Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20
JUST JoTTED DOWN.

Some Fort Worth girl is in iuck-at
least in the lottery.
recent fashion periodical makes the
statement that "the opal is now q favor
ite gem for Brides And that not
withstanding the opal's fateful reputa-
ton, but rather on account OF it, as that
lambient gem is, according to ancient
SUPERSTITION, q faithful seer of coming
harm. Vide Anne of Gerstein.
But however that may be. there is a
beautiful brooch reposing in one of the
leading jewelers. cases here In the city.
IT is composed OF two splendid opais, one
pendant and the other in the center of
fIigreed bar, each end of which is set
with sparklers. The brooch is an orig
inal design and is rich and unique or
nameIt.
Who the recipient Is to be history saith
not yet. The opals have not given the
secret away.
: "'By your leave If you please, quoth
Juliet the other night, and quietly re-
moved her arm from the vicious clutch of
her eecort.
1t was after the performance given by
the Cleveland mInetrels, and Juliet was
welk}ug homeward with her Romeo.
She had evidently heen reading tho
papers in their crusade against the arm
clutch or she had an innate sense OF what
was proper, for she instantly resented
the apparent familiarity.
Romeo had just come in from the neck
of the woods or had forgotten the lessons
in street etiquette which he had one time
taken from Caius Julius. However, he
Al
grsceful.
marked lady who saw the episode.
"The dIsgraoeful armclutch does not
condesoend to say politely, by your
leave,' but willy nilly puts the lady in
the attitude OF victim of the police.
That young man will never be guilty of
the armclutch again. It all depends on
the girls, as usual. -
Here Is gem, one of Stones best.
You know Stone is general secretary of
the Young Men s Christian association as
well as a genial, jolly fellow. One of
his admirers and colaborers described
him touchingly Us a'''consecrated man
with unlimited nerve.'' But he's
rustler and gets there with his buzzsaw
voice and winning ways.
Last week Stone had occasion to visit
Mneola, down in East Texas, on asso-
citation business. When 1t was Overland
he started home il was only to find that
he with dozen others, mostly travelling
men, had TO wait in the little box depot
from IL o'clock at night until in the
morning. This was not especially pleas
ant and to add to the discontinue
logged rain storm was pouring
~. az hn ErsN
passed away pleasantly, the
second dragged heavily. The next
hour a strolliug musician, induced ty the
sundry collections that Stone took up,
kept the crowd entertained on his COM
bination of instruments until he was
played out physically as well as mu-
sically. Then the inevitable stories were
told and ancient jokes cracked, in which
the general secretary kept abreast of the
drummers. From the grace and ease
with which he told his stories the crowd
took him for sport of the first water.
''Now it's your turn again, shouted
festive drummer as the yarn went
round.
"Oh, I'm played OUT said Stone.
who didn't quite relish their apparent
opinion of bis royal self.
.'Come, give US another they
shouted in chorus. But Stone declined.
Finally, after being urged by the
crowd Individually and collectively he
assumed an apologize air and said:
''But / III bore you to death!n
"No, no, you won 't!' II chorus.
''You won't kick--take what 1 give
yona''
.'Yesi wade in - from all.
"well in that cass," said Stone
calmIv tfi tll occor, m od a "a van Aud
suiting the action TO the word the con-
genial secretary pulled Bible out OF his
breast pocket. turned TO well thumbed
page and preached those astouishsd
drummers rattilng fifteen minute SER
mo1.
When 1t was over he took his seat while