Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-03-08
A Cleveland Sell She Walks In Beauty Like the
Might"

A Cleveland Sell She Walks In Beauty Li1. the
Night"
The local of the Cleveland Plaindeaer, who is the
funniest at large gets OIL the following. Brown
was among the sold -
| When Sam Medary published the Ohio Statesman, be
discharged compositor one day. 81 shan't co. said
the compoSitor. " w hat ill 5 the reason?" said
Sam, in "a still, small voice Because said the com
positor, " dent see how you get along without
me- Sam rather pleased at the fellows impudence
and told him to go to work again.
That was rather cool. We have heard of other cool
things. In Mexico the banditti rob the priests, and
then make the priests bless them at the pistols muZze
Our readers must have heard of the blood thirsty boy in
Arkansas who plead guilty in court to numbering lis
father and mother with tomahawk, but with tears in
his eyes begged the judge to show mercy to poor Or
phan
We have now something of tremendously icy nature
to chronicle which happened here at home.
| Last week Mile. Melville announced to walk one
hundred consecutive hours at the Clipper Shades, Sene
| Ca street
Mile Melville appeared, and with slow and stately
tread perambulated elevated platform in tights and
abbreviated dress. She graceful in form and 1.-THE
| in motion Her face she kept closely yelled.
Mile Melville drew large audiences The receipts
during the 100 consecutive hours amounted to over
$500.
Stories of Nile. Mevile's peerless beauty circulated
freely and were eagerly swallowed.
Gentleman undertook to converse with Nile Melville,
but she only shook her head in reply She was French
and could speak English.
Among the constant visitors at the Clipper
Shades during the walking - was young farmer from
Marion county. He fell in love with Mile Melville
He became what is sometimes called " dead struck. =
His feelings got worked up at last that he offered her,
through her business man, his hand in marriage after
being assured she ChaSte and amlabe he buSl-
ness man conveyed the offer to Mile Melville, who said
she would think of it. At length the walking closed
and Mile. Melville disappa AID. The young farmer
hunted wildly through the city for her but she not
to be found. He met retired sporting man who told
him that the walking adys parents resided in Newark
New Jersey, and that in all probability she was there
with them Thanking the retired sporting man for this
intelligence, the young farmer started for the Jarses.
\ obody knows where he now is
We are rapidly approaching the point the cool
ness of the thing. Mile. Melville is young Irish
man with blazen red hair and whiskers. He is well
known character round town. He adopted the walking
dodge to raise the wind and did it pretty efectuay
female dreSsmaker prepared his costume aud his glossy
black curls he procured of well known barber. While
some will doubtless say they knew all about it, it is
still believed that he succeeded in selling some fifteen
hundred of tellOwcitizens. Even the Press the
Archmedean lever which moves the world, some
eyhGt deceived This fellow is evidently highly diSrep
utabe character but under the circumstances find it
difficult to be angry with him.
From the N. 0. Delta.
A Nero WEDDING-AN OBJECTION RAISED
GRAND Row IN A CHuRCH.-On last Sunday evening
the African Church On ST. Paul street, First District,
filled to overlooking with colorcd folks, who had
congregaed there to witness marriage ceremony, which
had been announced previously In due time the bridal
party arrived in carriage, and the BRIDE dressed up
white muslin and white satin slippers sprang out upon
the pavement and walked up the aisle, leaning upon the
arm OF an elderly cOOred gemman." The bridegroom,
in broadclOh white kid gloves and patent leather boots
stepped up to the altar with rather a confused look,
seeming, he glanced The crowd if he fear.
1 al whom WI n
vitCd to the ceremony. At last the old black pastor
adjusted his spectaccs with the air OF eXecutioner,
and then looked to see that the couple and those in
waiting were properly arranged, and commenced
The eXhoratiOn the subject OF matrimony was
immense, and was listened to with marked attention
by all except the bridegroom, who seemed somewhat
nervous inclined, and looked he wished the affair
was over. At last the old black patriarch common
ced the ceremony of uniting them, and as matter
| of form, nothing else, said III clear voice which
could be heard all the building" An if dere is
any niggers what objects to this marriage, let dem
speak out now, forever moor hold deere peace
There moment of breathless silence, the bride
turning half around boldly, while the bridegroom
twitched the muscles of his face nervOusly and looked
toward the carpet OF the chance. The next moment
the till then orderly congregation was in commotlon
A noise made the door, Some CXclamati0ns
of anger, in woman's voice, plainly dsccrnible
above the buz Of the folks i'll church and then fairly
sweeping along the aisle, with baby in her arms came
likely negro woman fairly toaming with excite
ment Reaching the railing OF the chancel, and holding
her baby high up IN her arms she exclaimed, in voice
which frightened the wOul-be bride almost hyser-
ics and caused the brdegrOoms knees to quake, OBJ
ec to dis ere marriage Mister Preacher dat ar man
am my husbn atore God!' The whole cOored congre
CATION the majority OF whom women, here rose to
their feet, and the bridegroom seeing that storm
brewing, made bold stroke to save himself WARS de
pru! Wars dc prut heeXclamed, fearing to look at the
woman and turning around appeallngy to the excited
audience The woman heldup small bundle, which oscl-
lated somewhat at the top in her excited handling of it.
and the crowd were satisfied. The bridegroom dared
not look back, but he judged from the cOuntenances of
the congregation what the woman doing and seeing
that the game up in that quarter grabbed hold of
his bride and half bore her down the aisle towards the
door. The Babel that followed can not be described
and some of the excited old women worked themselves
into such frenzy that they caught up their odd mems
Sticks and pursued the couple to the carriage door with
evil intent. Fortunately for the bridal party the Jehu
OF the vehicle into which they sprang, dashed his horses
and dashed away just in time to their bacon At
ter getting clearly out of danger, counsel of
held in the carriage and the occupants decided that they
had been much aggrieved, concluded to try another
preacher up town, who, learned tied the knot and
sent them forth rejoicing,
Two souls with but single thought,
Two hearts that beat one"
ALL OF A TREMBLE.-The secretary Of one of our in.
surance companies says the New York Journal of Com
merce not long since advertised for bookkeeper and
received in response the following letter. which is
original and businesske that we permitted to copy