Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-22

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WHAT ISLANDER DOES-Alore than fifty
years ago, /! young man lived in Western
city, and, rs druggist, was accommodating prop
erty, possessing the respect and confidence ct
the community, as was proved by the fact that
as he was about starting TO the East to lay lu
stock, the cashier OF bank handed him Il
package Of money in bills to be LANDED to
bank officer 10 Philadc phia; being very
obligng, he received the package and
promised to deliver promptly on his arrival,
which he did; the cashier Of the bank
to whom he delivered the bills looked over
them hastily, placed them in a drawer, saying
it was correct" and went on with his writ
Ing Now for the singular sequel.
A month later the Western banker came to
the young druggist and informed him that Il
bill Of large denomination was missing. The
young man said he did not know how that
could be, for he had received it; that the East
crn bunker had looked it over, pronounced it cor
rect and that he thought his responsibility ended
there. The facts stood thus; TWO prominent bust
ness men, il responsible positions, on one side
aud the unsupported say so ofa young drug
gist on the other; the odds were too unequal,
aud the young man had to 60 to the wall the
community withdrew their patronage and their
confidence; his business was broken up; he first
attempted one thing, then another, but cloud
seemed to hang over him.
Years rolled on. The story was hauded
down from one to another, and new corners iul-
bibed the prrjudlces Of the old; and twenty
years later there was an odum attached to his
character SO that at the mention of his name
there was that falling of the countcnance which
meant mo confidence" The young druggist
became an old man. but never succeeded in re-
gaining the social position he had lost. He
died u Coventry. The old desk was taken to
Il shop to be repaired On removing the draw
err the missing bank bill Was touud to have been
lodged behind it.
WM ALLEN, Of Ohio, on the stump, made
it very uncomfortable for some OF his opponents
They made much ado about his age, and by
the way, we are surprised to find that he Is
only sxty.six. TO read the Radical papers Of
Ohio and New York one would suppose he was
contemporary with the fossil man. Among the
most persistent and the ablest OF those who
took the stump 10 opposition was Senator Nor
too who joined 10 the cry as to the Antiquity
aud decrepilude Of Bill Allen" Here is the
damaging retort.
This very man Morton, when he was brought
90 his feet bcf,re the people Laughter.
The committee helped him up [ironical cheersl,
and when they got hin up they had to set him
iD an arm chair, and had to tumble and huot
up an old manuscript that he had concocted 10
the deep darkness Of some midnight, and read
it there aud called il a speech. Laughter.
Do look like a man ? Loud applause, drown
lug the speakers voice completely. Am
paratyzed from my hips down? Laughter.
There are TWO kinds of influences which wear
away human lite. Ooe is the SILENT constant
wear and tear of time, that takes the man be-
you'd THAT bourne from whence no travel
Ter returns, which DISCREPANCIES all or
gapzed things and resolves matter back
into its pristine condition. There Is
another kind of Influence that brings on age
and decrepiude. There is vicious life There
is moral and physical decrepitude which Is
brought on in individuals. And yet this man
comes and talks about my want Of manly vgo..
FEMININE CELEBRITY Waking up one hund.
red and thlrty-two girls at once eau be done
nowhere but in Staunton Va. An Omnibus
drove up to female seminary there the other
night at ; clock and did it without flaw.
They all sat stock upright IN bed, cutchlug at
each other in the dark, and screaming, 1T
Is
happens that girl doesn't swearitl Is "a man.
OF the whole number, one hundred aud twenty
eight cried so. where is NY pa?' The old
man is never wanted except when trouble comes
aopg 4 girl may have a hundred new dresses
to show, and it's 20, ma ~ but the minute
she stumps her toe, its "Where's my pa%
Oue hundred and eight said, The house is
on fire - and started down stairs, carrying one
hundred and six cologne. bottles, niDety-eight
copies of Byron, one Shorter Catechism, one
hundred and three braids ADD eighty-three
bustes. At breakfast next morning they COM
pared statistics Julia Blogsden made the
bottom step of The lowest fight, carrying her
trunk, the washstand, the bedstead, aud two
Wiudow-shutters, in two minutes and twelve
seconds Julia is truthful scholar. Mary
Lobsby put up her back hair, fixed her bangcf
front hair, and pinned on aruf 10 one minute
aud three seconds, and Ellen Pitchfelder put on
both shoes. three pair Of earrings and a po-
loDaise in FIVE seconds. But the prize scholar
excited the hatred and envy Of all by proving
by the cook that she taiuted "stoDe dead
sWice. -,Stauntou Vtndtcutor.
REV. Dr.. MUNsEY We have been inform.
ed, and our Information comes from very re-
liable source that Rev. DIR. Munsey, whose re-
ported unfortunate mental condition mas oecn
alluded to iu our columns, appeared before. the
Holstop Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
church south in session at Mariou last week,
aud having satisfied the conference Of bis res
tora ton to health and perfect canability tor the
discharge of ministerial duties, he was request
ed to preach in that place 90 Sunday evening;
He compiled with the request, and delivered
an able and Impressive sermon to very large
audience. This intelligence is very gratifying
to US. and we feel confident it will be gladly re-
ceived by the many friends ofthis able divine,
his name and eminent services in the
Christian ministry are knowu. Lynch. Vr. .
Mr. Hughes and Mr.. Chandler, spoke in.
Lee, burg. % Monday.