The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-08-29 00:00:00

WIRINGS FOR THE "TELEGRAM."

"Going to church," or rather to " be at church" is
I very important item with some people. What
peculiar sentimentality in lures • feW of my acquaint-
ance, when I see them going in that direction I am
routinely at a loam to speculate upon cowiderim; wh it
extraordinary basin,., is eometinawAransacting within '
the sacred lane. ?dozy, undoubtedly, um the church
f.r which it was constructed—a place of worship, and
the worshipper; Imus fide though they be, have their
Individual whims. For instance, I know • gentleman
who, as regularly am cl ekwork. bunt's out of church ,
immediately the hymn introdocing L.,* sermon ham ;
been complete I. This looks very extraordinary, but
I presume this gentleman, for s me undefined moron,
strorgly objects to being preached to. On the other
hand, I have frequently observed a all-nt figure etsal
into the sacred • iifioe, and seat itself at the moment
the text is announced, and there "ail out " the longeet 1
an I dreariest of sermons without the twitch of an eye. l
lid, or tits quiver of a muds. Now, I argue that that
geotleman ohj-cts to the preliminary service, but has
• weeknem for homilies. I now introduce • lady -or
=erectly speaking —two ladke.wh m Ike,. incidentally
discovered att-nded church the other day for no s ich
spiritual reasons. Strang* as it may sound, the fair
devotees were worship iug at the Shrine of Fashion, ,
sod I cannot help thinking such devotion to be more
apropos to the ball-room or the mornine-ooncert. As
a rule, I pay but little attention to the coamme of the
softer sex, charming or the reverse though it too often
1., but no one c mild have helped being struck with •
"regular duck of • bonnet" worn at rhumb the other
morning by the wife of a divine. It was one of those
celestial gems (I refer, of comer, to the b innet, not to 1
the wearer) evilent'y fresh from the tasteful hands of
a Parisian milliner. Immediately behind this owtly
piece of heel-gear, there appeared seated calmly and
oontemplatirelyaladywhosetransfixelgassweedevoted ,
to the charming notenute de Paris, upon which her ,
eyes feasted for an hour and ta-half. On the morning I
of the following Sabbath a more bush:wee-looking dam"
eel stated herself in the roar of thie rapturous novelty,
wh-u, if possible, the gl .nces of discrimination eclipsed
LAMOTON MATHAV Mild
the "notes of admiration" by the lady on the Peevic""
SALE AT LEESON MOUSE, Sunday. Lot on the following Sabbath, in that
church, there were two bonnets precisely alike -pre-
A sale wag held on Mon 'av, ti 214', by the Mod dimly alike in every detail, two little gems, two ILO.
pertniorion of IL Stilwell, geq., io tits group le of ducks of bonnets—an I although this trifling episode
Lemon House, la all of toe debt of 1:341, still remain- occurre I lees than three weeke ago, I have noticed
log on Langton Chards. 'lie .t.,.1. wore well filed no less than asven of these charming bonnets sinoe.
with f .13cy work and useful artiuleat of all description., Now for the denouement. Tim unfortunate pew-
awl a Vane I assortment of f •redro lottery, inclo Hog i 0.41:19f, in an evil women% handed • fair applicant
Cants Galli, l'ortogaem, and M ewisla were. There I for • mat eiacUy behind that Parisian bonnet, which
wee .10l a very pr tit flower and fru:t stall, trid the . had only arrived iron the Hogli.ll metropolis on the
tent, which wee b -au Holly d.c ...tad wird, ll.g. an I Prrv;eutevenior. Th beholder was faacioated beyond
',calves., promoted allogetoer a very gay appear- exoremion, and the next day she ht.n-d to her
ace. T a and light ref,mhusents w-r• provims lin milliner vri•li a glowing .lescription. Although graphic,
the house. The day was floe, and, thank, to the kind the deo-1100u ins indefinite, so the milliner nowt me
help .1 many friends, bath visitor, sod resid• ate, the 1 for heree.f. So the admirer on the litO.,Dil Sabbath
was no I'm • perso age than the milliner, who cart I'd
min mistiest amounted to a little one r £3OO, from I BRIDPOMT. home with her • metal sketch of th .t heroic bonnet.
which, through the liber.lity of Mr. Stowe I, no I COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS. The maul wae a turn-hotroat on the enb.equent Sunday,
deduction to meet expenses has been oec es .ry. The
defi It st:II amounts to 1.230 ; bat it is hop-d that this
tuna my be further rednoed by a sup ementary sa MOIDAT. I •nd sines that eventful tuurolog the species have mut-
Hsfo e J. P. P. Gund.y F.eq..l "Lai man), and , uplied to the extent of seven above r:oortied. "0,
plki
to be Wild In September se Syrup. Miler.. J. M. P. Montagu. illic Gr°__,,,Vell' H. H°". ' the vanities el tide wo" *Llama the preacher on
sal, W. 0411ez (B,*), sad 8. W. W1195•611/8 Lq. •

