The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-04-23
The Pipe.

Julian Hawthorne says In his Saxon
Studies :" "The goddess Nicotine has
a fund of good sense, which prompts
her, as a general thing, to put a smile,
either broad or latent, il to the carving
of her pipes and cigar, holders. The
material is more beautiful than either
marble or porcelain, and is delightful
to work IL. A man of leisure, educa-
ton, and refinement might benefit both
himself and the world by devoting his
whole attention 10 cutting and polish
ing meersGhaUm. There is unlimited
field for inventive design, for taste. for
humor, for manual skill and delicacy.
And now pleasant to reflect that each
pipe, over which we thought and Ia
bored our best, will become the bosom
friend of some genial appreciative fell
low, who will discover its good points
and be proud of them and love them
For all good smokers are married to
their pipe are sensitive to it's critics
and Jealous of its rivals. And when
the pipe is worthy of affection it en-
dears itself ever more and more and,
though it be Colored black with mic
otine, is tinged yet more deeply with
the rich essence of mellow reminiscent
ces and comfortable associations. The
Viennese co their work well, and per-
haps have a special knack at it. There
was once, in this window which we are
now contemplating, Skye terriers
head, about the size of a ciinched fist,
with mouth half open and hair on end,
which only needed q body to begin
barking. it was bought by a Scotch
maa for twelve pounds, which, if the
aI,o,1
breed. was dog-cheap. The question
of genuineness, by the bye, is one
which every tyro believes he can settle
at a glance. There are, he tells you,
a few simple and infallible tests easily
learned and readily applied; he talks
about weight, tint, texture, spong1ness,
and assures you that if you are ever
taken in only your own carelessness
IS to blame. 1t is fallacy from be-
ginning to end. There is no way of
telling a meerschaum except to smoke
it for at least year. We may amuse
ourselves with applying tests, if we
like, but they will demonstrate only
our faulty. The dealer is as impo-
tent to decide as anybody, so far IS
judgment by inspection goes, unless he
be prompted by the maker. But even
the maker Will De at iObS D6GWc6u
two pipes, the history of whose making
he has. forgotten. We might go back
still farther, and ascribe the only trust
worthy knowledge to the Natolian mi
ner, who digs the clay out of the earth.
Meerschaum is like woman's heart-as
soft, as light, as brittle, and as enigmat-
ic-and only time and use can prove
it true ?"
IT is a fact not generally Known to
students of the history of Massachu-
sets that as recently as 1850 woman
was burned at the stake at Charlestown,
in that commonwealth, 500 the north
erly side of the Cambridge, road, about
a quarter of a mile above the PENN.
sula" Tue woman was a colored ser.
want of Capt John Goldman, and was
burned for poisoning her master. se
THEODORE THOMAS, of Thomas Or
chestra. than whom there is no higher
musical authority in the world, says
there are no other cabinet or parlor or
gaus equal to those made by the Mason
& Hamlin Organ Co., and that must
clans agree with him in this opinion. X