Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-02-24

/ LJDCL NiGHr." liearing e confused
noise in front OF my house. the other night,
writes correspondent, / threw up the win
dow 20 ascertain the cause. JI-erved a
dark object clinging 20 the lamp post that
stands sentinel IN front oi my door and list
tsning attentively, ! overheard the following
sj.iloquy
"Nariar's Waitin up fIr me 7 see the
lights IL her win er. Wha. the dsu-icu-e
does she &C, So darn fool (hicl foolish for on
loisc-lodSe nights Swell cnourh 10 :. "
uI 90 'rrer nIshts-hut'- sT dam nonsense.
ye know. TO wait fr- a iell'r on lodge Chic)
ni-at-. She kalWs swell as / DO. bu.in-
s-'t o. '0 tended to-committee s'-0t u re-
Io--. an yar'us rrer little matters -b,
ought er ave more sense. I III catch f-f-fits
tho. I know / shall sand she had the head
lhicl headache when letter told me NOT 20
stay out longer | could 'elp. Well. didn't
how could | help 1T Besides. III have the
headache worse n she will n morning. -
teyiisa stupid in her to get the headache
when she knew I'd hIg-bizness to tend t..
An these women, these women, thew n
(hic) learn anythIn' never
90 80 let the verdi wac wide As II vii
III be gay and chic happy still 90
''Iia bs ba (nic) Wonder wh-,e b.-
come % Bulger Left i'm settir- On a curb
stone Rain like hlazrs and the war'rsr
up 90 his middle. p. thought he was M
NmE-(hicl Niagara Falls. Savs'e. savs'e
Sp'cer' my GOV, amt this glor'us? Don't
We hear ne ra-rapids ?'' I was strike'n out
Tor hot-t as "a thic) rapidly a. could T.
p';J tor Bulger, cause don't think he can
SWIM and he hates-ha ha ha (hic) hates
war rer Ike r-p1isOn. Wish was 'o,p
anu IN led. B-r,r-u-a-b I'm all Of a sbiver.
Go s all vet outside, and I'm drv as thumb
inside Think III tell Mariah I iu-iumred
overheard 70 save fellerscreacher from (bicl
drowning. Then she-she1l want 70 know
what did with The fell (hic) fe!le-.creature
- tsGf won't do. She's goe a pretty good
swallow, but-egad she-she cam swal-
low hs ha ha (hic) no drowned man
You know. Tba-that's a leetle zoo r,pcb
She's taken sr=le awful heavy d,ses of he
from me, blt IN afraid the drowned cb,r
would chsSe her -
AT thls juncture a guardian Of the nrbI,.
peace approached and asked the vot,rv or
bAcchus what he he WIS doing there a, -b-t
Time OF night. and why he did not >, bome
w hat MI dOin' hero? Why. I'm BoL6,o
on ike grim death-fba,'s what I'm d,;,S
How sever, ole tell'r In q (hicl a-ad ~ ses
ye.-Fact Is. I've been out'n the r,ir, -
/ We got leetle 50 soaked. dive see. Rain var.
rer alters dad uIs ke considerable r-r'-os-;..
me Say, You can We t-tell me- WIN In
IKE pcs !nie) picket-guard? But know
ou Gan 5 no use asSin' your p'lice felix's
1, tuiu But : devlish goot-ha he he
me Tor me TN tell We why I'm Ike
. olack-auar - mean p-picket-guard Be-
80 can leave ny p-pOst until I'm re-
- ieiie'eu + lice irll'r. dive see that
shutter :. over the way, the one With, ,,reo,
venetian houses in front. tlrcs doors :, o.,
Up 10 the step-that's my (hicl house o5d
.heFeh dWells my sa-sainted Marian mi
you ever belong to spout-sboD5 Bn,G
P''e no'' As the charming P-P0rtia saw
. That light We So Is burning in nvh.u
How far that little beam throws his c-car'u..,
80 shines good (hic) deed in a pangbt - .,
Ih-Ihen pity the sorrows of a Door vopn.,
nan whose tangled legs have brongb, 5i,1 =
hls spot oh, relieve. and tsks bo,,,.l y "
nee and heaven will ble-bless vopr So
Then you get (hic)one.'' ''''e'
The policeman kindly assisted hin, p. ~.
ouse ana rang the bell. The door partisIlv
pened' got a transient glimpse Of nigbt
lpped head, as our hero was burr;cdI,
l-"h IN by unseen hands and -hrill voice.
lat pierced the midnight air, was heart -
50 you're tight again. Won brute -, -
ne uoor was rudeiy slammed in the pnoa.r
ing Policeman face. while 1 erept sbiver-
"Bulgcr." 'e P'0'aoie late