Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-18

TC7an Amenities.
The Territorial Enterprise Of Virginia City,
Nevada, tells the following story: 4 friend who
has raoch CO the T.uckee rGer, shcrt dis
ta1cs balow Reno gives US tie following little
auccdotc as Illustrative Of the clauDish spirit
aud neighb,r ,rly love CT the people Of Texas:-
He and Texao, who was contemplating the
purchase Of q ranch scmeWhtr, II Truckea
Meadows, were GU. or horseback looking at the
farms aud oattio ranges aloog the river. AS
they cisuroly followed tho msauderincs OF tho
stream, they presently saE tRo hoTsencn on
the opposite bank.
Ooe of these our frifnd koew to be tear
neighbor, and the ether he rocogciz,d as man
lately arrived from Texls, VINO was arranging
with tho f.rmcrs of Truok,c Meaioss. for
bringing from bis c)uury large drov1 oil
cattle.
As the tGo p2r,ial approached each other
the Texan With ou7 friend r,ooguiz.d 10 tho
ono on the opposite haok OF the liver an old
| friend aud man who WIS o1s oi his nearest
| ocighbors at home
The two men hailed each other from The op.
pcsitc backs Of the stream. and exchanging
greetiogs, many friendly qu.s;!4nS Werj put
aod answered. tn; Ejoa ws7c evidently de-
| ligh!cd to meet each other, aud thc!r CCly re-
1
| oaothcr in p:scI where j: was impossible Tor
them to clasp aad shake hands. The riv,r aot
being fordsblo % account Of is sH.ltocss aud
the rocky ao<! s!C achcyous nature Gifts caanc:
| while t5e nearest b:ilSo g23 Eve miles above.
Both Dlen l2meated these unfortunate cr-
cunstauces very Mitch, hu: al icEgtl Wsy OF
getting over the difficulty suggested itself to
the de57ar, who's raS uanc was "Er1ncho
Bill"
81 cay, SAM cried Bf5Ecao, "it's little
rough f.r cI1 friends and o2!gh5ors TO nee;
sway gu. here, !housasCs Ct miles from home,
and then havo ta par; 10 this gay. Got yer
pistol with yer?'
81 htv!" cried Sam; "aiicrS carry her.
GOOD; that's some comfort, ct we can't get
ec:oss this yar stream to shake hands, why.
thar nothing to prevent Us rom takin' shot
at eaoh other. Jls! ride up 70 yer lclt thar
rod or tive. Thsr now, iist ooo good old
neighborIy, home shot'
The men rode aside, aod bang bang went
their pistols. >,
"Yer smashed the punmel of my saddle
cried Bte1chc: yer sec the cGssod ho5s SHE'D
little list as scr turoed bose, or yer might
pumped me good"
You doue batter, Bill, you cot into tho flesh
Of my lett arm bout malt an loch. Good mora.
ing to you, sale j,uroey to you and tell tho
folks at home we mat and had good sooIab'o
TINA together?
Thank yer an' The same 10 yer-but LII
giVo 'cn good account OF yer.
Sam then turned to our friend and with
tears 10 bis eyes. s,id God bless himl 1t
is great oamo!t to meet on old friend and
neighbor like him away out hero 10 this WILDER
ness place. A kiadcr, moro aooonmodativo
and agreeable gentleman never lived.
Wouldn', amisaed seeing him for fifty dollar;!'
The POPE's GARDEN.-L,t NO relate, says
Roman correspondent, o visit to tho Pop,'s
private garden, which is supposed to bc inac-
c,.sib!c to the outside world. LIS particular in
.ercs is 10 the fact that for eight years tho popes
have not stepped ou. of the Vatican Palace cx-
cept 10 90 in.o this garden, and naturally, it is
IioaIousy secluded from profsae intruderS.
However, VIC bribed the officials and Wcro let
Into the garden sarrep:iiiously, with PERMISSION
| to remain al hour, and wo improved tho time
to tie utmost. Uotil recently 1t has been only
! pIsca to stroll about 10 90 foot. Bu. now the
Pope is having carriage road mado through
[ it, and has Jus. had 90 elegant landau con-
s,ucted 10 Rome, with the Papal csc1tcheon
UPON it, especially to drive abou: tho gar len 10.
The priGcip2l AVENUES arc bordeTed by hat
hedges, and in passing aloog you catch giimpscs
through green arches, OF the sweetest IlttIe
sylvan retreats that you can Imagine; birds sing
ing, fountains bu5bling, light and shade play.
! iny through the hickeriGg leaves, tho olr iuii
Of the sc.uts of orange blossoms and roses.
shady paths wiodiog in and out. up ac1 down,
| ia the mos; ds,rac;Iog way, the ground covered
With thick mating of deep leaves, the ac,u-
? mutation OF gears.
), Hero an encieot sa,cophagus, With socptured
). figures 10 relief; there o marble statue, gray
I With age, and something aozpresslvcly weird
-. liz the twilight gloom, the s5litudo and alr OF
neglect and decay. A2eln ySu emerge. upon
open, suany places, and the rromenado sklit5
uuadrsosuar spsce suokeo ntteen to twenty
feet, with perpendicular walls. originally, per-
| haps, the vaults of some ancient c)ustIucion.
!. This ia laid out in an immense h)wer garden,
aod in the midst ia the gorgeous Papa! mono
gram traced in living verduIc.
AT WATERLOO .-EGery campaign presents
ez,mplts Of wha. is f.miliarly called good luck,
q and Of the reverse. OF the latter. Sergeant
=. Morris of the Ssveu!y'third (who has written
a yery modes. account Of his serVIc,sl relates
i rcmar kable Instance. Duriog the night after
8 Oustre Bras an officer Of his regiment arrived
o from E7g!and having by libeTa! pUm,nt hut
tSas he bad no: shared 10 the goiies Of the
/ -Iiyht, "Oh," SAID the Colonel, "it you are
fond Of such gioTies. you ai have plenty Of il:
10 morrow" Tho next morolGg tho regiment
@ chaozed routc, aud retired 10 Inc, tha musketS
it oeiDg carried 1t q "!Es!!''- ls-gsasped 10
II the niidlc by the haDd, m1zzc 10 front. Inc
ncgIy arrived officer ;7as 10 the rear before the
- lice chauged fcoot, aod, instead OF going. to
| what thsn became the rear, he marched on hVo
or six PAGES in front OF the line. The freiocs
of rhe man Immediately b5hiod him going CIT
BY accident, The ball entered the officers back
passed through his heat. aud be fell dead
Ills pu;sc, sword and epeuicis were taken care
= of, grave vas speedily dsg, and be who had
d Travelled with such esger Esste in LuFsult OF
s. honor aud gcrJ died BY toe hand OF one OF his
Town men.