The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-25
About Men and Women

The name is not given of the Cambridge resi-
dent who, when asked what the Unitsrisns be-
lieved, replied: "You see, sir, we Boston Uni
tarisns ars very intelligent and highly culti
waited class of people. We don't exactly know
what we do believe; we don't quite like to say
that We don't believe anything, and We find the
Unitarian denomination q good place 10 wait
developments'
A New York woman is accused of selling
superb pair of black carriage horses because
they we're not becoming to her now she had
stopped dyeing her hair yellow.
Walt Whitman draws the line between ten.-
peraucs and abstinence. A letter ssys:-
"Whitman has been in town two or three days,
and the other night sat among the distin-
guished guests on the platform a. temperance
meeting. Getting very tired and thirsty, he
went out between the speeches and took
drink with friend at q neigbboripg bar. 1
asked MIN how be could reconcile that little di-
gression to his conspicuous appearance at a
temperance meeting. That's all in keeping
said he. Il am q temperance man, not total
abstinence advocate. L believe man should
bs temperate in all things, eating as we'll as
drinking take very little liquor, not more
than drink day. call that temperance"
Count Andrassy, who is known to be very
close about politics, was lately asked by witty
Vienuese journalist, who had interviewed him
for twenty minutes without getting anything
worth putting in his paper out of the chancel-
lor, "Wbat is the d ference between your ex-
cell-ncy and myself?" Answer. whilst your
exceIlency who knows SO much will tell moth
ing, who know nOihiDg must tell 60 much"
London World.
This is one of Jennie June's pictures: "She
was slender woman, probably upwards of
forty years Of age, but she looked as if cut oct
from an English water-color painting-serious,
thoughtful, somewhat lapgaid, but with brown
eyes that flashed instant insight from her pale
face. usually so still. Her dress was one Of
those soft, creamy white India silks, made
walking length and ornamented with a shaded
brown embroidery. Her mantle was of cream
coored wool, dotted with brown. and her bon
net was a edp0te, composed Of a crown of silk,
matching the dress, and brlm of shirred satin
of the same shade, separated from the crown
bs band of cream color and brown satin
striped ribbon"
Captain Gaskill, Of the coasting schooner
Mary Louisa, is hero and q Mason. Oa the
last run from New York to New Berne, N. O.,
his lookout discovered the wreck Of the Clara
Merrck, near Hatteras, with five men clinging
to the rigging. The captain went forward and
SiooSAy oSoSA'SN enO oisuoio mnuO Wy LILO
wrecked men, after which he ordered the boat
to be lowered and stated that he intended to
save them if possible. The wind was blowing
q gale and the seas were running very high at
the time, and one of bis men asked, "Will you
try to save them?" The captain replied, 81
will 60 to them or die In the attempt. L see
| the Masonic signal of distress displayed. Who
will volunteer to go with me?' Two of his
men at once volunteered. and the three brave
| men stepped into the yawl and showed off from
| the vessel Their noble Efforts were crowned
| them from their perilcus position, and returned
| in safety to the Mary Louisa. The five men
had been clinging to the rigging at the mast
head about six hours.
The Rome correspondent of the Philadel-
| phia Press quietly takes all the romance out Of
Italy by saying "Out of the window Just oppo-
site mine, and only few feet from it, all day
long there olls an Italian girl, beautiful, dirty,
lazy, badly dressed, and always eating some-
thing. Priest and soldier and beggar and dor-
key andto urist and sailor flow on beneath in
steady stream to slow music. She gazes list
| lessly on the human current, but takes no bu-
| man interest IN it, and shows signs of intelli
| gent life but about once every half-hour, when
| she retlres to cupboard TO I'LL her pockets
| again with cake. 1t is ltaly-only the bulk of
|
garlic"
Brookliners are early risers and set about the
work of the day betimes. In the early morn
morning, about half past Elk, this charming
suburb sends its first consignment to the city,
men and women who do manual labor. She
has chr:stened them the "workies." At seven
fifteen starts train-load of another sort
young men who are on the fist rounds of the
business ladder-embryo merchants These
she terms the ''cerkies." Next, at eight O'CLOCK
starts crowd of men who have climbed high
er and lived longer, men who feel that they
have earned the light TO take their esse-ihest
are the 'sbirkies". Thirty, five minutes latel
starts another train freighted with yOung meI
and msiGeus on their way to school, and sucf
''contipgept remainders" as have missed pur.
posely or accidentally, thu earlier opportuntie:
for getting in towD. These are known as thu
"hirtles", and unless appearances are wholly
dsceitful, they deserve the name. But they do
have a good time.-Boston Transcript.