Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04
OLD VERMONT.
A Pleasant Letter from ~ Burling

monter, publishes the following pleasant
ly written and graphic letter from Bur
lingtonian
To the Editor of the Evening Mail;
A copy of your last weeks issue lies
before me- and the first thing | read is II
sarcastic remark about a tornado in Yer
mont which blc,C dozen barn, Now, 1t
rather looks to me like slanderng ones
relations for Vermont boy to 90 out into
the world and say such ungracious things
of his mother State.
In to-day's Boston Journal | read, "a
hot wave is sweeping over 1owa-the
thermometer in Des Moines stood at 50
at clock yesterday morning"
Now, | think, is the time to send to
my friend the editor, Il letter from this
Queen City of Vermont, as her people de-
! light to call her, and 50 dilate upon her
many attractions and summer advan-
tages that he will bitterly repent the I'M
called for remarks about the tornado
which in its wild fury blew down one
barn outside the city limits II few miles :
Are you willing to retract and apologize
before | begin If not, and see you are
not must ask you to take II ride with
me out into the country where this
dreadful catastrophe occurred. You
know the place aS boy and man | pre-
sumo, and found more true happiness
here than ever falls to the lot of boys and
girls born outside this dear old Green
Mountain State-with repose in her noun
tain-tops, delight in her clover-scented
meadows, Joy IN her mountain-brooks,
satisfaction from "the moss covered
bucket that hung in the WE'LL and peace
full sleep, made dearer by the patter of
the rain on the roof Do you remember
the dear spring time of your youth How
anXiously you looked forward to the
first day of May, when. in company with
other sturdy country lads and brown
checked, brght-eyed maidcnS, you eager
ly and lovingly searched for the first May
| flowers we all loved so well, Aye, aye,
remember ED almost MD from sight
buried deep IN those messy NILS under
the pine trees, Dld you ever feel keener,
happier searching lor eultOflal Items Z;
or prouder over any brothers editorial
praise than over the few heartfelt words
/ of thanks the mott rave her boy when
| he placed upon her lap springs first floral
offering to these hardy Nermonters ?
| DO you recall the days later when, with
| hook and line, no modern city nipple
ments of fishing either, | warrant-you
started up the mountain brook side to try
! your luck at tfout-nshlng, the one never
! failing recreation of all country boys
| W hetner lucky OF not qua you ever return
home before you mad Waded knee-deep NJ
ana uoWn lhl9 spHrkllhg, gurSIlnS Drooki
/ lhrOWlnS STONES mo the uetp poolS aii',
making the nlllS reSOund with your wiz
! hallOeS, and almost forgetting to return
nome by mllklng-tlme
Have you ever 1elt larger ana stronger
IN your MANHOOD struggles ana victories
than you qua the time the iatner allowed
you TO LOAD the 1lrst rack OF hay ana you
received your Well,earned terms OF praise
wei done, my boy l presume yol
never nave wiped OH more satisfactory
ulops Vi Petspllalioh from your pIoN
than ON that Identical not summers day
wonder IL memory can BRING back to you
the lnnllnerable DoylSh antics that SUI
make HE endurabl@ TO every Vermont
country LAD, one OF which well remen
Der was tnal OF CHASING girls with toauS
ana frogs ana make-belieVe snakes, I'll
wager you We're always sure TO single on
the very broWn,eyed glrl you loved th'
best ana chased her up ana down ah'
round the old orchard place that. you
might have the pleasure solely OF wlplns
OH the tear-stalhed cheeks ana Soothin4
and allaylng her fears by telling her tina
you dld 1t Just Tor tun. And as yol
walked with her, hand IN hand back Il
the house, how many times you held tn
. golden Dutltfcup under her Cnln so Sc