Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-11-29
EARLY SETTLERS OF MIDDLEBURY.

"strong hands in harvest, daring in chase,
True hearts in fight gathered in that place
Of council"
k2al9F there is town in Vermont inhabit-
I'm W ants deserved appelaon of hghminded and worthy
C)OW was the early settlers of Middebuy. Distinguished
VSp from their the fertile banks of the Otter,
enterprise fmness and intelligence they among the
foremost resist the aggfeons of which, unwit
ng perhaps had lent itself aid the unprncped schemes of
aacous SPECTATORS while the opening Of
Revolution ready engage with the aacriy and
with the best of their the greater work of achieving the
independence of their whole And scarcely had the storm
of passed and the sunlight began break
settlement they united with zeal exraord
nary considering their circumstances and MEANS it commend
able rearing by mundccncc alone collegiate institution
which for succeeding did probably towards ee-
waiting literary character of Vermont than any
operating borders. And her alumni many
bar the pulpit and found grazing
only every favored country from the humble
school the chamber of the nation but noby dspens
her light the people cline the face OF the
broad earth WHITTIER the fearless and cnterpsng spirit OF their
fathers, they scattered hemsevcnow teach the
the boorh Russ, besocd Turk, assist the enaved
Creek South American in his struggles for freedom and
the standard the Cross among the degraded pagan of the
Easther grateful alumni often, often back fancy their
beloved Alma Mater,
"To inger delighted DER recalled there
and admire and bless the noble and seacrcng spirit Painter
Chpman Stos and others her muncent that the chill
drcn of their might become rich knowledge
With these remarks suggested by the location of the
be described and their expression here prompted
personal which the these unworthy pages
feel that institution in which he taught his
his strength and which he mainly indebted for the school
Christening of wild and untuoed imagination and for the
whatever mental character he may possess with
say, let proceed in the story
Could the tabled drawn by the immortal
have been far realized the h of May 77 that Mars the
supposed supervisor every military enterprise had
cloudbegt chariot that OF lying between Lake
Champan and the Green Mountains
line business might be below he might perceived
looking his lofty the day,
among inhabitants the particular
Simultaneous and apparently unconertcd that his god
ship himself unless previously in the would have been sadly
puzzled decide what for them Nearly
every could have been leaving his home point
far the south of those falls Otter Creek around which the
Aoushng village of Mddlcbury Though all would
have seemed gradually cenerng this spot this would
the agreement dscoverabe their
objecsSome carried their shoulders
hoes other implements of huband and had guns with
which they appeared be themselves they along
by shooting squirrels whatever small game might fall
And instance travelling together
chance happened other they
Immediately separated stopping till the other had out of
sight both dvergng different though parallel
point their concentration length be open
ing the Wilderness gentle swell of land commanding
the devious Otter its side Near the this
opening stood log house tenanted by hardy and enepsng
tier confidential friend of the master spirit of this candestne
gathering the of dimensions
ample enough hold half regiment within its wallis standing
the the house This huge fabric finally
appeared had been selected both its size and the
position which occupied the northern of the Grants
approaching meeting the Mountain Boys And
shades of evening began gather the Wilderness and nd
vdua objects grew view many dark might
discovered emerging by from point of the
rounding stea taking their way silence towards the
building appointed for their rendezvous.
leaving this company finish their noeess gathering
will the heroes his