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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-08

SOMETHING OF GsoRcE Euor's PERSONAL
ArPEAR,NcE That George Eliot Is what She
thus reveals herself to be, probably only a
few of our readers know. With a nature
keeny alive to the charms of physical beauty
in all its forms. and II great capacity Of low
ing as woman loves man, and of being loved
as woman loves % be loved of man, she is
50 unfortunate in her personal appearance
that she will not allow her photograph To be
given to the world. even if She has consented
to have it taken. Her face lacks even that
charm which is sometimes given to the ugli-
est features by an expression Of intelligence
or kindliness. Nor Is the gentleman-Nlr.
George Lewes-whose name she bears through
the courtesy of her friends, without having
a legal claim to it. a much more attractive
person than herself. while his manner Is said
to be as forbidding a. his face These are
the conditions of her life here, and to these
she adds despair of happiness or recompense
to man beyond the grave. Surely here is
enough to account for no little of that gloom
and deep bitterness which is diiiused over all
she great-souled woman although
She plainly Is. And here we notice re-
markable coincidcnce-that the two greatest
living novelists, one in English and the other
in French literature, as two women who
came before the world with the male pseu-
donyme of George, which they have both re-
tanned through all their several careers tha
beth are without the consolation of religion
faith; that they have both had bitter expc
rience in their sexual relations. and w.
''learned in sorrow what they taught
song - and that both have in those relation
not according to the statute in such ~
made and provided. Let Us add, however
that in the case of the lady known as George
Eliot, Miss Evans and Mrs. Lewes, it is ad
mitted on all hands that, Notwithstanding
her lack of legal claim to the recognition Of
a wife, no one would have one whit more
real respect for her il she had been married
by the archbishop of Canterbury in West
minister Abbey.-R. q. White.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-08

THE GASoID.
With biscuit in my pocket, and hammer in my
Chipping bits from or the strata that were cropping
Wearied out, at length rested by fracture fresh
And gazed IN Ian suid humor at the thing it brought
had found an ancient easket that cen Agassir
When he saw beneath its cover that Cianod eurled
its tail.
1t was lying half imbedded in its matrix in the
stone,
While, scintillatng round it. bright micaceous
And thought Of all the weary, sad, and slow ro-
vOlving years
Since the earth commenced her ereling search for
light amid the spheres
And the huge lcthy0saurus must have felt its
age fail
In the turbulence around him. when this Ganoid
eurled his tai.
When from out this turbid ocean ssethed an atmos-
phere Of steam.
And the waves refused, in darkness to reflect sin
gle beam.
And barren rocks that diuly rose. ike speetres Ger
go the waste.
G'o~ed Trimiy for little while, then disappeared
in haste
Melted down in heat and horror, even sness could
In those hquidatin- era. whca this Ganoid eurled
Dis tail.
Cheek the onward march co. nature and roll back
the wheels OF time
From The morn when Eden blossoued in its fresh
. ness ard IFS prime,
Roll them backward, rull them backward back
- ward still, and backward more.
lhIo9-h cycles t the effort strain tie mind till il
STILL nebuia betoud you, down within the past's
dim vale,
Are those years unchronolo.ic. when this Ganold
curle,i his tail.
And thought Of all the struggle. that We make
To preserve our nlme from sinking fora CENTURY
OF two;
How the deeds Of warrior, poet stern phiIo opher
Are writ in 5rllias, letters on the past. historic
And yet the years the best have vea aye lu fabric
frail,
By the grand. unnumberel eras since the Ganoid
eurled his tail.
You're satisfied with glory, ana you think the thing
Iryou perish in the conflict am, marble bust is
Here's rival, look upon him; this is not carved
ideal,
For a lime infusion keeps him .t.n original and
The aatiseptie properties Of fame would prove but
Had You done your deeds of wonder when thi.
danod curled his tail.
Perhaps in selly arnor, mp and down those ancient
Roamed be- with restless appetite that nothing
cIuld appease.
Crushing hosts and shoals o., beings. every one Of
which that ran
Might in course OF time and season, have developed
uptu man.
But Rata sic profsigeHf and we only can bewail
Our dear relations slaughtered when this Gan0id
curled his tai.
But It Is sad reflection, sad and stern enough for
tears.
To know that blood and earnl-e trail along the
train Of years
That Love, and Peace, and Mercy had not even then
began
To the seeds Of quiet for the future coming Man
And the cries OF Gods first creatures universal
OfGerce and brutal conflict when this Ganod curled
his tail. Indianapolis Journal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-08
4 Cockney Wall.

