Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-20
ABOUT WOMEN.

Mrs. Lucy Hamilton Hooper, the wife of
the American vice-consul at Paris, is writing
a novel, in which, it is said that some Amer
leans who have visited Paris will vigor.
Accuracy: sand what, then, was the date
of your poor husbands death?" "Let me
recolect myself, ma'am! Well, if he'd lived
till Wednesday next he'd a been dead three
ksp'-London Punch.
At recent wedding at Salado, Tex, the
groom was six feet high and weighed 160
pounds, while the bride was only two feet
eleven inches high and weighed sixty-fye
pounds. She was twenty-six years of age.
1t is understood that the Senate Committee
on Claims viii favorably report the bill to
allow Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont, wife OF
General john c. Fremont, to bring suit in
the Court of CLAIMS regarding her alleged
ownership of Alcatrez Island, in the Bay of
San Francisco.
Grocery store incident: An old gentleman
(who does not like his last purchase of
mstehes)-"No, MI. Brown, 1 tell you them
red headed matches never amount to any
thing" Mr.. and Mrs Auburnhair, married
last week, want to know what business tits of
his, the impudent old thing.-BOstOn Trans
cript.
Punch: "Have you any fresh eggs?" Eyes,
mum, plenty; them with the hen on EN-"
with the hen on them?" "Yes, mum, we
always puts a hen on our fresh eggs to dis
tinguish of 'em. Beg pardon, mum, don't
think you understand. Hen the letter, not
ZEN the bird. Hen for noolaid, mum. Take
a dozen, mum? Thank youw
THE LEAF IN THE BOOK.
An ancient lady is my aunt
little old book has She
faded leaf in the old book lies,
Withered as LEAD can be.
The hands are withered that pIucked it once
For her on a DAY in spring;
What ails her now, the poor old soul;
That shs weeps when she sees the thing?
-AHdstdsttts GTItHR.
An Illinois girl lately called at a coroner's
Office, and, addressing the solitary occupant
of the apartment, said, "Be you the coroner%
81 guess you'd think so if you ever see an
undertaken shake hands with me-" blanily
answered the official. "You amt going
anywheres for day or two, be your "Not
that know" "Well, Pm glad to hear it,"
continued the maiden, with an air of much
encouragement. johnnie Bowles has been
keepin' company with me since Christmas,
but l hear that he's goirg to take another
girl to the circus tonight, and if he does I'll
swaller p'ison."
The fox and crow:
Perched on tree crow, for freak,
Sutton carried in his beak.
Up comes Sir Reynard, sleek and sly,
Resolved his flattery to try.
He felt that, if he did but please,
He very soon could have he cheese.
And so he did! For when his chaf
Had rather gone beyond a laugh,
And when he told the black one that he
Was male equivale Mt for Patti,
And asked aim just TO try his voice,
The crow perceived he had no choice
But to assert himself; and so,
To finish matters at a blow.
He dropped the cheese on Reynard's head,
And naturally killed hum dead
London Punch.
The Paris correspondent of the Philadel-
phia Bulletin says: "Miss Ltppincott, Grace
Greenwood's' daughter, has made remark
able progress this winter. Her sweet, we'll
trained voice is wonderfully flexible and
birdlike, and her dramatic talents, l under
stand, are far above the average. Ii is very
probable that she will appear in opera next
winter. Miss Munger, one of Dele Sedie's
best pupils, will soon return to New York.
This young lady possesses powerful, rich
voice, which will be, am sure, very much
appreciated in orat0Tio and church music.
The American violinist, Nellie Carpenter, is
awakening very much interest here. It is
extraordinary to see little girl only twelve
years of age rendering classical music in 30
satisfactory a manner as this child does"