, 1876-02-20


boring cities have ignored home amnsements,
that they might avail themselves Of Racioe's
brilliant programme. and they have returned to
the ploddIng routine of their liues with
stghs OF regret that their lives have not been
cast in such pleasant place.
THE soSu OF 4 SHIFT.
The following rather startling ROMANCE was
handed FOUR correspondent by one of the parties
interested as beiug too good to keep. under tha
promise that names should be suppressed Tho
characters Of the actors in the play are of un-
questionable honor and purity. but tho plot de-
lism. Tho ''star" Or ''lealing lady" is the pos
SCISSOR Of singular beauty and rara accomplish
ments. and was, until recently, guest of a
prominent family IN tue city. Tic ..heavy
man" is q member Of the household with
inss Mno" arr;ts, fne isas ~ vas s,aynK aud hes
seen as through q beautiful Kaleidoscope,
when dreams are tincturcd With cougtnat
vieions OF dark-eged houris aud laueh hing Cupid5.
He vaa evidently dreaming OF something else
q; hoTeser. on the evening Of which write
There WAS n hush io the old family mansion.
Night had long siuce drawn ''her sable mantle
Ger tho earth aud pinned it with STAR Don
Juan was snoring peacefully until awakened }Jy
tile eTiusng or Il warm, soft arm around Lis
neok, and the prcssare OF a heaying, ala
nistor anatomy against his swar,hy
check. Haidee's pointing lips whispered en-
deaInG words Of love in tho ear Of the
startled Juan, WHO, thinking that burglars
we're about to Garroto him, awuke tie eunaber-
ing echoes or tho Old house With frantic screams
Ilere WAS sl1siek from the ghostliko visitor.
Gull thnd on tho CARPET tho buried rattcr Of
coming feet, the iitful CLEAN Of d lamp, until
IL rays revealed sight which narrowed up
Juan's soul and froze his young blood, and aent
. panG OF agony through the hearts of his ola
father aud mother, who had come to the rescue.
Haidee lay like corpse cold and seemingly in
ANIMATE. bGr dainty Aan1ayrst.et ii for
md ankle Of such exquisite curve and polish
that Juan's hair assumed the perpendicular liae
the quilts Of the fretful porcupine. sect under
The blankels!" roared the indignant old man.
and Jusn '.got," fully rcalizins tue situation
them and he fervently calculated, sGod hates
c0eoard" and he gnashed his teeth, and tore his
hair. and pounded himself on the pit Of the
stomach then suddenly transferred lis head to
tho position his feet are supposed to assume iu
bed, slyiy peerea from under tho covering,
crawled back again, sighed With Whittier, 1t
might have boen." and wept and swore.
They carried Ha1dee tenderiy to hor own
couch, and. when consciousness returned. she
told the anxious and troubled watchers that the
adventure WIS only the result Of u calamity that
had been hers all her lifo-she had been sleep
walking
Only this and nothing moro.
cESrESS1AL1sM.
The proper observance OF this Centennial year
Of ours has 80 tinctured the minds OF many of
our excellent citizens that rome Of them will
soon be candidates for the Asylum. No 1chec-
e5tly and earnestly in the cause, but quite mum,
ber are rushing into print with this or that sug-
gestion, and proposing some OF the most absurd
schemes conceivable Each maniac has his or her
hobby tho proposition Of one MAS followed by
"a Merchant" who wanted our citizens to pur-
chase goods at home instead Of rushing afF to
Milwaukee or Chicago. He evidently forgot that
the moment the inducement to 60 away from
home for purchases Whs overcome there would
be no occasion for such advice, Bat What y
'sbonanza" our merchants would have should
our liberal natives agreo to buv exclusively at
writer "pabblea Of green felda," par
terres, and shrubbery, while others caper 1D
and down the city With Cautenniaiistn
as an excuse to crafty propensity for ga1ding.
Nav your correspondent make suggestion?
Leave this epidemic to be taken care OF by the
proper officers and their assistants; take steps
toward the reclamation of the mob OF blear-
eyed, ragged urchlns who disgrace our streets;
give them Centennial bath, put on pair Of
Centennial breaches. give them Centennial
throshing betlmes and good- square Centennial
nesl, and, when charity in this direction Is e4-
hansted. stay ut home and visit night or SO
With husband and family.-just for variety.
SOCIETY NOTES
The party given by Miss Ids Bull On the even
ing Of Feb. IL WIS oao OF the most cnjoyeble Of
fairs Of the kind that has occurred this season.
lts principal characteristic was the genuine ln-
formal bilarisy OF all the guests among whom may
be mentioned Miss Laura Wild, Miss Jennio
Wheeles, Miss Kate Cooley, Miss Flora Knapp.
Miss Nellie Osborn, Miss Sallie Wild,
Miss Georgia Hulburt, the s1irses Weeks, Miss
Kittie Nav. Miss Hetrie Case. afessrs. ". 4.
Pau|sen. F. P. Hills. H. Delaney Ashley, Il, 3.
smytho. H. Al. Talbot Of Indianapolis. G. H..
Il. B. Ssnderson. Il. Bus.eed Relayof
Wiik.sbarrc, Pa, G. Ward Eugene Hall, Myron
A. Knapp, Frank Ball. William Augustus Miner, j
". E. Uuncombe, Fred Weeks, and Charles
Washburn.
The aniable and accomplished hostess "was
everywhere at once" attendng to tvery detail
that could possibly add to the pleasure OF tie
evening. The refreshments were elegant, as
was nttested oy tha quantity that disappeared in
The capacious maw OF the Wt1kenbarre lunch
iend.
THE last OF THE 20. d. j."
Tie sold Blown jug" IL enao:y,-the 30! be
jovfuls are sad. aod the profanity sometimes
construed from tue above initials By tho irrey-
areut has turned to j mournful d,rge, The last
II the pleasantest dances ever given in Racine
reached atnae last Friday night. and the closing
If the series was tit ending to all the preceding
3nes. Everything euloSlstic that has been said
1t those in the past may be applied with intcr-
.st to the last and best Of all. 1t WAS almost
exclusively home affair. and was all tho more
enjoyable. The society of Racine as formerly
1otou. la3 buluSltu- ueahAt, Guibuie. aAu teAue-
ueut to warrant L glorious time independent Of
he guests WHO wore always welcomed from
aeighboring cities; aud our young ladies' may
est contcutediy on tho laurefs won this season
until another comes. The participants all ex-
,rees unstinted thanks to the President, Mr..
Fred Wild, and his able assis.nnt, Nr. George !
beemer. for their unsurpassed management OF
he Club. Neither time nor moncv has been
spared to make tho parties q splendid success
tud it is to be hoped that when the next season
comes again they will not be found wanting.
Vow, girls. Lent is coming on apace. It be- |
looves yon to don sackctotn and ashes and do
,enance for the hearts you have captured aud |
nangled, that when the next season revivea |
,ther opportunities, You can commence with no
egre!s for the year that il stealing away.
1E OKPnECs. |
very select concert was given by the meu1- |
,ers of the Orpheus Climb at their Academy Of |
lusic on Thursday evening The programme !
ecmed with beautiful gems. which we're rem |
tercd in an excellent manner by tue several !
tars The Society is uuder the talented mau-
cement OF Prof. G. Heyer, who has devoted !
lis time aud atta.nments very hberally toward |
he success Of the soiree. There will be five |
aoro of the series, Of which due notice will be !
iyen.