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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

InE RUTLAND RAILR0AD.-Mueh has been
~aid IN the New York and Boston papers
about the bad mana cement and losses Of the
Vermont Central railroad mana gers and es-
peciaily as regards the leased lines of the
railroad they are operating. Our Rutland
road Is one that : much talked about Now
it may be chat the manag gers of the Central
have lost money hy their lease of the Rut-
land road but we know that there never was
time when the rolling stock of the road was
in any better shape than now We do
know that since she lease was made some
half dozen elegant passenger coaches and
several very fine locomotives have been
added 70 the rolling stock of the
road. We are also informed that three
thousand tons Of new iron has been laid by
these managers. and that they have about a
much more iron on hand 70 lay; also.
that not les than twenty-five thousand new
ties have been laid. besides making many
Other substantial and permanent improve
ment>. We think these betterments will
explain the Deficiencies over receipts from
the earnings of the road. and the Central
managers should have the credit Of this, and
we presume that their statement. which We
understand l. in preparation, will show up
this matter clearly, a. well as some Others
which are now prominently before the
public, IN regard % the Central railroad
trouble-
We believe that John Gregory Smith and
his associate managers fJlly comprehended
what they undertook when they leased the
Rutland read. We believe they are able
business men, and are 10th To believe the
dishonesty attributed 10 him and his associ-
ates IN 50 much haste by some of the press.
-Ruflan9 Herald
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stand. No one saw him, as he supposed.
He stepped out and patted large cucumber
patronizingly, as much as 10 say: "G0od
boy, old Cucu. Go for en-. Seize 'em.
Gripe EN-
"What are yol drawing, Anna - Use
making your pictur''' So the gentleman
sat very still, and she worked away very
earnestly for while Then she stopped.
compared her work with the original and
shook her little head Il don't like it
much, she said. '''Taint great deal like
you. dess I'll put tal to it and call it a
dog"
\ new dish is grape leaves fried in an egg
batter. 1t Is called a French dish, and is i'm
ported from Lake Mahopac We can't think
of anything that would be more delicious
than fried grape leaves, unless il is circus
poster on toast.
| 1t is reported that man in Cincinnati fell
from the top of four-story building, the
other day, to the sidewalk beneath. without
being injured in the least lie was life in
suance agent, and struck on his cheek. At
the time of his fall he was leaning on the
edge Of the roof, showing his papers at
painter whom he had treed on swinging
scaiiold underneath.
\ man arriving home at late hour
little worse for too much supper, hatless
and eoatless, was asked by lis indignant
spouse:
where your hat and coat -
.'Sent EN-, my dear (hic), to the Chicago
sufferers" "
We fear the Chicago sufferer who got
those clothes must have found them too
tight
Two Irishmen on a sultry night took re-
| fuge under the bed clothes from a party Of
mosquitoes. At last one of them. gasping
from heat, yentured to peep beyond the bull
warkS, and eSpied FREELY which had stray
ed into the room. Arousing his companion
with punch, he said: ''Furgus. Furgus. its
No use. ie might As well come out Here's
one Of the craythers searching for Us wild
lantern"
Let that pudding alone there That's
the dessert - exclaimed waiter t. com
tryman who was devourins the tapi5cl at
an early stage of the didner. Il don't care
If 1t Is a desert, testify said the country
man, ia eat it if it was wilder
ness
Distinguished foreigner. .'Ach Mes |
congratulate Won vrom de potion of my
hartt You have blayel and zung kyite-
kyite.-.' Fair performer: Quite exc
crably?" Distinguished foreigner "Ach
Ye, Dat i, the yort-quite exe-krply,"
\ man who assisted to empty several bot
ties of wine, afterwards took walk The
pavement WIS quite icy, and he exclaimed
Very singular; wh-wheneyer water freezes.
il alwavS freezes with the -lirrerv side
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My Little Laborer.

