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every time il swung open the scant
congregation turned in a body to see
who would arrive in their midst.
shall not soon forget the utter poverty
OF that interior. For. crown OF the
desolation. about the high pulpit where
the pale young minister stood. there
was not one leaf of green. save, indeed,
sickly fuchsia. making brave strug~
gle for flife, One fuchsia plant TOR
festival
The schooimaster's wife effected an
entrance TO the mission which should
have gone far toward soothing her
wounded pride. In her simple fnery.
with the sun OF her daffodils in her
arms, she swept down the aisle, with
the schoolmaster and Paul and ! 10
follow. | remember how respectfully
admiring were the eyes OF the huge
man, red OF face. who showed us to q
seat, and how the choir on their low
platform glanced and glanced again
over their anthem books, and how the
woman in the pew before US turned.
and saw. and lifted her hand anxiously
to her loose brown hair 7 dare say
that my face was flushing absurdiy, but
! sat down stoutly enough. for 7 felt
a sudden liking for the occasion
Paul pulled at my sleeve
Didn't their flowers Gomez? he in
quired with sympathy.
Verify, their flowers had not come,
nor to that little church, can they have
been won't 10 come. Verify, the arms
of the schoolmaster's wife, with their
burden OF daftodiis were decked out
in a spriug of JOY such as that Easter
house Of tho Lord did not know. And
as looked fancy set my heart beat
in2-for whether one is y or 20, It
takes no more than dream Of daffo
dis, varicusiy applied, to 10 that TO
ones heart.
.Thev can have mine. Paul whis-
pered in the same instant. looking down
at the Niolers in his WARM little hand.
At that-and 7 protest that il was
largely 20 give him the joy of the adj
venture leaned and seokc to Paul,
and @-u~d something 70 slip in his
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has gore before and take courage in
the resurrection of the spring?
Then / was aware of some one speak
ing near me. The voice was only par
TALLY controlled, and its childish i'm
patience made ii the more audible. 1t
was a womans voice. with ali its inn
mature irritations not yet softened
away.
81 said just how it woAid be. she
was saying;-tI might have known how
it would be and stayed at home. It's
what I wish't / had done now. We're
too late here. and We'll be too late
everywhere else. and I'm going hack
home. And I'm never going to try to
20 nowhere or be anybody again."
Almost before looked ] knew. There,
near us, were standing the two whom
we had already seen that morning
that boy OF a schoolmaster and brave
in her lowered finery. his young wife,
her mouth dropping so extraordinarily
that her pretty face was one sad frown
Paul was pulling at my hand
"Lookit." said he. why, they came
here, too"
And ''Oh. we'll how ! heard The
schoolmaster saying Practically as l met
his distressed exes and sent him my
greeting And just then, even as Paul
had hoped the organ burst out sudden,
and Paul and the boy and | stood lis
tening. But ! saw the boys Wife mere
ly showing a pretty consciousness of
her brave flaery rs some new comers
entered the door, and i'm her ewes as
she turned We're still! tears OF disap-
pointment
Now II at u the tears OF woman
were wont 70 unman me. il IS true that
al 80 I ann rendered virtually helpless
by the sight OF them. 1t is not only
that each of us is born, and as | be-
lieve, chiefly to dry the tears OF others
is is simply, fear. that | am wholly
sentimental. and y woman's tears seem
TO me 10 melt the purposes of the uni
verse. Almost before ] knew 1t / was
hastenng after that boy and his young
wife OF the tears. | hardly thought
what I meant 10 DO, and the sole reason
for my impulse was, | fancy, that it
cost me something 70 see her pretty
fnery going forloTnly down the steps
OF the great church, Then I caught
sight of our waiting brougham expec-
tanily crossing the pavement, and at
once my intention shaped itself.
Sir" said | TO the schoolmaster on
the steps we find ourselves in the
same case as ] think. This is my
carriage, for d space. Suppose we four
drive little way %
Oh and at that his young wifes eyes
sparkled nightly. but not with tears.
A carriage, suppose that even I did
not guess the degree of that luxury. As
for Paul, he squeezed my hand for the
adventure and gave a little hop of ap-
probation, aud protest that / need no
greater reward for any enterprise.
Instantly the. vender whom I had
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tulips in a glory of color. and great
sheaf OF Ascension lilies to grace the
high pulpit beside the Bible.
