Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-13

Tue Joo ~ completed.
As Mare Antony reached the
climax Of his death speech in Indianap.
oils, an urchin let off a FIRE cracker, and,
as one paper tenderly expresses it,
the full patbos Of the scene was meas
urably marred thereby
The young ladies Of Albany who re-
ceived Christmas presents from Count
Bsrli, a love Of a nobleman who has
been breaking hearts in that city, are
now returning them to the jewelry store
from which they we're stolen.
A Chicago boy of ten says that when
his parents get into a fight, and his
mother calls for a d~at-iron and his
father yells for a stove handle, he is
placed in a most embarrassing position,
as he is sure to get licked, no matter who
he minds.
The Newark woman who married four
husbands out Of the same family ex-
planned her conduct by saying that she
was determined to fndout whether there
was a man among them worth a cent for
any earthly purpose. The fourth man
is still on trial.
A Dubuque mar went abroad-6rst
burying mis- surplus wealth, six thousand
dollars in gold, in a field. On his re.
turn, the place having been made a hog
pasture, he was unable to find, By reason
of much roofing, the place of burial.
Finally the hogs themselves found the
treasure and rooted it over to its over
joyed owner.
In Sacramento, one day, the people
were puzzled and amused at seeing the
police compel every Chinaman to stop
and show the bottom Of his feet. The
officers would hold up the foot, after the
manner Of a horseShoer, and critically
examine the sole of the shoe. The ex.
PLANTATION was that a shoe store had been
robbed by Chinese burglars, and the
dealers stamp was on all tf the stolen
goods.
The strange delusion of a woman in
Worcester, No, was that at a certain
hour on a certain day she would die.
The impression was so strong that the
attending physician feared that the
prophecy might, in her nervous condi-
ton, prove true. He therefore gave her
a powerful narcotic a few hours before
the time Fixed in her mind, and caused
her to sleep until long after il had pass.
ed.
An actress Of one Of the prominent
Paris theaters approached the physician
Of the establishment the other day and
said, Doctor. you can do me a great
favor" Name it" said the doctor.
who was enamored OF the actress.
oh was the response, ut is not a
very difficult thing. You are the physi.
clan Of Mile z. She is my rival. |
want you to give her a fever which will
keep her from the stage for a fortnight. .
A Worcester maiden who had a prac.
teal mind and a lover without a whole
shirt, made for him a garment of that
kind, and n Saturday night sept IL
clean and glossy to his boarding house.
She supposed that on Sunday he would
wear i while escorting her to church.
Yet he came not, and when she went
out TO hunt for him y she saw that he was
going home with another girl, enveloped
in the gift shirt. There is a limit pushed
beyond which the mind of woman be.
comes irresponsible. The Worcester
girl fell iurio6sly upon her faithless
lover, and clawed bis face until his blood
trickled on the bosom of the shirt. And
10 the police station she said they might
put her in the dark cell if they wanted
to, but she was still glad she did ii.
DR.. Goodwin thinks that spirits can
not see in the dark. In writing of his
experience at Mrs. Hardy's seance be
says; Some one present requested the
spirit to place the music box in my right
hand which was quickly done, / retain.
ing a firm hold on it. As o as il
ceased playing ! quietly, with the
aid Of my lady companion on my
right, raised my hands to a position so
that the box was held nearly on a level
with our heads, in order that If the spirit
band searched it might be bafied in
nnding il. Scarcely a moment elapsed
before the hand was feeling over her lap
D mine in search Of the box, failing to
thd which Mrs, Hardy exclaimed that
the room WAS very hot, aud asked that
the gas might be turned on to ventilate
1t. AS quickly and as quietly as possible
we restored our hands to their former pc.
sltion, and there was the music box in
my hand as placed by the spirit. AT this
time Mrs. Hardy looked at me very curl
ously, as much as to say ! would like
to know how you managed tkst affair.