Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-19
Worth Her Weight in Gold.

change places if $40 per week would be any
inducamaut tor her to stay. She makes 1t her
special duty 10 meet all agents and beggars at
the door, and to dispose Of them without the
least annoyance to the family. She has rule
to meet each case, and her rules are perfection.
The door bell never fools her. She can tell
callers ring FROM a beggar's ring as certainly
as the bell is touched. When she opens the
door and finds man with red goatee, having
a clothes-wringer 10 hls hand, she doesn't wait
for him TO h,m aud haw and say that lis
clothes -wringel beats all the other Wrlngers
ever made. She gets start by saying:
You seem like decent, respectable man,
and as u ireul warn you that the owner OF
the house saw you come up the steps, and be
rau into the back yard to uuchan his Russian
bloodhound
The u,ap with red goatee slings that wrlnger
over his right shoulder ard cant.rs out of that
neighb rhood with his teeth on cdg and cold
chills playing tag up aud down his back
'rhe next one may be a young lady, who
boldly Inquiries for the lady Of the h,use, aud
has new kind OF face powder to sell.
You can 60 To-" whispered the girl, sat d
I will stand at the door 50 as to rush 10 when
you call. IF the mistress asks you to taste any
thing beware of poison She may not have
ner little revolver with her this morning, and
| guess it will be safe for you to 60 in y
"Why-why ?" >tammered the young lady.
''Go right ln; she may not be dangerous.
Never miud-Iil call agaiu-Tm in a
hurry
Aud that settles that case.
The next is one Of those old chaps who go
ab, ut with tears 10 their eyes, Wiling t. work
if rk can be had, but never ding any work
their health will permit them to do.
Madam he says as she opens the door,
"tol ncaven's sake let me work at something
long enough to earn slice Of bread.
She motions for hin to go around to the side
duor, and is there to let him 10. She hands
him an axe weighing seven pounds, with
straight handle, points to three or four big
knots, which have become almost petrihcd,
aud softly says:
You look hungry, and as soou as you split
those up III give you the best mea you We had
ID month.
She goes 10, and he spits on his hands, looks
at that old ak, and then folds his little tent and
sips through the gate like shadow of fate.
Then the little girl who canvasses for the or
phau asylum rings the bell. She is met with
smile, aud the hired girl says:
You poor little thing | pity the orphans
and Id like to give you some money. Ii you
will get the mayor to come here and say that 1t
is all right | will give you three cents.
The lit;le girl tboughtfully pursues her way,
and uotherc case comes, is met and disposed Of,
aud the mistress of that house is never dis.
turbcd or annoyed. d.-Detroit Free Press
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTs.-ln the
Virginia House of Delegates, on Thursday,
says the Richmond Eoquirer, the constitu
tional amendments, embracing b!eonlal ses-
siouS, reduction Of tie number Of the men,
bers of both houses of h. Legislature, disfrau-
chiscment fjr petit larceny, prepaymeuts of
po! tax before voting, aud salary Instead OF
pr dietD for members Of he Legislature. carue
up, when tn colored Delegate trom North
amp,on made lengthy speech against the
clause which proposes to deprive all perSons
convicted of petit larceuy OF the privilege Ct
suffrage. fit is hard 70 deprive thieves OF
suffrage now, how much harder was 1t Tor the
Radicals. IN 1869. to deliberately attempt to
deprive nearly every honest white uaD 10 the
State of the lpestmabe boon OF suffrage. And
the record shows that not only did Radical
Convention Incorporate this sweeping distrap-
cl semeDt 10 the Constitution, but hat S5OOO
cut OF the l0l 900 Radical votes cast Tor w ellis
deliberately voted to keep 1t there. BY the
way, it is little curious that the very Con-
grcSSonal reconstruction acts unuer which the
v,tc was taken in 1869 prohibited all pers us
iiom voting who had been convicted OF felony
at common law and peuJ larceny Was felony
at common law, and ceased to be SO only BY
statute 10 Virginia. La regard to the prepay
meet Of the capiation tax be fore voting, we
may here state that there are only four other
SIa'es that require the prepayment OF taxes
trore allowing person 10 vote. The ameud-
mcniS were adopted By a large majority, s"me
Conservatives who were opposed TO portion
OF them yielding to the decision OF he maJorl-
tJ Of their party, as expressed in caucus All
the Republicans voted against at least por-
ilou OF hem, and nearly all against all OF them.
The JENNINGS EsTATE.-ln reply to inqul-
rcs on behalf Of some Virginia claimants to the
famous Jennings estate by j. Parker Veszey,
esq, of Baltimore, he has received from the
liyu. Judah z. Benjamin. the following let
ter:
TEMPLE. LONDON, January 81, lS76.-J
Inrker |ed=y, EsQ.-Dear Sir: In answer to
your tavor ol I'll, ,ust. beg 10 say that there
is not wcrd of truth 10 the statement that
au or ever have been engaged in behalf of any
person ln the matter of the jennings estate or
ct any other estate in England. have uni-
lormy refused to engage 10 any such business,
aud have endeavored In every way 10 give pub
Aclty to Ibis Fact because constantly hear OF
attempts of dishonest men to represent them
selves as my agents or clients, and 10 impose
on the credulity of the unwary for the purpose
OF obtaining money on false pretenses. | am
not engaged professionally for single heir or
alleged heir 10 the United States. | receive
huu reds of letters with inquiries such as yours,
Until have been compelled to throw them
aside without an answer. I make exception in
Your case, aud hope you viii do me the favor
10 communicate the contents OF this letter to
the public through the press, that the people
may be warned against attempts to detraud
them by false representations such as | have
mentioned. | am, very respectfully. yours
truly. ] p RENIaMIN