The Portland daily press., 1879-04-29
Gossip,
About Men and Women.


when they were boys of nine and five. played
about the same square-Bloomsbury. New
man was grave in demesnor, wore his hail
close c9t,land walked and talked aud moved 10 I
way wnicn iu young people Is called iold fash
,oueo; Inc younger was rarely handsome
nttle hebrew, with clever head covered with
/ Iong. olack, glossy rnglets, and movements full
OF life and energy.
Josiah Bacon of Boston, who was murdered
In San Francisco last week was brave man.
The Boston Gazette says: Two or three years
ago, Mr.. Bacon was riding through Longwood,
one afternoon as tempest was gathering, and
he quckened his horses gait 10 hopes OF reach.
ing home before 1t should break upon him. At
a short distance from where he was he oh.
served young lady and gentleman, also on
horseback, coming along at a furious pace: be
also noticed tnat the lady's horse was much
frightened. and her escort powerless to aid her.
when crash of thunder startled the creature
on the full run. Qaick as the lightning that
followed, Mr.. Bacon dashed after the party !.
and at the same time terrific gust of wind
| seized the lady's habit ard enyeloped ber bead
10 It's binding folds, ber horse rushed on, mad
kwl!n terror, Mr; Bacon sparriug his own in
swift pursuit. Tue storm was now terrible.
wind, dust. thunder and lightning sll at once:
put Mr.. Bacon managed to guide himself
through the darkness directly beside the young
lady and while throwing his ar m firmly about
her waist. shouted for her to release her foot
from the stirrup, snstched her from the saddle,
aud held her fast in dead faint by his side,
while the maddened horse few before
the wind into the city. II this story should
ever bs told in a romance, it will scarcely be
credited; yet it is true, and one of the most
miraculous escapes from certain death that has
ever been recorded.
some curious anecdotes are told of NJ YAM
labelle, the historian and ex.minister of 1S48
who died the other day. Alphouse Karr relates
that when be went to call on the new minister
of public instruction he could find neither
messenger nor clerk to announce him. He
wandered from room to room, and at last a
strong smell of tobacco made him suspect that
the minister was not far off, In fact NJ. Van
labelle was smoking in bed and reading tie
newspapers. On being invited to breakfast,
Alphonse Karr accepted, but remarked th at
there was no fire in the kitchen. "That does
not NATTER" replied the minister, "my char
woman will soon be here, and she will fetch us
some pork chops and a vol-au-vent" The
writer ADDS that NJ. Vaulabele all the TINA ba
remained minister of public instruction, never
had at his official residence anything beyond n
pocket handkerchief and shirt collar which bis
char-woman renewed every morning, with a
shirt and stockings twice . week. He used To
say II have been placed here on sentry, and do
not wish to have any more impedimenta than a
soldier on duty; having brought Dothing, shall
have nothing TO take away when am re-
lieved." Under these circumstances, it is essy
10 believe the story told of frendj Injecting N.
Vaulabelle in the street carpet-bag in hand and
asking him where he was going al have lust
been turned out of Office" was the reply, sand
l am waiting for ths omnibus 10 20 home"
The brother of M. Vaulabelle, by the way,
came to an untimely end. He was ct once a
dramatic author and inspector of cemeteries.
Several robberes having been committed &C
Pcre la Chase. he went there one night to see
II the inspectors were attending to their duty
aud, being mistaken for mslefsotor, be was
shot dead.
Vienna puts on record the romance of hair.
young and poorly-clad girl went to friSeur
and wished 10 sell her hair. After the msnner
of his kind be began to hgge. He could give
her eight forms and no more. Hair was plsn-
tiful this year, the price had fallen, there was
less demand. The little maiden's eyes filled
with tears, and she hesitated a moment while
threading her fingers through her chestnut
locks; she finally threw herself in chair, and
said. ''Then take it quickly" The barber over
joyed with his good fortune, was about to cut
off the fair tresses, when a sentleman sittino In
one Of the chairs interrupted him and spoke 10
the girl. "My child" said he, "why do Won
sell your beautiful hair?'' "My mother has
been nearly five months i'll. I canuot work
enough to support US; everything has been sold
or pawned, and there is not q penny in the
house. "No, no, my child; IL that is the case
l Will bay your hair and give you one hundred
forms for IT," He gave the poor girl the note
the sight OF which dried her tears, and then he
took up the barber's shears. Tskipg the locks
in his hand, he took the longest hair. cot II off.
and put 1t carefully in his pocket book, thus
paying one hundred horns for a single hair.
He took the poor girls address, In case be
should want to buy another at the same rate
tae caief OF large industrial establishmeus in
Vienna
Young ladies' in Moscow think nothing of
shooting fellow in polite society. Three
weeks ago young noblsman named Bairss.
chewski was seated at home in his salon, en-.
tertaning few intimate friends. In the midst
OF a lively conversation the door suddenly op-
ened, and there entered yound lady namsd
Prsskowis Kutschks, about nineteen years of
age, handsome and prepossessing. 9 member,
moreover, OF q we'll known aud nch!e family in
the wilma District Perfectly calm and self
possessed. she gracefully saluted the visitors
present in the chamber. Then, drawing re-
voleer from her pocket she deliberately shot
Bairsschewski through the head, SO that he
fell to the ground, dead instau aueously So
rapidly and cody was the deed com mtted that
1t was all ever before any one attem pted to in
terpose. PfaskOwia made no artempt to
escape, and permitted herself to bs arrested
without the slightest resistance. II Is said that
two days before his assassination Bairaschew-
ski received threatening letter from the Ex-
ecutive Com mittee of tho Revolutionary Socie-
ty, which he handed to the police.
M Remains speech on entering the French
Academy is warmly praised. The correspond
ent Of London newspaper says that he has
written nothing which better deserves to out
live him. 1t Indicates hat his mipd has ac-
quired vgor heretofore a stranger to II, and
some of its passages might he taken as a guide
by young men destined for the press, the bar
and the pulpit. Certain German critics came
away, it is said, "brimful of indignation" at
portion of it, which appeared to them an attack
on German literature, philosophy and manners.
"You do not reward" he said, "such and such
an opinion; 1t is talent and sincerity that You
crown. You fully admit that 10 all the schools.
systems and parties there is q place for elo.
quencs and uprightness of heart. Yes, 10 this
lies the secret of your eternal youth. This is
why your institution remains ever green while
the world is growing old. When a nation. by
what it calls its seriousness and application.
will have produced, what we brought forth
with our frivolity, such literary IN Asters as
Pascal and Voltaire, such scientific heads as
D'Alembert and L.voisier; or a nobility more
exqnisltely bred than ours in the seventesnth
aud eighteenth centuries, or women mora
charming than those who smied on our phil
osophy, or bnrst of vigor greater than was
showH 10 our Revolution, or greater facility to
embrace noble chimerss, or more courage,
more sduo6 ViUre, more good humor in facing
deatb,' shen, continues VI. ReosO, Eve shall
be conquered. But vsnqu'shed wa are not vet
We have not lost the of the world OF that
which is done without the aid of the Athepiaps
glory taxes no heed For long tims 10 come
you alone will be- able TO utter the praises that
deserve to live forever"
Regulating the Taste.
boston Transcript
1t was in the far, far West The barkeeper
had been crossed in some way during the after