Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-07
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The Chicago Post of the I'd says: "0l
Bull, the great violinist, arrived her
this morning from Madison, Wis, II
company with Mrs. J. G. Thorpe AM
daughter, and left for Milwaukee shortl.
afterward. The young lady, who ha
passed twenty summers, is the intendet
bride of the venerable virtuoso, tn,
wedding being fixed for the 29th inst.
From the New York Evening Post
Little Louis Napoleon" Papa, | have
seen as much as / wish of field and army
life, and | now propose to leave YOU
service" Big Louis Napoleon" Blu
why, my son, do you leave my serviceY
Little Louis Napoleon" Because, papa
don't like the situation. Where
upon the young olive branch leaves-foi
Paris.
A New York Justice, after PROFOUND
ing the customary hymeneal conundrums
thus closes the ceremony: In the name
of the people of the State of New York
/ pronounce you man and wife; and you
solemnly swear to support the Constitu-
ton of the United States and the Consti-
tuition Of the State Of New York, and to
vote the Democratic ticket every time 1t
comes round.
A correspondent travelling in Canada
saws that in the vicinity of Quebec are
rows of shanties fronting on small farms,
and from which the city is mostly sup
piled with vegetables, the women doing
the feld-work and grading the grain,
while stalwart men remain indoors,
rocking the baby-cradle and smoking
pipes. How, think you, he adds,
ID would Mrs. Stanton and Susan b. An
thony relish this sort of woman's
rights2"
The Princess Salm-Salm has passed
her examination in surgery, and is now
ON the staff of the Prussian Surgeon
General as Directress of camp hospitals.
Among the German women generally
the desire to serve in the war is so great
that many of them have been discovered
at Stettin dressed in male attire in order
to pass muster. AT one station in Ber-
lin over one hundred women have thus
far presented themselves, begging to be
made useful to the cause in some way.
A lady correspondent of a Western
journal describes her horseback ride to
the Yosemite valley as follows: Had
any one told me before | started that
should be seen riding my horse astrlde
into the Yosemite, whatever the ties OF
blood between us, all friendly intercourse
between that person and myself would
have been temporarily suspended. When
one. more ventursome than wise, sug-
gested man S saddle for me, | curdled
him with the remark: May ! inquire if
you take me for natural fool1 de-
cided that the combined forces OF the
universe should not entice or compel me
to do such violence to every womanly
instinct. But l came to it. Extremity
of physical torture brought me to it. l
shifted my position voluntarily, and re-
tanned the new. An experienced rider
may keep her seat going over the rough
mountain trails, but, even so, side-sad-
die is merciless to your horse. He needs
his full poise and strength for every step
You need to keep your foot strong in the
stirrup-your weight of necessity falls
to one side-your horses back becomes
sore, his joints strained, and ten to one
he falls with you, or quietly lies down.
If you are not an experienced rider, let
me charge you by all means take a gen
tleman's position on your saddle. 1t
may be embarassing-you will doubtless
experience the sensation of convicted
every time you meet any
body; but rather suffer the pang OF NOR
LITIGATION than those of dissolution.
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