Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-24
MINISTER pENDLRToN's AUCTION
A Gala Day at Clifton, and Beauty
and Grace Do the Bidding,

On last Friday, In the beautiful sub.
urb of Clifton, were enacted the closing
scenes which result In deprivlng Clncln-
natl of the citizenship of the Hon. George
III. Pendleton. The day was a dissgreea-
BILE one, but the announcement of an
auction sale of the household property of
George H.. Pendleton, at his late resi-
dence, was sufficient to draw an assem-
blsge that rivalled in grace, beauty and
wealth, If not In nun Der, that often seen
in the brilliant concert room. Not only
did Clifton turn out in force, but Mount
Auburn, Walnut Hills and the very heart
of the city had representatives of the
best society.
The kitchen machinery being disposed
of, the voice of the s%uctioneer In the
dining room brought throngs from all
parts of the house, until there was no
longer standing room In the spacious
apartment, The door way was filed,
and far back into the hall were crowded
eager faces which had to be satisfied
with an occasional glimpse.
In this room were stored in great
variety and beauty the articles most
coveted. The bidding would have de-
lighted the heart and exhilarated the
spirits of the FULLEST auctloneer that ever
sold a farthing's worth.
ibid l get tha,l' said n fair Cali
%fornian.
"No," Raid An answer over in the cor.
ner. II made the last offer"
"Who," called the suctioneer, "bid
$15. 80 for this tete.s.tete set2"
A futter of excitement and two an
swers.
II did" from a different part of the
room.
"Well, well; that's too bad. We will
have to sell this over again."
A beautiful set of ''coffees" was at one
time the object of great rivalry. Bids
were solicited for a single cup and saucer,
it being understood by those who were
paying attention that the purchaser
should take the set. There was no effort
whatever required to get the price up
into the neighborhood of So and the bid.
ding was still lively.
By this time a lady of Clifton, who
had probably been g~ossiping, or, at any
rate, who wal not just then giving atten.
ton to the sale, became interested.
She understood that bids were being
mado for the get; and no doubt
thinking that it was going at 6
dreadful sacrifice and that she would gel
a great bargain, joined the ranks of the
bidders with considerable interest
What must have been her surprise whe1
the a%uctioneer revealed to her that In
stead of buying the entire set for So sht
had obtained 1t at q coet of about clever
times that sum.
A set of ale glasses, bearing evidenc,
of their Partisan origin in the letter N
above which was an engraved crown
was the occasion of q spirited contest be
tween a gentleman and a lady, TIL,
price reached nearly So a piece, when tn,
gentleman withdrew and the lady carried
off the prize.
During the eals Of another desIrabl,
article a venerable gentleman was callet
upon by q friend who stood near him t,
bid for her. There were other partie
wanting very much the same thing. TIL,
race was likely to tire them all out
when the opposing parties became silent
In a moment the gentleman, turning tc
his friend, said:
"Why, Mira. B, l have been blddin,
against my daughters all this time ant
didn't know It,"
There were explanations, an immediat
reconciliation, and the good friend In
sisted that the girls should have tn,
coveted thing.
The dining-room furniture was mucl
longer In being disposed of than In an,
other part of the house, and perhaps wa
the most sought after. Next in deman,
after this was the Bull furniture. Their
were Ables in many designs, stands an,
writing desks, all of which brought larg
Gums. The tables were sold for betweel
$50 aud $40. Many pieces OF old an
rare furniture were bought by relative
of the family. An old solid m~ahogsn
library table, not included In the abov
purchases, was sold for $50.
A mautel mirror cracked down tn
center was eagerly sought for. The sean
was hidden by a beautifully painte,
spray of Virginia creepers In full
bloom.
While many articles "went for a song,
there were many others that sold 70
more than their intrinsic value, and 9
the sale wa, doubtless financially satis
factory.
The Irish Fisheries,