The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-20

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slipped into the house about l O'Clock
very softly. denuded himself gently.
and began rocking the cradle by the
bedside, ss if he had been awakened
out OF . sound sleep by infantil cries.
Hs had rocked away for Ave minutes.
when Mary Jane, who had eilently OBJ.
served the whole man@uvre, said:
"oome to bed, you fool, you! the baby
amt there!" ~
A SPARE ARTIsTE.-Apropos of Sa-
raj. Bern hardt. who is thin ms q ghost,
the Paris Figaro tells the following
wicked story: "Her theatre dresser
WAS complaining to the cIeuper of the
comedio that the dressing rooms wero
not kept in good order. Why said
she, only imagine, found flea in
III lie Sarah Bernhardt's dressi ing room
only last night Poor beast said
the unsympathizing employee, she
must have been almost etnrved to
DEATH"
| 4 man in Michigan procured di-
vorce from his wife. Intending to mar
ry another woman. The latter, how
ever, got tired waiting snd married
another man on the day the divorce
vas granted. Then the fellow hesi-
tated whether or not to try to make it
up with his wife again, and while he
was hes'tating, his wife married On.
other fellow. This is what would
naturally be called getting left all
round.
| CERTAIS CURE FOR a RITTLE.SSAKE
BITE OR SPIDER BITE.-A phyeioian in
Oregon writes: "rake the yolk of q
good egg. put it III a teR-cup and stir
III as much salt as will make it thick
enough not to run of. aud spread a
plaster and apply to the wound. Do
this when bitten or sturg, and I will
insure yonr life for q Sixpence. have
tried this remedy in number of cases.
and have never known it to fail"
ALMOST DEFEATED. The people of
Missouri have decided by the small
majority OF 283 votes. out of an aggrc-
gaze or 2a2.3l5 votes cast. thas they
Will have constitutional Convention,
and IN accordance with the decision,
the Governor has ordered IN election
.or delegates to be held Oh the 26tL of
january.
popular clergyman says it is inte-
resting to observe how many people
go to tue circus ''just to please the
children" aud very curious to notice
that sometimes it takes several able
bodied men and motherly women TO
look after one little boy or girl or such
F, au Occa sion.
Andy Danghard. colored man, who
lived on SAvanauh River, Abberille
County. has beon missing for severa!
days. 1t IL thought that he WAS killed
and thrown into tho river by several
other colored men who were hostile to
him
There does not seem to be any par.
ticnar style Of arranging the hair lust
now. Some wear the queue. Others
the French braid, and few wear i.
Gigh III the neck. Generally it is
dressed high in front, with pu1s on
top and "cat paws" on either side.
Douglass Jerrold Says, in his
Hedgehog Letters" that "respecta
bilIty IS all very we'll for folks who can
have it for ready money; bu. to be
Obliged to run in debt for it, is
enough to break the heart Of an m
GEL"
When an Arkansas judge ascends
the banoh. tbs first thing hn does il to
feel under the desk for the whiskey
bottle; il the tipstaH has forgotten to
have it filed, legal proceedings that
! day don't amount to much.
| Albert Wright, colored citizen of
Simpson Creek Township. Horry, went
out in company with another colored
man raccoon hunting en- last Saturday
Eight. and in telling the coon tree,
! Wright was instantly killed.
An inquest was held last MONDAY
npon the body OF Il. C. Chambers, Of
Rock Hill, and verdict Of death from
lnnamr1ation Of the brain, caused by
excessive USE Of Intoxicating LIQUORS
and narcotics, rendered.
| At Annapolis. yesterday. Mr.. Gins.
Joseph Bonapurte, son Of Jerome y.
bonapar'e aud grund-nephew Of the
irsi Emperor Napoleon. was admitted
to practice ia the Court oi Appeals.
What's tue use. in these days, trying
tc bo honest? exclaimed grnnbler.
Oh, yon onght to ny i; once and sec.
re.orted one of his comrauiol :.
! An old lady, hearing somebody say
'he mails were irregular, said: 1t
"as jas: SO i'll my young dny:-uo
Trusting any ot 'crn.'
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