The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-09-16
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Cries OF, HuTah for General South
erton! Three cheers for the hero 1of
Mexico !lrent the air., Banners trailed
out on the fresh night breeze; fam
beaux flashed, drums beat, and q long
line ofacarriages filed away. up! ther
street. F-iaSE"5 p .as.l- 'a7s12s) -sarol3I
lFitz James inquired the occasion of
all this ,tumult, and learned that it was
"A public Welcome extended by thefcit-
izens OF, Boston to oaGenerals John.
SouthertonJ gentleman and q Yete-l
ran officer who had. isingularly dis-D
tinguished himself in the then latet
war. ,it'''' 40 'i--'t9ta sss1I
He came in this train, said a7by-i
stander. Is it possible, SIR that you
did not discover him pa sickly look:
ing old man. dressed in thread bare,
gray, and carrying a, huge. black va
lise. He has Just recovered from a
severe attack of rheumatic. fever
which has troubled him since his last
campaign. Those vile Mexican night,
vaporsr and sleeping on the, COLD
ground undermined mis- constitution,
but he, is a fine old fellow yet.
Miss w iilchester thought he must
be; she had ohea1d much efiiiis gale
liant daring ;ibut FitzI j ames. was the
oietuTe of silent modification, ,,;ffS.
Miss Winchester and her cousin
stopped at the American House, and
early the next morning, beforel the,
lady had finished dressing "a servant
brought up a mote bearing her address.
Isabel tore it open, and there. fell out
two cards of invitation to a. ball to be
held at the Revere that evening IN
honor ofnGeneral oSoutherten. OIie
bore the, name of Fitz James, the oth-
Ell was directed to herself She, had
no acquaintances,, in Boston, conse-
uuently the invitation must have been
at the instance of the General himself.
Fitz JAMES was surprised and, ,hq7
inflated at, this, mark of distinction,
| for he could not realize but that the
| invitation had been extended to him
solely to save his cousins feelings@s
But Notwithstanding this, he wished
to accept the. Invitation, if only, to
have an opportunity of excusing his
| impoliteness to the great man. % u
THE journeyito Nahant was deferred
for one day, and early that evening
the cousins were atthe sReyere,r where
the brilliant icoterie had al already as as
sembled. ...-...,.
General Southerton, reclining in an
arm chair at the head of the great
drawing room, received his friends as
they passed by, one, giving, PLACE; to
another; but when Isabel was pre-
4 sented, lie detained her hand to say:d
Please sit down on this ottoman at
nv side: have a relative here Ito
H whom l wish to introduce you. ft-.;0
It,was not long before a singularly
i handsome Young man came up to the
General, smiling a friendly welcome,
and the veteran turning to- Isabel,
said .as. e;ht .,nsnD2gG Lss!I0nG II
i - Miss Winchester, allow me to- pre-
sent to you my son, Alfred Souther-
ton, Who is very grateful for the kind
d iIhess which you last evening bestowed
/ upon his father.:A III bsiuasefo .1as1
The, young man man bowed, and nd his his
/ father continued :,,..;..:..f.. -,
! Whenever See a young personvol-
! UNFAIRLY render respect to the aged,
! am constrained1to to admire himson her
fas'a relic of the good OLD pQltenesS
which .reigned over show, and heart
. lessness When was lad. 1t is all
( hollow ceremony now my dear ;iand
! if the old man cannot stand without
assistance, he is thrown down and
! trodden upon. But there is march
1 or, nv ears deceive me-. Alfred, do
YOU need a further hint, or must a
; rheumatic old father set you an exam
pie of courtesy .leir1ioao9 JciAs ail-
: If Miss Winchester will, permit, he
J said offering his arm ;. and "a moment
/ more and tiiev were lost in throng
of promeiiaders. s9ii1L Il" a. 2H''''9''
! bgaMr. SoutLerton9 seemed bente on
t showing his gratitude to- the lady, for
! the kindness she had rendered his faith
er, for he scarcely quit her sike during
! the evening, and ut the close -ofzthe
/ week he followed her to- Nahant,
/ where he continued for two months
! the bette aofrt of .FitZ James and the
enemy of all the young tops who as
pired to the hand and fortune of the
beautiful Miss Winchester. o'G ii"u
4 GpiFitz James EustaceJ had long been
Q his cousins suitor, and it was, with i'll
concealed chagrin that he now saw
: himself thrown into the shade by the
e son of that e wretched" specimen,
l who ought to have found a place out
t of decent peoples company xisas1
: : Early in, the new year there was
: marriage ceremony, performed in the
/ old South Church, and Alfred South
: ertof was the groom and. Isabel VIM
chester was the ibride.uf.An elegant
0 house on, Beacon street received the
: young couple, for Alfred is engaged
: in business in Boston, and every year
Q the hale old General comes down from
i. his home in N to visit his chill
y dren.8 isrouatl 9G5 Fd a54l.ls a4.srg
( So you see that politeness gained a
: husband for one woman; and 1t Will
! bring happiness to all if they will but
practice it; for true politeness springs
: l!from the heart, and is but the efferye.s'
0 cence of q kindly, christian spirit
, anxious to- promote the well being o.
q those with whom it comes in contact
: A GYMNASIUM at Jersey City was
n nightly crowded by people who came
i to witness the feats of Ohm Goulding
: the champion. English pedestrian, ad
: vertised to attempt the following acts
L in thirty minutes: Walk fair heel
! and toe half mile; walk backward
+ half a mile; roll a carriage ewheei halt
4 la mile: run forward half q mile pick
q up fifteen apples, placed three feet
2 apart on the floor, and bring each one
r in singly in his hand toa Basket at The
n starting point; leap five hurdles picl
: up with his mouth fifteen eggs, plaoeC
on the floor three feet apart and bring
. each one in singly, in his mouth, to !
" bucket of water at the starting point
;. without either touching the eggs Will
!, his hands, or thegfioor with his knees
y !. or breaking the eggs; leap. five hnr
! dies with an egg in his mouth :, hol
Y Twenty-Five yards on one leg; finish
= ing his task by throwing over hi
head, from the back, twenty 53 ponnC
II weights, with only tile use of on
q hand. Goulding completed the tasl
2 in twenty-six minutes and thirty sec
= onds. " '.''N'' '''''
i The Chinese alphabet is vastly dit
ferent from any used by Europeans
n Forinstanpe, the English alphabetai
If composed of but twenty-six signs, o
as letters, which are easily committed Z
memory; but to learn the Chinese al
Re phabet the. student must commit u