The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-25

TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 25, 1878
Gossip and Gleanings.

John King, the first Englishman who
signed the total abstinence pledge, Is now an
old man, and without dollar
They have apolite ghost in Dor glass Coun-
| ty, No., which takes its head off when it
meets belated traveller and insists upon see
ing him home.
The accepted and betrothed lover has lost
| the widest charms of his maiden in her az
ceptance of him. She was heaven whilst be
| pursued her as a star,-she cannot be heaven
if she stoops to such a one as he.-Emerson.
Western editor, anent the announce
ment of series of symphony performances,
remarks that with the number of cats in that
neighborhood they've had about enough
Thomas concerts already.
The new-fashioned three decker ladies hats
for the theatre are constructed with win
dow in front and rear, to enable persons sit
ting behind the wearers to see what is going
| on.
A st. Paul jury has brought in verdict
that husband and his wife have each sut-
fered cruel and inhumam treatment at the
hands of the other, and that consequently
each is entitled to divorce.
"As virtue is necessary in republic, and
In monarchy honor, so fear is necessary in
despotic government; with regard to vir-
tue there is no occasion for it; honor would
be extremely dangerous" -Montesquieu.
Upon allie leaves of trees are written cleare-
Though to us allie its sense doth not appeare-
In little veines that curiousie do runne
goodlie tale Of earthe, and aire and sunne;
Which did we know to reade, to us woulde Shove
How from the acorne's cuppe the oake did grove.
Two young men. named Andrews and
Morton, ays the Louisville CoOrier,JournuI
have been sentence by Delaware Court to
receive fifteen lashes each for ''burking''
another young fellow named Hamm. Off
with their shirtsl So much for burkins
ifamm.-Shakspedre
The aged but astute Illinois farmer keeps
no barometer, nor does he put his trust in the
| grounding, but he Knows when spring :
proaches, by seeing his sons, Who have ar
rived at manhood. prepare to leave home,
after winter of ''sponging" on the old man.
His name was Danneer, dreaded ouer all;
Who day and night did watch and duely ward,
From fearfull towards entrance to orstall,
And ins-heart foles, who show Of PERIL hard
Could terrific from fortunes fare award:
For oftentimes faint hearts at first espial
OF his grim face, were from approaching scard
Unworthy they Of grace, whom one deniall
Excludes from faires hope withouten further trial.
-Spenser.
There is happy land, and we beg to call
Miss Anthony's attention to it. A letter
written by San Francisco gentleman, on a
voyage to the Samoan (Navigator) Islands,
dated at Apia, in speaking of the inhabitants
says: "All the white men here have native
wives. and are really slaves to them"
The English papers announce, with great
delight, the visit of Bret Harte to England
His books have had an enormous circula-
tion" among the British public. and he will
have warm welcome. he is expected to ar
rive about the middle of April and to deliver
in the principal cities the "Argonauts of Fac"
The managers of the Vienna Exposition,
whose notions are rather feudal, innocently
sent to Chicago for copy of its municipal
coat of arms. The mayor was not to te
bluffed, however. He sent for a sign-painter.
consulted with him, set him to work, and
shipped the result, whatever it may be-
| The Cincinnati Commercial has come to
the conclusion that ''the chances for heaven
of men who have been hanged for malicious
murder, notwithstanding the profusion of
their professions, and the testimony OF their
pastors, are not greater than those of the
masses of men who die decently in their
beds.''
Tommy to Johnny-'T can jump over that
! barn, il want to-
J. to T.-'Lets see you do it."
y. to J.-"But don't want to-"
Dizzy to Gladstone-"I can form an ad-
ministration and govern England, if want
| to-"
Gladstone to Dizzy-s'Let's see you do it,"
Dizzy to Gladstone-"But l don't Want
to-"
Paul Akers showed that courage of ideas
| which becomes an American. He ventured
to depart from the received model of the face
Of Cicero and produced something which
gave quite shock to the preconceived ideas
of the world. A gold medallion has since
been found, struck during the consulate Of
Cicero, which quite justifes the American
sculptor.
|
A Chicago clergyman announced to his
cons regation the existence of place in that
city where men are drugged and Teld for ran
som, and "tossed out into the sire t that it
may appear as if they had died there sudden
ly." The question is why the reverend gen.
tleman doesn't give this information to the
police, instead of keeping it for the inside of
his church, where none of the city authorities
are likely to hear Of it. d
Little Jenny lis five year old. Her un-
Gle gave her doll. Jenny cherished her doll
| with all a mothers care. The other day she
was nursing it on her knees; she started sud-
dealy, the doll fell, and the head was broken
| off. Jenny was overcome with grief at this
misfortune, and looked aghast at the poor
headlsss doll: then raising her eyes, she said
with sigh of resignation, "Another little
angel in heaven"
A bill in the interests of New York oyster
men was before the Legislature at Albany,
the other day, and Senator Pierson Innocent
ly remarked that if the hackers Of the bill
wanted it to pass they must send up barrel
OF oysters. The oystermen made the mistake
of supposing him in earnest, and few morn
ings ago he was surprised to find tina. bar
rel ofoysters had been sent to his house. Not
being Congressman he was so ne wha, en-
barrassed, but finally placed then at the dis
p,sal OF the Senate, to be put on the clerk s
desk during the vote on the bill.
The sensation acts in PHILADELPHIA theatars