Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-11-17
Gleanings from the Correspondents.

Gleanings from the Correspondents.
At a wedding reception at New York. the
other evening, young lady unfortunately
tainted. Grand confusion. OF course. and an
immediate rush of four anxious admirers 70
remove the deiris. In their confusion thev
attempted TO convey the young lady up stairs
feet foremost, whereat, her sense OF propriety
being strong, she Immediately "came to.
Like tie troops Of Hannibal in the ulains
OF tapua, the German army Of occupation in
Champagne, lived luxuriously OF the spoils
ofthe enemy, though the result showed that
a Ieuton can stand more strong drink with.
cur becoming demoralized, than q Car,ha-
gnian could. During the past year, this 0c-
cupying force has consumed no less than
2,j50, coo bottles Of the famous vintage OF
that country. Or bat quantity. Rheims
supplied $4,000 bottles EpcTnay. t3a p
600; Al. 272, 200
W hen kossuth came % this countsv. every
young ms1 was driven 10 cultivate a mus
uache and bay soft ha. with . plume in IL,
caught upat the side. In the present crisis
the young men have generally more COM
mcndabe whiskcrs than Duke Alexis has
50 the only thing is to follow him in the mat
ter Of hat, which is a plum-c0l0red beaver,
trimmed with velyeca shade darker, in sever
al folds, shaded feathers and m ai-reatc ut
the size.
The Providence jouRo desires severe Vuu-
ishment upon the so-called Fenian "sclor-
ais" 1t thinks their duTes have been sug.-
cienuy punished. while "thcy are such sim
VletOns that punishment will have no reform
ing or warning effect upon them But th1
imp0stcTs who get Che money of Irish cham
beImaids and spend some of it 10 eunr0wdtr
and most Of ], in champagne and cysteIe, aua
steal few muskets and cal themselves col-
erals aud c5lones and captains, and burn
down houses and steal cattle and frigh,eu
women and children in tAe. British provinces,
all as the means of ihesatiug Ireland lroa
the yoke of Great Britain should p, acIdt1
some account
Grace Greenwood writes from Sal. Lake
City Many Mormon wives are sisters, aai
i- is said they &c, along quite hamouiously.
The very nature Of women seems % De
changed here and turned upside down and
inside out. An intelligent 'iirsa wife told d.
Gentle ucishb1r thar the only wicked .cain-
she mad about her husband taking "a .cc.ai
wiie was that he did Mt ;lke her sister, yao
wanted him. or rather a share in hiu She
would have liked TO have the property keI :
in the family. | saw, the other day pair ~
Young wives sisters walking hana-in-Aan-'
dressed alike In every particular ol the same
heisnt ana comp leSi3a' ana ol the .apl iIeh,
ase-indeed' looking 10 exactly ailAe 1hat .t
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il is not safe to oier protest a2aiA,-
slang any more. sincs' S'-nef 'r later 4i'
who indulge can quote cla77lr authority i.r
t1e'r pec'iiar idioms. ihe La1li7A i',-
oil Lincoln Aas Just %. ~1 l.e AI5' use '' '-'
WORD square. meaning ho4esl ana N'H.--
1p.e- Ninouide5, an GA "teeA i3el' was gre
man VINO was g"iiiy 'i the i.Ts' oi'il-e' N'l-
he aeseiioel "a So'i ana "i-o man Us i---t
ana "ilnou1 rel ito@en- Il7'eAD '' 'I'-i''-
n.' aeq qlaih'anee- tlA'o ana -A'I9,'''e l'''i7'
D'in i'i lIe eAl'I'''l''' ''- 'lli'S ''''' ''''
q" 7-l'e' 'neh'
An ingenious plr.sisn photographer lls
got in,o difficulty. lie collected ai t-c Ii.-
Jurcs be could lay bis hands on of h.te9Hs
looking women. aad labeled them with tae