The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-13

harm can result to healthy persons from bath |
log at watering places, since it is only at excep-
honal moments there is q suffi GENTLY small |
quantity Of girl in the Atlantic to form diu-
lion high enough to possess any medicinal
virtue.
Men and Women.
The habit people have of beginning to con-
verse the moment a singer sits down to the
piano is often objected to by foreigners, but
even abroad there are some people who do not
care about music "She is charming" said the
old Maruuis de B the other dsy, speaking
of La Patti, "But she has one defect-she
SINGS
An old housekeeper in an English castle,
while doing the honors Of the picture gallery to
some visitors heard one of them remark that,
judging by her portrait, "Marie de Medicis
must have been exceedingly plain" "Not at
all" said the old lady Indignantly, jealous of
the honor of the family. II have been told
that she was nearly related to the Venus Of
that mama, and the family were all hand
some"
Anne Brewster says that at one time every
one thought that Salvini and Ristori were low
ers, but Salvini was tickle and light of heart,
while Ristori was honest and ambitious. Ristori
married poor young Roman noble. She has
made gold enough to regild the worn-out coro-
net Salviui roamed about until he met pref
ty young English girl, whose sad story ap-
pealed to his sympathies. She was without
means. BE offered to marry her and is now
happy husband.
In an extended reference to an interview
with Colonel Ingersoll, the Rev. Alexander
Clark, editor of the Methodist Recorder, frankly
expresses great liking for the popular infidel
lecturer and says: "Ingersoll is worth saving.
BE will probably laugh at our creduli.y; but
he may. A man who can laugh can be saved.
It is the man who neither smiles nor weeps
that is the most helpless of all. He will posi-
bly, pity our crude opinins. he may. A man
who can exercise pity can be made to under.
stand what infinite compassion means and why
One who was sinless should die in illustration
eft that divine principle"
Miss Frances E. Willard has left the ranks
Of journalism and taken her ''chosen p ace
among the temperance workers of the land
she loves" Her valedictory did not appear in
the columns of the journal which she
has been editing, b1t is now furnished to the
public as circular. "That long since leaky
ship, the Chicago Post" she says, twas scut-
tied in my absence, else from its deck should
have waved q grateful adieu to its readers.
Anybody who will is permitted to lead the for :
lorn hope of q last emergency. This fact, and
this alone, explains why, before the times were
ripe for it. women came to the front as mana
gers Of q metropolitan daily newspaper"
A distinguished foreign parsonage, who par
ticularly prides himself on his Eoglish and on
his compliments. told the other day reigning
beauty who comes from outremer that, "like
Aphrodite of old, she had risen from the scum
Of the sea-" Charles Dickens used to tell how
Thomas Campbell, dining at Macready's on
one occasion with Rachel, begged her to vouch-
safe him, not un Sourire, but une so1tras! The
great actress must have been somewhat bewil-
dered by the eccentricity of her English admir-
ers when, in addition to that astonishing re.
quest, she received some paternal advice about
her ailments from the duke of Wellington,
who, great at attacks, attacked French with
characteristic courage. "Vous devez prendre,"
said he, "un balm d'eau sale. 1t was surmised
that he intended to recommend salt water
London World
There Is pretty legend in connection with
the Bismarck family which goes to show how
the oak leaves adjoining the Bismarck shield
were added to the clover and the nettle leaves.
II runs as follows: Many years ago there was
Numbers of noble knights and courtiers sought
her hand and heart, but she was, by her own
consent and her fathers wish, betrothed to .
cousin, noble and princeIy youth. One day
there came to the castle where the beautiful
Gertrude lived Prince of the Wenden, with
100 horsemen to try and win her. She cour-
teously but firmly refused him. The Prince
was greatly enraged, and, melted by her great
loneliness. determined to gain her; SO he cal led
his warriors and said he would break the clover
leaf (Gertrude) with his own hand. On the
same day he assailed the CASTLE which was but
weakly defended. The castelar, was soon
overcome. and Wenden entered the castle, and
then the maiden's chamber. ~ come to break
you in, you golden clover leaf. You don't
sting like singing uettles. Glover does not
sting" he said, and with that put his arm
around her. Amoment more and he Withdrew
it. crying out, "Mercy!" Gertrude held dag
ger over him. then struck it in his heart, say
ing, 1.-THE nettle stiags hard whoever will break
ortouch Bsmarck's golden clover" Since then
the Bismarck shield wears the oak leaves as
sign and crown of victory.
The first romance of the season in lovely
Vermont village has curled up at the edges and
been torn to shreds like an old circus bill on a
country fence. A few weeks ago young man
well educsted, beautiful, rich-at least be said
he was-and the son of an English baron,
arrived in the village in Sc arch of a quiet re.
sort where his parents and their numerous at
tendants might spend the summer. The hotel
pleased him and he engaged large number
OF rooms for his fathers family. Now there
chanced to board aud lodge at that hotel
widow with charming daughter of nineteen
summers, also beautiful, graceful, accomplished
and romantic. A correspondent of the Troy
fress tells what happened. The sweet girl
willingly accepted the young mans invitation
to ride. and walk to visit the hillside, the grove,
to linger by the brookside, as the water came
fresh and cool and ran among the leaves and
mosses There he would stimulate her magma
tion with the beauties of his lovely home. The
young lady became the afianced of the baron's
son. The young man went to the pastor of one
OF the churches and said the baron would be
there on q certain Sabbath, and was fond of
good preaching. The son engaged a band of
music to escort the baron from the depot to the
hotel, borrowed considerable money of the land
lord, which with the livery and board bill made
pretty penny. He received a. telegram stat
ing that his father would arrive on certain
day. On the day before the great event he
drove to neghboring town to be absent for
two hours, in order to leave two gold watches at
jewellers to be repaired. Those timepieces
belonged to his prospective mother-in-law and
the bride-elect, whom he had kissed with par
tcular fervor when he had started on his ride.
He did not return. The baron did not arrive
Who will pay the little bills-b lls-bills? Some
other man.