The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-03-02

A young Belfast (Me) girl has a
perfect passion for killing cats, her
hands bearing the marks of many bat
ties. She catches her victim by the
hind legs, and then with sudden swing
dashes its brains out.
"A three-years-old youngster saw q
drunken man "tacking'' through the
street. Mother" said he, did God
make that man?' "Yes, my child"
The little boy reflected moment and
then exclaimed: q wouldn't have
done it,
Mrs. Ross still believes they are
going to find the real Charlie, and takes
consolation in the fact that lots of the
hundreds of fictitious ones they have
investigated have thereby secured good
homes among people who became in
terested in them.
-" Marriage" says George Eliot, g is
promotion" And this sort of promotion
makes some young men so proud and
stuck up that they won't do q stroke of
work as long as their wives are able to
make shirts and take in washing to keep
them.
"A pretty and stylish young lady
called in store the other day and re-
quested to see some lavender kids. She
was shown a variety of shades; but,
unable to choose from so many different
shades of the color, she asked: (which
of those pairs are the lavenderestP'
The following is q San Francisco
advertisement: Correspondence is So
licited from bearded ladies, Circassians
or other female curiosities, who, in re-
turn for true heart and a devoted hus-
band, would travel during the summer
months and allow him to take the
money at the door"
The Washington Star says Mrs.
Hayes has gone over to the enemy in
the matter of dress, and "came out on
Saturday in a magnificent toilet of gar
net silk and velvet, with sparkling
threads and glinting of gold interviewer
in the rich drapery; and the change is
in every sense a success
AT the last meeting in the old rooms
of the Woman's Temperance Union, of
New Haven, one of those who had been
rescued by the ladies said: 81 am sorry
to leave these rooms; for / think much
of our success here has been due to the
homelikeness of the rooms and the
LONELINESS of the women
If that problem about man marry
ing in such way as finally to become
his own grandfather has been settled,
the following may be taken up: There
is now gentleman from Alabama visit
ing Atlanta who has third wife, whose
younger sister his son married. Then
his daughter married his wife
brother"
He was saying: GAS the pearly
column of smoke in winters atmos-
phere rises unbroken heavenward so
my heart rises to thee. As the sun
flower follows the cruel sun which gives
it life, so my heart follows thine. As
the blue brook runs its unhindered
course to the sea, sonny soul, in slavery,
goes to thee" Said she: l." Henry, now
that we're engaged, will your nail blade
cut corns?"-N. Y. Herald.
Wakefield, N. H., has a remarka-
bly, long-lived family James Hill and
his wife, 80 and 81 years old, have been
married and lived in the same house for
63 years. His father, Revolutionary
soldier, died at SO, his mother at SO,
two brothers at 92 and 81, while two
sisters and brother living are 81, 80
and 81, respectively. The oldest sister
has also been married about 63 years,
and, with her husband, has occupied
farm adjoining Mr.. Hill for 50 years.
An odd figure in the ceremony of
the Barnett-Shoemaker wedding at Bal
timore was that of the brides train
bearer. This was NANNY Oracle"
an ancient colored woman, who had
cared for the youngsters of three gener-
ations in the Shoemaker family. She
marched proudly up the aisle with a
new bandana handkerchief of gorgeous
color on her head, and when the party
reached the altar Nanny Oracle took
her stand beside the President of the
United States.
| CARRIED BY "LARGE MAJORITY
| He pressed her to his manly breast,
| She seconded the motion;
| His lips on hers he fondly pressed
There was slight commotion.
I'll put the question new, said he,
That you and | be married;
He voted "aye,n and ''ayen said she;
|
-Locklort Union.
Six months had vanished after this
Unanimous decision,
When-she in spite, and he in hate
Both called for division.
Harrington Hawk-Eye.
The suggestion is made that the
Governor staffis a luxury which might
well be abolished. By no means. A
good many years ago, when our militia
was gorgeous in dress coats, gold braid,
brass buttons and feathers, Boston
merchant was heard to observe, as a
company of braves passed his window,
that he couldn't understand how some
men could enjoy rigging themselves up
and marching down the streets" ''Now
what's the use of talking that way?''
said a lady friend standing by; don't
you k,aoaO that ii amuseS the children?" -
Boston Transcript.