The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-11-07

BEN. BUTLEa's DAUGHrER.--From a Wash
10 gton letter to the Cincinnati Gazette is taken
this bit of gossip: The one redeeming soft spot
in General Buffers life is his love for his only
daughter Blanche, now the wife of Governor
Anes, of Mississippi. The General, every one
acknowledges, is fearfully ugly, and his wife,
WHO was an actress years ago, is equally plain.
How from this union, such an exquisite, dain-
ty, loveable maiden as Blanche Butler could
have sprung will always remain wrapped
among the mysteries. very we'll remember
hearing the praises which were sung at her
debut She was educated at the Georgetown
convent, and after her graduation she made
protested appearance in the gay society of the
capital. 81 don't want to go into society" she
said to friend, "it does not satisfy me.
would much prefer staying quietly at home"
And this remark, made at her first party,
where she was surrounded by hosts of eager
imirers Her dress on this occasion won uni
vsrsal applause from its charming simplicity.
1t was white silk illusion, light and puffy as
sea foam, and embroidered with pale green
ferns. Her only ornaments were pearls. She
came to her, with fresh, fair comp mplexion, chas-
ed with faint bushes her tall, slender figure !;
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with its winning smile, and her fwcman's
crown of glory" in her wealth of red-gold hair,
such as Titan loved to paint on his Madonnas
saw her first at some morning reception, as
the newly married bride of Senator Ames, and
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enchanted with her gentleness and beauty
She wore heavy silk calling suit of two rare
shades of blue; ermine furs, and white uncut
velvet hat, trimmed with long, graceful ostrich
plumes. AS she came in froT the winter storm
raging without, thought what lovely embod
iment of the Esprit Of the Snow" she looked
Everybody loved gentle Blanche Butler, even
those who hated her father the most; and
hear that in her Southern meme she wins the
same affection from ali, no matter what politi-
cal ground she stands on.
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Why PEOPLE ARE PooR.-What doeth hinder
any man from earning his own living? Illness
may me, sudden calamity may fall. Against
these even energy may be power!ess but apart
from this, it may be assumed that be who falls
falls because he lacks wisdom, and not oppor
tunity. And the same weakness which pre-
vented him from grasping the opportunity pre-
vents him from keeping hold Of it after it has
been put into his hands.
Once in a while, once in great while, time
ly succor avails in moment of temporary
weakness averts the consequence of a mis-
take, and the man starts ahead at swinging
pace But oftener the results seem to indicate
that it is of very little use to help poor people
who cannot help themselves. The kingdom oi
pauperism is within them. The very causes
that make them poor keep them poor. 1t is
not that society bears down hard upon them.
1t is that they are self-indulgent. If you see
widow and five children shivering over g
few embars you pity them, and you must send
them coal but caunot help from feeling q
wrathfu contempt at knowing that they all
went to the photographers yesterday and had
picture taken, after buying couple OF TWEEN
ty five cent brooches, on the way to ador1
themselves with. The very thing that your
self would hesitate to do on account of the ex-
pense, people who are partially dependent on
your charity would do without hesitation
Where you will practice natural, cheerful,
unthanking self-denal, they will practice an
equally cheerful, unthanking self indulgence
The remnants of bread that you dry in the ov
en- and save for future use they throw away
The fragmentary vest sleeve that you fashion
into flat-iron holder they put into the rag
bag and buy new cloth for holders. Where yor
rise at half past 6, they lie till half-past T.
Where you walk they ride. Where you pray
and watch and strive to do your work thorough
ly, they are content with anything that viii
answer. That is the reason people are so poor