, 1877-11-11
GOSSIP FOR LADIES.
a Costume Show in London-Prize.
Dresses Reproduced III Pyro-
technics,

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Ptrhdious uushaud-~-She Took Him at Ills Word
.--lIow James Kas Let 0f.
| TUE REASON WIZ.
| I called the other day;
| Sat half Oh hour; then fanguidly
| She camc-Alies Dlank-all in her best array.
| She asked me II knew
Smith was engaged 10 Cousin Sue.
"Quite poor-no match pity her-don't your
l thought Of all the smiles
Miss &. had spent on Smilh-thc piles
OF bitfei-QoHr, and various other wlles
| That failed so sadly, and
| Replied did indeed. She famed
Her falsc curls back, and said, ~ understand
'sMiss 7. has cards for Mrs. C.'s
! Hdt-n'HsQae Tomorrow evening. These
| f.'s arc fshEug and whlsperl gro-c e-riesv'
Iyentured to inquire
| II she should 60: licr eyes flashed hrc-
| evidently had aroused her ire.
ave don't associatc!''
Her scorn could appreciate
The Blanks Lad not received cards, up to date
We spoke OF fTicnds--ol who
Had married. 1atciy. s'Who knows! Tou
May be tho next in need Of rice and an old shoe"
The old smile played among
The wrinkles in her cheeks; she hung
Her head and lisped, IL will not marry youns.'
Alas! too true! ''I'll wait
Weddings arc too common of late
She said, and smiled, and showed her tceth's gold
plate.
Some grapes lay On table near;
And as We ate, could but think how queer
That grapes should be so sour this time O year.
CHICAGO, Nov. Q, 1S77. Lulu ii. IT.
WHY TIE REV. MISS SMITH RE-
SIGNED HER CHARGE.
ie,o Fork Times.
The history Of the late difficulty in the Ed
carton (1Vis.) UniyersaEist Society will show
more plainly than the most careful and elabor-
ate argument tue untitness of women for the
pulpit. The congregation in question was pre-
sidcd over BY female pastor, who was young,
and not altogether ugly. In fact, number OF
ncar-sighted and weak-eyed young men were of
the opinion that her extreme beauty OF charac-
ter made her seem really beautiful, provided
one did not examine her in 4 strong light.
Miss Smith-for it would hardly be delicate
to poiut ncr out by any distinctive name
was learned and eloquent, at least in tue es-
timation Of her hearers. Her sermon, entitled
{. Will There be Daisies in the Future Worldan
was published last winter in pamphlet
form, and was called by the local newspaper
IN mastery discussion OF atheme Of transcend
ent Importance to the inqulriug soul.'' After
preaching for nearly year, her popularity re-
1naiued unabatcd, and up to the first Sunday OF
last month no one had found any fault either
with her private or her ministerial conduct.
1t was Oh The morning Of the day just men
tioucd that Miss Smith entered the meeting
house, while the choir was executing most
complicated request. in four paTts and chorus,
for the disconsoIate to come and be cheered up
She walked gracefully up the aisle, aud 1ripped
lightly up the pulpit stairs Ste was about half
way up the stairs wien the accident happened
Whether it had been fastened insccurely, OF
whether the clasp was Defective the world will
never know. The only thing OF which re Can
be sure is that it dropped on precisely the most
conspicuous stair of the whole flight.
It so happened that the pulpit stairs were car
pctcd with custiy Brussels, and that the Deo-
cons, being OF an economical turn Of mind, bad
covered the carpet with l!ght-bEown floor cloth
which, through repeated washings, had faded
until it was nearly white. Tn this light back
ground the clrclct Of scarlet slowcd as il it were
baud Of rcd-ot iron, while the n1cael-plateu
clasps shune and flashed III the sunbeam>.
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not rivcted On tile pulpit stairs, and thrill OF
admiration mingled with horror simultaneously
passed through, ncarly ail except the very old
est OF the worshipers.
OF course, III itself considered, a tit Of scarlet
cloth, whether elastic or not elastic, is not nee
cssariiy i dangerous thing, but Wien we COLI, /
slider all the circumstances OF the a1fair, It must
BE- admitted that the attention OF Ahss Smiths |
audience WAS in 4 fur way to be distracted from
the sermon. Two mcu we're found who were |
1,n1 pu0fTrhsft,
The Superintendent OF the Sunday-sclsool,
young man who admired Miss Smith, and re- !
gartieu Pollok S Course OF Time ~ is superior
to * Paradise LOST and was excessively near !
sighted, noticed that his reyercd pastor had |
dropped what he imagined to bca Russia leather !
purse. lie ut onec ruse from his scat with the |
intention OF picking up the article, but IS he
bcut down for the purpose 4 pcrccptible |
sliudder passed through his slight frame:
moment against tue railing Of the stairs, !
then pcnsyely went back to his seat and |
buried his face in lis hands, The senior dea-
con. flncyin1 that the young man had suddenly !
been taken i'll, rose up and III his turn went to
the pulpit stairs, but before lie hau time to re-
cover the lost article his wife, an exceedingly
narrow old lady, with very sharp edges Whis-
pereu in shriil tone, "Dcacon Sncdcy, don't
you dare 10 touch it," and the good deacon !
was attempted. During the catirc SERVICES the
scarlet and the nickcl-uiate hamcd aud glstcls-
cd, and There were not two persons in the att
lliencc who had the least idea Of what the ser
mon treated. For the next three " four days
the event was warmly discussed and SO mitch
indignation was expressed by the lady ucH1-
bcrs Of the hecougrcgatiuns-sOu,c OF whom hinte1
that so-callcd accidents sometimes happen on
purpose, and that female minister ought to be
ashamed to set IN example oi worldly
nate Miss Smith resigned her pastorate and
shook rhe dust Of Edsartou from her feet.