Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-04


IA throughout the stli night
\ that Wncn Geld. upper wiaH
"A n cleared the Sky giorioualy Ia
Tho morning tie incongruou5 Indiana
Town shDnc in white harmony -rooi,
ledge and earth az evenly covered ae
ny moonlight There was no thaw.
Only where the line Of factories fol
lowed the big bend of the frozen river,
their distant chimucys like exclama-
ton points on n blank page, was there
first threat against the supreme
whitencsS The wind passed quickly
and on high the shouting OF the school
children had ceased at 0 O'Clock with
nitiruI sud1e,noss mn s,oirh bc1
laughed ONT on the air and tho u;uf.
fling of th.. ,hororrbflres wrought an
unuccustouoJ pcocn li.s thar of SIM
dnv This was the uho,o,nenon whicl,
orfor1ad tho ororir, of the n,o,.uir..
dcb,te of the snres in tbn wide win
dove of th. N.,tiounl tIo,t:o
ONLY o,,cb r,r,r.unofas ~ hove en-
far fniIol IA vieit Cuuaon do nat Lnov,
that the National House il on fbn
Main strAni sta of tIs courthoi,sr
sot,arc ana bn.. ,l, ad,nntage Of hpin~
within t,.-u. r,,...l.,i' v.a,l. of the rail
road stn-:,r which l. I'm rlai,, sfrhf o.
tba window. ON inee+i.oaf,la haront tn
The conversation of tba ared mo, who
occuniad tho.n r.tnIo,.s on this v.bitn
p,orutne, oveu ~ tnnv v,nre wan, in
summer to hold arnin.t alI coners fine
cane seated chairs OH the pavement
outside
Mail time had come TO mean that
rriybt bnu WHOM taoy al got Their
FOO On tho h,,,s r,d ,.t,.o,, rro+oota.,
tJ,a sirs of "a. f,yo hjr ,vi,dov. with
the stan,n rs4i,tors sfyzliu,- litel;ettles
AGAINST mo ,;da vail Air In,as Tohor
who had sold his hor6,--ara business
magridcentiv na,t ,,orn.1centlv for
his nephov lbe nurcba,e., some fem
voars Lofo,a v,os usually IN snita Of
the fact that he remained bachelor a
seventy the last to settle down
with the others. though often the FIRST
to reach the hotel, which he always en-
tered by side door because lie did
not believe in the treating system. And
1t was Mr.. Eskew ARD. only seventy five.
but already a thoroughly capable cvn-
ic. who almost invariably Opened the
/ argument" and it was he who dlscov-
cred the sinister intention behind the
weather of this particular morning.
The nalevolence of his voice and
manner when he shook his finger at the
town beyond the windows and exclaim-
ed. with A bitter laugh. Look at it,
was no surprise to his companions.
"Jest look at i'll tell you the devil
! is mighty smart. IIa. ha! Mighty
smart"
Through custom il was the duty of
Squire Buckalew Justice of the peace
in 1851 to be tn" first to take UP Mr..
Arp. The others looked to him for it.
| Therefore he asked sharply:
"Whats the devil got TO do with
snow
"Everything to do with II. sir" Mr.
Arp retorte4. ITS plain as day to
anybody with eyes and sense"
Then | wish you'd pint it out"
said Buckalew. III you've got either"
BY the Almighty. squire"-Mr. Arp
turned in his chair with sudden heat
"if I'll lived MS long ms you
you have" interrupted the other.
stung. Twelve wears ago"
"If I'd lived as long as you" Mr.. Arp
repeated unwncingly in louder voice.
land had tollcred Satans trail as long
ms you have and yet couldn't recognize
1t when see 1t I'd git converted and
vote Prohibitionist
81 don't see IT," interiected Uncle
Joe Duvcy in his uucruous voice Hc
was the patriarch of them ALL II can't
find no cloven hoof prints in the
snow"
"All over If sirw cried the cynic
"All over it, Oid Satan loves tricks
Ike this Here's a town that's lest one
souirr,iu' mass of lies and envy and
vice and wickaduces and corruption'--
Hold on exclaimed Colonel Fit
croft "That's ~ Islander unon our
beortbe and orr government, WHY.
when | was IN tine councu"
ut wasn't a bit worse then" Mr.
Arm rotrrno1 urreaeonohrv Lost Won
look how tho devil fooIs ~ He drons
down this hare virrin ,,gntla on Ca
naan and n,ol,os n Iool, MS good rs Won