Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-18
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FACTS AND FANCIES.


some good,looking young fellow to give
her chance to try the experiment.
A negro once went in to give his ex-
perience at love feast. He said that
he had been resting at home for some
time, and he had found no peace; but
when the presiding elder opened his
"much-polluted lips, the darkness dis
appeared and light sprung up.
Lawyer-How do you identity this
handkerchief Witness-By its general
appearance, and the fact that | have
others like it. Counsel (cutely). That's
no proof, for / have got one just like 1t
in my pocket. Witness Gnnocently =
/ don't doubt that, as had more than
one OF the same sort stolen.
An exchange says that "a Jersey City
lady shot hackman through the hand
for overcharging her, and she receives
one hundred congratulatory letters per
day." We can really see no merit in the
shooting of hackman through the hand
for such an offeuse, unless he happened
10 have no head to shoot through.
At Strassburg it was lately ordered
that newly born children must henceforth
receive no names which did not appear
in the German calendar A citizen Of
modern views who wished his daughter
to be named Blanche has been obliged
to put up with Mathilde. Fernand, Car
los, and Suzette have had to give away
to Ferdinand, Karl, and Susanna. This
measure has been taken under French
law of the time of the Revolution, which
had long been forgotten.
Twenty three brigands, who in the
summer had committed robbery at a
watering place on the French frontier,
were recently brought to the scene of
their exploits to be shot there by Span.
ish troops. The troops were at fifteen
yards distance. Ten men fell at the first
fire. Eight fell at second fire, and the
other five ran away, the bullets having
cut the cords that bound them. One
was last seen pursued by four soldiers,
who continued firing.
An English lady who passed several
years in Pekin when her husband was a
missionary writes: :" ] and my husband
have passed the greatest part of our
lives as missionaries in China. We have
never found it post OF selfdeniGl but
rather luxurious We have the best
society-learned Chinese scholars, intel.
ligent American and English merchants
and travellers. l don't find London any
pleasanter. fear there is a great deal
of humbug in the popular notion of the
hardships and sacrifices of missionaries. "
Donna Blanca, daughter ofthe Duchess
of Braganza. is asserted to have instiga-
ted many of the Csrlist atrocities in
Spain. Those sweet women of sunny
Spain still seem to retain all that love-
illness of disposition which has always
led them to put the enemies Of their
friends permanently out of the way.
But if Donna Blanca we're to look on US
we d don blanker look of fear than if
she we're the very devil. Too intimate
an acquaintance with such strong mind
ed heroines is undesirable to sensitive
soul.
A wealthy citizen of New York has
mechanical curiosity in the form of
musical tree 1t is an artificial bush or
tree about FIVE feet high set in large
square tub Of Russia leather. 1t looks
very natural and beautiful, every leaf,
sprig aud twig being absolutely perfe ct
in workmanship Of copying nature.
Touch knob on the side of the tub and
instantly the tree is literally filed with
small birds Of every imaginable hue and
color, including those represented in the
rainbow Each and every bird begins
to sing, and very sweetly, too, their soft
notes blending beautifully in harmony.
Touch the knob again and the birds dis
appear mysteriously, to reappear when-
ever summoned by pressure Of the little
gold knob