The daily gazette., 1877-09-21

auu NOuoipuih. ''OOm6 now, W0ab nave
you brought? "Let's set on the provis-
ions ! was let off easy. 1 was told to
bring dishes for ten and pepper.
thought I'd bring enough, so L got a
pound" # ao .lo7' ,ihHa 7dl e,, ..'.f- -lf"ui
~ was told to bring pepper and dishes
for len too,o says 1. ,1d7H ~, 1o'.i .. ri
'Iust the same with me-" said Silas
, "Me too" says some one else. and then
everybody spoke up. we'd all been told
to bring dishes for ten and pepper. We
all had. - .,.,.,r.,u
There We were on top, of GriQg's Peak,
with the wagons sent home, and nothing
to eat all day but pepper. ~ ~ ''.' wv .li
Wed done a smart thing inviting those
two oj0kers. They'd playedoa nice trick
ou is! Never shall L forget that pic mic
as long as 4 ifse.o There we sot, and sot
and scoided. n q ,sloDlr'oG IA
Sally and Peleg went off together. AT
ter awhile one of the boys went after
them and found 'eml eating, lunch that
she'd brought in her reticule; aud then
.Jhey fetched Peleg back, and stuffed his
mouth with pepper, and then he fought
'em, anil Silas Pone got rolled, over the
preripeice, only he caught in a,big bush
and climbed up again; and Mrs. Pone
tainted away. And old Mrs. Pone, she
got bold of Sally and boxed her ears and
smacked her in the face, and there was
an awful time, tell you. l fI fph9'
And then it came on to rain, and IL
poured and poured, and we had to pack
up tie furniture and 60 down the Peak
and hide in the woods and there we were
half drowned. And Mrs. Masou's little
boy got lost, and it took all day to find
him; aud when 1t cleared up, and we went
intO the sun to dry, there came along a
mad bull and tossed little Jane Pvrri-
winkle. Didn't hurt her much, but tore
her clothes all off. Everybody was
starved, and wet, and angry, and such a
lot rs went home In the wagons you new
er saw. 1t wasthe meanest picnic ever
remember going to, aud picnics usually
do tnrn out mean, think.
None Of US ever spoke to Sally Sproat
or Peleg POttington again. But they got
married, Just as 1 said they would, and
their practical Joking brought them to an
untimely end. You see, one evening he'd
just gone down the back stairs-little side
stairs, you know, set in the wall-and 1t
struck her if she threw do wn q big bundle
of something and groaned he'd think
shed tumbled down, and be scared; and
it struck him that if he put the kerosene
Lamp inside apap9r bag, with two holes
in il for eyes, and hold it over his head,
and wrapped the table cloth around him,
and went up stairs, why, she'd think it
was q ghost. So be started up just as the
bundle came down, and the met. I .Ill
They put beautiful obituary notice in
the paper abount 'em. "They, was unit
edi life" they said, "and in death they
weren't separated And SO they
weren't. - ~ ..r
| Thuflow Weed, now within two months
of four score years of age. has finally
/ withdrawn from politics by rsslgning bis
Il nemQ1 Q1rship from New York Kepubii
7 can committee. Mr.. Weed has, had ar
eventful career, having learned the ari
of printing before he was fifteen, served
in the war of 1872, for which he still
draws pension, and for fifty years ar
tho time he became the editor of the
Albany Evening Journal, in 1880, till 1866
there was probably not a journalist In
tho country who exerted greater influ.
enpe over the men OF his party. He was
Ifirst brought into prominence at the age
oftwenty-nine, while a member of the
New York Legislature, his tact AZ a party
I'manager having done much to secure the
election of De Witt Clinton as Governor.
1t was shortly after this that he removed
to Albany and became the head of the
oppositioh that sought the destruction of
| tho famous Albany regency. He was the
friend of Seward, and in two campaigns
enduavored by every means in his power
to secure the nomination of that favorite
son of New York to the Presidency, but
was beaten by Fremont in 1856 aud by
| Lincoln in 1860. Mr.. Weed has not been
very active in politics for the last ten
years, although he has occasionally set
| up ticket for his party, such as the
mination of General Dix for Governor
in 1872, and, it is said, Morgan last year.
| Although he has made and unmade a
good many men in his time, he never
was elected to anything more important
than the lower House of the New York
| Legislature, and served there but two
terms before he was thirty. There are
| not many of the statesmen and politi-
clans of Mr.. Weeds time left, and this
fact will render the autobiography which
he has been engaged upon for some years
| of Unusual interest. D .na
The House of Representatives and Sem
ate Chamber of Washinton have gjust
been put in order for the coming session.
| Both of the new chambers and the old
hall-now known as Statuary Hall :
have been put in perfect order. The
Rotunda has been also cleansed and re-
painted from the floor to the top of the
canopy, distance of 1873 feet, and it re-
| .splendent in its new colors. The new
ventiaLine and heating apparatus of The
| House hall was in working order on Sun
day for the first time, and has proved to
be great success. The fresh air is now
taken direct from the grounds ofthe Cap
ito through the terrace, and is tempered
| by the warm air in the winter from the
hot water coils, while in summer it is
thrown into the building direct from the
grounds. A series of ventiIators have
taken the place ofsome ornamental pend
ants in the ceiling to carry of the foul
air. There is every reason to believe
that the new system will be largely con-
ducive to the health and comfort of the
members and of those who occupy the
galleries.
| Useful Bah, .arrIasS. o.
Virginia (Neu.) Enterprise.
A carriage.maker of this city has in