Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-21

born to each union.
Although Lyon enlisted in the cause or
the American Revolution, his part was
not creditablc. He failed to hold together
the regiment of which he was colonel
and in 1776, with his associate officers
was tried by court-martial and cashlered
Although afterwards technically restored
TO his standing In the Continental Army
the stigma which attaches 10 cashiered
soldier followed him and became the
barbed point of many n political squio III
the subsequent days Of fierce and virulent
partisanship between the fcdcrals ana
democrats while Lyon was in Congress
The incident gave Lyon the title OF
Knight of the Wooden sword
After holding various State and local
offices, Lyon, who in l7S3 had settled in
Fair Haven, established II printing press
in that town and in 1898 commenced the
publication of n small-slzed newspaper
The Farmers Library" edited by him
self, his son and a printer named Spooncr
OF the four other papers at that time pup
ished in Vermont two, The Rutland
Herald and The Windsor Journal stu are
issued. In 1875, when tho editor of The
Herald. Or. Williams, refused to publish
communications favoring Lyons candi-
dacY for Congress, the latter established
n magazine with the sonorous and sug-
gestivc title, THE Scourge Of Aristocracy
and Repository of Important Political
Truths"
Lyons first man to man nSht IN 'oh-
lTess, which happens to be the first of
record in that august body, occurred in
the House of Representa- tives in 1893, in
h'IadeiPmn' at that t'nnr 'hf seat W
inc natlohaI government hec'"Se OF op-
PoSitloh 10 measure WuI'H l-No" l"N"' =
'u' ny representative h"N'r 'f''9"oi" vi
oI'hecucut' the thermometer I'"ue d III V't
nat ne Would 20 INTO No''i''N'lout anu
make nEht against ''r'SW"'o' "l'sN '''
interrupted inc Speo'H "IOh' cay Lyon
VIII you use the WOODEN S""I" you eo'
ior your bravery IN inv I.tN oiU'io"'
Lyon reply TO TINS minimizing Ie'iia,
vas 10 SP'l III 'I'S"oIu id''
louise was horrlHe' ana pel"Io 'he rep
resehtatiVes had recovered themselves
Lyon ana MS connecticut ADVERSARY W.
yer! iluch mixing II up On tHH I'ooI' i''
'out ehuo0 W'th9u' "''lSioH' y re9o'"-
'ioh To oApel Lyon was loSt'
hut pi1SWo'u SharllhG uiuef the hu''i'-
ll'ioh OF ms treatment NJ 'h' 'ui'0S "l
Lyon sought aholh'r oPPort"h't l"
aNehGe MS wrongs 'he morning Just as
the Veh"rapIe silver spectacIed chaplaln
had nhShed th' opening prayer III the
rouse FflSWold walked across the room
ana brought ms sold hlCkorE SUCK uo"h
on the Nefmontors SHINING pate Lyon
caught without MS walking STICK ruShed
10 inc fireplace ana selAHls the hre toHBS'
'meanWmI' receiving shower of blows
rom Ine connecticut Slat'SIHdn) turned
upon dHsWoId with fresh nope ana cour-
"E'' hu' 'rIS"old mao the o't'er OF MS
adversary by getting IN the ilrst hloW-
ana the !aSt oh'-and Lyon came out OF
'h' Tray ""rSt'' Inc rouse was hol
stern IN us "lS"pproVai OF the cohuuct OF
'H' polIIEoIoH'S Ior resolution 10 eNpei
no'h members was lost as was reSoiu-
"oh Oh rehSure'
'"' NV lHV4"V"t was NOT 4"St 10 tne
'"rto"i'lS'S Oh '"' "aE am" one picture
u '"c encounter ""ie '"'s VERSE
heSo i'oefahS'S TOO are an lnsoleht
race
| iheN won zen permit us TO spit IN their
race
IN congress h'hoIo great Lyon appears,
importer from ireland ana purchased
with Steers
ne JUST 'o'N 'I' Incense at ''rs"oiu 10
squirt
y stream OF H"hduheuS' not thlhKlng 10
Hult
"Heh TO- the Herce YANKEE new INTO a
passion,
anu gave the pos-Fotter notaole
'""Ni''ns