Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 2, Number 48, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 25 May 1872 — Page 1

Vol. a.—No. 48.

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THE MAIL.

Office, 141 Main Street.

fPtMB R*rlbB« tor JWM) HKB8PBKBE.

Ko oatwul dp ber aBgalhoed nntM, tav. that hir eyes «m wondroas mild aad ftUr,— Tbe kmII mod her fcwtad was wi•esl^d

By gl»ry of h« shining hair. 81M bare LH« yaks and wife

of

To oaa who mad* h« grace A mar* convenience Of hianarrow life.

And pat a aarapb la a servant*! plaoe.

She thMted bU meager bMrth,-«he bl Mid vanned His poverty, aad mat Its baiah daaanda Wltb meek, an varying patlenee, and par* farmed

IU menial taaks with stained and batter*

She ndived hi* children through their help* f: lew jtaan^— i-iH Qave them bar strength, her youth, bar beauty1* prima,—

Sore for them eore privation, toll, and tears. Which made her old and tired before her Mine.

And when fierce fever smote htm with Its blight 'i:' Her calm, consoling prmanee charmed his pain —1 watches, day

Through lon^ aad thankl

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cooled his face like

HeMlutta^ng lingers cool rain. With soft magnetic touch, and mormon aweet,

She brought blm sleep, and stilled his fretful moan, And taught bis flying pulaea to repeat

The mild and moderate measure of her •wn.

tthe had an artist's quick, perceptive eyes I' rorall the beautltal a poet's neart For every changing phase of earth and akles,

And all things fair In natnre and In art.

la She looked with all a woman's keen delight On Jewels rich and dainty drapery, Hare fabrics and soft hues,—the happy right

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Of those more favored but lean fair than abe -T On pallid pearls, which glimmer' odol and white,

Dimming proud foreheads with their purity On silks whlohaleatn and ripple In the light,

And shirt and shimmer like the summer aea •:i 4 On go ma ^Ihe drops by sudden sunlight

When rail'the last large brilliants of the rain On lnoM delicate AS froxen mint jj: Embroidering a winter window-pane

Yet, near the thronn or worldly butterflies, Hhe dwelt, a ohrysall*, in homely brown •4 With coHtlteat splendors flaunting In her eyets 1' Bho went her dull way in a gingham gown. [1 in by alien hearts, unloved, alone,

lied

With slender shoulders bowed beneath their load, She trod the path that Fate had made her own,

Nor met one kindred spirit on the road.

H'owly the years rolled onward and at last,

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When the bruised reed was broken, and her soul Knew It* sad term or earthly bondage past,

And felt its nearness to the heavenly goal, Then a strange gladness Ailed the tender

WhTeh%ased afar beyond all grief and

jR And »eincd to see the gate* of Paradise Unclosing for iter feet to enter In.

Vnlnly the master she had served so long Clanpod Iter worn hands, anil, with reraoraeful tear*. Cried Htay.oh, stay Forgive my bitter „i wrong

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me atone for all theao dreary years I" Ala* for heedleiw hearts and blinded sense! With what faint welcome aud what meager (Mre, What 111 mm sutyectlons and small recornmnw, & We entertain eur an^el* unaware!

Town-Talk.

aSSISte

THR SUNDAY PICNICS

are in full blast. If our German friends could enjoy these affairs aloue they would be less objectionable. From what T. T. saw at that one which was held last Snnday he la confirmed in a conclusion formed from bis observations laat year. Whenever T. T. has looked in npon these affltirshe has seeti thai the trouble, the disturbance, Is made by drunken Americans. The Hermans are generally, almost always, quiet and orderly. T. T. Is fully convinced from last Sunday's experience thnt it is the "mean Yankees" who make these picnics a public nuisance. 1 the Oermana could manage to get only their own countrymen together on the** occaaiona one very strong objection would be removed. As it la, these being "tier in an picnics," they are obliged to bear all the odium of the aflfclr*. T. T. would suggest a change —that there be no public notice of tbe picnic*. Theee mwdle* always take aucb a notice as a special Invitation to to them, and they always accept. They are Uke some mean Ash which dart lor A hcok a* soon as It drops. They are not worth catching, and they keep away the better flab. T. T. learns from some ot tbe Germans that this thing is getting too otyedlonable for them. They prefor to uke their fhmilie* and go where they can have a quiet day, and so they are not at the socalled "Sunday" picnics, but with a few friends, th*y are enjoying a day socUlly in some "shady nook" which rowdies do not infest. If they choose to ride out into tbe wood* who shall forbid. The bettor claas of American* may not, many of them do not, think this the best way to spend Sunday. But erven these, moat of them, willing to accord the fullest liberty *o long as the public peace and order of the Sabtsth are not destroyed. T. T. is con*

