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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-31

l do not think that General Burnsidee'
soldiers thought he was the ablest general
Of the war, but they firmly believed, and
long years have not changed that opinion,
that he was the kindcst, gentlest and BRAY
est man that ever led a corps.
During the siege Of Knoxville by Long
street Burnside's men We're sorcly tried,
not only in resisting assaults and in main
tanning constant vigilance, but for want
of proper clorhin@gnd sufficient food
One early morht.lg as General Burnside
was making his way along the outer
works, he came upon an unarmcd soldier
whose conduct excited his suspicious
Hello, my man, who are YOU" demand
ed the general.
The soldier gave his name and regiment.
Put your regiment is at Fort Saunders, -
said the general. What are YOU doing
over hcre?"
The man scratched his head, looked up
at the patient, kindly face, then blurtcL
out;
General, I'm so nigh starved that
thought I'd desart to some place where
there's more feed"
Instead of Iscoming indignant General
burnside laid his hand on the mans
shoulder, and said;
"Well, my friend, must acknowledge
the temptation is very great. But IN
make a bargain with you"
"What is that, sirf"
"Go back to your regiment and do your
duty for ten days more like a man; then,
if things haven't improved, come to ne
and I'll desert with You"
The man went back, and before the ten
days were up Sherman had raised The
siege. ALFRED X. CALHOUN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-31
COVILLE C0NVALESCES.
SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGS
OF THE DANBURY NEWS MAN.

Coville's Nice Easy Chair and How 1t
Worked while Mrs. c. Was Telling: the
Neighbors About It--But They Cut Him
Loose at Last.
copyrighted by Lee &c Shepard. Boston, and
published by special arrangement with them.
Since IN unfortunate accident to Mr..
Coville while on the roof counting the
shingles, he has been obliged to keep
pretty close to the house. Last Wednes-
day he went out in the yard for the first
time, and on Friday Mrs. Covilie got
him an easy chair, which proved a great
comfort to him. 1t is one of those chairs
that can be moved by the occupant to
form almost any position by means of
ratchets. Mr.. Coville was very much
pleased with this new continuance. He
said such chair as that did more good
in this world than hundred sermons.
Monday afternoon he got in the chair as
usual Mrs. Coville was out in the back
yard hanging up clothes, and the son
was across the street drawing a lath
along picket fence.
Sitting down, he grasped the sides Of
back, when the whole thing gave way
and Mr.. Covlle came violently to the
floor. For an instant the unfortunate
gentleman was bcnumbed by the sud
denness of the shock but the next he
was aroused by an acute pain in each
arm, and the great drops of sweat oozed
from his forehead when he found that
the little finger OF each hand had caught
in the ratchets and was as firmly held as
if i'll wise. There he lay on his back,
with the end of round sticking in his
side and both hands perfectly powerless,
The least move of his body aggravated
the pain, which was chasing up his arms.
He screamed for help, but Mrs. Coville
was in the back yard telling Mrs. Coney,
next door, that she didn't know what
Coville would do without that chair. and
so she didn't hear him. He pounded the
floor with his stockinged feet, but the
younger Coville was still drawing emo
ton from that fence across the way, and
all other sounds were rapidly sinking into
insignificance.
How he did despise that offspring, and
how fervently he did wish the owner of
that fence would light on that boy and
reduce him to powder
Then lie screamed again and howled
and shouted "Maria!" But there was 10
response. What if he should die there
alone and in that awful shape? The per-
spiration started afresh and the pain IN
his arms assumed an awful magutuds.
Again he shrieked "Maria," but the
matinee across the way only grew in
volume, and the unconscious wife had
gone into Mrs. Conveys and was trying
on that lady's redingote. Then he
prayed and howled and coughed and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-31
ONE ODD STORIES.
INTERESTING INCIDENTS RELATED BY
MAJOR ALFRED r. CALHOUN.

Tho ! uiting Adven ture of Howard We'll
don, % Young American Doctor, in a
ben Of Thieves in the Great, Wicked
City of London.
Copy ght, 1892, by American Press Assoca-
ton.
Howard Weldon, native of st. Louis,
having taken his DOCTORS degree at one of
the |. ost foremost medical schools in Phil
nlclp ia, and having money, time and the
iaciu alton, decided to spend some years
walking" the best hospitals of London,
Paris and Vienna.
He had friend in London with whom
he WIS going to lodge during his stay, but
rs it was midnight, and raining at that,
WHEN he reached the worlds metropolis, he
made up his mind to spend the night in
fcmo quiet hotel not far from his friend
l., ii ence.
Outside Euston station he accosted one
Of a hundred waiting cabmen, or "cab-
bc~," as they are there called, and asked
hin, if he knew of any public house in the
&. nifty of St Johns Wood
7 be man touched his hat and replied
,h;t he knew every public house in the
pjtJ and that he was particularly well ac-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-31
a Case OF Nerve.


