Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-20

Brown aud family, and DR. George X
Duncan, Of Raleigh. They all succeeded
in finding quarters at one place, with
private family, and seem TO be well salts
fed. Mr.. Ben Duncan is expected her'
soon with his family. Capt. j. p. Tobir
and family arrived here to-day. Capt
G. F. Huls and wife, of Memphis, arrived
a day or tive since and are at the hotel
The little village, with its poor accom-
modations, seems full, yet there is always
room for the latest arrivals.
l was over at White Bear Lake about 9
week ago and found Col. G. A. Hanson
wife and daughter, Mr.. Pink H. Brysor
and family, Mr.. S. NJ. Ward and family
Il. A. Coe, and a number Of other Mem
phians mentioned in former communi
cation. The place is crowded and full
of life. 1t is only nine miles from St.
Paul, and is easily accessible by rail OF
private conveyance; not like Excelsior
six miles from railroad, and across the
lake at that. 1t was Cowper, perhaps,
who wrote:
30 for lodge in some vast wilderness,
Some boundless eontiguity Of shade"
Any one breathing similar wish at
the present day can be suited in this
neighborhood without going further
West, for this is certainly the most out
of.the way place to be so near the GEN.
tiers of provincial trade and the thor
oughfares of travel that / have ever
found. Lake Minnetonka, although not
much more than twenty miles long and
on an average four miles wide, is so If
regular in shape that it has shore of
40 miles. A few miles above here is a
little island where solitary hermit has
lived eighteen years. he is said to be
intelligent and well educated, but is
quite reticent about his early life,
and the outside world can only con-
lecture what may have made him
iorsake the hum of the busy world
for such an isolated spot to lead
the life Of an Alexander Selkirk or the
tabled Robinson Crusoe. Perchance
he committed some ofense at college
and fed to escape punishment and dis
grace, or a stern father of the Davie
Deans type may have dishOnored some
Of his bills at the tailor's; but it is more
probable still that he was crossed in
love, short as any dream" at the ten
der period between eighteen and forty,
and has since, as Shakespeare says, com
muned with green and yellow melan-
choly. Whatever the romance of his
early years, he lives the life Of fisher
man; has his neat little cabin, his boats
and tackle, and withal g good library,
and cares as little, apparently, for the
world as it knows Of him. Very few
men could be hired at the salary of an
ordinary book.keeper or dry goods clerk
10 take his position single year, much
less for FIVE or ten.
Railways thought Memphis had rather a
monopoly lively gathering, such as pic
mics, church festivals and the like, and
still think SO, butI attended little enter
tainment over at White Bear Lake, the
other night, which reminded one very
forcibly of Memphis. In fact, the Mem
phis boys we're there in force to give it
tone and that spirit of generous emula-
ton in good cause so essential to finan-
cial and social success. 1t was Pres
byterian festival, for the benefit Of the
orphans. The tables we're supplied with
ice creams, lemonade, etc, and the
usual variety of fancy articles for sale
or rattle; but the greatest interest
centered on a silver castor set, worth,
possibly fifteen dollars, to be voted at
twenty-five cents a vote to the most pop
ular landlady in the place. Three were
put 10 nomination, viz: Mrs. Leip, Of
the Leip House; Mrs. Dunn, Of the
Dunn House, and Mrs. Williams, of the
Williams House. The Memphians are
mostly at the Leip House. They de-
cided in secret conclave that Mrs.
Leip should have the prize at what
ever cost, and made arrangements &C
cordingly. The guests Of the Dunn
proposed to confer the same honor on
their respected landlady Voting com
menced early, and went along quietly up
to within FIVE minutes Of 1890, the mo-
ment TO close the polls. About 700
votes had been cast altogether. Mr.. Joe
Wetter, Of Memphis, dropped in $50 for
Mrs. Leip. This electrified the house,
and the crowd surged around the COM
mittee in confused circle. In went
$50 for Mrs. Dunn, then for Mrs. Leip,
and so on until the last moment. Just
then one Of Mrs. Dunns friends offered
q check for 500, which was accepted.
The Memphians objected in rather plain
terms. In the midst Of the discussion,
and while Joe Wetter vas trying TO get
the committee to take a 500 bill, they
announced the polls closed, leaving
Mrs. Dunn q little ahead, with
altogether, $500 votes in the
box. The evaporation Of Mrs.
Leips friends found vent in some very
free expressions. Colonel H de-
nounced the result as a fraud, and the
committee packed concern, and others
Joined in the chorus. anoug them Geo.