tiny man, with fingers sofi and tender,
As any lady's fair.
Sweet eyes Of blue, form both frail and siende
And curls Of sunny hair;
household toy, fragile thing Of beauty
let with each rising sun
begns his round Of toil-s solemn duty.
That must be daily done.
To-day he's building castle, house and tower
With wOndrous art and skill;
Or lahors with his hammer by the hour,
With strong determined viii.
Anon, with loaded little cart he's plying
A brisk and driving trade;
Again. with thoughtful, earnest brow, IS trying
Some books dark lore TO read.
Now, laden like some little beast Of burden.
lie drags himself along,
And now his lordly little voice j. heard in
Boistorous shout and song;
Another hour is spent in busy s0iling'
With hoop and top and ball.
And with patience that Is never falling.
He tIies and conquers all.
But sleep at last o'ertakes my little rover.
And on his mothers breast.
joys thrown aside, the days hard labor over,
lie sinks 10 quiet rest
And as fold him to my bosom, sleeping.
] think, mid gathering tears
o. what the distant future may be keeping
a work for manhoOd's years
Must he with toll his daily bread be ea-nina.
In the worlds busy mart
Lie bitter lessons every day be learning
With patient struggling heartl
or shall my little architect be building
Some monument Of fame
ON which, in letters bright with gl0ry's gliding
The world may read his name,
Perhaps some humble, lowly, occupation,
But shared with sweet content
Perhaps a life in loftier, prouder station,
In selfish pleasure spent.
fcrchance these little feet may cross the portal
or learning l0ity hne,
lis life work be to scatter truths immortal
Among the sons of men!
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1T MOROUS =.
Time on the jump-Leap year

Time on the jump-Leap year.
4 bad place to get out at-The elbow.
The land Of Cain-a sugar plantation.
y druggist Is not naprropriately termed
the chief piller of society.
DR.. Holmes saws that crying widows marry
first. There is nothing like wet weather for
transplanting.
l certain minister once took for his morn
ing texl, ''Ye are of your father, the devil
aud in the afternoon, unconsciously.
"CbiIlren, obey your parents
4 Michigan loye-letter: come and
see as soon. We have got a new lamp that
viii turn down, down. down and make the
room deliciously dark Your afectionate
-."
An Indiana man recently had a monstrous
saw log drawn clear across his body bv a
woke Of oxen. 1t didn't hurt him any. but
he objects, ON the whole, to going into the
corduroy business with his good clothes
on.
\ Young lady suggestiyely remarks: ''If it
was not good for Adam to live single when
there wasn't a woman on earth, what shall
be said of old bachelors with world full Of
..t.-o,;u. u ..r IL
II, n'',l'''', IN Ili - 90, III. VIZ s9ai 9;-
.o,sl are ar I'm NJ II 'I'i's f''er " nm nm
U'n' Tii,i'S ~ usun'a' edn !, l. zen "
respond but never meet"
81 wonder what. the reason. said wife
/ to her husband, THAT the turkey ate for
dinner does not seat well on my stomach -
" Probably replied the aggrayating man,
"because 1t WASH hen turkey"
Tbot Jr;-b,oop bad a cor,ect or,,rec;ot; lion
Of the business. who being asked by the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

\ SPIDERS BRDGE.-One chilly day was
left at home alone and after was tired of
reading Robinson Crus0e, | caught spider
and brought him into the house to play with.
Funny kind of playmate, wasn't it? Well.
| took wash basin and fastened up stick
in it like liberty pole or vessels
mast, and then poured in water enough to
turn the mast into an island for NV spider.
whom | named Crusoe, and put on the mast.
As soon as he was fairly cast away. he anx-
iouslv commenced running around to find
the road to the mainland. He'd scamper
down the mast to the water, stick out foot.
get it wet, shake it, run round the stick and
try the other side, and then run back up to
the top again. Pretty soon it became Sc
rious matter with Mr. Robinson, and he sat
down TO think it over. As in moment he
acted as he wanted to shout for a boat, and
was afraid he was going to be hungry, | put
a little moasses on the stick 4 fv came.
but Crusoe wasn't hungry for flies just then.
lie was homesick for his web in the corner
of the wood shed. He went slowly down
the pole to the water and touched it all
round, shaking his feet like pussy when she
vets her stockings in the grass, and sudden
ly thought appeared to strike him. Up he
went like rocket to the top, and commen-
eed playing circus. He held one foot in the
air, then another, and turned round two or
or three times. He got excited and nearly
stood on his head before found out what he
knew, and that was this, that the draught of
air made by the fire would carry line
ashore on which he could escape from his
desert island. lie pushed out web that
went floating in the air, until it caught on
the table. The he hauled on the rope until
it was right, struck it several times to see if
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04
NUMBER II.

