Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-09-16
THE MEDDLER.
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The Vermont boys had sore feet
without any doubt, but the report thit
they had cold feet and refused 10
lDartlclpate In the review AT Welllils
ION IL. the Meddler IL happy TO STATE,
entireiy without foundation. only
one regiment from the brigade oi
which the Vermonters formed a part
went 10 the review aud that was y
regiment of regulars, ON account ol
the petered-out condition of the men
none of the militia regiments IN tn't
brigade attempted the trip. Anu Who
can blame them? II meant n march OF
~ miIes aside from the review ana
that on top OF 2l-mile march the
day before-a trihe too much too ex-
meet from unseasoned troops. no
Doubt there are few old dodgers IN
town who viii not believe that the YER
mont boys did not rebel openly against
the commands of their officers These
pessimists belong to that class when
believes In the theory that man IL
guilty whether or not his innocence
has been established, ana their Deiiy-
aching is nothing more than must be
expected.
There Is no doubt In the mind OF
any reasonable person that the YER
mont regiment, particularly the boys
of Company l. participated IN the
| Manassas military manoeuNres IN
manner that reflected credit on them
selves and the state, That they We're
given week of fearfully hard work Is
nerfectly evident and that they took
/ their medicine In manly fashion is
/ also obvious, although the direct OBJ
iect was nothing more or less thah
! the settlement Of a game of war be-
/ tween two generals. II the real thing
/ shall ever occur again the men from
| the Green Mountain state VIII DE
found ready and willing, and there
/ will be no reason for change In the
4 slogan of 81. Put the Nermonters IN
| front and keep the line well closed
up"
The provision In the win OF the late
/ Col. Austine which makes the inter-
est on $4,000 an annual prize TO the
/ best scholar in the graduating class
| Of the high school certainly ought 70
( be an incentive to diligence on the
/ part of the high school pupils. -Four
/ hundred dollars will 90 n long way
! toward helping 10 pay for college
course. The viii provides that the
| selection shall be made each year by
committee composed of the principal
of the school and the teachers OF the
studies pursued by the graduating
class If S400 proves as great an IN
centive in school work as II woufd
in other lines Of labor the committee
will have no easy task in awarding
the prize.
Just what Col Austlne had In
mind when he bequeathed $4,000 10
the town for the establishment of
hospital for temporary treatment OF
strangers and local invalids peculiarly
situated has not yet been made pub
lie. although the chairman or the
board of management is eognizaht OF
the testators wishes and VIII see 10
IL that they are carried out. Perhaps
the venerable soldier, with his Keen
sense of humor, had an idea that the
institution made possible by his will
might be used for general purposes
until the completion OF the Thompson
hospital.
Readers of The Meddlers weekly
offerings will find in another column
a letter from Mr.. S. b. Emerson reia-
tive to certain statements when ap-
reared here last week. In spite OF the
polite request that The Meddler ex-
tinguish himself he has decided TO
keen on meddling at the same old
stand. Imitation is the sincerest
form OF fia'tery.
How little IL takes to knock the
sentiment out of dramatic situation
In play. provided that little comes
at precisely the right time. There
was an example of this at the audito-
rum last Friday evening in the
scene between the villain and the
heroine. II was a pathetic situation
and many eyes were moist out OF SYM
pathy with the girl who had been
tricked into ruin. She walked tow
ard the rear OF the stage recoiling
from the hard words OF her betrayer
and turning slightly from the audi
euce placed her handkerchief to her
face. Just at that moment some hay
f-yerish man in the audience blew a
tremendous blast on his nose, and
half the audience nearly went into
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