The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-07-02
PERSONS AND THINGS.

" Yes judge" said the prisoner, " admit
that the back of my trousers tangled In the dogs
teeth, and that dragged the animal away, hut II you
call that stealing dog no man on earth Is safe fiom
committing crime. ''-BoSton Post.
Reports of the revival of the national game
Of base hall very encouraging. Five deaths hayo
already resulted from II In this State this The
more life that Is thrown Into the game the more
deaths result thercfrom. -NorrisfowR Htrah.
The marriage in London of the young
Earl Of Shrewsbury and the divorced wife Of Mr..
Miller Manday recalls the sensation In fashionable cir
cers OF the Earl's eopement and the assaults made
on him With an umbrella by his present mother-in-
law, and also attacks made on him by his wife's
brothers. The whole affair has been scandaously
romantic,
The first intimatiOn that Mr.. Lorllard's
horse Iroquos viii never again comes In the FdU
Mall GaSette The GdIette alsorefers to Mr.. Keeno's
great horse FOrhall having - Joined the band. -
The " band - probably refers 10 that constantly in
creaslng class Of English horses the roarers Let MS
hope that the Tunor is incorrect In regard 10 both
horses aud that these two Americans, after having
already disposed Of their English rivals, may yet meet
each Of them NJ to try to beat the other.
Another sensation at the New York Union
Club Is reported. Some Of the "od hens, " as Mr..
Lorllard calls them, from the Fiftl-ayenue win
dow young lady drop blue garter with sparkling
was rush for the prize, one "hen - Jumping out OF
the window to secure II. An advertisement revealed
the fact that the diamond monogram garter was tho
property OF the wife Of prominent banker, also a
member Of the club. The dashlng "hensn ~ are now
known as knights Of the Garter.
A motherly looking woman yesterday
carefully handed the stamp clerk at tho post ONCE
letter marked ''in haste, - and inquired II there
was any cxtra ChargefO writing that On. "oh, none
at ALL - GLOW soon Will the letter go out 2N " In
about forty minutes. Well, we might hire spec al
train and get II of In about twenty minutes. -
" Would II bo too much trOuhef'' "Oh, mono at
all - she thought for moment turned the letter
over two or three times, aud finally said: ~ guess
won ask you 10 hire special train, but II you VIII
10 kind enough To telegraph my sister That have
written her letter 10 tell her that cam come TN
Monday and TO bo at the depot 10 meet me- and that
mother didn't go 10 Toledo after all, shall be-
much obliged. Good mOrnlng. ''-BOStOn coprier.
A writer in Peck % Milwaukee Sun says
"Poler Cooper always carries rubber ar-cuslilon,
which he blows up and places Ia chair, or street
car, before sitting down The other day, In 1hird
avenue car he was seated ON his air cushion, whom
well -drossod lady sat down beside hlm. bbo Had
large pin 10 fasen up her dress on the side, aud a'
she sal down the pin struck Peters aT-cuslOn, au(
the air began 10 escape win kissing sound. She
| looked at Mr. Cooper, and he began TO sink down
/ and look as though the Greenback returns weIi
coming iu and then the woman stopped the car and
| yelled for o policeman, claiming the old man hat
| stabbed her. 10th were taken 10 police station,
was allowed 10 gOand have his cushion mended''