River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-07-12
Talk of People.

The Paris correspondent OF the tnlia-
delphia Press writes of the late Edward
Laboulaye: 7 remember his telling me
with considerable glee, during an inter-
view that | bad with him in 1869, of
coming into his lecture room one morn
ing and hearing one lady in the audi
ence say TO another, in hoarse whis-
per. ooh, its Laboulaye, we shall get
nothing but America this time"
A romance in real life is reported in
the Dublin papers from Drogheda.
Twentv-eight years ago man living at
the Litter town deserted his wife, and
went to California. Meanwhile, the de-
serted wife, supposing her b lsband 10
be dead, married "A second time. -Four
weeks AGO, however, the first husband
returned from America ana
inouired for his wife, who has been nv
ing in England employed as factory
operative. The man had acquired
wealth, and has now taken ais wile ana
relatives back with him to America, the
second husband being fortunately dead.
DR.. Gallaudet, OF the National college
for Deaf Mutes in Washington, lives in
an elegant house built in every detail ac-
cording to plans designed by MIN when
he was a boy of fourteen. In his own
room, On the high carved head-board OF
his bed, hang five pairs of tiny shoes
,he first shoes worn by his little ones,
Of whose pAby steps the whitened toes
and the wrinkled uppers tell delight
ful story. He calls them talismans
against bad dreams.
Kentucky gave birth TO the only man
who was ever at one and the same time
,he nostor of three churches the editor
Of two newspapers, and the conductor OF
Il campmeeting. This phenomenon is
Ron Deering. who lives in Carthage,
Mo, where he runs church anu
newsnauer. has church and news
U9Def in Carterville, a church in Webb
Citv. no, and is now devoting his lels-
nre time conducting Il camp meeting In
Kenton county, ky.
4 special dispatch from London says
the story Of Victories intended abdiea-
ton is absurd. The English people
never imagined any such thing, and the
courf circles are much amused Mt the
reports circulating III America. The
temper of the queen ~ too well known
TO admit of any speculation upon the
roval succession not based upon her
death. Her whole course, domestic ana
DuDllc, ana III HGI htlluHoi oN''VN siNA
rergonal. have shown her to be pos
sessed Of fully developed love OF
mower and Il tireles5 disposition to rule.
The Prince of Wales knows his mother
wen enough to know that he will never
lyg king while she IS living.
Mr.. Mott, a member of Che Salvation
army in SyracUaN, having led astrsy an
other member, voting girl ofseventeen
and being requested to do her the JUS
tice of marrying her, replies that he has
a GREAT mission Nj converting the world
and has no time for marrying. lie took
an active part in the salvation meeting
sl,s other night He says he was doing
as Jesus did, and was free from SIN. lie
carried tlIe tag in the streets and,prayed'
three times. There was great disorder
and indignation at Motifs impudence In
praying and speaking.
Hester Stuart writes of the old maids
Her DAYS are days of pleasantness, and
her nights are nights Of peace. She goes
to bed when she pleases, and does not
leave one ear uncovered to listen Tor the
uncertain steps and waveTing night-key
of a late coming husband. Neither does
she turn resiiasely on her pillow beside
a sober, snorirg spouse, and wonder
and wonder, where the chlldren'S
scbool-books or the famiiy's tlanne!s are
to come from; but she drops into peace
ful slumber tie dream of her o4d love-
end wakes to wonder whether
married life with him could ever have
become the sordid, meuger affair which
il is to so many husbands and wiyes.