Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-12-03
VOL. XIX NEW SERIES. VOL. xxi.

tan looses vile or two. as Brigham has
done, We may get some notion what he has
done with all his money, that he has now
to fob of the creditors of the state with half
interest. The pretence of paying the other
hall in bonds Is empty enough. as they will
IN all likelihood be liquidated at maturity
by other bonds =; and 50 on forever, after
the manner OF pig-irOn Kelley and the pig
| headed Cary's proposed interconyertioles.
lie has got no public works of any account
/ to show for it. and he owes 81 900 900, 900.
Although he took his Ciiequot and rieaS
| cepS ike cncOtte when he visited London
and Paris, flying in the face of old MahOnet
ami the law. and although he is reported to
I be liberal in the matter of aigrettea and
necklaccS ;UT the decoration of his dam-ei
tram. all ihiS enormous sum cannot have
gone under his Jacket IN stImulant, or on
the brOws or bOsJ Of his fair in trinketry
Yet these have been practically the only
visible expenditure Of any Importance Of
himself and his predecessors. setting aside
lew ships Of war and the like. There is
mystery about it somewhere which will
doubtless be explained when some furious
odallsque OF has barren. stimulated and in
struoted by her newspaper, gets out and sues
him FOR divorce. Ii used to be a wonder to
the simple what China did with all its sill
yer, as steady argent stream always l1w-
co there and never came vi>ibly back, and
What the Mediterranean did with its water.
lnasmnch As the ocean tides ran ever inward
past the Eerakiean pillars with neither
outlet nor retlow. but sound economic
science and intelligent hydrOgraphical in
yestigailon have loag since cleared 10 these
matters, and the world need not absolutely
despair OF finding oat some time or another
what the prodigal and inScrutable Turk I
who sits crOsslegged by the BlSoboru- has
realiy done with such a pot Of money. But |
The best possible way to get this iniorma- I
ton, which would he quite interesting to
the Dondholders Just now, would be 10 |
promote tue publication of stimulating /
and cxasperating periodicals for circulation /
IN the royal and other harems IL would I
lniaihbiy set the ladies by the ears. excite .
dlHcontent and litigation, ana finally bring .
out such lot ct state OF family secrets a
the Mormon Mary Ann legal process
brought out. touching the admistration.
civil, ecclesiastical and domestic of the
aged and unhappy Brigham II the thing
pIblishes fashion plates it will introduce
another element of disorder and anxiety.
W hat Sultana, rObed never 50 richly in
Oriental ways. could read about a Partisan
plll-bacH without wanting one, and if the
>ultana. why not the rest Of the wives. con-
cubnes and handmaidenS, ill even the at
tending eunuchs. wcarying Of the inelcgarce
OF their loose and hJwing bodices. might
sigh Tor pIccadillics and GETAWAYS and the
last neat thing IN waiStcoats No Turk.
whatever his degree. would have peace Of
life or an untroublcd chibouque of L2takia
after these evil things came 10 pass. and
It j. likely that they would all cry out with
one voice, from Bagdad 20 lstamboGl. stop
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