Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-12-26

What marvel that soldier tell
poor but grateful fellow.
He kissed her shadow it fell
AT midnight on his pillow,
At midnight on his pillow !
PUNCH ON HOOPS AND FLouNcEs.-T This pictrr.,
introducing the following fragment represents
in vivid manner, the hero in the position implied
by the language of the closing paragraph. We arc
led TO infer that his device is sfu and tha his
pains will be rewarded by grasp of the fair onr's
hands.
Frag gment of an Unpublished Norel of Fashionable
Life" How could he tell Two long, weary years
had passed away; years of suffering, adventure,
hardship, and trial, since he had left her and his
tive land to do battle against the hirsue legons of
the Muscovite, and how did he know but that he
would have to shave them off?
| &c In agony of conflicting hopes and fears ger
non FitzpymIico turned into Dadgham place Why
does he stop suddenly, by a spell anI why
does the life blood rush crimson red up 10 his manly
! brow 2
ga fo"m of feminine elegance, lovely and fair to
look upon, and arrayed in all the gorgeous amplitude
OF the prevailing mode-a fairy vessel with her sails
all set-appears in the distance. Can it be Ayes
no-yes-'its she, indeed-there C n be doubt about
it-but will she recognize him cold chill, like
damp dinner Napkins struck to his very heart his
brain grew dizzy, and with all the premoniory symp-
toms of violent bilious attack he clung to the ear
est lamp-I ost for support.
g 1t was Lettice. Lettice, fresh and crisp, and
sparkling as that which had formed the sasd of his
noon-tide nourishment. With the sunniest of s'nes
she ghdingly approached, and gracefully extending
her exquisitey gloved hand towards him, and in
cents soft the droppings of ethereal springs, she
made inquiry as to how he did But who shall de
scribe the feelings of Algernon at that critical mo-
ment feelings in comparison with which the t. r
lures of Tantalus weIe cheerful and snlvening
pastime there was the hand, but how to reach il
Gladly would he have given up and fame
lands, titles, trnkets, all, to have pressed ais that
little hand to have touched ICE more that little
finger. AS we'll mig he at empt to scale Parnas
sus as trench upon the limits of that enchanted cir
Gle of which she formed the centre, and which hung
like cloud bank between him an the object of his
, SOULS dolatry
at was terribis
" Suddenly, and with electric brIliancy, the flash
OF triumph CLEANS in his dOwncast eye-he has hi
upon expedent. Raising his staIwart arm-rha
arm which erewhile amid the blare of trinmph anC
the crash of war had led battaIions on 10 victory
and made the Russians trembe dexterousIy encr
cling the lamp post before alluded to with the curry
ed handle OF his pdrGptu1e cleverly balancing his no
Bile form at an angle of forty FIVE degrees and in a
graceful an attitude as the circumstances would ad
NIT ot' he &c &c. [Here the leaf turns over.
q How CH1cAeos MAN LOST HIS W1FE.-1hc S
Louis Herald contains the following touching histor,
of how Chicago man visited the land of " Bolde
. Ruffans" " and won dark compexioned maiden
B and though he bound her TO him by the chains o
0 Hymen, he lost her on his way home. Here is h
D story:
A few weeks ago an Abolionis from Chiea =
: came to this c.;7. He met with a muato girl at
negro church. who lived on Sew nth street. and wher
e her parents owned some property The Aholitianis'
after biief courtship, wooed and won the "color
i gal" They were married by coored minister, ant
d started for Galena a bridal tour.
At Gaena Dinah met with steamboat cook upo
whose skin charcoal would make a white mark, VIII
! was formerly beau of hers. The darkie upbrade
her for her fai;hlessness AMI infdety. He plea
and frowned by turns and then made love in burnin
words of fond devotion. Dlnah could not withstan
NJ his eloquence. She tainted in his arms. exclamine
"I am dine. am only dine"
10 We forgot TO mention tina this interview too
place on the boat while tie husband up in tow
looking for hotel. When he returned, he earne
- that his far bride la sloped with the darkey tc
parts unknown.
SoBRIETY OF THE GREEKs.-The food of all Ems
lish laborer would be enough in Greece for faml
< of SIX persons The rich are we'll satisfied with
as dish of vegetables for THEFT meal the poor wit
handful OF olives piece Of salt fish. The en
s population meat at Easter tor the whole year.
~ do not believe Greek ever died of indigestion.
~ Drunkenness, so common in cold countries, is a I'd
vice with the Greek; they are great drnkers-b
water drinkers. They would have scrupes abo
1g passing by fountain without drinking at it; but
h they enter tavern it is to chatter The cof
p houses of Athens full of people. and at
n hours; but the customers do not take strong
quors they ask for cup OF coffee al penny ;
glass of water, light fer their cigarettes ne sp;
. per and game of dominoes they then have enou.
49,. to keep themselves occupied for the day. In u
Mt years have not met with dead drunk
n, streets, and believe it would be easy to
ed the drunkards in the kingdom. 1t Way be said Il
~ .n the Greek people have nci;nati"n for any X
bis of excess and that they take q, her pleasure vi
equal sobrety.
This sobriety naturally explains the fact th-t
/ sanity is rare in Greece. Madness also is a maa
exceedingly rare in the kingdom A hospital for
D., blind has Just been constructed in Athens it "
"a "a never be necessary to build one for madmen
all THE WESTERN R1vERs-1he St Louis Republic
to TO of Monday last says
re- The river al this point was at stand Saturd
and full of floating ice, which, however was not
t sufficient thickness and weight to De much of an
pedment to navigation The river, however, v
On full of it about one inch in thickness, and several
ed the Upper Mississippi and Illinois river boats b
all laid up in consequence There one arrival fl
me me Dubuque, which reports very heavy ice above, ;
on thirty inches water the Lower Rapds-the ri
ate falling all the way down. despatch from Pee
dit, states that the Altoona had arrived and had
dis prospect of staying there The ice was four inc
r thick on Peoria lake. and the river is closed bel
St An arrival from the Missouri river reports the
. very heavy and running in large quantities N
II CATION is about closed in that river"
TTT ITgu A FORTUNATE TRAvELER.-It is stated that
in man, with whom Bayard Taylor formed friends
has recently conveyed to him as free gift and o.
his near the Thuringian forest, which contain
beautiful residence built in 1869 by one of the