The great Pacific journey have done,
In many town and tent have iound Iou-
ment.
] think I've travelled to the setting sun,
And very nearly reached the Day o. Judgment
Like LamcelOt in quest OF Holy 0rall'
From Western Beersheha 70 YANKEE Dah
I've been a seeker, yet ] sadly fail
Tofnd the genu ne type American
Whore is this oljec, of my youthful wonder,
Who met me ia the pages OF Sam Sllck
Who opened every sentence with By thunder,
And whitfield always on a bit Of stick.
THO more the crowd OF friends around me thickens
The less my chance 10 meet him seems % be
Why did be freely show himself TO Dickens,
To Dixon, Sala, Trollope, not TO me
No one acc1sts me with the words, 'Waal stranger
0reets me as Festive Cuss, or shouts old lloss .
NJ rrim siX-shOater threatens me with danger,
10 don't quickly pass the butter, boss.
R.uud friendly boards no cocktail ever passes
So brandy smash my morning hour besets'
And pettic0ats are worn by an the lasses,
And the pianos don't wear pantalettes.
Tie ladies when you offer chicken salad,
IA.u't say. I'm pretty crowded now guess
Tfe,. don't .iu- Mrs. Barney Williams ballads
Bt. Bobbin. Round. nor add stree 10 yes.
!. TOO. have sat, like every other fellow,
Iu many railway, omnibus, street err
N.-lrl has sp. ked me with fierce unhrelia-
And said You -it. mean 10 sit isht thar.
,i..r.e ar, the Yankees Of my early readings
Faded the Yankee land o. eager quest
I n,set with culture, courtesy, good breeding
A. letters men and women Of 'he best
OET fellow Britous. all my hopes are uudone'
Take counsel OF disappointed man
U.U'f come out here. but stay al home IN London,
London Figaro.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-08

The people here are decidedly sore over
the recent insane asylum Investigation, and
do not accept the results as evolved by the
committee, with anything like good grace.
The first and readiest refutatiOn is the local
one, that it was a Burlington committee,
who were preudiced in favor of building
new State Asylum at Burlington-tOw which,
by the way, the asylum is not opposed, as it
is full to repletiOn. The dungeon cells are
described as only Is inches under ground.
while the auger holes, which are represent
ed as for ventilation, were merely to enable
the keepers to see the more violent cases
without venturing in the cell. Under the
new superintendent extensive repairs are
being made, and the cells will soon be all
above ground. 1t is admitted, however,
that the trustees, though fine men. are too
old, the Oldest being 81. The Windham
county members will make some fight over
the report to the next Legislature. One
good feature is patent here to all, the
patients being taken daily to ride. One of
the witnesses, who gave some of the most
damaging testimony, upon being closely
interrogated, adnitted that he was Jesus
Christ Letter IN Springfield
Republican.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-08

As the Governor goes west of the noun
tains, this time, Brattleboro is not person
ally involved in the year-of contest about
which the papers are beginning to talk,
though she will undoubtedly be heard from
when the ball returns to this side again.
I. W. Park, Bradley Barlow, and n. T.
Sprague of Brandon, the scale rival of the
Fairbankses, have entered the lists, while
B. F. Fiield, the incipient Ben Butler OF
Vermont, is said to be preparing to fight 1t
out with Park. The oranges in the State
are not Just now very active. but, as fall
comes on, an effort will be made to pu;
them in trim for good execution in the
grand coming campaign against the rail-
road influence in Vermont. The crops are
good, the grass crop being much better
than was thought possible before the rain.
Tobacco, corn and potatoes have come for
ward rapidly within two weeks Brattie
boro Letter IN the Springfield Republican.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-08

so badly burned as might have been expected,
and, with the hackman, started back to the
city. Proceeding about half a mile they
found Webb lying in the road with his clothes
literally burned off him, while Huston was
still further back. Procuring assistance they
took both of them to the American House in
this city. At IL o'clock to-day Webb died
from his injuries. The other two, though
quite seriously burned, are in n fair way to
recoyer.-COiiulJtts dcspaich 10 CinannGt
Enquirer, June 2S.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-08

