The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-04
Tea-TabIc and Other Gossip.

Tea-Tab1c and Other Gossip.
English society is agitated by grave So
cial scandal resulting from the vice Of gam
bling. The London Times hints at rather
discloses il in an editorial on the evils of
this vice 1t pointed out that the passion
for play was becoming daily more furious,
and consequently more ruinous that
stakes were continually rising, and that,
in fact, reckless gambling had become one
of the scandals of the age, and would, if
not checked by the voice of public opinion
sap the morals of the country. Nothing
was said of any particular event, but many
people had already heard that an English
military officer, who was also the brother
Of an English peer, had been detected
cheating at cards at Monaco-the game was
not whist, but haccarat-had been called
thief to his face, and openly denounced,
and had not been ale-caught as he was
in the very act-to deny his guilt. He had,
however, the presence of mind-so the
story ran-when kicked out of Monaco, to
hasten straight to London, drive from the
railway station to the war Office and tender
the resignation of his commission in the
army with a demand for compensation I'M
der the recent act. 1t was at first thought
that the matter had been compromised by
the authorities, but In the official Gazette
appears the following significant announce
ment: "Major the Hon. Walter Harbord
of the seventh huzzars is removed from
the army, her majesty having no further
occasion for his services"
The Washington correspondent of the
World revives the history of the reading of
the emancipation proclamation, for paint
ing which Carpenter is now beseiging con-
gress to pay him So, 1000. This is the way
it happened:
The cabinet officers were surprised one
morning by a summons to a special meet
ing. At 12 o'clock they found Mr.. Lincoln
in his room, lolling back after his fashion
in big armchair, reading book. Cabinet
meetings are not marked by very strict
etiquette, so the rest of the gentlemen dis
posed themselves around the apartment il
attitudes more suggestive of ease than cle
gance.
''I'm going to read you something very
funny" said the President and he reat
aloud, to the uproarious laughter of the as
sembly, one of Orpheus G. Kerr's letters
from the mackerel brigade Droll as thu
subject was, it seemed hardly worth con
vening cabinet meeting for, and some
glances of surprise and curiosity were ex
changed by the secretaries as their chic
read on. The letter finished, he talked
about it for while, pretending not to no
tice the increasing establishment of hi
hearers and at last, when they were to
tally unprepared for it, he wheeled Iii
chair around suddenly, and fumblng Owe
some papers on his desk, smoothed one GU
before him, and addressed his cabinet
Gentlemen" said he, 81 have procla
nation here which should like you to reaC
over. You need not express your opinion
about it if you don't want to- I've writer
it myself, and / mean to publish 1t to-mor
row, but it was proper to show it to 20,
first"
1t was read and signed then and there
and that is the true history of the "Sgnin
of the emancipation proclamation"
How she did it: Oliver Wendell Holme
is credited with this description Of "IIoy
she played the piano."
1t was a young woman with as man,
white founces round her as the plane
Saturn has rings, that did it. She CAV
the music stool whirl or two, and fuffe,
hand-basin. Then she pushed up her cuffs
as if she was going to fight for the cham
pion's belt. Then she worked her wrist
and hands to timber EN-, suppose, an
spread out her fingers till they looked a
though they would pretty much cover tn
keyboard, from the growing end down t
the little squeaxy one. Then these tw
hand of hers made jump at the keys as
they were a couple of tigers coming dow
upon a flock of black and white sheep, an
the piano gave great howl. as if its ia
had been trod on. Dead stop-so still 20
could hear your hair growing. Then ar
other howl, as il the piano had two tail
and you had trod on both of em at once
and then grand catter and scramble an
string of jumps, up and down, back an
forward, one hand over the other, like
stampede of rats and mice, more than any
thing call music.
widow relates in the Hartford Conn.
Courant how, twenty years since, she maj
riea widower, and after years h PIP
union he died, and just as he was breathin
his last, raised his arms as if to embrat
some object, and exclaimed, "My darling
my wife Mary, / come !" That, she say
was blow at her heart. However, it doe
not seem to have discouraged her on I'll
widower question, for after the lapse of
year she gave her whole heart to anothC
widower and married him, and for yea
was happy. But the husband changed
and, deserving her, left note which read
"Madge, it is no fault of either yours
mine, but go in search Of kindred spirit
by the express commands of my angel wifi
She has spoken to me, and bids me to kes
myself free from all earthly ties
The best and jolliest of hoaxes is thus d
scribed by one who doubtless has been the
himself
IT'S dear little hand,
Hall assisting
My efforts TO kiss It again,
That at the last moment
Resisting,
whew makes my ear tingle with pain,
IT'S a lovely blue eye,
Half asserting
When ask for a kiss ere go;
And lipe pouting lips,
Not dissenting,
Tempt me ON to kiss and a blow
But that dear little hand,
Loving, cOaxes;
Those velvet lips p0ut full OF bliss;
And soon md the blows
Are but h0axeS-
Little strings ito add zest TO a kiss"
Tn. editor of the Montgomery, VI
Messenger, having read of the Hahu ba
quartet in Baltimore, hunts up a case
two years standing on Wolf creek in
neighborhood, and goes MI. Hahn one be
ter. The FIVE babies in this Instance a
boys by the name of Morgan. They a
still living, ere not the slightest deforme