Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-11-04

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| from the columns ola Brooklyn contemporary
but we do not know where it had it's origin
/ 1t is so true to nature, and 50 unalicctrdlN
narrated, that it has brought tears into oui
eyes, and tears of our own are 81 few and iai
between that we can say to them. with koiz
buc's Stranger. Welcome, old friend : ii,
! long since we met = 1t would he useless tc
| explain the technical phrases used in this LITTLE
narrative. which is evidently, as they say ii
/ court when they swear You. The truth. the
| whole truth, and nothing hut the truth. -
/ We have sen many II Quaker, like I've ON,
spoken Of below, in printing ollices.-N, Y
sun.
'You cAu take is case said the foreman
here is a slick-hcrc is some copy and il
You want quick inl steady partner. you
will find tbs gentleman still enough in AL
conscience.
Tuc partner merely looked up and family
smiled in acknowledgement Of the foreman
comllmrnt and kept ON with bis work. Will,
the foreman turned away to attend to some
thing else.
We worked ON steadily until dinner. as we
were in hurry to get the paper up, without
exchanging Il word. or even look.
In the afternoon had more leisure to study
the phySiognomy Of my ncighhor. lie WAS Il
Young man of three or lour and twenty, with
handsome features and rather intellectual
east of cuuntcnancc. Iii, face was quite pale.
and the raven darkness of his hair. eyebrows
and owes. made ne Immediately come to tn,
conclusion. after thoroughly studying his
phvsiognumv. that he was hard student dr-
RING his leisure hours or that. drrriving him
self of recreation. Of books. or other sources
Of enjoyment. lc spent all lis waking hours
at the case. The latter suppostlom, time
proved to he correct.
A. day after day PASSED 10y, became more
acquainted with him. and found him to he IL
singular characters Beneath his stand he
had constructed kind of closet. which con-
tanned a spirit lamp. mattress with bedding
II few cooking utensils. and II small stock OF
the plaincst kind or food When the hours
for meals arrived, he would light hi, lamp.
and. putting some food over it to cook. would
work till all the rest of the hands had left the
office.
lie worked necessarily during work hours.
hardly leaving the office unless to purchase
food. or upon some crrand Of that kind
Morning. noon and night when returned
from my meals. invariably found Him at the
case. working away with all his might, as il
some great issue depended upon the improve
mcnt Of every minute. | rurlo>" he had slept
upon the cot which lie kept IN hi, closet but
as he was always at work when i'itat night.
and when returned IN the morning, could
not positively ASS rt that he did 50.
was not long III discovering that thrr" was
som" mystery con!"rtcd with him, and that
ms intense alplicaton I" Ilh"r was not
prompted merely by Il desire to make money
for, if there is ANYTHING in phrrnology
Judging from the formation of his head, he
was the very one | would ha'" suspected OF
being Srendthlilt. Occasionally his ch"cl,
would flush, his eye, LIGHT ny, and halrl
smile ov"r*pr"ad hls feature. then l'' smile
would 90 away. his eyes would FL with tears
Will" an oppression OF Sadn',s-aInio>t dcs-
wir-WouId seat itself ON his 'ountrnanc".- -
| had hccn tempted Il thousand times to ask
him the cause of this but. as hr appeared :,
cold and isolated. rcirainrd from doing 50
it is no. pleasant pr"ilrrnG sympathy UNI
asked,
+ well, how do You like your ncighbor
asked one Of the iourneymen of me. as We
were descending the stairs one evening.
I : can hardly make him out. said h,
appears to he Il strange sort of being. You
are better acquainted with him than | : how
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