After referring to the announcement in
the Sentinel of the nomination of Bradley
Barlow for Governor by Albert Clarke, the
Woodstock Post takes the trouble to say
that the Senfinei - carefully abstains from
indicating a preference, and accura tely bal
ances itself on the fence" The Post then
also " carefully abstained from indicating a
preference. and now, with so much addi-
tional weight upon that same = fence,
perhaps we better get down; and, as our
Woodstock friend seems to be considerably
concerned to know how We stand, in order
to relieve his anxiety, we will inform him,
that if the contest should be confined to a
choice between Messrs. Barlow and Park,
we should prefer the Franklin county man.
1t is, however, a long while before the next
State election, and it is not improbable that
between this time and that time, other gen
tlemen, equally as capable as these two
may allow their friends to present then
names for the chief magistraey of the State
Wait, and we shall see what we shall See
Richford Sentinel.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-08

owed their correctness to accident. yet |
could not resist feeling that he had a
strength brain and soundness of judgment
which measurably supplied the want Of mill
tary training, and which fitted him better to
plan campaigns than any of the professional
soldiers to whose views he felt himself COM
PEELED to yield" Three hterrleirs 'rih Pre-
sideht Lncobr," By r. VI. WRchcH, IN July
GdiafU.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-08

\ RIDE TO DEATH.-EXTRAORDIN CARE
LrssNEss. Between 10 and II O'Clock last
night party of men, who were determined
to have a Fourth of July celebration prema-
turely. and on their own account. effected
their purpose by burning up the hack in
which they rode, and also in burning one Of
their own number 50 badly that he died from
the effect of his injuries to-day. Early in
the evening Daniel B.Webb, the passenger
agent of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at
this place, Samuel Fleming, railroad engi-
neer, formerly employed on the Hooking
Valley railroad, and Jacob Huston, a sport
ing man. procured quantity of fireworks.
and commenced firing them off in the streets.
They were warned to desist by the police
and hired hack to drive out of the city.
with the intention of finishing up their fun
there Going out to Franklinton. they shot
off number of rockets and Roman candles
Not content with this, however, they return
ed to the city and procured another quantity
of fireworks at Wagner's, and then proceed
ed to Meneeley's saloon, where they drank
copiously. They then went out to Frank
linton the second time. While driving
through the covered bridge they commenced
firing off crackers inside of the hack, and
frightened the horses, causing them to rur
away BY the time they arrived at Frank
linton again, however, the horses had becomc
quiet, and they got out and gave another dis
play ofpyrotechnics.
Returning to the city once more, they pro
cured another and much larger lot offrework.
and still more drinks. They then started ou
to Camp Chase to finish up their nights re
vels When about four miles west of thu
city. the hackman, whose name is Waleutt
noticed that the party had lighted torch il
the vehicle. He tried to take it away from
them. but was unable to do So Almost i'm
mediately afterward the fire-crackers begal
to explode in the hack, and the horses, fright
ened at the noise, set off at full speed A
the vehicle went dashing along the road, tn
rockets took fire and began to shoot out n
the windows, their long trains of fire illumin
ating the whole landscape. Then the Roman
candles became ignited, and soon the linin,
and whole interior of the vehicle were il
flames The fearful race was kept up 70
more than mile, during which time Web
and Huston somehow managed to get out
When the horses were finally brought to
stand and unhitehed. Fleming, who had bee
fastened in the vehicle, broke out. The hacI
was by this time so near demolished that
was allowed to burn up. Fleming was no
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-08

