Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-11
GOSSIP OF THE DAY.

Sunday school has been established in
Madagascar. The missionary in charge of it
says that even the most intelligent of the ma
tive has no conception of orderly behavior,
and, there being over COO persons crowded
into an inadequate apartment, the result is
more confusing than progressive An en-
rollment of the scholars has not been made,
because the girls stick their fingers in their
mouths and will not answer when asked
their names.
Over the shop door of pork butcher in
an English village in an eastern county may
he seen a sign-board representing a man in a
black coat brandishing hatchet. with the
lncription, "John Smith kills pigs like his
father
\ rich American in Paris discovered that
an unpleasant-loOking fellow followed him
every day from morning till night. lie be-
came uneasy and diplomatic inquiry was
made as to whether the man who watched
was connected with the police. As a result of
much negotiation, the unpleasant person was
arrested, and proved to be a gatherer of butts
of cigars. The rich American only smoked
famous brands, and only smoked them half
up, and it paid to follow him.
"Yes, said the driver of a car to the man
who stood on the steps, "she's mighty nice
mare for car -work-least-way to look at.
Kick? Well, you bet Since I've had her,
shes removed the inSides from two horses
hitched in with her; she's caved in her stall
times enough to make one carpenter rich.
and livenediup more n one passenger mem
berone case in particular Nice old gent with
youngsters, goin, out for Sunday picnic
he'd basket of lunch covered up with
tAble-clOth. jest as he was gettin' off. the
mare worked round when | wasn't lookin',
and she fetched that basket one clatter with
both ieet-l don't rightly knew but she got
IN all four-anyways, there was lunch for
everybody within ten rods, whether he want
ed 1t or not-the paper boys mostly did
lhlnk the old man saved the handle of the
nam and the cork OF one bottle. Sich a nice
lookin' beast as she Is. too Why that
mare has been bought out of the stables not
less three times a cause she was sech a
gentle lookin lady's horse Well, its good
Tor the doctors and wagon-makers, anyhow.
Always slaves up the family, and gets back
INTO the team less n week Never was
broke, she wasn't and never will be till She
iAlls OIL a house. -Choag5 Ir7jane
Muggins the artist, who is one Of the NOS;
amlable of young men. went to a Methodist |
meeting at early candle-light in the base
ment, the other evening. Two or three of |
sisters struck up
oh. iur a man,
Oh, for amlu,
Oh Tor a mansion in the skies
Bat Mugglns, forgetting himself in his ad /
mlration for the fair sinsi>ts, put in with his |
deep bass voice
IN have gal
I'll have a gal
IN have gallant hattie for the cross."
And then he took up his cross and went on
re.ating his experience
Miss Montoy has astoni-hed the village of
Scarboro, Mo, by her ante-connubial con-
duet. She was engaged to marry Mr. Brad
ford on Thursday. On Monday She met Mr.
Brown, visitor from St Louis, hirtel with
him, and promised to marry him on Wednes-
day. On the morning of Wednesday. when
Mr.. Brown called an hour before the time
set Tor the ceremony, she told him that She
had reconSidered her last decision, and would
marry Mr.. Bradford Thereupon Mr.. Brown
hade her goodbye, and went back 10 st
Louis. On Thursday She was married To
Mr.. Bradford but before night be learned
Of the making and breaking of the engage
ment with Mr.. Brown, took her To her pa
rents, and started Tor California, declaring
that he would never see her again Mis-
Montioy Is 50 disconsoate that her father
watches constantly to prevent suicide.