The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-06-03
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Gossip
About Men and Women.

Walt Whitman says that Whittier's verses
are like the measured tread OF Cromwell's vet
| erans at times.
The new portrait of Tennyson, by Mr.. Nil
lais, represents the poet holding his hat, and
| gazing at the spectator.
Within few miles of Hughenden Manor,
the estate of the late Lord Eeaconsfeld, is the
place whore Milton finished Paradise Lost"
Olney, whore the poet Cowper lived; Hamp-
den, where the patriot dwelt; Great Marlow.
where Shelley was inspired; Stoke Pogis
church-yard, made famous by Gray's "Elegy,"
as well as his tomb; Burnham Beeches, where
Grote wrote-are all in its neighborhood
Professor Owen has been able to evolve the
great horned dragon, with vast teeth. barbed
tail, huge claws, and powerful wings, first
cousin to st. Georges dragon, not from his in
ner consciousness, but from few fossil re-
mains which have been sent him, and to de-
eide that he once lived in Queensland.
woman at Cape Girardeau, No., who had
suffered from husbands neglect, traced him
to barroom where he was playing cards with
several companions. Setting a covered dish
she held in her hands down upon the table, she
said: "Presumng, husband, that you are too
busy to come home to dinner, have brought
you yours" and departed. With a forced
laugh he invited his friends to dine with him.
but on removing the cover from the dish found
only slip of paper, on which was written "I
nope you will enjoy your meal; it is the same
your family have at home"
A young man and young woman OF Chics-
go, between whom there was litigation for the
ownership Of an estate, have settled the mat
ter by marrying each other.
The Mountain Echo, a weekly paper of CAL
averas county, CAL, enjoys the unique distinc-
ton OF having been set up, in its early days,
by the teeth of its founder. His name is s. 8.
Waterman, and his arms and legs have been
totally paralyzed all his life. Having liking
for newspaper work, he learned to set type
with his teeth, and, having a good education.
composed his editorials and other articles and
put them in type without writing them. He
mas now given up newspaper work, and con-
nnes himself to job printing and engraving,
holding the engraving tools with his teeth,
and thus doing all the work of his office except
running the press for which more power is re-
quired thau he can furnish with his jaw.
The married ladies this season in London
carry away the palm of beauty. Lady Ions
dale, Lady Manderville, Lady Castlereagh.
Lady Dalnousie, Lady Claude Hamilton. Mrs.
Masters and Mrs. Arkwright are the acknowl.
edged soyereigns of loyeliness.
The late Mrs. Laura Sherman of Bridgeport.
Conn.,, bequeathed $500 to religious oraani.
cations, including 200 to the American Bi-
BILE Society, $1,000 to the Homo and Foreipn
Mission Society, and $500 to the American
Missionary Association for the benefit of the
freedmen. 0
Recently at Pekin an English couple amused
themselves by being married in complete Chi
nese attire The bride wore jacket of pale
blue satin brocade. and underskirt of dark sat-
In embroidered with blue flowers; hair a Ia
Chinese. A prune-colored Jacket and blue
p,etticoat, with pig-tail and Chinese CAP and
shoes, was the festive attire of the BRIDE
groom.