New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-01-15

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home mutter something about othe horrid
loafers;;n'' wholly unconscious that her hat
is screwed around over her left ear, and
that two inches of fingers protrude
through her soiled kids. Not until she
reaches her dear mamma does she sob
like baby with wind collie.
Awell TODD New Hampshire farmer IS
possessed with such wonderful good tenn
per that he was never known to give
way to fit of anger. A short time since
two ,rogulsh lads resolved "to get the old
man mad" Accordingly they took lit
tie dog and followed him into the pasture
where he was going for his horse. The
boys concealed themselves: and every
time the old man was near enough to the
horse to bride him, they set on the dog,
and frightened him away. The process
was continued until the old man was ex-
aausted, when he sat down on stone,
and poured forth his wrath in the follow
ing words: "W-e-e-l, wish that little
dog would 60 away"
| The Transcript tells story of Boston
minister, one who presides over a large
and Furnishing church at the South End,
and "lends hand'' in all good enterpris-
es. He was to preach in Providence,
spent the night before with friend in
village some miles distant, and walked to
Providence on Sunday morning. On his
way feeling hungry, ne stopped at
house by the wayside, rang the bell, and
asked the motherl7 looking woman who
came to the door ii he could have glass
of milk and slice OF bread. swell" she
answered, Il suppose you can, but It does
seem as though q gistrong man like you
might earn his living by work, ana not
beg for it," He has been very consider
ate. of tramps ever since.
A pleasant little anecdote Of the Grown
Prince of Germany is told by Mrs. Hop
per. It was at the beginning OF the
Franco.Prussian war that the King and
Prince passed through Hamburg. on their
way to the field. A young American girl
staying with her parents at one OF the
hotels, hung a large American flag from
her balcony, aud as the royal couple
passed waved an enthusiastic handher-
chief. The King and his son looked up
and bowed, and like the courteous gen
!. tleman he is, the Prince summoned an
Aidede-camp and gave an. ORDER which
was passed down the line-au order for
each regimentsas 1t went by to salute the
Stars and Stripes.
l am writing this, says a correspond
ent, from the beautiful seaside town of
Ventnor, Isle Of Wight. Last evening, in
arranging my programme for to-day, |
asked the proprietor Of our hotel if he
was well acquainted with the island. Il
, am, sir; know every house and tree on
it, was his prompt reply. then asked
him the distance to and the best mean
of reaching the residence Of Tennyson.
He looked puzzled and asked me to re-
peat my question, which I did, adding
that meant Alfred Tennyson, the poet
laureate of England. At this his face lit
up little as he exclaimed: sport Laurit
All, you mean Newport. That, sir is the
capital of the island, and very nice town
it lisp l then asked him solemnly
if he did not know that Alfred Tennyson,
the poet, lived ON this island, and had
for many years. He answered that he
= was obliged to admit that he had never
!, SO much as heard the name.