Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-07-10

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served there was too much of the woman
aud poet about him, and he thought it was
full time hc was hard, ned lie won d
meyer make man unless for the nonco he
could shift for himself.
And Allan did shift FOR himself 1t was
indeed strange how the Colonel mistook his
own son. 1t must he the Colonel had a
wrong idea Of the poetry that was in his
first born or else this thing was not poetry
atall--it was hcroism. Atanv rate it was
this same thing that made him heroic. 1t
could not have been all resentment for his
fathers harshnpss, that led him forth from
the home of his childhood's love without a
sigh. The fact was he had often read OF
NlrSomen heroes, who compelled their sons
to leave the rocky land, their home, and
fad themselves new homes in the unexplor-
ed occia-hc compared his fate with theirs
and grew heroic.
But did Allan push as far as these Nor
thrrn Woods do you n k Fresh Of course
hc didn't unless he changed his name, but
d. YOU want | should tell you no,c, or wait
till get to it Well | II try and satisfy
you either way, oHiY YOU must under
stand something Of the Devil-and Cotton
Mathcr 's--witcheries first.
Two hundred years have gone into moth
ing since the first rock spruce and pine of
this Upper Brown was hacked by Yam.
kee SAKE. Allan Brownton saw the Browns
waters and beaver meadows before any 9TH
er man but a naked lniun, and he'd right
to scalp him and all his tribe, according to
your preaching, Bingham.
'Ot course he had-didnt he linens
ha'nt got no souls more n dogs
'Oi course he was a fool if he didn't take
III that's his'n,' continued the aged pater
tamilias, beavers, and mooses, and bears
pointers. painted red skins and all Bng-
ham you don't believe in devils and witches
do you Well, I'm getting of the notion
hut there's some things does beat Ben
Cook and the devil.
Anyway they used to tell me that what
drcvo COL Bowers to change his name
to IlllIam Br1wnton, and leave all his firms
and hous'n in the old Salem Connecticut
was his unhelief IN them are pious witches
and familiar CDtton-MIthnr devils that his
nrighbprs used to have SO plenty there
Also with all his riches in this worlds
he lacked one thing When he lived he
side the ocean. he once told me. he had his
mile OF cleared lands, all the woods he could
brush in, and barns, and orchards, and
stocks, and stonehousen. and the sea out as
Meeting house after all. You see he lived
a considerable ways from any meeting house,
hut he belonged to the regular Congrega-
tional, was Just as regular member as Dea.
Smith, and paid heavy lot to the minister
on account of his meadows. and was called
pretty pious by the Rev. Paris as well as
by his wife and even the old CoTToN had once
distinguished him as an homer to his
town.
Well. things got on we'll enough till
about month after Han Bowers left home
when tor some reason or other the devil be-
gan to make witches. and DR.. Paris tn
,,.i.. ct. ..-,.uh, tnere was great eX
citcmcnt but what made the dcacons and
ministers stare the most of all was. that
there was more red skins and nigurs wanting
to ne the church than any thing else.
But the brave Minister thought he could
remedy the matter, and so one Sunday he
blessed his Lord for his bountlrul salvation
Of all nations. and tongues, and kndreds
hut says he, ouI church is getting too small
tor comfort anu fit praises to the God who
rulrth on thrones not of earthen hut of
heaven Now the Lord has lately shown
forth his power nightly. lie has also pro-
toctrd ami iong watched over you, my hear
rrs and has prospered YOU in your basket
anu III Nphl Nb'l'e hHi SlN'h N'h hlh''
riches in the land so that you may
consider these now wants of these your new
brethren in Christ; and it is to be hoped
therefore that you viii spare with gener-
Gus hand TO help build up a cheap, good,
bnto hlocI house as a fit place for these
newly converted lnjens and negroes to offer
thanks and praises to Almighty God
Col. Bowers. Tor Uncle Han as ALWAYS
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was too much of a democrat to sw ,llow such
flash talk as this. though twas by his own
minister, and so when the worshipful retor-
mer sat down, he got right up and said
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