Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-04
WALLACE WHITE.

class; 1t will take eternity to show the
fruits OF his teaching.
WALLACE WHITE.
| am sure it would not be good form if
we did not introduce the iairer sex into our
evenings program. [ will propose the
toast 'sOur ladies'" Mr.. White.
| hardly know just what to say about
this question and think the ladies ought
to be represented by man who is used to
speaking in public, in order to do them
justice. 1t came into my mind just now
how newly married man seems to cut
quite figure in the household and to
be fully appreciated, but as time goes on
he is given t, understand that he doesn't
cut quite SO much of figure after all
Many good women have helped men up to
places OF prominence in this world while at
the same time losing their own identity. In
connection with this | like to think of what
Solomon says in regard to woman, in the
last chapter of Proverbs. And if, in the
providence OF GCd, the women we love are
taken from Jus, we will mourn them as did
the village smith IN Longtellow's poem:
Gle goes on Sunday to the church,
And sits among his boys;
lie hears the parson pray and preach,
He hears his daughters voice
Singing in the village choir,
And it makes his heart rejoice.
1t sounds, to him like her mothers voice
Singing in Paradise.
He needs must think of her once more,
How in the grave she lies,
And with his rough and brawny hand
He wipes tear out of his eyes,"
S. W. WILDER, JR.
A Judge in Boston once asked a culprit
if he could sign his name. Eyes," was the
reply, Il sign it by the Australian system"
During the vacation of one of the schools
n Colorado, little girl wrote little verse
Of poetry. She rode to the knowledge
'ox" every day on mule, and it happened
hat certain things occurred that the teach
+ undertook to correct. hence the verse;
"Mary had a little mule,
1t followed her to school,
Which was against the rule.
But the teacher, like fool,
Went up behind the mule
And hit him with rule,
And since then there's been no school,"
The toast will now propose is, '.The Stu
dent. Mr.. Wilder.
hOtO WAS obCo JdlituT Ill railway
station who obtained situation as can
vasser for local city directory. A young
college senior was approached by this man
and asked his name and occupation. "Mr.
So and So, STUDENT" was the reply. "But
what want to know is your business, how
do you earn your living?" 81 do not earn
my living" was the reply, 'sand l have no
business" ''That is all | wish to know"
said the canvasser. The student was some
what surprised when the directory was
published to see opposite his name, under
occupation, "Loafer."
l think, however, that the general un-
derstanding of the word, student, is, one
who seeks to learn. | wish to speak few
words In regard to our teacher Although
q very recent member of this class. vet | |
am indirectly, at least, a very old one. /
knew Mr.. Osgood when was but child. |
before he came to Bellows Falls, and | |
think my elder brother and Mr.. Edward |
Osgood were playmates. l have been in
MIR. Osgood's home great deal and am
we'll acquainted with the different MEM
bers, also with Mr.. Osgood's sister, whom
am glad to see here tonight Also dur
ing the few years l have been in Bellows
Falls have been more or less with Mr..
Osgood and how much good this has done
me, how much have been personally ben
Fitted by these relations with my teacher
Ind friend it is beyond my power to ex-
press. Let us all, then, drink to the health,
Our Student Teacher, Mr.. C. w. Os-
good"