New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-08
PERSONAL.

Mr. ThurIow Weed Rarnes. Of the firm OF Houghton
Mlnlin a Goa is building house at the Junction OF
I,cacOn and Marlborough St.. near the beginning oil the
new Back Bay Park. which viii probably be, "heh
finished one II the haud,omest and most completely
ounoirtrd ate residences IN Boston. In addition
- rc,entio and drawing rooms there arc to lie various
other large apartments for entertainments on an
elaborate scale a, we'll - music room large enough
~ or,"nmoiae several HUNDRED guests. which Will
also De fcd up with every convenience ara appliance
for private ucatrcas a. Wen.
Not very long ago, according to "1ho Cambridge
ntassl Chronicle the Rev. DR.. Phillips Brooks
called on friend in that city who is the happy mother
Of three childrcn-two BOYS and little girl Dr.
Brooks soon had all three Of the little folks about HIM
and wa, questioning them IN regard To their views OF
an occupation when they should De grown up ono
hoy would he an architect, he SAID, ana pan Queen
Anne house, the other thought he would be poet;
like his late dstin gui~hed grandfather lnd Mhat
would Won Ri,h 10 be, my dear said the clersymhi
th sir she replied mode~tly. she care sed her
don. that ,houd Ike 10 hc mother
Be- good story is told Of Bishop Grafton Protestant
Fpiscora ~ the diocese Of Fond du Lac7 says The
APPLETON POST cone Of hi, first vistatlons wa az
Waupun where there has been much church olsen
sion In the past and while there he was the guest
II Mrs webster. After the preatc retired he was
annoyed hy mouse in the room. lie did mol lie
awake and wonder what could be done t. abate IT,
lie ouctly arose took the remains Of luncheon "hi'l
he had been enjoying placed IL on top of a glass III
the centre II q washbowl filled the bowl haIt iu'l
81 water leaned photograph from the table to the
od., ~ the howl 50 a. to give the mou,e runway.
fhru calmly went back 10 bed. In few moments
he heard the pnttcriug ~ the mou,e' te' on mo
uhotnrraph. a splash. a fcW struggles ana All Wds
iniict Then the worthy bishop turned over ana
sIept tho .eep Of the lust. A. Mr. webster remarked
Inc next morning: Bishop Grafton VIII hhu II" UNI
Guilty in governing the diorese II he can 80 easily
handle mouse.
speaking Of luck" said Senatjr Vest to Wash
incton POST writer 81 will tell you story to which
another man in this company can bear witness one
dav. while was in Richmond a a member oil the
Confederate Congress, lost roll of money my pay
for the month"; somewhere in the street on my way
from the War Office 10 the hotel called "A ie"
fellows together and went on what seemed 70 oe a
homeless quest through the dimly hihted and snow
covered streets The chances were a thousand to
one against success hut We hadn't been Out n!t'ch
minute, before "a young Lieutenant VINO wa III our
Marty stopped down and picked up IN" money we
an talked nbout friends good luch-hu see now
unlrLlI fortune turn another lace. was III
KIN 5lec and wanted TO treat The searching party
n"w went I'm search OF place Of rerr, lment but
II was nftcr midnight and IL was good Whlc before
We f1und "A place open. At length, however We were
plotcd To A saloon to which, pending some repairs,
h,,r-s vos had from the street only by ladder of
Int , dozen rings. We all climbed up. considering
IL a lark II was "A good deal Younger m those daysl'
and nftrr having some efrc-hmcnt climbed out again.
WouId Won believe it, The lucky fellow who had
fouud nv money missed his footing, fell, and In that
faiI Of ten or twelve feet broke his neck and was
ipst killed.