River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-05-01
Personal Mention.

An Austrian girl or lady is never
seen without some kind of work IN her
hand Ladies work even in society.
They do nothing at balls, of course, hut
that is the only exception to the rule.
When several labor thus together III a
family one reads aloud While the Others
work, and thus they keep abreast of all
the newest literature of the day. Not
minute of their day is lost, and in Solo
mons words, they find time for every
thing-for work, housekeeping, visit
ing, learning, balls, amusement, and
even for love.
The divorce suit Of Mary Chadwick
against Alfred Chadwick was tried the
10th. The Chadwieks were mar
ket gardeners near Windsor, Ontar
10. The wife testified that her husband
had frequently yoked her to pillow
with a steer. The husband did not de-
ny the charge, but pleaded that it was
the ordinary custom among market
gardeners in that part of Canada, Is
Canada one of the heather lands to
which we send money and missionaries?
A young man in Portland, Me, is said
to have been ensnared into matrimony
by device which has the charm of nov
city. One of his young lady friends,
who has always shown an especial fond
ness for him, asked him point blank III
the course of recent Sunday evening
tete-a- tete: "Who are you going to
marry?" "You," he said, iokingly.
Really p Eyes" "Shake hands on
it" the business-li1e maiden demanded.
The young man did SO, thinking i the
most amusing incident he had ever borne
a part in. The young lady, however,
| told her father that she and Mr.
were engaged, and the young man was
Immediately waited upon by the inter
| ested parent, and has decided to marry
the girl rather than stand a threatened
suit for breach of promise.
The libel for which Edmund II. Yates,
the English writer and editor of the
London World, has been sentenced to
four months Imprisonment consisted of
paragraph published in his paper,
which the Earl of Lonsdale claimed was
intended to indicate him as the person
who had eloped with a young lady of
very high social standing. The para
graph in question stated that story
was in circulation in certain sporting
| circles about the elopement of woman
of noble birth with a young peer whose
marriage was one OF affection, but whose
! wife had fallen into state of delicate
! health The elopement was said to have
taken place from the hunting field. At
| the hearing of the case Mr.. Yates de-
clared that he did not authorize the
| paragraph to be written, nor had he in
any way investigated the writing of it,
but it was forwarded to him by person
| of title, who was paid contributor to
the World.
Lord Coleridge is delighting his Eng
| lish friends with stories of his American
visit, and among them with this. He
was at Mount Vernon with Mr.. Evarts,
and, talking about Washington, said
~ have heard that he was very strong
man physically, and that standing on
! the lawn here. he could throw dollar
right across the river on to the other
| bank" Mr. Evarts paused n moment
to measure the breadth of the river with
| his eve. 1t seemed rather "tall" story,
but it was not for him to belittle the
father of the country in the eyes of
foreigner Don't you believe it,"
asked Lord Colerdge. Eyes" Mr..
Evarts replied, 81 think it's very likely
to be true. You know dollar would
go farther IN those days than it does
now"
A rich New Yorker accidently heard
some young ladies talking of him. One
said, "he is so awk ward, but he is so
rich, " to which her companion replied,
"Well, pity him. He is q nice fellow,
and would make good husband. i
wish he were not so rich, and then |
could encourage him without being
considered fortune hunter" The Sc
quence of this conversation can he
guessed. OF course, the awkward
fellow has married the girl who had
pity for him, and they reside in pala-
! tial mansion