vtMd that it la for iMtatowHof Ownd mora forth*

laUnat of thi Gorman than of th* American, that MBM plan be adopted to prevent tho dMutaM of pMM and ordor which attoad npon theee afhln. Writing of picnlce brings to

picnic to get over

thre* day* it* affect* when the picnic aesaon come* there are

it* effects soss tostuay again. Besides

£a*of

th*m on hand all the

time, and when it i* the picn*c of a •chool which my children do not attend, their classes at school are greatly disturbed. Besides all tbla, is it a good way to keep np Sunday Schools 1 I don't believe it paya. Just give tbem a charge. A SUFFSRBR.

T. T. passes the note over to the Sunday School people without note or comment" or "slam-bang" of his own.

T. T. was not at THE SHOOTING. He don't go to such plaeea. T. T. has a healthy fear of becoming a "demned oold corpse." He don't care to know bow it feels to have daylight go through him. T. T. has pondered over that neat little hole in the door of the Postmaster's office, and is glad be is not a stained glass door. T. T. withdraws all claims to the position of Postmaster. If that ts the wsy in which orders are given in the Postofflce Dapartment, T. T. don't want an office. He positively refuses to serve his fellow citizens. This "little unpleasantness" has led T. T. to meditate on the question of carrying pistols, and he has come to tbe conclusion that it may be allowable lor a perfectly sane man, who never drinks, never gets mad, never quarrels, and don't know how to load or fire a pistol, to carry one, provided it is not loaded and won't go off If it is. The man when be has the least drop ofinsanity in his veins, of course ougbt not to be trusted, or trust himself with firearm*. T. I1. believes that all men are more or less insane. It is only a question of degrees. The prohibition according to this rule Is somewhat general, therefore.

The man who "drinks,"

first

uiHy

get

drunk, and if drunk may use his pistol. Bar tenders ought to commund their customers to disarm before taking a drink. The man who gets mad, of oourse, is not competent to carry concealed weapons,for he won't keep them concealed. For tho same reuxon, the man who ever did or ever will g't into a quarrel is out of the ring of privileged ones. And as tho man who is, or thinks himself sane, and nover drinks, gets mad or quarrels, might accidentally depart from his usual condition or custom, therefore, the rule ah nUd be extended so as to cover every in»n who knows how to use a pistol,and every pisthat can possibly be used. Outside these limitations T. T. sees no need of a law against carrying concealed weapons, or of enforcing any already In existence.

T. T. hears frequently tbe question "What is going to be done about it?" or, "Are they not going to do something about it f" Sometimes tbe anxiety expresses itself in this iy, "Nobody is sate," or "He can shoot anybody else who offends him," "It is time this business was stopped." T. T. thinks so too. Is there any Oraud Jury who can with safety take this matter in hand. Of course their own personal safety and profit snould be

consulted. II it is perfe«tly

DO nrsi WII'UIKU. ii .... agreable to their feelings, and perfectly of The ?«inth, safe, It might be a favor to tbe eomu»ti-

nlty to have the matter ex*mii»et1. T. T. desires to be modest in hi* stiggcslions,

Amusemcni Notes."

Wachtel cleared $30,000 in one month. Janauschek played in Cincinnati this

Fashion Chit-Chat.

