The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-09-03
Miscellaneous.

If you didn't get II sight at the comet
this time, it won't matter; it will be
around again in about go years.
If it is wise to have two strings to
your bow, it is also prudent to let one
Of your purse-strings be chcck-string.
Let the comet alone" says the New
York Cc"mcrriW. Good gracious! who's
Il touchin OF it !-Btrh<hirr (.Nnxs) Cou-
rt,r.
On the authority of Virginia paper
it is stated that one Mrs. Shepp is now
living in the MaSsanutten Mountain, near
reached the advanced age of 12O. She
was married in 11,4, and her husband
has been dead about sixty years. 1t is
furthermore stated that the old lady'S
mind is clear, her 81 ght good and that
she does the work of the family she lives
with, and also her own sewing!
If a large woman seats herself by
your side, and on your stove-pipc hat, in
Il railway car, don't try to put the thing
in shape again, but place it right on your
head just as it is and try to convince
those all around you by the expression
on your face that you do not think it is
hurt at all. This is true politencsS.
"A man living about sixty miles from
Parsons, Kan, stole Il horse. \ mob
went to his house, as they supposed, at
night, and, finding that the occupant
was in bed, they told his wife that they
wanted to see him minute. So he
came out. They hung him to tree and
then shot twenty-five bullets into him,
and left him. The next morning they
found that they had got the wrong man
this one being il Woodworking laborcr
with three children), and that the right
man lived just next door.-Chicay, Irib-
me.
honksOn, n. Y, before Justice Stevens.
made Il written contract with Stephen j.
within three months, would get married,
Schoonmaker agreed to board him and
his wife free for six months, and furnish
them free an eight-dollar-a-day "rig" for
three days to make wedding tour. Ii
Case did not get married within that
time he was to pay double board for six
months and twcnty-fOur dollars, the
price of the rig" for three days. The
time was up on the 9th Of July. Case
was not married, and Schoonmaker de-
manded the terms of the contract Case
refused to live up to his agreement,
and Schoonmaker sued Washington
Star.
Three men-ofwar ships-Dutch,
French and English-while anchored in
port, were contending with each other
for the best display of sailorship, SO the
captain of each vessel determined to send
alOft an active sailor to perform some
deed Of grace and daring The Dutch
captain sent Il Dutchman, the French Il
Frcnchman, and the English an Irish
man. The Dutchman stood on the top of
the mainmast with his arm extended
The Frcnchman then went alOft and eX
tended both hands Now the Irisllman
thought if he could stand on the top of
the mainmast with Il leg and IN arm eX-
tended he would be declared the most
daring sailor. Nimbly he clambered aloft
until he reached the highest point, then
he carefully balanced himself on both
feet, extending his right hand with a
graceful motion. Then he threw out his
left leg until it came in Il line with his
right arm. In doing so he ingloriously
lost his balance and fell from the mast,
crashing through the rigging toward the
deck. The various ropes against which
he came in contact broke his fall, but his
velocity was not too great to prevent his
grasping a rope attached to the main
yard. To this he hung for two seconds
then dropping lightly to the deck, landed
safely on his feet Folding his arms tri-
umphantly, as if fall and all were in the
programme, he glanced toward the rival
| ships and joyousiy exclaimed: "There,
We frog-atin' and sausage-stufed turin
erS, bate that if YOU can"