The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-09-27
oBsERvATIons...
~ MAX ADELER
From, the Saturday Evening Post.

From the Saturday Evening Post.
That story about Stebbins and The illeat-
rical thunder which We gave last week re>
minded a friend OF ours of little occur.
renee in western theatre some years ago.
The play was g Romeo and Juliet" During
tho balcony scene. Juliet was leaning some.
what heavily on the railing of the balcony
while the conversational sweetness went
backw ard and forward between herself and
Romeo. Just as Romeo began to swear ''by
yonder blessed moon" tlc railing gave way
sud Juliet. after turning couple of somer.
saults. lit on R0mco's head, and as the force
of the blow pushed open the trap door upon
which he was standing, the two lovers sud.
denly disappeared INTO the cellar. This
ended the sparkling for that evening, and
Romeo went home with terrific headache
and IN impression that woman who gives
herself away with the emphasis of . pile
driver is very apt to crush whatever bud
ding affection distinguishes the man Of her
choice
When Mrs. McGrsth lay st the point of
death. her husband sat by her side and held
her hand in his, and tried 10 comfort l'cr in
her last moments. Henrietta" he said,
Il feel that I have not been 40 good a
husband to you ss ought to have been.
have too often been unkind and IncOnsider.
ate; too often harsh and unge0erOus. But
II there Is anything can do now to atone
for it; If you have any last wish that can
fulfill when We are separated by death, tell
it to me, and l promise faithfully to execute
your desire. Is there anything. dearest,
that L can 90! Have you nothing upon
your mind that gives you uneasincss and
sorrow ?" Mrs. -McGrath Qhe doctor told
us) turned her eyes slowly around. and in
faint whisper said to him, while her hand
gently pressed his: "Ycs, Thomas, there
is one thing, only one; wish you would
re careful never TO let Jimmy 20 out in
thunder storm with his copper. toed boots
on" 'E 4
All the European guide books tell US that
two Of the thigh bones of St. Augustine are
deposited in Milan, and now We learn from
letter from Peru, just published In one Of
the daily papers, that there 10 another one
of ST. Augustines thigh bones st Lima. 1t
10 transparcntly clear therefore that that
noble old father of the early Christian
church had three legs and just fifty per
cent. greater psntxloon. capacity than any
Of his fellow lsborers in the good cause
We are OF course not prepared to say. with
any degree of posiiivcncss. that be had only
three legs. Other thigh bones may turn up
10 progress Of time which will prove st.
Augustine to have been kind of clerical
ceptipede. But whatever is developed
regarding the number of his legs. We will
believe il. We have made up our mind not
~ be skeptical about anything that relates
to st. Augustine. aud nobody will shake
our faith even with u story that the great
and good man was born with silver. plated
ribs and snow -plow in his pocket.
An advertisement now appearing in the
t"spSto ~ kCo - VuS Va WIS 0uSoHluACS VI u
new kind Of soothing syrup :. that i, cured
the Oldest child Of the Prince Of Wales of
hooping>cough" This Of course settles the
question whether It shall bc used in our
family. II our children havn't the hopping
cough when we 60 home, We shall take |
measures to give it to them In the most |
aggravated form, just for the pleasure Of
curing them with the same kind Of soothing
syrup that relieved the young English
prince. 1t is not often that We miserable
mud sills of Americans have chance 10 get
ns close to royalty as that, and We are
going TO make the most Of the opportunity.
We would inOculatc child Of ours with
combination Of yellow fever, mumps, liver.
complaint and buAions ifit was necessary,
In order to use this medicine In the way
that royal cherub used 1t. '"... .s..