Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-12-05

IN the market-plaee prisoners look through
lattice. too, hat it i iron on the prison
ground door, and they are craving cigar
from the public on the pavement and always
ready for gOsSip with any one disposed to
''intervieT Fountains Of good wafer
abound in the streets. and mAn carry casks
of it on their hasks. singing Aqua" while
huge butt OF wine - smoothly borne hv
ianr donkeys in frame. and knife-grinder
whistles On Paris pipe" To- attract hi>
customers, A turkey costs = 3l here. a
dnck or i lat fowl. l6d: mutton is "a. Ter
H.. Potatoes. III. for Bib Fine bread i
dear. and -ugar. with prohibitory duty. Ia.
per paand. Art Is entirely at discount
and the scrolls. pillar, iriezeS of old build
ings are almost amusing in absurd drollarv:
but the palmer dwellings, made solid in black
lava. remind one At once Of the ruined cities
Of Bashan. They sallg want a hank for the
rich folk have T. hoard tons Of huge dollars.
each in hi cellar. and monev Is lent at 80
FER cent interr-t They want clergyman
for they wait wear for Briti-h-man-ot war.
that the chaplain NAV hapti-e their children
and marry the Young ladies. who are brides
NJ T. summers in this precociouS cline, and
- il was thar, when her ma ieSty'S ship
Challenger called here lately. As mentioned
in the Times. the babies could walk To the
trnni and brides ia PinaiareS werr at the al
tar. togerne--es have here a harvest on
their own .rrns. as vet anreaped. IN '- L.
lnstrated, ar a ropy oi yntr paper is handed
ahonI till ii i iiiegible: ami while the pal
ate reyels in luxury and the aock- at cana
lies and hlackbirds chatter in the iirid- the
lnoi for brains is al & famine pric,. and no
body -er.nS 10 undertake the noble duty of
carrying hither lighr commerce and feIigion.
-L'adoa TmeS' Corr Po1i-nc-.
\ Coon Srosr RicIari Il. Kin''all in
th.' Ga'lls i:=cu5-s~ some features ot the
financial fan.e. particularly the present
way Of doing ha>ine-s without actual trans
irr- ai money, which Is based on mutual
conddence lie begins his paper by telling
the following good story
There Is no slch shng aS money in
thi- country =" was the exclamation of an
EngliShmau few years ag1. after brief
sninurn in New lork
Il happened in thi- way
The Englishman, ia the eour>e oi his bu-
~ine>s. iound it necessary u obtain an adj
vance on some merchandise lie made the
usual srmngemrn; with .lrsr commercial
house 10 Accommodate hm. I'm going 10
cln~rmmate it and receive th, cash he was
u good deal surprised when in leu OF IT,
the senior member rendered - him jhe ac-
ceptance ofthe firm. payable at niarty day.
date 60 What am O. 10 with thi-'' ir
inquired " Take .t % t. y a Go.
lnaming One weil-knlwn hanker-l. Wa
the reply '' lhry wi.l gi,eNnu the m ,nry
10 the iega, rate The EngiiShman did a.
directed. lie met with no difficulty. The
paper was acceptable. and although our
hero did not .euch tie cash, ne received
check tor the proper amount on a neigh
boring bank Thigher he repaired in the
iull confidence OF having -,mething iangi-
tle. lie Wa mistaken The individual ut
the bank q whom he prt~ent-i ,he check
Tor payment seized 10 nerynGsly. and in
rapid ircoherent manner -craw,ej some
hieroglyphic7 On is face. AMI thrust . back
INTO the hand oi iI- a-tlui>hrt owner.
mot.onlng him g the amr time lD stand
aside for the nes, conner The check hal
been duil certified lha- wa what the
-crawl aro-- &c. face meant. In q state of
suspense and anxiety the Engli~hman he
took himself G, the person O. whom he was
indebted. AMI timid.y exhibited what he had
90 offer. To hi- surprise u.- friend conn
leuau5a heightened Nauy thanks he
exclaimed d" BY ih- way. -hi- aniJunt is
too large there viii be ~1mrini9g over
hundred dollar coming D. ynu. aai Ic
proceeded % I'LL "a check t'- j.. The tn-
gli~hman groansd in spirit 10 va 1nly
another piece of paper. Ant ,hcn 't
wa> be exclaimed. '' There IS n' -i-.t -hiag
O. m"ary 10 ,hi~ t.Ha,ry