Cheers-l do not believe that one state or that
yen states or that even majority ofall the states
nave moral, legal constitutional right 10 dis-
solve our Union" lCheersl
Such declaration from him Is simply astoundine
We need not repeat the evidence often quote, of
h elehe OF the right Of the cotton states 20 out
OF the Union; o. his hope that if the Pacific states
Sheuid ever wish TO do they should be allowed 10
Eoi and OF his maintenance in the broadest way Of
the night OF secession. On no otheE- ground than
tiat TINS vas his solemn and earnest conviction can
ms course during the war, from the beginning to
the end OF il, be defended To confess now that he
maue 90 miserable mistake is a confession that
should cover him with humiliation and sorrow. II
ne does not believe i" that one state or that ten
states or that even majority Of all the states,
nave moral, legal or constitutional right 10 dis
s9lVe our Union, now, Of course he does not believe
that right existed twelve years ago. and he in ad-
Voeathg then was utterly and fatally in
tne wrong, because Northern man
dld SO much as he did By his assertion Of that
flsht 10 precipitate the war; no Northern man did
SO much as he 10 bring il 10 disgraceful and disas-
trous termination at the cust Of the Union aud no
Northern man SO much 10 hinder its successful pro-
sress In this, his present confession, he avOws a
weakness OF Judgment and purpose. which, if there
were no other reason, show how utterly unfit he is
TO be put in place Of power and trust as the ruler
OF great ueuula
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tlf with a bounding step, and got ahead Of
ohe tourists who went ashore ''to do the
falls" lie was the last to return to the
steamer, and with true motherly anxiety the
Empress stood looking out in the direction
from which be was expected.
The warning bell rang out elamorously
but the Prince Imperial was not in sight,
and as his mother perceived the passengers
hurrying on board, she betrayed gleat un-
easiness lest he should be left behind.
"Oh the boat will 20 away, and my son
is n here, she cried, with look of dis
tres. ''Louis, Louis, come quick, make
hast J" and she seemed to feel intense re-
lief when he reappeared.
1t did not apparently occur to her Ma
jesty that any distinction should be made be-
tween her son and the rest of the passen-
gers, and upon this point the Empress was
very decided, insisting thrt no deviation
from the ordinary rules should be made upon
her account
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

Every one will join with us in the wish
that the Central railroad may come through
It's present difficulties successfully. 1t Is,
whether financially at fault in the manage
meat or not, after all a Vermont interest,
and We should be sorry % sec il fall into
the hands ofpersons who have no special
pride in the welfare and prosperity of our
State. We have long looked upon the road
As in part at least, sacrificing its own best
success as well as the permanent prosperity
OF the people along is line, in it, efforts to
become a great thoroughlare from the Eass
to the West but any foreign management
would only increase this tendency 10 seek
through traffic rather than way business. If
out of its present trouble the management
shall come To see that the amount of busi-
ness which the road does, and the number of
trains which it runs, are not necessarily
anv sign of the prosperity Of the road itself,
and may bringit to an adverse balance sheet
at the end of the year, the lesson may be
valuable one if it i costly. Every village
that grows up along its lines viii contribute
to the financial success of the road, but the
growth Of Chicago or the building of the
Northern Pacific Will not contribute to its
financial prosperity. Ii seems to Us Obyious
that the policy which bnilds up Vermont.
and not thepolicy which builds up Western
towns, Is therefore the true policy for Yer
mont railroads and we hope to see these
roads remain in the hands or Nermonters.
that they may be managed as Vermont in
terests. and not as interests of states and
cities in whose growth and prosperity we
have little or no share.-Monfpeiier Free
man
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

