, 1881-12-26

4 nIafE-ASD-rlN pHEsESTAfl0N.
a great .nAny railruAl .non were surprised In
tho shutn OF Chrtstmas presents, hut 1t IL doubt
tul II any OF tho.n received a Ereatcr surprise
THU, Mr.. Jues U. Lumbar'. nssstnnt to Mr. W.
". Chandler, u1turul Agent OF tho lsctt STIR
Line. About o'c3t.ck Saturday evening tho Of
tircrs md employees OF tho general freight oIllco
OF tho rlttsburt5, Fort Wayne & ChlcAKo lsoad
nsscmhle,i ut tho private ullco ot Gc1sural West
rrn FruIght Ag1nt lIorucr, and Mr.. jules @.
IIln,bard wus ulao requested to cutnU III. 1lo
eml,o, nnd, by tho SOLEMN faces of tic assou,-
blpd crnwll Of his colleagues, he OF course, sur"
mistd that thern was H. pleasant surpTlse In
store for him, und hu put OIL bis sweetest md
1uast bewiluh!ng LUX while wuItiu3 for hvvelop-
,ncnts. Attor a short pause OF silence, Mr.. G.
". l.uEtlni!, Asslatant Ganoral Western Froght
Agent, arose and addressed Mr. 1u1nbard as FOL-
lows:
"Your Office companions hnvo over folt de-
gsCo nr rrtiu III your AlzS, Bbupc. uni manly
buHr!nR and tlnvU oHtt,yctl looking At yur gnVu
ts nuY n ~ sort " ws sar IL ySr lug
looks, a0d tako delight In souF good behavior.
win sincere s,,st9e'ion ~ ,'.vc EaSsd upon
]niccd thut u rct,ulrcd tu, dn!mond 1t head-
light dimensions" tn rcnl!er Il attractive. Wo
I,0 pcuQhHnt tor nnytting like Bpltlrao Ut tho
| jim Fisk nrtlHr. EGyortholgss VIC mro happy In
tho billet Tint il.odeh a'splay ,oi orn!u!omt
| magnificent, proportiahs md lotty utrrlAEa.
1t gives uR sEnccru nlnsurG tn assure you tint
yt,tir merits ut,d virtues are US woil understood
md IN highly appreciated by your oica assoof..
ntcs rs they art, by tto sllsnoro1s tiairytnoi Of
E95 ,rS ths hs sys ~
"W9 aru nsn lnppy IN tho l'el!cf tint ynA cHra
marc for our 9.,otl,s,Il taGn for any ,ero gift,
ill tniEht ic. W. ihnk yo hroa1 e,,o,tsl, i,
prlxo tic tnntIye ratier lhan tho nancy vno of
sao Ss st y snans ot sss
Cnristinils ttsie urnn our respective p'cknR, Wo
h1K ynlr nccepta!eo nf our co'nbt,'e,! contribn;
uuHs. tho ptocuet!a If Whic!. wy ussuru you Will
| prove HeIltilno hisnp and pin"
With this hlr. ltRsllnli handed Mr.. Lau,bartl IL
neat hox, In which was supposed to bo Tho pre-
Glous Jowel.
Mr.. G4,n,bRrt1 wns quito overcome with onlo-
tion It this kind exhibition 1T lave and estcesn
1T, the tHlrt Of H colleagues, Allla In fuw fGa~
| lug reulaEks thanked thom for their tulso,, OF
Friendship. snyIng that ho would alwuya weir 1t
III me'nento Of pltasunt nssac!Htons III tho
Fort Wayno g!!oa, ana af.or ho na.l "Kono t9
ioon, tros,1 their ihlhet. iio thou opened Tho
1ewel-box to sake look ut tho proct0us He!u.
n xroes, " s,.d 10 nsy 'i dppc @ tni,nx ] I n.o y
t.hAir. Tho box c,ntalncdM u dime und piu.
AT THE HOTELS.
Christmns Mt tho hotols wus very much like
III tia .i'Iln lla'IO W Vi .bo!ioVv attempts
" tho halliday tee!!1lx. 4n4 u t,aa! failures IL
ttf1 uSCHultoll. aGAt Ut tu hotels HOk up p14T1l
tllnners. nnti tha s.unN- caTts WGro ot Il sastrG
claDarntG description linn ~ usuRI, md uvery-
thug possible wAa tlOne 10 nNku ihe Hueata
fuppy, but III yntn, Tor llntal cook e.t,llot uua
llkG wonan cuG., Hn,l h0tel ChrlstltMa II bur u
lislaut reflection nj thu genuine hulI1ay.
GlrTEp,
A prominent Indy lecturer presented Mir. r
W. llnthawMy. nlnllnYer Ut the .Actlpatt Lyceun
ljIFenli. with Hi citEAnt gold wuleil ChrlHtnluA.
| saturday oytHtnH tAu elupiayGa Of tho ChipAHu
Htuvo WHrkh presented thu {0ronnl,, sir. gnMriea
phillips, with t!a,.lSuno guild watch and chaE
Us ~ uFtdetice 0f tltolr IAtauul ullA respect.
Thu e!.pluy&s Ut tho diuIuR.r .ros,nl ut tho l1rant
Tuoo lidloI yesterday cuobrltud tho Hay b,
presenting nn esgAMt ghilm dhnor-set IN MF
". d. Murray, VIII, bus boon CONNECTED With the
hntc! Us chief Ut tho tAblu fotco for tho .'aat
| pIKht }GnrA.
Of III elegant gold hnntErl ease Hatoh las
evening, tAe BAfrlu b0lllR presented to lnl by hIs
eMpluy ~. lto fevlpr0cat0a by cxluAdinH u thHu
Il ohu!ce wins suF0cs,