SHAFTESBURY.
CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER AGAINST A BOY.
At the County Potty Se.sions„ on Toa-clay, John
Surmise, aged 13, coI of llen,y Sargent, it dairyman,
of Lawn Fenn. (11Th gham, was brought up In custody,
bet is Mr. V. F. Sens' t.,danf..rd and Mr. T. Merthyr
Guest. chugs 1 with killing his si.ter, Ann Sa.tent,
by shoo. in r her wilts van at Oillinsham, on Tuesday,
the 15.1 t inst.—Mary Sargent stated she we aster
the prisoner, end on TU.oct s•, the 15th inst., she
MIS In the sitting•r son upstairs in her father's h ;
her deceased slit I. and hereelf were siting In the win-
dow beech sewing. The prisoner enterei the room,
and after setting two clocks which were there with
Gllllogitsm time, be took 11 gun from the corner of the
room. and her sister, who wog much afraid of firwarms,
got a the window bench, an I went towards her bed-
room, which was on the same landing. The pd.
sour r followed her. The ri.ceaqed called t her to help
lake awey the gun. bu'. before she could reach her she
pearl the report of a gun. She ran to he bedroom
and found the dece red on the floor; bloo I was flowtng
(corn A wound in her left bresat l'ri osier vu sup-
p .rting &rotted. lie c dled "blolber. I hire shot
my deer sister." I) oe tried was eighteen years old.—
igdzste. h Sargent., the mother of the p Lwow, cell:
Oa Tuesday lest week, at about .m 4 o'clock, I was
eng.ged in the dairy. I hesrd the rep art of a gun
upstairs, and hear I the prisoner cell in • loud robs
.• lother, I have laid my deter." I went opt rue ;
prisoner had one ntnt round the neck of his sister, and
the other hand on h r he, as.. She opened her eyes
and said "Mother.' and died that moment. I cann ,t
tell what to it place afterwaf4le. Deceased wee &Iran
of • gun, sod prisower would sometime. take the gun
to frighten her. They were fond of each other, be
gurUy sitting in her Imp at meal Mmes.—Henry
Sargent said Os the day in quest'on, about one o'clock,
ho r larded his gun upstairs and placei it in the sitting.
rout. Tnere we, no one In the room at the time.
He was quite stye there was no nap on the gun.
There were some Cape on thti table in the same room.
P fawner mercer to d him how the affair took place
The prianser was oomtnit,e 1 for trial at the assizes,
ball being accepts

that identical day, aad st tbe wised when ass of his
congregation, heedless of the words, was lout in
wonder and silent praise of one of the loveliest little
"ducks of bonnets " tbr t ever fashion devised, or that
ever graced • Lir face.

The Terpsichore in devotees of thie district are
literally tanning wild after • new schottische called
the "Farnham." Now, the new Parabola nth Attache,
I need scarcely add, is named altar thot beautiful
country seat belonging to Lady Ogiamder, and the
pitraess of the new music is Co less s celebrity thau
her ladyship. The composer is Mr, '. right, of
Beading, Isle of Wight, wh• attracted the notice of
Lady Oglander during her visit to bar beautiful seat
" Nauman " a the Wand. The composer, of no mean
ability, at once secured the parun.g. of her ladyship,
who brought him to '' Patohom," Water, during
Moy last for the benefit of his health. It warn during
• soj awn amongst toe beautiful scenes surrounding
thin mansion that the piece MAI commanding so much
attention was composed. The double sheet has beea
brought nut in attractive style by a celebrated Garman
firm in L rodou, and that it will meet with an extenalves
sale there is no doubt,

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