Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-10-11
Miscellaneous.
The Convention OF the Trees.

Ata meeting Of all the trees held on tho
let day OF October, 1868, Mrs. Poison Lau-
ri was unanimously elected president, and
Mn. White Birch secretary. Mrs. Poison
Laurel wished 10 decline the honor. but
Mr.. Pitch Pine strongly protested and
urg LCr acceptance on the ground Of her
entire imlartiality. being from her p0is n
Hus character the enemy of ali the trees,
and tayCring mono Mr.. Poison Laurel
tIovucd 40 these reasons, bus was c0nciliatod
ly the next remark az Mr.. Pitch Pine
which Was lz foll1w- II. -i.cs. said Alrs
TItch Pine, We all know thar Mrs. Poison
itlr,l- though a homclv 'ramble at this
aas.H, 81 the acknowledge belle of the
nr,st when sic dIe-scs Iu color in lCaiy
!lne. Mrs. White Birch slsl begged leave
decline. iut Mrs LON l.Iy Poplar OBJ
sI' 3 that she thought Ni- White Birch
oa--t o. act as secretary. as -he always had
gsauiItits of stationery about Lcr.
Air- sugar Maple opened the business
E tic meeting IN very sweet tones, though
lr old enemy, Mrs Green Beech. said in
f.t.rr slUpy. But Airs >lf- Mapie looked
iI ar Mrs. Green Beech imI l.iagly. merely
v.-r.riTE "yerbum sap" 'ytcrcur0u Nrs.
y
H-..,.Ild. She -.d Tie -i-fcr trees had
D. g. consider what mu.slr,- could be *
against that most imFUl,ni individual.
T.. jack Frlc--. s.. -lii le w is the most
nyltgnt .iItterer alive, and had often said
herself tiat of al. the sisters If tie for
Z. iar Oh, charming variety Of her autumai
ttaMa. mot one could Compare with Ms
igar Narlc. She said stc Cy,:, Latcd COM
ImCnls coming from tha, source. for, said
{. after exhibiting L- In these c0lcrs Of
1iaty. what is his next preceding? ? The
- proceeding, my fellow trees, for which
meet here 10 seek q Itmcdv-that ur0-
slIrg IS EIch leave Us uut IN the cold.
ireh t,Trlycs IL 0f ali the charms # dress.
o. leaves us no pleasure during the horrid
lnter, hut TO shake our naked arms in the
inter winds, IN unuttgr DE nervousness
% discomfort
Nrs. White Birch thanked the last
'eakor for thus tIayDiy ami Toiutedly ouen-
y the subject. She, too. lell deeply, IN
iglaU-ly, and would Uos,r cease 20 protest
ID swing her arms iu iuji-ulti "a. and only
,srcttCt shc had 10 fists 20 double up
} utterly destroy and crush this hideous
islater OF sacred rights and all the sonsi-
ilti.s OF the trees.
Ngs Sumach said II nigh, he surpris-
y % the audience that one So humble as
eretif should address the autieuce but by
ta>1n of her l1wliucss she was usually the
--, object of the villains attack. and she
I'D hope the wisdom 0i tAg queens Of the
ts.~- would he able 10 devise some remedy.
hy SAID. humble a. she was-the humble
t.i.iug maid, as all knew, oi Nr5. Sugar
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.I7 +bc -ior;ops colorI of the rainbow. it
ms n ne / yropl5 M. eomplain.
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- a ,,on vain creature - and Mrs.
T.s.elei rboStnr, tbrc,r a rreat burr at Mrs.
Pr, Wglnnt Vbicb nearlv rut out an eve.
T.e 4---i5crt,ss Ler4 ofseryed that there
,1rs- n, ~ ,.c-sr,,ol,,,,s. and Mrs Live
Osk r.sc and 1s1nori-rd ,bat sbe should not
.ro9l irC7, ,,rs1,,oi f,cI;rrs she mid She
an lIGh ersoilal icolii9 --,1 ';,,I
tgr Ucr 5ress ,rli,b -, usually MANAGED
n ke,r ~, m summer e15 in ,y;nfcr was of
mail account 10 bcr Rpt She void sue-
-r.t tbet dcrntsti.r -h-,.ld 10 onT,ointed