Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-22


you got Short Pine hair cut what's
thatT SEES I. An he laughed at a Teller
cooked up in cheer an said. ".'s 4
cut that is made by tho women ont
yore way. They jest turn saucer
upside down on the mems heads an
trim around the edges. / could tell
one n mile. They make a man look
like bobtailed mule Laughter.
loud and prolonged
ayes, as | said. they are a-pokin' all
manner O fun at us, an it's chiefly be-
case we han't got no railroad. The
maddest I ever got on this line was
down at Filmore's store one day. A
little. slick chap come along sellin'
maps of the United States of America.
They was purity things on black sticks.
an I wanted one fer the wall o NV
room. ! was about to buy one but I
thought I'd fust make shore that orr
county was Oh il, so axed the pcddler
to pint it out to me. Well after some
s'arch he put his knife blade on what
he called this county. but. 10 and b.
hold. it was mighty nigh kivered with
round dots about the size Of ryspecks.
What's the matter with it, aXed i'm
ooh. you mean them dots ses he, an
he turned to lot of reference words in
the corner Of the map. Them Sos he.
thcm's put thar to indicate the amount
O ignorance in a locality. You'll find
'em in all places away from the rail.
roads. A body kin say what they
please agin railroads. but they fotch
schools an books an enlightenment.
You've got good many specks.' ses
he, kinder comfortn' like but some o
these days Il railroad will shoot ont
! this away, an them braiuy mon
amongst you will git the chance God
/ intends to give EN- Gentlemen. I
didn't buy no map. l wouldn't "a had
the thing on my wall with the specks
a-starin' me in the face. 1t wouldn't
"a done any good to scrape EN- of. fer
/ Their traces would a been left 40.
/ friends, citizens an wellwishers. thar
amt nut one scraper that Will ever
rake our specks off, an that's the cow
catcher of steam engine. | say let
'er come. Some objection has been
raised on the score O KILN cattle.
on old Burt Preston. who Las a farm
OH the main line beyaut barley. He
was always -gittin' his stock killed so
/ fast an a-puttin' in heavy claims fer
/ damages, until folks begun 10 s.y he
made his Twin by huym scrub cattle
an sellin mashed beef % tho corpora.
/ ton. One day the road sent out de-
tcctive to watch i'm. an lie seed Burt
drive spindln' yecrlin' out O. tae
thicket on the track jest in time to got
II Knocked off by through freight. The
detective went back an reported an
they waited to see what Preston I'd do.
BY the next mail they got a claim in
which Preston said the yeerlin
weighed 500 pound an WIS a fine four
gallon milk COW They threatened to
jail i'm. an Preston agreed to with
draw his claim. But he got dovnheqrt-
ed an traded bis place fer a farm on
tother railroad, an the last | hcerd o
him he was at his old trade aC'in
reckon that's about the way wcll he
damaged by aettin' our stock killed.
That's all I got to say. gentlemen.
Let's git this road an scrape our fly
srecks off"
The nouse shook with the applause
that greeted This tpecch Even the op-
position seemed 70 he wavering. Only
Rartell kept rigid countenance He
rose and in low voice invited his
group TO repair with him to one of the
jury rooms. They got up and followed
him out. As he was about to close the
dooA,f ter them he nodded to Millcc.
well take a vote on il an let You
know" he said coldly.
Hes going to talk to them" said
Miller aloud to Wilson. Mr. Daniels
speech almost shook them out of their
boots. and he saw he was losing ground.
1t looks squaly."
You are right" said Wilson eloomi-
ly. Our chances are very slim"
Miller caught Adele's eye and went
TO her
I'm bound to say the outlook is not
so favorable" he said. If We could
have put it to vote just after Your
uncle spoke, we would have cljuchei
them, but Bartell thinks his election
depends on beating us today, and. be-
ing the chief landowner, he has iutiu-
rnce."
1T Will break my heart" said the
girl TREMENDOUSLY. Poor father and
moJner. They look as if they were on
trial for their lives. oh, had 50 much
hope as We drove over here this morn
/ ing, but now
! Il can't hear 70 500 vOt, take n that