The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-06-05

The wild man in the woods is in Georgis
now. He has got to be eight feet high, and
he tore of the tail of horse the other day
A lady, speaking of her aversions, said
the severist thing on record ''fe's a'nost q
perfect brute-he only lacks instinct"
An Indiana woman has recovered so
damages FROM bar-keeper for the aggregate
of ''time lost" BY her husband in imbibing
liquors.
Intensely swell young gentlemen have
their cigars manufactured expressly for them,
and ornamen.ed with their monograms in
gold.
When the own peculiar holiday of STRAIT.
fOrd-On- AvOn-the natal anniversary of
William Shskespeare--was celebrated this
year. tie shops were closed, and civic pro-
cession marched from the town hall to the
church, where flowers were strewn on the
poets tombstone. Subsequently a reading
from Hamlet was given BY Miss Glyn. and
at half past three . collation. took place in
the town hall. Some good gless we're sung,
and speeches were delivered by the MARQUIS
of Hartford, the Earl of Yarmouth, The
Mayer, Vicar, &c, The toast of tine even.
ing, The inmnr raj Memory of Shakes
peare," was proposed by Miss Glyn, who
spoke rs follows: "Not used to speak in
public, excsP, inspired by the eIoqunce of
have spoken to-day for three |
hours and three quarters, and think it is
long enough Tor aIy one to expect IN audi |
ence. Since breyiiy is the soul of Wit, / |
must be brief, and would propose the toast
Of the immortal memory of Shakespeare,
The everlasting youth, whom age cannot
wither, nor custom stale his infinite viriefy.'
An anecio,e of Herye, the composer, is
given in the Figaro. He was very unsucces-
fuI in provincial town where he vas giving
The second night there
vas scarcely one person present. The
next day an announcement was posted that
IN amateur Of the town would make his
/ but in the piece of that evening; a crowded
rouse was the result. The piece, ''Don
laiIote," Was played amid general inatten-
ION; the audience were thinking of the ma.
i've amateur. About thu last scene Sancbo
made his entrance on his proverbial donkey.
The audience thinking they we're to be taken
q, shouted loudly for the amateur. Herve
anne forward with dignity, pointed to the
east and said, GU we're promised the de-
ut Of an amateur of the town. Behold
.im." The cur ain fell end the back door
Eas used i,y ,ns performers.
l. il not probable that Mrs. Emerson's
wkward attempt to steal Mr.. Will Garlic
on'e poem of % Betsy and l" will excite .
nough controversy to float her volume of
nreadable verse. Her claim rerts upon 4;
er bare assertion, unsupported by particle
{ proof, and is At once disproved BY the
,ct that not line in her volume bears the .
iRhtest kindred to the ballad she bas 80 :
DOLLY appropriated. Mr.. Carleton, finding
hat quiet contempt is not considered BY ::
,me Of his friends 9 proper treatment OF
he case, now comes forward and calls Mrs
.merson liar and thief. Many people will
link this language indecorous when address !.
! to female poet, but when lady of letters !.
rs lies and steals poems, it must be admit
d that those words are not without a Ger. !,
in appropriateness.-N.Y Y. Tribune.