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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-09-07
A GreyPort Legend (I779.


They ran through the streets Of the seaport tOEn.
They peered from the decks Of the ships where thej
lay
The cold sea fog that came whitening dow1
Was never as cold or white as they
Ito, Starbuck ana Puckney and Tenierden
hun iot your shauOps, gather 70 ur mel,
Scatter our lo4ts OF the lower bay"
Good cagse ilr fear! In the thick midday
Iue bulk that Lag by tae ri tting pier,
fliied with the children in happy play,
Parted is noorings and drifting clear.
Ir.ftsd beyond reach or call
Thirteen Chi dren there were IN all
All adfiit in the lower bay
sait hard-laced skipper, God help Us all
she W u not doat til the turning tide"
said his wife. Ny darling will hear my call,
whether "a Sea or Heaven she hide."
ara she lifted quavering voice and high,
Nl.d and strange as a set-bird's cry.
liI they slutlered and wondered at her side.
The fog drove down on each laboring crew
Aeiie4 each from each and the say and shore,
There was mot sound but the breath they drew,
anu the zap q water AID the crack ofoa-.
And they felt the breath OF the downs, fresh
blown,
Der LEAGUES ofoiover and cold gray stone.
But not from The i ps that had gone bescre.
They come no more. But thsv tell the tale
That when i1-s are thick On tho harb0r reef,
Tho mackerel fishers shorten sail.
For the gnal they know w.l bring relief
fo- the voices Of children. still at play
ia phantom huls TINT drift. away
Through channels whose waters never fail.
u is buts foolish shipmau-s tale
A there for poets idle page.
rut still when the mlsts OF duuht prevail
And we lie bccs.usd Dr. the shores vfA-e,
We hear from the misty tr- uhled shore
This voice Of the children gone before
Drawing the soul 70 its anchorage.
At.Hf.r WaHff'r for Sfgt-
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MARY AIMS IDEA OFA ''CHAsIE CHARAc-
TER Yesterday Mary Ann Morrison appear
ed before Justice Donohue and made siiiisvit
that Albert Elkins Of Rutland had seduced her
under promise Of marriage, she having previ-
ousy been Of chss,e character. On the arrival
CT the 5 O'Clock train, upon which Elkins was
employed as brakeman, Albert vas escorted to
the Second precinct station house, where he
spent the night This morning. Mary Ann
desired to Withdraw the complaint. Her idea Of
a a eha.te character was disclosed by the
statement that previous to the time when she
formed the sequaintsnce Of Elkins she had been
the mother Of two children, both born outside
Of the bonds of wedloek. The complaint against
Elkins was dismissed. Troy Times 2ytk.
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Three little girls were playing among the pop
pies and sage bushes Of the back yard. Two Of
them were making believe keep house little
way apart, as near neighbors might. 1t last
one wss heard saying to the youngest, ofthe lot,
&" there now Nelly you go over to Sarsh's and
stop there little while. and talk as fast as ever
you can and then come back sni tell ne what
she SAYS shout me and thea | N talk about her :;
Snd then you will 90 and tel her all say and
then we'll get as mad as hornets and won't
speak when We meet Just as our mothers do. you
know; and that'n be such fun-won' I it -
Hadn't these little mischieis lived to come pur-
pose and were they not close observers snd apt
scholars, chsrmingly trained for the chief busi
ness Of life in small neighborhood'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-09-07

InE BEER TRADE o. ESGLASD.-An English
correspondent of the Boston Journal writes:
An especial branch Of English manufacturing
is found on the borders Of this black country.
II serves to keep up the steam in the human en-
giues, as water supplies the necessities Of the
Iron motive power. Through all this region
every one has he beer jug, AM it is marvellous
how much these people hold. They can drink
al day and all night, and then call for mere
beer. Burton-Ou-Irent is the place selected for
the supply Of malt liquors for the nation. and a
town Of fourteen thousand inhabitants has been
built up entirely By this trade The two leading
hrms are Allsop's sn1 Bass, with a score Of
others Of less note. Each Of these two firms
covers about forty acres with its works, and to-
getheT hey 'end out eighty millions Of gallons
Of beer snnuslly. The other firms produce as
much more, making an aggregate Of one hun
drei ami sixty millions Of gallons per year.
