National Republican., 1884-02-26


Into whose splendor each furbelow presses;
Two strings OF blue to fall in tangle.
And chain pink chin In docorus angle:
The tip OF the plume right artfuly twlning
Where firm neck steals under the lining
And the curls and braids, the plume aud the laces
Circle about the shyest of faces.
Bonnet there is not, frames dimplos sweeter
Bonnet there is not that shades eyes completeri
Fated is he that but glances upon it.,
Signing to dream Of that face in the bonnet.
-Winnired Wise jerks.
TEXAS has 4,410 900 cattle and 7,s77,500
sheep.
AMATEUR theatricals are so much the rago
in New York that 1t is proposed to put up little
heater especially for the use OF amateur players.
A site has been chosen on Twenty. third street,
and the plans have been made.
VERY persuasive rascal induced a number
of ignorant Illinois women to cut OFF their hair and
,ntrust 1t to him to be made up IN fashionable
forms. They expected TO thus achieve perma-
nent and beautiful style Of cofure but they never
saw tho man or the material again
"MY dear, what is meant by the Lasker
resolution, that the papers oil talking about p?
"Well, wife. really haven't kept up with that
thing. suppose, however, that Mr. Lasker made
a resolution to swear of, and failed in his plans.
Human nature is very weak, Sarah"
MISS GRACE GREENwAY, whose charming
illustrations have made her name a household
word Is about to turn her artistic talent TO home
building. She has purchased piece of land at
historic Hampstead, England on which she in
tends to build herself a characteristic dwelling.
Mrs. PARAMoRE who as Miss Nellie Ha-
zetine. the belle of st. Louis" was reported to
have captured Samuel ]. Tilden, two or three
years ago, died IN st. Louis last week. She was
married fourteen months ago to Frederick W. Par
amore, son of the president Of the St. Louis and
Texas railroad.
WILKIE COLLINS recently strayed into
London theater where 1.-THE New Magdalen " was
| being played. The ushers whispered the fact
among the audience, and there was q unanimous
| call for |" the author" which only ceased when
| the famous novelist reluctantly appeared on the
stage, blushing aud bowling
The orange trees in Florida that were
stripped of their leaves by the recent frosts are
again showing fringe of green along every limb
and twig, and will soon be in full foliage again.
! II shows that the damage was confined to the
withering of the leaves. The tenderest Of the
| young shoots were seldom killed.
Mr.. JOHN DIMITRY, of the Mail and Express,
| has introduced a new character in fction-that OF
| a eper. Mr.. Dimitry's story, "The White Tomb"
published in SRfnton's Story Teller is full of dre-
matte power and 1t has been awarded the $500
prize offered by the propretors Of the paper above
referred TO for the best short story There were
nearly 1000 competitors.
JEFFERSON DAVIS has been invited by the
Mississippi house of representatives to deliver an
address before that body on the Life and Char
acter of Sargent S. Prentlss" Mr. Davis, in reply,
says that his health is SO feeble that he would
| greatly prefer that some ono should be selected
'who could more certainly perform the pleasing
duty" He promises, however, to be present on
| the OCCASION If practicable
IT is related that at dinner in Cincinnati
| Matthew Arnold remarked that American wo-
| men looked PALE unhappy, and careworn.
lady at his side said, "If you look about you, Mr.
| Arnold, you would see that the ladies here to-
day are as fair free, and happy it is POSI-
BILE for people to be-" The teacher Of inoidity
raised his eye glass, and gazing critically. said in
a surprls tone, "well, upon my soul. Mrs.
Arnold is the only careworn one in the room"
A MAaPIE has seriously interfered with
telegraphic communication between Kapunda
and Freeling In South Australia, not far from
Adelaide. For some time the line worked badly,
and at last telegraph operator was sent to exam
inc the wires. After searching for few miles.
the clerk found at the top of one Of the posts
magpiss nest most ingeniously constructed.
The bird, SO says the Kapunda Herald, had
wrenched away with its beak the wire which
bound the line to the insuator and after twisting
the wire in u suitable position built its homo
there.
The Quakers of Logan county, Ohio, do
not worship with the quietude usual to their de-
nomination, but ore holding revival meetings OF
an exceedingly demonstrative character. Noah
McClain, the evangelist who has brought them
into such state Of excitement, is negro. He
is described as a wonderfully magnetic orator.
The daily exercises last, with brief intermssions.
from 10 o'clock in the morning until past mid
Iuht axattlA nf IN mi
here exaggerated. Peculiar attacks of coma are
common among the converts One young man,
an atheist, defiant and shockingly profane, fell
suddenly insensible and lay so for two days.
Mr.. EUGENE FIELD and wife are registered
at the St. James. Mr.. Field is well known to the
people of this country as the author OF "Pecks
Bad Boy" and "Fiold's Patent Singing Notes the
latter now in use in most OF the puonc SCHOOLS
throughout the west. Mr.. II. is not, as many sup
pose, and as announced In the chicago lrio"ne'
here as an applicant for ONCE, although his friends
are urging him for appointment as Indian agent
for Alaska Having recently come In possession
of large fortune Mr. Field is perfectly independ-
ent, and intends deyotng the balance OF his life
to iecturng for charitable purposes, and will no
doubt favor the people of Washington In this
direction during his present visit.
RECENTLY Georgian, who had gone to
Texas, built a cabin In the woods, and opened a
clearing was charged by band Of strangers with
being murderer. Being innocent he refused to
confess and was dragged some distance into the
, woods and was tied to stake. Several shots were
fred at him and the shots struck close to him.
This falling to frlghten confession from him, he
was tortured with knives and finally singed with
frebrands Daylight coming on, his tormentora
hurried away. leaving him tied TO the stake, with
n a promise that he would be left there until he
4 starved to death, Four days and nights he re-
4 mained in this situation, without food or drink.
r He was fast becoming mad. when one night q
a solitary man, disguised beyond recognition, Vls-
/. tied him and gave him water and food. On the
i seventh night he was as mysterously set free, On
regaining his home to make preparations for flight
he learned that the real murderer had been caught
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