The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-08
Gossip
About Men and Women.

Thomas Bailey Aldrich, who succeeds Mr..
Howells as editor of the Atlantic, is New
Englander, having sprung from Portsmouth,
N. H., and immigrated in his early youth to
New York city, where he remained several
years in the counting-room of his uncle. He
early wrote for divers publications, the Home
Journal among others, and finally became its
assistant editor, in connection with Morris and
Willis The first thing which drew attention
to him was his Ballad Of Baby Bell" betrs y
ing delicate fancy and graceful diction
that are always found in his poems. Most of
his poems and stories have first appeared in the
pages of the Atlantic, where they have been
sympathetically read as much for their style as
for their matter.
Miss Oliver, Brooklyn's feminine preacher
is described as twenty-six or twenty-seven
years old, with coal-black eyes, brunette COM
plexion, and raven-black hair, which falls in
glossy curls over her shoulders. She brushes
her hair smoothly back from her forehead and
face, and in other respects her toilet is in con-
trast with that of ''the fashionable young lady
of Madison Square," She dresses in black, usu-
ally in alpaca, cut to neatly fit her slender fig.
ure, and the sombre costume is relieved only
by delicate bits of white ruche at the throat
and sleeves. No iewelry except black jet
pin, is worn by the girl pastor. Her manner is
that OF an earnest religious devotee, and her
conversation seems unmixed with cant. Her
sincerity has won her many friends, and many
veteran Methodsts who sit weekly under her
teachings would not exchange her for bishop
A Washington letter says: "When Mrs
Hayes first entered the White House she let
every one shake her hand until her fingers
would be cramped and bruised, and her whole
arm aching and swollen after two hours 1t
was no uncommon thing at her first winters
receptions for the fingers of her glove to fall
apart at every seam by the end of the evening,
the constant grasping and rubbing wearing out
the whole lines of stitching. Now, by clev-
er strategy she seizes the approaching hand
firmly, catching it close up between the knuck-
les in such way that the stranger is unable
to return the grip. Everyone exclaims over
this genuine, hearty hand-shake, and, uncon-
scious OF the little trick, wonders how she can
keep it up for a whole evening""
Once Carlyle went to visit one of his early pu-
pills in the country AS bedtime drew near, the
host said "Now, Mr.. Carlyle, we are going TO
have family worship" thinking that perhaps
he would like to withdraw before the service
began; but he quietly answered, "Well, bring
me the book and I'll read it for you.'' Taking
the Bible on his lap, he began with the first
chapter of the book of Job. For time it was
delightful to listen to him read chapter after
chapter, interjecting quaint remarks as he
went along; but presently it became evident
that he had no notion Of stopping, having for
gotten himself in his task. His niece recalled
him to sense Of propriety by whispering,
"The servants must be weary, uncle" He
mode no verbal response, but closed the Bible
with snap, and betook himself to the next
room and the enjoyment of his pipe.
Iowa is loyal State. Elijah Gish, VINO was
violent Copperhead during the war, ran for
Sheriff in Shelby County last Fall. Some
body overhauled his war record in the Harlan
Herald. Gish got mad and sued the Herald
for libel. The case was tried, and the Court
formed its verdict thus: "Do you find that
the plaintiff, Elijah Gish, during the rebel
lion, from 1861 to 1865, was disloyal to the
Unitee Srates?" The jury said eyes," which
left Gish with the cost to pay and a very bad
name. --.f.a-cr o 40 -. e.-r,7r r.el--...,-
20 Simon Cameron tells the following: II re-
member one morning during the exciting de-
bates in the Senate prior to the retirement of
the Southern Senators that jeff Davis, with
whom had been upon the most intimate
terms for long time, invited me to breakfast
to talk over the questions at issue and to ask
if would not use my influence in behalf of
peaceful separation. The talk between us
while at breakfast, which lasted some time,
was quite animated, but all in good temper,
but toward its conclusion it became very warm
Mr.. Davis was then, as I suppose he is now, a
man of ungovernable will, and, OF course, took
positive ground that the States had right to
secede and would do so unless their demands
were acceded to. 1 denied this right, and said
that any attempt on their part to leave the
Union would result in war. Both Of us were
stubborn upon the diverse positions taken.
He got quite excited, and as was leaving
said angrily, Cameron, if there is an attempt
on the part of the North to coerce us, and
war between the States results, will draw
line through the country at the Potomac river.
NO. he added Immediately, Il will draw the
line at the Susquehanna and your house will
be my headquarters answered, much in
the same temper, You will never be permitted
to break up the Union, and if you try it war
will be the result, you will be soundly thrashed
and slavery in this country will be doomed
when the first gun is fired.' History has veri-
lied the prediction. Davis soon after left the
Senate, and have never seen him since." =.