«ii»ii a not* whioh T. T. ha* reoeived allk and maalln drissn, at* moat elabcaaorning ©rata. '. SUITDAT SCHOOL ncmcs. Soma very pretty nachtlaa for anm-

Hara it la, and It may ba Ukan for

what it ia worth: MB. Town TALK—SIA:—Will you lot fly on* of your alam-banga at thi* nulaanoa of Sanday School pkmloa. I am a poor man, bat I am rloh In children. I nav* aix and*r twelve yeara of ag*. Th*y all go to two Sunday achools each, and they are very regular—about pienio time. Eaoh pionTc ooata me ftrom thre* to AT* dollar*. The children oome borne "all out ol aorta." I never knew thorn think they bad bad a good time. Yet they are last as furious as for the next one. They are kept out of day school. For two or three days before, they get little good from the day •chool because their .beads are full or the oomlng picnic. It takes two or after the

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Th* train* of long dre**e* do not begin qnito *o for forward as th*y used this leaves the feet more liberty in walking.

The women of Japan are indignant at the attempta of the misa'*aariea' wivea to Introduce chignona among them, and have complained to the inikado about the barbarous things.

Many jacketa of white mnalin are made without sleeve*, and other* of silk sre trimmed with lace and numberless butterfly bows of watered allk ribbon—an old atyls of ribbon whfish is fashionable again.

Many walking-dresses are made of black silk, piped with some pretty oolor, or with the edge* soolloped and button-holed with colored flos*. Thoa* in blue or violet are th* moat appropriate for the street, while rose oolor la very effective for a reception toilette.

The bridal veil is often worn a la Raohel, that Is, so as to cover the fooe and also the entire figure others prefer it faatened above tbe hair at the back of the head. The former style is, perbsps. the moat effective, aa a cloud of filmy, white tulle never fail* to impart a softening effect to tbe plaineet features, while to young beauty it adds a bewitching charm.

Many wedding dresses are at this season made ot tulle, of tarleton, and even swiss. Some simple bridal toilettes are made of white alpacca. The bridal veils, which should be of white tulle, should be of the same length aa the trained skirt. To cut it so as to fall gracefully, the tulle should be placed over the head, and, falling to the floor, be rounded to follow the sweep of the dress. Some veils have a hem about an inch wide, wbich is headed by tiny sprays of lilies ot the valley.

Feminitems.

An Iowa man has had his grand-mother-in-law arrested for assault and battery.

A Boston woman recently tried to commit suicide because ber dearest friend's engagement ring was a cluster, and ber own only a solitaire.

An Indiana lady keeps a divorce from her lord in her pocket, and wuenhe don't mind she takes out the document and shakes it at him.

Among the competitors for the darning prizo lately offered at the Georgia State fair, one lady presented a stocking so neatly mended that the judge could not find the mark of the needle. iry Jeffers Is superintendent of the schools of Sioux county, Iowa, and every teacher, male or female, in the district,, defers to her opinion on educational matters.

A widow who has married aud lost fire husbands, remarks: "Widowers never die of griel, though crushed to to the earth by their sorrow, like truth they rise again and revive."

Miss Cheeney, now the wife of Horace Jreely, was born in North Carolina aud for the first time in her life the Southern papers are congratulating her on tbe choice of a husband.

Kpigram on hearing that Miss Claflin hid applied for the vacant Colonelcy

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ild Tennle C. Claflin tor fam- athirst, ToMep into Fwk'a shoe* besheeches But do yon not think that she ahould first into tbe brave soldier's breechee

Two Burlington (VL) girls went into the woods tor a picnic on Saturday, taking with thein a bunch of cigarwith which they intended to lc.irn to smoke. A few puffs made theau linr.y, and dropping their lights, I the woods were fired and with difliculty extinguished.

Nlllson will sing In Russia n«xt winter. .Berlin will **nd us another female mem. uouis n^umiwn mwj w.orcbeotra. j" respondent writes: "I know it'snssty

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Lawrence Barrett ia going U» Califor- ui ruled by men, to have no voice nia to fill an engagement,

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TERRE-HATJTE, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 26, WTO.

are almoat all worn open,

with flehaa of mnalin or tall* ander-

.. .. The wrhito pettlooata worn under light

mad, of twUlad allk,

tiimn»*d with variegated fringe or to*ael of two eon treating color*. 81**v«* for oat-door garment* are made with thr** or**o*nt ahap*d ouflb pointing toward* th* hand, and fastened together by a large silk bow.

