, 1877-08-30

AffE lnyk 1RH.
II hss been The daily custom OF the venerable
Thur!ow Weed during the hot summer months to
visit Washington Market, and to send 10 Ills resi-.
deuce. No. II West Twelfth street, from slx to
dorm batkcts Of fruit. Punctunsly at i o'clock
be has npcucd h!s hospttasle doors 10 a company
OF pale women and sckly children, and the baskets
The nclahbors and slltlH,s,c friends n Nj. Weed
we're considerably astonisaeA IN last Friday to tse
hu, walking bareheadsd through the pouring rain.
well .. lnnay parents q HlIe boys mud gi,I-, and
nEkol Of cach+ IN . SL!e Of SadHcsa, whether ho
OF she hnd seen a wicket liito boy with q
IN thr War Of 1871. Mr.. Weed WA drummer
boy In thy Biucto!l Regiment. The uniform, hs
snf w[G "a. vii : III. y i s9.s as = o5a
Alter the war; he carefully laid aside The hat. Ii
y kept IN hox, and only taken out when stf
sent Tor hts halter to coma AMI rec the old Dlnetai
hnt, and make new nlc a. nearly like II ~ potrt.
BILE. The hat Mas made. twas to havr been worn
asy ai'e'noog The nc" hat seposed o1t tho tses IN
.tS9 nt ana ana Sose. sgaen
hal With an ln,uenac happy RIM ii wna 4 very
deep, hat s,sd held nearly hs'f ha.iel Of trait.
~ he emptiet tic fruit into thaf hsl, he seeucd
staggered BY its Dimensions.
''loy, " he rema rkcd. .cithcr yon have very
big herd, or HAT hat ducsp't btIpn9 ta YUn."
The boy laughed. aad dAtirl nut 0f tho opcn
DIOR. carrying AWAY the hat alcd with frnit. Ths
bankcts were cmplltd, md Dir. Weed turned 10 en-
ter lis private ro9nl. A. he passed by the hat
rack le stopped sh6Et. The hat was gone. Who
euul1 have taken ~ M. Weed remembered. and.
with a faint b'ush on hts cheeks. walked out bnrcS
headed into ihe rain, sheltercd only by Lila uN,.
brsa, tn quest Of that boy. Capt. liytnrs, VI the
NeFctI slrrct police was noijGeu, and The family
wcru Informed by Mf. Weed that they could not
leavc town until tho lat sKuuId be recovered.
CAPT. EON's POKER CONVENTION,
Virginia. tStv.l CAr,n.cte.
Capt. DoG, tile Pluto politician, has called big
poker coa, enl!on, 10 be held at AueHcan r1st to.
day. The subject Of this gahc ring OF card
d. to definitely settle thu relative values of some uf
The larger denominations OF lIauds. Some years
ago lsoh learned tho dip, spurs, and alnnostira Ut
The pastiDcs Of his trIbo IN tnanucr advantageous
~ h.u pEtsaa szcheguCr. fIe dtd pot, 70 " sprak
thrvw lbs gaMc IL them all at aGcc hut li0leu ont
The hns points III jndE drbtts, lttook cxper.
enec md money 10 learn tue ganlG Of Dob Fur
Instance. one day, with 3la.hO III the pct, onc ut
the players revealed tla possession IT four aces
A lsihr like that lid not abAsh the mental r..
sources Uf Hot, far ho coojy gathered In The pot
Oh pair of kinEs anl two Aeuces. Ills antagonist
was cattiy convinced by 00a's argument fhat The
Two lcucrs weru last equivalent To ths four secs,
having the same nunthss Of spots, while tho ktnss
gase h,ta tue required prepun fefance sou.e OF
ihs hucks accuse Bob Of having different poker
maulrd i conyo at!on OF tho tribe to dctlbcrHts
upon II. Bob, b. diplomatic strike, 10 now 'Htst
ai foremost In tas ca1l tor reform, and IL Louder
than al tho rest III lhs demand 6or q convention
Long brown has received m Invitation 10 bd prex-
ent, and Jim Orndor0 will act ~ .elcsee.