Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-15
Home Hours.

I"o little girls, an eight and ten year old
were grayely discussing the question of wearing
earrings. 0ae thought it was wicked. The
other was sure i. could not be, for so many good
people wear them The other replied. - u ell.
don't care if it wasn't wicked God would
have made the holes in our ears
" declare, mother" said pretty little girl,
IN pretty little way, " It's too bad. You al
Ways send me 10 bed when am not sleepy. and
you always make me get Up when am sleepy 80
The Americus (Ga Republican al!udes 10 IA
colorel legislator thus " Phil Joiner, colorel
member elect 10 the lower house Of the Leeis-
laiure from Dougherty, is in town, = witness in
the Page case now pending He is rather =
/ good looking mglstto buck, and would probably
have hroaght - 800 in hard cash in slavery
times -
/ \ country pelagogue had two pupils, to oae
/ Of whom he was partial, and the other severe
/ one morning 1t happened that both Of these two
I boys were late, and were called to account for IT,
" lou must have hesri the bell, boys why did
/ you not come - Pies5e, sir, said the favor
ite, " was dresmin' that was goin' to Cali
iorny, and thought the fchool-bell was the
steamboat bell as | Wss going ir." Very well, g
SAID the master, glad Of any pretext to excuse
his isyorite. " And now, sir" turning to the
other, " what have You to says 20" Please.
sill" said the puzzled roy. IL was visiting
TO see Tom oil''
Rev. Mr.--hal Travelled far to preach 10
congregation At. After the sermon be
waited very PATIENTLY, evidently expecting some
Of bis brethren to invite him TO dinner In this
he wAs disappointed One after another de
parted until the church was almost as empty a.
the minister's stomach. Summoning resolution.
however, he walked up 10 an elderly looking
gentleman, and grAvely said '' VIII YOU 90
home to dinner with me to-dsy, brothe. ,'
" Where DO you live 2'' .. About twenty miles
from this, sir '' Nc. said the man c0loriug.
" but you must 20 with me-" Thank you
will, cheerfuily After thst time the minister
was ro more troubled about hrs dinner.
Some Paris fishermen lately rskej up from
the mud OF the Seine what proves tc be an anti
que vase Of the purest style 1t is Of an ovol
form, and the emhlssing represents dance Cf
sstyrs and bscchantes beautifully executed, The
material of which the work is composed is tie
Corinth bronze. the secret Of which hes been
lost, sui which in SGneca's Tine, Tss already
worth several tme5 its weight in gold The
valuable object just found is supposed 20 date
from the occupation Of Luteda by The sgiogs of
Cesar and Lsbieuus
Recently, st an entertainment, not thousand
Memory Of Daniel Webster - hal been announc-
Ell, the band sstonished all present by perform
ing Molly. put the kettle on, ," the leader hsy-
ing misunderstood the tex; Of the ,aast. By
similar accident another band selected few bars
Of " Old Folks ST Home 20 pisy after sent.-
ment in respect 10 the memory Ct lecsazei ssso-
ciates.
a Connecticut lady who c5u.la tpersuaie her
husband 20 get her Tatent clo'hcs-dryer, took
the pole out from her oil-fashonei line the 9th
er cgeniae, sad crcuch.nC dowa by she fence
screamed '' murder .' lu an instant hef starr
led lord came dying out Of the house. was
caught across the throat hT the close line sni
before be could recover himself il had nearly
sawed his head oil The next morning q som
bre looking chsp, With his neck s'l done up,
vas seen putting up patent cl0thes-dryer ia
that yard.
Neither God nor uln expects wiie 20 SUB
NIT 90 brutality, but s woman Who fnling her
self outgrowing her husband. or disappointed DO
him. yet takes up her cross and, fitting he-
shoulders 70 II, bears !. In silence 90 her liie's
end, has joys that The S0rd knows NOT Of, aud
aul reaches the highest type Of womlnho7L
When Plato vas told that be hai many enc
mics who spoke I'D Of him, be replied " Itis
no matter, shall live 81 thar rYa. viii believe
them When Auszimanisr Was tl'i ths. the
boys lsugh5i s., ME singing, Ah '' sad he,
'' then / must learn TO sing better
M Fialis in his le,,ure en- cheerfaIness. dss-
cribes maa So shut in with dignity and excl1-
siveness that when you shake hands with him
you slsays isc. s. If Jau were doing il tlrolgh
& knot-hole
The tedious session g tle Supreme C9u-- %
IfuJie.i was relieved by an incident, aae 3sy
lsst week. that drew LITTLE smile. A iel3irE
member Of the bar. rather n5iei tor his stra-o-
y Of confusing Witues ty working taeu inie .
passion, hsi under cross-eysminsti1u Wl-
man who seemed an 81; subject for his favorte
tactics having wound her up to the desired
pitch, be inquired, Sc Madam, are You nov liv-
ing with your first or second husband
" That's none of your bufiuess " sharp an1
short With an air # offended dignity, the Sic
t0rncy turned 70 Chief Justice Brigham, who re-
msrsei. with a emile. 90 ] think The witness p
about right in that, s she not d" Which re-
miuiE the older members %! ;he lar Of Is SINH
lar mis-siventure that a stil more distinguish .
ed member of the Berkshire bar once met st the .
hsndsof Chief Jnstice Shaw Where lil you
get the money with which you made the pur-
chase spoken Of s' asked the learned brother
Of witness under the tortures Of cros-exami- .
nation. " None Of your (geu,ie expetive) hu-
s.uess i' Numbered the victim. " Now, msT 10 .
please You, are counsel TO be iusulteI IN this
manner p" appealed the lawyer. q" Witness,
said the Chief Juttce, compass0ustsiy. " DO .
you wish to change your last auswer '' No,
sir,I don't ''" Well wouldn't II we're in you5
place go And the cauckle that shooa the bench
was auillly echoed