Louis Republican's lady cor-

in the affair# of state, to be inferior to

Tbe Berger Family, Swin bill ring- inferiority of mankind. But jaat era, and Sol. Smith Rusaell, humorist, before the reign of women, just before are at Salt Lake City. petticoat administration eom-

The Denver Theatre, Denver, Color*-. mnne««%Hjast before the b*ttle,mother," do, with Fannv B. Price ibe first

WilMt

atar, has been opened for tbe spring and »amething easy, and be pot in my Ht~ aanmsr asaaon. Gabriella MeKwan 1* earthy bed, where, whatever oecurm, tbe leading lady. »h*lt scape the awfnl condition of

Theodore Thomas and troupe have „ut,]an*nr things under th* regime de finiabed their musical tour and have' returned to Sew York for toe season They are again engaged *M to the attraction* of Central Park by fornlah- __ iwi,.v ing th* orchestra for the open-air, 7,_ ihaatra pf samraer delights^ IN** Otei Lobby.

to die of croup, or a roeasle, or

THE. Mail 1* on sale each week at all Craft's aad

People and Things*

la getting fist.

Grata D»*srn la said to b* th* first red h*lf*d Mj^rant for high otto* sine*

J**h BlUfcipi **y* very trnly: "Yon'd b*M*r aeit kttow *o anoh than to kaow so n*any Jthlqfs that aln$ *o."

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No and of p*opl* wish to b* ploaa, bnt Aqhody f^he* to b* hnmbl*, say*

m*eh»fo»c*n|i,

la hi* aatorteal way.

Brlfham Yoaag's femily now namber* exactly a hundred bealdea hlmeell -thirty-two wlvea, twenty-eight boy* and forty girls.

Mr. and Mr*. J*m Mac* h*v* received a bouncing young pugilist, whom they hav* christened Benjamin Franklin, In the hop* that h* will strlk* lightning wh*n he grow* up. /fr.

Ex-Pr**ld*nt Fillmore is spending his old sge in refined leisure and oomfortabl* afllnano*. Hi* health la good, buthetakea very little active interest in public affalra. He is enjoying what Mrs. Partington called hia "opiam cum digitalis."

Mr. Spurgeon is of the opinion thst when people, particularly preachers, have nothing Important to aay, they take a long time about it but when they have something worth telling they "out with it at once." It waa Dr. Chalmers, who on being ssked hew long it took to make a sermon, replied: "That depends npon how long you want it. If your sermon is to be half an hour long, it will take you three days. If it is to be three quarters of an hour, it may take you two days, or perhaps only one but if you are going to preach for an hour, why there is not much occasion to think a great deal about it. It may be done in an hour."

COLUMBUS, INDIANA. A visit to this city a few days ago called up a reminiscence of twenty-five years ago. Tbe cars from Madison brought me there to dinner about one o'clock P. *. Then a few of us shipped on board a mud wagon, with four hdrses, for Indianapolis. It was a terribly wet and muddy time in March. By dark we had made ten miles and to Edinburgh, where we put up for the night, for it was besides, very dark. Immediately after an early breakfest the next morning, we started on our journey ol thirty miles, over such roads as made it Impossible to ride some part of the way, or advance more than two miles per hour. We arrived at Indianapolis about six P. M.

