Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-15
FAUTSKND FANCIRs.

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A beautiful and aristocratic LOUISVILLE
girl Of seventeen smokes short black
clay pipe filed with the strongest plug
tobacco. She initiates Carlyle.
A st. Louis woman tried to commit
suicide by taking dose Of pins, evident
ly thinking she'd want then to pip back
her angel overskirt in the other world.
Organic" is favorite work Of .
prominent railroad man 10 Chicago.
When be breakfasts 10 a restaurant he
says to the waiter, "0rgauiss me cup
of coffee"
Won Bulow was lorcibly interviewed
in Chicago by a female bent on giving
her daughter musical education. When
she departed the pianist said. | admire
her mechanism to talk"
1t was Prince John Van Buren who.
being stopped BY highWsymsn one night
&c the City Hall Park, said, Gentlemen,
haven't got any money, but I'll give
you my note for three months.
An Americana in Liverpool said: i've
just asked en- where they kept their bar
Der shcp. They told me there was one
on the opposite side Of the square. They
call this a 6rstclass hotel. This isa
nice country, this isl isn't itT
A. volume containing the Paris letters
written BY M. Sainte Bsuve in lS43, TO
the Bibliothequs Universelle ct Revse
Suisse, and which are said TO, show q
greater tendency 10 mysticism. Or at
least religions emotion, than the critics
later works, is about to be published in
Ppris. EB1eTP
| Swiss John, a one.Armed gost.hefder
near Carson, Nevada, cav q large lynx
pouuce upon one Of his Aock the other
day, Whereupon he threw himself upon
it, and though sSverly scratched, man
aged TO beat ths animal into submission
With the wooden handle affixed to the
stump of his right arm, and then cut its
throat with his jack. knife. dspI
The Little Rock reporter is romanties
aud yet he has cheek enough to make
his way pleasantly through the red mud
| Of Arkansas. The local columns Of the
Herald contained the following the other
| day: will the lady who sent the ipcsl
editor the beautiful bouquet, yesterday,
please sena her name that be may return
thanksiu 3 mora 6e6ttipE manner than
through the columns of the HerSldY
Edward Traffard 10 a wealthy yeung
Englishmsu, who for the past three years
Aas Kept Denver in gossip. He bought
a ranch up IN the mountains and fur
nisbed the house With rich upholstery,
expensive paintings aad OF eight-hun-
dred dollar piano, aud when the novelty
OF the thing had worn of, abandoned it
to his stock.tendsrs. Tbsp he started 9
vsrieiy show. and lost sotss Eohey thsEe.
Then he fell ia love With Emmie Dun,
ping, sister Of Mrs. Lingsrd, gave the
troaps . grand farewell banquet, followed
the LinEarSs To San Fracisco, and, just
| a. tbey we're about 10 SSil for Australia,
uarrie5 Mas puuping, and took her
backto Denver. The temptation is strong
to end this item with TO be continued" !"
Mr.. Montague has dawned upon the
multitudinous femipinity Of Boston,
and the Transcript says Of him BE
csn play the gentleman without making
bis gentlemanliness. polished snd perfect
as 1t is, the obstructive and Oppressive
thing that stage heroes and gentlemen
are wont to give u.s. There is q careful
selErestraint from bumptiousuesS is bis
wit, eoolnessn bravery and hero'buI
! ness in gensFalsgQn the other hand hiI
gentlsbess quist ssd dslisscy, iu which
soft but rich voice greatly assists hin
are 50 fGr removed from laekAdaisieal
efemiuacy that the impression Of chiy.
Glric manhoOdbehind il Is never missing
His marrow. well cut face, with it
} straight nose, keen black eyes, Rpt
broad, shapely forehead, is more remark
able fOf lie animation aud intelligence
D than for RBything that might.be called
beauty, HsiS careful and attentive I,
|; hjs dress, and knows ShstS : Httis uAtp
! raj disorder 10 bic nicely brpVhad 40,
i Ssa6aIly parted hsF i 'RsVt sdniyElis.