Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-21

ccrtaintp if he bad zen carried ever the csla-
raot.-Ntagara Falls Gazette.
MYSTERIOUS SOUNDs.-A field % the firm
of Mr.. EScll iu tho State Of Tenn cssec i!
csusirg gicat tX;teneu'. 1t seems that fol
scms time past he tread Of persons aud animal;
p.ssiog over it S u ads hollow Tx, q drum, as
il q cavo existed blow. L,tely these souu}:
grew nore distinct, AID seem: d 10 indicate lbo
the Garth ovir the supposed sublctraoeaO
cavity WAS nero shell.
PerscCs cjuld bear loose dirt break from The
crust as persons Gtd animals passed over, and
treu could hear a spla5t, IS If the lcosentd dir
had fallen many feet toto lake OF Wster.-
These s,rsugs sounds grew more fr:q1=nt AID
plain, un.il tho field vas abandoned III alaIm
NJ cnt1aoc, 70 tho supposed cave has rs Yet
beco discovered, although vigorous search has
been made. Tlete is considerable Excitement
in the oeie bbcrhood, aud various corj :ctures
are lodulgad 10. The following amusing act c.
dotc is told
A few dsysb,furc The fsld was abandoned o
man was blowing 10 it. lie kept hearing the
hollow sounds, and the fsIliog sod spIasnIDg Of
loose dirt. His msgiDat!ou was highly wrought
up, Gud terror Was rapidly getting possession
Cf bis soul. Suddenly his horse stumbled aud
fell to The grouud ind the terrified plough mau
thirkup that bis animal had fallen iuto the
suppos: d abyss below, and that The gfouod be-
meath him was Ri9irs way, broke and Il ID 10 o
paDc, nor turned to view the scene behind 10.
Ill be Was we'll out OF the mySleriou, field.
H. wes greatly astopish=d when he did look
around, 10 rse tho field 10 siatu qao. the horse
staBdiDgly patiently in The field awaiting deVc
lopmcu,s aud tie lid itself sill peacefully
glsleoiog with its grrcn irvlt uoder tho sum-
mar SUI. The piOughman refunded 10 bis work.
bu: very s,oc after lis he field Was abandon.
ed, uud is now regarded With awe by the peo-
pie Of The neig borhocd. 40 Investigation VIZ
suggest. should be had, land this mystery ex-
pl.red."
CHINESE SOCIAL LlFE-Io China, the
neigbbors ara social power. The vague and
iudeGnsb!c body of near residents cxerts a
paramount iLflerc, over all within its
limits. 1t knows everything. and regulates
everything. Copst quently, although husbands
nevtr msulion their wives, the neighboring
public brs full Information about them. Some
ladies delight TO tell their husbands what they
have seen and beard during the wits they have
psld TO other ladies' respecting which news The
gentlemen do not feel bouLd TO observe ilYiola.
bic secrecy. Then lhsre are hOusemsids nurse
msids, obanbermaGs aud cooks who caunot
possibly refran from rtcoualiog the slightest
incidents which occur 10 the gyDeoeun. 10
this way the u6ssen inhabitants OF the wopen's
apartments acquire sort of public noloriety.
Their age. beauty aDd temper, their faults aDd
their virtues are as well kuOwu as it they mixed
in general suclety.
A laudsble feature 10 Chinese mapncrs is that
they do DOT indulge 10 pubic display. There is
30 social rivalry or osentslion. They reserve for
domestic use the Iuxures which please the eye
or crafty the vanity Of their spouses. With
the exception of the ofioial class, Who, to i'm
pose Oh the masses ore obliged to keep up
certain amount OF displap. simplicity is the rule
of good society. PiG cotton veslmeuts, very
rarely silk, are the habltual dress OF the veal
thy, as we'll as of less favored metals. Nobody
tries to eclipse his nciehoor by elaborate aud
expensive garments. Sensible psople allow up
starts to make themselves ridiculous by parad'
Jog 10 that way their wealth sDd their bad taste
10 the certainty that manners aid education
will raise 40 iDsufmonulablc barrier between tho
two. Blu, if tho Chinese do not put the whole
of their fortunes 90 their backs, Gs happens
elsewhere occasionally. they indulge within
dool 10 all the comforts. aud even Injuries.
which their means permit. Such iudulsenoes,
confined to private life, excite no envy or emu
lation among the poorer crowd outside.