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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-31

In certain pleasant town in the conn
ty Of Surrey, England, there was a
cricket ground nearly surrounded by
houses. One fine morning, jus after Il
great match had been played, the secrc-
tary of the club received letter from II
Indy "of ii certain age" the proprietor
Of one Of tho adjacent houses, declaring
that her lOlicacy had repeatedly bcGu
ntTrOntcd by the sight OF gentlemen l" in
every stage Of nudity" putting OH their
crickcting hannels in the open dressing
tent Just before her windows. Would
the secretary, therefore, she entrcated,
make arrangements for Kidding her Of
this disgusting spectacle? The secre-
tary wrote MI ap0logetic note to Miss
Fiefyc, and Mt tho match tho dressing
tent was placed at the opposite corner OF
tue cricket ground, Mt least three hun.
dretl yards from the ladys.window. I'm.
ngine the secrctary's astouishment Mt re.
cciving the uext morning second letter
thanking l,im for This obviously
kind intentions" butregretting TINT they
were Of no avail, MS she "could see the
geutlemen's legs, with telescope, Just
as plainly aS before"
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DO Dogs Reason!

The Sacramento Record Union relates
this incident !: A resident Of Sacramento
is tile proprietor Of dog and cat, which
are great friends, and appear to have
much pleasure in each Others society.
They play together, eat together untl
hunt together. Yesterday they wero
each given q piece Of meat. The dog
swallowed his at one gulp, but tho cat
proceeded more slowly, the dog mean.
while standing by with n countenunco
which bore evidence Of n willingness
amounting to anxiety to help the feline
with the job in hand. The cat, however,
would not be assisted, but growlcd lie.
tcrminedly Whenever tile dog approached
too near. Tho latter. looked on reflect
iugly for q minute longer, but suddenly
was seized with an itlea. A few yards
distant was knothole at which they had
been accustomed 10 watch for ruts and
mica. Running to this hole, the canine
commenced brisk scratching ANIL vigor-
ous barking, as though whole colony
Of rats were in sight. Tho cat ran to the
hole to assist in the capture, and the
dog completed his strategical demonstra.
ton by swallowing the meat,
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.imusemcats Of Royalty.

A correspondent, writing of the win
ter pleasures Of royalty in Canatn, de-
sCribes Ill evenings amusement Mt the
home of the Lori and Lady Duffcrin.
He says Witnessed n cotillion 50 thor
oughly original i'll its details that de-
scription OF it will doubtless be interest
ing to some Of our New York readers.
First, row OF chairs was arranged on
the four sides OF the ballroom aud occu-
pied by all who could find places. Then
followed n waltz for perhaps q minute,
after which young lady took her seat
in the middle Of the ballroom and, hold.
ing toilet glnss, was approached from
behind by one gentleman after another,
until she recognized her choice, when
she wns up and awny. Meanwhile, each
OF the disappointed Hspirants for her
hand was obliged to mount chair, UG-
til another general waltz succeeded;
then q gentleman, being blindfolded,
was called upon to select partner from
n lady or partner Of his own sex, who
were stcaltllily placed in his front. II
hc chose the man the laugh WIS, OF
course, against him, while the lady was
whirled aroand by one Of the genial
aiaeS-dc.canip. A third device consisted
in giving tin whistles aud bells TO gen.
tlemen, and requiring them to stand OIL
their chairs until they blew up or rllng
up some sympathetic and cOnSidernte
feminine pnrtner. In the fourth in-
stance n monster dice, rs large rs u dry
goods box, was NsuccesSiyely thrown by
four players, one of whom was Lori
Dutferin, and the person making tho
biggest throw had his choice Of the lady
who was put rs the prize. In the fifth
act the Countess Duilerin started of
alone on n brisk polka, selected a gentle
man, and then alternately danced from
one siIlc Of the room to the other, pick
ing up partners of both sexes, when the
line, being inconveniently long, broke up
into wnltzing couples. Again, aprons
and nightcaps were furnished two OF the
cavaliers, who were required to tic both
before either could claim the handsome
prize. Finally, four huge, ridiculOusly
masked individuals, robcd in white, who
had been lei ont by Captain Ward, one
OF the masters OF ceremony, made their
appearance and rendered the scene hilnri-
Gus until the close. As you may well
imagine, it was all fun, innocent and en-
ioyable by everybody, aud by none more
than the earl and his youthful countess.
Among the many other pleasures which
Duffcrill Hall atiOnls, and which the peo-
pie Of Ottnwa feel proud in beng invit-
e,l toInrG thopriyatc theatricals, on which
occasions the characters are personnteA
by Lady Dufferin, the immediate menl-
bers. of her household and two or three
immediate friends who reside in the city.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-31

