The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-12-08
THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.

fortunate enough To catch on to some one
of the many daisies that cluster along the
curbstone at the conclusion Of Sabbath
services in front of the various churches,
complains Of the 'tcurbstone guards. !"
1t is said that custom makes law. If such
is the case, custom ought also TO estab-
fish rules for the government of young
and bashful fellows, who have no other
earthly way of proposing walk home
with the choice of their eyes. We can re.
member back long distance, and snch
has always been the custom, and there
are many honorable, upright, conscien-
tious, law-abiding and Christian people,
who can base the result of their happy
households to-day, on the time when they
stood in front of some church and with
heart in throat, scarcely able to articu-
late, muttered out ''Can | have the plea
sure of seeing you home to-night?' The
sweet smile 10 answer, and the face,
whose crimson outrivaled that of the rose,
left an impression which will never fade
from memory. From that happy mo-
ment to the day of marriage was only a
question of time 1t is very nice to have
young men call at the house for a young
lady. We approve of it, but how many
mothers, and fathers too, would make it
warm for the lad who would care to ac-
company the daughter to church for the
first time, In catching fish, various meth
DDS must be tried before success is sure.
So it is with the search for company.
Nature has implanted in the breast of all
her children, feeling which is better ex-
perienced than described. 1t is this Pc
culiar feeling that brings together the
Young, no matter whether it be 10 front
of the church or singing school. at the
corn busking or apple pairing, on the
beach or in the mountain glen. If MAY"
really wants to break up the curbstone
flowers, let the foscers that bloom inside
stay away from church and there will be
a slim cluster after evening service. Why,
all the romance of first company would be
banished. Yon would seldom hear, "Mary
Faireyes had beau last night for the
first time "My, you don't say so, who
was it? Little Billy Stingback, that
brat of boy. only fifteen years old. y
"Well it does beat all things, don't it;
why she S old enough to be his mother too ;
Yet Billy did 90 aud the result was after
so long time, happy union. But all
are not SO fortunate as Billy. A very
short, sharp mo-" is sometimes the re.
suit after the question has been asked,
and then the boys have it on George
Augustus for some time, because you eau
not always ask questions at such particu.
lar times, so that only those can hear to
whom they are addressed. There are al
ways spoilers about. Boys, 60 to church
and if possible make arrangements before
hand about going home with the lady of
your choice, but not, do your level best
after church is over. DO not be roisy nor
boisterous, act the gentleman while in
search of fair companion, and also after
do anything more degrading or disgust
ing than stand in front of church or
public place where people assemble, we
will guarantee a useful citizen, good hus.
band, kind father, &C., when sufficiently
aged to fill such positions We are not
much on foreign words, but would sug-
gest that all those who do not want young
gentlemen to approach them after church,
should be labeled, NOli me tangese.
The Inspection on Thursday last, of
Company G, was very creditable and up
to former ones. Colonel Daniel b. Muir
ply, Brigade Inspector, was present, ac.
companied by Lieutenant Colonel Thos
s. Chambers, Assistant Adjutant Genera
of Second Brigade Col. Murphy needs
no compliment for the correct way he has
of inspecting 1t is matter of history
almost, so long and we'll las he performed
that duty. Captain Slack's Company de-
serves credit for the manner in which
everything in connection with the armory
and clothing, accoutrements, books and
rifles, was kept; they were all Ia per-
feet order. The manual of arms was
very fair and marching as good as could
be done in a small armory. Col Cham
bers. in neat speech, complimented the
ssfft nd In MI mt
and clearly condition Of their quarters
and the progress made in the last few
years. He referred very pleasantly to
the past of the Company and his early
connection with the Regiment when the
headquarters Of the Seventh were at
Lambertville. 1t is pleasant to have such
men as Colonies Murphy and Chambers
speak in praise of cur home company.
If our friend Carpenter, of the Clinton
Democrat, could have realized the force
of his mplimentary remarks, in his last
issue, before the election, and gave us a
little taffy" then, it would have been of
some use. All be can say now will not
tempt US to ask for recount. However,
we shall not quarrel about it, and, as on
former occasions, we shall meet and find
pleasure in each others society. N. B.
We have changed our base of operations
since last together, and can be found in
THE RECORD now, instead Of in The
Beacon, as credited.
The Red Men of this city are not
dreaded quite so badly as those OF the
forest and far West, and time has proven
that person is safe 10 their midst. Civil.
lization has SO far wrought this change
that we were lured into the wigwam OF
Red Jacket Tribe, No. 40, /. o. of r. M.
of this city, ON Friday evening last, by
an invitation from Russell O'Niel, one OF
the braves. 1t was the occasion of the
anniversary of the Tribe, and we found a
large number of the braves, their squaws
and papooses, together with number OF