The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-15
CORRESPONDENCE.
From the 'Garden city"
CHICAao, Id. April ls

SHlC AdO, LII. Aplll Ao0, 1oO@'
To the Editor Of the Bdnner.-DEAR
SIR.-This is the 1st day of April, a very
notable day in some respects to me. In
the first place it was warm, the wind
blew quite briskly from the south, being
somewhat like the spring winds l once
experienced in my old native home at
this time of the year such as we do not
often have here in the West; the spring
weather is not like New England, but
flucuating, no steady weather, but this
morning came the warm breeze and l
took it all in by being out doors and
what do you think heard in the dis
lance but the voice of the beautiful
red-breast robin, which l have not heard
in long months, and how cheering, it
put my mind back to many years past
and gone, when on certain pear tree in
front of my fathers house in the very
early morning hours the music of this
bird could be heard perched upon the
very top sending forth its sweet tones,
which | shall never forget; this morning
carried me back to those gOne-by days,
love to remember them. Another
thing was somewhat remarkable for this
LIST of April, we have not heard the
thunder in months before, now its
heavy voice is heard in the distance
telling warm rain will soon come which
will do no harm for our streets are be-
coming dusty, the grass, too, needs the
rain, which will soon carpet the earth
with beautiful green and all Nature
will soon be clothed with beauty and
man, insignificant man, will have to ac-
knowledge that that there is an Author
for all these changes, which seem to
gladden. our heart and inspire MS with a
self devotion to rhe Giver of all life.
Man and every living creature that flies
over or crawls upon the earth, the fowls
of the air and the fishes of the sea tell
us of an Author that we have not seen,
but we can see his wondrous works
above and beneath us. These months
and yeaI come and go very much sooner
it seems to me than they did in my early
life, then, a month seemed year to me,
now it has changed, year seems a
month and a month but day, and our
days though they be but three score
and ten is like bubble on the great
ocean it comes but in momen of time,
in twinkling, it is gone. 1 realize
more and more as advance in years the
shortness of time with us on the earth. 1
called ON my old friend and teacher in
your town last week, Rev. DR.. Smith,
the. worthy editor of the Standard, and
1 enquired wha5 year he was principal
of the academy in your village and he
enformed me it was about the year 1874.
1 was somewhat surprised to think so
many years had passed and it seemed
but Yesterday, the changes in that time
must be many and imagine l will hard
ly know the place when | get there this
month as intend too, if nothing serious
occurs.
We had what came near being Mani
itoba blizzard about o'clock Friday of
this week. 1t had been blowing hard
all day and threatening rain, the wind
increasing more until it came down in
binding sheets of rain, accompanied
with wind which seemed as though it
would take all before it. Considerable
damage was done in different parts of
the city, but before s o'clock the stars
and moon were seen. l send you a
Chicago paper telling of the destruction
of life and property in and around this
city and of terrible devastation in Kan
sas and Western towns which is more
general than can give you in this short
letter.
1 was intending to 60 down upon the
Fair grounds before writing this letter
so could give your readers something
of the progress of the work but will say
everything is going rapidly along, and
the Congressional Examining Committee
are well satisfied with their inves,
tigation. 1 don't think there is or has
been much boodling going on, as has
been in our City Council, and it is be-
coming universal, this boodling dishon-
est theiving way of getting money in
this city. care not in what capacity, il
is dishonesty. This is the game they
are all in and it is demoralizing the very
community. Integrity of character cuts
no figure in accommodating wealth here.
In extension contracts large amounts of
this boodling is done.
CORP. w. E. SHELDON.