Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-19
BOYS AND GIRLS.


A little girl in Troy defines piano as g a
melodeon with the breath taken out of it,
/ The Long Branch correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press is aggrieyed, and so he
or she protests against the influences of wa
tering-place life on children, especially
young girls. Ii is the rule and not the ex-
ceptlon, to sec girls from ten to fourteen
years of age in full ball costume first on the
floor in the evening when the dances begin,
and the last to leave it, often finishing with
a supper of beelsteak, soft crabs and fried
potatoes. Children 20 unattended to the
lunch table. dress lobster, make ham sand
wiches. order cups Of black and green
tea well mixed and strong" saying sharp
| things to the servants, and in all respects
behaving like men and women of society.
and somewhat fast at that
\ Detroit boy stooda umbrella, with a
| cord tied to it, in public doorway. Eleven
persons thought that umbrella was theirs.
and carried il viii. them the length of the
string. They then suddenly dropped itand
went off without once looking back or stop
ping to pick.it up again.
What is that, children - asked young
pastor, exhibiting to his Sunday-school a
magic lantern picture ola poor sinner cling
ing to cross towering out of stormy
wayeslin mid-ocean. Robinson CruSoe -
was the instant reply.
\ fond mother in Norwich gave her FIVE
year-old hopeful an outfit of fishing tackle
Soon she heard Il shout from Willie, and
running ont, found one. of her { best hens
| iast;winding up the liEc. in hercrop, whith-
er the hook had already preceded it. Willie,
observing the troubled look Of his mother.
quietly remarked, Don't worry, mother
| guess she'll stop when she gets to the
pole"
\ little bog being instructed in morals
by ms grandmother, the old lady told him
that all such terms as by goll, 80 by i'm
go, by thunder, etc, were but little
oathS, and but little better than other pro-
families. In fact, she said he could tell n
proiane oath by the prefix - by" All such
were oaths. Well, then. grandmother.
Said the hopeful, " Is by telegraph, which
| see in the newspapers, swearing?" :" No. ="
said the old lady, " that i. only lying"
Iniianapoli- claims to have L. 900 child
ren and Vet she let an alligator starve To
death there the other day merely for the
want of something-of that sort to eat.
james Jenkins" said school master
to his pupil. &c what is an ayerage?' \
thing that hens lay eggs on. a. Why do
You say that You silly boy?' replied the
pedagogue. because. said the youth. II
hearda gentleman say the other day as
hen. would lay, on an average. a hundred
and twenty eggs g year.
y little Bennington maiden 81 years old
and about u feet long, curly-haircd, hap
PLY dimplcd and occasionally colicky.
heard her mamma speak Of q friend whom
she said had ' at least one foot in the
grave. Daring that night curly colicked,
and awOkc her mother i0r peppermint
What aii- my darlng?' g. dunno. but
| 'spect- dot two, free Icci> in my draye o"
When Lucy was told there was no sense
in playing with dolls she riumphantly fell
back on her version of the old proyerb,
" Look out for the doiiics and the sense will
take care OF itself
Eating an Indian tarnip two years ago
has produced q mOg~tacha and side whs-
kers on q thrcc-ycar-old boy in Salem, Ind.
The youths of the town are now living on
little else llan ,lc-e vegetables.
4 lady was stopping with her httlc son at
a Chicago hotel. and be WAS fretlul at the
dinner table until She became cxasperated
and said TO him in an undert0nc: " Come
with me up stair and ] will attend 10 Your
case" Pulling back be biubbcred out, in
voice loud enough to be heard over most of
the well filled dining room say, mother,
are you going to take yogr hand or your
-lipper?'
\ lroil incident is related concerning Tad
Lincoln, which occurred when he was lad
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