Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-04-08

Leon Gunner, the publisher. who died the
other day in Paris, once resolved to bring out
an Illustrated weekly journal, thing then IN
known in France. 1t was to be called Lee
Francois points par eur-memes, and Balzae
was to contribute series of humorous sketches
OF the various trades aud professions. At hrst
balzsc was in rapture at the idea, and fairly
dazzled poor Gunner with the brllsncy OF his
suggestions. A week passed, and BalIac's en-
thusiasm had grown cold Gunner was unable
to get anything from him The new journal,
however, had been announced everywhere, and
it was quite impossible to receie. On the eve Of
publication the printers messenger was sent to
Bslzacs lodging, with strict orders not to come
back empty-haudel He returned with three
or four slips Of paper, on which few lines hsd
bee1 hastily scriblei Gunner, however,
knew his msn. Tie manuscript was speedily
in type, and the proof was sent back 70 the
author. again it returned, double It's ioT-
mer size, with erasures, corrections, and addi-
. tons crossing each other between the lines in
ineEtricsble confusion. Eight times was the
process repeated, and at last the admirable
monograph entitled Nos Eyicisrs wss the
result The corrections Of that proof" Cur
mer used to say, "cost me 1000 francs but
sold 10000 copies Of the FIRST number
In Mrs. Grey's journal Of a visit TO Egypt
and Constantinople, &c, ia the suite Of the
Prince ami Princes Of Wales" reissued by
Harper q Brothers, the authorizes makes the rare
confession, from feminine pen, that the spec
tacle offs Mussulman bovinq himself il silent
devotion to the earth. seemed to her utterly
absurd '' tt really seems. - says She, ''riJ.cu-
lous to see these people, without g moments
notice or reflection, throw themselves down on
their knees, tuning their heads towards Mecca,
wherever they are and whatever their pors
may be, when the hour Of prayer comes, which /
they calculate by the sun" Af.er this, one
would feel inclined to imagine that Mrs Grey
ideas Of the efficacy Of prayer at al were rather .
faint, but happily our arprehensions are relieved .
by her admiring description Of the reading ofthe .
church service by the Prince Of Wales every
sunday, which he did in manner which Mrs.
Grey no doubt thinks excuse, al subsequent .
eseapsies.
It's notan easy thing alvsys, for literary
patchwork 70 be done without betraying the
scans. = little quarrel having arisen among
Tie ladies Of the Rerolutioa, late issue Of the
N. y. Tribune gently chide4 the oeligeIent
icmiuiue-. After three quarters of column Of
r5od-humorel, and it must be confessed rather
vacuous banter, We suddenly come upon clos
ing paragraph, preceded by ,he anuous dash
which distinguishes Mr. Greeley vc-s, AID
which always means business. It would be hard
to conceive a greater contrast in style, taan be-
tween the woriy body Of the article and lhe
b-ie; end vigorous sentences Of the taL Marx
then.
We had word TO say shout che Rerl.uI5r,
the teapot in which these little tsmpests break
ami rsyage Il asssils, with great cosrsencss
and iHieceucy, lady who is employed upon our
STAT Il Reporters. Ire language is such that We
cannot quote it without ofense 20 cur readers, SO
we hsd perhaps better pass IL by. The lady
thus cssaile1 uoes not C.am0r Iu public for rights
but accepts LuuCs AMI performs them faithfully; I
and ilo language In which the Resolution refers
70 her IL reproach upon itself which r. win
i2He much time and good behavior e, 0b'iterate.
some respectable ladies' are we believe. assocst-
, with its conduct. u they accept c0utribu- 2
i''l- rom unworthy Editors, they ought 60 re-
zee --ea So tha- t4c paper may teresd by their /.
IsuTljers without shame j.
This, by tie wy, Is lot rhe a-,; time thar the o