Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-10
Mary's Pointed Note.
HAsTY MARRIAGE THAT WAS LRIsURELY RI
PKNTED

HAsTy MARRIAGE THAT WAS LEIsURELY RE-
A San Francisco rf iady who was recently
united in the bonds Of matrimony to a distin-
guished looking, but exceedingly mysterious
stranger, has discovered that Instead OF being
Mexican grandee, her lord and master looks
after physicians horse and buggy for $40 a
month. After deciding that 1t would be wiser
to go home and get her meals regularly than to
stop with the cOachInan and Starve she sent
him the following pointed epistle: 81 am deeply
sorry that hunger and other circumstances
over which have no control compel me to
write you this note. ] find that you are utterly
unable to provide for me, and as am at present
unable to provide for you, Will have to leave
you, and return to that happy home whence
sunshine OF love. Had I known that you ex-
pected me to live on the morning breezeS for
breakfast, the trade winds for dinner, and the
told you that my constitution would not be
equal to 1t, even where the atmosphere is so
odorous and substantial as In this hotel in Tar
WIFE, II you shall ever marry another lady |
trust you will remember the advice OF your
first wife, and that the domestic menu win con-
sist OF puddingS made OF plumbs rather than
the north wind, and pies OF pumpkins rather
than OF zephyrs.in short, that you will pro-
vide her with bill of fare rather than bill OF
air. II you meet me On the street hereafter
pass me by as perfect stranger, for II you do
not Will be compelled to give you the cut d.
rect. Your wife, Mary"
THE CHRISTIAN GIRLS OF DAMAscus.-To a
Christian and thorough bred Engllshman not
even the RIGHTEOUSNESS which generally accom-
panies 1t can compensate for the oppressiveness
OF that horrible outward decorum which turns
the cities and the palaces Of Asia into deserts and
as So say when y, yon see and hear them
your very SOUL Distant at first, and then nearer
and nearer, the timid flock viii gather around
you, " ith their large burning eyes gravely fixed
brain: and If you imagine evil against them,
they WIN know OF your ill-thought before it is
moment. But presently, il you viii only look
virtuous enough to prevent alarm, and vicious
enough to avoid looking silly, the blithe maidena
WIN draw , nearer ard nearer to YOU and soon
who will venture right up to your side, and
touch the hem OF your coat in playful defiance
OF the danger; and then the rest will follow the
daring OF their youthful leader, and gather
close around you, and hold shrill controversy
on the Wonderous formation that you call hat,
ana the cunning OF the hands that clothed you
with clOtn SO nne; and then growing more pro-
found In their researches; they will pass from
the study OF your mere dress to q serious con-
fSe 1ap Of your stately height and nut
llsh cheeks.-lK inglake's "Eothen."
u Col. W. B. McCreery, of Flint, late state
treasurer OF Michigan. must have finger am
putafe ca in order to save his life. He has been
poisoned by cut with new pocket knife.
~ A German inventor makes almost lnde-
stTucuDle boots by spreading mixture OF
water proof glue and sand on a thin leather
| sole. These soles are said to be flexible and
give the Wearer safety when standing On Slip
perry places
II The Gainesville railroad, chartered In
1850 ard one OF the Oldest roads In Alab ana
has given up the ghost. 1t fell into the hands
| OF tie Mobile and Ohio, but they failed to paw
| interest on the bonds and it was recently sold
| to New Yorker for SIS, 900. He has found the
| line such an elephant on his hands that he has
decided 10 pull up the rails and sell them for
| Old iron.
tE- A train boy got rather taken In on the
| Pennsy lvania road the other day. He dis
lr1buted the usual candy and cake packages
| back to gather them up again, the foreigners
had disposed OF the goodies and thrown the
empty boxes out OF the window. They thought
and could not be got to pay tor it either.