Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-23

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Justice Brewer began by saying that It
was not the first time ne had met with
the league. and he thanked that organ
ization for its courtesy. He said that he
had often been obliged to listen to Mr..
Evar,s in his official capacity and that
he hoped. some day, to have sweet
revenge by cornering him and talking
him to death. The justice said he thought
1t would not he inappropriate to tell
fish story to the Fish and Game League,
and he went on to DO so:
In the good old ante-hellum days n
certain Tennessee gentleman moved to
Virginia. taking his body servant with
him. They went to church on the first
Sunday end the minister preached n SER
mon about the FAMILIAR story OF Jonah
and the whale On the way home tho
gentleman SAID 10 MS servant sam 40
vow believe that story about Jonah
sallowing that whale The servant re-
piled. "Ah dunno san An dunno. but
those Virginia gentlemen are suht'nslry
he'll on fish,
JnSlt' brewer ''"''' "P''P'' VI NV
outing Of tho league which is held In
New YORK state that ne thonEht IL
showed n Christian spirit on the part
| of nc Nermontcrs 70 como over ana
| ilumlnc the people across the lake for
| little while. He said he considered the
missionary spirit N Vermont next best
to that In Kansas wh''h is his own
state lie sh'o 'ha' .h'N hah educated
| 1sh In Kansas an" 'o'd inc story or IN"
| man. who' wh'le hsh'nR IN the Arkansas
| river. lost ms Wh''h ana SILVER dollar
overheard. NeAr a''erWard ne caught
| a large cathSh wh'ch We,ehed over one
| hundred POUNDS lhside OF the Hsh was
the watch "hlch 'he "Sh nah kept
wound sun ru"h'hs' 'he SILVER doiiar
ana SIX cents Tor interest,"
the justice sald 'ha' the STERLING
worth ana character OF Inc American
people was evidence" no better any
where than IN the S'a'e on vermont. ne
rarallolcd the tnited states win inc
Roman empire in lts rapid accumulation
OF wealth, but said that thcir rate couio
never he ours because or inc stability
and moral purity or the people the
moral and inteIiectnal tone or the com
mon people VIII SsVe us from the rate
OF the Romans.
The constitution is the instrument by
which the government Is to he maintain
cd. and that instrument VIII be upheld
| ny the common people. Ana by the com
mon people the Juice shin that NJ
meant those VINO did an hone@ oaF
work In the offlce or the leid. not TN
p"Nulation OF the Sums nor OF IN
palaces.
Justlc" brewer recalled the parade
me 'ran" ARMY ol '"' Htl"o''c' SUM
'"l''N YEARS aiVo' ."' Wv" "h'. ""e'
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,ho, .,a,. hod ,.s,,ordod 10 ~
oo,, =, tho oo,,r,r,. T., iva ~ r..d no,
s.,tl.d two ,ro,,h,o and then returped :
thcir former nenceful occunations II
. said that he knew many foreign diplo
mats had written home to their govern
menfs. after that parade. do not engag
in war with the United states"
The justice touched upon the suhieo
of the purity OF the streams ana lake
IN vermont lie said mat was IN
o'''E OF every c'lF 10 see 'na' us rei"s
WAS pr"pe'iN taken care VI anu '.a'
vi" "'' 'o''"'e ",N '"'i VI w., ,,
u ,. 81 oau.,os, ~ +,
, ut,ororoo or ,his s,,ioo, two ,,,.,,r
viii sea that this work is accomnI,she,
$ Tho reovIo ma, he GLOW In owakenin
, to its nccessltios hut when they do ;
last awake they will rise up and d
, something.
Justice Brewer concluded by