, 1876-01-23


| we'll as to receive; and not allowing the sweet
courtesies OF besrothod and early marriage days
to slip by degrees into that familiarity which
too often brlugs Indifference If not contempt
7 ~ have perfect confidence in one another.
l.e Lears her 60 into extravaganza about the Of
| ticeEs, sees her blush and become psettily con-
! sclous vhenlooked at admirinsty, and when his
attention is laughlngly called to it he simply
| pats her hand as much aa to say, We UNDER
stand oua another - and in her turn she enters
"a heartily into his admiration OF tho dark-eyod
| Spanish girls rs anybody could. and only laughs
| when he tells Of how he bought pair OF gloves
Bolely for the pleasure of having them put on by
some graceful scnorita
tEAP-HEAR.
In three years out Of every four (s3YB ID ex-
change), man has the privilege Of popping tho
question" and the annoyance OF sometimes hay
ing plain spoken No! for the reply. On the
fourth year; woman may propose, If it 30 peases
her. In the event Of refusing, the penalty, We
believe, is, that tho 'ungaliant gent)emsn shall
present the tender damse with new silk dress.
There is reservation, however, that the right
to claim this penslty depends on tha crcum-
stance that, when sue proposed, tho dam
sci waa tho wearer of a. scarlet potti-
coat, which (or little: of the lower portion
OF which) she must exhibit to the gen
tleman,-tho understood idea being that tho
silkan dress shall cnyer the patticoat, In q
work entitled "Courtship. Love, and Matri-
monv," published in 1GGo. is the explanation re-
eariing ladies' privileges in leap-year: ''Albeit
it is move become parte Of the common lawe
in regard 10 Hoci al relations Of life, that often
as every bissextile year doth return. the ladyes
have the sole privilege, during the time it con-
tinueth,. of making love unto tbs men, which
they doe, by worda or lookes, as to them it
entitled 10 the benefit OF clergy who dothe IN
any wise trsat her proposal with slight or con-
tumely."
FEMALE LYNcHLAW.
A philadeIphia item apprises us OF 3 fact,
never suspected before, that Judge Lynch is
married, She takes after the old man, too, in
very close fashion, Sho called on Mrs. Os:
borne, on Tuesday, aud demanded Of her an
apology for sIanderine her (1frs. L-'s) husband.
Mrs. 0. replied that she would consent to- her
eternal punishment first: Thereupon Mrs.
Lynch drew pretty little revolver from her
pretty little muff and inserted a good-eizod bull
let in Mrs. Osborno's Left lung: We are not
pleased says the Cincinnati Times. With this
class OF performances; but John Henry looks
upon them with cheerful countenance. He
Offers to stay home, and tend the baby, aud
wash the dishes, ii his wife will 60 out and whip
his creditors. Mrs. Henry" says he, ''n you
gat killed pledge you my word OF honor that
you shall have stunning funeral"
HEROES OF WoMEn's NOVELS.
n. ": Story, in his last chapter OF " In q
Stn8io," makes one Of his conversation2Iists dis
couue as follows on the average hero Of woIn-.
ans novel: 'Do women like brutal men
They aro certainly fond Of drawing them in their
novels They generally either give us as their
hero consumptive clergyman, devoted to the
poor. and constantly investigating sinms, and
getting typhus fever IN consequence; or fel-
low with brutal manners; large 'muscles and an
infinitely tender. heart which hesdispiays in the
most peculiar aud unexpected moments, It
would seem as it, By contrast to their own na-
tues they, preferred: d touch Of brutaltr and
violence in our sex If they do not take to this.
tleT so in fer the Lara and Conrad sty1e-a
melancholy cfeasuEo. vino las suffered terribly,
who loves 70 4ku}k in tka shzdoTs. Hho avoids
society. and cultlvates his sounded heats."
MUSICAL.
Burlington Hankeyf: a sweet young girl
went into Cedar Rapids music-store, and asked
the clerk il he had "A Heart that Loves NE
QUIZ" s.No," be snid. 'but here's a Health
to Thee May" That wouldn't do, but before
she turned to go, she asked, Have you 'One
Street. LIZA BafoTe We Part'?" That Cedar
Rapids clerk Looked up aud dorm the store; the
bookkeeper was out; tho boss Was up stairs try
ing to sell Granger wheezy old &aelodaon, and
so he lesnad over the counter and turned out
about half-a~cozen OF the best and most artist,
icaily- Finished articles TINT the astonished young
lady Lad ever seen offered in q lob~lot- She
didn't say mpcht but she went out OF the store
in q step and q. half, and: rubbed her cheeks
thouehtfully ali the way home.
THAT JEWEL.
Detroit husbands and wlyea. Eays the Free
Press. sometimes-once in great many yea1s
have disputes. The other dag, when Beech
street couple were holding an angry argument,
the husband raised his hands and exclaimed
"Oh! Consistency, thou art a jewell" The
wife At ouce broke down, and, aB she sobbed,
she gasped out: You saw he: at the opera I
suppose; but, il she had to split wood, wash
dishes, and take care OF ak children. she
wouldn't look any bet.er'n do-boo-h1ol'
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
"It's lovely doll, dear grandpa and grand
ma: but--but-l'd been hoping it would be
twinsi"
Mrs. Amy Riggs advertises in Texas paper
that she il able to whip either one Of tho two
women she saw walking on her husbands arm q
few nights before. What sa Amy-able Homan |
she must be- eh7 e-..,
"John Henry" said bis wife. with stony se-
verify "I saw you coming out OF 3 saloon this
afternoon" swell, madame" replied tho OBJ
dnrate John, ''you wouldn't have mo stay in
there, would you'll"
Lord Nelson's last vords were. "Kiss me,
Hardy" How different the language Of the
woman who awake8 st 2 q. m. and discovers her
husband sitting on the floor in ths freight, try
ing 10 pull his boots OF with his teeth.
Alexandra Dumas now advocates changs
from the French fashion OF bringing up young
girls in ignorance and in leading-strings. She
would know. it is true, what a young girl ought
not to be told, but, on tho other hand site would
know what young girl ought not to do.
Gail Hamilton comes to the. front again. and
advises girls to look out for physical health and
beauty in husband. That's all right enough
for girls up to certain age but after that, as
Gail very well knows, husbands are not to be
lad at penny grab.-H. Louis Globe Demo |
crat. i. . ..
Here ia noble example OF doing good work |
for ones mother-n-law. -Four burglars stole !
81. 200 OF pottsville Pa-, widow, Wednesday |
night and her son-in-law shot two OF thou |
captured third aud recovered all the money. !
Young men will please observe this heroic ex- |
ample !
a lady who had Just lost her husband vas weep |
ug and Iamenting: All, mother" she cried, |
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