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yours ago my le''erS vi 'l.trou"V''oh IRON
iInSiish Officers Nv honS-NoIi9 gave me Il
welcome IN many quarters not access PIE
TO the ordinary TOURIST met NlHJor I''II'
Oh 'ne lhuIuh service "C Coleulta' anu We
UreNeleu tSSSeIher on Uhe cars TO t1e famous
city OF husknoW, OUTSIDE OF winch some
SIN mics ne llVeu win MS we TWO chill
oreh ana an army "l h'''Ne servants
AS was ,'""Ie' O' my own tliue ana
mao conceINe'' ueciUeu Using ior 'he SOL
uieily eng ii>HliIa" IL "" nVC require
iluch urSin2 on MS p|ru 70 "ouce me 70
20 ouC WIN nun W MS bungalow, hei,r
WH'Th ne pI"'niSe't h'e Soiile soOu J""-'c
loWl SnooU'nE, DuV' ne salu, regret
" 'eii YOU unaO we or. o't1 Vi reat'' u
IlSers' uhu aSSureu nun tnaG III" ho'
IeSreS 10 Nv "il' anu thu' u'o noC come
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pun poSe - Si'nPi! " ueScil"e NIUE ao
venture III "Hich my hosC eNhlplted the
HO'oiise9U hciN anu we cooieSC lIc''u nave
ever int0 "IVn' VIII come a1 once 10 the
ii CIV
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loNaDie li''ie leIloW Vi SIN Uhe iooi on MS
luo'her hear' anu 'he "ppleo Vi MS IAUper
eye.
one evening us we neareu 'he mouse
"iUer lloU very successful tramp Chro''E"
Il Jungle aIonS inc uoonltE RIVER on
Wl,lch !-ucAuo" Is silu"teu' we saw
rnty' we PG' iiIlne lUr 'pe ooy' pay 'ue
u! Vne r""uNi"e' WiicIe ne IA" eNiuehlH
come 10 meet US Ill5 oacA was toward u.s.
anu ne was 30 niuCn i"'ereSIeo ID some
thlhg IN lf"hC Una! ne neither saw nor
Htn.u Us a. we uIe" henf
hInNins 10 give 'ne lIUO!e reno" pled'
an" SURPRISE 'he major MOI loheu 10 ne !"
Acep p*ilectl{ q'leC' Vneii ne "ehV sotIiy
"ugau; p"V "neh "I'hili zen PAGES OF oht
emu ne catHe 70 suo"eH nat' Ste',dlsd
ni,nse" as II 10 Keep from iAliliS' ana 'Ae
siue l'.ce ,urne0 toward me was "shy ana
pntn inca
"o silent sVePs FORWARD revealed the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-31

lie bad asked her to marry him, and was
waiting impatiently for her answer.
"Will You expect me to keep house?'
she finally asked.
NO, indeed, my love; the servants will
attend to all that"
You won't asl, me to make the bread or
broil beel9teaks:'
"Certainly not, my angel; we will have
a cook"
And will not be compelled to pound
tie Washboard>'
"How can you ask such question: No,
no, no"
"Thcn | cannot marry you. have been
brought up TO do all those things, and
could not he happy in a life of idleness."
When he realized what treasure he had
lost he went sadly to his luxurious home
and vowed to remain bachelor forever -
Detroit Free Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-31

| was walking along one day in the
mountains and caught up with moun-
tancer, who accompanied me mile or
more ON foot and kept up the talking. He
was of an inquirn5 turn Of mind and asked
a great many questions. During the con-
versation happened to mention the city
of New York
I've heern that wuz u mighty big place,
cap'n." he said. with a half Interrogation.
biggest in the United States" | re-
sponded.
LIVER been thar
"Oh, yes; many times"
1--WE heeru Of Europe too" he went on.
"Yes; that's across the ocean, YOU
know
"Well | didn't ies know whar it wuz,
but I've heern tell NV it. Ever been thar"
YES"
as it any bigger'n New York?'
said ii was, but didn't try to explain
the diiTorouce.-Dctroit Free Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-31

