Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-05
GOSSIP OF THE DAY.

| Wooden nutmegs are left entirely in the
shade by these Partisan tradesmen: A sau.
sage-seller of the boulevard de Strasboure
was recently arrested for preparing truf1ed
| pigs feet with trufiles of black merino, and
a few days later, a confectioner came to grief
for selling violet sugar-plums made of purple
barege encrusted with crystallized sugar.
Fancy getting a mouthful of such delicacies
| as these
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe has this
good word for gossip in her new story, Just
begun in The Christian Union "a great
deal of good sermonizing, by the by, is ex-
pended on gossip, which is denounced as one
of the seven deadly sins of society But,
after all, gossip has its better side : if not
Christian grace. it certainly is one of those
weeds which show good warm soil"
\ California laborer sold his wife to an
apple dealer for two shillings, and by way
of consoling himself for the loss he had sus-
tained, spent his wiie's purchase money in
beer. After the money was gone the desc
late man arrived at the determination to
have his wife back again. lie tod the ap-
pie dealer that he had repented of his bar
gain, and the apple dealer replied that be-
fore anything of the kind could be done the
purchase money would have to be refunded
To comply with this demand was impossible,
for he had swallowed the price of his wife,
bitter wrange ensued, and while the fight
was in progress the wife hitched up the ap-
pie dealers team and offering the apple
dealer seat beside her, started off at full
speed. The improvident husband was I'M
able to oyertake them and he turned back a
wifeless and melancholy man.
The White Pine (Ne1ada) Nacs records
the following Near the banks of beauti-
ful stream of water not many hundred
miles away. lived in happiness and comfort
an napparently loving couple. But the insid
Ious gay deceiyer was, As usual. friend of
of the family, and in due course succeeded
in making captive the wife's affections. An
elopement was arranged, and carried out by
a most novel ruse. The husband having
been engaged in his usual avocation all day,
and feeling tired from labor performed, was
induced by his iaithless wife to diyest him
sell of his garments and take n bath in a
tub of water already prepared With
.nanks for the kind feelings which seemed TO
prompt the request on her part, the unsus-
pecting man proceeded to do as bid Scarcely
had be completely undressed himself. when
the wife Of his bosom jumped on horse
near at hand, and dashed away furiously
We are informed that the chagrined and
outraged husband refused 10 follow the faith
less one, and is now rather glad to be rid Of
a bad bargain.
Chicago has raised up rival to Mr. Thorn
as Thumb IN ordinary finger ring will
pass over his hand, and might serve as a
bracelet. Where i St. Louis, now?
1t i said that the Young Duchess Of Edin-
burg speaks with a slight Tartar accent. To
her fond husband that accent must seem the
very cream Of Tartar.
\ ncirhborin- city lorbii~ the exhibition
Of educated bears II would fare badly with
Wall street If q similar ordinance were in
existence in New York
IIymni,t- are To Germany what secular
poets are 10 Persia. There are eighty
thousand religious songs in the German
language. and more are on their way.
The negroes of Louisiana and Mississippi,
in the oyerlowed region. are said tobe doing
precisely as they did in the valley Of the
Colorado, in Texas, three or four years ago,
when that country was oyerii0wed. Contri-
buttons We're then made AZ Galveston and
other place, to relieve the people who had
los; everything and were in a state Of desti-
tuition Ii was then soon found that all the
negroes quit work and congregatcd about
the places where the provisions and supplies
were sent for distribution, and showed
dertiminati0n not to work aS long aS they
could get food 10 eat without labor.
4 Cincinnati preacher mixed things pretty
badly last sunday by saying ''Ilampden in
England said he would not pay tax. King
John said he should Men rallied around
him Magma Chara was the result" There
were only four hundred years between king
John and Magma Charta and Ilampden.
The scene is laid in ireland. and the Just,
Judge and all who figure in the true story
are Of course soma of Erin Two men had
quarrel in liquor saloon. They adjourned
outside To settle the dispute The first man,
being from Connaugh. Immediately seized
lump of stone and let fly at the head Of his
opponent. who dipped hi, head and missed
the stone, which went through an expensive
gate glass window. and did much damage.
One of Mr. O'ShaugneSsy magistrates was
called upon next morning to determine which
of the two should pay the cost. The evidence
clearly showed that the aim was a good one.
and that If the scconed man had not dipped
his head he would have been struck
- Therefore. said the magistrate. he must
Tay the damages. Is it Is certain the first
man didn't intend to iniure the window. and
the window would not have been injured if
it had not been for the act of the second
mos,