, 1859-05-14

Bn1psE7s IscAS7A11ox.-"B Bridget, you may
,peu that can Of tomatoes, for dinner, sa1d
me If our housewives Of the North Division,
morning or two since. Il
Tie rosy-armed, henry footed daughter OF
Erin lapplying Homcrie figures to mooefn
;reek) plunged into the butterr and reap
peared, bearing quart can Of tomatoes IN tue
Usual sealed tin receptacle, at whose soiae1eo
cover she worked fo- time with various I'M"
,erncnts. The soft "sawder' held lust ana
Bridge, desstcd, or, yielding to a bright
thought, placed tile can on the top Of the stove,
and went on with her ironing. She would 'nt!t
the can open "shure."
Garment after garment passed in their White
ness beneath the datirons, and the clothes-iorse
louked like SNOW CLOUD. In the meantime,
minutes had elapsed, and the heat was begin
min. to operate upon the imprisoned fru't OF
Mexico, IN the glowing stove. Still Bridget
toiled On, when suddenly, US, our readers Will
occurred in the case OF the young
gentleman, popula. with all makers Of school
readers, Cu 81 Blanca \uamed, probably, IN ret
ercuce to some process legendary to his housel-
Tl:v7e ea,ae 3 ts,s: Of 1aralcs a'':43
Tn:al:p, whc1t vas j!
AK of The ti:4s, ,;lat L.. a.ouisl |
1iy fatrs quits t;at Lit. !
Tie explosion was no slight one. The tami>y
rushed into tic room; the neish5ors shared
the alarm, and the report Of Bri1gcts expert
ment had tho effect Of giving her = crowded
house, instanter
We don't undertake to describe tue appear
ance Of the kitchen, and the freshly l7oncd
family laundry work, and Bridget herself plen-
tfully bcsprinkled, in the hasty movement of
the tomato.
Bridget AYERS, solennly, ''sherc must have
been powdthcr III it." Our readers, in DISCUSS
iny the case, will do well TO accept the warning
Fortunately, in this instance no one WAS IT.
jured.
- The first week of the Art Exhibition las
abundantly realized the expectations and de-
sires Of IF its or;g ginatoTs- Our intelligent pub
lie have very }ibcrallv avaicd themselves Of the
opportunity offered Of the inspection Of really
large and valuable collection Of art-geHls, aud
throughout the day and evening the gallery has
been well througcd. VIC advise .1ll our readers
10 remember and heed the cl.;nls Of the Exhi-
bjt;on which would do homer to any city, and
certainly 10 our own, young aid growing as WE
a;c, and in the full tide Of speculation, and
n1nnpy-a,aking, The evidences Of good taste
and its liberal indulgence with tlosc wlese
means permits tic SANE, are abundant, md NIL
are more gratifying from being thrown together
to admit Of comparison and study of the va
rious styles and schools in tue realm Of the
nencil and the chse1. The committee have
wrought well, and thus far achieved noble
result from their labors. II only remains tor
our citizens generally to mike the gallery In
yurch's block, on the corner Of Lake street,
| popular and cllosen haunt and the advantage
conferred will nat fade away when the r:trs"is
| and drawing rooms dcspoled, recover their
own again, aud thu first Chicago Art Exposition
| shall have concluded.
~ An evening or two since nc Hat 1he
| pleasure If being ouc Of i uun'bcr gathered t"
see and listen il Il musical gathering peculiar
ly creai,al}e unl entirely so to onr city. The
young lady pupils Of Mrs. l.. e. Enstwick as
! scpllied III her residence iu the North Division,
! Ill Il solTAt HHbsS FiSts9ts ~ "@A+ StANA~N =
| tlrir immediate friends aud the occasion gave
new proof Of the advantages to music culture
| Lr the aid Of this a1uiabie and accomplished
vocalist Always welcome upon our concert
boards, yet more permanently is size stamping
her genius upon t1lc community and the growth
| Of musical taste in our homes IN her lniinenst
! as q teacher, upon the young ladies she re-
ceiyes US pupils. Tic occasion also attcstesl
tast in hands thus en,incntly capable are taleuts
| tha. will yet he heard and heard from The cx'
erc;srs Of the evening were Of very high or
der. Selections from tile must difficult opera
scores were given by tie young yocalists with
an casc and self possession thut would do honor
to amateurs Of more years aud experience.
e The Spring stock Of our friend +. e. L.
Faxon, al No. - Lake street, is unusually fresh
large, aud attractive. As Ibis is the seasou
When occupants Of new homes for the sea'
the house -kerpin. world arc very generally ell
gagged in house decoration. the iliut will be ;
Timely one which directs them to i stock 50 rlcf
and extensive as flat Of Mr.. Fs1on who has nc
quircd wide reputation mt only in Chca-"
|
tarv to this commercial ceu:re, for Ills skill bn'l
III selecting aud enterprise in importing ars
| huyins ut first LANDS his Wal! Papers and Houss
Decorations, aaI also in his choice Of workncI
to do the same and I'LL tue orders OF his pa'ror
annie Justice. Some Of the finest halls an'
apartments, public and private in our city an'
vicinity reflect these traits Of his, most crcdita
bly, to him aild to ctr city.
- Among the changes Oh South Waite
street are the notable improvements in rebuild
ing stores that have i history and Il place i
oar mercantile aEna!s nearly us old rs Chicago
With the rebuilding of onc Of these, couscs tn
return thither Of name long associated vii
sfaut. and with our business community. il
n. TnoNrSoS, Esq, formerly and long OF WI
/ liams & Thompson. has just rc-oecnped thel
! old stand II. !? South Water street, aud vi
, ! rive II even more than It's former place anon
+ our Wholesale Grocery establishments. lie
sagacious, experienced merchant, and II
!. stock bott, in quality and variety will give h
establishment all immediate prominence wit
the trade Our friend johnson, latc- IF Jcwc'
!, Gates l. Jehuson, is with this new house
No. -.
u We learn that tic young man, AuEu
n Wien, who hired horse aud buggy from Mess1
e Wright l. Currieg Oh Michigan street. on Tue
6 day last, has been traced to Aurora, Kane c.
n where the property has been recovered. II
d buggy and harness he had traded At Aurora
a man named Woodwor,il, and the horse to 4
other party. lie there represented himself
l. be travelling for st. 1-ouis house. His ne
r, business connection will probably lie With
'c large Alton establishment. Tie incident i'll,
= tratc. the advantages of advertising. The hor
t. was taken on Tuesday, advertised 1T once in t
'e Pass AND TnlsrSE, aud from this advert.
,nent the parties in aurora were led to info1
ID Mcssrs. ". / C., who Immediately took steps
IS recover their property. Wien was arrested
i'll 1.asallc BY means Of seIe=raphic dispatch.
tE- On Friday night the notorious hackm:
II Farrell, the fugitive from justice in this ci
{. where he robbed passenger Of $500. So
in mouths since, and vho was last week arrested
" " Torou,o, was brought to this city to answer
Id his crime. lie was brought from CobourE,
r. ", by officers Bradley and Reh,n. II
~ stopped in Detroit With their prisoner
hours, waiting for train. and meanwhile lodt
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