nv va nm "Att-
The Boston TrareHer Of Wednesday L.
plies to the recent article of the Adrcrfiscr
in point and in general. accusing il of at
tempting to whitewash a bad affair. Ii
comments as follows on the debt
1T Is said by the Adrrtisa that the float
inc debt has arisen from the losses on the
leases OF the q. Il l.. G.. X. r.. and in the
purchase Of ''largc amount of materials.
including shop stock. wood, iron. &c. ''
Now let it be remembered that the leases of
these roads were executed in 1870. and in
the summer Of 1871 the trustees and mauag-
ers represented that they had a floating
debt Of 81 800 900. incurred from these
same causes, and 81 .OG0. COO in bonds guar
anteed by the Vermont q Canada railroad
and $500. 900 in Vermont & Canada stock
were issued. and this debt iras paidf Now
at the end of one year they havcanother float
ing debt of y, 600 900, which, if their state
ment OF a year ago was true, must have
been incurred the past year.
The AdrertiSeC, in its statement Of the
interest bearing securities. seems to ignore
the interest on the >, ,OOO,O0 bonds now
proposed 10 be issued, amounting 10 $780,
900, making the total S920 0.0OO, instead of
S76O, coo, to say nothing of the interest on
the second mortgage bonds amounting to
; 100 ,OOO.
1t further says editorially
But no explanations which newspapers
or attorneys can make can contradict the
fact that the bonded or stock indebtedness
of the road has increased from 81 $50 coo
in 1861 to 10000 600, with large float
in debt in 1872, and that the indebtedness
Is steadily increasing from year to year, in
consequence of the leases and contracts and
the bad management.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

kr-kLrx.-A special Washington dis
patch to the New York Ercning Post sslys ::
The officers who were sent to the southern
States by the Department of Justice to ex-
anime into the condition of affairs and to de-
tect any organized attempt to violate the
revenue laws and the enforcement act. have
submitted yoluminouS reports to the Attor-
ney General. From these it appears that
the ku-KiIx order l. giving way to a new
organization similar 70 the former in many
respects. but having different mode of ac-
complishing the same end. This new organ
ization Is spreading rapidly through all the
Southern states. and i intending to be made
very eilectual for Greeley curing the present
campaign by intimadating voters in locali-
ties where the Republican element Is not in
the aScendancy. The order has established
lodges in nearly every county in Mississippi,
Alabama and Georgia. and Is rapidly ex-
tending itself to other States. Several Off
GERS of the government by Disgusting them
selves, succeeded in getting into the order
and observing fully its workings, and are.
therefore, enabled 70 take steps 10 prevent
its plans from being successfully carried out
In Mississippi twenty-five persons have been
arrested for intimadating voters. and at the
Court iust held all the prisoners We're con-
victed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

\ VIRGINIA MoTuER.-After accomplishing
five miles Of the gorge through which the road
made its winding way, the driver stopped
near log cabin to give his slow steeds some
water. Of course we got out. When a
stage-coach comes to a stand all the passen-
gers get ont and wander about. Why they
should put themselves to this extra exertion
no one could answer. but they do. The good
mother Of the Gracchi made her way to the
cabin, and having nothing better to do, fol-
lowed Ii was iorlorn interior, swarning
with white-headed children. and all the fur
niture could have been covered with Il sheet.
\ thin, angular female sat nursing babe,
known 10 the vale of tears for the space of
four months. probably She begged pardon
for not offering Us seats. The apology
was quite uncalleI for, as she had none to
offer.
In the dialect of the Potomac She told Us
her story Of how they were emigrating West
TO "lliin2y, when one night upon the road
side there was an addition TO the population
ot Virginia, and the mother and the child did
as well rs could be expected, but this expec-
tati1n did not extend To a continuation of
the journey, and the husband, finding this
deserted Log cabin, took possession. 1t seems
that the owner of the land lived North
somewhere, and no one interfering. the huS-
band fixed up the fences and put in field
Of corn. One day gentleman drove up in
a carriage from the springs and halloed them
out. The husband was away. and when She
came out the gentleman began swearing at
her, but he soon ceased this and fell to
N... g. q. I
and ended by giving her five dollars with
permission % remain until next spring
Were doin purity well. con-ijerin' but my
man wants to get cut TO Illinoy mighty bad
We aint named our baby Vet Would YOU,
mum. je-' give him "A name Hes our
eighth. an 1t seems O. # names had run
out.
ThenumbHr mentioned struck the hear. Of
the kind mother Of that quantity Of boys. and
pulling out her handsome portmonic. She
handed over pictorial promise to pay is
sued by the government. the sum Of five dol
laI~. Bat She left the mother to find name.
| suggested Horace Greeley, the kind-heart-
ed man who went on the bond of JEFF. Davis
The suggestion brought out no enthusiasm.
and discovered. after q few searching ques-
ti1u-. that this mother of Virginia, who had
done SO much for It's population, did not
know Of Horace Greeley-had never heard Of
this country hope.
We hurried to oar stage in disgust. We
were talking the matter over after starting
again, when the driver gave lis everlasting
quid Of tobacco an extra roll, and looking
quiuically from the corner of his pig ewes,
said. Been tryin that little dodge ON We.
eh2 Does it with EN- ALL That mllible
baby has been named Grant. JEFF Davis,
jenkins Brown, an all of em-sitS pres
ent every time. Good investment, that
child The mother Of the eight noble boys
laughed I'LL the tears came. Ii struck her
as such a ludicrou~ idea There was a
knowledge Of human nature there worth
knuWing-DaH Piar.
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cHANGEABLE GAUGE CARS. .

