Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-14

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Potts owns the whole dog now and Scud
der goes without one.
FEMININE GOSSIP.
MeEt.5n Il. made hy a correspondent
ola rsnnrsanle old spinster at Martha 5
Vineyard named Nancy Luce. She devotes
her life to her hens, speaks to them, prays
10 and for them, and feeds them out of her
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/ We recret 10 say that she also writes poetry
about them. The following are some of the
names wmcn she has bestowed upon these
hvorite fowls Teedie Tany, Phebea Pea
des Leeloogie Tickling, Joatie Yefe, Tenie
Dick, Ieppetee Tappao, Ponoy Lily, Ottee
/ Ophoto, Teal>y Medoolsy, Atterryree
/ opacky. Teatola Rosrnie, Layery Lydandy
Oallinnie lnannie, and Nailatee Pinkote
Was it a nice party" asked Mrs. Viii
iet, when herdaughtef returned at Sam.
iro~ Mrs. Struggles, lat home" mo,
awful, said the Whiiet girl yawning and
lifting up her skirts to examine the braid
On the bottom awful, ma the chicken
salad was made of veal there was a lot of
queer sticks there nobody was dressed
decent there was oysters the no champagne
gave out and some awkward IDIOT walked
up the back breadth of my dress as far as the
waist, and then he only stopped because he
was 10 stupid 10 climb l'' And these are
the young ladies' for whom rosebud" and
debut parties are giyen.-Nar York Eren-
ng Nni
Alas. women are 50 far the inferior sex in
Germany that special efforts must be made
in their behalf. They do not manage their
husbands with success. Do YOU know what
a reputation we Americans are getting on
the continent? heard sprightly Wen
nese say recently that American hus-
hands are the best trained in the world -
BThH CORES.
y correspondent Of the Cincinnati Gq-cte
says, in -peaking Of Indiana prison for
woman The most singular case, rerhaps.
j, that Of Mary Jane Hawk, Of Greenburc
She was riding with Young fellow who haG
been paving her some attention. when the
latter, discovering that he was pursued.
leaped from the carriage and concealed
himself in nei-hboriug wood, leaving the
-ir. in possession of the team. When the
lur~uer- came sp with her Mary Jane was
informed that tile horse and carriage had
been stolen. and unless She revealed the
name and hiiing-place Of the young man
she would be held a the thief. This she
~tou;ly refused 10 do. and as evidence Of
her pluck and affection submitted 10 live Il
term Of years in the penitentiary. She Is
not over sweet sixteen, and seems to have
more than ordinary intelligence
Scene at church after the clergyman'-
peroration Julia to Nantippe-''W hat a
beautiful close ' Nanuppe, who has been
~piiefaily eyeing well-dressed lady before
her" beautiful clothes Yes. but know
she didn't get EN- in beautiful way"
The Pail Nal Ga-ene says of the Ameri-
can girl in England Like the wind. she
goetn where She listeth but every man
kuJweth whence she cometh. She arouses
the hostility of English matrons the moment
she SIT foot on Brush soil. Few of them
are aware that she has been purpOsely
trained To seii-relAnce and self-assertion,
Ike her brother, from infancy. Such
a training shows itself in her manner, which
CRATES a- harshly on British feelings a. her
voice too often does on British ears"
Its proper during leap-year for young
ladies' 10 loaf around church-iOors and steps,
and spit all around and talk about how the
hlu-A.us ylIng men Look a. they modestly
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There are girls who will visit a ballroom
and waltz sweetly around for ten miles or
more, who will make up an awful face If re-
qucsted to step three feet and hang up dish
cloth. Cbicag0 Journal
For some time nast the clerks at the
station on Fourteenth and Main streets.
Louisville, have been annoyed by goats
that iniest that immediate locality. Not
satisfied with the other deyilment these sly
nsclls are guilty Of, they chew all the tags
off the cotton bales sent there for shipment,
thereby causing great deal of trouble in
shipping the cotton. he other day the CLERKS
surrounded ABOUT dozen oil the goats ana
succeeded IN driving them INTO oox-car
alongside the platform ana fastening the
uoor- mat hlSht there was cirloau oi