The avaricious man is often the victim OF
his own greed. A Peoria boy had two
lunches of fire-crackers given him on the
Fourth, which he crammed into his pocket,
but noticing another lying idle on the side
walk he crammed that in with the rest. II
CHANGED that the vital spark was present in
the soul Of that idle cracker, and suddenly
that boy became the busiest youth in all
that town. There were about $50 distinct
explosions in that pocket, and at each one
he turned two double summersaults and
shrieked with terror. When quiet was al
length restored he clapped his hand upon
the scorched and lacerated ruins Of one,
healthy abdomen, and groaned his disappro-
baton of the Pilgrim fathers for ever estab
fishing free country.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-08

Cow. VANDERBILT KEEN DISCERNMENT.-
One day, before Cornelius Vanderbilt OBJ
tanned possession of the Hudson River Rail
way, he was travelling, it Is said, from here
to Albany and, considering himself pri-
vileged character, went into the baggage
car to smoke. He had been enjoying his
cigar but two or three minutes when the
conductor came along and informed him po-
litely that he must not smoke there. VAN
derbilt said that it would not make any diff
ference-that it was all right, &c., but the
conductor was of a different opinion, de
claring that it was contrary to the rules of
the road.
- You don know me, = said the smoker
- my name Is Vanderbilt. | am sometimes
called Commodore. | generally do about
as please
are, Mr. Vanderbilt. | intend to obey the
rules. If you were ten times Commodore
could not permit you to smoke here, and
you must 90 elsewhere to finish your
cigar"
The loyalty to duty displayed by the con-
ductor pleased the ancient Cornelius, and he
went out. though not before he had said to
the conductor, - You are the right kind of
a man for your place. You don't respec;
persons. | think of buying this road and
If do, you can stay on it as long as you
like"
Vanderbilt did buy the road and retained
the conductor. lie frequently remarked
that that man could be trusted that he
was.never mistaken in judging of charac-
ter and that he knew from the first that
the conductor was sound.
The conductor stayed on the road for five
years and in that time, as the story goes,
stole himself into pecuniary independ-
ence.
So much for Vanderbilt's knowledge Of
character. Evidently the conductor knew
Vanderbilt better than Vanderbilt knew the
conductor. Chicago Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-08

Ii is not stone that will bruise, my lord,
Nor is il a serpent to sting,
\ thorn 10 rend, sword TO pierce,
or any vile, poisonous thing
Only heart, a wOnans heafti
Step OMIT crush it! 50
Bravely done. like gentleman,
Turn on your heel aud 90.
Only a heart what harm is done
Let il bleed in the dust and moan;
Or stiae its anguish a il may,
or stifien, my lord, into stone.
Only heart. Il was fresh and young
And tender and warm. know
As pure as the spirit Of chastity.
My lord and il loved you so,
But nothing is lost; let It die, my lord,
Let IL death be quick or slow;
Such hearts are a plenty as summer leaves
We find them wherever We 20.
Only a heart do not fear, my lord,
Nobody on earth Is near
To come u the cry Of the wounded thing,
And God Is too far 10 hear.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-08

At the recent term of the Orange County
Court, in case for rape, the jury did not
agree and the prisoner was discharged on
bail of $4,000. The jury in the case oil
Platt, indicted for alleged murder, after be-
ing out for eight hours, brought in YER.
diet of not guilty. and the prisoner was dis
charged.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-08

