Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28
ALlttle Misunderstanding.


Philadelphia Bulletin.
There was some horse-racing over at the
Blank course one day last fall, and Butter
| wick attended 10 witness. On his way home
in the Reading cars, in the afternoon, he
| encountered the Rev Dr. Potts, a clergy
man, who knew no more about horse-racing
than a llindoo knows about se7en-up. But
terwick, however, took for granted in his
usual way that the Doctor was familiar with
the subject, and, taking seat beside him,
| he remarked
81 was out at the Blank course to-day to
see Longiellow.
Indeed Was he there? Where did you
say he was ?'
NV by, over yer at the course. | saw him
and General Harney, and lot more Of EN-.
lie run agin General Harnev, and il created
big excitement. too, but he beat the
General badly, and the way the crowd cheer
Ell him was wonderful. They say that a
good deal of money changed hands The
! fact =, had a small bet on the General
myself.
You don mean to -av that Longfellow
actually jeat General Harvey ?''
Yes. DO Beat him the worst kind
You hardly We thought it now, would you ?
| was never m're surprised in my life.
/ What's queer about Il j., that he seemed
/ Just a> fresh afterwards as before he com
mencei. Didn't taze a Bit Why. instead
/ of wanting 10 rest. he was jumping about
just a> lively, and when the crowd began to
/ push around him he kicked boy in the
/ stomach and doubled him up-nearly killed
/ him. On he's wicked wouldn't trust
him A. far as could see him
This i simply astonishing" said the
/ Doctor. Il wouldn't have believed it pos
/ slble. Are You sure it was Longtellow, Mr..
Buuerwick ?'
why, certainly. of course I've seen
him often before. And after breathing "a
while he and Maggie Mitchell came out
and as soon as they stepped on he put on an
extra spurt OF two and led her by the neck
all round the place, and she came in putting
and blowing and nearly exhausted. never
took much stock in her anyway
Led her by the neck Why, this isithe
most scandalous conduct ! ever helri oi
Mir. Butterwica, You must ceriaiEly be j1k-
ing
II pledge you my word it's the solemn
truth. ! saw it myself. And after that
/ Judge Fullerton and General Ilarney t-v
! took turn together. and that was the pret-
test contest Of the dav First the judy d
/ beat the General. and then the General d
| put in the big licks and gave it 10 the Judge,
and the two'd be about even for awhile and
/ all of sudden the General would give a
kinder Jerk or two and leave the Judge Just
nowhereS. and by the time the General pass
/ cd the third quarter the Judge keeed over
against the fence and gave in. They say he
/ broke his leg but | don't know if that :
50 or not Anyway he was used up. II
| he'd passed that quarter he might have been
| all right.
"What was the matter with that quarter
Wasn't it gooi2'
"Oh yes But You see the Jddge must
have lost his wind OF something and reck-
/ on when he tumbled it was something like
a faint, you know.
Served him right for engaging in such a
brutal contest.
"Wen, dunno. Depends on how you
/ look at such things And when that was
over Longfell0w entered with Matte Evelyn.
lie kept shooting past her all the time. and
/ this worried her 50 that she ran little one
side and somehow, dunno how it happened
bat his leg kinder tripped her, and she roll
ed on the ground hurt pretty bad think,
while Longtellow had his leg cut pretty near
to the bone.
Did any of the shots strike her.
81 don't understand you.
''You said he kept shooting close to her
and thought maybe some Of the bullets
might have struck her.
why, | meant that he ran past her, of