Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-24

You know the mistake Selwyn was
making?'
4 guessed it. And really, child, |
could not be expected to set him
right
No I 1t is pity, though
You love him? l did not think
you did
I don't. ! might have married
him, as he might have married me,
for money, but do not love him
Still, as you heard, he loves me.
And when ! heard six months la.
ter Of Selwyn Traforls engagement
with real bona fide heiress, | en-
dorsel my aunts opinion.
But | went back to the seminary a
wiser woman, having learned the val
ne Of the true heart that loved me-
Herbert Worth i! my beloved and
honored husband, and we live upon
his salary in a modest, cozy fashion,
but very happy.
But ! drive out no more wrapped
in such luxuri.s to my cousin Eliza
beth, the heresa, who was married at
the same time | was, our aunt insist
ing upon giving grand entertain
ment to celebrate the double welding
of the Misses Elizabeth Washington.
During the session Of /. temperance
meeting in neighboring town, one Of
tie persons who occupied the stage
was an enthusiastic deacon who fre
quently interrupted the speakers by
THANK God for that. One
gentleman was called upon, who arose
and said
Ladies and gentlemen, l am heart
and soul in this cause, and feel that it
will be great benefit to the people
Of this place.
Thank God for that, yelled the
deacon.
But ladies and gentlemen, he con-
tinued, | am sorry to say that 1t VIII
be impossible for me to address YOU
this evening"
THANK God for th2t, said the alb
sentminled deacon, and then the
chairman took him out doors, and had
two men set on him.
An E2yrtlau mummy was present
ed by the American consul at Cairo
to the Philadelphia museum. a
a crowd was one day about the case,
md was startled by a voice from amid
the multitudinous linen folds.
Open the box open the box said
the voice.
who are you 9 asked one visitor
more venturesome than the rest.
I'm a descendant of the Phar-
oah S. answered the voice.
NWhat do you want
Ask yourself. Your confounded
Yankee curiosity has walked me up
from the sleep of ages. Open the box !.
What your name?:' .
'signor 3litz, answered the voice,
and the great ventriloquist made him
self known.
A terrible accident occurred near
Burbank, n. y. Saturday last. Geo.
Bail, a twin son of Elias Bail, was
watching near barn for rats. His
gun lay upon the ground, and he sat
on box. Seeing u rat he reache q
for his gun, which was loaded with
buckshot, and dragged it cautiously
towards him. The trigger caught IN
some obstruction and was pulled back
and sprung, when the weapon was
discharged, the contents entering
young Balls groin. He rolled Oft the
box on the gr und and died without
uttering a word. Between one and
two clock Sunday morning two men
stal ted in a fishing boat to cross the
river from Tlvoli to Sauggerrles, ana
when nearly in the middle of the rly-
er their boat was run down by the
large steamer Dean Richmond and
comrletely demolished. One of the
men named French was drowned
he leaves wife and three children
1t is said that both Of the men in the
boat were intoxicated.
Mrs. Stonewall jackson is not en-
tirely satisfied with report of an in
teryiew with her quoted by a Georgia
paper. She writes to her Southern
Home "l told him (tAe intervlewer)
that my husband was model of pru-
dence, and never disparaged those
even of whose policy he disapproved,
and it vo I'D be tremely indellcate
for me to do 50. l did say that Gen
eral Jackson believed IN bold, swift,