The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
Per,sonal Gossip.

MISS Nolllo I1Atos u6ukutoI " Vn0
Rev. Edward Everett Hale, of Boston,
whose dangerous illness In Paris sum
moned her parents thither few weeks
ago, is now rapidly regaining her normal
health and strength. s. z
Professor Paul Haupt, of Gottingen,
who has been invited to fill the chair Of
Semitic languages at John Hopkins uni
versity, is only 80 years old, but has
already risen to enviable prominence
among German philologists.
A year ago the wife of Dr.. G. Ward,
of Massachusetts, ran away with the
doctors hired man, taking several loads
of goods and driving away nearly all the
awoke to find that she had returned
during the night, ransacked the house
while he slept, and taken away all his
silverware, horse and his twelve-year.
old daughter with whom he had lived
during the past year.
A Washington lady told Mrs. Gen.
Sherman that the reason why the gen.
eral had such mania for st. Louis was
because call the ladies there will let him
kiss them, here they won't" Mrs
Sherman admitted that the General is
rather handy with his mouth" and
"does nearly all the kissing Tor the
family" Mrs. Sherman ought to insist
on doing her share; perhaps he would ut
like to have her so "handy with her
mouth" So
An immigrant arrived at Castle Gar.
den the other day With eyes partly
closed, cheeks red and swollen and the
skin peeled off in many places. Wher
asked for an explanation he said: II
was in Their steerage when q purity girl
tripped by and asked her how she
wus feeling. No sooner, be jabbers,
were the words out ofne mouth when
up went her hand and she emptied the
howl contints of a teapot full OF hot
water into me face. Howly mother of
Moses, but how it burnt! howled and
yelled and kicked and rolled on me face.
but twas no use and had to be doc
tored and coEld creamed for three
days."
The venerable Professor Alpheus s.
Packard, of Bowdoin College, who was a
classmate Of Mr.. George Bancroft while
a student at Phillips Exeter Academy,
told al Exeter recently the story of his
meeting Bancroftand Palfrey and Sparks
at his boarding house Captain Hail
burton's-when he first went there, and
remarked on the singular fact that these
three historians of America should have
studied st the same school, boarded at
the same house, and paid their board
out of the same charitable fund He
added, what was almost as curious, that
he had not seen Mr.. Bancroft since the
latter left college, sixty-six years ago.
Miss Catherine L. Wolfe, of NewY York,
is now in Europe purchasing carpets,
rugs and furniture for her new house
on Ochre Point. The lot cost her $780,
is stated by those who should know that
Worth another $ioooo E T iii viii be be
but little short OF a quiet half million.
All Miss Wolfe wants now is a husband
to enjoy the house with her.
London has new stage beauty in the
person OF Mrs. Alfred Maddox, the
widow Of solicitor, and ex-amateur of
some note. who recently took to the
stage as profession. The correspond
ent of the Philadelphia Telegraph
writes: ''She has not the slightest idea Of
acting, her one method of expressing
emotion is to squeeze the forefnger Of
her left hand very hard in her right.
and to wriggle her body in manner
that suggests collie instead of anguish.
But she is most beautiful creature,
with large dark eyes. an exquisite pro-
file, full and splendidly moulded arms
and neck, and most enchanting smile.
She is graceful, too, Ms fawn, and, al
together, she is a very delightful to look
upon" Therefore she will probably
come to this country. ;.