, 1881-04-09
CURRENT GOSSIP,
LARRIE O,DEE's coUnTsu1f

And Larrlc 0Dco
!iad two little cottaKes out On tho green.
VAIN !att enough room Tor two pIE.pens be-
The widow wes young and the widow was fair.
With tlo brightest OF eyes and tho brownest of
And i frequently CHANGED, whom she came In
With tho swIll for her pig. Larrlo came with tho
And sso@sS sas ot tho ears that h0 tossed from his
In tho pen OF tho widow were ccstalu to land.
Ono mernlng said he:
It's yashts OF good lumber, this runnin' two
adc. sro sf ii aus%ese nsWsr w Wiow sT Neacc,
"And thin i looks Ei"a q E Bari.heaSted % and aud
That xhincyer oao ~ srun,s thin sGo @ osher can
And vi Keep cruel partition botwauoi"
"shwato Widow Mct}eev'
Answered tarrfe o Dee, ....,.
"lt sc fnle In yer heArt wonrc 1unno to tho pigs,
Ant We nnno to ourselves to be runniu' two
Och II tnnte mo bea.t acho when / papcl
= through tt1u crl,cks
OF mo shanty, iasht atnrch, ut ycz shwlne'u' yer
~ ~hss a asads az asss Is zsa ea fsss 6
A;sphl'ttlnI'' yer kindn- wood o.ti the abtortn,
Whin one little shtovo Il would kape us both
"No~, piggy" sa,d ahc.
%t9sto's wta' r.. s.; so,,rtiu. nl q me,
e. nov yex snt teIt ,n Sshtwbnf h n,t,st TO-
For, II FIN to my Yes, shtir tho shwlll Wild yor
mn. q isnfnont; re-, !: O., - NJ r,x ,,,.. ,,,. a
"' out. "a - '"' '''' ~. ""eus AA'' 'eF n0'e
Now. Larric. for shnno to be trlhln' a pis...
~ s,,y ~ ntH q nos W ~ s
Aid tint via tlo coartship Of Lsrrie UDeS. "''
MEMORIES 81, 71r nr.n cx,n
Nrw vn,,- Anil . ~ thn E,,,tns ~ ~.
W. 49,. tU"1, tn.,, t,a.. ~ a'c 1atnF ~ Mc
Ncp forH ifthnnc; When l took up tlle
| what Ind hnpuencti tho tlay before on tbe
ho,,ra ~ ria f,o7an Eavo ,,,"v :, - ,,r",sI..
Ss snmasod ~ ,n., @ nat"o, a ~ % ~s , ~ esen'as
sn1cheu , ms. 9, pa'"ou @ ~ u "aa !oss nea1
| this more keenly than other Americans of
scns;hility, Ia M fo1Iows.
In Tho wlntrr of lax met befora tho ,a,t
of ta NJ Grrn ciurcl. baI h"n" ' ,S watn% sems
quarters Iu st, Petersburg aud entered Into
fla niaosnut ina ~ I'm tr,,o :. uoosa,,S !,
Americans WHO visit this q areut m northern u
country, rs far too many Of then, do. in
summer, know nothing Of tho distinctive
socla! customs Of Moscow and St. Petersburg,
A. tt,o% tt,,o @n 1n+o E.,,rnror ,,,, 14.u...,..
~ u'at t''tia ue t.lo fs'n petos ""u ts1''press
entertained TUG llvellest sentiments OF re-
Nsrtl anu gratltude toward the American
| tmouie Thefe had beeu go1ne nnnnynnc.,
md n aa,,n,Io ri Ilisonrot,t,,,ont T., n,,i"tai
au .tuta '''.%u0 auso " 's"ps''.'avtt III o'vl
n'thus, e"ase" W Ht!suAuc'sthluu'e
regarding tho visit Of tho GrRnd
Duke Alexis 10 Washington, but tue popular
rccetitton of their st,,, ind made n dem, i'm.
.sossa ~ ~ ~ I,a;,i suI naa aa.,| o ".p .a
n1eSsson ", eho Ante!.us couptG' ~ 1ecep-
tloll. !hleg!it on NeW- iears Lay, ul9 Elll,
Enror ann Eintfess !lna coh!e w % tue lli1teH
States Consul-ieNelnl ana. taxing h!'h by
tile liRlid. requested lsilll. y! TIC most oaruest
H'nnller, 70 convey thetE tnaMks 10 Tug great
A,iurlen1t pe0plo Tor we kleld reception Ut
tneif son. IL T. was 10 l!!ls sl,nnle tact that !!
owe ono OF uia 1AfTst ntld ple1salltest social
experiences VI NY NE;
Az Acu!iaillfAl!ce With ono OF the Grand
Dukes allt slight service rendered. a.,Dthor
member Of the Imperial faulty lad brought
our nnlaes to tt,e nutlce nf the Emperor. and,
upon beI,ig informed flnin the t9rtg'. Otllcu
OF otr presenca u ule city. mud tElat 'Wu wpr0
0n!y tFaaslellt Vlalt0fs, having no connection
With ottci9l !t!e, ne sent word thnt Wa should
NJ once ~ Invited t4 II private hull at tic
Winter paIacr. Tho invitations were sent,
not to. the Legation, rs tlsunI, but to
our hotel; their receipt raising lls, Ms
we. couM easily sec, many degrees
III tho estimation Of tho fHNcttoMnrlcs OF tiiut
establlStnlellt. Gu THO night appointed WI
drove. With tlln United Stutt.S EtinrHd d. Z.