The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-11-19


have broken some part of her naohinesy,
and put into come port, from which inselli--
gsncs has not yet bsen received. s 4.
EEom Warrington.
WAsurHoros, Nov. 16.-Ths Board ap-
pointed BY the Navy Department. TO szamins
Maynard's breeoh loading oarbine, ssy they
think it recommends itsslf to the test Of the
Naval service. 9
!. Mr.. Douglass physician regards biz sondi-
tion considerably improved; and hs iis CON
siriered convaleaoant.
Upwards OF twenty nenbers Of Congress
are now here, and othsrs have besn here ito
make arrangements and recommendations u-
ring the session. s.sAla1i i
A Ft1th .Avsnne I.AAy Baying 10 oHs.
"A correspondent of the Newport News
tails the following aaeOdote: ~
certain New York lady, whom i shall
call Mrs. K, recently bad tho good luck to
como into the possession OF 1 handsons for
h tune. No sooner had this agreeable change
In her condition been effected, than abe in
mcdiatcly had . ssloud cail's from the sdirec-
ton Of Fifth Avenue, and yielding % the
tsmpter, prevailed upon her husband TO
abandon his calling ~ purvsyor h pro-
viHons and 6sh, and TO purchase residence
in that aristocratic neighborhood. Id due
time her house was furnished in ! style OF
magni6cence that We'd with ssths very best. =
Keeping her eyes open for every nsw In !.
proyement, she recently discovered that Sit
was about the right thingD 10 hsvs books,
and desirous of being up with the fashion,
at once ordered nm elegant rosewood, book
case, and started ont TO psrchase material
wherewith to ell IL.
Provided with diagram illustrating the
dimensions Of the librsry--length, breadth
and height OF shelves, and 90 On--she csll4d
upon one Of our largest publishspss and
handing an astonished clerk the measure,
told him she @aDted the sspootiest books he'd
got--them with red backs, and b ours and
maks 'sm all Jit the Hbr0fium.n With this
the lady moved away 40 msjsstically 90 .
full blown turkey-cock under full sail.a La
due time the books went, bat such wAs the
novelty OF the order, that, 10 exercising his
taste,s tho clerk selected some. little too
long, others too short some bound in Rus
sin, some 10 Turkey, some fin calf while the
color OF the collection was ~ variegated %
the hues of the rainbow. This didn'E suit,
and day or two brought the whole batch
back, Mrs. X. following close upon them,
hooking AZ il she had been poured into Kor-
geons CLOTHES, like candle, in . state Of
| iiquefaction, and had then "sst.' 81 sent
Yer books back," said abe, "becanssI told
| ys 10 make ZEN all one siss and one aoolor,
and them isn't no moro alike than psfcel
Of niger babies is like white children.
:.Bus, madam vsntnred the clark. sswe
suppossd there ware acme PARTICULAR works
you would like to havs.o "No," said she,
with M snphasia ~ il she we're dictatipg to
her cook, 81 DONE care what is ia 'ep xll /
want is books 70 I'll them shelves, hGf has
got red backs, and will look gentssl IA my
new lihrarium.
There Vas no installing that order, and
this time the "red heekSn won't, and are
art, taste snd rs60AnSus. Think Of IL, u
shades Of ShahapssRs, Dstzs, Byron, Moore,
brother worthiSo, youF bsain bought By the
square inch mi SSH iDslifs-
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