The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-02-06
TIE GRANT RECEPTION.
(HOm The London ITorld.1

(F'0m The London TPorld.]
Tho American Minister har Il
reception last Thursday in honor of
General Grant. His excollcncy is
recovering from somewhat scyoro
attack Of illness and was only pres
ont for u short time, but his daugh..
ter did tho honors admirably.
Diplomacy, aristocracy, bureaucracy
plutocracy were all fully repreScnt
cd. People never seem tlrod OF
staring at General Grant, and more
curious still, he never scoms tired
of being stared at. It was instruc,.
tive to listen to tho remarks at tho
ceremony of presentation. The ex--
President is known to be u man of
few words but his visitors EVIDENT
ly thought that some interchange
OF ideas was necessary. Royalty
alone is not addressed. The remarks
mado by twenty consecutive guests
were carefully noted with tho
following result: Nineteen said,
"Glad to 500 you back, General" "
Ono sail, you must really be tired,
General Tho nineteen possibly
spoke the truth; tho twentieth
certainly did. It may be safely said
that at General Grants reception
the object which next to the OK
President himself attracted tho
most attention was a lady adorned
with scarabpi. She had Il beetle on
her shoulder and beetle on hor
muF. The first, an American said,
was made, and the other was
God made, md it was the latter
which every one wanted to see.
Ministers left off their endless dis
cussions on the Eastern question
and ladies theirs Oh the last now
fashions to interview this beetle
It was most observation-disclosures q
good piece Of machinery, but a
genuine living, crawling pet.
Round it's waist was fine band of
gold attached to this what might
be called q golded clupper n
small chain was fastened to this
armor, which prevented it's strayihg.
Its owner states that since its arli
val from Mexico. six months ago, it
has mother eaten nor drunk nor
been undressed. She was not sure
if it was affectionate. La Du,ac
auc Scara5es was extremely attrae-
tive, her pct wondrously repugnan t.
STRANGE. q man is on the cars
and secs young lady he doesn't
know from Eve, and never saw
before, trying to let down the win
dow, he throws down his paper,
takes off hat, bows himself double,
smiles clear round to his aftor col
lar button, says sweetly, "Allow me, u
and closes the window with grace
ful skill and chal ming courtesy. II
his sister says, "Tom, won't YOU
please let this window down for
me?" ho tucks his paper savagely
under his arm, and stalking across
the aisle stands on her feet while he
bangs the window down with q
slam that fill her face and hair with
dust And if his wife, holding tho
baby in one arm and lunch-basket
on tho other, tries to let down the
window, and says, timidly and
suggcstively, "Oh, dear, I don t
believe [ can get it down." no says
"Eh ? oh !" and burics himself still
deeper ia his paper. That's what
you are coming to, Laura.-Uaaok-
eye.
A bill has been introduced in the
Massachusetts Legislature which tho
Boston advertiser thinks will settle
the much-vexed question Of tho
double-taxation of mortgages in o
satisfactory way. In all cases tho
property will be taxed to the owner,
unless mortgagoo, by agreement, is
to pay all the taxes. The mortga-
gor and mortgagee will be required
to como to terms as to tho taxes
before the trust-deed is signed, tho
one being permitted to deduct from
the next installment of interest the
mortgageo's share Of the tax, and
tho othor to require from the mort
gagor, in addition to the interest
due, the mortgagor's share of tho
tax.
P1rH AND Po1NT.-A compositor
becomes o pressman whenever he
hugs his sweetheart.
Why is half o pie like natural
vacuum in pine board? Because
it is knot hole.