, 1877-01-09
CURRENT GOSSIP.


if%E NYE vANQGlS}IED SUMNER.
Hosfon Trdnscrfpt.
Tho following story illustrates tho ult and COM
mon hcnse OF ex-senator Syc, Of Nevada: *sTho
question Hndcr debate WAS bIlt 10 atlmi. Tho
chlnese to equal privileges Of citizenship, and Mr.
Sumner hail The floor. lIEs speech was, a. usual,
elaborate. studicd and classical his pcsl1ds rountt-
cd, sud hts hrenmonts fully up TO thu standard OF
tho Massachusetts statesman and scholar. Ills
appeal for tic children Of tho Ftowcry Kingdom
was earnest, and when Mr. sumner concluded
It was evident that hs hal mnhe 1uitt an In
pression upon The Senate. At this juncturc,
20 soon as Mr.. sumner had ,takcn his sent, Ms.
Sye fpsang 10 HIS feet. was recognized by Nr.
Co!fax, the President Of tho Senate, and spukc
soInewhat as follows: 'Mr. Prc.idcnt-1 wns born
III sfa good old County Of stcubeu Now York
state, and raised upon farm. Ny parents
were harl.work!ng. thrifty people, fearing God
aud pcrfosmtng thc!r duties with good conscience.
va. aiWay* asred III appeal t. i'iAi tis Aimiahty | for
the y isrcdotn u the rlasc. My ran,l motter God
ouss .tsr American %s, n a'Tqng wsr
always provided, Ne ail liked luugl,nuls, and
think the american farm boy that hont tiku dough-
M1thcr whcn she ,naIe tile dough, aud kneadcl
nnd shortened i until It WAS in 1T condition. Mr.
rss.''asnt. s nc result of ny obs:rsa.ton wa. thai
fried Il fl the fat betre sr rskc sho whne na,ch.
she tried It rst and awaited results ayc IIa.ene4
"etts on tho Chfncre qucst!on, Iiyo IN the luclc
coast. ami know tic Chinese better practically Than
a,.n any one en- # knaw tlen thsofsiie4y Tlvy hayo
eatnin:s ant .hen return, pistail aMl MI, 10 tic
a,owe.y Ktng9n, ion ta''np. nakS citizen Of
rnlranch1sed tic baeks-tacy arc nuw frcu mil
slslxenr.. and am content Then turning 10 Nj.
ssr sa1,nsr hs sssurnea: .y friend ftsm Ma*.aeh
hut suggest 10 him it II far better nnd safcr Il,
f1aw l ~ goud n,nshess esa,nple, and Try lI.lo
whole chincse butcu!' TITS cl1cct Of thts speech
wa. marvellous. Mr. Sumner lraucu lsck IN lila
chair, laughing until tears ran down hls checks.
argument had been demolished at ono fcll blow By
i,u donghnnt nI,ntls. Eoushnuss and tbs racsc1
hi liz could nctlcr set"rt nor s espIa!n, and tao
consequence VIA, the bill failed through thu home.
Y "a argument Of tue doushnpt in tho handa OF
BlsOWS's MATRIMONIAL METHODS.
Dubuque Tt'tgraph,
"Brown, I t1on't know how 1t Is that ynur girls
all marry 0f M they got old enough, whilo
none Of mine Gun marry"
''oh, that's simple enough. 1marry my girls
OIL on tho bnckwlieat straw principle -
- Hut what Is that princtplei 1 never heard of
It before. 81
''Wc|l l used to raise good deal of buckwhcat.
and It puzzled inc 10 know how to yet It'd Of tho
straw. Sats1fnK would cat II. and II was great
bother 10 mt. At lust thought OF & plan. stack
ed my bnckwhcnt strw nicely and built high saIt-
fence around 1t. Ny cattle. Of coursc, concluded
that 1t Was something soud md ut tore down
thu fence and brgan u eat tho tt.aw. logged
them away and pat up ti,e fence few tlncs, but
thu n,orr drove them away tho ,norc nnxuu. they
every bit of It, ~ sai,l. marry my i;irls vi
IN IN the 1aa,e principle. When yt'n'lx man that
,pf 9jm Il ss 6srn. cis 0 n FL, snsoutass
hnl stay u late Us llH feascs ant taEu nafNd 10