Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-05-07
Northward Bound.


Northward Bound.
Former parishioners and friends of
Rev. and Mrs. x. M. Fowler in Randolph
will be interested in the following letter
written to Miss Stella Morse by Mrs.
Fowler from Kinsey, Ala, Easter day
and outlining their plans for the summer
vacation of Mallalieu seminary with
which they are now connected
eff could have shut my eyes to wood
en- walls, Imprinted seats and unexpected
floor, except within the altar-rail. l might
have imagined myself back in Vermont
this morning, for had the unaccustomed
pleasure of listening to an excellent Eas-
ter sermon delivered by Professor Fow-
Ter, as everyone here calls him. But Is
sit here at the open window, and look
out upon fields and yards and woodland,
all in the beauty of full growth and
bloom, and listen to the chorus of mock
ing birds at their usual noon rehearsal,
I'm obliged to believe that I'm in a
strange land this strange Easter time.
"The calendar seems to have made q
mistake down here, for we've been wear
ing summer dresses and light hats for
many weeks; indeed, SO many of the
buds have turned into blossoms and so
much fruitage is even now manifest, it
seems very much like midsummer in the
Southland. Soon-very soon-we'l be
turning the keys of Msllalieu seminary
and Hamlen Home and winding our way
northward. Am glad? Yes, indeed
with gladness no one can understand
who has not spent a long season far from
relatives, friends and accustomed sights
and belongings. And yet, when the
time comes for US to return for our next
years service, presume we will find our
hearts and hands ready to take up the
work again with renewed strength and
GAS glance back over the past eight
months, l can truly say they have been
happy and contented ones. Our work
has proven congenial and blessings have
seemed to attend us all the way. A life
like ours has sufficient novelty and per-
plexity about it to destroy all monotony,
and there's not bit of danger about get
ting lazy in our work, even though the
climate and the example set for us by our
Southern neighbors conduce to sluggish
ness of blood and muscle and brain, as
we'll. We do not like the food given US
here, but otherwise we have no griev-
ance. I'm longing for some Northern
cooking and am counting the days till
get on board the steamer.
"We are planning most delightful
trip home. From Dothan to Savannah,
Georgia, we'll have a night railroad ride.
After q day of sightseeing and shopping
in Savannah, we will board one of the
Merchants and Miners 5. s. Line boats
and sail, presumably at s p. m. Thurs
day, May z, for Baltimore, Nd, reaching
there about a. m. Sunday, May 10.
The NJ. E. general conference will be in
session there, so we plan to remain till
Tuesday, May IL, then sail on another
steamer of the same line. The next day
will find us landed at Norfolk. Virginia,
where a side trip to Old Point Comfort is
offered. At about 6 O'Clock May 10,
we'll again set sail and arrive in Boston
some hour of Friday, May 10.
''Several very cordial invitations have
come to us to visit in Randolph this sum-
mer; but we have not yet been able to
definitely plan our summers campaign,
SO 1 cannot say whether or not will see
Vermont"
New Books at kimbaIi Library.
A set OF twenty volumes called the
"Ycung Folks Library" has just been
purchased by the trustees OF the Kimball
Tupiic Library anu consists Oh the ioiioW-
ing books:-
Vol. [. Story Teller,
Charles E. Norton, ed.
Vol. III. Merry Maker,
Joel Chandler Harris, ed.
Vol. III. Tales of Fantasy,
Tudor jerks, ed.
Vol. ". Famous Fairy Tales,
Roswell Field, ed.
Vol. V. Famous Myths and Legends,
Thomas Shanna, ed.
Vol. VI Animal Story Book,
Ernest Thompson Seton, ed.
Vol VII. School and College Days,
Kirk Munroe, ed. Mary H. Catherwook, ed.
Vol. VIII. Book of Adventure,
Nathan II. Dole, ed.
Vol. TX. Famous Explorers,
E. R. Sparks, ed.
Vol. x. Brave Deeds,
John T. Trowbridge, ed.
Vol. XII. Famous Travels.
Geo. A. Henty, ed
Vol. XII. Sea Stories,
Cyrus T. Brady, ed.
VOL XIII. Wonders of Earth, Sea and
Sky, Ed. S. Holden, ed.
Vol. XIV. Natural History,
David s. Jordan, ed.
Vol. XIV. Famous Battles by Land
and Sea, John ID. Long, ed.
Vol. XVI. Patriotism,
Geo. F. Hoar, ed.
Vol. XVII. Historic Scenes in Fiction,
Henry Van Dyke, ed.
Vol. XVIII Men Who have Risen,
Hamilton w. Mabie, ed.
Vol. XIX. Leaders of Men,
William r. Harper, ed.
Vol. XXX. Famous Poems,
Thomas B. Aldrich, ed. Edith NJ. Thorn
as, ed.