"Lookit! Lookit! Now they know It's
spring. went Paul excitedly. But had
glanced at the schoolmasteF's wife. and
watched her as she first saw what
was happening; and then my heart
leaped up in fashion most absurd for
a man of seventy, whose heart is sup
posed 10 be old and disinterested. For
I saw her look quicken and her eyes
seek mine for assent, and thereupon
she leaned and thrust all her sun OF
daffodils into the hands Of the minis
ter's wife. who was coming back up the
aisle. And glory was added to glory
about the plain pulpit, and the ugly
little organ, aye, and in the face of the
schooimaster's wife. 1t is strange, and
before all things strange. how gift
of daffodiis can kindle certain hsme-
And the minister, who had been. about
to say, Let as pray" changed his mind
and said Il in another way, Let US give
thanks" And at sign from him the
poor little organ burst out sudden,
as Paul would have hoped and we all
came TO our feet with one impulse.
singing, Praise God From Whom All
Blessings Flow" And | sang with the
rest. for very joy of the noon OF coiors
of the spring there before US, though
indeed, my singing is, l must believe,
the soFFlest matter IN the whole world.
protest that have no least idea
what that service was about, either
what else they sang or-what the min
lister may have said. Yet my heart was
very humble and thankful, too, and
instinct with an understanding that
could not name. For, on a sudden, l
myself seemed TO have risen from the
dead OF my ancient selhshness- and 10
have come a little nearer 10 something
that / do not know. Indeed, 10 was
in that bare room as if veritable
presence had come among us; and the
schoolmaster's wife sat with listening
eyes and dare be sworn. no thought
whatever of her simple finery. Is il not
strange that gift OF spring fowers
should do so much2
But as for Paul, ne wriggled softly
about through all the sermon, and in
the precise second that the benediction
was pronounced he was tiptoe at my
ear with a new project
Come on--come on he said exeit
edly. Lets go and do that for
lots OF peoples I amt afraid to 80
and buy flowers alone!'
Then l saw that the schoolmaster ana
the minister and the huge man, red OF
face, were all trying to shake hands
with me. in sheer excess OF good spirits
And when at last we four were safe in
the brougham again the schoolmaster's
wife laid her hand on my sleeve.
Thank you for today she said. Thank
you for US both can never tell you
Pooh" said T. rudely. don't thank
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and winter in the peoples hearts, and
winter all over. It's the Gay when you
rise from the dead Of everything you
have been. and you Try to be like
spring"
stopped short. for Paul was wrig-
giing about. most absently. I moved
the vinegar cruet q hit nervousiy and
next table. But they had not heard
me. any more than had the daffodils.
And, our train at that moment whist
ling. Paul and ] ran a merry race TO
the ticket window. and ] fancied that
question OF Easter to be well over. and.
on the train. buried myself in my
paper. FOR this Paul expects Of me.
and he seldom interrupts. Therefore,
was not a little amazed when. some
miles on. he thrust his brown head to
the edge OF my paper and doubtfulIy
demanded:
DO you s'pose everybody on this
whole train knows that bout spring?"
AZ was a long leap from some ques-
tion Of dividends, bur ] took il.
They all know it9 Easter st ali
events said l. Anu then any look
skinned the car and noted che tired or
bored or idly smiling profles All. but
did they Isuowg And did they know
that it was really spring. in hearts and
out?
Paul" said I gruf1y. I'm reading
Il I. -.
aisle at the beardless schoolmsster and
az his young wife, who. in her simple
finers-. I now observed to be exceeding
ly pretty. save for her dropping mouth.
Now. do you s-pose they i.now?"
Paul put it. in a whisper
Bless me- said unoasily, how
should I telI2--
That old conductor Paul went on.
brushing his cheek thoughtfully on the
velvet of the seat back, docs he
know
Paul, dear" I said, Il cannot tell.
Of course Not every one thinks of
Easter like that, you know
Il guess I'll go and 1eii EN-. Let's
lecide who TO tell first" said Paul,
with simplicity.
If I remembered rightly IL took
persuade The situation TO adjust itself.
and when We had reached New York
and were snug in a brougham skim
ming W Fifth avenue in the sun I was
willing enough 10 hear his chatter.
Paul always insists upon a brougham.