Inc stoca OF hops and grain IL bey0nd all COM
preheusio1, and leads 10 the exclamation: g For
what purpose Is at this waste this might have
been sold for much aud given 10 the poor" As
Il ID II only mskes The poor poorer, and breeds
enlless crime, suffering and wretcheiuess. 1T
Alsop's The one item oi barrels, which are a
kind OF r0.liug stock, aud are sent out full and
returned empty numbers 500 600. and COS. au
aggregate Of $1,000 900 This being but one
fourth the number Of the whole trade. it follows
hat the barrels alone for the beer market are
valued -t S6,ellOJ0.
The waters OF the river Trent are not usll for
brewing, as is usually supposed, blt deep wells
are bored In the vicinity. AMI the water is So
affected By certain elements through which it
passes as 90 surpass al other supplies for the
purpose As there are email brewerias all over
the king iou, probably not more than one half
the bee of England is hreweI At Burton. Masking
32',0ll,uJl g3..cls t0r tie nation. This gives
sixteen gallons for every man, woman and child,
omr,uE S,dt.aui aui Ireland, where whisky
lakes the place BY the time this stimuA1t
reaches the G nsuler. it costs an average Of fttv
cents per gallon, mounting 70 the snug little
slu ot -liJO1J 900 gnzz'cl bg the people Of
England IN the sIl1e II beer. The chief manu-
lecturers have become immensely rich, AMI
nxuriaie Ike princes %. the realm The Uuitel
hucl9m Alliance are battling against this state
OF things with great yic0r, -ae c-ist article Of
their creei 1a'ag thc psssi-s 1f Permis.ive
bill, allowing the closing o. tLe liquor sLoPs
whore two-th.rls ot The v1'ers SO decree Though
they have made great al,suceueat the Alliance
l. ye- long way from success, AMI must toll
earnestly lai patiently t-r many years before
theiI wishes are Tea ed
B1- I'll criticism Ssls, Crest Britain i'm
prss-ss IS visitor m7re and r1 thu. ste-sa
zr-t- nation. Grcl- ia power, great iu wealth,
great So industry, she lacks but tsmperance and
general e!C-4t.aa 60 make he- almost a model
nation.
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Tae sal death Of Renfor;a the champion cars
man Of England is thus eommentei on in E l5rg
editorial in the Montreal GaSsre-
There IS something unspetkA6ly sad in the
dying words Of the poor fellow. Iis wife, far
from him, counting the minutes, probably until
she should hear the shout Of triumph that
would announce the new victory Of her nus
band, for thought Of his defeat would never
cross her mind. Is an Caject OF the most inteuse
sympathy. In the midst Of her terrible agony.
It will be a melancholy cousolstion TO know that
his last thought Was Of her. Good bye, An
ME, Will be soothing words for the poor widow
iu her bereavement snd solitude Let US hope
that the great Cons5ler will enable her to bear
up under her sfiiictiou."
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Notes Of the Dav.


an Il-i'Aiia i.ll i-e ONE. Gag ca hiciougn-
inS.
All Buu- is tac name os Jl.ucs- pcs,'i=t in
San Fnucisc5
Tarrrs,, g. .-,i. rr..i-- .y-,, b7s time -
Det Free Pres
81, rf,---,......r ...... ...l -..5.,- ,.- ..,i1ss
,-, % 80. ..,-
m'lg. 'o' oi'' any 2 ''eu, u'''e7
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-09-07

By a plain-sPoken nan, whose eyes 'somehoE
water when be reads " Lite Breeches" and jim
i ulso,'
rr- heard oi You mlel or late, John Eay,
1nl ! "tl what tA- papers fell
% Te b-aI IA glove with o-tIl ail2ssN
iia ciiEc cur souls - bell
.Nn 'm q trlls SC sr-d a. thtt,
Tor ] thought your hs wa, 'ev-l,
AZ p 90 gnlt IA rssl oi Tuy.uss !ou1l
Precious litt e smell q devil
We'll, 'tisa't for -1sa ike you and Iae
To run asuar of belief;
les mighty ucklisA thia-, you know,
4fose OF Us comes 90 grief
ut I'm bound O. PEAK my mind in this
cut loud, John Hay, hEe nan
More faith. spr1gts raady made in the heart
Than ty study l- OH; Gods plan.''
