Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-19

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ha ha observe that spy-glass; it's the
famous Scbnap's syringe, unique of its kind.
With this wonderful instrument | am able to
accomplish what has never before been posi-
bie-t5 syringe the brains Of idiots, crelins
and burSomasters generally. l pour into the
body Of the pump decocti0n Of Notlire,
Shakespeare, or Father Malebraehe; | deli
cately introduced into your eye the small end
OF the end of the Instrument press, and,
crack. you are FLIED With god sense, poetry
aud metaphysics g
Albany dear friend - said. an excellent
joke
joke? Not the least in tie world. You
are nuch too sensible Dr. Bcnedum. uoJ 10
know that our opinions depend uVoa oar
/ point Of view; miserable bcgzas. without
fire or shelter, covered with rags, and VITA
only dunghill TO lie upon, sees things in IS
light very different from that in which Ha-
bob looks on them; social order appears -
him dotestable, laws absurd.
Doubtless, but
But, interrupted SchnaVs, scat the fell
I low at a splendid table, in a beautiful house,
surround him with odorilerous dresses. feed
1 him on the dainticst dishes. loj him drink
Johannisbcrg, flowers and pretty women in
magnificent dresses, and place behind bis
/ chair a dozen lackcys, who call hun mon-
/ seigneUr, highncss, most cmincat. etc. he
find that all Is Tor tae best in the best Of pos
sible worlds; social order viii appear to BIN
/ magnificent and he viii proclaim cur law
masterpieces of human wisdom
Agreed. ny dear Schuaps, agreed, WHAT
/ You now say is tie history OF humanity; We
an look at things through the great cr small
/ end of the -py-giass, as 10 may Aapfen- but
what the deuce are you driving at?'
All cried tue apotleearY, It's very sim
/ PIE. From the moment tAa- all depends On
/ 1lr point ut view tde question ei happiness
e. reduced to always finding the p3lu, OF
/ view that Is the most a-r5osble-3nd that i5
/ precisely the merit % my discovery. Judge
/ for yourself
he handed mc bis qy-gla-s, / aIfliod II
/ .l uy eve. and c9ullult refrain from utter
/ ing cry %. 4imiuti1n. ] saw myself 'rea.-
/ dent % the Scientific society Of Eerin,T plump
rHdtr. and hearty, decorated with the orders
/ u merit, oC the Back Eagle. the Brown
] EAGLE b. she Red Eagle. " tlc legion ui
] Honor. OF the Garter. snI Others beside.
! held the bell, and called PEOPLE O. order
/ through the window of lie amV.tholtre
SAW my Two horse ca.echo and my tootman
I baigenoi with lace Further of / saw iuy
mistress. q premiere dau>eusc. cautivatc- by
/ mv charms, wal king under the lIoieu-a par
! asll in her hand. and said O. myself. Bone
! dunn Bencium Fortunate le.ag Sublime
f .eniu. great man o.
s b4r-. of irluical laughter drew mc from
/ tlt. r-otluui contemplation. l1alred tie
-ry-g.ae-, and found avsr- go tie cellar, ia
ir5nt of the apotLocalv. wll was watching
me-. bis little ral-Ia- eyes wrin5lel o. his
ears.
.WaIl. well. l--..f. ..a.l I. .lu ,Iigs
/ .Ftastr
,Oa. my dolr ~..ulrs. ] yg aimed, -
se Aav. I-l-
"A good il-. - .c .s..- luI forget i.a-
.- ea-, nI- ten years iah.9;3 make it Win
] lhi- -rr-ela tHe uu,vae, bo. n-- t. lc.
ar-srl ,nzun--. can see mr wife, Young.
r-e-tv. rreul--essiay. ! am always zlv.au.h-
-.. and c,B-er-ed This -uv--la-s lifts me
above the most powerful monlrehs af tle
world. rgglsr- me richer than Cr,-as. none
a-arfnl-sa- than Nerxcs. would nlt lose il
f.- the y,arlll That is not al. wita tlis
sry-,fl.s 5usige Injected l1-es of good
-a1-s. poetry. or meaulvs.es. acclrln, To-
-se -..igircnlcats sf nv temperament.
.But. in 1he name Of heaven. s.ha,s. :
-er.isd. Transported with c1taa-a=m. show
aia v1u make this suiHu- li-elve-yt
1T is not so marvellous a- you believe. he
slld laushIn- 'l- i- u5taia- aa re a.' .e--
t-en 81 kH-cld scope Oh O. na" aln- instead
o.. allowing l1wcrs anu '--- ol glass O. TAN
at hazard. It draws them together in nlla-
raj Crac- I'D other terms. IL Is p tll' ii'.-. a
OF TIE telescope aHl the 4aguer .tyIe, two Dr.
--ruments which nature h-r-'i. las aa..1l -a
ORR hands.
At th. moment Aa tlaS na- % a.s I9eSe.-
a s:aail snua box, ana slowly inhaled a. IiAGA
Us IT 70 collect himself. ami chen continued .