Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-07-31

thlrty years, stranger, since we dug he
IN grave ny the lake here, with our ow
hands; and with many "A tear and sob
tu' ned ourselves away from the cnhi
n wh're we d been raise THE Indians hat
Killed our father long before. and we,
nothing to keep us-and 50 we went out Il
seek our fortunes. My brother he tool
uo"n TO ot. Louis and got married dowI
there som 'ers ; and lust went whore th,
wind bowed and when | d scrano1 none,
4 enough together, ! cum back and hourht
lew acres of land around nv mothers ole
cabin, Tor the place where I'd lain her bone,
was sacred like. Well, in the course of
% ,,ne 1t turned up right in the middle o.
Chlcager cOuldn t stand that loved
my mother too well to let omnihusses rattle
over her grave. so | cum back about fifteen
years ago. and quietly removed her away Ia
lhe buryln' ground, and then went back ia
ieAls' ana wrote to an agent after
ward to sell my land What cost n few
hundred to begin on. sold for forty thous-
and. If Id KEEP it till now 'twould have
been worth ten times that; that S SO. but |
got enough fort. | soon turned that forty
thousand into eighty thousand and that in.
10 twice as much, and so on, till don't
know or care how much m worth, that $
So work hard, am the rough customer,
remember every day of my life what nv
mother taught me; never drink, gamble. or
! nSht' wish did mt swear and chaw, but
them got to he kind a second natur' like
ana the only thing that troubles me is nv
money-havn't got no wife nor children
and m going to hunt up my brother and
his folks. If his boys are clever and indus
trlous, ain ashamed Of my big boots and
old fashioned ways, and his gals is Young
women and not ladies; If they help their
mother, and don't put on more than two
irocks day, I'll make EN- rich, every one of
'em.
| Now, gentlemen, 'taiot often I'm led to
tell on myselfaiter this fashion. But these
oid places, where trapped when was
! hoy make me feel like child arain-and |
just felt like telling these Youngsters here
about the chances IA ieller may meet in life
II he only tries to make the most of himself
but, boys" said he, turning to a party
OF young men, "there is something better
than money Get education WHY bows.
| II had as much larnin' as money, | could
be President in 1850 Just as cas- n. Wbv.
could buy up half Of the North, and not
miss 1t out OF my pile. But get larnin'.
don chaw tobaccor don't take to liquor;
uoh swear; and mind your mother-that's
the advice OF real live Sucker. and if you
mind what say you may be men, (and it
AIN every feler that wears gOatee and
hreeches that's man by long waysl-
foller out her counsels; never do nnv thing
that will make you ashamed to meet her in
heaven. Why, bows never done n bad
thing but heard my mothers voice re-
proving me; and never done a good thing
and made good move but seemed to hear
her say, That's right Jack. and That has
been the best of all Nothing like moth
er, boys; nothin like mother-that's So
All this had passed while waiting for
wood Just outside of Chicago. The great
man was swelling with emotions called IN
from the dark shadows of the past; his biz
frame heaved Ike "A great bllow uron the
ocean. Tears sprang to his deep set and
earnest eyes, - they weled up to the brim,
ana swan around, asking to be let fall as
tributes to his mothers rlemory-trIhutes
to the love OF the past. But he chokcd them
down, and humming a snatch of an Old bal
lad, he thrust his hands down into his pock
cts, walked back to the end Of the car.
pulled the giant c collar Of his shaggy
coat up around his ears, buttoned it Close.
and leaned back against the window in 81 |
lence.
The cars ratified on. What mind was
there, what giant intellect, sleeping bur /
led away from light and usefulness hv a .
rubbish OF prejudice, habit and custom,
doing but halt work for want Of culture.
"A mute ingorIous Milton, or rather
Webster, going about the world, struggling
with his own soul, yet bound by chains Of
Ignorance which preclude his doing but
moiety of good it lay in his power to do
All the way through the long tedious Jour
ney he bad ever been on the watch to do
good. lie gave his seat by the fire to an
Irish woman and her child, and took one
.arther back; soon young girl seated her.
self by his side As the night hours wore
on and she nodded YEARLY, he rose, spread
his leopard skin, with its soft, rich lining
on the seat, made pillow OF his carpet bag,
and insisted that she should lie down and
sleep.
What will you do'' said she, naivey'
"Never mind me-l can stand up and
sleep just ike a buffalo I'm well used toit.
That SO.
A little boy pulled up from a sound nap
to give place to incomers was pacifed and
made happy by a handful Of chestnuts and
"A bit OF candy, pulled out of the big mans
pocket. W hen he LETT the cars for refresh
ments he brought back handful Of pies,
and distributed them among the weary and
way-worn looking group. 4 mother and
seven children, the eldest not twelve years
old, whose husband and father left the cars
at every stopping place and returned more
stupid and beastly each occasion, scolding
the little tired restless ones with thick
tongue, and glaring his furious red eyes
upon the poor grieved vic i'm of a wife,
Ike tiger upon its prey, because she did
not keep her young ones still , they would
disturb everybody No bite of refresh
ment, no exhllarating draught, no rest from
that cross, fat baby, came TO her all the
long night, save when the big man stretch
ed out his great hands, and took her boy
for all hour, and let him play with his
splendid hunting watch to keep him quiet.
IN give yer thousand dollars for him.
said he, as he handed him back to his moth
er arms.
You may have the whole lot at that,
answered the drunken father, with a swine
like grunt.
Its bargain, said the big man, pro
yided the mothers willing.
Indeed, sir its not one of them can be
had for money, was the quiet yet deter
mined response of the mothers heart.
How kindly he helped her of the cars
when at the break OF day, they came to
their journeys end.
Thus all night lie had been attracting
the attention Of the waking ones in the
cars. But his kind rough poltencss would
soon have been forgotten by the passengers
had he not stamped it upon our memories
by supply ofhis gold.
i wonder who he is and where did he
get on " What an interesting char4cter. .
Hes nobody's iool-knows more than he
lets on Education would spoil him -
What rich iurs.' Did you notice what
splendid watch he carries p lie is some
rich man iucog'
Such were few Of the queries that
passed from lip to lip, But there came no
answer for he who alone could have an
swerod sat crouched in his fur coat. seem
ing unconscious u all but hIs own deer,
thoughts.
Chicago . shouted the brakeman, and