IN which. ? think. he seems TO bask in
some special magnihcence, and when
we go TO town together we inya riably
buy one for half the day, Indeed. when
we got 10 town together Paul Ilite
rules me. And that morning IL wax at
his express wish that we were 90 go
TO one Of the great churches, though,
for myself / confess that / would much
have preferred visiting certain bare
little mission Of which, by the merest
accident, j chanced to know. But Paul
had urged the great church for the
doubtful reason that he did love
TO hear the organ hurst out sudden"
An then there'll be flowers, he eX-
plained. hanging joyously out the car
riage window like our hill pasture. 1
tell you who knows bout today bein'
spring. The hin pasture an the peoples
ia church. Count O. there bein' so
many flowers"
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CONTINUED from Preceding Page)
and feelings. t. them applause Is the
spice ~ life. Place Nour hand on the
shoulder Of thc normal vaudeviliian
r-iti -Sar. old man. Eou've cot great
aet and ho sviil be your friend for
Hfc .seNeral thoater uulpi0scs of my
sro,faintanre botn back and I'm front
af fils curtain arc adopts at giving
,,llar Americans call 'Buii-Con" to
performers, and the mahy professional
photographs (with charming remarks
written thcreonj hanging in thcir little
oeus testify 20 their skill.
ID Is the vanity Of the artist that
keeps him poor. Look ~ the advertise
sncnts in the theatrical papers which
prey upon that vanity.
Bing and Sang.
A tremendous riot az I<eith'F last week
Booked solid till 1927.
yesgie Maka Nois
Broke The record BY 100000 dollars ~
Flamnlersfcin's last week.
Clarence Trrtied0re
Tile silver Noiccd Tenor
Persy Williams writes;
Dear Turtledove: You are certainly
the greatest box-ofllce attraction I've
ever had. Clarence, my boy-~God bless
YOU. TIl never forscf whef YOU have
done for nay house.
fsigned) PERCY
And the performcr really thinks that
riir oir 0f stun brings him booking.
"a, ne,9f@a- -3pe - l,sfloi'.. ~
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from the front TO tell her that Gimp,
the local critic notorious as roast
er") said as no left the house that she
was the greatest ever" Bubbling over
with joy and gratitude. she sits up
nearly all night in her cheap hotel
room entertaining some OF her friends
with beer and sandwiches. impatiently
waiting for morning that she may see
just what the papers say about the
great event of her life.
Well she sees them. She's roasted
good and hard. She is lucky if she has
Brains enough to realize that a badly
roasted act means Oblivion for her until
she can hit IL better.
The cartoon of the wrecked Orpheum
was inspired by the vain remark of q
certain comedian who went with me TO
view the ruins a few weeks after the
earthquake. san Francisco people will
remember that nothing Of the old play
house remained but the front arch with
the word. "Orpheum." Still visible. the
wreck was appalling. Ny friend looked
up at the ruins and. squaring his shout
ders in an excess OF personal PRIDE
said. ''Manys the time I've brought
that house down good and proper The
accent on the I've conveyed the over
wheiming vanity Of his kind.
But, after all, like high lights on a
sonber picture there are occasional
giimpses of humcr In the vaudeville
life. AS ] have said before. vaud4vll-
lians are simple children Of nature.
good-tempered and careless and with
out the slightest power or business
foresight 10 think of the future. The
performer Teckons his salary by what
the mandgcr hands him and never
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bartender knows that he is not "on
the bilI' for this week or the next. and
that he has received instructions not
10 stand him any drinks till SatuF-
day When a performer isn't work
ing his gags don't GO so we'll and the
girl frequenters of the matinee are
looking for the smiles of the head
liner on this weeks bill.
Under these conditions his room at
the hotel looks eheerless and lonely,
and he feels millions Of miles from dear
old Broadway and his own bunch"
In New York he has always the COM
pnny of hundreds Of his kind The
daily visit to the big booking agencies
brings him into contact with that bus
fling. hurrying crowd Of brother artists
and at all events he Is not lonely, He
can live for f5 a week on bread and
sausage and can stand on the steps Of
the Waldorf Astoria TO smoke and no
one be any the wiser; but that sort of
thing doesn't work out West, for when
he is laying off the whole world seems
to know II and for the time being he Is
down and out
Can you picture the disappointment
OF the girl who has invested her "aif
In an act and who wakes the morning
after her first appearance TO md herseif
unlnercifuIIy roasted by the news
papers? After the show last night
her friends crowded about her and
told OF the immense enthusiasm
her act created. The treasurer. who
considers her a good thing, has told
her confidentialIy how the manager said
that hers was the best comedy act the
house has booked since It's opening.
rhe ticket taker has ,liurricd round
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Whereupon he stood up beside me
and chanted about il.
lie donno it's Easter--and he
donno--an he donno," he counted on
the idle crowds. An he thinks it's
winter an she thinks so-an' she thinks
So"
Paul" / cried. with my own teacl
ing become a burden for my bac
You mustn't. you know. ou real
mustn't. You cannot possibly tell which
people think as we do about Easter and
which ones don't
paul turned and regarded me with
his perturbing gravity.
cant you tell?" he asked pityingiy;
Il can
At the great church it was as l had
feared Indeed, | had hidden our
brougham wait. fearing just such a
contingency. We were not early. and
the entrance was filled with disap-
pointed people who we're being turned
away from the overlooking house of
worship. Paul slipped his little glove
in aaine.
