The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-05-11
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Weston possesses secret. He chcws
coca" while walking, and it this that
gives him such powers of endurance.
But it is not what Weston chews that SO
especially interests folks to know, as what
O'Leary chews, that lets him walk away
from Weston's time in the way he docs.
I'm Photographic gallery at Wash.
ington is chair which has story at.
tached. Abraham Lincoln went there to
have his picture taken, but was not salts.
Capitol for . large oak chair with cush-
toned seat. On its arrival the picture
was takens ana the President was satisfied.
He told the photographer to Keep the
chair for long-legged men when having
their "phizzes' taken.
"A terrible railway accident occurred
near Welland Canada, 8 few nights ago,
which resulted in the, death Of, the, en-
EEiaeer and fireman of q trainion the Can
Estia Southern Railway. The engineer is
supposed to have BEEN asleep and, OF
course, not seeing q signal that certain
switch was opened, the entire train was
allowed TO plunge hesdlons into the Wei
land Canal. !" Fortunately only. those on
the engine lost their lives. ''a:F!I' TF.r.
The late DR.. Orestes Brownsonu once
became engaged in a controversy with
Tnsk, the anti -tobacconist. In the hea,
of the Argument Brownson lost his temper
aud knocked Trask down. He then apol.
Fogized and Trask, refreshed like another
Antanqs' by contact with his, mother
earth. Rturned. with double energy TO the
discuseipn.s 81 forgive you, BroWnson;''
said Hfsk; whenever hostiiities seemed
to be aAbnt breaking out again. Finally
Brownsen said: "Look here, Trask, !
knocked you down once, and I'have apol
ogizeq pr It; if you say anything more
about forgiying me 1 will knock you
down again. IN. 2. Eventng Post. -:
The Ys1iations III the spelling r6l
Shakspeare's name furnishes the topic fol
an article in the Maynumbero OF. 6cribner'.
MonthlV, by j. III. Gilmore. There arc
five autographs of Hhakspeare in exis
tence acknowledged I'd. be- genuine, -foul
of which are spelled SAahspere and thu
fifth Shakespeare. MI, Gilmore concludes
as follows: From III Inspection of these
autographs it is evident hat however
Sh-k-sp-r- may have varied in spelling thu
last syllable of big nape, be aeyer inserts
an 9 after 16 T. $50. ayss Nh nrniva1
anu 50 must any one say VINO taxes Lne
pains to examine the fac -similes. On this
point, the spurious and the genuine auto
graphs are all agreed. Aoog ssv4. :.
President Tyler was married for The
second time in 1874, just before the. expi
ration OF: his Presidential term. He wa.
at chat time in his fifty-fifth year and hi
bride about twenty. - His friends tried Il
dissuade him from the match, and one o.
them told him a story Of a rich old Jane.
River planter, who called his body-serv
ant Toney into council on the .expediency
of his marrying a miss in her teens
Ioney sheok his headsssaying: "Massa
had you better!" "Yes, Toney," re-
piled the infatuated planter, why not
She is so beautiful that the sight of hel
would make one rise from sick bed K
marry her. am old, to be sure, but
am not too old to make her happy
Yes. Masg&'r diplomatieally> peuxrked
Toney, "you is now in your prime, dat's
true; but, when she is in her prime
where den, Massa, will your prime be?'
Mr.. Tyler is said to have laughed q
Toney's philosophy, but he nevertheless:
married Miss Gardiner, and the marriage
provsdsa very happy one.-Chscago 1vt
bune.