Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09
CURRENT NOTES.

''You have got O. treasure in that wo-
man, if she is my daughter" said a fond
parent TO a son-in-law on his weddirg g day.
You Just wait till the Sheriff calls and
see what kind of reception she VII give
him"
rs business good?" inquired y friend
of an undertaken. Business goui?" he
reiterated. you bet, two in vain /, two
in rosewood, and three on ice, It this
blessed moment"
The rage for pottery painting J. + had
its day After all, the fine asthet taste
of the Boston girl las come dowh ." the
belief that baked beans are the bes' deco
rations for dinner plates. tf''ans
Picayt0ae.
ITO have and to hold from this time
forth, said Augustus, who is stud ing
law, as he took Matilda Jane on la lap
on the evening they became engaged And
Augustus placed upon her finger n ring,
and clasped about her snowy arm n bruce
let, and murmured "Know all inca by
these presents" etc, and that he night
show that he was in lawful possess.Dn of
the chattels, he did then and there pro-
duce what purported to he bill OF sale,
wherein was stated that I'm considera-
ton of one dollar to me paid, receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, do bar
gain, sell and convey one plated ring, the
the value whereof is twenty-five cents,
and one pinchbeck bracelet of value sew
enty-five cents" To which Matilda, real
izing that she had become ''articled to an
attorney replied, IL an lawfully seized
in fee simple" and 81 am held and firm
" bound unto Richard Roe" which Au-
gustus regarded not, knowing him to be a
fabulous character, necessarily i'll litiga-
ton with John Doe, and whose name he
knew Matilda took upon her lips only
from adhering too literally TO the text.
And Matilda, having vested in Augustus
power of attorney, as form did re-
peat, Il do appoint Augustus to he my
true and lawful attorney, in token of
which have pledged my hand, and now
cause the seal of our lips to be affixed.
And Matilda. observing that it WAS now
the end of the term for which this court
was sitting, did this court adjourn but
Augustus, as petitioner, did humbly
pray that the court might not adjourn
sine die. And so she fixed the day and
the attorney turned away.
At social reunion few evenings ago
the question was asked, ''Of what sort of
fruit do quarelsome mani and wife re-
mind you ?" The young lady whoprompt-
ly answered "A prickly pear" got the
medal. .-.AadrewS' Bacaf.
A lady writes all Indignant note TO II
contemporary. i'll which. with true rustic
innocence, she expresses belief that
editors never go TO heaven We thought
even country people knew that journalists
never went anywhere. They don't get
the chance They Just sit up nights
thinking how to do good, until the tops
of their heads wear holes through their
hair.-N y World.
The recently published collection of
Dickens's letters brings to light one very
happy thing. He did say one kind, gen
erous, heartfelt word of praise for Ameri
ca. He drank the whiskey cocktail OF
our native land, he loved it, and cmbalm
ed it in words of commendation. 1t seems
that if the Americans had only kept him
a little lrrnker while he WAS here he
might have loved us.
Two young folks were talking about
in courtship, when Uncle job
broke Ill with the declaration THAT there
was not any such thing. for" said he,
''noboby ever makes any mistakes worth
in courtship. It's after the
over and the lovers have been
married that the hurtful mistakes begin"
well, uncle" said one of his pretty
nieces, what's the moral of all that ~
The morale exclaimed Uncle Job.
What's the moral? Why. | suppose the
moral is, keep on courtin' ~
They were inspecting group of statu-
ary and she asked him who that female
figure was. He said lie wasn't certain
about it, but he thought it must he a bust !
Of Sahara-at least 1t WIS n barren waist. |
Il was not aware that you knew him."
said Tom sh..iS Knew w II him sr's' said he in
tone which comprehended the knowledge /
Of more than one life, Il knew him when !
his father was a boyr'
The human body contains more than
two hundred bones. Women who threat |
ell to break every bone in their husbands |
body should bear this i'll mind.-Hiid- |
delphia Chronicle
Elder sister ito little one vino appeared
to take great interest i'll Mr.. Skibbons y
Come, little pet, ii is time yonr eyes
were shut in sleep Little Pet think
not Mother told me to keep my eyes
open when You and Mr. Skibbons were
together.
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