Let's stand here a minute" he urged.
I've can hear the organ burst out sud
den, Just Iile same
] was not loath. and We stepped in a
corner and waited, watching. The en-
trance was filled with those still hoping
for admission. or lingering curiously.
And ever. as I looked among them,
found. for all Pari-s childish pessimism,
some hint here and there of the spring.
Fiolcts on a coaS. vender of daffodils
outside the door, a burst of faint frag-
rance. a child's eager little presence,
the smile ia the eyes~o one almost as
old as /. How many of the others,
wondered idly-and, as believe
wrongly. since it is given us TO knc =
so few hearts-how many of the others.
indeed. knew that this is the day when
VIC nav rise from the dead af all that
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me, thank Paul here. Ana, by the way
we must go and hunt out some dafRO-
dis for you TO take the place OF those
others. And suppose we all lunch to-
gether somewhere-what do you say2'
Then the carriage emerged smartty
upon the avenue, and we saw tho
March sun shining gladly down on all
folk, and Paul bounced up and down
among the cushions.
It's spring" said he. at the top OF
his shrill voice.
j did not reprove him. And I saw
two men on the corner looking after
him with kindly eyes
We four sat about the table at
luncheon and smiled at one another
across a great bowl of daffodils.
Now Casters over" said Paul. with
a sigh. as if all holidays had taken to
disappearing, one at time.
Yes; Easter is past" 1 repeated. un-
imaginativeIy; but yet my sigh was
deep enough, as sighs Will be at sew
enty-or 50 they say.
The schooImaster's wife looked at
me. Really, she is a very pretty woman,
and her mouth droops far less than I
had supposed.
mo- she said. 1T is not past. This
Easter never will be past-for US"
And that boy of a observation-disclosures
my word he looked at her so adoringly
that I dropped my eyes to Pauis little
face.
Paul was frowning reiectiveiy.
But what do you do when it's
Easter?" he wanted to know.
--Ah, well, now, what did we do?' I
asked briskly.
Paul nodded at the daffodils.
Il guess Casters just as much as
Christmas an birthdays is, If you know
how" he said joyfully.
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dreams of reckoning is so much less
the percentage OF for hooking fee.
railway fares, excess baggage tips,
Pullman sieepers and the hundred et
ceteras. He never keeps an account
book. but is happy so long as his act is
making a sensation. An acrobatie team
formed of three OF my acQuaintances
finished the week at Portland. Oregon.
After settling all debts in Portland they
had lust S27 between them. Railway
fares were advanced them and they ar
rived In San Francisco with $f2 TO their
credit and a week to wait before the
arrival of the last week OF booking
they had In sight. The poker machine
in the cigar store in front OF the the
ater got nearly the whole OF the S12
and the bunch Of ''welcomeTB' got the
rest in drinks.
Picking up a New York theatrical
weekly on FillmoFe-street news stand
l. saw the following;
The Shung Brotliers-A tremendous
hit. Capturing audiences throughour
the West. Booked solid tin DOomsday.'
The boss OF the team has two letters
IN his pocket. One is from the book
ing agent. regrctting that he cannot
offer him any further time. and the
other is from the business department
OF the aforesaid weekly There is an
account for twelve weeks advertising
inclosed. with a threat to remove the
announcements unless the amount is
paid.
The team win probably pawn its
last watch TO keep that 'ad" going.
! don't know whether this is pathetic
or humorous. but it is vaudeyiils-ths
real thing.
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hand. He looked up at me. his face
shining. the gay little lights. in his
eyes quite dancing. And though IL is
true that Paul is only Z. still some way
that Easter morning l did not fear to
trust him in the street alone. More
over, the vendors of spring flowers
were on every corner.
