The Mesilla Valley independent. [volume] (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879, 1878-06-08

He was an entire stranger u the girls pres.
ent, and the boys were mean and would not
introduce him. He finally plucked up cou.
rsg', and, stepping up to young lady, re-
| quested the pleasure nt her company for the
Bext dance. She iooked II him in surprise,
and informed him she had not the pleasure
of hls acquaintance. "Well," replied Gaze
novia, " you doat take any more chances
than dc" Casen0rGs (Ind.) Repubiican.
While General ]. c. Dav,s was IN the City
Of Mexico recently, he bought diamond
scarfpiu that once belonged to the Emperor
Maximilian, and when his death sentence
was pronounced, the latter gave it to . faith.
ful Mexican adhereBs, VITO has found it ne
cessary to dispose of it. It is described 70
a very beautiful ornament, set with eighty.
five diamonds, and bearing MaximiIiaa6
monogram.
1t fills the patriotic heart with pride, and
imbues the spint with deep and abiding
faith in the future of the Republic TO read
the beautiful biographical sketches Of can.
didates for loca. Offices with which many
rural papers are flied. Who can doubt the
glnrInus destiny Of a country that contains
50 many great and grand menl
William o. Butler, who ran for Vice Pres.
ilent on the ticket with General Cass, still
lives in Carrolton, Ky, and is shout ninety
years Of age. His wife died several yesrs
ago. and having no chiIdFrn, be lives aI0ns
with such resrosPectao0s - are awakened by
his history and useful lite.
Elizabeth Allen, in poem, asks "Oh,
willow, WAY forever weepl' Elizabeth is
little mistaken as to the facts. It isn't the
willow that weeos, 1t is the boy Who dances
under the timber end Of it.
/. A Chicago paper has an article headed,
" Three days IN the Penitentiary." This 10
another indication of how far short Chicago
journalists come Of getting their deserts.
For want Of space, the Washington Poet
declines to follow up its article on the sena-
toriai noses by description Of the SenatO-
rial ears.
Said Speaker Randall TO an interviewer ct
Pittsburg: ut is idiotict, this talk OF un-
seating HAYES. The committee will report
in three weeks. They viii simply gather up
and crystaiize the evidence We have all been
familiar with since its publication. and place
it on the enduring records Of Congress as
vindieation Of our conduct during the whole
canvass
A newly married couple at Roseburg,
Oregon. were disturbed on the following
morning BY the appearance at their cham
her door OF that iFrepressible mothsF.In-lsw,
who exclaimed:
Now you git up; when was married my
old man was out in the field mawin' long
afOre this time o day; If you don git up I'll
burn up your clothes"
"Burn'em, old gal; gAul dArn'em; I dont
want EN- ARaiu," exclaimed the groom.
NEw MoSKT 0RDERs. Under instructions
from the PostotEcs Department gold 10 now
taken At ell money order offices. Heretofore
greenbscks werv, only taken. but now gold
Apd gTeen6aCks are the same price. asd to
require those who wish money or,lers 20
bring grernl~eks would be. useless and
annoying ceremony.
We. Chandler Is not eoncilliatetl. nnr 10
there much lAins taken 10 .hgina him
back to the fold lie says: "Ws Re.
bublicans got the election, hut the Democrssa
GIT the President. and what In the dsvil dO
We waat to make fass for.