The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-21
"No plant would from IN eager froS,
Redeem one blossom 70 hath lost"


dahlias rear their stately heads, The nuts
fall thick and fast from the opening burs,
the leaves rustic as they are tossed from
the lofty branches OF the forests by tho
varying breezes, and while gay October
brushes swiftly past we realize that time is
flying and the waning year is nearing its
end. The gorgeous tlnts OF autumn arc
only prcmontioos OF fading force in soil
and sunlit air, and 'they deck the earth
with beauty passing fair, while the days
grow brief and nights increase. Go out
TO the country ii you can some hazy after
noon, even ii it be only by the
dummy line, and SEQ how bright
leaves of gold and red are fly
ing around ON the wings OF the wind
look ut the farmer gather his iari.
nacious tubers watch the busy cotton
pickers among the ilcecy fields, and the
glowing skies or the clouds pile up one
upon another with their silver Innings shot
with rays OF gold, and then say rs YOU,
ought TO say, that carth's melancholy DAYS
have not come, but that the scenes are lar
brighter than even the most enthusiastic
lover OF nature has any right to expect.
We may give u sigh OF regret for rs sweet
and fair summer as ever we have known
aud memories will lingcr full OF sweetness,
but sweet, delicious autumn days are with
Us, and there can Toe nothing more enjoyable
than this beautiful Indian summer which
We are now entering upon.
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A fair and fresh young maiden, fond of
horseback rides aud other out OF door
physical exercises, a yeritablc Diana in
form and DISPOSITION. arraycd in an oricn.
tai laced dr',s with ncat fitting basque, gar
nishcd with BRIGHT hucd ribbon, gave cx-
preston 90 the foregoing sentiment last
evening ut the tea where sat dozen or
more ul pleasant people talking over the
topics Ul the times with a number OF the
opposite sex. IL was, OF course, one Of
these informal gatherings. aud the usual
rOund Of varied comment was INDUCED In.
A little flower gathering prosorpinc, be-
dccked in one of the latest green Alba
tross, trimmed with pink surah,
chimcd in with n few remarks about
October being n misnomcr, and she
added: "Do YOU know that under
Rumulus, in the days when the Roman
/ empire was struggling for conspicuous
place in history, October was the eighth
month, rs It's Latin name implies? The
Roman Senate made several efforts 10
change its name, calling II laustnus,
| Domltianus and other names for time,
but despite the fact that II became the
| tenth in this calendar the iirsl name Of
October refused to give way. The month
was noted for the celebration Of festivals,
chiefly blchanalian, among the Greeks
and the Romans, while among the SlXOns
It was known rs the Wine month, and one
Of the odd customs OF this scmi-blrbarian
period was the sacrifice Of a horse, with
peculiar ceremonies, 90 Man, the god OF
war, by the people Of twenty-five cen
turtles ago. The little lady, who chimed Ia
| with this information, was fresh from one
OF the leading feminine seminarics, and
naturally, as with Others, she spoke Of
what she knew most about, Us oi course
she had right 10.
The fascinating Hcbc Of the assembly Of
| yirtuosos, iu an exquisite toilette for cycn-
ing wear. leaving her symmetrical nrus
unconCcaled-io that Kind Of an arm h
too rare possession 10 be- covered with
/ pulls aud loops spoke OF the recent we'd
ding Of Miss Bruce and Dr. Councilman
will spirit and enthusiasm, and remarked
that Il was delightful Illus 10 begin the
! gliclcs Of autumn with an event ~ bril-
liant The people OF the world have been
! given 10 marriages from the earliest history,
| and nothing h ever moro interesting to
the fair rex than wcddings. Men may
say weddings are all alike ~ much
as they please, but they have their
ccccntrcitics despite Il all, while there
are lois 81 novelties about these
interesting cCrcmoniCA. no matter
how plainly they may be conducted, that
never fails 10 supply themes for animated
discussion. Even a larry dance among lot
OF grown people dressed Ia represent dolls,
as described In one 1T our lato magazines.
is not half NJ captivating ~ tho we'd
ding Of some body We may he acquainted
! with. In this connection u h proper To
remark that there In going to be- ever m
many nupiial knots tied this autumn aud
the coming winter. They will follow each
other right along In rapid succession from
| this time forward. One, IL N understood,
will occur during the ensuing week, the
central figures being handsome widow Oi
the lavender cotcrie Of this cts, and u good
looking widOWcr Of Nashville.
That occult and mysterious author, FL
gar 4. Poe. whose weird stories have sup.
pliUd foundations for number Of the
most intense dramas II Safdou and other
Foreigners, In his graphic story VI the "Ruc
MOguc. tells oi the cunning nature Of
bloplthiniy maniac ape that committed
q mysterious murder similar In nttrUcity 10
the recent blUoiy Whilcchapcl murders
which have ~ startled the people Of the
civilized world. II was only last Sunday
morning. In the early hous before dawn,
that one oi these victims, n woman, was
slaughtered on the open highway, aud no
clue a. the assassin WIS left, though some
one heard the murdered woman talk a few
moments before shu met her death. These
allfOcious crimes have had no parallel In
history, unless Il were those In tho If
tenth century asCnbtd 10 the Dor.
gins. though nearly every century
in history has q record Of secret murders
the authors Of which wcrc never known.
Right here Ia our city hall dozen or morn
Oi persons have met their fate NJ the hands
OF sUine assVein who has never been dis.
covered. They include the JUST family,
On the Pigeon l.JOst road beyond the city
limits. the late Gen. smith, T. Bank.
head, The old man la Pinch, whose estate
has never yet been claimed boy his heirs
owing 81 the mystery that surrounds his
disappearance. aud Others that might bo
named This subject is little out u the
usual order nj tea tablo gossip, but like
the rest there h interest In itior tie masses,
. who have time 10 Rad.
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The cool weather IN upon us. We have
hal the temperature down TO i2', will
light trusts, extending full 200 miles Il
southwark Of this parallel. The tobacco
cf0p hns been morp or less injured by thi.