Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-03-01

hert of summer has done TO ne F.? to me, 50
strong, go mighty to me, who raise the
waves, who lay waste the fields, whose pow
er none can Withstand? ? This midsummer
dav has killed me. fell asleep, intoxicated
by the perfume of the flowers with which
was playing, and here thou secst me swoon-
ing. If thou woulds: but raise me two
inches from the ground with thy beak and
fan me with thy wing, that would enable
me to take flight to my cavern, where my
mother and sisters, the Storms are busy
mending up a few old clouds that | have
torn. There they will give me some refresh
/ ing dranghts, and | shall recover my
! strength
.'Sir Wind" replied the ill-netured chick
en-, 'smany time have you amused yoursel!
| at my expense, putting at me from behind
and blowing open my tail like fan, SO that
/ all who saw 1t might laugh q me. No, 20,
my friend every dog has hIs day, 50 good
/ afternoon to you, Mr.. Joker Witt ti!s
/ he crowed three times in a loud voice and
/ strutted away.
In the middle Of & stubble-held 20 which
/ the laboTcrs had set fire, there rose up
! slender column OF smoke. Alcdio-Pollito
! drew near, and saw tiny flame hckerinE
! from time 70 time among the ashes.
Dear Medic Pollito.' said the little
/ Flame, Thou art come in the very nick OF
time TO save my life. ] am a my last gasl
/ for want Of fuel | cannot think what is
become Of my cousin the Wind, for it is he
who always helps me ont Of my troubles.
/ Do bring me one or two httle strdws 20 re-
/ yiye me.
"What business Is it Of mine, should
like to know?' replied Melio-Poilito.
you may 90 cut IL you like, anu welcome.
/ don want you.
"Who knows but you may want me some
/ day ''' answered the Flame. mo one can
say. There rhal! be 10 aarm happen Ha.o
me.
"Now. then" said the cross creature.
"must you always be preaching: lake
I that, then i''
And so saying, be covered him with ashes:
after which he began TO crow, az usual, as
though he had done some gre4, decd.
Medio-Poliito at last reached the clpi-cl.
and passed in front Of church which they
told him was ST. Peters Ihercupon lie
posted himself in the doorway and or1wod
until he nearly cracked his voice for nothing
in the world but to annoy the Saint, and 90
have the pleasure Of disobeYing Lis mother.
When be came to the Palace he wanted TO
20 10 u see the King and Queen, but the
sentinels cried out 70 him. keep Of ~
Thereupon be turned ASIDE aas ven
through a back-do0r into large room where
be saw great many people passing t and
lro. He asked who they were, and was H.
formed tia. they were His Majes,y cooks.
Instead Of running avaT. as biz mother Lad
advised him TO do in be marched witl bead
aud crest erect,
Immediately ULc u ilr sclillJLs ia.l
hands on him, and wrung he neck .u O
twInkling.
.'Hullo there said he, bring ne some
hot water that may pluck this fowl.
Water, my beautiful crystal lady
cried HediO-PollIto, ''do not scalt me, ! en-
treat you. Have pig uH L4e
"Hadst thou any pity % IL, le4 ]
asked thy help, ill-nAtured bird replied
the Water. boiling with indignation, and
| splashing him from head TO foot, while tie
/ sculliOns room lef, him without slag.e
I feather g. cover him
Then the coUk iaid hold Of him and pas
him on the SPIT.
"Fire. brilliant Fire =" crlcl the auEafiJ
bird. 1thou who art 50 powerful end -
glorious, have pity On ny state draw 10 thy
tiames and burn Inc not -
Wretch 81 replied The Fire, 'aos tAEe7'
thou appeal to me, after having attempted
/ to smother me On the pretext that thou
/ couldst never need my help Come near
and see what | can do
And, not content with browning him he
burnt him as black as a cinder.
When the cook saw him al this state, be
took him by the leg and flung aim out ci the
window.
Immediately the Wind caught hold Of
him.
"Wini - cried Alsdio-PJ.lito, ''my dear
and much honored Wind thou who
reignest over all and Obeyest none. mignuest
among the mighty: have compassion Ola Ne,
and leave me alone on this rubullsa-Lclp
Leave thee - roarel the Wind, snatch
{ ing him away IN an eddy and whIrlng him
through the air like a shuttlecock- mo,
never as long as i've!
! lie set Medic Pollito down On the top %! q
steeple St. Peter stretched out HE hand
and fastened him there. From that time
forth he occupies this post, blackened, Hat
tened, and ieatherless, lashed by the Ram,
and pulled at by the Wind, from which he
is always trying to protect his tail.
lie is no longer called Medio-Polllt0, bat
Wcather-cock. But be it known to you all,
that there be still Is. reaping the just reward
for his disobedience, his pride, and his Ill
nature.
An AsroNIsnED OLD LADY.-An Old lady
whose home is in the country, and who
hadn't been in Cincinnati for several years,
came in Yesterday to do some trading, her