Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-11-01
A Saw Log Blind or Poker ou, West.
BY FRANK WEBER.

There Is village within the limits Of Prarie
uoin, well known 10 all who have ever raze
i upon the beautiful scenery amid which IL lie
Graded, Ike pear'y drop Of dew IN the blush
ing bosom Of the rose. Upon a bluff, rent,
rising from on nIand-doltcd river, ii is b,iIt
puihng, siean-drlving saw mill, is the unI
sound that rises above the gentle pIash of III,
peDOle-ksslng waters, tnl the beu-ke hum o
business.
} But we cannot pause TO feast tie eve upor
he beautiful in nature, for it is of stone ware
mouse, that stands Conspicuous ia the atoresaiC
town, aud OF scenes that are said to have tran,.
pred therein, that we could speak. i.,uy lhi.
receptacle Of produce, freight, &C., rrmaiue,
unoccnpied and as its upper story was easy nj
access, many "A wantou boy has taken LiniselI
quietly from the shelter Of the paternal roof
when the good dame, with night.cap CLOSELY
drawn over her well saved lock, was sno-
nag Il sarIll treble 10 her better balf's deem
pass, and there carefully perused the history Of
the iour kings, illustrated with engravinre, and
oou"d IN tiiiy Two volumes. The young scaun.
dre's, though, were som-tinos detected. when
the 6iiHd udS u bot.
| But others, also, are said to have ,hea and
there produced like documents, which. by the
way, are not admissible in evidence. and cIos,-
~ studied the parts theieof that treat upon -
certain science known by the unique name Of
Iokel, report says that even one of the pa-
trarchs OF The village, one Deacon -. of.
tunes hlg"t haze been found there having
i'tte game VITA lOng-vsaged, not remarka-
bly, handsome aud moral friend of ms. wi,on
slall call Ben, but that is not his name nv
long chalk Now, both of these per,op;,Ias
and to the scandal Of the town be il spor,u far
circulating such stories, are, and ever h,yp
been, above repIoach. though net, # we credit
me gossip, above taking quiet set down.
BOti, also, had long been engaged upon uuL-
TIC "ofK lAat Was then u IL EST, and one the
worthy deacon, vi the rightlul owner of a
large stock Of tools, to Wit: crow bars vLea,.
Burrows, stw-Iogs, aud an Old di,a9iG..t pair
Of cumbrous truck-whcrl..
Wen, one night, AS the story goe-H or tell
the tale as it was told to m,l the Daaon and
his friend Ben, forgetting tor IA me their mo-
aIs, and forgetting each others funds, qai.lN
proceeded t" the o'd wart~ouse, and >teaihly
c'aNIed tp ans. seated uuun a box q.
produced candle, and the other ii greasy deck.
aud soon 'hcy were deep in The enjoyment and
mysteries OF 'he game. Steadily lney played
al dime aule, and dolia: better. ali the tuud.
OF the Deacon were all exhausted. ANA ne vas
forced to bolt the gai,!" or onlt al. luui.,
y crow bar ante = >huuled he iuyardIv
matchmaking his bad !ucA, ana al lDc card
i..a,'cs IN .Le unvcrse.
or lne cards "c,o dealt, anI the Lauds in.
m"dialev raised.
"A cGip,' Was the RESPONSE If II. u,ion;,,.
friend.
a crow bar better than vou
.ls.e Iuat. and ruise - h,I,,
a crow-bar makes it rood 'a,,l ,o ,,hool
barrow b,ucrn
.icalI yon.'
The hand, were shown, and acsin ,be Doo
con was minus. SnI nn Ln,yn,nr ,'',,, ,"u '',",
pame, and lii, cad, v,r,. ,",n., l,', ','I we
stock of bars and barrow, n1J "'''' Tvs
till but few rcr4inrJ Wv"
the countcnancr Of the D.acon ',,.'' Len.1'. ""e"