Tre read my Bible often enough
There q. .-'t Do al-t on that shelf.
AID so1o - tlc things in il drive home
As1t lie cliucled 'em Himself
The .u:ll eomtn that washed His feet
STA her tears and was forgiven
and the crGc.hed Ihiei that slept By His side
AID aveag with him II Heaven
They Int make any speeches 20 Him
Ilat trey didn't half understand
q ua-.au aa,ure fllt what they felt
And. la slr.H1e1 'cm then. Of hand
..s.- llsu enough TO feel fJr men,
.. O. .. enough 20 forgive.
Am. -..-- m ssrt 81 belief Ia him
tr-t.e lli4 llest way 70 believe.
.-r i.r. but ! can't help that;
-. -...s Is. Dut know
.-..-.a.H much leit f0r US TO DO,
.-oe ID clild's dumb faith,
..... t..- .. Do. iuy needs,
l-... 8. r.ls|a t help me right
-a- t-- l-h tle creeds-
...... r.,I.t. Ire. .ly don't see
- lt wong
! N
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rau ecorr> REVENGE.


. -r.al. .a. wul..tLl lN us EARLY DAYS.
Few rtule who ubai.t, and fewer vet.
Who visit our thriving village. have any idea
how many exciting scenes. bloody tragedies.
ami hari faurHt battles with the ab5ririncs
and their scarcely less savage allies the Tories.
orwhieh lYhi.elau and it's SURROUNDINGS have
been the tleater. in b.. that time that tried
mems souls" Ylt5l It is and there are
rleu-v of incidents. where are dug up from
tae dark mines Ug the past. O. furnish mater
.al for mauva story. as exciting. and far more
truthul. tan those who's. plots are laid
among the snow cauroI Sierrus or on the
rIain- of the far West.
The incidents ar the following story were
related O. me when q mere boy. by that kind
and good old man. tie iaya7ite Of al children
and The st0ry-teller OF The neigh l1rh0od,
Israel Warner he having received it from
bis father, Col Seth Warner.
There are people living among Us, who can
remember whin ;hc marsh at -hc northern
extremity oi cur village, Vas Of sufficient
depth o. allow tie Shops and s'h0oncrs. OF
any sailing craft whose draft oi water was
not more than ten '-er. CD deliver their freight
at the very I.aa,- where u9W tie thunderius
loegmltTe with 7arieS like that OF a hent,
dives INTO the Garth at tie loot OF Church
street
At tc tme % which wri-e, tais marsh,
as Wei as the one On tie cast 81 our harbor,
formed with the now nau1H channel OF Lake
Caamplain- ouo vast bay or harbar. Ihuse
sand bars, upon which are n1w piled millions
of feet Of lumber aud occupied by saw and
steam planning mills, Offices and dwellings,
were known as Cooke Island and Cookies
Island was indeed an island a5 all times of
the year; and 10 is with this island that my
story is connected. Reader, upon this spot
happened one oi tic most bloody tragedies in
the unwIi.tcn histories OF those carlyscttiers.
On t.i- island the early settlers had built
o small wood fort. or block house, and from
which cause the island was named Block
House Island. Itwas surrounded by a high
wall. hailt close 90 the l.e of the water, On
aI -iG,s EXCEPT the west. this icing protected
hra rcrr7udieulr cliff some forty OF fifty
G.er In h,slt. which was washed at the base
h7 the water Of tie lake.
rhs1laec was selected Dry them On ac-
count Il its natural Grlircation. and because
+. ..rammandeI q view o. Tie whole harb5r. as
81 fi.ce. ..f -...,.v f.s the women and children
a.t.c element. % which they hod at the
r..a.af danger.
