Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-07
Personal.

Personal.
An exchange says: "Let Gail Ham.
ilton take the stnmp." She can take
anything she wants 90 long % the lets
our hair alone, walls the Chicago 1rt-
bune.
It 10 stated that the Empress Eugene
has now actually purchased the splen-
did castle of Wasserburg, Upper Syria,
The front Of the castle contains one
hundred and twenty-five windows, and
the building is over four hundred years
old.
Garibaldi's daughter, girl of twelve
years of age, was taking o sea bath the
other day at Civita Vecchia, wheE q
young man who could not swim got out
Of his depth, and at his cry for help
the girl swan toward him, caught him
as he was sinking, and brought him
safe to land.
Lord Palmerston, in moment of ex-
cessive admiration, exclaimed with I'M
diplomatic reserve, to the Duchess of
-" Your grace, your beauty really
kills time" "Not So" sighed the
duchess, after q thoughtful pause; " on
the contrary, time kills beauty, but he
will be at least powerless to NOW down
the record of q handsome compliment"
Sarah Berphardt, the great French
actress, has four children. One of
them, q bright boy, accompanied her
on her triumphal tour to London, and
was taken by her to all the fine houses
where she was entertained. He always
addressed her Mddemoiselle, ma mamma.
Moncure Conway, writing OF her, says:
Sarah Bernhard is q woman of real
genius. / believe her to he q woman
of heart, and that she has obeyed her
heart in these matters wherein it is said
to be more holy TO obey custom.
When Payne, the author of " Home,
Sweet Home" returned to Boston after
long absence in Europe, he called up
on lady, an old schoolmate, who said:
"Mr. Payne. don't you find Boston
much changed?" " Yes. madam" he
answered. Every much-I received
many invitations to attend church, and
very few to dinner" When the poor
poet went to assume his Office at Tunis,
his luggage was at once pathetic and
amusing-he had several trunks filed
with books, and hardly any clothes.
Brigadier General Ord is & remark
able man. He is about sixty years of
age, tall, weatherbeaten, and full of
energy and spirit. He has been no
holiday" general. His features bear
the impress of hard service, and his
plain, blunt, but cordial manners stamp
him the true patriot and soldier. He
is seen almost every day with members
of his family, on horseback, sitting
erect as . young man of thirty, and
perfectly at home in the saddle. He is
said to be the finest rider in the army,
and is excelled by none in horseman
ship outside of the professional circus
rider.-[San Antonio (Texas) letter.
Yakoob Kahn, the Afghan ruler, has
Q decidedly aristocrstic appearance.
He is of middle height, straight and
we'll built. His complexion is that of
an italian, his features being of the
usual coarsely aquiline Afghan type.
His expression is somewhat stern and
careworn, but indicates character and
resolution. His beard is short, crisp and
black. He lately rode into the British
camp, dressed in an Afghan cloak Of
the finest material, made with evident
attention to becoming tit, and Euro
pean trousers fastened under q neat
polished leather boot by chain straps.
His head.dress was O close. fitting cap
of Astrakban wool. He sat on his
horse erect and we'll.