Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-03-12

Married People In society.
An astu.c and observing reviewer says:
Even in COED circles visitor may alb
serve constant 6sshing Originals between
the married guests. IL is perhaps needless
10 remark tina; such messages are confined.
where there is propriety. TO wives and
their respective husbands but. in any
case. the fact OF these going about. com
bined with the consciousness that he. oil
oil assembled, has nothing, In common
with the notions that prompt thsrn, render
the bachelor, II not for the moment unhAp-
by, at last impslled to fall back upon
those cynical censolat'ons which have
been specially designed for cesibAtes. lie
may note that ii no addresses = lsmsak 10
Mrs. A., Who sta next to him, MT. A., at
thepsher end OF tho table. seems 10 have
it cSoapeted 10 him BY process Of gym.
patty vAich ~ mUst leeeo ossmsfistsi 81
NJ. He09Aa disoosst< When Ars. 4.
replies, Aso6ks unto11 glance Of intel.
ligsnce. silk1oSA Ah1aAsotisn 10 due. and
Is indeed 49,, = the conversation Of
those h hio1ose1D - assphbsrhsod. You
must kosv ~ 49, pea ~ and What
you de ell oooue sctsd On ysur depart.
urs 10 dNal1 n10ieism, which has the dan-
esrsus aAvaea6<s e Aoag neither public
nor ssspsaolto ma 6sis6 ~ sum Of two
experiences, oes bals ssd one female.
oftea poeooIees An sccosaey terrible for the
subjses efn q esntsaplaas. For instance.
supposing yea are Tho sole bachelor of
country houss. A few Of the men remain
up to smoke lass cigar, having been ais
most audibiy cautioned (you can either
hear o. see the notice sgainse overland.
iug short leave Of abssacs.
One by one they disappear, except, per-
hsps, ~ extra polite or courageous gen.
,leman. who ID good enough to sec you
suffering from dim sense Of injury, and
remains longer than the rest. At length
no goes, and you are left. Next morning
you may be perfectly certain that II you
we're thought worth . discussion, you have
been thoroughly weighed. measured asd
done fer, IN that my stesioUs conclavs at
y hich there ere no Witnesses. Ifyeu ssly
study or draw cut the men . little, ten 70
one ysu will get from them what their
wives think Of you. and perhaps what they
even have said for there are mes with
clever wives who do not objsct to give yeu
. quiet prod Of the bodkin they are prsud
Of. But The wivss-swest hypocritss -
conceal their opinion freq mest, though
il you watch their faces off guard, you
catch . glimpse Of it. Here. without
doubt, the married man hasa social power
far beyond the isolated snd "wild sss" ip-
dependence Of The bachelor. Il has been
settled that the ~tfe selects her husbands
friends after marriage. She weeds them
tn her own taste. ana plants others more
10 seessd nth her eHo ,ssntiments. And
Indeed she dees this constantly, TO the end
Of chapter and ~ . rule, she 10 right in
her instincts. For . woman in this way
Asts 10 CREST measure from instinct, aid
%, by the direct knowlsdgs which abe o..
tracts from her husband, and which has
been, perhaps, imparted to him 10 bursts
Of confidence never intended for convey
anss TO her.
Repsrsss1al ,HxD1sSs.
This story is told Of the notorious
Painter BY the Washington correspondent
Of the Cissinnsai Osmaspsiel
"Whss the fussrsl ceremssy over Gen.
Baker, tsek place st the White Houss,
through neglect or dssigS, . ticket Of
admission failed 10 reach the irdsfatigable |
Painter. He tried oil the known entrances
in vain, and ct last vent in search Of the
ung0arded openings. He found one in the |
shape Of coal hole. Lowering himself
through this he landed on pile of wood, |
CROPPED his way along into the kitchen, up
into The dining room, and eventually made |
his way into the east room, directly in the |
rear Of the clergy man, who was about |
kneeling in prayer. Down Topped the re-
porter. aud, while the minister addressed |
the throne Of grace, our friend. with an
eye to business, saw sticking from the bat
of the divine n suggestive roll of foolscsp.
To seiae it while the psor minister's eyes
we're closed in earnest appeal, and the
congregation bowed in prayer. mas the
work Of . minute to escape a. the
congregation rs,e. was the work Of the
next minute. He passed cut ~ he came
in. The poor minister searched in vain for
his written sermon. lie gave up the
search, and attempted TO repeat il from
memory. Unhappy man. he stood before
the highest dienitaries Of the land, on . |
NEST important aud touching occasion. He |
psrspired, he stumbled-hs divsd in and |
staggered out, creating the impression that
he had lest bis rssson. The next morning
he had the satisfaction, il such feeling
could comb up out Of bew ildcrment, 10 read |
in the New York Herald, / believe, the |
entire sermon that he was to deliver"
The National Intelligencer Of the 9th |
inst, says:
al the meeting Of the retiring members |
Of the Fortieth Congress. last evening, at
the Seaton House, II was remarked that the |
name Of General Grant WAS not spoken
DUNG the evening, nor were the Cabinet !
appointments alluded to except in the case |
OF Mr.. Borie, who. it was said, had declined |
the honor conferred. All present were
Radicals"
Why should n cannon be less strong |
when fred four hundred times than after
the FIRST discharged The reason 10 that
the sulpburous vapor permeatss the irsn
itself, especially in the vicinity Of the vent,
eOrroding lis substance. sometimes to the |
extent VI q complete honeycombibg Of it,
structure. It may remain externally per
feet, but snch inward decap at last causes |
the bursting Of the stoutsst ordnance.
Hon. JoBN McGMAw, Of Ithics, N. Y,
whose daughter gave the chime Of bells.
will, at his evn expense, build the central |
building Of Cornell University, 10 cost no.
less than $50 900. Presiden, White is busy
upon the specifications.