Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-26
Personal.

ton and well known here in his profession
of Civil Engineer. is Assistant City En-
gineer of the city Of st. LOUIS.
Mr.. Charles W. S. Turner, former teach
Ell of articulation at the Deaf, Dumb &
Blind Institution, has become q practic-
ing lawyer at Seldom in Bland county
Southwestern Virginia.
| OF one of our most popular members of
the bar who has just Withdrawn from the
candidacy for City Attorney, for personal
reasons, the Lexington Gazette" wrote
before his withdrawal:
We are gratifed to see from the Staun-
ton papers that our young friend and for
mer townsman, Mr.. Harry Tucker, is a
prominent candidate for the AttorneYship
of Staunton. He is, no doubt. eminently
qualified for the position; and we would
be glad to see his talents recognized by his
elevation to this responsible place.
The Spartansburg S. G. Spartan pub
lished very earnest letter from Prof. A.
j. Turner of Staunton, refuting the opium
SANDER circulated by the Cincinnati Cen
quirer," and copied by that paper. 1t is at
that town that Prof. Turner's venerable
father resides.
The Richmond dispatch" speaking of
the Easter services at the First English
| Lutheran church, says that in the after
noon, Rev. J. l Miller, of Staunton, made
an interesting and appropriate address to
the children, and at night preached "a
most eloquent and earnest sermon" The
school in one year has increased from 60
| to 1868 members.
| On Sunday night, number of our citi-
zens called to lid farewell to Hon. Mar
| shall Hanger and Mr.. Ed. Echols, who
left that night for New York. to take the
Steamer Russian, for England. Passing
through Washington they were joined by
Capt. Thos. D. Ransom, who goes on the
Same trip, to the Paris exhibition.
A letter from Capt. T. d. Ransom.
dated New York. Tuesday, 23d inst,
states that Rev. MIR. Hubbard, of Win
| chester. had joined their party; they had
been on board the Russia, and secured
comfortable quarters for the voyage and
would sail the next day at 10 A. M; Rev.
DR.. Henry Alexander, of the Union Theo-
logical Seminary, also sails on the same
vessel.
Miss Ella G.. Hoffman, well recollected
by our readers as the splendid contralto
of the Wesleyan Female Institute, two
years ago, was married in Baltimore last
week to Mr.. Gustavus Warield, of How
ard, county Md. Among the guests at
the reception were Misses Matte and Bell
Harris, of Staunton.
Chas. E. Hoge, at the Exchange, J. M.
Wardwell and wife at Fords, and G. s. Ba-
ker, at the st. Claire, were the Staunton
arrivals at the Richmond hotels, Wednes-
day.
Rev. J. E. Booker, Of Richmond, will
preach at the Second Presbyterian church,
next Sunday morning and night.
'What's The Matter With You ?"
There are series of questions that
women ask there husbands, but the one
that is sharper than serpent's tooth'' is
"What's the matter with you % When
fellow falls off woodshed or is doubled
up with the cholera morbus, they never
think of asking him a thing, but it is in
the halcyon DAYS of peace, and when there
is, and can be nothing on earth the matter
that this inquiry is made. Nothing will
bring it sooner than suggestion that the
expenditure Of his whole annual income on
a spring bonnet is indiscreet Heaven has
been pleased to visit man with many ex-
separations, but none exceed it's last best
gift in the shape of a wife who will at the
most proper remonstrance, raise her eye
brows with an air of establishment and
injury and ask with an alarmed air,
whats the matter with you? 1t is the
intent of malice, in the disguise of affection
ate interest, to cast doubts upon the unhap-
py mans liver, head and lungs in a physi-
cal view, as we'll as that his brain is i'm
paired, and it means thousand things.
1t means that if his liver was in good Or
der he would take proper view of things
and not think fifty dollars too much for
bonnet; it means that if his mind was in
a healthy condition he wouldn't have said
what he has said it means that that old
affection of the kidneys is returning and
GllItU liz uCGUS UuO dGC6uU1OuO l Tile very W.
man that he is this moment denying new
spring dress; it means that his behavior is
ofsuch an altered character as to excite the
alarm of those who see him and to give his
wife just grounds for expecting to be muir
dered on the spot; and it means that his
wife is so devoted to him that she cannot
believe he would ''act SO" unless for sudden
mental or physical changes.
1t is question incapable of being re-
butted. 1t is impossible that he should
take out his spine or exhibit his lungs or
hand around his liver for inspection, that
he may set himself right, and show that
there is nothing the matter with him. He
can Oily stand discroWned in his own
household, an object of suspicion and dis
trust. Sometimes the newly married man
is so startled by the question that he steals
to the looking glass to see what shocking
change has come over him, but as he grows
older he finds that this is only one Of
series of unanswerable questions that his
wife will ask him and he submits to it as to
the will of Heaven.
Another Old Paper.
We are indebted to our friend Mr.. D.
W. Hanger for a copy Of a Staunton
paDeT of 1929 VIM s. ES]zrjdpa was