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lie couldn't get in in, and he frantically
shouted Jenny, open the door Jenny in
formed him that it was nailed up. lie tried
to kick it open, when the landlord interiered
and told him that he was not going to have
the furniture Of the house ruined in that
way. lie wentOut and tried to find the lad
der, but couldn't do it. At last, some one re
membered that a company of lightning rod
men had some ladders at the other end Of the
town. So down the newly married soul
hastened, secured ladder, and at 80 in
the morning, succeeded in joining his bride
in the room above. The next morning, they
had the jolliest wedding ever known in that
section. This is no fancy sketch, but bona
tide occurrence.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-09-07

One Of the humorous papers illustrates this
scene An old gent is walking IN his garden.
Presently the milkman comes along, outside the
high garden wall, and gives his customary yell.
Old gent hears something, bu; being very deaf,
is unable to make out just what is wanted; 50 be
puts his ear-trumpet in place. ard elevating the
bell edge over the wall exclsims /" Here -
Milkmsn takes it for a dish, and emp;ies quart
of milk into the old gents ear. and goes about
his business. 1t is about as ludicrous an Incl
dent as can be imagined
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.. Marx Twain's celebrated frog story has a
rival, and it comes from Lacrosse. IL is said
that H. 4. Taylor. one Of the editors Of the La
Crosse Leader, went fishing few days since
with friend. Each caught a dsh-Tsylor's
being nearly double the size Of the other. 1t is
net to be toubted that he glorifed not a little
over the small matter Of the difference, until a:
last his frieul offered TO bet a keg Of lager that
tine lit'le hsh would weigh the most. Taylor
eagerly 4" betted,'' but the steelysrds decided
Egsinst bin, ard he went home puzzled and
melancholy man. And the mystery continued
to worry him. so that, after supper, be uneon-
sc;ously wandered down By his friend's house,
and, while passing, that person suddenly made
his appearance in the back yard, and, holding
the zen up by the tail, shock several pounds Of
gravel stones out Of him II is needless to say
that there is a bad creyasse in those two mems
friendship, and that they will fish together again
10 more"
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Arlhur's dictionary of proper names contains

Arihur's dictionary of proper names contains
mnch curious lore. We extract a few well
known names with their deriyations
"LAxsIyG -Dltch from low fat lands. Inc
meadows and elluvisl lands.
"ScHuYLsR .-Dntch. Vdn Schuyler, from
place Of shelter. Schuilier, hder. Schulz
shelter, hiding place. SchUier, German, a
scholar.
CORNING WEIGH. cOrnyn, smsll horn,
or the place or winding or turning.
''VAS RENSSELAER, - Pan rand Soleure,i.e
from the border Of Soleure, Canton Of Switz-
erland. Van, from. Rand, border or mar
GIN
According to Mr.. Arthur, Vanderbilt is not
8 bad name for Commodore, as it is derived
from Byi, which in Dutch signifies hstchet or
bill. Byiye is little hatchet, and Die Byltye
wss nickname for ship carpenters in Amster-
dam, thus originating the sqrname so familiar
in the United States
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ped, snd steadfastly refused to cone for her
brood II any one can suggest any way to ar
range canary matters, the cook and ourselves
can get along in the domestic business"
All Of which is significant. Should the gen.
teman's wife ever get of that jury, however,
sac will make 1t very troublesome ior the cook,
win whom he is getting along so well. But,
perhaps, the story is a fiction. Nevertheless, it
might all be true under the laws Of Wyoming,
and the lesson remains.
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NUMBER IL.
For the Free Press and Time.
The SeTgcant's story

tell ye them lniins IS shsrpers.
And it amt any great use to try
To fool 'em On Stops when there's liauo-.
