Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-02-28
Lodge Night.


Hearing o confused noise ia front Of INV bouso
the other night, writes correspondent, thre y
up the window to ascertain the causs | OBJ
served dark object clinging to the lamp nos
that stands sentinel in front OF my door apc
listening attentlvely, | overheard the followipe
soliloquy:
" Marlars waitin' up for me see the light
in her win'er. What the deu-deuee she act
darn foel (aic) foolish for on lodge-odRe nights,
Swell enough 20 stay up on O 'rrer nights-bu,' ,,
all dam nonsense, yo know to wait for fell +
on lodge (hic) nighls. She knows swell az
do busln' agot to be -tended to--commlttee'
got to report, an yarus srrer little matter,
she Oughter ave more sense. | I'll catch EE
tits tho, know shall. Said she had the head
thic) headache when left 'er told me net "a
'tay out longot'n could slp. Well, didn't
how could help it? Besides I'll have the head
ache worse'n she wIll'n mornin'. So deyili,h
stupid IN her to get the headache when she
know Ia blg bzness to tend to. All these
women they II (hlc) learn any thin, never
80 let the world wsg vide as twill
i'llbe gay and (hic) happy sun
A" HA ha ha (hic) Wonder what's become
o. Bulger Left 'im settin' on a curb stone
RAin'n like blazcs, aud the 'rer ~ to his
middle. lie thought he was a, Nac-(biol
Niagara Falls. Says'e cays'e Spicer, my boy,
amt this glo'rus? Don't ye hear the ra.rspidsi'
| was arik'n out for home as ra (hic) rapidly
as could. rs pity for Bnlger, cause don I
think he can swim and be hates ha ha !
ha (hic) hates war 'rer like p-poison. Wish |
was 'om and in bed. B.r r.u.a-r-h I'm nil oi
shiver. clos all wet outside, and I'm dry as
thund'r inside. Think III tell Msrah / u
jumped overheard 70 save felerscreacher irom
(hlc) drowning Then she she'll want To know
what | did with tho fell (hic) feller. creature.
SO that won't do. She's got pretty good swal-
low, hut-eg.d sbe--shs cans swallow !
ha ba (hie) no drowned man, you knos.
Tba-thst's leetle too much She's taken soma
awful doses OF he from me, but I'm afraid the
drowned chap would choke her.
At this juncture guardian of tho public
peace approached and asked the votary oi Bac-
ehus what he was doing there at that time of
night, and why he did not 20 home
What'm doin' here Why, I'm hslding
on like grim death-thafs what I'm dom.
How sever, ole fell'r, l'm gl (hic) aad to see
ye.--faoi is, I've been outn the rain aud I've
got leetle so-soaked dye sec. Rain wsr'rer
alters did make considerable p preston on mo-
say, you can ye tell me why I'm like a pick
(hic) picketguard Blu, know yos ca nj
g no use askin your p'llce fell'rs anything.
Butts devlsh good-ha he he (hic)-ior
me. I'm tell ye why I'm like black guar
i mean a Ppicked-guard Because can
leave my p-post until I'm re (hic) relieved
P'tlce iel'r d'ye see that shutter over the way,
the one wt'ths green Venetian houses in front.
three doors to 60 up to the step-thats my
(hic) house, and therein dwells INV sa.ssin,ed
Mariar Did you ever belong to a spout shop
But s'pose not. As the charming P-Portla
lays
w Thai light ". sec Ia banning In my ham
How far that little beam throws his e.eandlet
No shines gsud (hic) deed In = naughty wohd.n
"fh then Pity the sorrows OF poor young
man whose tangled legs have brought him to
this spot. Oh, relieve, and take home at once
and heaven will ble-bless your store, when you
get (hlc) one"
The policeman kindly assisted him TO his
iouse and rang the bell. The door partially
opened got q transisnt glimpss Of night
'apped head, as our hero was hnrriedly drawn
"a by unseen hands, and shrill voice, that
pierced the midnight air, was heard to say" So
fou're tight again, you brute TIE door
VAS rudely slammed in the unonending polics-
mans lace, whilc crep, shivering to bed, won
iering q, the probable IA" Of " Bulger."