Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-07-02
VOL. XLIX. \
TEA-TAtsLE GOSSIP.

The Erceiag Post publishes two trans
lations from the Latin by William Cullen
Bryant and Gen. Dix which are very read
able. Mr.. Bryant's contribution is from the
Latin of Ayianus, and is entitled
THg WOLF AND ,HE HERpsMAs.
| 4 wolfheiore hunter taking flight
! CIept among brambles in a herdsman's sight
| by all thy hopes" he said, ''betrav me not.
Heaven knows that never have l harmed thee
! aught.n
Fear not" the man replied. "thy lurking place
! Is SAFE, Is sacred.' On in eager chase
The huntsinan came '' Hast seen a wolf, pray p
Yes said the hind, she took the left hand -
But winked TO let the chaser understand
/ The beast was lurking close az his r sht hand.
The hunter heard, but on the chase intent,
Mlstcok the treacherous wink and forward went.
1 what thanks my shaggy friend. hast thou to
give,
The herdsnan asked. 'since ] have let thee live -
GREAT thanks owe thy tongue" the beast replies
But indness light upon thy IreacheroGs eyes"
The following Is Gen. Dix's contribution
'ioDEsIINus-or LOVE.
I Young Cupid. overcome with sleep. was lying
4 On Lo"crs.i myrtle and on cewy grasses,
Hh.ie ifesh from llades SOILS OF ha pless lasscs
BY hm tDrmented were around him flying.
! -Hchold my .oe.' said Phadra, 'let Us blind him ;
''eut oi hsEce Scy.la. those FAIR locks behind
Cg.chs and lovely Progne 'lct him suffer death =
The sword, ssdiDido and Canacc in one breath ;
.'Evadne. let US burn him in the fires"
hArrha' my boughs shan light his funeral pyTe -
! Byh.s and Aretausa, drown b!m N a trough
or
4 method by which persons with short
memories may sing songs which have been
partly forgotten and also supply rhymes, is
suggested by the following
Oh. 81 ! had q lumty tum lumty tum toe,
ln the land oi the olive and t-.
would sing Of the lumti run lunti to you.
And play on the thinsumy-j.g.
And f q the lumty tum hattie fall,
umtituns all that crave.
Oh, bury me deep in what you may cal,
And plant thin=umoohs ever my grave.
At the laying Of the corner stone Of Bunker
/ Hill monument, the crowd that had as
>embled to hear Mr. Webster's grafton
pressed forward upon the platform so that it
was in danger of giving way. The chair
man urged the crowd 10 tall back, but his
entreatie- were unheeded, and he asked Mr.
Webster assistance. The latter arose and
said in hi, majestic way Gentlemen.
You must fall back" I'VE cannot, was
the reply. 1t Is impossible, the crowd
behind are pushing Us forward. "In a spirit
betitting the place and time, Mr.. Webster
turned upon them and exclaimed Gentle
men, nothing is impossible on Bunker Hill ,
/ you must fall back. Back went the crowd,
=, if impellei l,r divine f,rce
lie the late John Quincy Adams wrote be-
meath a portrait Of himself. some lines OF
"nlch the following Is one An age OF 'or-
TO" ana NE Oh storm these words W ere
NOT written 1y a WretencI oHteaNt'd 'dy ing IN Tie
/ lo'IhouNe' oNt ny one oi the marked lAYor-
| le7 oi external fortune. Inc late Harrison
/ cray Jus IN pahHc speech oi his latter
lays' s''1 As / IooA oacE over my e4-
i>lenee' see pathway OF mingled roses
ana Ihofns but the roses have long since
I.-. IiSa Feared ana the thorn' only remain
us was 'ie confession oi man VINO had
''eIy lulis 'hal almost every human peinS
/ ol o-I generation thlnSs worm ha'ins' anu
J, striving ais'fac'ed4y F" sel-health'
,'lciS''., 'eauiy, grace eIoquenee' culture,
poluilIl'y' S9Vo'1uo' laIaIe on Inc ?. most
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