Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-21

The editor of Newark paper heard the
other day that new pass had been found in
the Andes. lie Immediately wrote to man
in South America that the pass was his, and
he would be much obliged if the man would
forward it at once.
Rev. Z. p. Hammond says, give him plen-
ty of red fire, a battery of artillery, and
some large-sized Chinese fire-crackers, and
he will beard the devil in his den and give
Chicago siege.
An Oregon woman who slipped and sat
down in the street did not faint or scream,
but used such thrilling lhraseology that two
members of the Y. NJ. {; A. who were with
in hearing sent her hal. ! hundred weight Of
tracts that afternoon.
A pious young man paid SllS for a pen
wiper at n church fair in Brooklyn, n. Y,
recently and though he smiled sweetly on
the girl as she took the money, his room
mate says he cussed like Capt. Kidd that
night after he had retired to his couch.
An irreverent ST. Louis paper says the
Millerites propose to lift themselves up into
glory by their bOot-straps, on the 1st of
April. In default of boot-straps the lady
Milerites won't 90 up at all, but will just
kind O. ooze themselves away into elysium.
DR.. Magoon preached the sermon at the
recent dedication of the church edifce for
colored brethren in Baltimore A CORES
pondent of The Religious Hardld says
= After the discourse, some one publicly pro-
posed to have the dedicatory prayer. This
was before the collection was completed,
which they were taking up to pay off the re-
naming Indebtedness. No, no. said the
doctor, in very audible tone, for Gods
sake don't dedicate debt. -
The following epitaph is reported to have
been copied from a tombstone in a Partisan
cemetery . Sacred to the memory of The
odora, the beloved wife Of, proprietor of
the - newspaper. Yearly subscriptions
- francs, payable in advance. She was
good wife and excellent mother. The pub
lication Office is in -- street. Knock loud
" at the door Thou are bitterly regretted,
oh much loved wife Rejected manuscripts
not returned"
Rev. Silas White, Of Douglass township,
Page county, Iowa, at a revival meeting in
progress there, made prayer in behalf of
his wife which created a sensation. Pre-
cisely what the language was cannot be
stated suffice it to say it broke up the
meeting in a row on the spot, and secured
his arrest and conviction for using obscene
language in church TO the disturbance Of pub
lie worship, for which he paid s. and costs,
and retired from court with a higher estima-
ton than he had before entertained for the
propriety Of private prayer.
4 preacher who had recently lost his wife,
after commenting on her great moral worth,
concluded with the following pathetic re-
marks :" My dear brethren and sisters, for
six long months before my poor wife's death
she suffered from divers diseases and tor
ments If she tuck medicine for one all
ment it was sure to interhict with another
and the last case was worso than the first.
But rheumaty pains and a codocil Of the
brain tuck her off But thank God, she had
her breath to the last. and went shouting
clear through TO glory. My brethren, I've
lost sheep and I've lost cows, bat tell You
the death of my wife was the worst lick
ever got. shall feel like an orphan, and
for one whole month arter put her away
felt ike | could fall down and % to sleep
anywhere