The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-12

known Mrs. Laura E. Pearsall, who was the Laura Russell'- listed above.
 He said that she was born in January, 1844, and was four months older than himself. "She was a very smart and attractive girl" he said, "and was very pop ular among the children, showing the qualities of kindness and gen. erosity then that were character istic of her in later life. She was married when she was only 13, and became a widow when she was only IA. Afterward she mar ried Mr. Pearsall."
 About the teachers" asked, "do you remember them and their names as well as you do the scholars?"
 Q yes," came the answer. There were six different teachers -one at a time-during the six years I attended that school, and they were all grand girls, and we children were very fond of them. There were two Miss Thomases; two Miss Boydens, sisters; Miss Downs, and Miss Melissa Alcott, of the celebrated Wolcott family of Alcotts.
 Miss Alcott had a beaux, that all of us children highly approved of. His name was Albert Lane. We encouraged the courtshfp in every way we could. He came to the School house for her every Friday afternoon, and we got dismissed ten or fifteen minutes earlier than usual. They were happily married. She lived to be 96 years old. went to see her before she died and took some candy and little presents with me. She overwhelm- ed me with thanks and said that I was the only one of her old Bucks Hill scholars who had come to see her. The pleasure that my visit gave her was pathetic and so looked up another of her old scholars and we went to- gether to pay our respects to her. She was grand grill"
 MT. Porter told me that he had been to see all of his old teach CTS.
 He described the appearance of the old school room; the orthodox "blackboard'; teachers" table with her textbooks, pointer" and bell-and the bouquet of wild flowers the children have brought her; the scholars benches (with- out desks) well-f1lled with come ly American lassies and husky, barefoot, lads; the monitor the alert to detect some mis- chevous youngster in a misde- meanor.
 It's "Springtime"-back in 1851 and all nature is becoming and calling to the children! A dozen hands are raised in the old Bucks Hill school-room. Teacher" asks one after another What is it, David?, or George, or Eunice, or Chloe-Jane?"
 They all give the same answer, Please, I'm awful thirsty"
 You certainly are the thirsty est children ever saw" says the Teacher, good-naturedly. "Is the pail empty so soon? Why, 1t was only about 10 minutes ago that it was filled"
 All heads nod in token of the utter emptiness of the pail and the distressingly dry condition of their throats, so Wales Porter and John McManus' are appointed to go out and fill the pail again.
 On their way to the well, they pass the blacksmith shop of Beza Pritchard, who is the very parti- cular friend of all the children in the Bucks Hill district The boys stop in a moment, both going and coming to say, 'Hello'l to the blacksmith, who is shoeing a fine horse and making the anvil ring and the sparks fly.
 "Now boys, I'm goin' to ask you a question t see how smart y are an If your Schoolin' is doin' y any good" he greets with an expansive smile. "Tell me tn name of tn fastest horse in tn world?"
 That's too easy" the boys shout in concert FLORA TEMPLE-with a record of a mile in 3 minutes!"
 Right you are But let me give y a tip-Keep VT eye C., LADY SUFFOLKW
 Coming back with their pail full of water the boys halt again at the blacksmith shop, and Beza Prtichard asks another question. Did y hear about Henry Clay's last powerful speech in tn Sen- ate? It ought to be recited by tn boys in school same as Daniel Webster's are. I tell ye Henry Clay's the man who ought t be President now. I voted for him every time he's run, and been aw- full disappointed that he didn't get elected"
 When school was dismissed in the afternoon, young Wales Por- ter started promptly on his TWO mile walk country through tn woods to the old fleld-stone farmhouse on the Chestnut Hill road, where he received a royal welcome.
 His mother would be at the door or gate waving 8 hand to him when he was long way of; the bulldog" would make the