Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-23

/ ! DucUsraD Supr5GTsa o. GRrsLEY.-Tbe
New lor, Herald is very auch out Of temper
vi.h Greeley, partly because he h.- f.ied in
North CsIo.il., partly because be -, az IT isys.
making '' foO, Of himselL'' O1 ThCrtGsy t
lectureI him thus:
"Gen. Grant, with bis Hsy.aa, hi, h.ndsbsE-
ing ssd bic indnitesimsl orstcry among the
Thousand Islands has Sn advantage over Mr.
Greeley ia this les-cct Ehich people so sens-
use g. the ErUteJQcC and the ridiculous as the
Americans will not y soa a. appreciate Ii
may not BE exactly Whist onr would define Sc
hsltelr, OF tie more comprehensive term. dig
nifty, but 1t il ~ lisJuc; frcm the late c.periugs
Of MIR. Greeley IS the role Cf walking gentle
msa' il the thga.;e E from that q clown IN the
c;rous
We refer to the Rhode Island elAm-bike,
where. smil vu-2cious crowd Of admirers be
eu;s all sorts Of ludicrous figures IL = scramble
for choRier. The side picture, too. Of hungry
sdorers Of lis Sapience bsiue hurlsl isuonini-
ousiy from tie table to lAnguish in vaiu for tire
Iucculenee Of the bivslvular repas; does not aid
to the dignity OF the EituAtion
Il would seem from the samples OF how Gree
ley's friends Intend 10 run hin N the cam
Fsisa tbst the feature Of eccertr,ity 70 the hor-
Ter Of iUuScy s T. be kspi well before the people
The wooi-chopp.ng performances before select
few, irtich % --rs lrei understood ir0Hld Be
ckroHict,t10r Tie million he dag ofter. were
psssei over Ti;d I'll allowance for that form OF
harmless weakness .smoug the noted of men
which msie Frederick the Grsat ostenJstiously
partial to dcgs. End even King David 10
proud Of his harp-;w.rging and heel
kicking that be perft rrIed in public before
the Lrs. Bat We scarcely imagined that the
moral wsz-work ilea was 70 be 60 extensively
applied as the bzby-hursiuc, eism-sersmbling
since v0ul lesi as O. believe Il is funny 1t
viii smuse thoussnds sok5ael OF the ssrerities
Of political pers0nslites yet the sids-splitting
sp0rt may be death by 5si!c: TO iioTsce, As the
st5ne-throE III, wss to the frog 10 the fable. Let
the Shite-elepaSlJ business te stoppei.
II lis advisers insis- On tie wsx-woFks, let the
white co.t, the white. bs' Sui the old boots be
toted round the Sist5s; hut Let ;he Philosopher
him.eli he s'o~ci Sway Ike : barrel Of winter
pear, n3i 70 re served Cd f1r dessert before
Christmas As the in-srioHs Mrs farley WAS
10: particular about hkeEefses, the rhetorical
htbi.iweuts ~ ght be worn ty sone venerable
local celebrity wherever the exhibition ID made
E-;l- tLe Pai'557phsc ascL, We Liberal lights.
eyea to =ooi-.ie pp.ng.7ui sl'sre hiai the After-
feeling ef shssae waich follows when n old man
discovers he s.s been making fool of himself
f'r the g.etiG-xlil- Of BIZ enemies.
We cCucsei MIR. Grts!ey TO leave OE chop
ping unnecessary wood eating iniigss;;hle clans
su1 ;ss.u- .siiguing j}urneys, AID tc give the
teneh, # LIS brains 10 those who are con
duc;iac his c.ufaigH We counsel his frienls.
SiyissIs sni lonmittecIe en- 90 discontinue csuaon
firing, to,niav,,c bciie;ins and Galuettt ad
dresfss ccuzraiUlaiory Of imaginary victories,
snl 90 - es-rc--iy sn3 vi--Iously about the
sI,s.su.isi n.5k oi She election Tasy may
ins-ine ;lst tine popular tiie runs with the
ghiia-aa;tei, htAsy toe;el hralsr of ChspPa
qua but Il tl5y .5ali net have it ehh before
,he port s rea hel. ;aty lags; -..i 70 thejr osrs
Eiii = Will 90