Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-01-03


a case has this week been laid before justice
by an indignant father. who has sued
LADY. an opposite ut ;ghbor, for watering her
flowers on her balcony inc yellow neglige,
of which the style was 80 flowing that the
aspect thereof was not very modest IN the
ewes Of the father. The lady was requested
to select some other Tainient Tor her morning
avocations, bat she refused to do so 1t Is
probable she is an Austrian by birth, and
partial to yellow. She was threatened with
a lawsuit. which suited her, doubtless,
and law proceedings led her before the
president of the police court, where the
following questions and answers were e1-
changed
President tc eomplainant-Statet the objec
of your suit.
Complainant-It is not a suit at all,
NJ nsieur lie President; it ia a dressing gown.
President-Whst is there Objectionable
in this garment?
Complainant the first place, it is
yellow, an international mani estation in
favor Of outward politics which the youth
of France have nothing to do with; and
besides it is Of such a cut that
PresIdent-Pray, continue.
Complains t-irstead of being high in
front. especal'y FOR che purpose OF watering
flowers, it is very low in the bodice and
high 7hind
Pr -ident TO de.eujant-W bat is the name
given 60 the style of y ur morning robe,
madam
Defndant-An antique. Monsieur lie
President: Caesars wife were one (Laugh-
teri
President to complainaut-What family
lave your
Complainaut-An only son
Prosident-How old is he?
mplainant-Iwenty- one months. (Grcat
aughter in the court
President (grayelD-I do not think the
morality Of your infant is in immediate
danger, and tie Court, therefore, decides
that,
Defendant-The dressing gown may be
dropped. Much laughter.l
Complaiuant-Then | must give notice
ID leave my present dwelling, as cannot
live in house il front of which public
N rails are set at defance.-aris Cor.
PULPIT TaoTTNG.-At public meeting
Of The Rochester Presbyterians the other
day. the Rev. DR.. Shaw IN. S. said he
had known and loved the Rev. Dr. Hall
20. s. for twenty-seven years, but bad
never exchanged pulpts with him. They
had just appointed Sunday for the ex-
change DR.. Hall had said to him: d" You
cane tTot around my pulpit as you do on
your oEn platform in the Brick but you
have my full permission 20 run up and down
the pulpit stairs - He lad said TO DR.. Hall:
IN excuse you from trotting around the
whole platform. hut you'd better move
about a little. or the children will think
you don Z amount to much"
# lie understood that the order removing
GeDl Pope and placing Major Gen. Geo G.
Mead in command of the Sd military dis
triet will be issued to-day In assigning
Gen. Mead TO this position it is not intended
TO permanently remove him from the COM
mand Of the department Of the East, but
the understanding seems ito be that when
the work of reconstruction is consumated
Gen. Meade will resume his present COM
mand.
The World says the National Convention
Of soldiers and sailors will be 10 the interest
of Chief Justice Chase for the Presidency or
at least against Gen. Grant.
The interest payable ON bonds falling due /
On the LIST of January will put nearly thir-
ty mi lions in gold in the market early IN !
January.
1t is understood that there has been no
'ale OF gold since the last statement OF the
public debt, so that at the beginning OF the
next year We shall have about eighty mil
ions 10 the Treasury.