Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

Unto the land Of rest:'
This occurs thrice in a single column, onl
varying the gender Of the pronoun. TIL
mournlul surprise of this funeral eonnun
drum increases, of course. with each repeti
tion. But the sweetest thing in this yer-
composed by the mortuary bard of tn
Ledgcr on the death of n little boy who's
first name was Nicholas and who,
father name was Nicholas --. Jr. Her
it Is.
We had little Nicky once,
lie was our little pride;
We loved him, all perhaps too we'll,
For soon he slept ana died.
Gone te meet his -rand.4ther.n
Now, when we think that the grandfather
name must have been Nicholas. too, and not
how fond this editor j, to nick names it i
simply impossible Of understand why hi
did not cioes his verse with the assuranc,
that Little Nicky" was in the arm
Of Oh -- no matter who.-Ia@.ps1aNf.
1. is an excellent thing to educate anl
/ clristianizc the red man. but uniortunatei,
the red man cannot always be made 10 take
/ that view Of the matter. Not long since ar
/ Indian was admitted 20 "a Kansas uniyer-
I -ity, after having gone through with preli-
minary religious and spelling book processes
/ Tor time the noble young red student con
/ d1cici himSe.tpropar. Wand was duly admitted
/ TO- the usual ouautitv of secret societies with
| initial Greek letters. Blt one dav Pro
| fc,sor. who lad had n littIe controversy with
I him In thecla-s. v-a>a-t,ai-helb bva cali from
[ his indignant rnrl. The latter was arrivc,I
/ in war raint and feathers. and brandi,iel
q Formidable tomahawk. Instead of rcrc.t-
ElIv eoY-u.tinr rhe Professor rs 4, lis
studies De r9.iea series ,f unsatisfactory
remarks IN him c,neorpi,,- tb, bannv bpnf
i-- ,--,,n5s tb. C.-sa- S,,;rit aaiI The ne
ce..lfv ol ..-,Irs and fre-yr,rs- p, tbe wei
Leio.- or q s1r .f tho f-e.- lis .reoeh
enieI tli. Cbri--ianir,l red .,r,iei the
war whoar. and lied from tbe town. and now
-b, 'f,..,.- ave j,,r, in i7..,
I.i.- D.. ilY'I r,-.,-, MIN n Is,j n
1r,.f,sa-l ..rI.,.--..,lfr .. .'.sY on- .r.
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u,'' i''e.'-' ii'-i' WIN q e''1n lA.' was
Tn'- na livnei % a '',1''y l'4hs IN -
L 'uI7 'Ag o'"eT lis"'- ne was 'oiI 10 20
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!, l"- l'''' '-''n vac 1lroll- .'e,S' an
ti-e man, ana l1.lA1 I'd i'-''e j. Ail
ne was a5'"'"1 -"- """t "-'N'"' III,
."-+- .et"..' SUI, 'i"-1.,,' "''c" '' o1ouT'e"
" 'I' W, Inn! ~ -'.ii'ii3n '.-'
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'iN9 'iII7N '' l''-''-',- 'D '''.'- .I,.'-
A- Ile "g"' ""aF "I -'7,' ana l-'-
maps i'nnA @ ''iy i'r Hi' ''A ue.oFc morn
ing
Darwin Las Iraeti.a- supporter of his
theory in the shape lt the first gorilla ever
famed ard now in London. \ small party
dincl with him not long ago. and We are
tod that Monsieur Gorilla behaved Ike any
courteous diuc7-5ut, except that his couye--
-atiln was not brilliant. and that at one
point in the meal he calmly extended his
paw and removed from his neishbor's plate
To- his own some pretty tiny kickshaw-.
which particularly pleased him. lie drank
c,areJ with his STEAK, l0un-ei in his chair
between the courses. and cracked his wal
NUT, and took his after dinner glass oi port
with the most graceful ease. tie i very
particular in his food. and always takes hot
rIm and water. swcctenel with honey be-
fore retiring. Darwin ought to be happy
man.
The We, ia, hai reason enough 10 he
well acouaintcl with the go-nandizinc
a,shouner: and Montana newspaper
mourniIiiy dilatc- upon - the quick electric
-tomlchic machinery Of that hungry insect.
His appetite Is tremendous and insatiable.
He can eat and digest three times his weight
in green corn. four times his bulk in peaches,
six times his statue in raw turnirs, with
four pounds Of green tobacco and one peck of
onions every twcnty-lour hours lie Is the
healthiest kind of Jumper. and most moving
argument in favor of bodily exercise. There
WIS hope among the hungry until he took
kindly to radishes then these who had
any tcn-pennv nails felt the prudence
of watching them with a loaded musket
The London letter of the Newark Adrcr-
fiser says:-I must. however. give youa good
thinr have lust heard. At a dinner PARTY
in town last August there were two sisters
rre-ent-one A widow who had lust emerged
from the weeds. the other not long married,
whose husband had lately gone on. to India
for short term. \ young barrister pre-
sent was denutel totake the widow to din
- - =:
hcr- hlortnnittlF ht WIS uhttr tue IN
preNsion that ms partner was the married
lady, whose husband had Jus' arrived III IN
diH. Inc conversation between them COM
menced ny the lady Teuii'rhihS no" extreme, F.,
" hot It wa. res II Is very not
replied the young narrlSter. Ihen Il happy