Charles O'Couor's peculiar wOoing is
thus told by the Washington CORE
spondent Of the Cleveland Herald .:
"Tho young and beautiful widow Of
Commodore McCracken of our navy re.
turned from abroad, md, finding her
financial affairs in complicated state,
went TO Mr.. 0'Conor to get his legal nd
vice, Mr.. o'Conor discovered that the
commodore Ind died insolvcnt and the
beautiful widow wsls left to the cold
mcrcies Of q selfish world without a
penny to call her own. This he was
obliged 10 break to her, whereupon she
held mp her hands in piteous dismay,
crying: Oh, Mr.. 0'Conor, what shall
/ do? I who have lived in luxury all
my life! Madam, said tho great law,
yer, the best advice ! can give you is L
marry me-. They we're married."
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-31

AASA VI 9NhbNNt
One cold. wet morning caringe drove
on the dock Of one OF the transatlantic
steamship companies, md Melville
Brooks stepped ont. A steamer had been
signaletl from Sandy Hook lnte the night
before, and she was expected in the East
river soon after daylight. One long hall
hour elapsed before she made her ap-
pearauce in the stream, and another be.
fore she was made fast; but as soon rs
the gangway was thrown across, Mr..
Brooks stepped on board, md made his
way toward n young man heavily
"Welcome bacE, CASTOR, old fellow =
he cried, giving the young man sort oi
hug, while he scanned his pale face.
"POor fellow! Africa Inns stripped you
Of your fine proportions, and left your
bones nothing but scanty mantle OF
skin. Thank God, You are safe home
again, my boy. Your native mir will
make you alright again. I have n hack
on the dock; come and get in out Of this
raw air"
Mr.. Brooks opened the carriage door,
and CASTOR had stepped in before he no.
ticcl that woman was there.
"What 0dettc! Miss Falkland
here Oh! this is kind, too kind. Be-
licve me, I feel it deeply"
Odette's lips were white and trem-
bling, but she could;say nothing. Mr..
Brooks had turned away to sec to Gas
tons baggage.
$50 you remember your old friend,
and have come to welcome him home
again. You have n good heart" and
Castor lifted her hand tenlerly, and
kissed it.
"Gastou, GastonI' said Odette, with
choking utterauce, "I can bear your re-
proachCs, but not this goodness. Ihave
been so heartless-am so unworthy Of
you, you must not look ut Inc so yet, or
you will make me-you will make me
cry"
Gently overcoming her resistance, Cas-
ton drew her fair face against his weather
beaten one, and was not at all ashamed
to minglc his tears with hers. They had
lovers confidences to exchange, and the
future to talk of. But Melville Brooks
himself bachelor once disappointed
in love-hal stayed away SO long that ho
could find no excuse for staying away
any longer; so at Inst he joined tiom.
They drove to his house, where Mrs.
Wentworth WIS waiting to receive them;
and there was not a happier iuartettc in
New York that day.
A few weeks later, 0dette Falkland
became, Mrs. Gtlston Snndfortl. 49,
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A Fathers Effort.

An extraordinary suit WIS brought be-
fore n San Francisco court. Francis
S&cfington, who is pennileSs, sued his
son John, who is very rich, for Alimony
md counsel fees. The plaintiff ur1etl
that lie was the author OF Johns being
and ought to be fol, clothed and housed
in his old age at Johns expense. Judge
Wheeler ruled that the law did not com.
pei n son to support his father, aud
That the old gentleman was not entitled
to alimOny, ~EF-
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-31
A Naughty Girl.

