The Cecil Whig., 1886-03-20

Ex-Governor Long, of Massachusetts,,
is much commended for his sensible
choice of a second wife. With his wealth
and high social position he has chosen a
quiet and finely educated, but not richly
endowed, New England girl, who viii
make his little family good mother. 1t
was the Governors desire to get leave
| of absence from the House the other day
| that led him almost INTO making public
record of his engagement. nder the
rules members who desire to absent
themselves from the House are required
to apply for leave in writing stating the
cause of their request. The Governor,
who was going home to make arrange
mentS for his wedding, wrote hastily ON
a slip of paper which he sent 10 the
Speaker the usual request. The Speaker
sent it back with the message, "Iou need
not give yourself away 50 badly as this"
The Governor glanced at what he had
written without much thought and found
that it read: Il desire leave Of absence
for week on account of an important
engagement. After qniet laugh in
which he saw the Speaker Join him tie
Governor prepared q less tell-tale appl;
cation.
The straits to which men are driven in
the extension Of hospitality was n sub
ject under discussion in a group oC ar
lists where happened to stop last night.
when one of them said II think can
tell you the toughest yarn OF the season
in that line. You all know the man of
whom the story is true, but ! shall not
name him. lie is a prosperous artist.
He has gained fame aud wealth siuoe he
came to this country twenty-five years
ago as poor as a church mouse. ALONG
IN lS61 or q he had studio with a chum
on the same floor with myself. Oae
Sunday his chum came 20 me and said,
1 have had an experience today Then
he went on to tell me that they had been
the recipients OF a call from two I[oboken
friends. There was nothing in the
larder but bottle of wine ami some
bread. Their visitors evidently intended
to stay to dinner. There was absolutely
nothing on which to feed them. They
could get no meat, for they had no
money. Finally the artist OF whom
first spoke said to the other, 1 will tell
you what we will do. Ii You will kill
the cat | will cook it. They had plump
~, han III
killed and (rica 5see made of her car
cass which was served as rabbit and
which my informant said was rs tooth
some as any morsel he ever ate. Their
guests never knew the difference and
praised the cooking immo lera5ely.''
General Sherman has not always been
as irritable over newspaper criticism as
he has lately shown himself. When he
was starting on his march to the sea tho
papers at the North which were Symps-
thetlc with the Confederate cause were
printing long columns of attacks on him
which were based on various pretexts.
ohe of them annoyed the lady members
OF the Sherman family considerably.
Women are always more ready to resent
a charge Of Low bi,th or antcccdents
than men are. In this Instance the
charge was made that General Sherman
was low-hred man and in proof Of it
was cited the awful fact that he once
kept corner grocery. OIe Of his rcIa-
lives wrote to him that she :hought lie
oaght to take some notice OF the charge.
Fne General replied with the utmos.
good nature that he Didn't think it
worth while. rs Tor himself, and he
believed he would be sustained by the
rsst Of mankind, he thought corner
WIS mighty good place to keep a
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