Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-05-04
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Tie Incidents 90 ir- l..l'NlnS sketch are
Well authtntlcatlt ari a- they occurred
in our own vicinity. and carry us back'tO
the time # our lather-. ihcy VIII he read
with interest and Tlrs-ur,-
Fairly settlers of our country were obliged
90 trough d.. and had ioN ur none of the
more modern improvements and facilities for
making and taking hie easy. NJ tapestry
CARPETS and stuffed rockins-cnair- for com
fort had they. Never the sound If "a piano
but the dim aisies ot th, .lre-- echoed -
sweetcr. because Giviuer mclllir~. God has
sJmanv voices there. u seems 90 ms that
man walking daily hand ln hand with Ma
turc. comes very near biz Creator. and the
c1uta 70 makes him vigorous. rcyureut, earn
est, real. People who Aas. % strasgle for
q living DO not, as q sCugrI llir. dwell TO
any great extent upon BE 'eaaiy md poe
Try tllt D. around thcm D. W-- @1 with
the carly settlers ol tiH a County. Ii
was muscle and flaes a-a-~- the rude
forces Of rat-rc- N't aHiy utn. but W0-
men. were hr.. -ht face &" itrs 5lth hard
rlT- au1 danger: sn4 t.rif persistent
sr---'.- witH them -.s.' h.nei sll mace
them hr.re. Nith rhi- rils.t introduction,
we will proceed nitl .ur stony
Nearly quarter H. '.H-ury ag., when
tue town oi Moo,n wa- httle more than
vI.dcrue--. tW9 tg3fher- aF iie uaIne oi A
and l. Stark purchased ". A- e. Moore,
Eco, tract ai land situated 'n English
River ant- alter opening uI iA.,e or iour
aeres. huiii smai. block house ior the ae-
comu.ada-'an OF their respective i~mllIes'
unt! i-c tins ana cI'un .-..htt- -aoaiu en-
ADD, u. >iarh i' cicti +; q. i.'''ie 'l Nis OWL
llelf WINS -ad -il'i. 't'-.i '' ''.as''h u
Z ssip, bad they tie natural feminine pro-
ciIyIU-s DO that al.,''-eH I'r ueish"ors
were as scarce as ''an-'i - visits scareer
indeed u it oc tiue l-'' il'l'l'is o' "a
seen sIIrl-s walk tht ,ai'l ''IH "H'h w
wake ami when We sleep i"'S were .
mile away rom any '-N'i -'.''.' III 'io
heart 1i the .ur,st- Bios ana "i''As were
never entirely silent, ana lle s""si"s I,-Ss 1IeIs
ali had a ngsic peeuiiaily 'h''I own "Iu
animals had n9t ah neen u'lN'H 4""S "S 'He
ADVANCE oI ol'i-iz1'l'h' u, ,''ioe'
SIN infested tHat section ol '.e 'oSn - 'iie
terror OK umla women ''t c-,i'li'n' iu
the latter part oi Au5us'' l'7-' i'''S7Si'J I5,S
compelled me 0fo'AeIS % 'l1"' 10 , i-liou-
uargh l9r the puri .se oi e''.ll5 anu ou5in
nay lor tie coming "lhiel' iha' u1'y ~
they returned nome ! Mas la'' ~ tue
evening when thty arrived iNey lJunu IL N
l.. Ia the house "i'h TIE I'"G loIAS'
out Mrs. \. was nowhere 10 nc Soen'
IIon inquiry Mr- A.Was 'niviineu
that She and ms Hei ne" Il VIE d lau u
nlne years, were out gathering "oou io4 'Ne
Sabbath.
Nv by vac 1t not gathered before uath
''On account oil large hai, iainI7lSu
vol that has been lurking a'ent anu l,iah,
ing Threatening attempts upon tiie lainAy
Mrs. l. then told him nis NHe go' IIu
oi thelf welcome 'lsI.v' ~ S.,1 ~. -
As may be imagined Nj. SlafA ulu uo' Nais
10 listen 10 luh report ''' "Cu' i',i
A'ely ~ s,aFch o, nIS "''S- nv a.
mer oi lantern lIsht a' a ''u'''i el''ie 'is-
tauce, served him as a guide l' heF "hCIe-
abouis- Aiter lIiehuiN s''"'"'ioN7
passed between thtil' H' '''A ',i uy 10
hef iresunl uoh ih ',ih- '", ~
When she We ''""it 'l'. l''-
ing about. Sle 7, i.e1
- have killed ,hc last 'le Una. wa
dare TO set root on M"eIel"Nh Soh nav
Just completed the task % t.Aing On ni'
outside garment, and have nailed II u tne
gable end Of the barn Lewis held the IAN
tern for me while did II.
- ~'N. 80 ~ ~ F'-h'-Af
points, Mr.. Stark must needs see the
evidences OF her tcr'lsm. aiter "hich lhey
proceeded to the house.-A detailed account
OF the AFFAIR." was then giVeh oy the laules'
which We VIII present TO our readers parity
in their and partly IN "lf o"h "orus' Oh
the preceding thursday eS''.,ng' ai'.' put
ting their little ones To "to' 'ney 81 Gown
TO " have a smoke ana ENJOY d saole
time. Nhlic thus erEase1 'uo1 W
startled by terrible howl "iliie'us ilo.'
some object on the door step anu 'hen IN,
thing jammed against the 1oor' -hIs'
A. spang 10 make 1t more secure
Mrs. l. partially swooned- Ier eis-
ter's stronger spirit and e"eourag'ng "1iIs r
reassured her for the moment Du' d uea'-
ening growl caused her TO hasleh % saioi
quarter within an inner apartment mean
while Mrs. A. stood by the entrance
way and called their large dog to her assist
anee but the poor brute in imitation OF
superior order Of intelligence and coWardlee'
evidently considered discretion the De'er
part OF valor, and w+s nowhere IN sight'
lie had dishonora6iy retired under the oed'
Saying would have 10 coward about her
she draggod the cur lorth and IN the
"twInkliug OF an eye thrust Inn iortn to