The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-02-03

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will take half that bet Alderman, won't
you?' To prove lis sincerity the Alder
man said he would. Then, when th o
money was up, the husband said, please
hand me over that money, l think have
won the bet. Do you know this letter.
"Iow did you get that2' asked the AL
dermnn rather discounted. My wife
gave it to me-" "Was that your wife?
My dear fellow, l beg your pardon, but
1 give you my word OF honor that ]
thought she was Miss. There was
nothing wrong assure you" Il know
that" replied the husband, "but can't
help thinking" lie added with Il laugh,
"that for once You made fool of you,-
self" IL know it, but for heavens sake
don't say word about it. l should
never hear the end of it once the CITY
Hall people hear of it. "You may de-
pend upon our silence" was the reply.
Notwithstanding this promise, the next
morning every acquaintance of the City
Father-nud he has hundreds of them 49,
met him with &c Jod morning. Aldtr
man, will you take a drive this after
noon?" Az result. it is sail that the Al
derman can stand this wet, cold climate
no longer and proposes to so to Florida
for ~ month to strengthen his lungs.
Congressman Abram S. Hewitt, who
came home week ago suffering from n
very fierce looking cnrbuucie on the back
Of his neck, is recovering and will 60
back to Washington in. a few days.
Freddy Gebharl after remaing in town
fow days proceeded last Friday night
TO Memphis, where Mrs Lnngtry is play
ing at present. The reporters in town
tried their utmost to get him to talk on
the St. Louis escapade but without suc-
cess. As an instance of reportorial en-
terprise, however, a friend of mine, the
managing editor ofan enterprising after.
noon paper told me that on Saturday af'
ternoon he received no less than foul
dispatches from reporters in as many
cities along the route, reading: "Gebhard
passes through here on his way to Nj m
phis, do you want specialf" Freddy is
the most famous man or notorious-ir
tue country at present. The only ones
that approach him at all are those two
distinguished bruising gentlemen, Mr.
Mace and Mr.. Slade. They have indeed
taken the town by storm. Everybody
talks of them and the question whether
4 that distinguished native born gentle
man Mr. Sullivan, could succeed il
knocking either of them out in foul
rounds. 1t may be sign of the pervers
ity of the human race. but the fact re
mains all the same. 1t is the fashion a
present in all circles to be athletic, an(
therefore profess to be fond of boxing
wrestling aud sparring. In consequence
it is no WONDER that professional hk'
Billy Edwards would makesfrom ten t.
fifteen thousand dollars IA year giving
lessons in "the manly art, not aloae t.
young aud old men, but 10 children a
well. The pugilist Of modern times Sc
up as a professor" and his manner ant
couv, rsatiou when in the company o
gentlemen, is quiet subdued and the es
sence of politeness. Next to pugilisp
cock fighting has become fashionable
Under the circumstances it is almost sa,
10 see the frantic and vain efforts of til
billiard table manufacturers. billiar
room proprietors and expert billiardist
to revive the mania for the cue and ball
with which we were afflicted for the / as
two winters.
There is q movement in the annexe
district to add new ward to to the city
by taking in that portion of Westcheste
County which lays ON Long IslandSounc
this side of New Rochelle. Should tn
be done couple of charming watersid
parks could be laid out. There a-e SCI
eral beautiful sites with water front
this region which. once they were full
known, could be transformed into cham
ing summer resorts. The neglt ctod Ian
above Port Morris would then bccnn
exceedingly valuable. There is no doul
but that before many years the City
New York will be extended TO the Co
" necticut line, including New Rochel
v and the towns beyond, aud ut still lat
> period Yonkers aud the region above vi
eventually have to be swallowed up
the great metropolis.