Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-25
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her hand and fetching hun ''stiuger'' across
the shoulders with the other. He squirmed
and looked trantlcalIy at the keyhole of the
door, as if he could crawl through it. "Will
you do il ?" she said, aiming two or three at
at the calves of his legs, while he skipped
around like great Northwes ern grassh0pper
with the jim jams. "Wl you do ?' she re-
peated, concentrating her energies for terrific
swoop, and dealing him binder over the eye
brows that made the cold perspiration start out
of every pore in bis body. Il will u be roar
ed in agony; and they were married.
'Why should Washington's birthday be cele-
brated any more than mine ?' asked bache
lor school-msster of one Of his class. A pause
of several seconds duration succeeded the
question. When it was again asked, bright
little fellow hsi up his hand aud said II
know; because yUd have no children, and be is
the father Of his country"
Presbyterian minister, while marrying a
couple of his rustic parishioners, felt exceeding
ly disconnected on his asking the bridegroom if
be were willing to take the woman for his wed,
ded wife, by his scratching his head and say
ing, "Ay, I'm wuIlio', but ID rather hae her
sister,"
Prosperity has its sweet uses as we'll as ad-
versty, for 90 sooner does man come into q
number of his friends; whereas, if be remained
poor, the chances are that he would have died
In perfect ignorance of the fact
A Norristown boy who found pocket book
containing eighty-ive dollars, and returned it
to the owoer, refused a reward Of five cents for
his trouble explaining that many a man has
been ruined by suddenly becoming rich.
Dick ems always believed in Spirituasm af-
ter asking at saance the ATTENDANCE of the
spirit OF Llndley Murray, and being answered
by the spectre, to whom he put the question,
Are you the spirit of Lindley Murray ?'' II
are"
The Seattle Despatch, Washington Terri
tory, appearing with deficiency Of local news
one day last week, accounted for it by saying
that the day before had been its 'slocafs'
birthday. Happy spot, where birthdays are
observed SO reigousIy.
A lady living near Troy has piece of soap
supposed to be hundred years old. Isn't it
astonishing how long some people can keep
soap in the house aud meyer feel the slightest
temptation to use it.
A western paper has this personal item
Those who know nice old Mr.. Wilson of this
place will regret to hear that he was assaulted
ln a brutal manner last week, but was not
killed.
All honest men will bear watching. 1t is the
rascals who caDnot stard it.
Carpenters are given to vice--they do so
much chiselling.
1t doesn't take long for man with small
MUD to make it up.
PECULIARITIEs OF CHINESE WOMEN, The
women are certainly not pretty; those one sees
working out Of doors decidedly coarse looking,
and their costume in this part of Chna most
unbecomiog, consisting of short black blouse
confined at the waist by belt, small white
apron, and very short wide trousers, sometimes
hardly reaching the knee, below wLicb the leg
straw slippers with no heels which they can
ooly keep on by shutting along the ground in
the most Irritating manner. Their redeeming
feature is their hair, which as we'll as their
eyes, ls invariably black, and almost as ipyari-
ably neatly dressed. How the dressing is ac-
compllshed in such hard smooth rolls, and
twisted up behind in such curious form, re-
sembllug the handle of a teapot, | cannot tell.
A long ornamental pin is stuck through it,
which protrudes good many inches on each
side of hair; and bright flower, either real or
artificial, worn at one side, gives them, 10 spite
OF their plain looks, rather picturesque ap-
pearance. Their heads seem more mpervious
to heat and cold than those of the men, as they
seldom wear any covering except that bestowed
on them ny nature, and of which, by-the-by,
the men are detrauded; so that the working
classes have to supply The deficiency by wear.
log the large slightly conical hat which you
see 10 any pictures Of Chinameu, and which
answers equally we'll the purpose of suushade or
umbrella. The dress Of the better class of
women Is think, rather pretty, and certainly
most sensible; for, as 1t does not fit to The figure
very little may be worn 10 Summer, and great
deal 10 Winter, without incouveneuce In their
case, both the undergar m ents and a petticoat
descend to the ankle; only the upper one of all
Is short, aod the color and ma terlal of the whole
costume ls varied according to taste and the
season OF the year. Their feet also are clad
like ours ln stockings, and they were the usual
very thick but light soled shoes, | speak, of
course, of those who allow their feet to remain
10 the naturaI form. The sma-footed women
look as if their heels we're bound tightly so as
to form part of the leg, and their toes oply
were left for use. The result is they 60 at an
uncomfortable pace. half walk, halt run, and
descent on their nose would seem inevitable but
for the stick with which they help themseve
along.-Letters from China and Japan.
Carlyle says: "Nine-tenths of the miseres
and vices otmauhood proceed from idlepess;
with 70 men OF quick minds, to whom it is espe
c'a!ly pernlclous, this habit is commonly the
1ru,t OF many dlsappointmeuts aud schemes oft
osftied; and men fail in their schemes, sot so
much tor want of strength, as from the ill-di-
tection OF It, The weakest living creature. by
concentrating his powers upon single object,
can accomplish something; the strongest by
u'spersog bis over many, may fail to accomplish
anything. p'''o
vi UNIT VERN NURSERIES
TpI, Established rs years.
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