The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-12-15
NOTED PEBsONLGEs.

Premier Gladstone win propose n grant
of Sl25,OOO TO General Roberts for his
services in Aighanistan.
Archibald Forbes, the vell-known
correspondent, is pleased with American
humor. and is laying up a stock OF good
and funny stories'to eel when he goes
home. 's,rs-ss
Herr Willielmj is quoted IS saying
that he wifi return to his home on the
Rhinenext May. His concert tour viii
end in California in April.
Tie Marques oil LandsdoWne. believ.
ing himself endangered on bis Irish
estates, has fed to England. He is
sander secretary ofstete for India.
( GeheralNelson A. Miles ssys fna, Sit.
ting Bull is one OF the best speoipteps of
crafty ana unrelenting savage he has
ever metza man who is cunning rather
thapA DC. = =
Ms sCisrence King, director 6f the
United States geological survey, IN bis
annuafreport says $500, 900 per yen wifl
be sufficient to carry on all the work that
is de3rable over the whole United States,
and suBthits that so:small an appropria-
ion as this would not be an excessive
contribution toward the development OF
SO vast field of American enterprise.
When the late Professor Watson, the
eminent American astronomer, was a
young man at college, and in doubt as TO
what his future calling should be, he
tossed up a cent to see whether it should
be medieina- or astronomy, to both OF
which sbttfies he was partial. Astron.
omy won, and Watson afterward be-
came one of the worlds famous astrono-
mers.
The Emperor William, old as he is
killed il9 deer and wild bears during
his recent hunting excursion at Letzin-
gen.
General Garihaldi's body, below the
waist, is almost insensible.
Pope Loe XIII. has entirely recovered
from the indisposition engendered by his
constant confinement in the Vatican DUR
ing last summer. Before he was elected
Pope it was his wont to perambulate the
beautiful mountains around Perugia
every summer and keep constantly in the
fresh air.
Mrs. Hicks Lord, at last accounts, was
the guest of Lady Dudley, at her English
country home, and there is no likelihood
that she will return hon before next
spring. She has discarded her mourn
ing, and blossoms out in costumes that
are said to be absolutely stunning.
Mr.. A. Broson Alcott says that his
daughter Louisa. author of "Little
Women" was bright child and got
most of her education at home. She
kept diaries and filled them with short
stories. With her three sisters she es-
tabished theater in the .garret, and
wrote "no Abundance over the door.
Soon the neighbors heard of her theatri-
cal performances, and wishing to see
them, the little actors hsd recourse to
the barn, which they fitted up with plat
form and scenery. Love was the rule in
the Alcott family. and the Office of ser.
want was unknown. In order to learn
what it was to be a servant she entered
the household of former senator and
was put at all kinds of drudgery. A
young theological student boarded in the
family. Shortly after her time ~ q
servant had expired he asked her. -
black his boots u---ropIy was that
--l:io studying divinity lie should have
learned humanity. Her literary career
was commenced with writing stories
for magazines and papers.
Hayes and Garfield were both rejected
by Bedford, o., girls, their first loves.
according to the Cleveland Herald, be-
cause in each case the parents thought
the suitors to poor.