Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-12
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The latest feud i between two Alahan,
FAMILIES. The six members have been fewed
Almost any boy can tell you the differ
a weed.
People who lost money by the Duncan
Shel man failure have probably failesi to no.
tlce that we have had rain on every one ~
the last Ave Tuesdays
= HE Negetarians have n new recruit IN
the person Of a Town Hill man who mar
rowly escaped strangulation from a piece of
peei IN his throat, Friday noon.
-Hanbury has the champion patient boy
lie comes from a chronically borrowing IN ~,
lly. The other day he went 10 a ueigbb,r's
for cup OF sour milk.
-, Il haven't got anything but sweet milk"
ssiiI me v oman, petfiShly.
I'm wait tin IL sours," said the obliging
youth, sinking into a chair.
W hen one of the members OF the band
sot on his uniform ready for the parade,
W Vdnesd2y, his wife asked him 20 put up
tue clothes line. She was an ignorarit wo-
man and didn't know any better, but when
he tainted dead away she saw what she had
cone, and sought his pardon in an agony of
IInitCnce.
Marriage quite frequently makes a radi-
cal change in the contracting parties. \
counting young man finds one of his greatest
pleasures IN accompanying his girl To church
% ;n,ii sunday evening, or, IL denied that en-
walter on the outside OF the Tabernacle until
Inc service closes. The weather does not af-
lect MIN. lie will wait as patiently in Tie
drlNlng sleet as In the shimmering moons
light, and be as oblivious TO the keen cold of
winter as to the balmy air of summer He
may DE drenched through TO the skin or
chilled 10 the bone, but he notices neither
After marriage she thinks herself Fortunate
OF sunday evening If she can secure the
company OF neighbOr going the same way.
and reaching home has to awake the devofSi
lover TO inquire If no is going 10 bel or IL be
is going to sleep ON that lounge all night.
HIS William b. Astor had a
superior wife and she strove 10 do good
among the poor, but there were difficulties
IN I &c way, as the public generally under
stood. They have two daughters, married
tolnen or character, the names being Cary
and Delano, and they live up town i'm hand
some style There are three sons. Henry, a
weak minded man who has been kept care
fully out of the public gaze William and
John Jacob. The latter i a portly man of
large build and has passed his fortieth wear
ne IS helr apparent 10 the largest part of the
estate, 1T being the intention OF the old man
10 Keep AZ unbroken as long as possible. of
william. the second son, so little has been
healu mat were ii not for has expected
wealth he would be merely one out of on
million of Inhabitants. Henry was kept for
many years at the farm I'm Barrytown he
tweel New York and Albany, and as he is
mentally denclent IL was intended 70 make
that an asylum for him. He defeated these
plans, however, by making match with a
country girl, who had no objection to hitch
on 10 an Opulent family, and the latter was
taken by surprise at an event which shows
how love Laughs a. capitalists. John Jacob
InarrlC about twenty-five years ago, and
me Oldest son has just graduated at the law
school. Tie object no doubt was 10 give him
such an acquaintance with this profession
as VIII enable him To manage the vast estate
lnste al OF setting up his sign and waiting
-Or cllents, he VIII have enough 10 do in thai
Office which contains the deeds TO forty acres
IN the most important city in America. To
go back 10 the idea OF the centennial, what a
uuerence between the young Astor of the
present day and his ancestor who a hundrr.
years ago was helping his father draw pork
Oh the banks OF the Rhine!