Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-17
A Cuffy -0thsllo weds Philadelphia Des-
demona.

From the Philadelphia Mercury.]
The following details of an affair that
caused much sensation in upper-ten'
dom " of this city recently, and which
has been carefully kept from the daily
papers, will show the effects Of the teach
ings of the ''jsocial equality" party:
It is said that the loyal" people who
live in a select portion of Broad street
have church where they worship, and
all illusions to miserable sinner ETC.,
have been carefully expunged from their
prayer books. 1t ia believed that they
have railroad running direct from
Broad street to heaven Be that as it
may, it is pleasant place on a happy
autumn afternoon, and the elegant cot.
tage of Mr.. A., embowered in trees and
filled with all the dainty bJouterie which
plenty of money and enlarged taste could
procure, presented the appearance OF a
little domestic paradise. Mr.. A. made
Miss D., certain Congressman, and
Mrs. s., constant guests, and soon became
filled with their pernicious doctrines.
He was q widower, and with only one
child, beautiful girl named Cecilia.
His coachman was q huge negro, run
away slave from Virginia, and he deter
mined to prove the soundness of his
/" social equality" doctrines. So he en-
ployed Mr.. Guinotte to teach the negro
music and French, and Zip" (the negro
Mr.. M. named Scipio Atricanus, but the
stable boys called him Zip Coon) learned
his music rapidly, and Mr.. M. placed
him every evening in his parlor, and
used to place his hand on the shoulder OF
the huge darky and say to his admiring
guests, ''is rot this man and brother
It soon began to be noticed that some OF
the more thoughtful of the young ladies
who visited the house grew shy, and that
mammas put their heads together in out
of-the-way places, and that Cecilia and
Zip" loitered by themselves late in the
evening under the arbor.
Something was wrong. Curiosity was
excited to the highest pitch. What could
be the matter in Mr.. AS hospitable
mansion Mr.. A. closed his shutters
DR.. BIS carriage rolled up to the door,
and after much search very old and
very deaf German nurse was procured
She was puzzled by the yellow COM
| plexion of the new conner, and insisted
upon having some saffron water. In VAIN
the attendant made motions, and shouted
in her ear. Saffron water, she said, was
always used in Germany for dark COM
plexion. At length the doctor showed
her out of the room. This was more
than Mr.. A. had bargained fori and
hastily packing his trunks, left the city,
and about two months ago he died In
Indiana. The poor old man is at rest.
1t is curious that Of all the friends who
had draukMr. A. 8 wine, ,onlytwo-theCon-
gresham and MissD. - remained to share
the shame Of pretty Cecilia. When asked
what should be done, the Congressman
said MARRY, by all means Color is
uothisg. The Pyramids of Egypt were
erected BY men whose tasny color and
brawny arms would shame pale Aneri.
cana" Miss D. was called into the
chamber. and said: Friends, unite your
hands as you have your hearts. Nature
delights in an endless variety of forms
and colors Ny roam horse is just as
pretty 10 the eye, which has been tuned
to the endless harmonies OF ereatlon' as
a white horse"
An Episcopal minister was called 10 4;
two bridesmaids, with orange flowers 10
their hair, stood up. Zip was dressed
in blue coat, with metal buttsns, and
the two were made one aesh. Since the
sffair. the front Of the house remains
closed; moss and lichens cover the win
dows and door steps. bat the curious
traveller, who peeps through the lattice
gate, may see Cecilia watching her child
Al play upon the grass, and the huge ne
gro husband lying at full length ssleer
in the sun. What the mother thinks Of
her present condition, or Of the hereaf
I Ter, is unknown 10 us.