Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-18

of the deposit companies. This trial is so
much more striking than the safety of im-
pOrtant papers, that the pot OF fire tried
butter viii be a greater card for the deposit
company than any amount of rescued dia-
mOnds. Who would put pot of butter into
the vault for safe-keeping? If you had ever
dined with Phhadelphians you would not
ask. Those estImible pc Iplc revere their
butter as much as If 10 herself had produced
it.
| walked down the avenue with Robert 7.
Lincoln, son Of tie late President. He
entered his law office about daylight on Non
day morning, after the flames had attacked
the building. opened the vault and piled
upon a table-cloth the most valuable papers
then slung the pack over his shoulder, and
escaped and snoNer of falling fire brands
lie walked up Michigan avenue, with thi~
lOai on his back. and stopped at the mansion
of John Young cannon, where they break
tasted with feeling of perfect security
Lincoln went home with his papers, aud
before noon the house of Scammpn was IN
ruins, the last which was sacrificed by the
lakeside. 1t was only yesterday that |
spoke of the desJl4tion Oi that beautiful line
OF palaces called Michigan Terrace u day
the garden aud residence j. covered with a
crowd OF mechanics and the air is filed with
tue sound of himmers AID chlsels The
Iindet,ttig lble owner il everywhere present,
ordering and directing everything, and
sheddin about him a fresh and bre, " at
oSphere of hope and energy. His losses,
of course, are enormous but he owes nl-
boly, and everybody owes him, 50 that there
Will still re main d large balance OF tins
world goods to one Of the men who hest
know how t. use them. lie is building hree
l-Ousos or business purposes on his vacated
lots, and has contracted 10 have them ready
for ther occupants IA a week
There is a sudden confusion OF quarters ia
the luth Side the business houses being
all destroyed, the merchants and pro e.sioual
men who have saved their residences have
moved their Offices into them To-day YOU
Will tad every class ~ ira ic and profession
installed IN elegant drab houses, with au
audacious shinglc announcing the fact at
the top Of hISh p0rcaes and ON the rosewood
doors. The finest Iarlors On W tba~h avenue
are for rent 10 bankers ami real esrttr
brokers, and the most exclusive families II ID
themselves living over shops. Tn tugIJ yes
from fire nave taken refuge with their friends.
and tHey are trying IN every direction the
hazardous experiments of "a military house
mold | found at the house 90 a friend. near
Sueridau'r e lie tdquartcrs, 4 club OF yluu.
men who had dIttei INTO this ho-pitaa De-
harb by proc - Of natura! selection. AMI
never saw more good humHr and apptrenJly
en- orccd courage and equaulmIty m Chicago
prOudes- day-, than MAS manifested among
these energetic but, for the moment, slrely
smItten young gentlemen, who, IN defiance
OF tate, had assumed the tIJIc ot Z. he Au-
Gent and Honorable Order oi = .b'- Tux y. ''
Now an tins l must insist is y,ry different
rom t1at q avIl-luly- are reck lc--uc~- Hl.e.
leads man 70 stake hi- la-c LOUIS d'.r at
roulette, and s.tily blow out his BRAINS ID tae