Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-11-23


n9venever been here before, or have been
but seldom Our postmaster Is SO uuaCcua-
toned TO this business, that his tender face
is sunu5ed with Olushes by any remarks
that might seem personal some refer
ence was made Just now 10 the fact hat
he was always ready TO respond without
preparation. IT. was said of Sheridan,
the popular wit and after dinner speaker,
that he was in the habit OF collecting jokes
aud witty saying5and putting them down,
so that he could get them off don't say
that our witty toastmasJer prepares him
self i'll that matter, but | know one &C
casiou when he was called upOn In an I'M
prepared manner and responded very
readily. We were down on the Occoquan
and a young staff officer, named Hooker,
was sent down there 10 20 over the picket
line. His superior officer desired to know
Its exact condition, aud wanted some one
who could be relied upon, in addition TO
the Information secured through tho reg
ular channels.
1t happened that I mad drawn n map Of
our picket line to send home, Dropping
in to my tent the eye of the officer lighted
on my map. BemarjIng that this would
answer every purpose of a visit to the
picket stations, he took it to headquarters
and presented it as the result Of u days
investigation and of q whole night spent
IN preparing an accurate and exact map
OF the line. You can draw your own Con
cu7lon az to the ability of that gentlemen
when taken unprepared. Laughter am
always glad 10 meet these representative
soldiers of Vermont Permit me TO add
that | am satisfied from what | have seen
Of the hist ry of Vermont In the Civil War
now just completed that we have one OF
the best histories Of the doings of
our soldiers that any state, has or can
have. 1t is a credit to its
author and to the State. I take
pride myself in this History and
any man who went to the front will
be proud to hand it down TO his descend
ants, do not know Of any State in the
Union where the officers have such pleas
ant reunions as We have. 1t Is a source
of pride that we have State that
always did its duty. and has always been
loyal and true
Colonel Hooker then called up Judge
Neazey az ga comrade who div des
his time betwe the admiration
of women and expounding ,the law"
Judge Neazey said; When 1 came IN
here with 80 many governors in Office or
post lHDrtcm laughter present thought
worn out Judge would be safe from
mOlestation. Perha g it is not a bad thing
for the members Of the society that
they have ju ge among their number.
Certainly 1t Is well for their wives, for
they could not get divorce, nor even get
their husbands hanged without judge.
| ara delighted to see 50 many ladies pres
INT tonight, for they add much to the
pleasure OF the occasion, and | should be
glad If more of the old soldiers were with
them. We have been society now for p
years. None of these ladies were born
when it was organ z.d. believe in sol
diera' organizations, all Of them, the Grand
Army, the Loyal Legion aud the rest are
based upon the principle of patriotism.
Ihty stand as living protest against The
5IcklS sentlmentsluy nat has begun To
pa wade a certain portion OF the c)mmuui-
A. made
war. In some quarters It has become al
most impossible Tor soldier to get up in
puOlc and refer to the great principle in
volved, or to the great conflict IN which
those principles were fought out TO sue
cesstul result, without reOuKe from some
tender looted. KID GloVed gentleman.
ney say the war Is over ana we IauSt 10Y
give most Whoul we louH9t. we haVt
forgiven them-lonH ago But that Is not
enough THESE Senllelhen "oulu nave US
.oIg! on Se!Nes, anu VndI 10 soInE sIeP
700 LAT. nope my son VIII never De calItd
upon 10 apolog'le LOT the part nave
/ 'dhtH III Tue war W ueu l say we cauet,
urlllln% to-day, l tn3ushu ol Ihe KIM OF
exercise our young soldiers had - years
ago III swamp auu laIu anu iIiuu' On
| me weary HdFcn, ana III the o3 ijI
'Le' thSC was me klnh Oh drllIs
We Inu, ai!H i:,t,t,t tiou ~ "t .ne
s.'"c 'i't "ua" po>iolitiVH ioI tIo lu,.'e
ms country presents 1nen WIN ha'i or
our present popuidtloh there were Two Two
HItlIIoI9 VI Hleu III al III ~" WIN oo'OJo
600, what an army we could put III the
nelu! but II Is hoI 70 our iarRe I, rIltory
OK Ereht NUMBERS pc. that we mus lDoh lVr
tte preaeI Ndlion ol our co"HIIy auu ~
liberties. IL Is 20 lhe HP,r!I Oh ioya.ty du1
pttrloli9in, Lhao SpIrit lntt lnaoe YOU 7Gl-
dier9 OF your country and preserved it III
me war OF ne Ftoelllon' lApplause.
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