The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-07-26


Banat of Temeswar, in the capital Of
which the late bandits son eontrived to
open a shop,and to settle down as pearO-
able citizen The lovers Of the marvellous
took the Mokan up at much later pc.
riod of life,and made him guerilla hero
in one of the wars between the Turks and
the Russians, during which be cspousod
neither side, but inflicted injury on both,
There is no reason, however, for suppcs.
ing that he ever left Tomeswar again
lie had enough to do to make the little
Flower happy after her long period of
misfortune We do not understand
him. if he did not think her as beautiful
ever afterwards, as when the dawn first
revealed her countcnancc to him in the
forest hiding place. hlchal the younger
son grew up, and had brothers and sis
ters, some Of whose children may be in
Teueswar to this day.
The Man who parts his hair down
the Middle.
He has been brought up at home, or
else educated at a girls school lie can
make pies and puddings, and is an un-
failing hand at threading a needle. His
sisters have taught him to sew. and it is
said that he mends his own stockings,
but at all events he does not practice the
art in public. lie wears turn.down col.
lars, and cultivates sentimental poetry.
He plays the flute and loves to look at
the moon. His great passion is reading
novels. Many nights res. has a lovely
heroine robbed him of His voice is
sof, and flute ike--but a flute that has
only the very lowest notes There is
confidential tone about his conversation,
as if he were whispering some fearful
secret that he was mortally afraid would
ba overheard. Ifhe goes to the theatre.
he takes his galochos with him. lIe is
timd, and has been known to walk up
and down a pastryrooks for half an
hour before he has dared to go in TO ask
for penny bun. At an evening party
he drinks lemonade, or oraugsade, or
sherryade, or any other mild young
mans "ade;" in the daytime, if he i'm,
bibcs anything, it is milk or ginger beer
Beer he sets his lips against entirely las,
in his refined opinion it tends to gross
ness. He contributes to Ladies AL
buns. collects autographs, writes acros.
ties, and is indefatgoblo in his exertions
if a young lady should want half a mil
lion soiled postage stamps to complete a
charitable wager. His remarks upon
the weather are as invaluable as they are
inexhaustablc, but, personally, he is not
worry strong, and he cannot sit with his
back to his horses. 1t makes him gddy
to waltz. He HANDS the mullins round
with grace that no lady can refuse. -
He sings in the sweetest little voice that
would not wake up canary. But he is
very miserable in his songs, and is al.
ways breaking his heart or begging that
he may die, but if he were asking you
to pass the melted butter, he could not
pu, the request more mildly. At ia pie
mic he is Northumberland we never
knew picnic to take place without a
man who parted his hair down the mid
dle)-for he runs for the plates, cleans
the knives and forks, fetchcs the spring
water, anG does number of little useful
Offices whilst the other gentlemen are
quietly seated down upon the grass eat
ing their dinners More than this, his
pockets are always stocked with pin
cushions, and smelling bottles, voice .loz.
enges, and pocket scissors and combs,
and au infnity Of nick nacks most SER
viceable to the ladies, who call him in
return " dear man ~ and he is never
so happy as when he is carrying their
shawls and pnrasols, or is tuning their
guitar, or holding their music, or with
his cambric pocket handkerchief, IA per
feet cobwob, that you might roll up into
less than pill.) is frightening away the
nasty gnats."
With him all children are "denrs" and
pets--all babies, 'sweet little things -
and he stabs them playfully with his fin,
ger, and ohickabiddies them, until be
makes them cry. He does not like chill
dren, however, who rolnp and are noisy
dsagrceable children, who pull him a
bout, and disarrange his trousers by
climbing up his knees, or dirty his clean
CATERS by standing on his boots. or tum
BILE his beautiful hair To conclude
with few rapid characteristics I'll,
Man ,ch0 0partS his hair (t is generally
light hair or fain, auburn) down th.
middle, perfumes his handkerchief, like
homemade wines, is passionately fond
Of flowers, adores Byron, cnnnot bea
onions. carries an eye-glass, keeps a di
airy and a cat, holds skeins of silk foi
ladies, is ready to lend hand to table
turning or any other fashionable folly Of
the day, rarely dances, has an invotorat,
habit Of never parting With his hat, anC
is invaluable in taking an elderly lad,
down to dinner
The San Francisco Commercial I'd
vertiser relates the following anecdot,
of Chinese chivalry: Two Chinamel
having had a difficulty about a woman
concluded to initiate the example o
their betters, and fight it out. The,
accordingly selected their friends, an'
went out near the Lake House to set
tie it. The weapons used on tins ocea
pion were heavy bamboo sticks, abou
6 feet in length. The combatants Pre-
ceeded to lay it on each other mos
beautifully, and cracked skulls woul'
, have been the result, had not one c
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