The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-03-04

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Confederate soldier and one Of the i'm
mortal band that stood to his colors to the
last. He is an ardent Democrat, strict
church member, loyal friend, and COM
mands the respect Of all good folks in the
community. No profane word defiles his
lips, and no stinulant passes them. He
is model citizen and family man. He
and BILLY" Gilman, Of the Dispatch,
arc such fast friends that the people Of
Richmond call them Damon and Pythias.
1t is very touching and beautiful thing
to hear these two sincere, honorable and
devoted men talk about each other.
At the hotel table, the other day,
some fresh arrivals from England-una-
dultcratcd Cockncys-were seated.
Nothing pleased them and they abused
everything. What they "got in hold
Hcngland was so much better; and
H"mcricnns were so hillbred, you know
Senator Colquitt is confined to his
room with rheumatism. I Gun sympa-
thize with him, for, at last, the prevail
ing epidemic, a kind Of "horse disease"
has seized upon me, and it takes a deal
of faith and Dr.. Campbell's heroic doses
Of quinine to make me afarmatiyely
answer Mr.. Mallock's cenundrum, rs
life worth living?"
A party Of Mississippians last night
discussed the authorship Of "All Quiet
Along the Potomac" and unanimously
agreed that Lamar Fontainc did not
write it. They thought IT Northern
production. Congressman Money said:
Il was once at supper with ladies.
Lamar Fontaine was one of the com
pany. He told the ladies' he had COM
posed a much better poom than the one
under discussion, and asked If they
would like to hear it. OF course they
acquicsccd, and he repeated what he
he called his Bouquet Song" 1t
was intensely admired. But when ho
retired, informed the company that
If any one would procure the pub
iishod poems OF James! and Horace
Smith those verses. word for word,
would DO found, entitled Hymn of the
Flowers The book was brought and
Fontaine exposed" Mr.. Money has no
doubt at all as to tta real author but
will not mention tho name to avoid hurt
ing any ybody's feelings.
4 lady who is social oracle tells me
that it is high treason for any of her
Sex or station to use scents. A very
mild cologne is barely tolerated, but no
Lubin or other extracts, however deli
cate and fragrant. Where there is 80
much Of The artificial that must be
natural. l asked man Of the world
about it. He replied: "What you have
heard about perfumery being tabooed
in good society is a fact. A young girl
came here and was invited to party.
She was exquisitely beautiful, rarely
accomplished and Atdssxling creature
every way. But happening to have on
her lace hkaksrehisf jqst q dainty drop
Of violet extract she was dosned to ak
clusion, in case Of adhrrenes "a tho scent
bottle. No amount of intellect wit,
loveliness, piety or grace could have
| saved her from recommendation.
came near being suspected "f outlawry
for expressing the hcrcticnl "pinion that
the perfumed atmosphere circulated by
the girl made her more fascinating and
alluring. So, if any Of your Southern
ladies propose visiting here and entering
select circles, cntreat them 10 leave per-
| fumery Mt home. They can bring dyna-
mite and escape centure, but Lubin will
consign them to social death, without
flowers" As a sentinel on the watch
tower, therefore, warn fashionable or
aspiring women. old or young, in our
section, to remember this edict Of the
Medes and Persians -ho have captured
the Dabylons Of the East.
| Poor folks here follow tbs coal carts
and scramble for stray Jumps that fall
out. Yesterday Ircccircd an anguish
ing letter from man whom knew to
be rich and employed At royal salary
twelve years ago. He said that he and
his family were almost starving, several
Of theln hopelessly invalid and ono
barsfootcd. He emplorad me s'for
Christ's sake to send him dollar-nny-
thing" I think he owes his downfall
to an evil habit; but what a dreadful
fate for father and husband to have
no money and no friends, in a great me-
tropolis. where to be needy or forlorn is
"the Last infirmity of evil"
We have the skating rink problem
here as we'll as in your city Clegymen
disagree aboutit. There seems to me mid
die course in this. between the two ex-
tremes. The rigid Puritsn view will
not. if enforced. make youths Of both
sexes better church members. They
must have an outlet Of some sort, and
will hate religion that unduly circum-
scribea amusement and holds them in
suspicion eternallv. The girls who 60
to skating rinks ave apt to injure them
selves physically by exccss Of motion.
They need not in Augusta fall into bad
company unless they choose and the
girl who gravitates to such assocition
will not need to find it at rink. At
tho same timo. l do not find fault with
any conscientious minister who protests
against certain tendencies of the ago
which are insidious and corrupting.
Old General Woolford, Of Kentucky,
made yesterday a feryent and characteris-
ito speech in advocacy Of righteous