"Spealling Of alli;"uion," said New
Yor'- lpwyerthcO; .'.l. Il am reminded
Of WL,u .@ld Is s.. ..t grocery
store.
"'Gut cuy good III las .,"-e" asked
q farmers wife of the VrO"e,
"Good's | ever had in the store Mrs
LittlcGcld,' answered the grocer
"'Waall, put me up tew gall'us, George
"a week or 80 later Deacon IittleGcld
called the grocer TO account for selling his
wife q poorer quality Of molasscs than she
had been accustomed to,
Its good 'noueh in Mjin puddin he
said, AN braown bread; hut, George, gin
ye my word as "a dekin, it's terrible techs
In tea. '"-New York Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-31

Reubens face flushed at this charge,
but he only said;
TWENTY-FIVE, twenty-three, twenty
four, twenty-five, twenty-six"-
At this figure the neighbor got up on
the fence IN some haste, but suddenly
thinking Of his peas, he opened his
mouth:
"YOu mean, low lived rascal for two
cents | could knock your cracked head
over barn, and | would"-
"Twenty-seven, heavyweight" inter
rupted Reubens; twenty nine, thirty,
thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three"-
Here the neighbor broke for the house,
and entering it violently slammed the
door behind him; but Reubens did not
dare to let up on the enumeration, and
SO he stood out there alone IN his own
yard and kept on counting, while his
burning cheeks and flashing eyes elo-
quently affirmed his Judgment. When
he got up INTO the eighties his wife came
TO the door III some alarm.
"Why, Reubens, man, what is the
matter with your she said. do come
into the house"
But he didn't let up She came out to
HIM and chung tremblingly to him, but
he only looked into her eyes and said:
"Ninety-three, ninety-four, ninety
five, ninety-siX, ninety-seven, ninety
eight, ninety-nine, one hundred-go into
the house, old woman. or III bust ye."
And she went. j.. NJ BAILEY.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-31

swore, and then apologized for it, and
prayed and hoWled again, and screamed
at the top Of his voice the awfullest
things he would do to that boy if
heaven would only spare him and show
him an ak.
Then he opened his mouth for one
final shrek, when the door opened and
Mrs. Coville appeared with a smile on
her face and Mrs. Conveys redingote ON
her back, In one glance she saw that
something awful had happened to
Joseph, and, with wonderful presence Of
mind, she screamed for help, and then
tainted away and plowed headlong into
his stomach, Fortunately, the blow
deprived him of speech, else he might
have said something that he would
ever after have regretted, and before
he could regain his senses Mrs Coney
dashed III and removed the grief stricken
wife. But 1t required a blacksmith to
cut Coville loose. He is again back in
bed, with his mutilated fingers resting
on pillows; and there he lies all day,
concocting new forms of death for the
inventor Of that chair and hoping moth
ing will happen to his son until he can
get well enough to administer it him
self.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-31
TROUBLE WITH THE COOK.
She Made Some Flannel Cakes to order
1hat We're Flannel Cakes.

1hat We're Flannel Cakes.
"My dear, do you know that my new
cook actually used canary seed for "a batch
of caraway seed cakes day before yestor-
day?'
"No; renlly2"
Fact, assure YOU"
"Dd you cvcr!'
"She thought told her to make canary
seed cakes, and so she obtained the in
gredient from the birds supply box"
GLOW FUNNY But | have had more
surprising experience than that this very
week"
"Do tell me-"
at was misunderstanding in the ktch-
IN not unlike yours. You may remember
that once got from you receipt for liam
mel cakes?"
"Yes, think do"
"Well, James is awfully fond of them,
and so are the children. SO we have them
for breakfast pretty nearly every day."
so do we-with maple syrup"
"Well, a week ago our cook left and we
had to get IL substitute in hurry"
"Our perennial martyrdon."
Precisely. We shall doubtless be sainted
for it hereafter. But this one was terrible
creature. She only remained thirty-six
hours but | ain really surprised that my
hair did not turn gray i'll that period"
What did she do?"
"What didn't she do, my dear? But |
don't propose to try to rehearse all the dis
tressing incidents of her visitation. On
the morning after her arrival we had fan
mel cakes When had asked her the night
| before if she knew how to make them she
responded allirmatively with such appar-
ent confidence that | never thought of
| doubling her"
/ ''.just as usual"
ayes. they always do. But as l was
about 90 say, Wien the first batch of cakes
appeared on the table James poured sirup
over his, sliced them across with his knife
and fork, end conveyed II bite to his mouth.
/ So far as their appearance was concerned
/ there was nothing about the cakes to eX-
cite suspicion But as my husband chewed
upon the first inorsel, | saw IA look OF sur
prise come gradually over his face. Pres
entity he held up his napkin, and, taking
from his mouth something, proceeded to
/ examine it. felt alarmed, of course, and
inquired what the matter was. In reply he
/ exhibited to me IA small oblong piece of
what was Enthusiastically white flannel"
"GOodneSS meN
Il summoned the cook. To my surprise
she was not ut all abashed. On the con
trary, she simply said:
"'Why. mum, yez tOwld me to bake
flannel cakes and, havin no other material
f | was oblecGed to cut up piece of an old
petticoat for the purpose. Washington
Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-31

