Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-25
GOSSIP or THE DAY

People Ut the sumner resorts dJu ii
ways know what they are eating. and j, i
lucky for them they don't. An old lady in
the little town Of kensington, y. IL. was
aceostel, the other day, by mar from Rye
Beach who wished to buy chickens. She
had only three hens. which were sick unto
death, and She had determined 10 Kill and
bury them The puryeyor for the fashion
able resort insisted on buying the three for
fifty cents. remarking that when their heads
were off and they were cooked nobody would
know the difference, and these three sick
hens were no doubt seryedup. the very next
day, and calmly devourcd.
IN Alabama editor winds W an editorial
on the corn crop with the remark, We have
on exhibition in our sanctum pair OF mag
nificent ears
The Liverpool Mercury gives some twenty
three lines to an account Of the baptism of
the infan; son Of a Duke, anI does up
500, 900 FIRE in eight.
where is my little darling going to, if
she i good - asked 4 Danbury mother
mother yesterday morning. up to New
Haven, prattled the little tlaxen-haired in
nocent, pointing up with her tiny index
finger.
There were over 200 school-houses erect
cd in Iowa last year, and the old Democratic
liners have given fair warning that If this
sort Of things goes on any longer, they'll
move out of the State-BrookiyH Argus.
A curious episode in the railroad depot at
Lincoln, Neb. the other day. was a Men
nonite divorce The man was anxiou>to 20
to Dakota, and his wife equally anxious to
remain; 50, after long argument in Ras-
sian and German, they sat down upon tie
floor, and, opening bag containing $1,000
in gold, counted it out, piece by piece. the
man taking onc-half and the woman the
other. They then shook hands and separat-
ed, the man jumping upon train bound for
Dakota.
"Who is that man - asked a coroner IA
he entered a crowd around a dead body.
belonged to brass band, D" replieda hoy, and
the coroner went on "All risht-no IN
quest necessary.
1t is proposed to start daily morning
paper in the heart Of the Black Hills. 1t
will be be called the Scalp. and it i con-
fdently expected that all the Indians, with
out regard to party, will take it.-iafer-
OccGH.
We place no credence in the rumor that
tue officer for the Society Cor the Prevention
af Cruelty to Animals intend to arrest sever
al canned-goods dealers for bottiing cats-up.
American Grocer.
Four hundred and seventy-seven persons
who met our city editor on Friday, after the
balloon ascension, took fiendish delight in
pelting him with such taunts as "Frald
to 90, wazzent ye?' ''Dassent go up in
the b'loon, dast ye?'' Fore I'd be Il cow
ard - ad nfnfum. lie denies the allega-
tions and dehes the alligators. lie wishes
to say to all such eyil-minded persons that
he did 20 up in the balloon. While the con-
Germ was loafing about the West side, be-
fore scooting over the lake, he saw horse
running away on Detroit street, dragging
after him buggy, containing man. a W.
man, and thirteen small children. SuppoS-
ing they would ali be killed, and this would
make more exciting Item than the bal
loon affair, he jumped out, being only aboat
a half mile up. Guiding his descent with
consumma;e skill, he alighted squareiy upon
the top of St. Malachi's Church steeple.
Pausing while to get his breath he then
.shinned it, down the steeple and went
about his business. lie was back on the
FL st side within an hour. He hopes the
above will prove satisfactory Clereiaad
Herald.
A very comical conclusion to a very or
binary theft took place in Paris recently.
A sneak-thief entered gentlemans apart
ment one afternoon by means of false keys,
and proceeded to:ransack drawers and clos
cts in search of valuables. To his disgust
he found neither jewels, money nor any
portable valuables, so he finally concluded
to treat himself to Il new suit Of clothes.
Accordingly be selected nice outfit, includ-
ing shirts, stockings and underwear, laid
them out on the bed, and proceeded to re-
move his own garments. Just as he had got
to the critical point when his own clothes
were off and the new ones were not on, he
heard some one open the outer door Of the
apartment. lie scrambled under the bed in
all haste, and while lying perdu there he
heard the newcomer prowling round the
room. opening drawers, &C., and finally
heard him depart. lie then crept out but
what was his horror to find that the second
| indiyiddal had been brother-thief, and that
not only the clothes he bad been about to