Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-27

Noics and Cossip Picked Up on the
street.

Noick ana Gcssip pickcd Up on the
street.
Lake Champain is Just as attractive as
Lake George and much more accessible, and
there Is no ea'thy reason, except a lack OF
enterprise on the part of our own people, why
it shouldn't become an equally popular Sum
mer resort. The ldler hopes the rumor is
true that DR.. Webb is negotiating for the pur-
chase Of land belonging to Lawrence Barnes,
Esq, Just south oil the city, on which to erect
n handsome Summer residence. Other New
York parties, it is said, are talking of buying
land little further south and of building
country houses there. This will make An
excellent beginning, and in a few years we
shall see the whole lake coast dotted with
nice Summer residences
In the meantime Cedar. Beach takes the cake
rs Summer resort for Burlingtonians. And
the Alcadian community down there Is deye.
Looping lois of enterprise. They are going tc
have Il new dock ,lDngenough tor the Vermont
to touch at in her c1utse up and down the
lake, and so long that when the young pcopl,
go out on the end to flirt and catch mnnows
they will be entirely out of range Of the
naked eye of the chaperone on the bluff
And by the way, they say that "Jolly
Club" is nice all-r0und sort of place fol
flirting, because everybody looks so like the
old hoy that that there is no temptation u
invdious determinations, ETC., etc, etc.
Girls, go down there and wear out your old
clothes.
The Idler rather fancies those slow, easy.
going fellows who never hear of thing I'm.
til long after all the rest of the world has
G,x,. III 4 I, Al.
get II IN most mangled form. A member
of this class was the principal spokesman
in conversation the IdIcr heard on the
street this week. Said he
as that are Star Route trial ended vet p
''Ycs, indeed; long ago."
wall, was that man Mcrrick convicted ?
"Why, Mcrrick wasn't on trial lie was
one of the lawyers"
so, yes, so he was. II was Ingcrso
that meant Though come TO think of it,
he was one of the witnesses agin that maj
Bliss, wasn't hc?"
The reference to lawyers rec Ills a bon mo
of one Of oar most eminent legal lumnaries
and not less famous as a wit than lawyer
lie was out shooting and was playing the Ole
Scratch with the animal kingdom. when hi
own shot was echoed by another, bird fell
and rival claimant hitherto unseen, popped
mp. Each claimed the bird and rather sui
Try discussion cnsued. Said the lawyer, fl
nally, "Well, sir, will tell you what vii
do, sir. will cut that bird in two, sir, an,
| will give one half to you, sir, and the othe
half to my dog :" The rival claimant wilt
ed.
From lawyers TO ministers is an easy tran
siion. Of a shining light among the latte
the Rev. DR.. Kitchell, late president 0
Middlebury Collegiate Ider hears a goo,
story. When the doctor was elected to tn
presidential chair, public reception wa
given to the townspedplc, as an occasion
upon which they might present their con
CALCULATIONS to the newly elected head of th,
institution. Various expressions of goo,
will were extended to the reverend gentle
man by his friends and ucighbors, all decor
ously exprts sed and devoid of antiquities
when finally good old lady of the tow
sided up to the doctor, and taking him b,
the hand, exclaimed, "Dr. Ktchell, now tina
you have joined the faculty, do think it il
II very respectable corpse." The doctor him
self was not very stalwart man. ii will b.
remembered, and perhaps the good old lad,
was one of the unfortunate kind who ar
given to judging from appearances.
Which reminds the Ider of a little ster,
told Lin by Right Reverend digntary o
the Episcopal church. One of the smales
oive-branches of very churchly family hat
the misfortune TO fall into Il tub of soft soap
Luckily the little one WAS rescued from il
slponaceous tath. A prayer of thanksgiving
appeared to he in order but the Prayer Book
in whose pages but few emergencies are over
| looked, was searched in vain for prayc
just suitable for the occasion. Finally, a.
under the circumstances the most appropriat,
one they could find, the family devoutly join
cd in the prayer appointed for the occasion o
u safe return from sea