Now, I left Terre-Haute at 3:85 P. M., and arrived in Columbus at half past 8 P. M., bad a good night's rest, five hours for business snd seeing the city, and arrived home ID twenty-four hours from the time of starting. Such is progress. Columbus is now a city of about four thousand inhabitants. It has the Holly Water Works, and they are very complete and an entire sucoess. They cost, machinery, water pipes, building and hydrants, only $60,000. It costs the city four thousand dollars per annum to run them, night and day. They sup ply the city with perfectly clear pure water and it is used lor drinking and all other purposes. The main suction pipe extends down the bank of the White river, and out nearly to the middle of the stream, and s»me four feet under the hard gravelly bed, which serves as a complete filter for the water. A1 though the river was quite muddy from a rise, when I was there, the engineer drew meaenpof as clear, pure water as I ever drank. The county has built anew jail. It is a "palace" and prison combined. But one county in the State can boast of one so fine and ad mirable in all Its arrangements, and that is Tippecanoe. Tbe cells for males, sixteen in number, are incloeed with heavy iron lattice-work, extending from floor to ceiling., Tbe prisoners when out of their cells can walk all around, inside of this lattice work, but cannot enter the main hall. These cells are furnished with a patent needle lock, of wonderful strength and simplicity. It is worked outside the large Iron double doors with keys, so that the jailor Is not required to go inside either to lock up or unlock his bis prisoners. Before giving them meal a, be orders tbem into their cells, and then drops the heavy bolt* into staples secure from bands inside. He tben stepe out. and with the same wonderful little lever key. opens sgaln tbe doors. Thus the jailor is never exposed to sudden attacks. Tbe whole building ia warmed with a Lotse hot air furnace. The cellars and basements are high, airy, clean and light. That part directly under the ceils, is a prison itself, the windows having heavy iron bars, strongly fitted into almost solid stone walla. A heavy iron door, with locks, makes this part of the baaement a safe place to oonflne, if necessary, fifty strong men. It hss two large one upper rooms in the second story, for hospital and laboratory purposes. It has female department with two cells.

It ha* a high massive brick wall W or feet hifpi surrounding th* prison of the building. It CM*the county 12,000, and I thought It th* cheapaet aliding of the kind I ever saw.

The county te also building a new court house at a cost of flfiO^WO. Th* iron joisu for tbe first floor are laid. It ia to be fire proof. Tbe stone uaed 1* from the Elliott quarriea. I saw the architect's design aad plana. Whan ebmpistad—in tare* yea* wfll excel In magniflce durabi' safety, any

frtml«71-it ce. *tranf»h, otW court

hon—la thilsls, **•**—»that of Ma-

f*B«twhat^a

moat commendable In all

th*** grand aad good thiags for Columbus aad Bartholomew ooaaty, la, th*y do a*t raa la d*bt.or las us boada. Th* a**a* are provided twfoiahaad by tax l*vi** of thr** y*ara.

Th* population of tho oouaty I* aboat OM I* agriculture ataada among th* voir flmt of th* Stoto. Th* TsireH*nt* aad dnciaaati, Railroad makea Colombo* aa important polat of the road, had will th*rs receive lams aioaa of p*a**ngers and bus! frslght.

THE PARTY WHIP BBOKKN. No one who hss not held an office under the Government ha* any idea of th* tyranny of party ru le*. Th* thousands of men aad womea who to-day aervetb* Governmeat—aational, 8tato aad city— are aad hav* b*ea held la a bondage aa abeolute aa If the yoke was openly worn. In the first plaoe, while a few officers are rooeiving large pay, and in some cBsss extravagant oompenaation, th* •ery large proportloa of employeee In pulNle**rvio* do not resolve mora than a fair salary. To obtain th* appointment, as a rule, the applicant must go through an ordeal that la all but humiliating to a man of any self-reepect, and to hold it. after obtained, it ia neceaaarv to pay tribute la such sums and aa often ss the rulers of the party dictate. The lips must be sealed on all political uestlons, if an opinion is he] wers that be'' which la not fa-

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vorabl*, and aot to vote the atraight ticket 1* crlm* which la unpardonable. Hitherto no prospect hss dawned which gave hope of release from such slavery. The Civil Service hill has amounted to nothing. Members of Congress have combined to nullify ita action, and department heads have made it inoperative. The first sign that has appeared in tbe political world which preeaged change tor tbe better is the election of Senator Ferry In Connecticut. This election was the sword wbich has out the Oordian knot, and the swing of the trenchant blade will extend over the eutire country and into the political future. It is not because Senator Ferry is elected that we place any importance upon it, but because it has establiehed a precedent which will resolve itself into a principle—that l^that tbe first duty or a man as an tnfloer will be to obey the dictates of his own conscience and nta sense of duty to the people, and not the commands of party rulers. In a word, King Caucus is dead and the party whip broken. This king has controlled the thoughts, abused the rights and trampled upon the consciences of many men every year. His swsy did not confine itself to legislative assemblies, but came down to the least village where one or two wore his robe or issued his edicts. We rejoice over bis downfall, lor never will he rise again. Every true rn:«n in any party will feel tbe sense of relief that must oome of a breath of freedom after long servitude. From this time out let every government employee understand that he Is tree to think, speak and act. politically, as his own conscience suggests. Public opinion is the great rock upon which the power of arty despotism has been broken, and neath its shadow can nil safely rest.