Paul went, his feet swift with inn
portance. ! think that the child is a
kind of genius in his eagerness for
projects, for though other boys are
eager, l protest that none ARE so anx-
ious to enter upon any enterprises
whatever. It was not so much, now,
that Paul wanted flowers for the mis-
sion; it was simply his genius for ad-
venture which crowned his quest, and,
in a twinkling, brought him safely
back again.
have never known how they man
aged. But kindly hands at the door
contrived pals and tins and what not.
and L dare say that the vender whom
Paul brought back with him, bearing
great basket of bloom, may have lent
hand too, for the whole world is
kindly to help in such sweet Offices
At ali events. when the minister lifted
his eyes from the Bible with Let us
pray" the words faltered on his lips,
and he looked down the aisle In amaze
ment The entrance door had swung
open. squeaking. and the congrega-
tion turned In a body and saw what he
saw. And though 1 may or may not
have turned, Paul faced about, wrig-
Cling, beside me, and l fancy that
saw with his eyes that huge man who
had shown us seat. and the minister's
wife herself, who had somehow been
summoned. and one or two besides, all
coming triumphantly down the aisle,
like vassals to Lady Flora, bearing
dafTodils and hyacinths, violets and
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And the performer really thinks that
es,i~ -o,.t ~ stnn brings him booking
al. nsi,yY.-4- -spe ~ lsrloil4.o4 -.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-29
BODY WRIT ISSUED
FOR PLAINTIFF GALE

Brattleboro. Aug 23.-Tt was necessar,
TO stop taking tho depositions in the case
OF Fred c. Gale OF Hinsdale. who lives
Just across tho river from here, against
Gen. J. f. Albin, one Of the most pro-
minent lawyers Of New Hampshire TO
collect $4,000 damages for alleged libel
This morning. when It came time %
fake the deposition of the plaintiff. lis
lawyer, d r. Dudley of Concord, n H,
stated that on his advice his client re-
fused to appear where upon General
Albin moved that Gale be brought into
court upon a body writ and that his at
torney be committed for contempt OF
court Mr.. Dudley stated that hts client
was willing to appear before any
magistrate IN New Hampshire but
Justice A. r. Schwenk issued a body writ
and Mr.. Dudley stated that Gale would
come into Vermont TO be arrested as soon
as arrangements could be made so that
he would be released upon habeas
corpus writ and not lie IN Jail awaiting
action upon the application Of the writ.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-29
ADDISON COUNTY COURT
RESUMES REGULAR WORK

Middlohury, Aug. 22.-Work was re-
sumed in Addison county court this morn
ing after a two days intermission. the
court In the meanwhile having been at
Bristol looking into the case of the River
side Condensed MIX company VS. f. b.
Palmer Mr.. Palmer was on the stand
most Of the forenoon and part of the aft
srnoon to-day and no decision was rem
aered and probably none will be given
before Saturday forenoon as it is now
certain that the term will not come to a
close before that time.
At the afternoon session to-day several
cases We're called up on motion of one
kind or another but none We're finally dis
posed of, except the three cases of the
State VS.. ID. A. Bishie OF Bristol charging
Or. Bisbe with selling intoxicating liuuor
contrary to law and with keeping the
same kind Of goods with intent to sell:
also contrary TO law. At the suggestion
of Frank l.. Fish Of Vergennes which
was acquiesced In by States Attorney
Leroy C, Russell Of Middebury, these
three cases We're mol pressed.
One divorce case was heard a this aft
ernoon's session. 1t was Mary Bush vs.
Frank Bush. These parties originally
lived IN East Middlebury but were mar
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-29
YOUNG BOY
ELECTROCUTED
Feet Touched Live Wire while
He Was Sitting on Iron
Bridge.
A COMPANION SHOCKED
Attempted to Pull the Lad Away from
the Wire and Had Right Arm Par
allied - When Current Was
shut on the Body Fell 40
Feet into the River.

Brattleboro. Aug. 25.--CicOrge Weather.
bee, a 13year-old boy, was instantly killed
about six this afternoon by coming IN
contact with a live wire ca rryng 2O.00O
volts of electricity on the Central Yer
mont bridge crossing the West river
about a mile from the village The lad
in company with Jesse Bailey, and Louis
and Earl Stetson, had been for walk
and sat down on the bridge to watch
some fishermen below. Weatherbee let
his legs hang over the bridge and struck
live wire running from the electric
station In Dummerston and enough cleo
tricity to kill 100 men passed through his
body.
HIS comrades heard him shrek and
saw the blue flame burning the leg Jesse
Bailey seized him to pull him away but
was knocked down and his right arm Is
still paralyzed from the effects of the
shock.
Workmen at the power station noticed
that the current had been short circuitcd
and shut off the power. The boys body
then fell into the water 40 feet below.
The other boys ran home and gave the
alarm. chief of Police James Evans took
graphing irons to the scene where the
body was soon recovered. The boy Is
survived by his parents, George Weather.
bee and wife, and two sisters.