Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-01-16

rather ut Washington.
President Buchauans private secretary
u,od To amusc hi, friend, by reading to
them letter from Il rural postmaster in
Illinois. Il appears jhat the postmaster
had just discovered that under the rcau-
latons of the Po5toih", Department he
was required to report quarterly, where
upon he sent the following communica-
ton:
MIR. james i}uchunau prcst. United states
Dear sir, Been required 10y the instructions
of the Post once to Report Quarterly now
herewith iuulu that plCasin duty 10y rcpnuin
as follows: IhC hnrNCStin has been pOin on
pcvrtN ana most of the Majors have got their
ca lin dan. Wheat is hardly an average crop
ON rol"n ground corn Is NallcriSh and wont
tom uut more than ten or hitcCn bushels to
tn" uEcr. The health Of the community is
unN t"lihul and the chulrlN has broke ont
HpaUt ! and unc-huii mics nom here. There
ESJ powerful HWaliiHg ON the subject of rCliU-
ruI IN the fails nubOrhUUd, und many sOal~ are
l'iu uado 70 know their sins forgiven. Miss
Nancy smith, II mere nlbor, had twins day he
lurv yesterday. one OI them i supposed to
hr At ..cNCu uonth"r. Il poor SClaggN thing and
won, live hlif its days. ThI- is about all
nave 1" report the present quarter. GIVE my
respects to Nrs. BuChdnan
This guilplcss postmaster perhaps lived
a"d died without knowing that President
Buchanan never had a wife, though it was
ON account of this state of single blessed
ness that ne was he recipient of frequent
lussiNc~ from lONc-iOiu old maids and
sympathetic widows. President Arthur
has had much of the same sort of cNpc-
rlCncc, and il goes Wituuut saying that
prcsident-elc Cleveland will encounter
similar persuasive influences unless ne
brings with him briGC to brighten he
White House. During the iucunbeucy Of
Mr. buchanan there was Il vacancy in he
postollice al the secluded hamlet Of Ring
gold, lScnNlle Parish, La, of which the
department was not informed until two
months had elapsed, As is explained in the
appended letter:
Dear Mir. Brakeman. ! >huuld have wrotet
you fully two months ago, but when the heart
is in sorrow. and grief hUWS down til' soul as
deep, the niul l. poorly prepared 10 act, pr
the pen to guide the words which duty
prompts Ny pc o. husband. whuNyu> the post
master here Tor seven years. deceased two
months ago To-day. ana have been in tn"
shadow of the valley of Woe, though / have
newer rallied to perform the duties ct tine post
oihce mere, as the mail rider viii inform You
that all letters and papers hnNc been delivered
prompt. NY poor W iliam died ul the pmcu-
molia contracted irum Il trip ON horseback to
Brown, landing ON tur hlg Red which il pour
cd rain all TN" way ANA back, and tic poor,
dear man never lett his bel. But the SIM
iignt comes after the cloud, and my poor Will
liu,u is happy whil" Tie tire burns brightly ON
IN" hearth and set hnlc ANA think ri your
lonely condition. MIR. l}uch in1n. ON. have
had such sorrow thar ycmn toconfurt those
VINO are 'ad HnI Lonely. II t. iHItern !hy7 t."
un,N,,,i''H "'u, lC 90" W. ~" 1n.h niC
,'r.S,It. rn'', 40 t tin,, h,t hty,I!g
mite. who's. heart warns To- inc rood man sit =
tinE all alone in thc White House. whilcth"rc
are many loving persons vino would fun cheer
hm Ip, Accept the" from woman who's
NOT long. ana believe that vii continue To-
act faithful in munaAing the po~tuhrc which
my poor William crest his soul y attended for
seven years and three months To- the satisfuc-
zion OF ali tn" nClghbur$
Yours. in sympathy.
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