Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-05

blood.
An unsovernable Temper.
The ungovernable temper Is to I've
dreaded and feared for second rea-
son, No sooner does u man lose his
temper than he drives from his side
those who would naturally come for
ward as his defenders. He spikes the
guns of those who would be his pro-
tcctors. All through the world there
is a desire to see fair play. II when
going down the street you see big
boy whipping small boy you natural
ly take the small boys part. And SO
in this great wide world If the masses
Of people sec that you are being abused
they will take your side If you your
SELF are willing and ready to suffer In
silence.
II you govern your tongue amid at
lacks OF Islander and injustice your re
endorsements will come from friends
I'm the most unexpected places. When
young Sir John Fox Burgoyne was a
lieutenant colonel II the Royal en-.
gineers fighting General Jackson be.
fore the cotton bales of New Orleans
the English forces became demoralized.
what were the English troops to dof"
was the question The commanding
general called together council of
war to decide whether to renew the at
| tack or to retreat 20 the British gun
| boats. Lieutenant Colonel Burgoyne
was one Of the few officers who ear
nestly pleaded for the renewal of the
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room where the supposed corpse of
staff officer, Major Stovln by name,
was lying upon the table covered over
with sheet The vast aiority of
officers voted for retreat. Retreat it
was But, strange 10 say. no sooner
did the fleet sail back TO England than
the English papers began 10 attack
Lieutenant Colonel Burgoyne. They
said he was the cause of the New Or
leans disaster and that he was the
coward who got bis fellow officers TO
retreat in disgrace. Sir John Fox Bur
goyne said nothing. He was too much
of Il man to try 10 clear his own rec
ord by besmirchng the characters of his
brother officers. In all probability had
he tried to defend himself Ivy denounc
ing his companions in arms his last
condition would have been worse than
the first. But there at last came for
ward an unexpected defender, who
completely vindcatcd Burgoyue.
This was Major Stovin, whose sup
posed dead body was lying under the
sheet upon the table Of the council
room. Major Stovin had been very scri-
ously wounded. but no was still alive
and heard all that had been said in the
council Of war. He took up his pen and
vigorously Champoncd the cause OF the
DETAINED officer. He wrote, II was lying
there in the room during the council of
war. and heard all the officers speak.
I want to testify that Colonel Bur
goyne pleaded for renewal Of the
conflict and not for rntrcat." And so,
my friends. even when injustice Is be-
ing practiced against Won, do not waste
your time by going forth 10 attack
some one else and 'rying 10 beSmlrch
other peoples char tiers. he like Sir
John Fox Burgoyne hold your peace
10 your work: do It faithfully. and
Have no fear Of the results. The strip
ling David going ont TO meet the Phil
stne giant had good cause to resent
the taunts Of his brothers who Knocked
him and babe him 60 hone and tend
the sheep, but it was good thing fol
his people that he controlled his TEN
per and went out to Stay Goliath.
The ungoverNablc temper is to bt
feared and dreaded for still another
reason the bitter tongue never made
IN enemy less bitter; the angry rotor
never blunted an cucmv's sword OF
threw him off his guard or made hin
less energetic for your destruction. W.
have read about a great ambassador
. who was man of sub violent temper
that even the grand yzier Of the Turk
ish sultan would tremble before him
He would rush into the Turkish Off
. cial's presence when anything wen
wrong. crying. cit must be done, tel
| YOU; II must be done, or else our war
ships will soon he bombarding you
capital" But that is not the way yol
Huu HTt HolIS ~ lh"N' 'h' chcpiit
; bow before us. We will not subdu
them by torrents of iuvectivc, but onl.
. by kind words at is The angry tongu
; that brcakcth the bone" says In
, Bible? Oh, no. "By long forbearinl
, is prince persuaded, and sof
, tongue breaketh the bone All. IN.
friends, you want {" overcome you
enemies. do you? Then do 1t not Wit
, a sledge hammer. but with the powe
. Of kindness. When person hates yo
or i'll treats you. then syStematicall
, 60 forth 10 win him over Ivy love an
. forgiveness
q was never more impressed wit
| what love and kindness can do thai
| when studying the life OF Lincoln. Hi
gentleness did more 10 save the couI
try and give us reunited north AM
south than all the bullets ever fired o
o oil the swords ever drawn. His polio
1 OF conquering by gentIencss was beau
n tifully illustrated by an incident toll
q IN reference to General Rosecrans
T. Missouri was Mt that time under hi
o command Guerrilla bands. for whic
o tile Confederacr was in nowise rcspo.
II sble, had captured three northern so
Il diers, one a major, the other two pr
r Yates. and shot them down in col
y blood. General Rosecrans, to retaliat'
$ ordered that three Confederates. one