Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-10-19
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rHs FRONT ftTR ~ OCTOBER.
This Is tho trout gate. The shverin moonlgh
played
Upon rs twisted hinges, aud the gaunt
Night w,nl ct1eps wdllng through tii biri
Wnere cr.t the spooning lovers clung, ana kissed
With long, tire ply Kiss that made the hous
| dog how.
Now all 1cserte :, with broken catch,
II trails, AMI sc)JpJ 4 fnr.bw IA the patn,
And hoarsely scr, ans unto III. screaming vino.
Alas! what transient things are human lovel-
A little season OF soft nights and perfumed airs
And gentle moonligIt; then z coclydonI
Comes bowling from the sea romance IL DER.
And to the stuny plIl)r we adjourn.
AMI min iiul Of the arras, sit apart
And wistful list the wailing Of the gate.
| Always in TRINA dressmaker.
An exchange says that insalng the fumc.
OF sulphur will cure catarrh. Anybody wht
ever snufed a kinding match will allow tina
1t ought 10.
We noticed a poem in q newspaper, tn,
other day, entitled "Give Him IA Lift" The
editor usually does not require any suct
delicate intimation on the part Of the manu-
script.
| Oar National paper currency is said 10 be
| poisonous from being c)lored with arsenic
That's where the poor editors revenge come,
in. lie doesn't have to handle the stuff.
| There is backwoods settlement down il
Maine where there are just two votes, one
Democrat and one Republican. Newspaper
men always look for the returns from that
township to even up the count
| II have been myself neatly month in
America, said Lord Coeridge, in the open
ing sentence of his remarks at the New York
reception. Wonder who he expected to be
1t won't do for n married man to say to his
wife, "Never mind" She is to apt to take
him at his word.
| An exchange is jubilant over the retiring
of the three.cent piece, "because it is 81
liable to be given for cent or taken for a
dime in making change" We don't think
so it is more liable to be taken for cent
and given for dime.
Two schooboys OF jamestown, N. Y, re.
Gently walked all the way around Chatauqua
Lake, a distance of forty miles "for the pur-
pose" says an exchange 'of obtaining mater
ial for an essay to be read in school," And
probably ran away from school to do it.
A Nermonter recently lost hen which had
reached the advanced age of 10 years. The
owner felt especially bad, as he was short on
spring chickens and had big consignment to
make.
A model woman-a dressmaker's dummy.
Why are base ball players great travellers ?
Because they knock about the ball so much.
An exchange advertises cure for humors.
We suppose it must refer to the English
funny papers.
1t is said that a hot shovel held over furni.
ture removes white spots. 1t will also re.
move young gentleman callers, when they
stay too late.
| A medical authority says that sunshine is
one of the best remedies for seeplessness.
Yes, if you don't drop Of by eleven O'Clock
get up and stand in the sun for a little while.
THO Wisconsin Saloon Keepers conven.
ton has resolved that drunkenness is net due
to the saloons, but TO the lack OF education
in youth. Curious how simple the problem
was, after all.
| Mr.. Paul Dana, who is heir to the New
York Sun, owns 800 dogs. He means to
keep his sanctum well guarded.
The friends of the late Professor Phelps
of Smith College want to do what they can
to testify their regard for him, and SO they
are going to give his library TO the college.
Blobson says that the only kind of base
bawl that he knows anything about is hat
| variety called "two old cat" when the shed
roof represents the diamond, the boot jack
the bat, and the hogshead under the spout
| the home base.
"lf man empties his rursclnto his head, ;
| says writer, "no man can take it away
from him." That's the lopers doctrine to
lat.
"Now flies the wandering bat abroad"
sings a poet. We hope the unfortunate
bard was not Standing very close TO the
nome plate.
Spurgeon's two sons are cergyn.en-
Chips Of the old block-only chips.
| The Car Of Russia is 80 years old. Thirty
two more years Of bomb dod.lng,
California farmers are complaining of al
ovor.productlon of fruit. Truly, the farmer
is hard bird to satisfy.
| WindsOryillr Conn., has q pos master who
has held the Office for 81 years. He must be
an accomplished trimmer.
Mrs LangIry, 1t is stated, will live in a
fiat, willie in New York. A pleasant change
from living with one.
There is said to be duty on imported
monkeys. And We, Oscar Wilde has slipped
by twice.
A New York dude sends love biles 10 lis
girl by pet monkey. She has frequent y
invited The mCukey into the parlor, by mis-
take.
Ill q familiar saving that troubles never
come singly. How al out old miids7
Nebra, ka has new town called Base.
ball. That's pretty good lame for home
base.
Young hopeful at table makes o sudden
iab with his fork 81 his maternal parent.
Pater familias: Hello, my SOP, what does