Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-11
here AND THERE.

torlal rooms, who, with his relief is always
on duty.
here AND THERE.
Young ladies who really Ike pickle,
shouldn't be dissuaded from indulsns in
them by the silly superstition that they are
bad for the complexion. \ colorcd lady in
South Brooklyn certifes that she has eaten
them all her life time without experiencing
the least injury.
y pensiye Young man in Wisconsin. while
singing " Come, love, c0me," beneath his
Dulcinea's window. the other night. had
love. music, wind, and everything knocked
out Of him by something in long white
garment that fell out of chamber window
1t proved to be nobody but his girl, who. in
her anxiety to know who it was screnading
her. leaned too far over the window sill .
hence the result. lie says when be sings
- Come, love, come again he will keep
away from under the window, as hi, system
cannot stand many such shocks.
New Orleans i a remarkable city in more
ways than one. Ia the early spring Il Young
girl was ieiled 10 the earth and seriously in
iured by a Newfoundland dog and a flower
pot falling on her from sccend-st0ry
window. The public could scarcely reprcs,
a smile over the oUfre character of the acei-
dent. 1t was very hard to evolve the tragic
from n dog and flower pot, even with sub
stantum of young lady Later autumn has
brought forward another accident. attended
with similar grote>lue circumstances. \
young lady passing down the streets was
suddenly and unexpectedly run against By
! some object. her feet knocked from under
her, and her spine was painfully and dan
geroE~lJ hurt hv the fall which resulted.
/ The object in this case was goat. pursued
! by do- and -'nning M wild and furious
speed. lie was blind with terror. and ap-
preaching the lady from behind threw her
down before she was aware Of any danger.
The Picayune in commenting on these
untoward events, deems il it, duty TO
warn young ladies generally against dogs,
goats, hower-pot- and second-story win
dow~.
One Of the customs of Russia. owing to the
peculiar relation Of the church to society. is
that when at church even the Emperor does
homage to the priest instead of receiving it
from him. How much reality there /, in il
i shown in the following anecdote: A GER
tain Grand Duke on going to church was
met at the door 10y the priest. this being the
/ custom when members of the Royal Family
attend upon the public services, but the
/ priest was too diihdent To present his hand
/ for the August visitor % kiss. IL being also
/ the custom Tor members of the ROYAL Fanny
at such times To kiss the priests hand in
yoIc5 and rsi3 H.. b',a',.., M ', H.;
a pe7emutorv tone. e. Par out v1ar raw. yoa
/ fool
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or bp.t
l.. q, i.,'''' e'i'. VII - que '''H'IF! W l'n
M "-'g %" 91H''s anu weep over ier l'I9'
''.'7..''li T't,V T,, anu "'''N '.''l' "'.'u'
oi,'' "o',t 1'..l nave our '''' every time Ne
''iii' Ul ''' o'l'c'
Nantucket Las had bat two day' rain
and one shower since the last OF June.
but the people were converted 10 lager
per 'e,eral ". year ago anu don care
mncn Il IL never rains bf'''if'' argus.
\ monster pike was caught the other day
with net in Ripley Lake. near Blgshot
Park, in England. which belong TO the royal
domain. The fish weighed thirty-iiye pounds
and measured three feet ten and half inches
in length The eye was exceeding beauti-
ful, the head shone like smoked mother-ot-
pearl, every scale was perfect, and fms a
red as a peach, four black bars extended
some distance from the tail upward. giving
!. s1rno.e5 nm N be abort iracr rn.r IA n.
roe wei,bo1 "a ,oppds and c@,t.;rod lg o0O
e.,,.s
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was yonng yye.terr man -, and lIco,n. in
stronr bore7 feIta i;r,ie , rc-ro , ,'s , mo 90 nm
account of his emplover's property than his
own. So he went to bed. leaving i pistol
on the table and burning candle close bv
it, ready for all emergencies. The dripping
| sperm ignited the table. and the table ignit
ed the pistol, and the barrel began to ex-
plode' and when the young man awoke he
was hearly A., ournel, :I, Nnolher9u S ana Sno' 70
uea'4' i ne ne F''i'" Itee'''u '"e 'Al'9 anu
saved MS ne
\ justice OF the peace recently went with
a young man in the country to the house Of
| his intended for the purpose Of uniting the
| two as man and wife. 1t seems the bride
eject ciaiis9U her niinu' anu, instead oil De-
Ilg HiarI''u, heAte many lI'prgcallonS p{i On
5ue Heau VI noI e-o9 nuSDAnu "I0'
Gri'eh 20 ue9psrauon' Sei]eu ner' anu nod
ins her " nam iolye' caileu upon tue
justice 10 proceed; VINO rei1seu 10 DO So