Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-31
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A CHILD IN LOVE. ALFRED de MusSet, the
poet, born in Paris in 1870 was famous for bis
precociy when about three years old, when
be Certainly could have bad no acquaintance
with Votsire. He asked very seriously to be
taken to see the COMEDY of the Mas" About
the same time, too, his vanity was greatly graf.
i6ed BY being presented with pair OF little
red shoes. 20 do hurry, mamma" he said
| when she wss combipg his curls, "let me 20
out, elsa my now shoes will become DID," This
was bis litel loug propensity to etioy existence
as fast as possible. His tavorite aunt said if
he offended again about something. she
shouldn't care fer him. ou think &C." said
he, "but you couldn't do H." VERY well, sir,
you will see whether | can.'
He closely studied her for time, and then,
seeing ghost of smile playing about ber free
he threw his arms about her neck. exc!aiming,
Didn't tell you 30 ? You can't deny that
you love me as we'll as before" At the age of
i've be fell 10 love With his cousio, several
years his senior, and on his parents rofusog
him permission to marry be made her promise
to marry him as soon az be was old enough.
The girl shortly afterwsrd having to 20 to her
pareuts the parting between the lovers WAS
hear -rending. DO not forget me" said
UIe!ir, Forget you," echoed the boy, do
you not know that your name is engraved as
with koife upon my heart" ln order to cor
respond With ber he learned to write. and when
several years afterwsrd she was married, it was
deemed best 10 co1c .al il from him, and when
be accidentally discovered the fact it took him
some time to become rsc >uci ed to his tate.
INDIGO FACTORY Have you ever though
what indigo is aud where it comes from? Near
the city of Allshabad, in India. our mssiona,
ries may see the little Indigo plant growing,
and the factory where our indigo is prepared
for use. The following account of the prepa-
ration of the indigo from the plant was given
by the proprietor to one who travelled 10 that
distant country:
1T is the youog shoots Of the humble plant
you see before you which provides US with the
precious materials for dyeiug, aud not the flow
ers, as is commonly supposed The gathering
of these shoots is very delicate operation
When thoy have arrived at proper degree of
maturity they must be speedily removed,
rspidity aud during the night, for the SUD
would wither the branches aud deprive
them of their properties. We, therefore.
require great many hands; all the VILLAGERS
on ny estate are placed in requlstion The
| workmen are dispersed in the ,lds at midnight,
| and the produce Of the harvest is deposited in
these stone troughs. which have been previously
filed with water Then is the time for the sun
| to perform its part Under the inilu -nce of its
| rays the substances undergo speci7s of fermen-
| tstion; the water becomes colored with vsriegst.
ed tinges, and rapidly turns blue. After space
of about forty eight hours the liquid ia drawn
off from the smallest troughs. II now emts q
slightly smmoniacal smell, and the color is al.
most black. 1t is allowed to evsporste again,
| and is then placed in metal vats, heated by
! steam, in which, when the evaporation has cess
ed, q deposit of pure indigo is formed. 1t only
rem aims to dry this depot, pack it and send it to
| the market at Calcutta"