The SHAu's VISIT To The QUEEN.
a DAYS rest the Shah went TO Windsor
Castle and called on the Queen. What
that suggests to the readers mind i this
That the Shah took hand satchel and um
brella. called n cab and said he wanted to
20 to PaddingtOn station that when he
arrived there the driver charged him six
pence too much. and he paid it rather than
have trouble that he tried now to buy
ticket. and was answered by ticket seller
as surly as hotel clerk that he was not
selling tickets for that train yet that be
finally got the ticket, and was beguied Of
his satchel, by railway porter at once.
who put it in first class carriage and got
a sixpence. which the company i0rbids him
To receive that presently when the guard
Tor conductor) OF the train came along the
Shah slipped shilling into his hand and
said he wanted to smoke, and straightway
the guard signifed that it was ali right
that when the Shah arrived at Windsor
Castle he rang the bell. and when the girl
came TO the door asked her If the Queen
was at home, and she left him standing in
the hall and went to see that by and by
she returned and said he would please SIT
down in the front room and Mrs. Guelph
would be down directly that he hung his
hat on the hat rack, stood his umbrella in
the corner. entered the front room and sat
down or a hair cloth chair that he waited
and waited and got tired that he got up
and examined the old piano, the dressing
/ Autographs on the walls and the albums OF
! photographs of faded country relatives on
| the centre-table. and was just about to fall
| back on the family Bible when the Queen
entered briskly and begged him 70 sit down
and apOlogized for keeping him waiting,
| but she had just got a new girl and every
/ thing was upside down, and - forth and 30
| on: but how are the family and when
/ did he arrive, and how long should he stay :,
/ and why didn't he bring his wife? knew
/ that that was the picture that would spring
up in the American readers mind when it
was said that the Shah went to visit the
/ Queen, because that was the picture which
/ the announcement suggested to my mind.
But it was far from the facts, very far.
| Nothing could be farther. In truth, these
people made as much of 4 to-do over mere
friendly call as any body else would over a
conhagrati0n. There We're special trains
for the occasion there was a general mus
ter Of princes and dukes to 20 along, each
one occupying room 40 there were regi-
ments of cavalry to clear the way; railway
trains were turned into flower gardens, and
! sheltered with flags anda manner Of gaudy
SplendOr; there were multitudeS 1t people
to look on over the heads of interminable
ranks of policemen standing shoulder to
shoulder and facing front there was bray
ing of music and booming of cannon. All
that fuss, in sober truth. over mere off
hand friendly call. Imagine what it would
have been if he had brought another shirt
and was going TO stay m0nth.-Mdrl
Train.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-08

He parts his hair in the middle, wears a
blue neektie, pearl-eolored pants, and his be-
witching features are usually arrayed in a
pensive smile. The smile fled from his face
the other day, when waiter in an eating
house carefully deposited beefsteak with
trimmings, on his shoulders, emptied cup
of coffee into his lap, and deposited tureen
of mashed potatoes on his shirt bosom. He
jumped to his feet and cried, g Dem it,
stupid, how do | look?'' " Bully" replied
the waiter you look as though dressed
for the table"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-08

Il Mount Washington correspondent o
the Boston Transcript, details the eminently
sensible manner in which two Boston girls
in the passage of a dangerous precipice
saved the life of gentleman of the party
rescuing him from position of certain
death if dependent upon his own exertions
One of the young women, lying fiat upor
the ground, slid out over the bank from
which he had slipped, clinging, meanwhile
to the feet of the second, who, in turn
clung fast to a sharp rock above. The gen
tleman was drawn up slowly and with great
effort, having, with pardonable indelicacy
grasped his preserver about the ankles.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-08

The Indianapolis Journal says" the Presi-
dent authorizes the announcement to be
made that under no circumstances would he
bea candidate for denomination"
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NUMBER 6.
VERMONT NEWS.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.

Lewis Vondell ofMontpelier had his right
arm caught by a wood saw at Braintree
station, badly lacerating the arm, making a
wound some seven inches in length. and
saving the bone of the arm one-third off.
lacerating the muscles and shivering the
bone of his left thumb Hopes are enter
tanned of saving the arm.
A large amount of business was transact
ed says the Montpelier Freeman in Roxburv
during the shower of the 18th. Rabbi
Ditty's barn was struck and DESTROYED. five
tons Of hay being consumed at the sane
time. The house of Mrs. Mary Martelle
was also struck in the same shower. the
lightning passing down the chimney-tak-
ing the top off as it went-d0wn through
the stove pipe into the stove, lifting the
top Of the stove off and turning the stove
square round before it passed out at the
side of tine house.