The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-03-08
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r... Bsy a a. nssspHM
man who ~ ris.sr 6a1iea .slaee his
a,nerience with another persons child, -
i0i Tbs other day, in an unguarded moment, !
,ocented the charge snS custody q . Hpg
gentleman who we're CATERS AZ N Hg3
q barles III. hal and feather BIS spohsers in |
b.ptism had given him one name-circum-
stances another. His Letter sppeiiation, |
.a;ne "a seven. When he made up his mind
.bst we we're to be left together he eyed me
msIeyolenlly moment, and sinnedlately |
soTs a,.err,c ed the following sys&&4bf AHnte
4 What was rny name and p4Sbbekr't nd
~ farhers name, and vhyf DID / have
NV bows? What was the reason, if didn't
have any little boys, didn't have any little
iris? AL this put as one question, With no
stsns. and gradual inAectsSa, i G Il
Was them buttons gold on my sleeve, and
vby9 How much did they cost? Did they
cas-, one hundred and fifty dollars7 If they
didn't cost one hundred and fifty dollars, what
would be the cost Of . gctdhousa With .sold
furniture..and gold staircase Did ever wee
these auriferous peculiarites2
No. 1ss.r.-ss ss~...-.s ,s4s...s i,
Whist then would be the cost of a silver
carriage and gold harness What then
would be the cost OFFS lesden carriage With
iron harness And wffy7 is
Did know why the flies walked on the
ceiing7
Could walk on the eeiliug?. Not i'll had
ere man TO hold my head and another my
legs? Why couldn't 7? Couldn't I'll was
giant Did | ever see q giant? Was |
personally acquainted with any?
p sA5T n - -. .
S What was ny dsine e -, and dsd | know my
stories. Aud Why
This afforded plan Of relief. / instant
ly started in the history of my previous life
and adventures. invested allmy, relations
and friends with supernatural attributes, and
made myself certain som ething between
gem and robertson ,Crueoe. made The
most astonishing voyages, aud saw the most
remarkable occuenceessI drew literally
from the Arabian Nights and Baron Mum
chausen. Wheasvsr1 saw the open mouth
address itself to motion as though 'twould
speak, brought IN rock OF genii, or cas-
ket OF diamonds, and took away TIE unhappy
child's breath. In the midst Of an animated
description of the Hosrhound Islands and
adventures In the damp caves, where the
candles hung in long stslactites, the parents
happily returned hurridly received their
faction Of knowing that all the pen
up tcrren. of questions hExst on tne unhappy
father and that geographical statistics re-
garding the locality Of FLOATING Island, "
the "Banc Mango Archipelago" and 1.-THE
Valley Cream Cakes viii be henceforth for
ever his fate to meet and answer.
FLowxRs. or all the various mistake s
which are made by persons arranging flowers,
the commonest is that Of patting too many in q
vase and next to that is the mistake of put
ting too great variety of colors in one bo-
quet. Every flower in group should be
clearly distinguishable and determinsble with
out pulling the nosegsy to pieces the cslyx of
q Glove pink should never be hidden by being
plunged into the head ofwhite phlex, however
well the two colors may look together. Sweet
peass neveS look 30 weh Ia tie hand as they
do on the bbughs over which they climb, be-
cause they cannot be carried without crowd
ing them but put them lightly into vase
with an equal number of pieces Of mignopeite,
or rather. ornament q vase halffull of Mig
nonette with few blooms of sweet pease, and
you get a charming effect, because you follow
the natural arrangement by avoidins crowd
ing of the blooms, and putting them with
The green foliage which they want to set them
of. Few people are aware, until they try
it, how exceedingly easy it is 40 spoil such q
pleasing combination as this a piece OF cali
ceoaFia, scarlet geranium, or blue saliva
would ruin it eaectually. Such decided col
ors as these require to be CROPPED in another
vase, and should not even be placed on the
same table with the sweet rease !. they ~ 80
require much larger prepondersuce Of Toll
age to set them off to advantage than is
wanted by flowers Of more delicate colors-
1t is questionably difficults to resist the temp
tation of inst putting in that flower, be-
cause 1T is such a beauty beauty It mag
be. and SO II ay be an apricot but it would be
sqt OF lace - bssp OF sTesa pea sJspi
There is ut least one proper place for every
flower and let every flower be in It's place.
--GardRers' Chronicle.