"Marr, you are very naughty this
morning" said n kind old lady to little
girl whom sho hal taken under her care.
"but you must learn your lesson. l
will leave you for short time, and, when
I come back, / hope to find you n good
girl" Mary was loft in tears, AMI in n
very i'll humor; button tho old lady's re-
turn, the tears had given place to smiles,
and Mary, running up TO her aunt, ex.
claimed in greE glec: "Dear aunt,
kissme! for Mary will never be naughty
again; Mary hNs burned that nasty book
which made her so naughty this morn.
ing"
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-31
Did he Really Mean It!

Said fond mother at the table Of IL
fashionable Chicago hotel, The other
day:
"Do you know, my little son, that the
word menu Is French for bill oI
fare?" .-- q n 8 q
"oh, yes, mamma" was the assuring
reply, :" menu itp' .=ssy -si. ~ FT
The mother tainted right there She
was ahG'd her boy would grow up to be
n parpgrapher editor.
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Burgundy.

Burgundy isn't good thing to drink: :
Young man, bcsecch you. consider and think,
Or else in your nose, and Likewise IN Your toes,
You'll discover tho color Of Burgundy rose 5;
Burgundy rose, burgundy rose,
AdSngcrous symptom Is burgundy rose.'
Tls very nice wlne, and as mellow Is mlk;
lis very nice color In satin or silk
Bnt you'll change your opinion as soon as II shows
In halo around the extreme OF your nose;
Burgundy rose, Burgundy rcse,
It's very bad thing at the tip Of your toes.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-31

The poet who wanted to be a granger,
md wrote: Beneath the Tall Tomato
Tree I'd Swing the Glittoring Hoe, 'Swas
not 80 badly Informed as he seemed. Mr..
Scott, Of Los Angeles, has n tomato vine
twenty-five feet high, 1
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-31
Why Biddy and Pat Married.

"
"oh, why did ycu marry him, Nddy?
Why did you take Pat for your Spouse2
Sure he's neither purity nor witty, ,,s.
And his hair. IL as red as cows! y
Yen might had your pick had you waited
You done dale better with Tim;
And Phclim o'Toole was cxpOctin'---.
You couldn't do better nor him.
You talk Of usyoung people courtin'-i
Pray tell howyour courtin' began,
When you werea wildly woman,
And he was a4Siddy man."
"Tim and Pat, miss, 30 sec, was acquainted
Before they came over tlesea, "
When Pat was a-couHin' Norah,
And Tim was a-courtin' me.
She did not know much, the poor Norah,
Nor, for that matter, neither did Pat;
He had not tho instinct Of some one,
But no one had then told. him that;
But he soon found it out for himself,
For life at bets hut span
When was wildly woman,
And he was wildly man.
"1helped him to take care Of Norah,
And when he. compared her with me,
He saw, as he whispered one evening,
What awoman ono woman could 10.
She went out like the Snutr Of a candle;
Thenthc sickness seized upon Tin,
And We watched By his bedside together
TWAS such a comfort 10 him.
was. not alone In my weeping,
Our tears In the same channel ran
For I was wildly woman, -.
And hc was a Wildly man.
"wehad both had onr troubles mavourncen,
Though neither, perhaps, was to blamti
And We both knew by this what We wanted,
And were willing to Ray for thesamc,
We knew what Il was to be married, ''
And before the long twUlyomoatll had Aow
We had made up our minds It was better c q
Not TO live sny longer alone !;
We wasted no time shily-slIally, ,
Like you, miis, snl Master DALI
For was a ~iddy woman,
Aud he was WILDLY man."
-IAdrpu's Md7aEiHc. /,
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CASTOR. took her little white hand,
kissed it, and went without word. He
spent half the night thinking Of. odette;
the other half he ,lreamedof her
As to Olette-lcft alone in her room,
she soon fell fast asleep,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-31

troops setting ont to oppose the Pms,
Sims, and died n soldiers death on the
field Of SntlOvn.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-31

q; may hope, Then 7 cried CASTOR,
ioyfully.
81 do not forbid you, but I promise
nothing" said otlette, with downcast
eyes. "You know how much pleasure I
find in your presence, Gnston. You will
not mind if l say I would like to be alone
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-31

