Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-27

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There sat in the background a few small
men.
Then came a delay in the pompous rites;
1.-THE candidates tardy'-Oh, where can she
beli
"Give her time.n "She's dressing." "She
must look Just right
"Here's a note.' what is itl' ooh, dearr'
LET me see -
"My dears, do pardon my long delay.
And can't you postpone for a month or
A baby was born to me this very day."
"oh,. the horrible woman" "Oh, what
shall we doln j. j.
Set Fire to Her Own Hair.
Miss Mary Gilmore met with a serious
mishap in Fort Worth recently, says
the Galveston, Tex, News, the result
of a very foolish freak. She was wash
ing her head with a solution of water
and coal oil, the proportion of oil being
through and about to dry her hair with
n towel her little sister suggested that n
match be applied to the oil-saturated
hair. Apparently to humor the little
one and not thinking OF the conse-
quences, Miss Elmore struck a match
and held it to the end of her long
tresses, and in an instant her head vas
enveloped in a flame. Before assistance
could be rendered her luxuriant tresses
were gone and her face terribly
scorched. The most serious injuries
are to her yes and 1T is feared both
will be destroyed, or at least perman-
emily injured. Miss Gilmore is about
fifteen years old and was q very comely
girl.
SeNtettes.
A New York Sun special cable says:
The wife of the syndic mayor, Castag-
nola Ticino, has given birth to six chill
dren. The fact is testified to as abso-
lutely correct by an authoritative Berne
correspondent. The woman. whose
name is Bezzonico, is th~irty-eight years
of age, and has already had three and
four children at a birth. Her husband
is married for the second time, and has
seven children by his first wife.
The six children, four boys and two
girls, were born living, but died soon
a%fterward. The news of this extraordln-
airy event, perhaps hitherto unheard of
In the annals of a~nthropology. has Gre
ated a great sensation, especially in
Italy, and doctors are fastening to the
scene from Milan, Como, and other towns
to satisfy themselves OF its truth.
A Snake on Her BustIe.
The other day as Misses Mamie and
Della Moore, two sisters, residing about
one mile from Pocomoke, says the Bal
timore American, were walking over
their farm, experimenting the farm
work, which they have been dong for
some weeks past, during the illness Of
their father, they sat down on a log
near a fence to I'VE on some farm
matters. After talking for some mo-
ments they arose to resume their walk.
Miss Mani at that moment felt a heavy
weight which seemed to drag her dress
down behind. She requested her sister
to look and ascertain what was the mat
ter, and the latter, on looking, discov-
cred to the horror of both ladies that a
large c%opperhead snake was coiled upon
her hustle. The snake was Immediately
knocked off and dispatched by the
young ladies'. 1t measured five feet one
inch in length, and was about as thick
as n mans wrist.
A Story Of a Lady's R%eticule.
/ have heard on good authority that
there is an interesting relic preserved
in Alnwick castle to which a romantic
legend is attached, says a writer in
Notes and Queries. The treasured relic
is a lady's reticule, such as was COM
monty carried seventy years ago-more
or less-and which did the duty of u
pocket. On the night preceding the
battle of Waterloo the duke of Yelling
ton and his chief officers attended IL ball
~ DrusselS given ny Ine uucHesS OF
Richmond, I'M Major Percy, who was
present, became deeply interested in u
lady whom he met for the first time.
When midnight brought the signal
sound OF Strife" and Major Percy and
the lady had to part, with mutual re-
greet, he begged of her some souvenir OF
their happy meeting, and she resigned
TO him her reticule. Next day came the
gree oattle, and Major Percy was Sc
{ected to convey to Lord Bathurst the
dukes famous dispatch, with its admir-
able description of the contest, dated
Waterloo, June 10, 1915. This precious
document was conveyed to the minister
in the treasured reticule. The story, as
told to me, ended with the sad conclu-
don that the major searched in vain for
the owner of the reticule and they never
afterwards met.
She Stood n Living Torch.
A woman standing on the elevated
railroad platform while her hat was in
flames was the unusual sight witnessed
by a number of people at Fourteenth
street and Sixth avenue, says the New
York World. The platform was crowded
by ladies returning from their shop
ping. Noticeable among the bevy was
G. M. Allen, of One Hundred and
Thirty-first street. AS the train neared
the station she came out of the ladies'
waiting-room and crowded with the
rest of her sex up to the edge of the
platform. Suddenly a little scream
was heard, and the lady was informed
that her hat vas on fire. 1t was u
sight to see her standing there blazing
like a torch, and the ladies fell back
from her in wonder and fear.
Mrs. Allen did not for a moment lose
har p~pasauQa af mind With 40 mnnh
care and grace as though she were
standing before her own mirror she re-
moved the hat pins and lifted the blaz-
ing millinery from her head. She held
it for a moment as though 10th to lose
the handsome triie of lace and flames,
and then tossed it lightly to the floor,
and with commendable GOODNESS pro-