The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-04
Gossip and Gleanings.

for Pacific Railroad surveys in the last twen-
ty-fve years.
The Spanish mahogany desks of the pre-
siding officers of the California Legislature,
in the new capitol at Sacramento, cost $4,000
One who has "boarded round" says that
great scarcity of cats and other sausage in
gradients is always noticeable in first-class
boarding houses.
Quick work in Minnesota: A man
bought lot, built house and set up house
keeping within the space of forty-eight hours,
and had son and heir born to him before
the first meal was eaten in the house.
One of the gentler sex says that the par
adise of strong minded woman is where
buttons grow in their proper places, and
where men cease from bothering and needles
are at rest.
During the Crimean war lady was dis
tributing tracts to the occupants of ward of
a hospital, and was excessively shocked to
hear one poor fellow laugh at her. She stop
ped to reprove the wretched patient. "Why,
ma'am," says he, "you have given me tract
on the sin of dancing, when have both my
legs shot off."
Samuel Wesley visited one of his parish
toner's as he was upon his dying bed-a man
who had never missed going TO church in
forty years. "Thomas, where do you think
your soul will go?" "Soul! soulr' said Thorn
as. eyes, sir" said Mr.. Wesley, "do you not
know what your soul is ?" Gay, surely, why it
Is in ho hao = hot
than the body"
There was a strange and startling scene in
Good Templar's Lodge in Lexington, KY,
on Tuesday night, 10th inst. John w. Alex
ander, young man, was about to be initiat-
ed, and as part of the ceremony, was offer
ed glass of water. He drew back with
shudder, and the recollection of the fact that
in August last he was severely bitten by
dog flashed with terrible intensity across his
mind. The next day he was out, but the
memory haunted him, and he said to friend
that he would go home and go to bed and
die. He went home and to bed, and in spite
of drugs and nursing, that horrible maady,
hydrophobia, rushed rapidly to its conclusion
in death. Wednesday afternoon he went iu-
to his first spasm. Wednesday night he
foamed at the mouth and yelped as dog,
and his paroxysms continued and grew in
intensity. Strong men held him, and power
full anesthetics were administered. He beg
ged to be shot, and prayed for death. Thurs
day about p. NJ, he died.
The following scene occurred in New
Orleans police court the other day. Just be
fore the trials commenced, woman was
quietly removed from the dock, and sent
away. The Judge. observed the maneuvre,
and loudly demanded that she should be
brought back. The officers hesitated and
looked very appealingly to the court. But
passion had got the better of reason, and this
infringement of the peculiar privileges oil the
bench was looked upon as rank usurpation
.'Wil you bring her back?" demanded the
Court, in voice that had ''Parish Prison" in
every information. "But, your honor-?" be-
gun the trembling officer. "Don't handy
words with me, sir. Win you bring the prs-
oner back ?" "Yes, sir, but" "Why don't
you do it then? What's the matter with
you?" "There amt nothing the matter with
me, but the woman's got the smallpox"
"What! the smallpox! 1 say, officer, you
needn't bring her back. Poor thing, I'll just
let her go this time."
An old man recently entered court
room in New Orleans, leading by the hand
very pretty girl whom he claimed as his
daughter. The girl had formed love associa-
tions and got into bad practices, he said, and
he wanted the authorities of the cnnrt to send
her to House OF Correction. He was ques-
toned, and found to be partially insane The
court thereupon sent him to the asylum. The
girl was left without protector, and her
footsteps tended into forbidden paths. But
strange fortuity seemed TO control her mo-
tions. Very near every day she strayed into
court. She haunted the private offices of the
building, and a smile full of sunshine crept to
her lips whenever the attention of the court
was directed her way. Finally the old man
got released from the asylum, and went in
search of his child. He searched everywhere,
and finally came back to the court, walked up
to the bench and peered anxiouSiy INTO tue
| Judges face. "What do you want! inquired
the Court "My child" "You are m3d"
| az. on,v miserable" "You are crazy,p
nOn,v broken-hearted." "What have l to do
with your daughter?" "She was seen last in
your company" I'll send you to jailw
"You did send me to mad-house." "Do you
know who amp" "Yes; you are the magis-
trate who put parent in an asylum that you
might get possession of his childw The face
of the judge got suddenly pale, his lips whiten-
ed, strange tremor crept through his frame;
he hastily vacated his seat and beckoned the
old man aside. A bundle of greenbacks was
thrust hastily into the fathers hand He
gave wild start-a cry Of rage trembled on
his lips-and suddenly magistrate measured
his length on the floor.
This signing after beauty,
Ibis longing after curls,
This chasing after fashion
Wherever fashion whir's, NJ,
And all that sort OF 'hns'
May do for those who IKE ~
For those devoid OF tdstei
Eor tbose who barter diamonds of
Eor diamonds made of paste,
And other blockheads.
But to the wife who truly loves
Who is what she appears;
Who sheds sunshine round the man
VINO keeps away her tears
And brings her taters homie
III whisper softly in her ear,
| I'd grave 1t on her heart,
That well to know to broil steak
| Beats sentiment and art
A--sight.