Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-02-10
lions in that path which duty and des.
tiny have marked out for us. Much ap.
piause.
The Montreal Scandal.
Correspondence New York Times.1

New York. Jan. %.
happened on Saturday last to be at
the Tombs when tho detectives with much
mystery ushered into the Justices private
office yelled lady. A very few moments
sufficed to dissolve her identity. 1t was
some six or seven years since had seen
Mrs. Mckenzie, nee Nina Allan, the occa
sion being snowshoc racing meeting,
where her husband was dcsirous ofinding
place for her OF the stewards stand.
They had just been married. She was
then prctty-not magnificent beauty,
as the papers have made her out to be,
but pretty girl Of about eighteen,
slightly above the medium height, inclin.
ing to plumpness, with a very fine pair of
dark eyes, and complexion tending to-
ward rich brunette. With the healthy
color impaired by bracing winters day
and sumptuously apparcled in velvet furs
and laces, it is small wonder that the
young bride was one of the sensations of
the day. Her husband William Mckensie
must now be thirty-onc or thirty-two.
lie IS a big, stout, good-looking, good.
hunored fellow, somewhat lazy. not
Goethe for intellect, one of the best crick-
eters in Canada, fond of wearing a fur
ovcrcoat, and given, like the jeNnesse
dorer OF Montreal, to frequenting 1.-THE
clubs o'nights, and there relaxing in
Whist. loo, and hot Scotch whisky.
The marriage did not prove happy
one that was to be expected. ''Incom.
patibility Of temper is the way they put
it. lie blamed her for flirting and she
responded that if he really cared for her,
, and so on. Result: estrangement, grad
ual but inevitable, and ultimately CON-
plctc. OF Bridges. the correspondent III
the coming suit, knew little. He is the
son Of G. j. Bridges, managing director
of the Great Western railway till about
1862, and thereafter Of the Grand Trunk,
which he quilted year since. He is now
the Government Railroad Commissioner
Of the Dominion, millionaire. and prob
ably the most able manager Of men and
railroads that there is in America.
If Sir Hugh Allan is the Vanderbilt
OF Canada, Bridges is its Tom
Scott. Shareholders, legislators, oppo.
nents, all arc in his hands as clay to the
potter. When the unhappy English
stockholders Of the Grand Trunk used to
get too mad for words and send over a
deputation to ascertain why in thunder
they got no dividends. the indignant
deputation would come into Mr.. Bridges
room like lion and go out like lamb,
and thereafter swear by him--not at him.
The man is fond and proud Of his chill.
drcn. Fred is, believe, an only son, and
was sent to the Phoenix Works to learn
the business thoroughly, and so become,
like his father, practical mechanic. He
is tall, handsome young fellow of TWEEN.
ty.twO or twenty.three. clever and accom-
plishcd, on dit, thoug Oh not displaying
anything that reminds one lortibly Of his
father.
Very Trying Situation.
Mr.. Bilderback, says the Burlington
Hawkeye humorist, will not attend divine
:. service this morning. The old gentle
man is, we are panied to learn, laboring
under very distressing frame Of mind,
being greatly incensed against churches
on general principles. He descent like to
talk about the matter, but We learned all
about it, despite his rcticence. 1t seems
! that last Sunday morning he was doing
h comfortably in his pew, in the church Of
). which he is one Of the main sleepers,
@ when he became aware of an apparition
;. collection basket in its hand. Nj. Bill
|. derback braced up into an erect posture,
e cleared his throat in ponderous tone Of
@ Roman tirmness. as one who should say,
p. 'sWho's been asleep?' And as the bas-
g ket was extended toward him he felt in
q his trousers pocket for his wallet. 1t
4 wasn't there and as he withdrew his hand
@ and felt in the other pocket felt that the
@ eyes Of the congregation we're upon him,
i and that was all he felt, for he certainly
p didn't feel any pocket book. lie nodded
:. the basket man TO wait a second, and
p leaned over to the left while he felt in
G the right inside pocket Of his coat, from
o which, in his increasing nervousness, he
. drew half dozen chcstnuts, which rolled
= over the floor with rattle that sounded
6 in his hot cars like the thunders of the
l.. Apocalypse, and made them hotter still.
2 Then he leaned over the end of the pew
i. and felt in the other inside pocket and
j, drew out bundle of letters, lot Of pos
t tai cards. circus ticket, photograph Of
). an actress, funny story tinted on a
+ card, pocket comb, and long string,
and his face grew so hot his breath felt
}. ike hot.air blast. Then he squared
his elbows and went for his vest pockets,
i and strewcd the pew cushion with quill
: toothpicks, newspaper scraps, street car
. checks, shoe.buttoner, some lead pencil
>. stubs, crumbling indication of chewing
). tobacco, bit Of sealing wax, piece Of lie.
4 orice root about an inch long, and three
q or four troches. Then he leaned forward,
!. and stung to madness by the smiles
q which were breaking out all around that
l. church worse than the measles in pri-
r mary school room, divcd into his coat
a tail pockets, and drew forth . red silk
h handkerchief two apples a spectacle case.
+. a pair Of dog skin gloves, an overcoat
:. button, and fine assortment Of bits Of
!. dried orange peel and lint. Then he
): stood up, devoutly praying that an earth.
!. quake might come along and swallow up
% either him OF the rest of the congregation,
e down into his hip pockets, from which
4 he evolved revolver, a corkscrew, CT.
e gar. case, piece Of string, memoran-
i. dunn book, and pocket knife. By this
ii time Mr.. Bilderback's face was scarlet
!. clear down to his waist, and he was SO
i. nervous and worked up that he nearly
'c shook his clothes off, while the man
70 with the basket couldn't have moved
q. away if he had died for staying. And
h when Mr.. Bilderback. in forlorn despair
]. once more rammed his hand into tho
;" trousers pocket where he began The
N search, the congregation held its breath
A. and when Mr.. Bildcrback drew forth thu
r. very pocketbook which he had missed
;e in his first careless search, and had since
in all but stripped to find, there was . sigh
lie Of relief went forth from every devout
10 heart in the house. But Mr.. Bilder-
r. back only dropped into his seat with ar
It abruptness that made the windows rat
h tie, and registered q mental VOW that hi
j. wasn't going to come out to church
IS again to I've made fool Of by = man with
e a long.handlcd darning basket.
A Vermot editor says that man il
- - Procterville caught pickerel the othe,