Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-08
FEMININE GOSSIP.

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against advocates of resumption, might turn
the other way. .... .-
FEMININE GOSSIP.
Miss "Prockie" Z. Cogqeshal. Youngest
dau g hter of the late Hon. ". I. Coggeshall,
of Columbus, who has been spending vaoa-
tion with friends in this city. left for Otter
bein University. Westeryille, this morning.
Inc Christian name Of this young lady =
Proclamation Enancipation-is one in
which she well may. as she does. feel just
pride. she has ing been born on the day
that President, Lincoln's Proclamation OF
Emancipation WAS issued-her eccentric but
patriotic father thus naming his newborn
child in honor of the event-ikroa 20
Beacon.
Mariette Remy. u oeautifal girl, wno had
led rather gay lie. died in Paris the other
day. She was known among her friends a.
Opal, from the fact that she always wore u
handsome opal necklace This necklace
was given her BY her first lover. who. at the
time. said You know that opals are gems
which live. Ny fate is iDsepsrable IRON
these. Whea yod see them become dull
and die. too shall be at the point of death y
One day they thought they were weary Of
each other and they separated. Bat after
he had gone. Mariette found that her love
Tor hun WAS still ardent. and she sought 10
/ recall him. IL was too late, be had left tbs
country, She cOnsOled herself, however.
! by looking On her necklace and saying
/ The opal still lives. | shall see him
again" Bat about month since the opals
began to grow doll then, one by one they
lost all their lustre and became dead. 4
lew days ago. but one remained. and that
gave only faint reelection ''liS i. abou.
to de-" thought Mariette. She fell into
profound melancholy and said Then
too. must die And when one evening
the last opal gave it. last g.eam she TOOK
poison and died. The same day this tele-
gram from Luchon reached Paris Paul
Bordsy. i'll here for some time back, died
yester-ay. P4al BlriIy was Mariette's
lover.
\ bereayed New York woman went to
her minister asking him TO come and per-
form the funeral service of her fourth hus-
band. he having dictated for the three who
bad previously disappeared from public view.
/ why, madam. how Is this - asked the
reverend gentleman. "Ah, its mighty
bad" she replied. There was never
poor woman worn down with such lot OF
dying men as I've been
An Indiana girl wanted to see ii her lover
really loved her so she got little boy to yell
mad dog ~ s. they were walking cut.
The lover few over fence and lef, her to
be chewcd up. and she went right away and
married a s:sre clerk
A seaside romaunt-Edgene, poet. to
Amelia
Cons sit down on the shelly shore
Aud hear the mighty ocean roar.
Amelia, a fashionable young lady. to Ru-
gene:
cGa't :: down you silly goose
Because I'd bust my pull bacx !0o.s
Il don't consider her anything but a psr;.
upstart hussy. She's got no taste her
clothes don't iit her her bonnet's a perfect
fright she's freckled. wears stripped
stockings. and has q wart on her back
big a. a pigeons egg, bitterly exclaimed
q lovely girl. hurling her croquet mallet on
the ground and glancing in the direction OF
her vanquisher. who was proudly walking
off the field with the light Of victory in her
eye.-Brook!yn 1rs
Our pious folks shGdder with cold chills
when they read in the papers that Mollie
Russell, or Mary Brown. or Lizzie Greer
have been showed into cell for drunken
ness or vagrsney, or both, bu: Kansas City
furnishes scene beside which this sort of
punishment is high civilization and refine
ment. Nine old women, condemned as
ysgrants. are daily taken out to break stons
in the streets while a guard stands Oyer
them with pistol and cane to keep them
steadily at work -Rocky MOuHtGia tDen-
vsr) Netcs
writer ia the Rochester Democrat re-
Gently met q young lady in company with
her first beau, sad being Of an observing
turn OF mind. made note of her emotions.
ss indicated by her outward manifestations.
We suppose every Young lady Just emery
ing from her teens knows all about this,
therefore We print It f0r the delight OF that
other portion OF humanity, who are respon-
sible for all these delightful sensations, the
young lady who has not enjoyed which is
poor indeed. though heiress to the bes,
corner lots in creation You knew az onc1
by her general appearance, and the manner
in which she smiled. and the giggles she
giggled, and the way that she talked, that
this was the first time she had ever had 3
beau She was. in fact, very much excited;
and like Il person striken with the first
attack Of numb palsy, did mt know exactly
how to use her tongue. The blood rushed
10 her lead, until there was L tremendous
buzEing in her cars and -he recognized all
her acquaintances, old and young and cali
ed them by name in loud tone OF voice.
and wore at tho same time very triumph
ant expression Of countenance. IL was q
moment of intense ecstacys(to her). mo-
ment looked and longed for ever since she
entered her teens and all the heroes ard
heroesses of the dime novels she had ever
read, went trooping across her vision like
row Of bees in swsrming time. Apples.
and peaches, and hollyhoeks. and mush-
rooms, and pumpkins, and hedge fences. as
they hung on trees, or blossomed on stalks.
or grew in the grass, or tore her new dress
as she swept by them, and born almost
from her feet by an electric force. all passed
as an accessory panorama Of bliss on her
way to the circus. that glorious. grand,
-be-lorgotten MONDAY OF her new
experience Did sho enjoy the show ? D.d
she remember how the elephant stood on
his bind feet Did she follow the fight OF
the great, unsurpassed unriyslled. wonder
ful. astonishing most daring bare back
rider in the world as he dived in doubled
up way through the hoops and ali9hted on
the horse agaiu rishtside up? Was the
music the most delightful she had ever
heard Of course, But somehow these
things got mixe1 up in one glorious fact
that she had y bcau-a nice beau In black
cloth, and n red neck-tie. and stove-pipe
hat. and who smoked cigar. and bought
peanuts and candy. and lemonade. every
time the man who sold it came around and
whispered his goods so softly that the noise
of the band, and the best teu-year-Old joke
of the clown. was drowned out OF hearing
ept t;rely. q, how that little heart went pit
a-pat, and throbbyty-throb, and bobbyty-
bob on her way hone that glorious alter