In regard to the Adrerf,Ser's statements
about these cars, the TrGreller says
These statements have been the laughing
stock of railroad men on the street this fore
noon. ''Compromise Cars" as they are
called. for these cars of the National De-
spateh Company are like, only worse, than
those Of the other lines (the B. Il \. Il. K. pos
itivelv refusing to allow them to run on GER
tain portions of their traek), were intro
duced to the public in 1862, six years before
the National Despatch Co. was ever heard
Of Therefore 1t could not have been that
this company was formed for the purpose
of testing this new invention. That thirty
cars were built is true. but that they cost
fifty per cent more than the ordinary cars,
or rather should hare cost fifty per cent.
more than the ordinary cars, IS an erroneous
statement. The actual cost of a well finish
ed freight ear, bailt on the compromise pat
tern is 500. The actual cost of one built
by the National Despatch CO., with the
patent, is $50. One thousand ears of this
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How 4 GENERAL WAS CsrrURED.-rhe
ladies who run benevolent associations in
New York are very fond of capturing great
men. They keep watch Of prominent ar
rivals. and drag eminent pers0nages into
their institutions. General Grant has a well
known horror of being put on exhibition and
is celebrated for his obstinacy in resisting
all attempts to show him Off \ prominent
institution Is presided over by Mrs Judge
Daley. "COuld General Grant be induced
to visit the institution was the question
The Judge wrote letter. and received Il
polite but positive refusal. The General
came to New York. General Wetmore-
one Of our best social diplomats-undertook
to see what he could do He called on
General Grant. The General does not re-
ceiye," was the curt reply to all Corners
Our diplomatist maintained his ground.
When the door was opened he slipped in.
General Grant, have but a moment to
stay, but | have just called to ask You to
take ride this morning in Harlem Lane,
behind " Dexter" Gen. Wetmore did not
know Dexter from an omnibus horse. He
did not know Bonner. lie had not even
seen him. Gen. Grants eyes sparkled, as be
replied . Nothing would suit me better
this morning than to ride behind Dexter"
Z" Well, said Wetmore, - we will be ready
at II o'clock" The diplomatist started for
Bonner. Fortunately he was in. Instead
of tall, thin, slim, sharp-faced Yankee, as
he supposed, the diplomatist stood face to
face with sharp, compact, ,well-conditi0ned
man, who looked as if he meant business.
. | have come" said Cen Wetmore :" to
ask you to give Gen. Grant ride behind
Dexter. | want you not only to take him
up on the road, but TO call at Mrs. Judge
Daley's Institution" 50 am a director in
that concern" said Bonner, - and | will do
it with pleasure" The great General and
the great newspaper man met, the ride, that
has been made historical by the pencil of
the artist, came off, and Mrs Judge Daley
captured the Gen ral.-N. Y. Cor. Boston
Journal
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TnE MARRIAGE OF FATHER HYAcINrHE.-
In the month Of July, 1867, by the favor of
q United States Senator who was returning
from abroad, we received a small package
containing three corsets, accompanied By
letter dated at Paris, written in a clear and
business style, directing us to take imme-
diate steps to secure patent on the article
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it was strong enough to hold him, and walk
ed ashore. | thought he had earned his lib
erty, so put him back in the wood shed
again Hearth and Home.