The whole effect was most appallingly
heightened by the hiss and splash OF the
escaping cider. In a moment the UNI
happy family were on their feet and
dragging their dripping and somewhat
ruflled plumage up the stairs and into
the light. Another lamp was secured,
and Mr.. Coville FASTENED down stairs,
when he not only discovered that the
cider was entirely gone, but that the
hammer in its fight had taken in the
hanging shelf on which had reposcd
twenty-five glass jars of preserves, and
rendered nineteen of them, with their
contents, a heap of ruins.
The remarks Mr., Coville designed de-
livering in a high key of voice on dis
covering the loss of his cider were utter
ly submerged in the horror of the subse-
quent discovery, and he hastily hurried
up stairs and passed silently to bed The
next morning he did not wait for break
fast, but was earlier ut the store than he
had been in seven years, and remained
there until night. He rightly conjec-
tured that his wiles feelings on viewing
the preserve wreck would be too sacred
for observation,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-31

81 want to take the next train to To-
ledo, b" said a lady to the ticket young man
at the Michigan Central station.
you can't do it, madam" lie replied,
with IA subtle smile.
"Why not;' she asked, in quick sur
prise,
Because madam" and the young man
looked solemn, because we have an engi-
necr and conductor to do that, and we
don't feel disposed to fill their places with
an entire stranger "-Detroit Free Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-31

In the lie insurance office The EN-
aminer-Alay ask why you expect to be
insured at half the usual rates Tor one of
your age?
The Applicant-Because of the absolute
safety of my calling.
The EXamner-And that calling is
what?
The Applicant am a French duelist.
-pittsburg Bulletin.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-31

once diverted from this purpose by the
cider, and went over on his back in
stead throwing the hammer impulsively
and dragging down Mrs. Coyille spas
medically.
The extinguishing of the light in the
descent left the family in total dark
ness, relieved only by the gasping
sounds Of Mr.. Coville, the means of
Mrs. Coville and the indignant cries Of
Master Coville.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-31
the FREE PRESS

Is State Paper and keeps its readers fully
posted on all the political movements in Ver-
mont This year elected President, Gov
want to know what is being said and done. 1t
will be hot campaign. The FREE PRESS
will keep its readers posted.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-31
!, The L.ECISL.hT UnE:

Meets next Autumn, and you will want to know
what is being done at the Capital The FREE
PRESS will have TWO MEN there and a full re
port will appear in the DAHL YFREEP PRESS,
all Mat tie DAX y publishes ayW also appear
IN tile UEhKL]' FREE PRESS
1t is impossible for any other weekly
paper in Vermont to do this. The fact that
we have the type all set for the DAILY enables
to publish tul report in the WEEKLY at
extra expense 1t would cost any other weekly
seventy dollars a week to report and set the
type for all the legislative news that the
WEEKLY FREE PRESS will give its readers
Read the DAILY if you have time but if you are too
busy to read paper every day. too far from the
post Office to 60 for daily paper, you will find the
cream of the DAILY FREE PRESS all boiled down
into the WEEKLY. Every item of important Of
the week is in the WEEKLY FREE PRESS
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1892-01-23
Real Estate Transfers.

The following deeds have been filed for
record in the office of the Clerk Of the
Circuit Court for Worcester county du-
ring the past week:
Dcnard W Pilchard from George W
Purnell, trustee, all the right title of all
the parties to that tract of land called
"paramore's Double Purchase" Consid-
Grafton $1,000
Denard W. Pilchard from Rufus e.
Dennis ei uX ct nj, all those tracts, parts
of tracts and parcels of land situate on
the eastern side of the county road lead
ing from Girdletree TO Taylor's Landing.
Consideration $1,000
William \ Taylor from Charlotte J
Hack aud ;. Virginia Hack all that loi or
parcel Of land situate on the east side Of
Washington stree, in the town of Snow
Hill. Consideration 500.
Frederick J Bounds from William ]
Bounds all that lot or parcel of ground
situate in ,ih election district, containing
two acres Consideration $500,
Henry ] Clayyillc from Charles "
lehman all that real estate located in the
town of Snow Hill which was conveyed
unto me & W lehman from Henry J
Ciayvillr Consideration $225 90.
John W lehman from Charles W
Herman all that real estate situate IN the
town If Snow Hill, Consideration Si0o.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1892-01-23
MIR. GIBSON GETS 1T.
Elected on the Third Ballot
Taken on Thursday.

