Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-02-06

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From The Washir 1tou Chronicle
A. the delegated stupidity known as Con
rre~~ gathers in. the social life oi the nation
al capital exhibits signs ot returning anima-
ton The avenue upon sunny afternoon
is thr.nged. especially after three O'Clock.
when the departments are cmptied, and the
irettv little officials hasten down fora breath
If fresh air and view of the fashions y
each little official wears carriage dre~s that
-weer,- the dirty sidewalk with a heightened
train. they raise any quantity of dust, and in
that resemble angels in clouds. The clouds
are not of the cleanliest, and the cynical
spectator ha- his own thoughts about the
-oiled undertaking that must accompany
the process. They realize in this, however.
the poet description of humanity that say.
Halt angels and half earth If the dear
creatures would only keep the balance and
giye u~ half, we'd be- content And then
they Justify the piau- prediction, "Du~t thou
art ana unto dust shalt thou return. every
afternoon at three O'Clock precisely
By the bye, speaking of returning Con
..rr--men. rathcra good story has been teic-
graphcd of 81 new member who arrived with
his family, consisting of wife. ii'e children
and nurse. The economical NJ c.. hacked
his family IN one hack at % p. N.. and drove
To- Willard They had been car-riling for
many nights aud day. and We're iu coa-e
.,,ence exceedingly fitieued
Arriving at Willard =, they paid the hack
man. ordered their trunks of ani grud9ed
YEARLY, hali asleep. into that famous cara.
,an.ary The husband. wife and inar rfil
dren were escorted into the supper room,
after which. elevated hy the coffee and the
elevator. they were carried beyond the iuri~-
dictian of the board Of public work To- rooms
under the roof W. wish - explain here
that as ou,. .-rt- near heaven be- ret- further
from thr LnrI that eXrayatr~ only. and Is
mot oIsrle>- either. When the good .ady
entered her bedroom She encountered the
u,ir-4 and both exclaimed
where Bobby 3''
..Nhv.m - -ai.l the nurse. "A Thought
,.o, had him
..Nanry. screamed the Nj NJ. e..
..JiIn'f Won fetch him in u9''
No mum / had the three ea.pet.-lck-
the .la,ks hahy'~ .lotLe-. and thought
vou had him.
Now Il ihhy was III, baby. and the fright
fail discovery was mad,. that the baby had
h-en left in the hack. There was % frantic.
r,.b far rle elevator and the stairs The
insane NJ. G.. tried to burst ol,en the door -o
as T., preripitate himself down the we'll. He
then pullei away at the bell until he broke
it tbep -bautinc fire " rushed down after
M, wife and four children. who by this time
-, =, ....ierl : .,e,.. ,r,n, H. ,n,la ii.
','-,.,,iarr ,,,I .,oiaIfa NJ Earl., md
.,,dJ ,b,. norr;ll4 -itpotion
S,,,s .,,,,. .r,,.,,.-tel fine tele.ronb and .,l
L.. '.+,,;,7. ,,ar. ,5y;-el If his lo..
'.c.in,-r..-i,r,, n,f,ncr R,t tb.. w,rst
-, = = ,,,- tl,,t the ,.r.,z, r.pr,-ep,,-;,.
la ,,,t re,nenl,sr tbe number nf tb. hack
Ind tLe borks are NOT remarkable for the;l
l,.-..,,,.,' '..- list r,rrels Nc meyer had
80 no -s,,+,- ami that wosn volume n
.tr.' pro-;ior,t,. ,T.ss,,sa with ,rs,mranvin,
l.,,n.,,,,-
H., tha meantime the baprv hu.ban,
ID. .i,.rt ..,,,r-;,n inta the neighh,r
- tI. bu-r;al tbr,prb ;be hacks on ia,
- I'D and had an rho retired convict
II a.. r., ,ab;,.le- volunteer T., ,-o ana
III, .f.r tb,. last ,bild for two and n hal
~. ANA. ,,.,s r.odr f.. male ofid,
IN, ba tre,, the hack and nne driver
-, - b..n Lr,,, Iona, a,,,
-. Ia, H.. bear3 tb, cb,lJ cTyas the barl
4r..I -, tbe b,.L st,nJ tho bY-
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