Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-02-10

his OF her neiphbOr. us il to saw Now
then ~ Everybody does it (; everybody gets
across. Did we saw everybody got safely
across, We are safely ashore on the side.
walk. and look around No: everybody has
not got across safely. Looking ONLY at the
big ships. the omnibuscs. a poor little match
boy has neglected to dodge the scbooncrs and
sloops of this pcrilous element. aud las been
run over bv a butchers cart. and his modest
wares scattered all over the street. The driver
swcars awrullv. and goes on: "A Grove, asscn,-
bles; a compassionatc workng-Inan lifts the
poor bow up. and carries him to the next
drugstore. 1--WE, with some other gentle
men, would have been glad to do it. but could
not on account of our clothes.) The door
closes the crowd hattcns it's noses against
the window; we cannot get in to help, we
have not the time to wait, for the printers $
devil is after us; so we wend our way down
town, thinking, poor, poor little fellow !
The following morning found Mr.. Green in
the same place and position we have described
IN the beginning and being mtcntly en-
gagged upon the lr'bune, he did not Observed
very small boy, II very ,sprck ot boy, cyclng
MN wistiuiiy, evidently trying 70 attract ms
attention but in vain, for he was 50 small
At last, the miniature edition of humanity
maze such aiscoruant noisc Mlt1 u? eFGak-
Ing uoor' 'na' so1epooy oi ] oiutrea un mn" n III ="
think;ng vncuelv he hnd seen him hriHrr
heckonel to- the child: for chilJ it wns
sucb ,s ou,bt +, have h..u in =, rur.,.rv
undnr rho on,rdi,n care or , mnthcr N.h.t
nnrd to Jrsrr;hc L;m1 Was Le NJ, tI,. r..
duced efFrv Of our friend Peter, The SAM.
hlno ,,ns H., sa tl',' h,ns .rd no s',,,'n
intelligent, honest ewes. Rut. alr., suc. woe
loqkin9 out Of a thin Uttle lace. nn ,yhi,1
tears had made channels in the incru.tati,ns
Mr.. Green was MAKING un his mind. t., say.
further trouble, that the arrAri,ion before
him must be the same Peter from whom hc
had bought the matches the day previous.
who had shruuk and dwinJlel oytr,ir',t-
,,nssihlv from cold. ,,rohnhly from hun'5 T.
and who had now come hack to brine the
chance. But this idea struck him as too
absurd for how could such Tom Thumb
.,ll ,nvtL;nr and ,,L.r. wne ii. L,.knt
Mil. iL..o r.a,ct;ons ,,s.nd ,,,,n,ly ,,,.r,,..
the n;rrnr nf Mr. Gr.r,1s mind T,trr ;un;or
had hrnn divine dil,g,ntlv int, tl,. r'c,ss,.s
Of his garments and finally. after sufIry nt-
tnmnts hrn,,,Lt nnt If t,,. s;j..,ncknt ~ Ills
Jacket wi ;,b wus ON II l.y,l with his calf
t'rcc distinct conner coins. w,,i,b he t,rd.r.d
to Mr.. Green ais won tbe r,u,u,.. An >yi,;.t
Peter owes sixreucr tor,
.y.. ann t,,o ,,, ~ ,,.,, ,,.
u,,l,. ~ '''" ''' ''' ''''"'
Peter hasn got MXpenc;---rot"r gone
and was rund over by II hua,-and lost ''ls
b:~@"', and his tH!,-,'n" broke lis IrE' "I''
.,,. ..o". hiS aF" %' i@t'f --'r---H''' j.
II! l'iIft tne '@nlI" @ "l"Ni Guy !''l" an uh''"-
;''m a. W. y '''' 80
10 5'.
Inc uFuce cAc''iincu ~. 'fceh' JUMP
lngup " where 90 You llNc!'
Little Rum street, Mu alley, so11cd
the clli,
Come along, then: AMI not waiting !,
hear Mr. smart sn"er OF " y very Ink )
story my Ncruant friend, he "-is out ol the
ioo''!' n"' c"!ic' r"irin"f' ana was on Is
r,a'l'"o't ~ MISSION WIN lil''e zoe y t"e 'ihe
vi; r smart i''a '''liS'c" MS H''l'4hce'
l"t r"rri'Se S!"llf1 oe."r' one o. ''i"Ni
arc" way "o2uno!iS ~ ''''' l"rt u our 'i'!
ana a'"'!S ueh?r,''S hi'n; ~ k'hi's'' ANA
aHrc' loNeri!i me c,'llI leu ,''e wa! W Itr
amy "S1c'ia'u IL" nioNe" ''ci's' 'H|fE'" Il
uooii'HS ""ii' l'.SsPu' '"r"uS" IL |" t'I E'rH'
ana ucsrcn"'iG in'9 "''at appeared |" % "''I!
hole' put "hlch Aau' on nearer lhSpacllon'
some stcls, opened thc uopr oi 10" dark
cellar hen Mr.; Green eyes had bee Imc
accustomed TO the darkness. Whlrh tail1W
cahoic' STUCK III pottlc, Just lhaas Niailc'
he saw IN a corner, stretched upon straw
mattress, ms il'tle acquaintance ul yesterday
'"' o'i no" c"ui'Scd VI" l'c''Iu ''tC'
nearly n'ld, with here and there blt ol il
lock ol l'alr glued to 1t by the cold prlsli
ton the little body, with ITS btnIi,5"d limps,
'notonieSs' ana a low grohn no" ana then an
the evidence oi NE. Inc furniture 'i th'S
abode OF human beings consisted ol broken
table ana Il thrce-legsed stool. Cpon, the
latter sat poor woman rocking herH'1! T.?
ana ITO WIN the peculiar noIloh "i Erlt''
She was heiShnor' s;'e sala' poor e'DnS
herself, the Lord knew. Inc parents u tie
children had come out year "S" from tt
OLD country, poor decent people, With three
little ones, and line children they were the
mother never got over ship fever contracted
on the passage, and soon l'it them Tor IL better
place, taking the baby with her, which was
mercy and after the father, hara-wprk-
ing, steady man, had been killed by II fall
from building, ncighbor proposed to take
Peter, sending doe to Randall Island. (large
farms where the orphans OF New York ale
maintaincd) But Peter had refused to leave
little Joe, and scraling together sm"lI sum
ny the sale oi their few ell cts, lad bong t
ms humble wares, and inaniuily, Mith II blS
heart IN has slttle body, through cold and neat,
through hunger and thirst. lul sued Iii, call