Tomorrow evening" mused Odette;
"why, that is tonight" She ring tho
bell, aud gave the servant who answered
it this instruction: ~ am not ut homo
to anybody this evening except Count
Brailsky." Then she retired to her own
room, and when she appeared some hours
later, traccs Of tears were still to be seen
on her face. Lato in the evening the
count arrived. odettc sat down to the
piano rs rigid as n statue. At last tho
visitor was announced. 0dette did not
turn her head, but struck the keyboard
with nervous force, and the air she played
was the terrible .Alnrch OF RalSoczy." |"
The connt wns abont to enter tho room,
when the sound Of tho piano stopped
him at the door. For somo moments hc
stood motionless, his hands tightly
clasped, listening to the music which dc.
clared his fate, Too proud to speak, or
say word OF parting, he noiselessly with.
drew; and long ere odette had ceased
playing he had left tho house. He ro-
urneI to his own country, joined tho
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-06

q he territory Aasezhled sgadAV 70
attssd sks tsasrL Of Yosug. There
vers probAbly $500 IL he tabernacle
The body rs exhibIted snul Il n
Esllgious services eonnesoed II II
Aad oontlnsed lll 2. remarks beiag
made By wooArss. Hyde. oanaoa and
Taylor esiogistic Of the deceased and
the great woFk be bad performed. The
body vas eaeiosed 10 > plain red wood
eofih and borne 10 the grave by en.
ployes Of the late president. The cor.
tegs vas preceded BY band and fol-
lowed BY the family. diHerest orders
Of the priesthood add Adherents. ell on
foot The order Of Brigham a. To the
disposition Of his remains. written in
1878. was read. but nothing from him
ye, IS 10 bis successor OF the 5isposi.
ton Of bic property.
II 10 not known what effect the death
Of Young viii have on the fortunes oI
the Mormon church. Ii would seem
70 be = good time for government to
step in aud demand that its members
live up 10 the rules OF common de-
cency. IL nothing more. II is certain
that under Young almost every con-
ceivable crime has been committed
under the guise Of religious zeal OF by
sanction Of q power above. A little
wedding out Of surpernuous wives and
lew wholesome regulations backed
up by the strong arm Of the Law might
serve TO purify this cess pool Of in
iqulty.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-06
STATE sEws.

Henry Britton OF Hartland has raised
1900 bushels OF oats.--N. Grosvenor Of
Ferisburgh hes raised 5000 bushels Of
potatoes.
An unknown tramp had one foot run
over by an engine 81 Bellows Falls last
Saturday, and lost four Of his toes. In
two hours after they were amputated. be
was of on his tramp again.
A girl fourteen years Of age, daughter
OF Patrick Heating, residing at Barton,
was fatally burned Thursday afternoon
by the explosion ofa kerosene oil can,
from which sho was pouring oil on fire
which she had just started la the stove.
The unusual scene of three bod carriers
In . fierce fight on top ofa three story
brick building was witnessed at Bellows
Falls one day recently, each trying to
throw the other over. They might have
succesdedi 10 this, had not the local police
climbed 10 The dizzy height aud arrested
them.
Last Sunday Rev. De. Parmalee, Of
Jersey City, commenced to preach In the
Congregational church In the afternoon,
ct We.t Randolph, the Christian and
Baptist churches uniting In the service.
Tho houae was filled, and just As DR..
ParmAlee had announced that bis text
would DO fouad In the one hundred and
forty fourth Palm, the audience jumped
to their feet, - one OF the truss rods that
support the Aoor OF the audience-r0om
gave way, and let the floor sink In the
middle about six inches. But fortunate
ly the other trusses held, Otherwise the
whole audience would have landed in the
vssty. There was no screaming or panic
but the house was soon vacated; and
Rev. Mr.. Smith OF the Christian church,
invited them TO his church, where The
doctor finished his announcement by say
Ing that Il was In The one hundred and
forty fourth PssIm aud third verse.
A nine year old son OF william Kirk
land Of Waterbury, vas drowned while
bathing Saturday afternoon. His com.
pauion, = boy about the same age,
brought him almost 10 shore, bat was IN.
able to save him.
Just before noon Monday, French
woman named GAgnoa. seventy-nine
years Of age. was picking up sticks for
fuel on The track south Of the freight de-
pot .. st. AIbans, when the locomotive
Forest City" add four freight cars back
ed down upon Der, and all passed over
her, InHIeling shocking and and fatal In
iaFIes.
A sd accident occurred IL Piymonth
on Saturday about 10 o'clock =. m. Mr..
Edward Brown. aged about 10 years.
vas Ioadiag osls upon aide bin when
the cart was overturned, and be 10 save
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-06
srKAaea nosrnEAL nun.ED.

