, 1876-06-18

8 "An! 1'vE SIGHED FOE 4 PICNIC"
few OF our young gentlemen determined
? Organizing pleasant little excursion to so
. sylvan, retreat near the suburbs and accordin!
: adrlsed the lady members members that thu It
tic good 'Di thlnss " for p'c the inner man,
) tribes as compounded drinks., Wednesday Y
street 'diyinitiea '' were up to their eyes in I
tioar barrel. banging flap-iacks and biscuits II
cunning little sandwiches, for their Romeos
dawned foggy and damp, and developed into
bleak, drizzling day Beauty sat at her window a
pointed and thought Of rlusciously- -stored baske
the cellar, and Thursday expcctantly looked ia
And Thursday came even more cussed thnn Il
preceding day. Baskets we're sadly brought fro
the lower regions, the cockroaches carefully sort
out the lapjacks turned. and aired, and repacke
and placed on the refrigerator shelves again, awai
ing the blink Of the CHEEKY sun. But all vote pi
mics delusi0u and q SNARE and this one has bet
| postponed indefinitely.
G1pgoS's BAND.
The first note Of Gideon's horn sounded reveil
iast Saturday WHICH =. vas answered By fey ehol!
island in Browns Lake to spend the Sabbath
qniet worship after the manner of their religio,
nhe t1le band & of @ innocen!s was beaded BY hi
following members: Capt. ". Vance, IIy Ry
mond, channcey Lathrop, T: g. Mastindalc, M
Coy sa9a ct kaene Dad waes
ton; Saturday evening was spent In fishing ant
sai]tng on the moonlt waters Of the lake unit tht
dawn Of the Holy Sabbath: Then the seclasin O
! 'mystic crew." During the glorious sunn. day
| that followed, rambles In the shady grove and
quiet conamunings with their better naturct were
! indulged In, aud on Monday morning thy all
I soaked their heads and came home.
| NOT HIS PAPA.
One day last week one OF Chicago's mostpromi-
| nent criminal lawyers visited our beautiful city,
accompanied By + lady md child, and registered At
| the Huggins House as MIR. Blank, wife. and
child. Just before dinner the lawyer and the
younsster alone down stairs. < gentlcnan who
| happened to be In the parlor caressedthe curly
head Of o The 10y and de- casually asked him Where
papa Il In st. L0uis!"
BAPTIST FESTIVAL.
Last Tuesday evening the nembers1f the Bap~
tist Church held festival at their sancnary which
was largely attended and thoroughly enjoyed BY
all. Ice-cream and strawberries formd the staple
consumption during the evening, the ldics smiled
their sweetest and gathered in the sEkels with
grace only exceeded by their beauty.
ALMOST 4 TRAGEDY. -
4onr correspondent has repeatedly advised the
''heart mnnglers" Of our burg seIct for escorts
gentlemen Of nerve and tact who canyet them well
ont OF difficulties when occasion Gmands. But
two ladies ignored this well aivice one night
for q drive behind two fractions s.cowbaits.' y The
result Was ghastly attempt at a unaway+ which
fortunately did not end disastrous{. but the stu
dents skipped friEkily out and limbcd fence
while the ladies' stopped the nags.
RUMOKS
Of dual wedding are on the wing Of every breeze,
ths contracting parties being prominent members
gentlemen who delight in cayo1ing up and down
the highways and byways behind nobby turnoats.
while the incarnation OF their ueams nestle low
ingy by their sides.
s1SBAD, TUE sAEoR.
,'Kit" has returned from he peri1s Of the
a.sasty y Deep" He bad the god fortune to gaze
''nush, but the ''old man Of he sea, - tue rag
Ing Vance, raked in the pile with little ''full.'
As Mariner Kit Is an enthusiast, and even in the
Grabs length Of stove:pipe fora glass, and yells
'4ship ahoy!''
A aHosr1Y DEBATE.
The Democratic *'orator" who holds fsrth at
Congress Hall had 4 rather hetted discussion with
bloody shirt =" irrcpressibl one day last week,
which almost resulted in q resort 10 krnpp and
Gat!ng guns. About : o'clock on the following
:. '.Demusthenes, that awoke the slumbering echos
Of the Acclurg block. WiIdowa were hurriedly
raised along the floor, and ptottudiug heads we're
sumption" perched upon his window sill, shaking
his long bonT arm 1T his Eiye, who was delivering
Fourth Of July TRADE from his window ON the op-
postc side OF the street Their attenuated forms
in sepnlchral gnrb-the waning moon, and blinking
starlight made tabcau that wns supernatural IN
the extreme,
Bishop McI.aren will preach the baccalaureste
sermon at Saint Lukce Church next Sunday. Com
exercises on the following Wednesday.
Darwin Andrews, Esq., has been suffering from
q dangerous attack Of paralysis.
~ The Circuit Court eonvenes next Monday, Judge
Wentworth presiding.
70 defray the expenses Of patriotism on the
Fourth. Walk up to the Captains office aud drop
PERSONAL
The Hon. B. Fl. Baker has been attending the I
Cincinnati Convention IS - alternate" Of delegate
Howe.
1rs. Clayton, Of Frecport, visited our city last
week. |
Miss loot Martindnle has returned to the arms Of
Ter fond - parents, " from Batavia \
Miss Lilly Bull is making glad the hearts Of the |
ls'ng saIianta W the promse Of an extended stay
Herbert Horace Weeks, of the School of Mines. |
cheering his friends with his intellectual smile
gufn.
Charles Erskine, Esq, and wife, and the Misses
tmma and Flora Erskine arc home again from the |
Golden Gate, " after q years stay.
Mrs. Kate Price, Of keuosh2, YVES the guest OF
1rs. Wild last Saturday.
Robert Mitchell. Esq, Of Chicago, came up Inst
uesday evening to see his ''girL'' but lost heart
nd went home disconso)ate.
George Hendricks, Esq, the festive - Hooser,"
reviewing the SCENE Of his old conquests in this
ty at present,
Hush Adams and bride returned from their
sentimental trip" last Monday.
e visit to Racine last Wednesday.
cal ut the Belle City last y Wednesday.
The 'LacIawanna divine -" visits the heathen Of
'e Lehigh during the coming week.
Clarence Snyder, ESQ.,, is nov permanently To-
ullcr and Winslow. Ills brilliant. talents cannot
1t command the highest ring in the mythical lad
II ere long,
uoora for Uayesl