Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-01-14

PERSONAL GOSSIP.
Goodwin Smith lie six feet high.

Goodwin Smith lie six feet high.
A nephew of Calhoun is street-csr coniuc
tor in Charleston.
Justin Mccarthy is not successful iu lis west
ern lecturing tour.
Professor Agassz has recovered from hi. ill
ness. and is ready to lecture again.
Walter Brown was presented with gold stop
watch at Newcastle, " in appreciation of hi
straightforward and manly conduct during hi
VISIT
Olive Logan has over 100 engagements Il
lecture this season. 1t present she is writing
story for the Detroit .firerfiser called - Thu
Idiot Ring A Tale Of Love and Loyalty"
The paragraph going the rounds that littl,
/ Minnie Warren is dangerously i'll, grew out of 1
remark in California paper that she could mo-
live long.
A brother in one Of our churches, more dis
tnguisbed for zeal than knowledge, lately pray.
ed in public meeting to be Amounted with the
isle Of Patmos -
81 resolved in 1924, 4o years ago come New
Years day" says Greeley, &" that would never
/ drink another drop Of liquor, and have stuck
/ to 1t, Ind have not drank drop since; and
have got to be tolerably well off, and shall come
olt an right if borrowers will only lie, me
alone
! The late Emperor Of Russia, albeit not a pro-
verbal wag, is said to have exchanged jokes
with Madame Grisi shortly before his death.
Meeting her with her two daughters, he said,
"Ce soEt r5s griSettes - to which Grisi is said
to have replied, ''.Non, Sire, &c sOHi mes mario
nettss''-MArio being her husband.
Ssn Francisco girls are indignant at Anna Dick
insOn because "she talked So about them, and
their indignation has cropped out in this cpl
gran
Or the eiris on this coast, from Miss Dickinson:
tongue,
A str-n--- might jud se in harsh manner;
Bat know the poor thing has girls Of her own,
And that's what's the matter with Anna.
Mrs Theresa Yolverton has lately been de-
lighting Omaha with selected tit-bits from the
ielye-ton divorce case. i local paper charac-
terises 1t a. "au intellectual treat Of rare
order
The Honorable Mrs. William Grey, who went
to Egy; {, Cunsiantinople, the Crimea, Greece,
et;-, in the suite of the Prince and Princess of
Wales, has published her journal Of the visit,
already described in a bulky volume by Mr.. "
Il. Russell.
a Cleveland girl, Mary Goldsborough, was
brought up the charge Of appearing IN male
attire. She vas fined Sl320. She stated that
she hal dressed IN mems garments for the past
seven years, and that she had never been de-
Jectel before. Within the time mentioned she
had driven street cars in Cleveland for tao years
and for time she WIS employed as driver On
canal Her parents died when she was quite
young, and since She has become large enough,
she supported herself The girl Is said to have
how, Of ys-g- r.1l.1aef opraa~ousa
Tie impression made upon the journalistic
mind Of Concord, y. H., by the Woman Suffrage
Convention just held there, may be summed
az ia the following highly original and never
before published lucubration ola Concord editor:
Midst our r0usins hills Of granite.
Iidst the sloat and awful walking.
stalks the cause Of woman suffrage
Stalks with aspect like a humhug-
Like srcst and cussei hunbug
hum5la hug rs NirE rs cyclops.
Win one eye for acita:On.
hru-lns Tor crszed m nds chinera.
BE- DO eye iur manly comfort.
i cl.GHr IIsUSDERsTANDING.-TL utter L.
uorance Of the English Of the signidcation Of
American slang expressions often causcs some
curious scenes between them and Yankee buyers
in England, who seem to thiuk that because their
angusre generally IS understood. aH their
American iiioms will be. IN expert buyer, |
junior partner in one Of our large American
lrms, at recent first visit 70 his correspondent
IN Sn English manufacturing city, was compli- /
mentel by the senior partner Of the house. who I
INSISTED On personally showing goods to his
American purchaser.
Thore. sir" said Dow a., throwing outs
-5il Of goods " what do you think Of that p"
80, that's played out, ," sud Jonathan
Its what said Bull
is played, 1 tell you, said b.. customer
" PAyci.-Eh rcally-We call !. allE, b var
n England, bat this isn't plaid-plai. Won
NOV"
"No," said Yankee, 81 lon't mean plsf.
meanter cay its gone IN,
e. Oh, no, - said Brit.sher, .. not at ell: il has
lot gone up-quile the contrary. We'yetsz
u Of from the price
O7er the left. it's thrsegence TOO high,
0E."
d" 30 doubt fit, but our nechb1rs en- the
# are not manufacturers. YOU know"
&c Very likely but DON'T care 10 be stuck
hcu / get home