Unless they're oncommonIy dry;
VIt 1 ealeurlate, stranger, waxt 'ern,
Fur onst, spite ofal that they knowed,
And luckier chap than yer Humble
I rayther expee; never gro=ed.
fe see they wus took with the fever,
Up there to the Fort, and Cd Nick
Wus Jest eyerlastn'ly bilin'
The pot, fur them onlueky sick.
And the drugs wus gone, ard the soldiers
Wus mostly gin cut, az the hes-
So the Cap. Gums to me kinder solemn
And takes me ons side ffum the rest
And sez e, " Sergeant b We been think
You're a little the cussea- .Gaa
That ever straddled a pony.
Or teamed with bufilo span.
And Jest want a chap Of your t.immin's
To start for the border, to night,
And git ne SUN medicine fxiu's,
And back like q strelkiu' %. light"
Aad sez e, sez the Cap'n, .. Ny hearty,
There's chances Of meet n the Beds,
But ye mustn't take time fur Co batter
Bout sTappin' OF sea- Ips " q heads
But ay fur yer life t. the boris-,
'Zf the devil hal gin ye d send,
And 70 NAV he the ctuse q urolars.n'
The rauoas Of many a friend"
So I satcled Uy critter and i-sted.
AAI -'' 'le-l are uAl- s Ell ri-u'
And amon-s, Tie Ies- OF '1' Iii'e7'
a 1.ll jug, '-o't.si up u@l"
" Ie7' ll' l''el 'l -.'
And the Doctor sez'e 70 ne. Sergeant
Make free. % ard Iaf-n't f.r-ft.
as 'Is second H. .-'l' o1' il'- --e '1'''i
"u' more '-i-l MAI way ''. 81 camp
9uL-'''n ''-A-eo nc mere .i- ''' '-''-'Ai
Jun my ey es' 'u- ' 'e-'' "-' q ert--r-
ia been rutheT freely inla.sin
Ada .ts--y .o. r,,r.- oye- r..-s .-.
s,Tis.t .,s7 ,r.,. .,..-., .,.. ..-f-.
we wan -ons 10 5ltt-' O. quarters
let out the po-J 90 ct,.
AID se7lel up, O. saooz'' in the 5-aui5l
"''A '"e mea'e.ne slaH 90 iAy iset
-.h' si5t.n tA'i WIS WAT heipei me-
rutrvo-e Ia a .res. i,..,-.5.,.-f-b-
vl-b fl,o r...,- ,.,,..r.s-s
sr '*ei there WIS ia-stlis; a h-ewia'
So fastened tie deo- ike a streak
And through e-ink -u tie raaa-.
Hinder c1utrivc- far TO peak
b1til5 i--at- --o~ei sharper ant sharpe
mo- -u.s ~, ,.,.-,,-l 4sv-r.
,sr,.-.,. oy.- .s..,.r,fr
On On they cam ami they po-ies
"a' p.H'--' STA -i7 iay aenr
ai 70 90 nIel 9n re-isi iln'
h1' l-l' ID -i-y villa ---e' ilsn-
FUR ".- 20 haul over A} paper
- -+..-.,-., '' ''''
--..--..- --..----,-....-.
On oa they cula all ileir feathers
Nus Aj -a' back on the cawa
And the'- ye--' v-s the only reTe--.e
Ihey seemed a cepea-in' upon
never ,"1- L-lil a.. u- muse
They went g.ve tie flb o. the C1oelaws
When tsey sound the lss--rumuet's Call.
"." gun s.-ul '-7''. AT .i'4' p .A -'-''
ANU '-''l' '-'- -.'' "-'-'-s- Ae -."I
nut' 'e1 D. er-ealt we j. = ''-e--er'
fincz ana hTa--' - we're cLu-St- ln--
1Ioun
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Flirting.

