Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-10-06

An eminent judge used to say that, in his
opinion, the very best thing ever said by wit
ness to counsel was the reply given to Missing,
the barrlster, at the time leader Of his circuit
Tie was defending prisoner charged with steal
ing donkey. The prosecutor had left the AMI
NAL tied up to gate, and when he returned it
was gone Missing was very severe in his ex-
animation Of the witness. " Do you mean to
say, witness. the donkey was stolen from that
gate = - mean to say, SIR" giving the
Judge and then the jury sly look, the ass
was Missing
The Great American plasterer pointE, with
PRIDE, 10 the magnificent oOrnices and ceilings Of
the City Court House, and declares that neither
/ IN the Tuileries at Paris, nor in the Vatican at
Rome, nor in any other building, anywhere, is
there to be found anything like them. And be
Ii undoubtedly right but he ought to have
added thst neither in Paris, nor in Rome, nor in
London, nor In any city upon the face Of the
earth, nor st any time-sncient or modern
was the genins Of q great man ever so literally
rewarded.
Brigham Young recently ordered silk for thir-
ty dresses for his wives, which is a trifng mat
ter for him with his income. But Just think Of
an ordinary business man buying elk dresses,
cashmere sh.wls, point lace and jeEelry TO
match, FOR say hal-dozsn wives. to say nothing
Of score or two Of daughters. The very
thought Of the thing ID enough to scGye all the
pOlygamy out Of a crazy mans brains. Ls. the
fashions once work their wa Into Utah, and
dry-goois bills will do for ito peculiar institu-
ton what Congressional bills have thus far failed
TO accomplish. Harpsr'5 B1=1r ought to be
put into every harem missionary tract.
The rapid growth of Berlin is viewed by the
Germans with pride and satisfaction. No con.
~ "a has u q -aff0
within the last century. At the outbreak ofthe
great French Revolution, Paris contained S00,-
600 inhabitants, while Berlin bad only about
10000. The population Of Berlin 10 day is as
large as that Of Paris 50 years sgo, the rate Of
increase amounting to nearly 700 per cent,
while Paris during the sane iuterysl has in
creased less thsn go per cent Hitherto the
progress Of Berlin has tean uninterrupted and
has even gone on At an increasing ratio, and the
National Ze.iuEg sees 20 aigus Of any cheek
arising
St. Ives, in Cornwall. England would seem to
be . curious sort o. p.lce. We al remember
how it is said to have tunnel out on = memors-
bic occasion six wives, with six cats and s1 kits
apiece, and all the res; Of IT, The six wives by
10 means exhausted the eccentric section Of the
population. 4 certain Mr. John Kuill, who was
Al one time collector Of the port, made vii, by
winch lt 4elt lubee 10Y tlt erection OF al oDt-
Esk TO his meuorJ, with the irjunction that
d" once every five years ten virgins under zen
yelrs Of sge, two oli women, and a fiddler,
should dance round the obelisz. the virgins and
the Old women receiving half a. guinea each. and
the fiddler a guinea" The present year IS one
Of the quiuquennal anuivcl saries, and the viz
gins, the Old women, ard the fiddler actually
perform d the requisite gymnastics on he 18th.
The passion for decorations ia European So
ciety is treated Of, by a correspondent OF the
London Time, who Gays Matters hsve come
90 such pass that people without decorations
are sail to be treated with little respect in what
Is csllei god society Ouy the other day
Judge wss ;usCitei by a pri.oner at the bar, be
cause be had no ribbon u bis buttontoie Wives
break their lirtle hel-ts e the husbands have 10
crlctgf, while someloiy e.ss's husband walks
shout with NAc.e arU ueut on his chest.
Husbands have 10 peace ti-i they record a vote,
or make s speech. cr write az article that will be
rem embered a. the next Order Festival -
Ttors are poets sri professors in Germany who
are believed 10 yosslss a complete collection Of
AZ tie decorations granted hT the -overeigus
Of Europe. Asis sul africa, ali The mode cf
obtaining them hss become perfect art.