The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-04
PERSONALS.


own works in En- gland next year.
SENATOR FRYE wears clothes spun and
made up at mis- own wooden mill at Lewis-
ton, Ne.
Mrs. CYNTHIA GRIFFIN, of Waycross, Ca.
is the mother of twenty-six children, all of
whom she reared to manhood and woman
hood.
SAMUEL w. SMALL author of the "Old Si''
negro character sketches has abandoned the
field of humor and will enter the Episcopal
ministry.
SENATOR GARLAND has strong aversion to
seeing any of his children married, and did
not attend his sons (Sanders-Garland) we'd
ding last week.
COLONEL WILLIAM GOODWIN, who died on
Sunday at Chelsea, Mass, was a soldier of
the War of 1912, and was appointed Post
master by President Van Buren,.
GEORGE BANCROFT, the historian, is said to
have been the only person in the audience
who paid strict attention throughout to the
Grafton of Mr.. Winthrop and Mr.. Daniel in
the Chamber Of the House of Representa-
tives on Saturday.
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD attributes his re-
maIkable health. at eighty to his custom
Of walking down town to his Office every
morning, inferen.ially advising people to
follow his example, which statement leads
Town Topics to quote the saying about a
mans foes being those of his own household,
Mr.. Cyrus W. Field, David Dudley's brother,
- r. ~ -
81" roads.
INVITED to deliver the ST. Patrick's Day
Grafton this year before the Irishmen of OF
tawa, Canada, Mr.. John Boyle O'Reilly, of
the Pilot Boston, inquired of the English
Home Secretary if Her Majesty's Govern
ment would on that occasion grant him i'm
munity from arrest on British soil for his
completely in the Fenisn operations of 1866.
The answer was that such immunity "could
not safely be granted" So, although his
countrymen in Canada are still anxious for
him to visit them. says the Pi'ot las he can
not afford to alarm his family and perhaps
seriously interfere with his business by such
an experiment, it is not probable that he
will go.'
Mr.. WEBSTER was once spending the sum
mer in a town near Boston, and, as was his
custom, attended church regularly both
morning and afternoon. On one occasion it
fell to the lot of an unhedged youth to try
his wings in that pulpit. He rose, as was
natural, with some trepidation, to begin the
service. This trepidation gradually in
creased till, toward the close OF the hymn,
he faltered perceptibly, and as he sat down
by the side of the minister of the parish he
whispered: doctor, don't know to whom
those eyes belong which are directly facing
me, but they are quite too Ihuch for me, and
/ can not preach" Mr.. Webster was re.
spoDsible for an extemporaueous discourse
that morniDg.-Boston Advertiser.
A WHILE ago some gentlemen, among
whom was Senator Lamar, made morning
call on Clara Morris. They found her at
breakfast, although the hour was noon. In
her lap was her packet of morning letters.
She amused her friends by reading to them
some of the thoughts of her uncommonly
bright correspondents. The Senator saw an
envelope, and said: That's Watterson's
writing. Do let Us hear what he has to say"
The actress complied, and read the first four
sentences through, which turned out to be
this: "Clara, am satisfied you are my enc
my. II not, why do you speak so severely
about my friends? Why, why, in your
last do you allude to your admirer aud my
hero, Lamar, as Old Soap Locks? 1t is terri
ble." Tableaul The brilliant company, the
Senator included, were sensible enough to
dissipate the situation with laugh.
FLORENCE MARRYAT has been on a lecture
tour in this country, and she is used up by
it. 'Before 1 came to America" she says
II was urged to wear my prettiest dresses,
because Americans appreciated things of
that kind. Those beautiful gowns have been
ruined, sweeping the dirty stages of the lit
tie concert halls through the oil regions and
mining towns of the West. Of Canada can
not complain, but since entered the United
States my tour has been one continual round
of hardships. 1 would get off the train in
the evening to be driven through the rain or
snow to the hall. Then would frequently
be obliged to change my travelling dress in q
cold dressing-room, and then, after steady
two hours of talking and singing, would be
Obliged to hurry on my travelling costume
again and drive in the open carriage either
TO another train or to some dingy country
hotel"
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