1t is with the confirmed lady nirt that the
/ spOOney young man is most successful. She
has similar tastes to himself. She is equally
as vain and shallow. II he is not. neither is
she happy when she has no one to fir5 with,
! though, unlike him. she viii Airt with one
she does not care button about. II Is a
matter of the utmost Indifference to her how
many hearts she lacergtcs she is never bet
ter pleased than when she is making poor
fools jealous about her. She will look Lam
guishingly on one If she imaguos she can
thereby stab the heart Of another. Ia a
general way she is accomplished. Tlat is to
say. she ear sing and play tolerablg, con-
verse in an agreeable, though shallow, vein,
and make herself lively But she has never
read adythinc since she left school mt re solid
than a novel, and it is matter of considera-
bic doubt whether she knows how to na kc p
pudding, OF sew q button ON o shirt. Certain
", when in company, she would deem 1t q
positive disgrace to assert she was capable
Of humble accomplishments. Her checks
would blush. and her eyes fash. IF sa.h things
were asserted of her. She is not prl-d 0f
VIA; she can and does Dc. hl. of what She
cannot and viii net d3. 1t is difficult 90 un-
derstaud why - should DE- deemed discredit-
able for young lady TO be able to DO things
for herself, other than choosing bonnet or
embr0deriug an an-imaeassar luJ 10 is So,
i0- all that
1t Is remarkable. but, nevertheless, true,
thai as a rule, lirts li1th male and icmalc)
do not marry quickly The chances thar
a girl who becomes engaged at eighteen, and
goes on bee ming engaged and d.s1umEcd.
as 10 ls the custom for tilr-s % c1, ultimately
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Lucy Morgan axed me no. r., b,,, To.a.-1 NJ
en- wouln'tI ike ter rim l,,+ r,'. -, 7,,i
dew me GOOD. Has tbot ID - p" . '-'-
posed on the Kernel few MT ----
to YOUR desait, jim Pierco - ',-i 0l''-
the pill in old Tburdor.s N. 80 ~
casted for We. - rat.ir,, l.. ~ 80 ''7
spoke Now sav vs, -. ~ 's .it
to sponge We ont Ill a''"
As he said this he br,r..l+ a.. -.e....,.
| shoulder. but tho C,,,,,i-. -. ~ '-i7
the scouts shoulder. aid ''''' va
Wait until / give vo1 -i. ov,l,, p. 5,.,,
menec the battle, then vou NAV turn v5gr
attention TO Pierce
That's ailus tie wa~.- -,;3 p.-l.;,s
"whcn feller has q clc,r .is,rr and -
shot, but kin wait
1t is true that pioroo t,4 5,-..l ,..;.l. .,..
Captain the dav before and ba5 bcer si,o,r
an Of the defences of tbo rIses and p;or,.
had noticed with keen ewes n, small ,.,r-i-,,,
and showing the credentials riro.7 lin, l.,,
! Colonel Warner. rained an the Erogqls.l-,. II
the place he desired. and afto~ l,vi,, I',,l,l
the Captain into secDri+v hv +elIi,- f;..,
that there was no enemy in The. ,,r,r.,,. a,,5
that large suurlv Of stores ,raro c,,,,.,'.. ,,,,
/ the lake in charge of Ethan 1la7 tro G,--
tain made him the bearer of dis,ac.bss n
General Schuyler. az Fort Edward and be
departed ostcnsiblv Oh his mission n. bn- IN
reality. to inform Frazer IF t'.sir almost H.
fencelcss condition.
At Fairhaycn. Pierce uee.i1r with ..,e5
Deer, chief of tie Nobsvl-..a n hand ,f
/ Tories under one Remin-t,9. be- -e.,-.i8,-oi
/ this motion. as the poli.i.ia-s saw md mn
/ folded 70 them riaD r,~ -f, .,.,.--.. -r
/ Skeeusboro For Ills Share in tf., s,.il. In
( he asked was what De sloulI tgte i-.-, +5,
/ bodies of those whom be .h9rr9 -,s,.. .,rit5 fis
own hand. and that tf, ci,I F,-v 1r,r..s,
should be given him as bis rri 1uor This
was quickly agreed 10, and thus. lis We have
seen, he led on the attack.