Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-15
JoneS' "Reminiscences.

Our Jones has been of a melancholy mood
those agss few days that makes him something
Of bore. Wntu man puts on his friends
h;s immediate infatuaticn he is bad enough,
bu, when nc digs his love from .hc dim and
distant past, smelling Of mold, moth and gil
dew. il is time to kill that man, and Jones
should die
Jones offence is this lie took US iu coupe
Of considerable pretensions to make call at
the navy yard. We were not at oil 10th TO 90,
'.hough not Il society man, Tor runners had
.,,, Nv. us that never in the history OF that
,sI"hraied NJ ,l and social locality was 1t so at
,r,c:iv" as at the pr,see cent wflupg., we found
, stately lady, whose btaus,' anu Gtacc Hete
,uellowcd by time and whose iaIsS hazei eyes
rlr,r cnmuIrxiun sud iaultlcss figure .2ln US
that in the not distant pas. society recH0oiIeu
10 her one OF the taircst representatives OF mat
island known to the world iof It's beautiful
daughters, and the other fact that, like the
French, it has genius as natlonal tFalt, anu
as If to leave no doubt as to TINS, by tue sloe
of the stately gracious lady was younger
representative, giving proof OF Eha' hau Oeen
in the mother.
Riding home Jones took US irto his conf
,1arrr- That, he told US, was the Que Toman
ri ali the world he had really loved, although
IN. prvcr kneu it. Jones, 1t seems, let con-
r.aled love feed upon his damaged cheeE. as
Shakespearc hath it, or words 10 that effect
81 was boy then" ssld Jones. the sweet
snrinc of early youth throws over that PERIOD
ia most delicious atmosphere, rose~ nbed, eS'
heratipg aud tender The uncle OF that lady
came from Ireland poor boy, but with tle
cocrry and genius OF his Dallve laad, ne gatn,
,ro,, not only wealth, but rose to hlgh soclal
.nd no.;tcai positiou. His first act was to pur-
chase a beautiful farm near the socmn oll
,own of IJ-l-aos, in Ohio aud present 1t to bis
sister That sister, with her husband aud four
children. came from Ireland, and were soon
noted for their hospitablc habits, that made
them fevorites although Catholcs' 10 the
town and country. The daughters gre" from
childhood into the exquisite teauty OF tue
three graccs | lived some ten miles from
them, and although the distance precl0ded
.snuch Intimacy, not week scarcely "eut ny
;:hat we were not together.
.'What prapks we played; what merry
,ime we had; had been cxccmmunlcated. &c.
srrvedly so, from the Mother Church, aud
look back with modification DOW upon my
wicked conduct | was one OK those sweet, IN
accent bows OF ten who wait upon the priest
before the altar, and the wicked thought CO.
tered nv sinful head that it would Improve the
nnnccncv Of the incense to add a little red pep
nor did so, aud made the startling
discovery that cayenne thus administer
ed ti,illates the nostri!s, causlUg oonVui-
Siyo movement. accompanied Dy iouu
avn losiou, vulgarly called a sneeze. Father Mui-
LAM. Ian ,ar, good man with very bad temper,
,vnnt otf !, the widest manuer, making the glass
.I ".'t W. u 'ly lifting the roof. The cougre-
nat;on ;,u fnIownd. a,pd We all appeared lot OF
Iov soeczers engage 10 the l1vleSt deV9tions.
| sunnose nv grips betrayed me- ior rather
Mullen, between paroxysms oi Huee"'s' suua:
Iy dealt INC blow on the ear t'at set nlc ".'ti
,nr, | rallied and seized the goo! lf'est oy
The arm. took a goody-sized piece Of us
second person, with my teeth, away with me a.
a mcmento of my theological experiences lot l
never was permitted TO return.
II was regarded as rather wicked person,
and good Mrs. Ryan gave me controversial
work to read. 1t was thc ceegrated c9niro.
,,ersv hc,veep Pope and McGuira. Life was
aoo iull of fun aud love for any study OF that
qort and | returned the volume without get
,;nr hevonJ the title page When asked what
i thouoh Of the Misunderstanding Pope meant
rho Pone-i made answer to the effect that
Ipone had had given that fellow NcGulre Tits.
( had then sensation as il something had been
aiken from my head aud learned subsequent
v that voivme Of heavy theology had fallen
,ip NV sku! wf:k norc force than comfort,
"Ah, sunny days of love and youth. no"
,scll rcmeniLer chs apple blossoms and the
swcet Eowcrs Of the wild pralric. All gone,
,i;mmcriug AMID the dreams OF things that
,r,., Sweet comrade OF my youth -.
we're. .hat moment We seized Jones by the
ht l.. chokcd him into silence. lie will
:hroat and .vevcr and We think Of getting
not down. ho.. = do somelhiog to him.
some detectives /,
III