The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-09
LIGHT AND SHADE.
Matters Grave and Gay from all Sources.
AN oCTEGENARLAN's WEDDING.
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AN oCTEGENARLAN's WEDDING.
Hudson a. W Star
The Rhinebeck Gazette records the mar
rage of two tender young persons, whose
combined ages number l6l years. Justice
Gillender performed the marriage ceremo-
nv at Rhinebeck Hall, in the presence of
quite a number of spectators. The bride
groom, John s. Cole, over whose head
eighty-fve winters have passed, was be
comingly attired-minus coat and vest,
and his neither limbs encased in blue over
alls with a bay window in the rear. The
bride, on whose face and figure seventy-slx
summers had left their traces appeared as
though she had been there before, mani
Testing no emotion whatever, and after the
ceremony walked TO her residence, dis
lance Of nearly four miles.
A LAYMAN's GRACE.
Lowell Courier.
A Young married friend tells good Joke
ON himself, perpetrated by little three
year-old pride of the family She is
the only pledge of love that has twined it
self around the heart and affections of him
self and wife. A few evenings since a
minister visited the family and remained
until after tea. At the table the reverend
visitor asked the blessing, and the little
one opened her eyes 10 the full capacity in
startled wonderment. She could not UNI
derstand what had been done, and il was
with great persuasion that her mother
could keep her quiet during the time they
were at the table. When they left it she
walked up to the minister, for whom she
had formed a great friendship, and said
What did you say at the table before
we commenced eating?
My little darling, ! thanked God for
his goodness in giving us 10 eat so that we
might grow and be strong
Papa don't say that.
What does your papa say
Papa says, 'Godlemighty what a sup
per : -
A SNAKE STORY.
OceolA CIA.) Farmer,
A Doyle township man, whose name has
escaped us, says he was out in his field on
Monday last, when he came upon large
rattlesnake which had been wounded in
some way but was as full Of fight as a
Modoc Indian in the lava bed. The farm
er dealt blow at his snakeship with a
whifletrce which by some means slipped
from his hand. He then kicked at the
reptile, when it fastened its fangs in the
toe Of bis boot and could not be shaken of.
Hearing suspicious noise in his rear, the
man. now somewhat alarmed turned and
saw reintorcements coming to the aid OF
the snake in the shape OF two other larg,
rattlers which were blowing and rat
Ting ike Senator Carpenter defending tn,
back pay steal The farmer suddenly re
membered that he had an engagement
elsewhere, and not wishing to dispute abou
trifes, and not having time to do ANYTHING
else, made boot-iack of a friendly grub
aud left his boot IN the hands Of the enemy
When he returned, in the course Of al
hour or two, the boot was nowhere 10 b,
found, nor had it been found at latest adj
vices No person had been in the field ;,
far as known, and that man firmly believe,
that the snakes carried it of to som,
sequestered spot, 50 to speak.
MISCHIEF BRUIN
san Bernardiuo lCaIr Guardian.
Last Monday Mr. Garvey started frou
the Green Lead to Los Angeles an
after travelling as far as Sulphur Springs
stopped to rest his animals and to eat hi
lunch. While hitching up his team I
start when fastening the last trace, h
looked around and Immediately behind tn
wagon saw huge bear with two cubs az
preaching toward him The mules say
the bears at the same time and started of
Mr.. Garyey got partly ilto the wagon, bu
unfortunately without the lines. Tn
mules ran around steep bluff, tipped tn
wagon over, broke the king. bolt, and final
Ia frNN afF al -, 81
The bears on hearing the noise and racke
started for the woods, and also succeede,
in getting away. Mr. Garvey, after recoy
ering presence of mind, started IN Nh
Brown 5, on the Mohave river, a distanc
Of fifteen miles and arrived there afte
night almost dead Next day. with tn
assistance Of James Brown. he suc,eede
in recovering the team, which was still Al
tached n the wheels and some ten mile
from the grizzly scene.
LIFE IN A HOGsHEAD.
Bangor CMe.) Commercial
About ten years ago a travelling tinke
named Remission, well known throughou
this and Piscataquis counties, mysterious
disappeared, and fears were entertaine
that he had been murdered But in
short time he was discovered to be hvin
the life Of hermit on lonely island
Moosehead Lake His dwelling house b,
fitted the fortunes of retired tinke
being in summer a large dry goods bo,
la winter, DiOgenese- ike, he ensconce
himself in hogshead He lived on tn
frugal fare which dame Nature provide
III that region and appeared happy. ii
clothing bill during the ten years of h
L, Il q
His original garments were in few yea
entirely gone and replaced by patches il
Vulnerable and Of all colors. His lit
store Of money earned by trapping he ca
ried in a patch on his trowsers His soci
visits were limited 10 occasional journey
across the lake to another island on whiC
also lived a hermit of like habits of lit
This summer Remission friends s1ugl
him out, and yielding to their persu
sons he has abandoned his summer al
winter residences aud retired to civ
lied life.
A MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
Danbury News
Where n woman puts three mackeTel
soak in a dish pan. whose sides are Gig
inches high, and leaves the pan on a stal
way, she has accomplished her missi,
and should 60 hence This was what
Division street woman did Friday nigl
Filled the pan at the pump and then le
il standing on the steps to the stoop, viii
she went into the next house 10 see h,
many buttons would be required
90 down the front Of reding0t
And mighty important affair tn
was, to be sure. And there "
her husband tearing through the hou
in search Of a handkerchief, and not fin
ing it, Of course. And then he rushed o
into the yard, wondering where on ear
that woman could be, and started dos
the steps without seeing the pan, or ey,
dreaming that any one could be 80 idio
as 10 leave it there. OF course he stepp
on il; or az least that is the SUPP
sition, as the neighbors, who were broug
out BY the crash that followed, saw a he
rihed man, and high dishpan and thr
very demorilized mackeral shooting acre
the garden, and smashing down the shru
berry. And he was a nice sight. was III
unhappy man, when they got him on
feet. There wasn't dry thread on hil
and his hair was full OF bits of macker
and one Of his shoulders was out of joil