National Republican., 1882-12-28

For me the darkness had begun.
For me one day was wholly white,
For he loved sat by my side
swift flew the hours golden light
], like rose beneath the sun,
Bloomed into beauty strangely bright
Ny eyes were blue as summer skies,
My cheeks pink as the briar rose
My throats round curves he kissed
And said twas whittier than the Alpine SHOWS.
beauty born of love was mine;
My feet pressed only lifes fair flower;
! drank elixir half divine,
And life was love days brief hour.
Mrs. Hattie Mit-oer.
Sarah Bernhardt is making bust of Miss
Marie Van Zandt.
Mrs Langtry doesn't appear to be as at
tractive to the Brooklyn people as Mr.. Talmage's
circus.
Senator Fair, whose health is by no means
good, will leave San Francisco for Washington
about january l..
1t is stated that since the death of Charles
Dickens twelve years ago 4239,oOO volumes of his
works have been sold in England alone.
The Sgnorina Giollini who is mentioned
in the Italian newspapers as a new singer of
promisets Margaret Johnston, of Cincinnati.
Walter Rter, the English writer is en-
gagged upon a work in dialogue form. Its scene Ia
laid in Rome in the time of Marcus Aurelius.
The death is announced, at the age of sixty
eight, Of Nicolo Luxardo, chief of the firm that
manufactures the famous Maraschino liqueur
| One of the Won Steubens who visited this
country for the Yorktown celebration, has pub.
lished a neat pamphlet descriptive of his four
! weeks tour.
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Tltusvlle, Pa, has $4,000 insurance his life,
the largest amount held by any one person in the
United States.
DIR. FELTON,, ex-congressman, n prominent
Georgia politician, has recently turned his atten-
tion to flrming and stock raising, and now owns
one of the finest herds of Jersey cattle in that State
Montana Indians predict a Short open win
ter because the hair on the buffalo is short, and
the bunch grass is also short. This will be wei.
come news to the man whose pocket book and
coal bin are also short"
Gen. John Payne, of Warsaw, Kentucky,
probably is the Oldest pensioner on the United
States pension rolls. He is eighty seven years old
and has been drawing pension for the loss of an
arm in the service ever since 1so0-sixty years.
General Sherman said to an interviewer in
New York the other day ~ am as tough as pine
knot. have ten years OF active life before me.
| snal llVe III St. LOUIS IN ISL OF the time. Inc
Rocky mountains viii be my camp-up there
about Helena, Mon, where It is high and lovely.
can drop down to Florida in the spring. or to
| Texas"
A Philadelphia medical student, whose
home is in Milford, sent box home addressed 10
his father, who supposed the box contained
| Christmas presents aud commenced to open it in
the presence OF his family. When the top wrap
pers were removed skeleton with part of the
flesh still adhering, was exposed to view, much to
their horror. 1t was sent home to be cleaned and
set up.
In 1881, the late Henry W. Longfelow
wrote letter from Portland, Maine, to James Ber-
dan, then resident of New York. in which he
spoke of Maine "land of barbarians this
miserable down cast" and urged Berdan to pay
him visit, saying 4" / feel As if living IN
exile here, and it will be deed of charity in you
| to come and make a long visit soon as you can
find leisure"
The Rev. Edward Everett Hale tells with
much enjoyment story of his early clerical OK.
periences He went, he says, to Northampton to
preach one Sunday In the vestibule of the
church he wus mot by Il venerable man, who said
TO him " I'm dreadfuiiS deaf sir, ana don't al
ways hear all that's said; but l wish you would
speak the text loud, for when / hear a young
mans text know what he's going to say, and
can sort of follow along"
The route of Philadelphia letter carrier
on Christmas morning took him to the house of
| an elderly invalid, who had no sooner received
her mail than she thrust into his hands without
a word of explanation two one hundred dollar
greenbacks. The lucky postman withdrew in
state of CONSERVATION, from which he has not
yet recovered. But he retains sufficient posses.
sion of his facilities to hope fervently that his
route will not be changed during the coming
year.
Rum did it: / have come to kill you," said
man entering an Arkansas newspaper office,
drawing pistol and confronting the editor. 'You
published an article derogatory to my character,
and it is my duty as a husband and father to kill
YOU" "Im glad of it," the poor editor replied
81 was Just thinking of committing suicide"
"Well, If that's the case, let's 20 down and take
something" " Now you move me to emotion, u
and the two deadly enemies went out together.
And yet some people are in favor Of prohibition
arkansas Traveller.
No man, says an English writer, ever en-
joyed life more keenly than Anthony Trollope.
He was full of common sense, yet ludicrously OBJ
stnate and perverse, roaring and splutering, and
wholly incapable of argument. once he and a
party of friends were in concave at Henley.
Some subject Of importance was being considered.
and some one made a suggestion. Trolope, en-
gagged in conversation ut the other end of the
room, at once raised his head and his voice. az
differ from you entirely" he roared, like bull at
red rag. II differ from you entirely! What was
ityousaid ?'
An amusing story is told of a New Zea-
lander who. suffering from dreadful headache,
conceived the idea that since the gum tree was
potent against miasma, poultice Of its leaves
might relieve his pain. He accordingly made a
mash and soaked his head in it for an hour or
two, when he was delighted to find himself com :
pletely cured But on gancing in the mirror he
was overcome with astonishment which has since
dcepened into woe The gum poutice had dyed
his hair fine peacock blue, and the color is as
fast as the famous Tyrian purple of which the
world has lost the secret.
William Penn Nixon, the manager of the
Chicago Inter Ocean, is having fight for the con-
troll of that paper. As the story runs, Mason G
Griggs. young man who has 100000 to lose
before he needs to become beggar, wants Ia
manage the Inter Ocean, and has bought up
majority of the stock Mr.. Nixon claims thai
Griggs cannot get the controlling interest," and sc
matters are expected to stand until the annual
meeting of the stockholders. The Inter Ocean il
an outgrowth of the Chicago Republican, which
was started by Charles A. Dana, the able editor o.
New YuTk's Il lhOn / lPcek.
John Greenlcaf Whittier the aged poet, il
tall, straight and slender, and his foreheadis yer!
> high rising mussiyely into region of snow whit,
hair. The face and head in appearance are al
most Semitic. His religion and his habits arr
those of the Quakers The writer of this paragraph
remembers hearing Bayard Taylor with rudd!
4 rugged face, and William Cullen Bryant (wtf
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