The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-13
Tea Table Gossip.

A romance of the slums is tl'd by the
Kansas City Times, of which The hero Is
"%Limpey," a little vagabond who came to
that city from the house OF refuge in New
York several years ago, aud being thin and
lame, failed TO secure the kind home and
treatment that was extended to his fellow
waits. He slept in haylofts, cellars and
empty cars, backing boots or begging for
food. AS he grew older he became o great
pest to the policemen, as he was the leader
of a most incorrigible gang of young hood
lums. He had, however, W friends, old
Mrs. Stein and her daughter, whose house
was always open to him, either for shelter
or concealment from the police. In June,
1876, Limpey went to the Black Hills, and
entering into partnership with two other
adventures, struck a streak of luck which
brought him a dividend Of sc. 900 in cash,
besides shares in various lodes located by
his partners. Last Wednesday Limpey re-
turned to Kansas city as Dennis Garraghau,
TO pay a debt of gratitude that does credit
to his manhood. We will let the Times
tell the rest of the story:
In his prosperity Dennis did not forget
old Mrs. Stein and her daughter. More
than one letter has reached them within
the past year, bringing money and COM
fort. They changed their home from
squalid, poverty-stricken rooms OF Grand
avenue to a small but respectable house on
Oak street near Fourteenth street, where
they remained awhile. but removed to
rooms on South Main street. To cut the
story short. "Limpey' anne back last
week well 'heeled," and so changed in ap-
pesrsnce that his old friends did not know
him. His lameness had almost entirely
left him, and he weighs twice as much as
Nyppl- bn lnff hara Ha vpao r,ar,iaI ~
Friday to Miss Mary Stein in the presence
of a select party of friends. "Limpey''
proposes to return to Deadwood with his
young wife and his mother-in-law. He is
as modest with his wealth as he was sassy
and troublesome in his poverty. There is
one feature about ''Limpey's" actions which
commends itself to notice. He did not for
get the friends he found in the days of his
adversely. The Times wishes the strangely
assorted couple success and happiness in
their mountain home in the Hills.
Augusta Moore, writing of the humble
women of Maine whose lives have shed q
hallowed radience around them, tells the
story of the old schoolmistress of Bruins
wick
She is an imposing human structure, not
far from seven feet in height, and weighing
not less, | think, than 800 pounds. Her
voice is fitted to her size, aud her strength
equal to either. She is pleasing to behold
very handsome the Anakim would pro
badly call her. / wish Mr.. Barnum had
found her before he married off his hand
some Quaker giant. Miss--and that
giant would have made a noble, astCnish-
ing pair. She was sent for once TO reduce
to order a school of evil repute. The schol-
ars there, mainly young men of the savage
A.Jar bod opn,uoH thopCaluaa hu f1rutnu
their teachers cut and throwing desks,
books and benches out after them. Miss
-, ruler in hand, walked the floor, max
ing her exordium. Her ruler was like a
weaver's beam. She told the school why
she was there, and serenely invited those
who designed to make trouble TO begin at
once. Not a creature stirred. Every eye
in the house was fastened Oh her. Her
black eyes rolled majestic in their caves,
and cleaned with terrible meanings upon
the big boys, who then and there resigned
.'the weapons of their rebellion" After
some weeks one young fellow of 81 years,
who, by virtue of his slender legs, hand
| some face, and heaped-up curls, considered
| himself a universal beau, and a privileged
character, began to air his pretenslOns rath-
| er obnoxiously. Miss - looked at him
once or twice. The glare did make Adolf
| plus shrivel somewhat; but vanity and in
pudence soon swelled him out again. l
know not precisely what it was that preci-
plated the crisis but it came one day
when all the girls were present. One
stride, and Miss --- was alongside of the
curly ~dandy-one grab and the curly dandy
was across her knee-kicks, bowls and
scratches were efforts thrown away ; and
amid the almost dying struggles of the boys
not to rend the air with laughter, and the
historical shrieks of the girls, Adolphus
was disciplined In a style and in a degree
that he will remember TO his departing day.
Poor beau /! How his face and his curls did
look just then The girls never had need
of any other picture to make them remem
Der him. What a blessing Miss would
be in the Bangor high school!
Huessein is the second son of the khe'
dive of Egypt, and unlike most princes hai
a perfect horror Of actresses. When the
Suez canal was opened a Nine. de Sienne
a French actress, tell in love with him, ant
gave him every opportunity of making
fool of himself, but he persistently declined
There was no heroism in his collness ht
simply liked his cousin better, and he hal
since made her his wife. Nine. de Sienn'
tried smiles, glances, fainting fits, but HI
was adamant to all, And for his virlu'
ana excellence we give MN u pun, AM
hasten, on the other hand, TO condemn tn
action of the King of Holland, whose dis
graceful conduct is told in a Paris letter Il
the Philadelphia Bul etiH /:
All Paris that knows what is going on !
what Is called ''high life" was talking
while / was there, of a disgraceful affair
Just before the queen Of Hollands death
this spring, q once noted dancer was abou
to leave Paris In a special train for HoI
land, when q telegram came from the kin
requesting her to wait a fortnight, as tn
queen was dying After that sad story Q
a ruined royal life was ended the eA-dance
went on to her kingly lover, and she tray
r eled as a queen might. Since her arrivi
the king has given her a splendid chateau
a set of ancient and oriental arms wort
100, 900 francs, besides many other cost
: gifts
"She says she wants some Seyresi
wrote the king lately to his agent. "Whel
can / get something that will please her
The agent, who is in the confidence q
the ex.dancer, told the king that II woul
be better to give her a certain complete co
lection of old Deli that his majesty owned
She was consulted by her royal lover, al
. consented to take 1t In lieu of the Seyre
IL IL HALF NuAEN