Hon. Charles Hopper Gibson was elect
ed L. 5 Senator ON Thursday to fill the
seat made vacant last February by the
death Of our esteemed fcllow-iownsman,
Hon. f. X. Wilson.
At the county Democratic Convention
held in the Court House here the past
summer, Col. John Walter Smiths can
didacy for t. ). Senator was unanimously
endorsed Throughout the contest his
was an active and honorable canvass en-
couraged by the good wishes of some of
our ablest men in the State, but the man
ayers decreed that neither he nor the
gentlemen who were from the start his
most formidable competitors, should win
the prize, and rs they controlled enough
votes To elect their choice, they did so;
but let il 1e said to the credit of the
members of the Legislature from this
county that they stood by Worcesters
choice TO the last
There were six prominent Eastern
Shorcman in the fight for the Senatorship
as follows John Walter Smith, Elihu +.
Jackson, James Alfred Pearce, John b.
Brown, John s. Writ, and Charles II.
Gibson. The first ballot, taken on Tues
day showed the following vote:
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1892-01-23
BERLIN.

The Misses Mary and Ella McMullin
left on Monday for visit to Wilmington
and Philadelphia
Miss Josephine Toadvine is the guest
Of Miss Jennie Hammond.
Miss Florence Carey, of Philadelphia,
visited Miss Edna Holloway during the
past week.
Rev. ID. Il. Fitzgerald, of Snow Hill,
preached at Buckingham Church on Sun
day morning and evening Mr.. Walker
filling at the same time Mr. Fitzgcrald's
pulpit at Snow HILL
lfthis cold snap continues several more
days our young people will have some
fine skating, pleasure they have been
deprived of for two or three winters
Miss Angie Hudson is visiting friends
in town.
Mr.. Conway, who has been sick for
sometime, is improving and we hope
soon To see him out again
Berlin will have a grand horseback pa
rade ON Washington's birthday All the
neighboring towns are yited To send
delegations to help swell the crowd and
make the occasion a memorable one in
the history of the county. We will en-
deavor to have good music by a brass
band. Some of our young men will give
musical and minstrel entertainment in
the evening. Old Maryland should never
forget the hero who compelled the British
to turn tail to and leave our shores igno-
miniously defeated. So let us turn ont
strying on the 22d of February,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1892-01-23
The Way to Put II.

For one, we don't believe that q praciI
cal truth iull of benefit 10 men, generally,
can he stated too strongly; and we wish
TO endorse the closing sentence of II ser
mon delivered Ivy great preacher not
long ago: 20, man. before forty eight
hours have passed away, appear al the
desk of some of our great insurance com
panies aud have the stethoscope of the
physician put To your heart and lungs,
and. by the seal of some honest company
decree that your children shall not be
subjected 10 the humiliation of financial
struggle in the day of your demise Aud
we would suggest that you take your pol
icy in the .Etna Life Insurance Company,
Of Hartford, Conn, a "Gihraltcr among
companies" with assets and reserves al
m;nistcrcd by prudence and under such
legal restraints rs insure the safety of ev.
cry policy. DIR : X Marshall who is the
agent for this section will take special
pleasure in making matters clear To in
quircrs or intending purchasers of poll
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1892-01-23
In AIelllOriaI,i.

We are called upon TO chronicle the
death of Mrs. Catherine Ellis, who died
at the home of her son. Robert, IN Snow
Till on Thursday January 10Th. inst, in
her siih year. Mrs. Ellis was the widow
of the late VIM. Ellis. of Worcester
county and mother ef Mr. Purnell Ellis, of
Somerset county. She was converted in
her thirteenth year and joined the faith
full OF Old Queponco Chapel. For -
years She was member of Christ's
Church and died believing and trusting
in her Relcemer During her illness |
visited her several times and talked and
prayed with her | always found hci in
a happy frame of mind. She leaves To
mourn her death three sous aud two
daughters and several grand and great
grand children. Robert II. POWELL