The Portland daily press., 1872-12-24
THE PRES
TUESDAY MORNING. DEC. a. 1879
Gossip and GIeanings.

hOLoDAI MOhNINUs DECs "A, 1872
Gossip and GIeanings.
A fashionable woman has as many differ
ent heads of hair as an Apache chief of un
doubted bravery, but is more modest and on
ly displays one at time. ... -
"When I put my foot down, Pll have yor
to understand" says Mrs. Nojoker, "that
there something there" On investigation il
was found to be No. II shoe.
An English clergyman has been arrested
for resurrecting dead bodies, not by the pow
er of the spirit, but with pick and spade, ac.
cording to the ordinary method.
A new ''papa" in Ishpening objects to hi,
wife calling the Young America" 'spre-
cious little lamb because-in what kind OF
light does that place him before the world.
It is proposed in Kentucky that the Legis-
lature charter faro bank, to be run by the
best citizens, in opposition to the Louisville
library lottery.
The death of Horace Greeley reminds the
San Antonio Herald of the ''Dying Gladia-
tor" The felicity of illustration which so
pre-eminently characterizes Southern jour
nalism is probably due to climatic influences.
A novelty in card cases is star-shaped
affair, which combines the utter impossibility
of holding it gracefully with peculiar faculty
for catching in ones laces. Made in shell, it
Is, however, very pretty. ~ ...-.'. 4.
New York has published no less than
twelve histories of the devil during the last
three years. Every New Yorker feels compe-
tent to write him up on the ground of per.
sonal acquaintance. '-......-
People who believe the current stories
about intelligent dogs will read with pleasure
that lost dog in Norfolk having seen his
masters advertisement in one of the local
prints, promptly went home. fa' eoqD
Fortune plays strange freaks. A Toledo
editor went through the war without a
scratch, but stuck the shears in his eye the
other day. Wickedness brings it own retri-
button. He probably never stole anything
while in the army. -yr .-.,.r., e-.-.--.,
A man who has red-headed sweet heart
addressed her as ''Sweet Auburn, lovelest o
the plain" Sweet Auburn got mad about it.
She objected to being classed among the
''plain" even though called the loveliest ol
them.
Ned Buntline has organized corps dra-
matique, with Buffalo Bill as star, to do the
protean business, ably supported by wild wes-
tern hunters and CORY Indian chiefs. ''Blood,
Brains, and Hair, or the Cut-throat Of Brim-
stone Gulch," is now in preparation, also the
roaring farce, ''Buckets Of Gurgling Gore"
Communications just received from the
"Spirit World" are quite emphatic to the ef
feet that
In the realms Of bliss, the upper height
Where nrst-class saints find rest and these alons)
In Heavens Mansard srory Of delight,
1uc SEcet AmeIlcAu ccIK II mover known.
II am self-made man." said a native O
Stonington, the other day, to New York
gentleman, with whom he had been drivin,
sharp bargain. "Glad to hear you say so,'
responded the New Yorker, who had beer
worsted in the bargain, 'for it relieves thu
Lord ola great responsibility"
''Now Cupid, now, your rosc must die.
Twill perish In the snow!'
''No fears have l." is Loves reply;
"My flowers all winter grow. "a
My roses bloom the whole year round,
In every time and place they're found;
And when you find heart that scorDs
Those flowers, be sure it's felt their thorns.
An Indianapolis editor, who had made ur
his mind to treat a newcomer in the journal
istic field with kindness, and chad even en-
deayored to establish friendly personal rela
tions" with him, thinks it was rather rougl
in the newcomer aforesaid to requite thi
kindness by informing the world that he is
chronic drunkard, and that his life is a 'srec
ord Of besotted and continuous debauchery.'
"A Chicago grand jury threw up the spong
the other day and told the court that it wa
no use finding more indictments agains
criminals, as they we're almost always clear
cd by the petit jury, while those who wer
convicted were pardoned by the Governor
The court thereupon rebuked the grand jury
and said they were presumptuous. Wha
they said may have been presumptuous, bu
1t was also true. ed
The chill blasts of December were sweep.
ing down the street, freezing as they went
And yet it took him an hour and twenty-on
minutes by the clock to say '.adieu, dearest,
after he got on the doorstep. 1t was all yer,
nice for Alphonse, mufied up in great Goa
and with the pulse-warmers she made him Oh
his wrists. But it was decidedly rough OF
Clarissa, who hadn't even shawl on an,
nothing on her head but her top hair. Pro
ceedings of this kind are open to sundry oil
jections. Among other things they bree
coolness and bad colds. Love that nigh
outlive fever oft succumbs to a bad cold il
| the head.
Nitro Glycerine.
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