Milford chronicle., 1888-10-19

literary man. His hair beard and mustaehs
are very gray and give him an older look
than his years warrant. He is In good health,
however, and his firm step shows that his
sedentary habits, though they have whitened
his hair, have not weakened his body.
The Prince Of Wales has purchased new
uniform, his eightieth. Each new costume
Of military character that he buys costs him
about $50. He therefore owns about $4,000
worth Of uniforms. His latest investment is
the gorgeous costume Of an officer Of Aus
tIian hussars. A gold tunic, red breeches,
Hessian boots and white shake make him
look like clumsily cut toy soldier.
John Burroughs is one Of those fortunate
writers who will not and need not write un-
less they feel inclined. Strange TO say Of a
man who devotes his pen to nature, Mr.. Bur
roughs never writes in the summer. BE
spends all his time out Of doors during that
season, laying up material for the winters
work. He lives within sight OF the Catsldl
mountains, and has little farm of his own.
Dr. Richard J. Lewis, the well known Phil
adelphia surgeon, who recently retired from
the active pursuit Of his profession, was asked
recently how he liked his freedom from duty.
II never before he said, "knew how beauti-
full the world was. never had time to see
it. do not now spend all my time looking
at sick people, cripples and dead bodies.
am truly enjoying life"
Francis Newby, a coachman at the Royal
hotel, Attleborough, England, dreamed that
he would meet his death near certain lodge
gate It impressed him so that he took every
pains to avoid the place, and oven when once
be had to drive by there, got lady in the
carriage to hold the reins until the spot was
passed. The other day he had to 60 past the
spot with a remarkably kind and gentle
horse Just in front Of the gate something in
tho road upset the cart he was driving, and
he was thrown out and killed.
Miner McCaRrey, of the Yellow Jacket
mine, Virginia City, New, lighted the fuse
Of a blast and started to go to a safe place.
As he turned the charge exploded, and Nc
Caffrey's back, from his loins to the top of
his head, was riddled with particles Of sand
and gravel, ranging in size from mustard
seed to goose shot. Not a square inch of
whole skin was left on his back. A doctor
spent three hours picking out the largest
fragments of rock. McCaffrey's injuries,
though extremely painful, were not danger
Gus, but he must wait until he grows a new
skin before be can work.
John Boyle O'Reilly, poet, author and
editor Of The Boston Pilot, has had some
thrilling experiences in his lifetime At 81
he was sentenced to be shot for disseminat-
ing Fenian ideas in the ranks of the Fourth
Hussars, of which regiment he was a member.
The sentence was commuted to twenty years.
penal servitude in West Australia. He es-
capped at the end of the first year and secured
a berth on a whaler, which after a SIX
months cruise again landed him in Australia.
After a number of romantic escapes from
capture he finally succeeded in embarking
for America.
Judge R. E. Reese, Of Oregon, was telling
his friends about the wonderful vegetable
products of his state. "Why, gentlemen, !"
said he, Sin a store in the Willamette region
I saw a woman come in and ask for some
cabbage. The clerlkcu cabbage in four
parts and put one piece on the scales. It
weighed eighteen pounds-a seventy-two-
pound cabbage. I have myself put on the
scales bunch of grapes that weighed twen-
ty-eight pounds, and it was not an uncom-
mon bunch, either. 1 have seen a single
potato that would make meal, so far as a
potato was concerned, for half a dozen per
sons.n