Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-08-24

/ Buls WHICH IL contains. AN very SUIT
that Mr.. Sears has done this thing; for
has a most distressing effect upon my Aun
Moody. The painful curiosity excited b.
Mr.. Irving stout gentleman, was a mer
trGa, compared with the effect produced. b,
this c)nfounded box, upon my poor aunt.
am really afraid sh may die of it, unles
Mr.. Sears will Just tell her, in strict conf
dence, what that box contains. 1t shall q
no further than to her particular friends, tht
Miss Iibbettses; so nobody will know of 1t
of cou Sc.
You may not be unwilling Mr.. Editor, tC
know what various opinions were expressed
upon this interesting sub ect. by my Aunt
Moody's visitors, who took tea with her, a
few evenings since. Is your box agreeable,
said my aunt to Miss mpkins-'your tea
mean; how forgetful | am; but cannot get
that box out Of my head; I'm dying to know
what's in it 81 am |, Miss Moody said
Miss Simpkins / reckon it must be an or
atorio, or some sich philosophical instru-
mcnt. i think you are mistaken said
! Miss Judkins; its a small box, think you
told me, Miss Bingham bingham p said
/ old Madam P1pkins who is very deaf, did
/ you say 1t was a bingham box?' 'Oh, Lord,
/ no ma'am, said Miss Judklns, 1T is a small
box, carefully sealed up, with the Sars
arms. 1 wonder II 1t Is very heavy, SAID
my aunt, for II 1t IS, you may be sure that
It is iuIl o' gold. Ladies, SAID my Uncle
frouty, you are quite wrong. Doy"u sup
pose MT. 9ear, would put box OF gold up
'n Amherst college ana lose the interest Tor
hundred years! w ny then, Tor mercy $
sake, aldn he put 1t IN the savings bank
sl'd Miss Hlnkham. 'Fut what IN the saw
T. ID.
inS> oanNl sand Mr.. Prouty, losing his tenn
per- You don know what IN the box.
some folks suppose ats an Otter to Amherst
college OF a part OF the back bay lands, II
they il remove the college down here, Others
suspect the box contains dissertation on the
thirty-nine articles.
Well. said NV Aunt Moody, 'it seems 10
be treating the COLLEGE like a child. and civ
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hundred voars n,,5st mss hoiyra tbov viii n.
ripe for the market. at anv nrIco The d.
nation may Dee c,urled win 81 recuirarosrt
for the erection Of "a Sears profcssorship or
with such peculiar conditions as to prevent
ITS acceptance by the college. The views of
the donor are very far reaching, certainly
ana 1t Is not unlikely that the avalls Of the
sale OF the property are TO accumulate tor
ie" hundred years more, before their final
Application. In the mean while. the devil
may De let loose for Il thousand years; the
"IN may be broken open. or stolen, or con-
~umeI IN "a conIlSratIon OF the college build
m-s.
ham; " now, IN the name natur, why
t'u'du { Mt sears nave maze hauoslme
present c tAe college, at once, without ali
lhis ilss ana mystery OF sealed box and a
hundred years
90 ine reasons, Mss Plnkham, sid Uncle
if'u.T, 90 may DE easily stated-Let MT my
..L nan. h1oF 'eaa, ny rt9ht hand aoeth-
l,''s maxim oi uoly W TIT Is enough ior any
"-t ''"ll s.'II"As from noOori5'y ne cannot
'Itut' "I'i9u' iuuc' mental suuerIhS' tne
l"0A' exhibition oil ms muni1eence' Col-
e' i1GlI,'ly, nave d way ol acAiio" ieuS-
Jug NC 'o'IEaIlo4S' "uicn Is rendered 'he
s pl Iua.crogs only oy It's frequent rgpetItlons
b'"cA.F ana Jackson We're maze doctors oil
laws; VINO Kne" no more oil laws thah a /
eo"i IT, 'I oulI-u' . NoI many years ago. n |
c5nclol0sical gentleman received the degree |
Ji LID. from Harvard NO little amuse-
mthl was produced ny thiS dlSpensation'
a-Eed am intimate ITIend ol the favored party |
IA what ground Mr. - had been thus |
distinguished; WY sad ne, MT. =
has discovered that clam travels tall first.
Vow Air. Sears has SHOWN excellent Judgment |
on this occasion, lad he made TINS dona-
non openly ana at once ana gwen very |
1'-J-41 t4D'-i'~ ~ -A'nIlOio' NO4IOS0' Nc s0c
nothing IN the way to have prevented the |
Iniiictlon OF degree OF doctor OF laws, which |
1Ir. Sears has lngenlously prevented we sup |
Iose, Tor one hundred years.
Ny AUNT Moody protessed herself IN no |
way satisfied with tins explanation; and |
declared that she should have no peace till
knew the contents OF that box.-Bostoa !
Transcript
Tine OLD WAY AND TIE NEw wAY.-''Now |
Jest let me show you by one Of my compar-
is5ns, the difference between old fashioned |
ways of moving abaut, and the new tangled |
1lan.
. .IIero now is the old way, when [ was a |
bov."
In illustrating this, the old gentleman ran |
his hand with his forefnger extended, quite
cautiously and moderately along the table |
cloth, steering clear of all dishes and lly |
Obstacles, winding among them with good /
care, making in all long circuitous iournel, |
and bringing his hand back to the place of !
starting without disaster.
There, ho observed, you see that's all |