The Portland daily press., 1867-11-05
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-Talleyrand was very fond of the game Of
whist. To young man who could not play,
he once said, "You don't know whist? what
wretched old age awaits youl''
When General Sheridan stopped at Sails
bury, the other day, to shake hands with the
people. an honest looking laborer stepped up
first and saying, Il would like to, if you will
shake hands with teamster." II used to drive
oxen myself once" replied little Phil, aud he
has never failed to drive everything which he
has undertaken since. Meow eas lif.r
The Saturday Review tells story Of an
English clergyman, who, msled by the preva-
lent printing OF certain Scriptural words in
italic, read, IN q sonorous voice, with undue
emphasis; And he spake to his sons, saying,
Saddle me an ass And they saddled him"
"A London paper says the coming tenor"
has come. His name is Nelson Varley. He
has sung in Dundee, but not as yet in London.
IA letter from Biarritz, where. the Emperor
has been rusticating for some time past, AYERS
that Napoleon is far from well. He can only
ride very gently, and his walk betrays the
presence of an incurable malady. His face is
haggard and careworn. Still, it is said, that
with care and good fortune he may live many
years.
I'VE have read many amusing specimens
of soldier wit during the late war; but as
good as we have seen was the reply Of
Virginia cavalryman to North Carolina
infantryman. 1t was ON the march toward
Adairsville, in November, SO, cold, bright
morning, while the troopes were lying along
the road waiting for obstacles to be removed
in front. A fellow came jogging down the
line ON an old fsa-bitten frame of horse, and
as he passed a chap greeted him with: II say,
mister, you are mighty like brother of mine
the hogs eat up" The eavalryman did not
relax mussle, but gazing "tar heel straight
in the face, replied: We'll, my friend, It's
monstrous pity they hadn't finished the family
while they ioar a eatin'," anb moved on
amidst shouts of laughter.
"A late horticultural journal says: "There
is danger Of placing upon strawberry plants
too much covering in the autumn. We are
inclined to think that beds are oftener injured
:. 1n,s way than by seaDty projection. Leave.
Z laHoKa = TOO cpIpPaes aud warm coverine,. -
same may be SAID of straw and chat. Ihs best
material, undoubtedly, is evergreen boughs.-
Procure from the pine or hemlock o quantity
Of twigs, and cover the beds; and in the spring
You will be surprised at the vigorous appear
ance of the plants when the protection is re-
| moved" ,fs. .-..r... -s-.. .-,-
"A boy who was employed in the Office of
| Paris stockbroker, and who had talent for
| caricature, sketched upon the blank wall of
the clerks room; kind of pencil fresco, Ia
TennieT, representing very high parsonage
indeed, or aged after the fashion of Blondn,
walking blindfolded along a tight-rope, and
holding in his hand balancing pole, on one
end of which Bismarck stands, while Garibal-
di is gambolling on the other. This cartoon
was highly appreciated; but, unfortunately,
the ubiquitous police heard of it, and the rash
youth is to be prosecuted, while his employer
has been invited" to discharge him.
= The Princess Charlotte, widow of Maxi
milan, is slowly improving in General health,
but her mind wanders as badly as ever. There
is one new development she has become so
accustomed to the daily visits of the Queen of
Belgium, that whenever the latter tails, for any
cause, to come at the usual time, she becomes
sad and sometimes querulous.
"A report is circulating among the Boston
and New York papers that the hero of Win
chester on his recent visit here wascaptivated
by the charms of a Portland belle, and that
"serious engagement" is expected. Which of
you is it, ladies? .-r
The London Queen has the following Cos
sip about the King of Sweden and Norway:
"The King has been ON the throne about eight
years, and is now in his forty second year. He
lives principally at the Palace of Ulricshall, a
little distance from Stockholm. 1t is fitted
with articles of virtu, china and ceramic ware,
which the monarch takes great delight in col
lecting. Very little state or etiquette is pre-
served by the Court, and the monarch travels
daily down the Malar Lake TO Ulricshall in
the public steamboat like the rest Of the
world, the only difference shown him being
that the other passengers forbear to crowd the
end occupied by him." .5s
Turkey is going into the railway y-making
business on an extensive scale. A foreign
company has been granted the right to build
number OF railways, to connect important
points, government giving it the land along
which the rails will be laid. ,n-
"A seedy chap in Nevada bar-room took
upa San Francisco paper lately, in which was
sketch of gambling saloon in the Bay City.
Suddenly he exclaimed, That's my house
that's my house." and countered on the paper
with his fist Several persons asked him what
he meant. His exclamation had evidently
been involuntary, for he looked up with
shamed face and said, "Gentemen, lost &c.
900 in that house!"
The Atlantic cable has informed us of the
death, on Thursday last of the Earl of Rose,
family name Parsons,) at his Irish residence,
of Birr Castle, near Parsonstown, in Kings
County; and one ofthe 2s representative peers
of Ireland. Lord Rosse was one Of the most
eminent amateur astronomers in Europe, and
in his observatory near the Castle was the
larees. telescope ever constructed, viz: fifty
four feet in length and six in diameter, which
was made wholly under his superintendence,
and the more delicate parts finished by him
self.
The Lowell Courier has said two impor-
tant things lately LIST. That the Kaw Indians
are branch of the Grow. I'd. That the part
ing of young ladies is much adieu about moth
ing. ... .-..t ...l-..., ,
Aunt Betty was trying to persuade little
Jack to retire at sunset, using an argument
that all the little chickens went to roost at
that time. eyes," said little Johnny, shut the
old hon always goes with them" Aunty tried
no more arguments with him. eia
Won der Yandel, poet aud hosier. of the
famed city of Amsterdam, Is about 10 have .
statue erected to him. The poet is said TO be
popular in Holland His works consist Of
translatious ofVirgil and Ovid, some satiricai
poems, 81 tragedies and an epic poem on Con
stantine the Great. ~. ,....