeping house"
''oh yes. { see"
The fact that our sister city Of Hallowell
has recently had the pleasure Of listening TO
thar most eloquent divine Rev. II. Bernard
Carpenter Of Boston, recall. an Incident re-
lafing 70 this eminent clergyman which has
never yet, We believe, appeared in print. II
was the last Of June, 1855, and Mr.. CArpen-
Ter had been engaged TO deliver the ANNUAL
Anniversary lecture before the literary TO-
cistles Of New Hampton Institution, New
Hampton, y II. Nov il is one Of the virtue.
of this excellent Institution that it is situated
far from the maideHiog erowd's iznoble
strife in a quiet beautiful little village nee
tied down amid the New Hampshire hills.
The nearest railway station is at Bristol siI
miles distant. A stage line from New Hamp
ton connects daily with the trans 81 this point.
II was by this route that Nj Carpenter
expected to arrive and a team had been sent
To Bristol To meet him at the station II was
a gala occasion for New Hampton. The week
of essays, orations, diplomas and vidnng
alumni | was one Of the latter ami With
party of OLD class mates, alumni friends, bob
ladies and gentlemen had been enjoying a
drive among the fam lie. old scenes Of our
school days. Most Of the boys in the party
were pursuing college courses, but as it
CHANGED no two of them were
at the same University. The
ride was a merry one and consequently
/ it was nearly seven o'clock when we arrived
at the hotel, where supper had been prepared
I for us at special table. As the lecture was
/ to begin promptly at eight we we're somewhai
afraid we should not be able TO get to thu
hall in season. But the landlord treasured
Us by informing us that the speaker had not
arrived. The team had returned from Bris-
toll without Mr. Carpenter and it was feared
Il at he had missed the train. Just as We
were sitting down to the table the landlord
appeared and asked il We had any objection
- having a gentlem IN who had just arrived
join our PARTY. We replied in the negative
aud a moment later quiet looking man,
with bright eye and pleasant face entered
the room and was given a seat of honor near
the head of the table. am afraid he found
Us lively crowd. Such parties are apt to
be. Old stories were told, school-day pranks
rehearsed, and the merrment was genera
and hearty. We soon found that We had an
interested and apparently sgmppthetic lis
tener in the quiet booking gentleman, and
before ID ng he was chatting easily and pleas
anty with the members of our party and
Joining heartily in the laugh that follow ID
each humorous remniscenee. In the course
of his conversation he mentioned number
of the ply steal beauties of the town and re-
marked that although he had never been
there before seven mile walk had given
him an excellent opportunity to enjoy some
of it. beautiful scenery.
Il asked him if his long jsunt had not
.1 h,,,2.
Ru, be repliei ooh, no. very much II
have thoroughly enj yed it. The scenery is
magnificent. and have no DOUBT | shall feei
ho,,.- far tho tramp."
As.oor..ve had left the table we fastened
., tho oeioo aud lsa-,ed that the lecturer
h,d arrived and nv lively sersmbling we
-, ,...Iras ,e.dv and arrived at the hall
=, ,h. .,noin,ed hour.
ro,,sn, l,tar the saeaker of the evening
..,,o ,ror tho s,a,e and We were dumb (
s,,,,det n find that the ouiet looking gentle.
haa,.Lo, .unner with us wa, none
o,hs- thu, Mr. Carpentert How shocked
n, INNS, have been At our loud merrimeut
and fooli.h funi
T.. a;o, hi. lecture Mr. Carpeuter
.,.,.a ,ba, ho hal ms, walked from New
u,,,o,o, s,a,ion--a small flag station situat-
ha., ,on,e some =, ven miles from
49, oI .s,,lom if over made a stop.
ming MACE bv travellers. The Chairman of
rho arr,nyemept committee had failed to
toll Mr. Carnapter which route 70 take, sup
,,.,,., ,ha, he would undou ,tedly come BY
tho rsv of Bristol.
Nsver shall, | forget the quaintly humor-
nm. xav in which Mr.. Carpenter referred to
,h;. 1i,,ie eni.ode at the beginning of his
,.cr,. lie sdl that although he
ohl;ssd IN come upon the
stage without ha'ihs n'' ''''e W '"'
move the aus' oi '"e J'u'"e''
not regret the occurrence ''".e " s''e
chance TO ENJOY tue ue's"'i"'
tna' see''ou' s'' MS
oo'h See" anu '''ouS quay - 80 -
III sc preliminary ~
subject was Money" and never again do
expect to hear that topic handled win sue"
masterly power with such captivating
I blending of humor. pathos and strong practl-
cal common sense. lie made everyone in
that audience friend and aimirer before