The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-11-27

III any Southern State sufficient to
give that State to an opposition
party. In 1880 you will SEQ the
Solid South in solid array for the
National Democratic nominee, who
ever no may be. With this and d
couple Of larger Northern States-
New York and Indiana, for instance
they have the election. In the
face Of such encouragement Us this,
it is useless to look for the Solid
South to be otherwise than solid.
Blue GTISS IDYL.
A very sweet story of love comes
from Cincinnati, whence very few
sweet things over come, and proba-
bly, we never should have hal this
enchanting tale had not tho horo
and the heroine been imported for
the occasion from kentucky, a State
which is abandoned to tho raising
Of heroes and Democratic ma ajorities
and hcroines and superior whisl1ey.
Professor Pho has taught school
across tho river from Cincinnati for
many years, and devoted his even-
ings and Saturdays and Sundays,
and much other time, to Huldah,
who was IL school-marm, and this
pleasant thing Went on Till tho
professor was fifty and Huldah was
forty~Gvc. After ten or eleven
years, Huldah's folks, beginning to
think they were going to altogether
too much expense for fre-wood
and coal oil and extra dinners 70
the professor, and feeling thu
there never would be any wedding
after oil, began to tell naughty
stories about the professor. This
made Huldah cry and love him tho
more, and tho strategy failing he
was forbidden tho house. Then he
climbed in the parlor windows, and
tho boys pounded him with fenco-
boards us ho went through. And
thon they fired blank cartridges at
him in tho still darkness of tho
night, and finally loaded their guns
with beans and aftcrward with
bird shot. The professor endured
this eXcitidg exciting amusement Il
few weeks and then he got mad,
stole Huldah out Of tho house, ran
away with her to Cincinnati and
they wcro married! Young Kon-
tuclly strategy had succeeded with
tho invaluable aid Of fence-boards
and shotguns in bringing q pro-
longcd and weary comtship to q
happy termination. Tho professor
was forgiven and invited back with
his bride. The affair wss little
novel and sensational, oven for
Kentucky, but in spite of its pro-
nounccd success it would hardly be
desirable perhaps for every lady
with a hesitating lover to start u
lot of untamed nophcws on tho
warpath with shotguns and fence.
boards.
A LUXURIOUS PARTISAN EsTAD1IsI-
MENT. A fine sense Of tho luxury
that at present prevails in the fur
mshing Of expensive Paris houses
may be gained from the description
Of few rooms in the mansion in
haoitcd by newly married NM
qlliac Tho bedroom is dlapod in
roso.colorod v0ivot Of tho most COS -
iy and exquisite texture, and tho
furniture N that room is covered
with the eamo material tho dra =
porics arc relieved by exceedingly
fine silver chisoIing the pancls,
which uro decorated in tho lovclicst
manner, are also divided by silver
lines; tho imner bed curtains arc Of
Venetian point lace, and the outer
ones OF roso~coorcd satin, with tho
arInorial bearings in silver. III an
angle Of this charming boudoir there
is a. small rcliquary, and golden
lamp constantly burning before it,
Russian fashion. Another room,
n kind Of private parlor, near by, is
hung with white pouli des sole and
here also are foods Of expensive
lace. Tho whole must have cost tho
income for yoar Of 5000 Paris
wor kmcn.
Swearing Oh tho Bible was first
introduced into the judicial pro.
ceedipgs by the Saxons about A. D.
600. 1t WAS called corporeal oath
because the witness, with his hand,
touched some part Of the Holy
Scripture. There have boon great
improvements in swearing within
the last l276 years.