The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-30

tween boarding. house keepers ana the gay
Dick Swivelers, who are professionally OPP
posed to throwing away money paying
bills when it can be spent stylishly in buy
ing rum. But the other day a gay and
handsome barber and pretty damsel of
sixteen planned out nice little romance in
new line of business The girl is the
daughter of Tom Callahan bar-keeper;
and as the young lady grew in discretion
and beauty she came to hate the odOr of
villainous whiskyand sighed for the incense
of roses, which not having at hand, she
prospectcd for other perfumes, and found
them just around the corner at sign of
stripedpole. Whether spread-eagle patriot-
ism made the stripes thesymbol Of razor and
scissors is more than any one can tell; but
that pole infatuated Katie Callahan, until
her anxious parent, inquiring into the cause,
discovered that there was violent case of
nice young man, who appeared in the
person Of twenty-year-old barber, Geo. Pol
letrean, son of the proprietor Of the striped
pole Him Tom Callaghan interviewed
in most IIibernian manner, saying,
"Begorra, but Ill smash q decanter wild the
head of We if We don't be after loving my
gal, Kathleen" But truly has it been said
that Love laughs at bars and no sooner
did the amorous barber perceive the dam
ger Of his affair, than he swore to carry out
his design. The romantic damscl was
nothing 10th, and Selling the first oppor-
tunity, skipped for Brooklyn, with no other
trosseau than what Kathleen had on Tom
Callahan came in hot pursuit with
bludgeon of the shillalah percussion, and
arrived at the steps of the Catholic church
just as Bishop Laughlln was tying the
hymeneal knot. Dishuman-like, he waited
until the ceremony was finished then wal
luped the bridegroom, and, in answer to
the tears Of the bride, said, It's all right,
me darlin', We are both forgiven, and after
ali George is a good boy, but ! promised
the old woman that Ia whop him, and 1t
had to be done" And they all went home
happy.
Weston will arrive by the steamship
Nevada, of the Williams an Guon line
about next Tuesday and the grci interna-
tional walk Tor the Ashley belt will take
place in the Madison Square Garien, Mon.
day, 22d of September, Should any in
Junction or trouble rise by opposing parties
to prevent the match beginning on hat date
the walk will not be postponed hut will
take place either at the American Institute
Rink or in Brooklyn, The entres will
close to-day in London, and while hey are
numerous on this side Of the water, the
English trio, consisting of Powell, Brown
and Hazel. is formidable one. 1t 5 pos
sible that Sir John Ashley may be Opposed
to cross the Atlantic on this ocaslon,a he
takes deep interest in Powell and Weston,
both Of whom have succeeded in carrying
of the belt with the best pedestrian records
The large number of tourists who went
| abroad early in the season, are now return
ing. Tie Nam, from Bremen, brought
nearly 200 saloon passengers, and the lists
OF all incoming steamers are proportion.
ably large. Tie arrivals are far in excess
of the departures. Five steamers sailed
for Europe Saturday, carrying good cargoes
of freight, but the passenger lists were
light.