The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-04-30
50 PER ANNUM.

at aight, carving under his arm ms
dress bouts wrapped IN paper, when he
was suddenly arrested ny - policeman,
who collard him at a vigorous manner
The poet mildly demonstrated, aud
asked the meaning of such very press
lng intentions. The constable made u
sueering reply, limiting that his cap
/ tive knew very we'll why he was want
ed, and another constable appeared on
/ the scene to assist in conveying the
lucliless poet to duruuce vile. After
some eXpostulation he succeed in nit
igatiug the suspicipnr OF his stern jan.
iiurs go far that they agreed to unhnd
him on condition that he walked he
tween them, one in front and one be.
hind, and made 10 effort To escape.
Arrived at the rolice station, the in
spectnr at once exclaimed, "why, this
is not the geutem1n; you have made
mistake aud rendered an apology
to the poct. That's all very well, ="
was his reply, "but | should like to
kunw something more ahout this rath-
er singular affair. One dues not get
taken up every day Of ones life" II
was then eXplaime( that Il 'lunatic had
got lnuse from an asylum, and that his
friends had told the police to look nj
ter him, and they would know him by
reason of peculiarly Of his. lie had
Il cut like aversion 10 wet feet, and al
ways carried a spare pair Of boots un-
der his arm in order tn put on directly
after hose which he wore began to get
damp.
The author Of Guy Livingstone,
fam Us Lnglish literary sd6reur, re-
Gently visited this country, and these
are his impressions concerning Presi-
dent Grant, as given in his new book
> published since his return home: "lf
: his outward seeming fiered from my
ideal, my moral conception Of ULYSSES
Grant, after having seen him face To
face, is hardly, fiat all altered. Es
senlially substantial man not east
ly led, ahd hardly To be urged, either
by persuasion or ohluguy, an inch
further or faster than II pleases him To
advance: upright in his dealings, both
public and private, albeit not needless
Of he main chance, nor devoid nf the
spirit Of partismnship; in bis home
pulley, careful quieta non morere; in
his foreign, scarcely aggressive, thnugh
inclined tn take "uy fair pieteXt for
charging American borders; man
whose light is never like to- he s9t un
high. like thut of some who nave pro
ccded him: nevertheless, the longer il
burns steadily, the better, | think, it
will he for honest folks on either AT.
lautic shore
Ghosts have lately become so plent.
itul that supernatural department
may soon become necessity of every
well-rpgulated newspaper. As a rule,
ghosts have been thicker in the North
3 ern States than elsew here, but they are
now settling IN large numbers in eligi-
bic location, in the Spnh. There is
ghost in Georgia who INDUCES il
die repreheusible practice Of druping
red-ho rails on The heads of the un
fortunate family in whose garrett he
has taken up his abode. As to the
character Of this ghust there can be
no doubt. No visitor from the re.
geons Of bliss could have any nppur.
tuuiiy--even if he had the desire-tu
hca, nails rcd hot and bring them t.
earth with him in order to annoy
, pvacable people. The Georgia ghost
clearly comes from regeon of tnrna-
ces, and the sooner he returns to his
war ner residence the better
The following from the San Fran
cisco Chronicle shows thar eccentriCiiy
in dress is feature Of life on the Pa.
) ciiic Slope, as well us elsewhere "At
J moment when there was an unusual.
3 ly large number Of fashionable prone
nadors, creature with the form and
visage of man appeared upon The
street attired simply III n skeleton
ltnop.skirt and lady's morning wrap.
per. Adjoining his head where a
bunch of curls and bow of green
ribbon coqupltishly fastened to the
side. Freely lifting the rapper 81 as
to display the hoop-skirt and his bare
feet and legs, Ae daintiy crossed the
street, to the establishment of every
one who saw him, and knocked at II
loor, which was opened by woman
who admitted him."
4 As a commander during the wal
, Gen. Candy had comparatively few
opportunities for distinction, but his
. conduct Of the movement upon aud
S capture of Mobile showed that he wa.
e nas,er Of his profession, aud in the
, more Intelligent military circle he
has been justly considered enc Of the
foremost soldiers Of time. lie wac
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