Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-04

| me wei Sub give way.
| linen with statues smile,
| statues strength.
| Patience, nothing 10th,
| And, uncomplanng, does
| The work OF both. -C0leriGge
A ragged and forlorn-looking man was
yesterday seen to fall down on State street as
II overcome by the heat. but before any one
could reach him be crawled under shade
tree. When approached and asked if be
was i'll, he replied: knocked clean over
by sunstroke. "D Do you feel any pain? ?''
was asked. Lots of it my legs are stiff
as pokers." 1.-The sun affects the head
not the legs. | guess you were not sun
struck" - Well, l know | was" said the
old man. with good deal of spirit. " You
don't perhaps know that there are various
kinds OF sunstroke, but there are over forty
different species, all liable to strike a man
at once. If you could show me ten-cent
piece | believe I'd feel better The citizen
passed on and left him eroaning Detroit
Free Press.
At the closing of a concert. while young
gentleman was struggling with his hat,
cane, overcoat, opera-glass, and his young
lady's fan, ell of which he was trying to
| retain on his lap, a suspicious-lOOking
black bottle fell on the floor with thud.
There he exclaimed to his companion, ~
shall lose my cough medicine" That was
| presence OF mind for you.
A frontiersman was requested by the
sheriff to come to the Jail to ideatify az in
mate who was charged with serious Of
fence. "IIl go and look at him, but I'm
not going to be familiar with him until he
apologies ior shooting my brother-ln-law
last tall. was the naive reply Of the guile
less child Of the flower bespanglei prai-
ries.
Says the Burlington Hank Eye The
authorities took poor man from Happy
Hollow one day this week and sent him ou5
10 the poor house. The parting between
the poor man and his eleven dogs. which he
distributed among his sympathlzng rela-
tlves, was affecting IN the extreme. We
believe the man had a few children too, but
not enough TO make fuss about
What traveller you have become.''
exclaimed Chlcagonian on meet ing an ae-
gualntance at COnstantinople - 70 tell
You the truth. was the frank reply. ="
am Obliged to run about the world to keep
ahead OF my character; for the moment il
overtakes NE | TN ruined
The valise of man who did no, happen
to be very fashiOnably dressed was conti,ca-
~ ~ d bOtrl kOcItE -t Lung IEGucA q lew !
days since. The man turned oat to be a |
prominent citizen of Phiiadeiphia. who /
somewhat ast1nished The B0nllace rs pre-
sentiug 81 coo bill in payment ior his
meals and lodgings.
\ lady Of London has discontinued Gus
tom originated by her, Of having visitors
write their names IN book IN the hall in
the event OF her absence as Z supposed visit
or came in fact 10 collect bill OF long
standing. and wrote in the book, - l. SOL
ry Mrs. - didn't leave the amount as she
agreed.
The other day a dreamy young poet Of
Burlington sat down with bundle Of old
letters. IN stained envelopes with faded al
dresses, u write sad requiem over the
days that are dead. lie began
Though ye waken sad thou zhts as s.t Lere alone
viii csrefully lay you away,
fur ettsr the shadow o. etfs that are sJu9
Than tue coli sarish -5t Of t9-5ay.
And when he got that far he opened one Of
the letters for little Inspiration and read
- Sir yur bil fur drinks at this Bar Is SI7.s5
an has bin ruDuIn ; munths and ii not pade
this evenln will present the same to yure
onered father fur paymint Resp. Abel
and then he sighed and laid
away the letters and didn't feel like finish
ing the requiem that day.-BurhHqton
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