Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-03

edlO the 6Quar as he looked arOund Ia
q serious way. "Mebbe this Is a crowd
composed OF freeborn Americans whose
forefathers fought al Bunker Hill. and
mebbe it's made up OF men who'd steal
the statue of Liberty and sell it fur old
junk. To say that ! am astonished
does not half express my feelin's."
THAT sellin the statue OF Liberty lie
a pint. and a strong one." said the
deacon. but what we want Is a free
expreshun of opinion. lube Hornbeck.
err looks as If he wanted to say sun.
thin"
"Td like to ask the squar." said lube
In his humble way. III he expects that
band to meet him Mt the depot when
he homer"
"Be!n hold the posishun | do" IN
swered the squar, 'ho!n I'm referred
to as the leadin man IN Jericho, if tho
band wanted to go down and see me
Off or wanted to be there to welcome
me home | don't reckon anybody would
find fault"
But Ia want the same thing" said
Ebenezer Scott. IL amt no justice Of
the peace, but my dairy Is milkin %
cows this summer, and l feel I'm as
big as anybody. | go over to Dobbs
Ferry once in two weeks, and | should
want that band to too me off and toot
me home ag'in."
There may be a pint" said the dea.
con as he scratched his ear, but l
don't skassly see it. MebDe the squar
wants to say sunthin further about
liberty and Bunker HIP"
"Pm sayin." replied the squar as he
heaved a long sigh, that patriotism
and love of country seems to be dead
er'n n doornail In these United States.
Mebbe there's a mar in this crowd
aside from me who'd be willin to shed
his blood that our glorious republic
might be saved from ruin and desola-
shun. but If thar be l can't name him.
You might as well dispense to your
homes and tell your wives and chill
dren that Jericho is doomed"
"By John, but what a p'int-what a
pint" whispered the deacon. Be
fore we bust up and go to ruin. how
ever. ia like to hear from Reuben
White. Reuben's bin as far west as
Detroit. and he ought to know what in.
tluence a brass band has on a town"
1.-THE influence of a brass band Is &C.
cordin to the leader" said Reuben.
"Ive seen 'em where they jumped IA
town right to the front in four weeks,
and I've seen EN- where they killed
things dead in two. The leader wants
to be a pecooliar sort Of a man. He
wants to be born fur the place. same
as Washington was. He wants to be
ready to die at two minits' notice or to
live fur a hundred years"
And mebbe you think you're that
many Queried the squar as he pound
ed on the counter with his fist.
II do. | know l am. I'm the only
man in Jericho ms kin lead a band to
success and make the town hump her.
self. I'm q self sacrificin critter. as
you all know. and If this meetin thinks
best
But the meetin shouted him down,
and it was five minits before Deacon
Spooner could make his voice heard,
and then he said:
"There's more p'ints bobbin up here
than you kin shake a stick at. but we
might as well hev one more. S'posin
we hear from Lish Billings. He's the
only man In Jericho who kin play on
an accordion. What d'you say. LishT'
There's mighty little to be said and
nuthin to bust up the country" an.
swered Lish. "Do any Of you sons Of
Bunker Hill know how much wind 1t
takes to blow q brass horn?"
Nobody did, and a hush fell upon the
crowd.
ut takes ten pounds. reckoned by a
lung tester" said Lish. "and you'd
want an extra pound fur walkin up
bill. There was a lung tester man In
town two weeks ago. and every son Of
US handed over a nickel and took a
blow. We bowed and strained and
bowed, and RUDE White was one Of
who blowed q sole off his boot.
and yit no man reached seven pounds.
Whar you goin to git your wind to
blow them horns?"
There was a painful silence while
could count a hundred, and then
Spooner said:
by John. but I'm goin home and
ell the old that don't know
when the bags united. and the
est Of you'd better do the same
:hin9P NJ. QUAD.
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