Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-05-30


take his advice, and consequently
packed up my things and went to Mere
dosia on the Illinois River to take a
steamboat to Pekin. Arriving at the
river / waited one week for a steam
boat, and then learned that the only
boat which was expected up the river
that season had blown up at Alton, and
consequently there would be no boat up
until spring.
IN DESPERATE STRAITS.
What was now to be done? After
paying my bill at the tavern l had but
so cents left. | could find nothing to do
there, and had no money to get away
with. Something must be done, and
that soon.
inquired as to the prospect of get
ting school, and was told by farmer
residing in the country few miles that
he thought could obtain one at Exeter,
about ten miles distant, and if | would
go home with him that night he would
go to Exeter with me the next day. |
accepted his invitation, left my trunk
at Meredosia, rode behind the farmer
on the same horse to his home, and the
next day we both went to Exeter.
! He introduced me to several citizens,
who were very polite and kind, but did
not think school could be obtained
there but if | would go to Winchester,
8 or 10 miles further on, they had no
doubt would succeed in obtaining one.
| thought this was rather poor encour-
agement, but what was to be done? |
was out of money and still in too feeble
health to perform any very arduous
labor, and must do something to live,
for | was too proud to beg.
| therefore determined to 90 to Win
chester and make another effort. Ac-
cordingly parted with my friend, the
kind-hearted, hospitable farmer, and,
taking my cloak on my arm went to
Winchester on foot that hight. Arriv-
ing in town, | went to the only tavern
in the place, introduced myself to the
landlord and told him l wished to stop
a few days with him, to which he read
lily assented.
The landlord introduced me to the
citizens generally, who seemed pleased
with the idea of a new school in their
little town, and, in a few days, OBJ
tanned for me a subscription list of
about forty scholars. In the meantime
there was, on the second day after my
arrival, an administrator sale, at
which all the personal property of a
dead mans estate was to be disposed of
at auction, and the administrator applied
to me to be clerk at the auction, make
out the sale bills, draw the notes, &c,
which | very cheerfully consented to do,
and performed the duty in the best
style knew how, and received 50 for
two days labor therein.
TEACHING AND LAW.
About the first of December | COM
menced my school and closed it about
the first of March, having during the
whole time goodly number of scholars
and giving, as believed general salts
faction to both scholars and parents.
During this period attended to consid-
cradle law business before Justices OF
! the Peace, and formed an extensive ac-
} quaintance with the people in that part
of the country
There was considerable political ex-
element growing out of the veto OF
, the United States Bank and the re.
moval of the deposits by Gen. Jackson,
or rather the removal of the Secretary
of the Treasury because he would not
remove the deposits, and the appoint
ment of Dr. fancy in his place, who die
} remove them from the vaults of the
United States bank. One evening al
the Lyceum Josiah Lambert, lawyer
! of some distinction from Jack sonville
J made a speech denouncing the leading
} measures of Gen. Jackson's admins
tration and especially the veto and re
moval of the deposits. He character
: lied the first of these acts as arbitrary
and tyrannica, and the last as danger
I Gus and unconstitutional.
2 Being great admirer of Gen. Jack
= sons public and political character anC
r a,warm supporter of the principles o,
! his administration. | could not remain
+ silent when the old hero's character
public and private, was traduced anC
7 his measures misrepresented and de
} nounced. | was then familiar with al
the principles, measures, and facts in
e volved in the controversy, having beer
} an attentive reader of the debates il
: Congress and the principal newspaper
= of the day and having read also will
e great interest the principal works il
2 this country. such as the debates in th,