Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-02
THE POINT OF VIEW.
overheard at Ethan Allen Park ON a
hot AftcrnO0n.

The top OF the tower In Ethan Allen
park on a hot afternoon. A sllvery voice
floats up from the earth beneath. MAN
.......ie"' After n moment ZIP comes the
answer from the other side of the tower.
'Whattie7'
Are you going up?"
Yes, are your"
Gee. no! My tongues hangin out
now"
A feminine step Is heard gayly tripping
UP the long and winding stairs ana
Mamie steps out OF the little coop at the
top of the tower. Her friend has chang
cd her mind and she comes puffing AFTER
She has evidently swallowed her chewing
gum on the way up and she Is not feel
ing In accord W h nature and the calm
NJ the afternoon This Is young
Hadesr" she exclaims as she lands in
the bright sunlight and takes nasty
look around. Lets beat It," And they
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The stairway creaks beneath an I'M
accustomed weight and slowly. n foot or
SO a. time. n middle aged lady Of
stupendous proportions appears she
wipes her shining brow and looks out
over the Kingdoms Of earth and the
counties Of Vermont. Her companion,
another lady OF broad dimensions, has
appeared and she turns to her with the
remark. Il don't call this grand, do
you?" ''whew! NO" Ia the reply and
then they both Chamber heavily down.
A couple Of school teacher-like spin
,ters, or spinster-like school teachers,
rome up nurriedly with their eye glasses
askew. They gaze in rnpturous silence
toward Mansfield and then toward the
lake. Just think. dear" says one TO
the other, ETHAN Allen stood on this
very tower hundreds OF times and look
I'd for Tories.'' I'm going to get little
piece Of the mortar" answers the other,
Nlleh with enthusiasm. And she goes
down the stairs carrying chunk Of
loose mortar as big as a ham sandwich.
Two half grown boys next stick their
heads out OF the coop They look over
the parnpet for a few seconds. I'll bet
II would bust n feller's Stats to fall off
here" say the taller Of the two. The
other considers for moment. Dat 1t
would" ne acquiesces at last. Then they
discuss the situation. =
Wat did dey build dis fer. anyway"
Don't you know"
Nav, put me wise"
.'why, dis Is where Et an Alien freed
de slaves"
"G'wanl How'd he do ~"
He killed British general and de
war was over.
"Geei' says the smaller boy AT this
thrilling information. They consider in
silence for moment longer and then
they are ready to go down.
A young miss with an enormous Golf
fure and a youngster who is mostly neck
tie and hose next appear. They lean
far out toward the lake and It is quite
apparent that he Is holding her hand
slyly, or trying to. stop" she says
with a tess Of her heavily laden head
as she moves away, not too far. He
grins sheepishly. "Lemme cut youl
name on the platform" he volunteers
by way OF doing something to cover the
pause. She does not demure and he falls
70 work with a large knife. It takes d
long time to spell out "Evangeline' ir
the hard wood, and their heads come
very close together in the process. But
at last II is done and the beads OF per-
spiration are standing on the brow Of the
young gallant. She is sympathetic and
as they go down the stairs, she dries his
forehead with a very lacy handkerchief
And then. as II gets cooler. they begir
70 come up in clusters and bunches-th'
Young that have to be carried and thu
old who can hardly make the last few
steps. EacT Is pleased or disappointed
according as the gods have allotted hin
or her horse sense IN large or small
quantity. ana each has a differen; opn
lon OF the tower, the view, and Ethar
Allen.