FAITHFULNESS TO EMPLO YKRS. There is no greater mistake young man can commit than that of being indifferent to tbe interest of bis employer. It must be admitted that there are circumstances under which it would seem to be almost impossible to, feel an Interest In an employer's business but Tor all that, it is worth a trial. Be faithful in small things, be attentive to your duties, shirk no employment that is not dishonorable, feel that your employer is fairly entitled to every minute of tbe time which you have agreed to give him for a stipulated remuneration. The wages may l« sin *11 —too small but if you have contracted to work for a dollar a week, when your work Is worth ten, stirk to your bargain like a man until your term of service has expired, It may seem very bard, but it will instill the great principle of being true to your word. Such faithfulness will not fail to impress an employer favorably and when that point is reached, your reward is almost certain to follow, for the- tau-r who finds that he has an apprentice who is honest and capable will not r*uiily dispense with nis servicea. The misfortune with too many boys is, that their ambition is not to try how well tbey can perform a work sssigned tbem, and ^ow much of it tbey can do, but to do nb.taore aud no better iban the pay tbey are to receive for it will justify. It £s wrong, also, on tbe part of the employer, to withhold a fair equivalent for service rendered. In such a system, there is generally poor work as well as poor pay. we nave found, as the result ot many years'

practical experience, that the best-paid

employes are tbose whose labor Is most rofitable to their employers, and this 'act can be demonstrated in a dopen establishments within five mlnstes' walk of our office. On tbe other hand, the employer who tries to seen re the largest amount of good work from poorly-paid bands general]# fails of object. The true method is for the young man to have amWtlon enough to make himself competent workman, and tben to prove bis ability by the quantity and qaallty of the work be turns out. Tbla done, there is little reason to apprehend that b* will not receive a fair compensation for his aervicea.—[Philadelphia Price Current.

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TBS balmy climate and fertile soil of California combine to make a great Impression on the minds of visitors, one of whom writes from Sao Francisoo, s* follows: lutes grow in th* open air, with no protection whatever, either in snmmer or winter, and are aa common throusbout California aa tbe common eat ftoldflowers of Missouri. It la not a rare thing for geranium* to grow to a higfatb of ton or twelve feet, and two ho usee at leMt In th* suburb*, and perhapa mora, hav* their side* covered up to th* *ave* with rambling fbchiaa, wbich bloom pereaalaily. There is hardly a flowaror a fruit, domestic or foreign, that does not thrive In the open air. Th* glorious beauty of tb* gardens can therefore be bettor dream of than literally described.

Price Fhrc Cent*

»*s k»ve Is like the

Ia eased la winter* lee aad snow Whioh by the sea's warsa vei Is made Impetuously to flow. Her leve la Ilka a stalk ot ress,

Whteh la eoM wlatsr SSSBM a Tet with the manner's breath It Mows, Aad thea sweet Sowers crown lis Her love Is like the evealag star.

Though loagoa earth la vain It Yet waiu la Its oold world ater. Till levtaa eyes obasrvs lb Her love Is like the nightingale.

inei P.

Which ra lta earn, though waai Its heart and son! breaths la Its wall. When It ts lasprlsoaed wings.

A Detroit couple drove up to th*pa*» •on'* to b* married la a male cart. OoaaolatloB for lad lea—tbe abound* with him-perfectione.

Whioh la th* best way to ratal* young lady's affection* Not to them.

A Daabury, COBB., lady frightened at a aplder that ah* kick**, her huaband down stairs.

