River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-03
Personalities

John Bright makes notes and head
ines of his speeches, and with great
care writes down and commits to mem
ory all the important passages. Glad
stone merely iots down facts and fig
ures, and for expression trusts entirely
to the moment. The late Lord Derby,
the "Rupert of Debate" wrote down
every word and committed his speeches
to memory. In one of his letters he
saws that all his principal speeches cost
him two sleepless nights-one in think
ing what he would say and the other in
lamenting that he might have said it
better. Theirs was equally precise.
O'Donnell and Gambetta spoke always
on the inspiration Of the moment.
Mr.. Henry III. Faxon has sent to the
various Sunday-schools Tourney. Mass.
without regard to denomination or stu
alton his check for money to be used
exclusively in holiday gifts for the chill
dren, the sum varying according to the
size of the school, from So upward.
The local societies of the town are also
remembered, and even larger checks
are forwarded to them.
Mr.. Dusenbury sent his man home
last evening to tell his wife that he
"won't be home till late" tWell, if be
won't come till eight" remarked Mrs.
d., "cook will have awarm dinner ready
for him when he docs come" And the
coos. obeying orders, sat dosing and
nodding before the kitchen range W ait
ing Tor MIR. D, unit } o'clock in the
morning.
When Gen. Sherman relinquished
command of the army he turned over to
the War Department lisrary $50 volumes
being mainly military histories and BIZ
orraphies which he had collected at the
army Headquarters. The library will be
closed for month, to give the Librarian
nm opportunity to arrange tie new books
properly, according to the subjects on
which they treat.
Victor Hugo has been visited by a
delegation of Mormons. who urged him
to Join their body and endeavored by
appeals to lis poetic sense to make q
convert ont of him. Such, at least, is
the story that is going the rounds o. the
German newspapers, which assert FUR
Their that the aged poets visitors intro
duced two Mormon girls to him and
gave him to understand that he nigh.
have them both as wives If he should
conclude to become the follower of
| Brigham Young. The French journals
| pronounce the latter part of this report
| n sheer invention, prompted by Teuton-
| ic malice; but they admit that HUGO
rave audience to Mormon deputatIon,
| and that he had an extended converse
ton with them.
A Mr.. De Hart, of Walden, New York
an Episcopal clergyman, has lately been
damaging the nose of a Mr.. Best, one OF
his parighioners, with whom he has
been having games of whist and glasses
Of beer. Readers of English novels I'M.
ierstand that rectors are accustomed to
indulge in glasses of wine and quiet
games at cards after dining, and though
PauPs advice to Timothy did net mem
ton beer, the principal includes 1t and
there is no warning from the great apos-
lie against the seductions Of whist. 1t -
doubtful whether Mr.. De Hart has made
himself liable to- any eceleslf stleal PEN
altv or even whether he has permanent
IL Impaired either his own usefulness or
Mr. Best's nose: but it is likely he will
be careful to select hereafter, less ex-
plosiye pafishioners with whom to play
the TRANQUIL rubber and absorb the nm
excessive beer.
Among the passengers recently ar
rived in New York, were two rosy
checked, large-eyed, blushing English
Girls. who gazed with eagerness and as
constituent on all the wonders and
granduer to be seen on bright and
fresh morning while journeying up
the bay from Sandy Hook. The young
ladies' we're the Misses Flora and Amelia
West. the daughters OF Hon. Sackville
West, the British Minister at Washing
ton. and cousins By marriage to one. Of
Eneland's celebrated beauties, Mrs.
CORVALLIS West. 1t is the intention Of
Mr. West that his daughters shall make