Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-12-24
General News.

A, a general rule, the man who pirates about
hi. courage and his "honah," hasn't enough of
either to brag Of
monument built in Philadelphia is now being
erected over the ramains Of ex-President johnson
at Greerve. Tenn, at the expense of his chill
dren, the cost Of which will be about IS 5000
said Mr.. Whittier once at wonderful
thing to see ones self in print for the first time.
| shall never feel so well again. 1t
is not true, as has been said. that dash OIL m'
writing rapidly aud end i to the printer without
any correction. l don't believe anybody does
that or has right to do it."
The repubca1 party is stronger to-day by a
great many thousand votes than it was month
ago. And il will grow stronger. gentleman
of prominence at Washington writing of events
at the capital says: "The tide set. strongly now >
bnr not 20 strongly as it viii anon. When the
real meaning Of what has occurred becomes APP
parcut, we shall see SITTER current than years
have Troy Times.
bright story is told Of the accomplished wife
row dead-of General Hooker. When she
was the admired Miss Grocsbeck. OF Cincinnati
she was once at an evening party when fashion
able Young dandy was asked il he would like 10
he presented to her. "Oh, ye.,' said he, languid-
w. "trot her out" The lady over heard the re-
mark and when he was presented, she adjusted
her eyeglasses deliberately and slowly scanned
his clothing from boot to collar The survey fin
i,hed, she waved her hand and carelessly said
"TIot him back, have seen all there is of him.
Lowell man had house hut no wife to care
for il. In talk with friend it was agreed that
such An appendage a necessity, and bargain
wa~ made under which he was to pay his friend
one hundred and fifty dollars for procuring one.
The broker introduced him to a smart New fIsmp-
shire giil the counting sped WELL speedy mar
rage wa, The result and The man comedies that il
was lucky match for him. But ne refused to
pay the broker, because that gentleman saw fit to
"blsb' about the matter. The broker has sued
for the money the lower cont has decided against
him, and the case goes to the Superior Court on
appeal TrareYer.
The great majority of General Gorious friends
think he shoull have challenged Mr.. Conkling
Mrs. Gordon told flieud of the family yesterday
that she advised the General TO. to WELL an inch
which means duel. Poor Senator Ransom
who went through the srduoas task Of making
these Northern Senators look at the matter Is he
dii, has hi, SAD, uncomfortable comment on the
paper Twenty five years ago, sin" he SAID,
gentlemen acquainted with the code. 1t Is
no longer the case. tried my best sir, 10 have
that paper drawn according TO the CODE bu. it was
no use. Senator Iiamln would have his own way
and it reads, sir, il reads like Sunday-school pa.
per, sir.-LHca ". ~ Hetald.
An old tramp. with his face shrunken with hun
ger, was overturning the contents of an oifal
wagon down Main street, trying to fish out
lunch, when policeman came along and asked
why don't YOU 20 to work sawin wood, or dig
gin clans, or somethin', and earn enough to git
you square meal, aud not be stlfiin' yourself
wi Ia this unwholesome garbage; Bsm-by, 'afore
YOU know it, yonll he dead, aud the city Il have
to send your corpse Ip to the Brighton abattoir."
The old outlaw stepped down TO the sidewalk
and a he wiped lis tangled wbiskers, he said
Pretty TIFF times, bos- when er man hez ter git
bis whites out Of er swirl wagon han't used TO
sch business as this, and don't YOU forgit it; my
father was the richest man on this continent once
be owned more than half the city Of Boston, and
| was brought up in the lap Of luxury, as it ware
graduated at Harvard college, and knowed TWEEN
~ different languages; knowed all about astron.
amy could tell We how fun the plants Satan, Ve,-
and could repeat the whole Bible from the first
chapter OF Adam clear through TO the landing of
Noah ark on Ply mouth Rock" Then the po-
ceman looked as if he going to drop dow
dead Tor moment, then he rallied and struck
cross the street, muttering, well sware new
err heered ANYTHING equIl that for ignereuce,
never Boston Irdrelier.