The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-07

she would be-" The next day the Fenan paper, the
Irish People, which was bitterly opposed to Mo
Sweeney and the loyal Catholics, gave amusing
count of the banquet accompanied by some queer
verses, one of which was as follows:
And there stood Insolvency., of battle-ax fame
And beside him the ghost of his grandmother
Astonished, she shouted, "1his seems to me quarrel
Arrah Peter me gossoon, what made you lord mayorf
APRoPos of the late Edward Bulwer Lord Lytton,
who pershaps will be longest remembered for his
puppy dog" correspondence it is worth while to re-
call the caustic description of his ideal" that once
appeared in the Quarterly. 1t is alluded to by Mr.
Edmund Yates in his memoirs According to the
story the noble lords idea of perfect wife was "a
woman who would sit footstool at his feet look
ing up fondy in his face and only interrupt him to
whisper that he was the handsomest creature on
earth"
MR.. II. W. Lucy, commenting upon Froude's
Life and Letters of Carlyle" mentions a couple of
somewhat unique instances of the sages temper. One
day he bought umbrella which the shopman prom
ised to send home to him 1t did not arrive whereon
Carlyle wrote; THE scoundre umbrella venderi Has
that accursed chimera of cockney not sent the
brella yeti could him eraled thrice through the
Thames for his scoundrel conduct" Another time
when ordering his tea he told the domestic she needn't
hurry. ut was such unlikely thing for master to
say, she declaredt to Mrs. Carlyle that it made my
flesh creep" She thought he must be dangerously ILL.,
FRED ARCHER the famous English jockey, in
Delmonicos cafe night or two ago, and gave an in
terestng account of the way he keeps himself down
to 11S pounds, his twenty years and compare
lively large frame Notwithstanding AS the
racing season begins his attendant calls upon him
every day at O'Clock in the morning, and gives him
dose of purgative and dose of massage. He is then
left to sluber for another hour and takes after that
cup of strong tea, without milk sugar. His break
fast consists of what he calls "the breast bone of
chicken with the breast of" and a glass of cham
payne. He uses neither bread nor toast, and
that the above constitutes all the daily nourishment
he takes during the racing He has Russian
bath arrangement in his house and it every day
but after he has been in the for five minutes all
perspiration ceases and he out absolutely dry
and with his flesh as firm as a rock.
Mr.. S. H: DECKER 'the armless door-keeper" of
the House has in his possession handkerchief of
very unusual value. Shortly after Jacksons nullif
cation proclamation, of his admirers desiring TO
preserve it in peculiar form caused it to be printed
large silk handkerchefs There were seventeen Of
these in number. One of these seventeen Mr. Decker
has, having received it from friend who, although
he priced it very highly, fit to indicate his regard
for this armess defender of his country by transfer
ing to his possession. 1t is very largesized hand
kerchie printed closely In black ink and although it is
than half century since it was printed it is
clear and sharply defined as though it had from
the press but yesterday. II don't know" said Mr.
Decker in answer to question, whether any of the
other sixteen copies are still in existence but 1 do
know that 1 have been offered $50 for this one and
could get much more if would sell it,"