Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-12-13
GOSSIP OF THE DAY,


He oft would kneel TO her and say.
You are, Of light, my only Re
"Ah, if but kinder YOU would be,
And sometimes sweetly smile on Mi.
"You are my life, my guiding star,
oYe thee near, love thee 'Fa.'
NV passion cannot control,
You are the idol of my SOL
The maiden said, ''Fie. ask papa,
How can you go on thus: Oh, La!
The major rose from Blended knee,
And went her father for to ISL
The father thought no match was finer,
l This major once had been "a minor"
They married soon. and after that
Dwell i'll ten rooms all on lone FIAT.
So happy ends the little tale,
For they live on the grandest scale.
-I'Or HumdRd.
bad young man of Pleasant street told
his grandmother whose memory is little
lame, that the end of winter was almost here
He neglected TO state which end, and the
good old soul now relates. as her most re-
markable experience winter without frost or
snow Rockland Courier.
A couple OF young men went out to Tai
colt Mountain hunting yesterday. Not be-
ing familiar with the hiding places of the
game they inquired of an elderly gentleman
if there was any thereabouts. Haven't seen
as much as a chipmunk this year, was the
reply There was plenty OF game where
came from when l moved here, boys" said
the gentleman, thoughtfully. Where was
that? :" About thirty miles east" How
long since you came from there" asked the
Young men, preparing to go for the game.
''1bOld forty gears" ,eplied the emigrant.
I Hartford Courant.
He was wild-eyed, long haired individual.
and had roll of manuscript under his arm.
We Immediately set him down for poet.
and before he had a chance to open his mouth
We informed him that the cashier was not in,
and We didn't buy poetry anyhow. He ask
ed us if there WAS another paper in town snd
We cheerfully told him there were four others,
We'll" he said, unrolling his manuscript.
which was headed Public Sale of Heal Es-
tate" Il guess I'll have this advertisement
printed in one of the other papers then. " and
he was gone before We could recover from our
surprise, leaving us at least eleven dollars
out of pocket. Appearances are deceitful.
and poets should wear a badge, in order to
prevent unfortunate mistakes. Il Norristown
Herald.
A highly-celored communication from the
Office OF the treasurer of the Hess Opera Com
pauy informs Us that Gen. Sherman has CO.
operated with the Marine Band in giving a
serenade" to Miss Emma Abbott, in Wash
ington. Ii is not stated whether Gen. Sher-
man played the trombone, or something else,
in the band, or carried guitar suspended
from his neck with blue ribbon. New
York Tribune.
In a town near Boston there lives II good
lady who suffers acutely from sciatica. She
has consulted physicians far and near, but
has ftr1 .lf,,.v f1r.a
Not long since she heard that man living
not far away was afflicted with the same dis
ease in an aggravated form. and it occurred
to her that she would call upon him and ask
whether he had ever found anything that
would avail to lessen its terrors. She did so,
and having introduced herself stated her er-
rand. DO you, she asked. find anything
that affords you relief?'' YES. marm, ne
replied, two things" "7co things? Pray
what are they" "C,rSh,g and Sicedring,'
said the invalid. 1t is added that on her re-
turn home the good lady told her husband
that sine only regretted that she could not
avail herself of this remedy. Not that |
have any conscientious scruples," she said,
"Jd don't kaotr hOtr. Boston Transcript
An honest farmer from Auburn drove up
into HaymaTket Square few days since and
was met by veteran Jockey lying IN wait to
see whom he might devour. Good morning,
Mr. F.. saws the Jockey you've got nice
F.. hes full of ginger r That just the
kind of a horse l want" So they swapped.
The next morning the jockey found his new
beast had been stuffed with ginger to subdue
the wind. Rosinante had the heaves SO bad
ly that when she heayed a sigh the quadru-
ped almost took the shingles off the barn
Lewiston Journal.