Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-12-28

4I--'"s uSi4I 4o4 Ing a-1s am NAc Etcl
pient OF many pretty, playful attentions froI
the girls, without exciting serious envy 0
Jealousy. /, is my good fortune to have
bald head. Do | astonish You BY callin
that good fortune? Let me explain. Tn
/ bald head makes me look older than am
I 1t gives me a sctLed-dlwu, scdate appear
/ aucc. The consequence is, that yoang an,
T pretty girls have no scrupie about fondliu;
me, even in the presence Of their proper pa
Ten.s and Jealous sWeethcarts. am " old
/ Uncle Tom The girls delight to play M
ol against their lovers when the young lel.
lows are jealous or sulky,-as young folk.
in love often aIc-and they come in Icyy
OF bounty and knecl round my chair, and
Tat my bald head, Rnd tease me IN a most
delightful manner. / like this, Just as
like 90 dandl- pretty little sweet-tacei bl-
bles on my knee. That is to say, | take
their attentions placidly, and enjoy them as
an abstract admIrer oil beauty, and Cayety,
ana Innocence, without a quickened emotion
OF an CzrTa beat u the pulse. i0u can't do
this when You are young, and your hair
cuIl-. st that time Of day you must have
- intentions" ," you must ask papa and nam
INA, you must submit to Je tcowicd at by
jealous rivals, you must be prepared 90 name
ale day. the amount Of settlement. and 60
forth. Bul / am old and bald. have gone
through al that fre, and have come out a
cool li- oi tempered steel, safe and true.
have SO many calm loves, you see. Those
dainty bits OF beauty rusthng about me don't
JaAs ayly ny appetite for sGrTar, nor dash
my 1aiIsh .5r q c.a-s Of VoIi Sly eye wan
alIs away WIKI perfect lnniCnimCnt from
e.
plate tie boesRIng Il -eung IN the wine-c cup
Nothing ID the way ol Cn57yment comes
ami-s 90 me but | am welded 10 DO single
pleasure. | take infinite deli1bt in the
pratie oi my pretty Jane, buJ ahc,,, at the
sound oi the knocker. she Tushes away 70
meet Lg dear EiWaTd on tie stairs, / turn
WItlou5 "a plug TO WOO the amier liVs Of IlY
I4llrs-laum p-pe.
NI,h al ;bis capleily fof en- neut. ..
7lz q sat -is5I Ioin;Deut 20 ne lest year O.
hc =iz-d wi.i o catcrrh on the eve of Christ
l.= daT. l-Is Horace, / believe. who says
,ll- ra m can lc suTrom-ly happy who is
subject % q cold In the head. / agree wiki
ban tac-c oIuroiv. ! viii even 90 further,
and say tiat, % an tie ills that f.-h is heir
O., taerc :, no one greater, or harder to
bear. tiau a cold It's en aspiring, ambi-
t!.u~. q r~cmta uelai-- IS bile gOut is
content % as-lil the i5-t, ana colic modcstly
8 s.s middle rar-c. o catarrh audaclously
s--.eE. -E- c.,adl. Of the head, and lays all
t.e s-r..- rr0-tratc ut one blow. While the
tvru, holds sway You cannot zee, E5u can
Tot taste. vou- cannot Fulu. yun cannot
tairk. and sometimes you cannot hear.
Tal-c i= q certain lcT5l cl w.tiCEeirCs- IN
tie suderirgz oi Die viciim- when be does
uoc c--J what becomes .l lin. l was 10 tie
lotion OF 'tis slough e- misery aa1 depend
on Christmas msi--n-. Iaa A'I,R tAat
,'.s .'- "'. .'- l--.A ''i7 slll' '"' '-'- -'
--tl "-''' .--l ' N'''' --.7 l1
j.. l,s '.'. Of Iaiiins you l.'3'= %.
"-e.- .' A'.-., I.'' .iN- ''-i
lA.i-.l-
could l.- rl g.. O .sll--t O. Av Car.s.-
iuas dira.I t.at lag. Everybody else in the
house "rs -1.ag somewhere. oza-p. the
e.oE, V.. rr-.u Urr' aa. l.t7 cars Cf a-c,
O. sr rlr= .gl. - t.t.r Di Deg te.--- and one
H.. vs- accustomed g.. a1r ,a-t Sundays
l-i >1teiL 7-. ttri--n.--s ana God fIi-
isys. u.... ..1 l-ll.-ale r3 ie-.
n -.. "a gresr,- ,rtva after everybody had
cone. I tat alone bv the fresijc. moping
and miserable. On ordinary days ! had
mo-e visitors than J cared about. To-day
n0i.lv cane. not even the doctor. though |
had gai Inn lo attend NY case. l. was
q aI0-r. Us dav irr him. knowing what 10 cat
drink. and avoid. and seeing others i5yJusly
rrctariur themselves Tor draughis aud pills.
Eut a- Tor uo9r me. / was ready % cry when
I th1rrbt orr my loneliness. sadness. and DC
ISOLATION on that dsv when everybody else
was making IN -rrv. EVERYBODY else Yes.
th.u7lt ,r,rgJrfv else Cxclut ne
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~ =, Gff-r M
Lo,7rd ,1nft5n b,d mn a-rctitc. could
no. swallow. asked for guci, and l had it
igs. ataut the tine that "cyovbOdy" was
sitti1r down TO turkey. did not say grace
before thst rrprl.-dld ANYBODY ever say
Grace before cruel. OF after? was heath
cnish, and summoned Philosophy 10 my aid.
Pbilazo7h, -trt5m I sbcud have expected
10 ar,aar IN tfe form ola crave old man.
with itipo fi,,ripr white locks and the Book
7f En9,rIcdco 7, one hand and the naric
Wand of ExTcrifnce iD the other.-did not
answer the Summons. How should such q
cold. seiate ola spirit be within call of NOR
tai On that day OF native gladncssl lie was
10 doubt asleep over his musty old book.
perflrmed another incantation. Into lit
lie china c1ldron / pot various charms, all
Of which had been PREPARED with great care,
and brought with pains and peril from dis
tant ralts Of the earth,-lquid rcd fire from
the western Indies, Jumps Of sweetness
blanched in blood, droYs ofacid Of the citrus
!imonium. crown over the volcanoes OF Sicily
and waters made mad with FIRE. These |
mixed together with many conjurations, and
wien ] bad drunk OF the charmed potion
contrary TO the express lnjunetions oi my
doctor, ,-High-Priest Of Slops,-l summoned
to nv aid memory.
Stc cana IN my calI.-a comely maiden
,l',Ir5 IN sl..dovs with r grave. soft smile
an Ls~cbeeL,. and great depth OF thought
l., fr- larro contemrIatiye ewes IS gazed
- h., Jr.or,ilv frII into a pleasant. wax
;1,, 49, ty9rce- and saw the past roll up upon
- - -, i,tc clouds from the west. that