Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-11
FROM 4 FAMOUS INDIANA TYRE.

\ dialect story in rhyme by James
Whitcomb Riley Is published under the
title Of Home Again With Me. II pur-
ports 10 be related by ElviIy's father
ard tells what happened when Elviry
camc back from her schooling. There
arc three characters in the story ex-
elusive Of the casual and fugitive Aunt
Abigail. who left the "settln' room 10
go back whore her p'serves WIZ on
b''ln' in the kitchen" All three were
glad when Elviry came home-the father,
Elviry herself and Jonas, the hired man.
The gladness Of the two last named was
particular. II Is celebrated in the con-
Guiding lines OF the poem. After a piping
lot supper. prepared with utter skill by
Flvry the old man dozcd on tho piazza
II was only In a dreamy way that he
oeemcd to I've aware Of Jonas passing into
he house after that sterling Young farm
lieutenant had finished up the outdoor
chores
Passin' in where Virv wuz
And where. ! declare, Il does
Pear to me ! heerd him say,
Wild and glad and whisperin'-
Feared like heerd him say, says ee,
"hh. ! got You home agin-
Home asin with me-"
The poem ends there, but Il Is illus
trated with upward of forty drawings
by Howard Chandler Christy. and the
last two Of these are definite and inter
estng proof that the old mans impress
siors vero no r,ero dreo,, p.,.o,,d =
dnubt Jonas and 1-,virv c,,po 70 y cba-r,
ine, u,dore,ora,ny ., ,bo. -,;nt ord ~.
,ord dorb, &c tho r,,r,o,n;ac, .,oo,,
was s-oiny tho ola old s,o,v u.as to,d a.
cain ar tho hour 20 r,re m that oc~,-
si., rho ,oor, &C. fr,,,,,, so,.i,a,.,,
!, &c rri,+.d -, hoo,,,. ,,oso,. ,,,,or n,,,h
1,coro+i,.o ,,,,.g;rs ,r rj,,, da,ie,s1 ~.
franklin Roo,h Evor, other leaf is a
full page picture. and there are as many
smaller pictures regularly interspersed.
Applications of the pink color serve to
cnlven these illustrations; thus the
bricks in the farmhouse fireplace, FL
vicY's rarasol the handkerchietS worn
about the neck by Jonas and his ON
ployer, tho sheet music on the piano
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-,,.,. r,,.,,,a..a ,a,.,.. r,,r. %
va ,d T., ,co,,s+,-,od % he and nc any
Lody can be. We should not wonder If
jonas was little afraid Of Elviry at
times; so splendid a creature could ra-
date intim!datons. "" are sure but II
IS plain that Jonas had no fear at the
period of the last picture. The hand
some book will be appreciated
From the same publishers We have
or Riley Songs Of Summer" It is de-
urhtful 10 find in it the poem so ingeni-
There is princess IN the Sonth
About whose beauty rumors mum
Like honey bees about the mouth
or roses deWdrops falter trom'
And o. her hair is IKE the me
ear "i''"er " ''s',eu "'"'
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arc my % ''''
The poem Of THE Circus Parade IS
naturally in different tone from inns
There are princesses and princesses' ana
| some Ecddcsses are properly acc"npah-
lod NY livery MUSIC '''''. '''c o"'' ="
me H'St S'"""" 'o''' mus
II IL WIN II" sense Vi "''"'S' "'"' "''"'
Here's the Pyramid Car. with it's splend-