BY special express to The Adver,
,iser. which arrived just before we 20
TO press. we learn some particulars Of
the total destruction Of tho steamer
Montreal. at her wharf. Maquam Bay,
Swanton. last night. the light Of which
was visible here in St. Albsns. The
fire was FIRST discovered about IL
O'Clock, by the engineer. 10 the hold,
and 10 Eve minutes afterwards the
steamer was in flames fore and aft.
Capt. Vaudeville with his wife and
child barely escaped with their lives,
be losing oil bis clothes aud personal
effects. and she her trunk. Matilda
Benway, the cook, jumped overheard,
but being al expert swimmer saved
her life.
The Montreal was owned by the
Northern Transportation Company, OIL
Whitehall, aud valued ct from S20, 00O
10 s25. 900, on which there is about
tl2 900 insurance. She was formerly
q fsvorite line boat ON Lake Champlain
but three years ago had her saloon
deck and staterooms taken of, and was
converted ihto . transportation and ex
cursion steamer. being re-painted and
put in fine order. and running between
Whitehall and st. Johns. She had re-
Gently been engaged by the Portland
and ogdensburg Railroad Company tc
run between Maquam Bay and Platts'
burgh, and yesterday made her first
trip, taking an excursion party Of some
200 who came from St. Johnsbury.
We further learn that the Gre dam
aged considerably the Portland and
ogdensburg wharf at MaquAm Bay
and burnt freight car laden with coal
belonging to the South Eastern Rail
road Company. The Swanton Fall
fire engine having been recently re
packed. promptly repaired to the Bay
two miles distant. but was too late 4
be OF service. The exact origin Of thu
ERE 10 not knowH.-- st. Adams AID
vertiser.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-06

Many ofihe democratic papers OF the
north think with Postmaster Key, that
their brethren at the south erred. and
are manly enough TO say so The ed.
itor OF the Louisville Courier.Journa
says; -Four years OF disastrous war
and twelve years Of disastrous peace.
hundreds OF thousands OF widows and
orphans. the loss Of property, togetheS
with q national debt for which the
south 10 equally bound with the north,
confirm tho dreadful truth that the
Eight was ill-chosen. III .tined. lll.msde
and blended.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-06

According to the estimates Of Mir.
James Card. in his annual letter TO the
London Times. the prospect Of a fair
demand for American wheat in England
10 now pretty we'll determined. He es-
Inmates English requirements at 1884,
900. 900 bushels, and the hone crop at
about 6,O0e, 900 bushels, leaving 49,
900. 900 to be supplied from abroad.
The importations to August LIST were
at the rate of about SO. 00O. 900 annually
and the estimates which we based on
these were not quite SO favorable to
American exports as those which Mr..
Card now forms. That gentleman re-
CARDS tho whole OF Western Europe as
deficient in wheat, and does not think
that the remarkable increase of grain
shipments from India, which we no.
ticed ia the returns OF August lst eau
continue. he adds: 4" We must there
fore, look 10 America for considerable
increase even on her great exports OF
the last four years, and, II the war in
Turkey continues, the vast resources Of
the United States an Canada will. in.
deed, be severely taxed to make good
the wants Of this country and Western
Europe" Meanwhile the shipments to
the seaboard by the canals show Q re.
markable improvement more grain be.
ing received 10 Buffalo during August
by 1872 per cent. than for the same
month last year. and more than in the
same month at any time in the history
OF the canals. The total shipments
since the opening are about 70 per
cent greater than last year.