American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-26
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,cen," said Mrs Henry, upon observing
that the bread dough had risen out of the
! baking pan and spread over the kitchen
! floor.
TnE Georgia Legislature is incorporat
ing numerous gold mines. There has
, lately been considerable investment Of
fSIeien capital in this branch of adventure
in that State
SNowFAL1s under a e1eud1ess sky arc
common in Virginia City, New, puzzling
strangers: The snow is blown from Mt
DavidsGft, Which Is close by the town, and
is whirled through the streets by the wind.
"MA," said young Brooklynite. as lie
stood before the looking glass wrestling
with a shirt-collar, g shall be twenty
four years old morrow, and, when
In the neck, it seems as if my life had
been a failure"
VERY properly the Boston Tracel7er re-
minds Its lady readers, while talking of
the latest things in bonnets, and its friends
Of the other sex conversing over the latest
failures in business, that the two topics
have a closer relation TO each other than is
usually supposed.
A CInNAwoMAN died recently at Sah
Juan, and the body, together with the
worldly effects of the deceased, amounting
to about $50 in coin, jewelry, etc, was de-
posted in the Chinese burying ground at
that place. A few days later the coffin
was found to have been taken from the
grave, opened and robbed. The body was
lying near the grave.
A NEW confidence game was recently
played on Mr. Hinman, a Dixon (Cal J
hotel-b eeper, by a well-dressed chap, who
put up with him ana gave him a we'll
filled purse to keep for him in the safe,
and who, after living sumptuously for
several days, left suddenly, when an in
spection of the pocket book showed it to
be full of fiat stones.
IL civil suit at Dedham to recover fer
damages alleged to be done TO q child by
the town of Br0okline, Brookline doctor.
when asked for his professional opinion
in reference to the injuries, refused to give
it unless he received his regular fee. The
Court Judge Dewey directed him to re-
consider his decision, as he was a witness,
entitled only 10 the testimony fee.-Boston
Cube.
MIR. VIM. L. BURT, late Postmaster of
Boston, employed about thirty women as
Postoffice clerks. He says about them:
"The women have proved far superior to
men in looking up missent and misdi-
rected letters, and in making return to the
dead-letter office. They have also proved
entirely reliable. There has not been a
single instance in nine years where the
accounts OF any woman have shown a de-
6ciency of 81 in the Boston Postoffice -
THE Boston Globe reports that while one
of the employees of the paving department
of that city was engaged in breaking
cobble stones for macadamizing purposes
q few days ago, he split one of the cobbles
In halves, and in the heart of the stone
was found, indelibly engraved in black
figures, the. number 10" The figures
were on each half of the stone, and were
so deeply imbedded as to dispel the sus-
picion that they were placed there by the
hands of man. The figures are supposed
by the Bosionians to indicate that ten
hours is days work breaking cobble
stones.
A FRENCHSrAN went into the County
Clerks office, at Los Angeles, Cal, the
other day, tor marriage license for him.
self and buxom damsel of some forty
and after he had got ii he asked
The clerk to make out will for him to
sign, giving all his money to her, and one
for her to sign, leaving all her money to
him. Then he went away, but soon came
back in rage, telling the clerk to suspend
operations, as the girl had become alarmed
by the deliberate way in which he had
made the wills, and as she had several
thousand dollars, and was little suspic-
ious, broke off the match.
The Shelby (Ky. } Sentinel takes the floor
and says: "A gentleman came up to us
he other day whose appearance made us
glad. The dashboard of his shirt was Or
with studs about the size OF
.rab- apples his hair was divided immedi-
,tely upon the meridian, by civil engineer,
10 doubt his luxuriant mustache hung over
he entrance to his provision depot like
he shadow OF great sorrow, and his
arge and spreading ears waved like swing
ng tavern signs as he related to us the
7irtues of the house he represented. He
was from Cincinnati, and represents the
interests of starch factory.
SHE KNOWS
We fatter ourselves-we bearded boys
That are deep and can conceal
All that we know. and do. and feel
Our business sorrows and club house joys
From the innocent creatures who make our tea
But believe me, sir. they can see
Right through and through both you and mel
As il your Glove cardamon seed
All. foolish mortal do you suppose
That only to sniT the scent OF Il rose.
And not the odor that's in your clothes,
She's got that sweet little pert little nosei
Your screen is only pane of glass,
Through which she sees that you are-alasi
By no means the lion you think within,
But q long cared thing in lions skin.
boston Commercial Bulletin.
A LEAP-YEAR SCENE.-They stood to-
.ether in the entry beneath the
lall lamp. "Then, Henry" she said,
n low voice, wherein were blended de-
melancholy and love, "you
efuse my suit?' Yes, Ella" he re-
,lied, in accents that were firm, though
he speakers voice tremb,cd. 81 admire
'ou; | will be a brother to you, and watch
With pride your course through life, and
f ever trouble should befall you there
will at least be one friend to whom you
IAN come for succor; but l can never,
lever be your husband" at is not be-
;ause am poor, Henry? For, oh, if that
we're all, 1 could toll gladly from morn
ill night for you, and strive and win 1,
ZONE for you, humble il might be, but
,ur own" at is useless to attempt to
induce me to change my determination.
Though / am but poor weak man, / cal
lever, never change my mind" Then,
ruel young man, so fair and yet so false,
arewell. Tomorrow you will see my
nangled remains on the lecture platform,
md know that it has been your work.
But it will be too late" and, clasping him
0 her bosom in a wild embrace, she fled
nto the outer darkness .-Chicdg0 Tribune.
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