Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-01

For the COuntry.l
Published Regularly on TUESDA rs, TIIUR$-
DAYS and SATURDi vs. at Sir Dollars per
amman.
A NovEL MARRIAGE-A few evenings
since, Just as Justice Evans was leaving his
office, he was confronted by two charming
young ladies, who requested a private inter
view. Conducting them back into his office
coulI rou I,l obIire Them You are a Justice Of
the Peace, arc you not ." the eldest and BY far
the prettiest of them inquired. Yes, ne
said. And can marry peope--that Is, can
marry a lady p" ''Well, yes, If the lady brings
bridegroom along with her-l'm not q marry
ing man myself, rejoined the trembling ma
pistrate, fearing lest his own freedom was IN,
yolyed in the issue ''Oh, not at all, said
the damsel, and turning to her companion, con-
tinued II reckon, Willie, you can, strip off
those togS.' No sooner said than done the
young lady's companion commenced to tear on
her dress with haste that promised a speedy
nudity Inexpressibly shocked (tor the Judge
is very modest man. he turned to escape
from the room, when second glance, ne could
not restrain, revealed to him the fact that the
supposed young lady in process of stripping OFT
her female gear was not Il girl but strappng
boy, who had used the disguise to get his dul-
cinea in the presence Of magistrate. vi
course this explained the situation, and with
out more ado the Judge proceeded to JOIN
them in holy bonds until death or the divorce
courts should them sever. In remuneration
for his trouble the bride gave him slnacking
kiss and went on her way re cloclng: i" use
the Judge s own expressive phraScology, that
kiss was beautifuL-N q. Picayumr.
LADIES INTRODUCED TO a SIDE DEGREE OF
MASONRY The Richmond Dispatch says
there was a brilliant gathering at st. Alban
Hall last night, the occasion being the confer
ring of the side degree known as that of the
Master Mason S Daughter upon about fifty
members of the Masonic fraternity, and rs
many wives, daug ghters, and sisters of MaSons
The work of the degree is novel and beautiful
and it was most impressivey exemplifed by
NJ E. John f. Little g. II. ?. of the Grand
Chapter of Virginia. Among those present
we're Gov Walker COL Thomas F. Owens,
Col, Peyton Wise; j. r. Dowell, master Of
No. 10 and many other well-known Masons,
most of them accompanied by some female rel
ative After the degree had been conferred
and exemplifed the company was called from
labor to refreshment, and spent nearly an hour
in the enjoyment Of ce-cream Strawberries
and other delicacies. The. ladies' generally
were we'll pleased with the glimpse of Missionary
their gratitude to DIR. Little, who kindly came
from Williamsburg here for the sole purpose
Of officiating on this occasion.
MEN AS Cooks. Jane Swishelm, i'll
favor Of men as cooks, and by way OF lllustra-
ton, relates the following =! never knew the
significance of the impulse which leads all boys
to. want to bake grlddle-cakes, until | saw
French halfbreed from Selkirk, beside his
tba
evening meal He had a large fish broihng on
the Goals without any Intervention OF grid
iron. His butter and his tfapjacks' were III
bucket. He heated and creased long handled
sheet-iron trying-pan, poured in enough batter
to cover the bottom, sat it over the tlre, kept
on serenely attending to other matters, as
though no 'hapjacks' were in danger Of being
burned, as it would have been If any woman
had set it to bake; but just 1T the right mo-
nent he came up, looked into the pan, took
hold of the handle, shook it gently, then with
Il sudden jerk sent the cake spinning into the
air, caught it as it came down square In the
center, with the other side up. The cake was
turned as no woman could have turned it, and
with an ease which showed that the man was
in his proper sphere.
NussoN.-Ihe Hartford Times prints an
amusing catalogue Of Nilsson $ troubles in that
vicinity a short time since. She had parlors
words with her manager, Strakosch; she drop
we'd her beautiful watch, the gift of the Empe
ror and accidentally put her heel on it; she dis
liked the cooking ut the Allyn HOUSE and
wanted the cook to bring a chicken to her room
and cook it over the CRATE, which the cook
utterly and contemptuousy refused to do But
her smiles and sweetness returned, as by magic,
when lovely bouquet with Governor Jewell 5
compliments arrived, and would have continued
had not subsequent message announced the
bouquet as intended for Cary; the storm then
grew fearful, her brow knitted, her cheek flush,
ed, and as her dress Of white satin WAS defaced
by some burnt cork left by the negro ministries
who preceded her in the hall where the per-
formance took place, there was elimination
of wrath which obliged those about her to look
for shelter The papers, nevertheless, said she
sang II know that my Rcdecmcr lhveth IN
angelic style.
HONEY DEw.-Those who arose early last
Sunday morning, saw the leaves covered with
that translucent substance known rs honey
dew" The deposit appeared to be Of the con
sistence of diluted honey, and the leaves when
pressed together adhered to each other
BuWsriNc Enterprise.
The same thing was observed at st. Glars
Vile. The leaves We're covered with what look
ed like ordinary dew, but what proved to be 4
substance with the consistency and sweetness OF
clear honey Wheeling, (lV. lH.) Int.
WEST FIRGINIA.-The census of this State,
born in sin and iniqiuity, has Il total popula
ton of 4O6, ,95l, of whicE number %64, ,9jl, were
born in the State or in Virginia proper. Ohio
has contributed $1,000, Pennsylvania, $1,000
New York IS, $50 and there ha; been 4 large
immigration from Maryland: amounting t"
400. 1t is an interesting point in the StutlS,,
tics of the foreign element that the numbers of
the Germans and Irish in West Virginia are
nearlvf eoual-Germans G,252. Irish 6,S32|
and 1851 are natives of England and Scotland.
Mr.. Anthony Troope is coming over sea to