, 1876-10-08

Special Correspondence a The Tribune.
RACINE, Wis, Oct 7.-Many moons ago, in
the city Of bricks, q faxen-haired Scandinavian
became disgusted with q life Of single cnssed-
ness, and bethought him that he would take
unto himself gentle sausage-mangler rs 4
help-meet through this vale OF tears. So rally
inc out one day be laid siege to the affections OF
q 1lat-footed, hollow-chested, watery-eyed
" Katrina" The suit Of tHans " prospered
well, and soon the incarnation Of his dreams
presided over the humble home Of the Morse
man. Katrina lovingly banged fapjacks and
Bourkraut for her lord and master during the
day, and scratched his back when the shadows
OF evening gathered, and both were happy be-
cause love hovcred over the hearthstone+
CHAPTER 11.-"sARP1Nrs."
Metapnorically, an cvil-eyed Dutch snake
crawled within the portals OF the unDretentious
cottage, and connubial infelicity uEurped the
place OF love. Flapjacks were omitted from the
bill of fare and the swarthy back Of ''Hans'' re-
mained unclawed. The once guileless and uneo-
phisticated ''frau' now madly loved the reptile,
and was finally prevailed upon to dce with the OBJ
ject Of her illicit love to the City Of Racine Here
the wife, who is several years the senior OF her
paramour, rented house and commenced domes-
tic felicity again, asserting that the scalawag with
whom she yea ~6s nes t son. aS hfg. c"n m
earth, and there were pfemonitions of bloodshed.
But alas! the old, old love Of "Hans" for the
meekiy took shelter under the same roof, aud
shared his idol with the destroyer OF his happiness
The reader may deduce suitable moral.
ANOTHER FIRESIDE IDYL.
A Young Teuton who wreskles candy store on
sixth street launched his rickety craft the mat
rimonial sen some two weeks ago, having had to
Of indignant parents ere the knot was tied. One
week Of matrimonial snarlin9 satisfied the weaker
vessel that she had cast her lines unpleasant
places and that the drop dend was lacking in
The components that could make her life bearablc,
50 she cra,nmed her worldly possessions into her
oqpg the sSa The Thd
mans doorway, and whined for TIC return OF his
wife, The latter relented, and went to her new
contemplate young devil, and he raided his wife
she @ should seek refuge with her friends. Thus
The other evening at the ''Store" the boys let
up on BASEL ball matters for short time and were
% :topened lis eu mouth s and spaEe: s. s.say boys!
talk about 'strawe. heard that q vote taken at
the Goss-A1len M prize hght rssnlted fn showing for
REFORM and he gazed upon bis hearers triumph
antly, while smile that indicated peace with ali
the world 1T up his radical mug. ..zeke' dryly
balance Of Tilden's supporters were on board the
first train thar' was ordered 100 miles beyond the
ECane III Tile nGNL as Detn1 composed Of elements
iss ss s'a'''8' even Tor '''h '''sF''si'l gather
CORRECTIVE.
The West Enders feel Justly indignant that the
party Of friends who accompanied them to Racine
to witness their defeat should be characterized 20
swell mob" by the Sunday Times. In all gather-
insu of the kind 1t is impossible to prevent the
presence OF one or two questionable characters
but no reflections should be made upon the visitors
as 4 body on any such grounds. Their department
wasin Keeping with their commcndab1e self
art1 mil rhArArfRriNtfra urH nHF
| citizens will GLADLY welcome them back again,
either to victory or! The writer can personally
youch for their presidents attendance Mt church
| three times.
From the ti1st day Of the formation OF the = Ath-
through all it, vicissitudee and trials sharing in its
happiness over victory, or donning sackc1oth and
Association was only in embryo. and now that the
! child is stalwart man word Of censnre should
late disgraceful defeat that befe the Athletes in
| Milwaukee On the West End grounds, after such
| d brilliant victory over the. same. club on
as mpac pask thai s1 pas.us 1as nentoD mp
illustrates the folly Of engaging in tilt with a
thoroughly practiced professional nine with body
There Is better material n the Athlete club to-day
than in any single organization in the Northwest.
but the boys have had no practice together Az and
we're strange to the positions assigned them: The
| return game would never have been played had it
| not been for the fear Of mieconstructon being
placed upon refusal to DO so, but II ls probably
way, that the honor Of the Athletes will be stakea
against their record, when simple justice to the
will dnneeS g9h conefda se fae
wonderful pitcher was batted more ehectualty than
by any other club not even excepting star profes-
complete niue the result would have been entirely