St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-04-10
PERSONAL AND jMpERs0NAt

1t Is reported that the heart-broken
wife of Edmond About recently said:
@When he was to 90 out to dinner the
~hoie uay seemed interminable to us. "
Miss Jennie Chamberlain. the
young American beauty who attracted
80 much attention in society circles in
England. arrived in New York the
other morning.
At Washington there are one
hnndred negroes worth over 1925 900. at
least tlitv worth $4,000. and nearly
one thousand worth $4,000. Fred
douglass is worth about $500, 900.
1t was rich Scotchman that
started 4 newspaper in lS4O, stopped
1t IN few months without a word OF
explanation, and started it again in
1850, with the remark: '.Since the pub
Iration OF our last paper nothing of
lmportance has occurred in the polit-
ical world
Old Aunt Katie Howtower. of
Sa1tlis, Ala, who had been blind for
fifteen years, had her sight suddenly
restored during the storm last Sunday
night; she was praying. when all at
once her sight came to her and She can
now sec rs well as when a child.
Emfo"in (An.) Times.
-Rev. Hr. Miel, of Oakland, Cal. went
away from home recently. While he
WAS gone his parishoncrs deposited
number OF presents in the house.
burglars learned of it. and when the
reverend gentleman returned there was
nothing left of the packages but the
paper and tWine with which they had
been wrapped. San Francisco CaU.
According to General James Grant
Wilson, the old Duke of wellington
once remarked: Not only was Wash
in@ton in my Judgment the p,urest and
most patriotic man of modern times.
but he was also the stateliest, most
majestic and most modest of men" A
copy OF Stewards portrait hangs con-
spicuously in Wellington's drawing
room at. Strathiieldsaye.
A Washington Territory paper of |
recent date contains the following en-
traordinary item: ''Inyitations to the |
heath-bcd OF Miss Genevicve Smyth are |
now so much sought after thar she has
several times been urged to make them
transferable. The family physician
thinks she will hold out almost three
weeks yet before she will have the
pleasure OF saying farewell to her
friends, but we hope not"
Two years ago young Frenchman
who enlisted in the army was amazed
to find himself enrolled in disciplinary
regiment made up of convictS. He
served with his tough companions in
Algiers until few weeks ago,
when he was summoned to Paris.
wherc he learned that he had been the
victim of Il judicial mistake, an ex-
convict having stolen his certificate
and personated him before the final re-
.ruiting officer. -PhUndclphin Press
The last hours of Auntie Wilmore,
If Wilmington, n. c., whose death at
he advanced age of one hundred and
sixteen years has already been an
,ounccd. were remarkable. She could
'cpeat many hymns and passages of
scripture. and, although she could /
Iever sing before, she is said to have
ing beautifully on her death-bed. and
gave utterance to such eN- ]
rs these: Il did not know q
ny one could be so happy These 7
re my last hours and they are my \
weete>t ones;'' II have always prayed
0 die in triumphs OF living faith. but {
never thought it would be so
lorious." Herlast words were: Not j
~ will. but Thine be done. Chicago +
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