When Autumn I* married to WI the weddiag-oake ia always feootod. Dolly Y*rd*n necktie* for gantlMMh p*arad. Well, a Doflv Yards* one's neck isn't so baa aftw all*.

hav* at aronnc Extraordinary mild nee* ot the Mason The married man who stoppa* out lata the other night found a Osa la his esr whsn b* got homo.

A Cincinnati man la Marching thromh the West for a runaway wife and Sl\~ 000 in bond* whioh *h* took—especially the bond*.

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A worthy huaband who arrived hf» late on* night laat week, gave aa excess that it waa a late eprlag, a* wan tod to look after th* rye oropw

A Maine lover gave up hia when her fother preaentea a bill for the young man'a board during th* toot year* tbey were "engaged."

How i* it, when a wife wear* th* trowaers. ahe aud ber huaband compaaa tbs number tent Beeanse she is nua*» ber one and he ia a cipher.

A romantic oouple, not a great sr*y from here, named their infaut rtsnga ter Caressa. That waa about eightoa* years ago, and tbe boys are at it now.

Miss Drummond, the Quaker preach^ er, was asked whether the spirit ever inspired her with the thought of getting married. "No, friend," said she. "but the flesh has."

Two mild housewives o( Alleghany^ Pa., entered a saloon where their spouses were oarouslng. and delivered a temperance locture unto them with cowhides.

My dear," said a husband to his wife "do you think that a stove-_* hat is unbecoming to met" "It ls^ cidedly, when it is too much stove,'* replied the wife. ..

A young lady, writing on "the subjeofc of kissing, says: I should llkeasllet have a good kits as a new cashmere." We would quite as lief, it not liefer* give it to ber. "O, sir" said a women pleading for her husband, who was before the police Judge for beating her with a poker, "ha wasn't alwayh that way. There was a happy lime whon be ouly struck ma with bis list."

Tho young man of the period is ntv more seen pressing to his lipii a look of hair plucked from the tresses of his beloved. He is too afraid of the new kinds of insects, small-pox and s*lt~ rheum.

Old Dame: Now, Jennie, If you waah up your dishes, make the room tidy, get through your work early, and area very good girl, perhaps as a treat I'll let you go and see old Butcher Briaketfc buried this afternoon.

A Wisconsin man drew a girl toward him and kissed her. At the same moment a beam fell from the ceiling upon the spot where sho had been sitting. Since then, Wisconsin girls have beams In tbeir eyes quite generally.

An astronomfcr says that tbe gravity of tbe sun is so much greater than that of the earth that a sylpb-like bella weighing say one hundred and ten pounds on earth, would weigh over three thousand pounds at tbe sun. What a life for a lover!

More pert than pleasant.—Husband "I hope yJu have no objection to iny getting weighed "Certainly not, my dear but why ask the question?" "Only to see, my love. If you woul| allow ine to have my weigh for onoe.'*

An ex-Benedict in San Francisco haa eaoaed his divoroed wife's arrest because she attempted to erase tbe nam#

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in order to substitute that of a husband of more recent dstc. A Maine bridegroom, just across the river, at Portsmouth, stepped out of th* cars at a station to telegraph his frienda the fact of his marriage, but failed to get on again when the train started, and the bride was obliged to make a portion of ber wedding tour alone, while her husband followed In the next train.

Welsh olergvman applied to nla a living. diocesan for a living. The bishop promised him one, bu» as tbe clergyman was taking bi« leave be expressed hope that his lordship would not send him to the interior of the principality, not speak Welsnu as bis

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Norfolk, Va., waa th* scene of a romantic marriage, a few days sgo, thai bride hsving crossed the ocesn alone to be united to ber lover. Tbe facts la tha case are ss follows: Several month**, sgo tb* young man came to AmerWJaby make bM fortune. Lancing at be went on to Richmond, wbeihe okl readily obtained work. When b^ y»w. he had prospect for steady ent*P*o ment he wrote to hi* betrothed to the inover, and sbe, with true woman'sjoe a left frienda and bom*, and after i. Tho voyage landed aafely, and tbe roa»w, and took plaoe without superfluous dsaau ia