Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12

because Of the many advantages Of be.
ing near big city, but ! have 40 stones
TO throw al my old home.
As sit here my mind Waudrrs hse /
TO 1881 when I first came into your
home. Your activity la Christ Church
naturally led me to first make friends VA
that circle, and | see, OH. 81 plainly,
Winnie at the organ, Eolia aud Grace,
"John T., aud the "grand OLD man
John Reeve, with his worthy wife. The
Rev. Mr.. COwper introduced me at INV
hrst appearance as a singer, as Miss
Stevens great wasn't it? recall
the many pleasant evenings at John
Thurstonis, at "Sted" Morse's and at
"Wash" Hobbs.
Later, after becoming better acquaiut-
ed drifted to the Congregational
Church. Amy Bartlett was organist,
and with Mrs. Pottle, Mrs. Morse, Mr.
Bonney, Mr.. Abbott aud others sang
there long time. have today as one
OF my choicest memeIttos of earlier DAYS,
beautiful book OF poems. given me 10y
the "Ladies Aid of the Congregational
Church" During this period my social
relations widened, aud there are still
among your readers several who will
recall the yearly visits TO Willoughbl
Lake, aud how | "eloped" VITA Winnie
woodbury. on one of those occasions.
Right here call to mind many pleas.
ant evenings in the hall of Essex Lodge.
No. IL. |. o. O. F., which | joined in
1883. What an enthusiastic lot we
were then. What name we made
when we showed the Grand Lodge low
to work the third degree. can see the
group of pictures along the walls of the
Lodge room, but | am not writing a
particularly serious article, so in passing
| cast only single flower of forget-me-
not to those who are "though lost to
sight, to memory dear have been
urged TO leave Essex Lodge and join
elsewhere, but the old ties still bind
me, and ! trust will always hold me in
Friendship, Love and Truth.
During this period of pleasant friend
ships, fate, or something, was bringing
to Inc conditions that have ever since
been dear aud the cause of great happi-
ness. One of Island Ponds daughters
had been in Boston during my first few
years up there, but in course of time
she came, | saw, and she conquered
Somebody told me you said | turned
Democrat to get Don Foss' daughter.
That EI,I l., Al
the Democratic party stood solid for the
gold standard aud when J saw the girl
| felt was pure gold followed my nat.
ural bent aud laid siege
Here, again, we realize the flight of
time. | presume many of your readers
saw in the last few weeks, my Young
lady daughter. Don't seem but little
time since she ran around on Derby and
Pleasant streets with the long curls
clustering on her neck and shoulders.
Now, isn't this reflective view of the
old home much pleasanter than going
out OF the way in hustling city life or
even in the orange scented distant West.
to cast reflection on old associations
Out Of the rocks and snow banks of
Vermont came an Edmunds, Proctor,
a Fairbanks, a Dewey, an Ethan Allen,
and above it all it is home to many and
the old home to many.
An exile from home, splendor dazzles III vainl
Oh, give me the lowly matched cottage again
The birds singing gaily, that came at my call,
Give me them, and the peace of mind dearer
than ALL"
WENDELL p. STEVENS.