Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-01-24
MERE MENTION.

Il was philosopher who once observed what
pity it is fult it is not sinful to drink glass
of water. What pleasure some people would
take in doing it.
One Of the New York correspondents says that
Thurlow We appears in public with new hat,
and Greeley friends want him to do likewise.
But if Horace got new hat, ten to one he would
forget it in the first restaurant he entered.
The English Fun, is not always funny, hut
needn't despair as long as it can DO as well as in
its recent remark that the fact that au ugly young
laly is always anxious to marry, and young gen
temen are seldom anxious to marry then, is a re-
sultant Of two mechanical powers-the inclined
plain, and leave her.
The West Florida Commercial thinks the muir
derous assault upon Judge Busted, and the
Judges cool courage on the occasion, viii large
" increase his capital for the [. 5 Senate. The
Commercial can hardly have got the latest ac-
count Of the shooting, which describes the judges
dodging behind bystander, and trying to hold
him as a shield from the shots.
Whatever may be said Of an extravagant wife,
she undoubtedly does her best to make home the
dearest place on earth. The germ Of this para
graph comes from the Boston Post, which failed
to make it fruitful
Mr. John G. Sinclair, the Democratic candi-
date for Governor ofNew Hampshire, has opened
the campaign in that State not by
going directly before the people Of New Hamp-
shire and discussing the great issues Of the day
with his Republican competitor, but by travelling
all the way to Washington and begging the assis-
tance Of President johnson This is very sig
nifcant conduct.
Mons. Alexander Dumas must be what Con-
necticut people call "a good feeling man." In
recent essay on the regeneration Of modern so
ciety he SAYS: = feel myself young, rich, haTs
Ply, prodigal. Let any one have need Of me and
he shall see. 1 find every thing which God has
made superb and wonderful. l should like to
take immensely into my arms Which he might
have done, before the burial Of Elizabeth Yeron-
ique, who died last month in Paris, weighing
5l4 pounds.
\ Hartford, (Ct) gentleman, had an inter-
view with Mr. Dickens the other evening, and
offered him s., 700 to give him one reading in
Hartford Mr. Dickens said he had resolved to
make no engagements in this country, but to so
wherever he thought best, and would not eHgage
to come to Hartford for 100000, but added Il
shall come to Hartford He is to read there on
the 18th of February. 1t is said Mr.. Dickens is
wholly under Dolbys control, who is making more
than Charles out Of his readings
The London Times finds in the reception given
to Mr.. Dickens in this country, evidences that
the aninosities or prejudices Of former genera
ton are dying out under the influence of free
and well-informed discussion 1t adds" The
criticisms lchich once rercd the americans are
no longer possible, partly, because more just OBJ
servation Is applied to them, but partly also, as
they would be the first to acknowledge, because
they are no longer in that stage Of imrnaturity
through which all great nations pass
\ travelling John Bull, was decidedly amazed
when informed by Carleton, on the Meliter-
ranean, that he was on his way to San Francisco
eastward. There was time, said the Englishman,
"when we Englishmen had the routes of travel
pretty much all to ourselves; but I'll be hanged
if YOU Americans havn't crowded US completely
Of the sidewalk We can't tie your shoe strings!'
There is a ladies social club in Boston, which
hss been kept up for five years, known as the
Brain Club 1t is composed Of thirty ladies,
sober matrons and maids, who, like Halleck's
Fanny were younger once than they are now
These ladies meet once every ten daysi in the eve
ming, at each others houses, for the purpose Of
social entertainment and common edi6cation.
Each member has the privilege of bringing (
gentleman with her, and the one at whose house /
the club meets may invite twelve of her own /
friends, and I'll up the places of absentees among |
the members with others, according to will. The (
duty Of the hostess is not only to provide sup
per, but an intellectual entertainment to last an
hour, while the latter part of the evening the
members are graciously allowed to indemnify
themselves with conversation. Music, private
theatricals, tableaux, charsdes, the reading of
original poems and essays are the staple enter
EASEMENTS