The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-10

this world of sin and wickedness, where
one doesn't know exactly where he
stands till the ground slips from under
him, and he finds himself sliding down
hill on the back of his head instead Of
walking uprightly off on his ear, each
individual has quite enough dirty linen
Of his or her own wash without bother
ing with that of others, and I do not
purpose to so into the mutual laundry
business
All the while that this speech was
going on Paulina, with innocent, child
ish curiosity. had been untying knot
which was in the handkerchief, this
done, 10 and behold, three rings were
displayed to diamonds, every one
of them!
''Paulna,' said I, my words were
the words Of foolishness and inexpe-
rience. On mature reflection say to
you, Go through the world with your
eyes open. and pick up all she soiled
handerchiefs which you may End lying
around loose, especially if there be
knots in them, for, 10, they raay contain
diamond rings within -
And in my own heart I resolved to
pick up no plain gold rings in the flu
ture. For once on time did pick up
one, to my sorrow-aS all who know the
present Mrs. Paul will bear me mourn
full witness!
1t seemed impossible that could not
find the owner Of those rings, but it
was difficult thing to do. inquired
all round, and no one had lost any
rings or knew Of any one else that had.
So in the innocence of my heart con-
fided the secret Of my find to Mr.. Bres-
lin. He was kind enough to examine
them and take a mental memorandum
of the number and size of the stones,
and the inscriptions inside, and in few
minutes returned to say that he had
found the fair owner. He went on to
describe them so accurately that l
gave them out Of my possession with
out thought or suspicion. But
now | am haunted by the belief that he
will be wearing them himself to metro
politan balls this winter. For he is
still wearing on his feet the shoes which
l lost at Congress Hall when he was at
the head of the Found De-
partment. some five years ago.
There was some very fine dressing at
the ball las. evening. One old gontlc.
man had his hair riuted. and finer eff
feet, let me say, is seldom produced at
less expense. A lady attracted consid-
cradle attention by having her dress
mt n l.
which astonished me and
delighted the backbiters on the back
piazza. Twas not the Pompadour style,
exactly, rather more on the Barndoor
style of architecture, | should say;
and nothing could be in better taste if a
lady's back were a boulevard-but if
not, not. My daughter wore an Gle
CANT lace dress, cut on bias,and gored
in one or two places by cow which got
at the clothes line in June. She had a
sash gracefully wound round her body
in several different directions, sash in
which all the colors of the rainbow were
beautifully blended, and the effect in
combination with her blue boots was
very fine indeed. wore claw hammer
coat, one tail of which had been eaten
off by the moths, but as always had
a feeling Of being whitfield down when
put it on, it did not matter much to
me, besides it was cooler the way the
moths fixed it. My cravat was white,
my gloves were a delicate layendar-
and had only been worn to few Area
dian Club receptions before. My pam
falcons were black, my shoes were
black, and my vest, inside of which I
wore seven glasses Of Congress water,
was black. My eyes also, were black,
through sparring with the electric bell
knobs Of the Grand Union Hotel, not
one of which is in working order! And
my face was black with shouting for
chambermaid to fill the pitchers, and
yelling down the speaking-tube, at the
other end of the hall, in vain endeavors
to get pitcher Of ice-water brought to
the room occasionally. So, black being
the only wear, it is not strange that I
take a somber view Of things in this
letter. JOHN PAUL.