The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-02-13
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Italian army
The late Henry W. Grady was .
great raconteur. He was a master of
dialect, and was never afraid of giving
a good story plenty of coloring. 1t was
considered remarkable thing in the
Office of the Atlanta Constitution if a
week went by without a new yarn
from Grady. His stories were always
witty but never vulgar.
The town of Abbot Me-, claims one
OF the best marksmen in the State in
the person of Mrs. George Brown. Not
long ago she saw a fox crossing the
field short distance from the house
Taking her husbands rifle and raising
the window she drew bead on Master
Reynard, planting the ball fairly in the
neck. The distance was twenty-five
rods.
The Rev. DR.. Collier tells this story
of the elder Dumas: He was invited to
bring his daughter to q reception given
by Partisan woman who was a little
way off the strict line of society. He
went, but he did not take Mile. Dumas.
The hostess asked him why the young
lady was not present, There are two
good reasons" answered Dumas 1.-THE
second of which is that she has bad
cold.n
John Mount of Covington, KY, is
said to be the oldest criminal in the
United States. He is nearly 90 years
of age, and tifty-six years of his life
have been spent in the various peni-
+ont;o,.;oc IN +l,o TTp;+od G+o+oc IJo hoe
committed almost every crime except
that of murder. He is living secluded
life at present, and seldom goes on the
streets.
The Empress Eugene has just pre-
sented to the fathers who have the keep
ing of the mortuary chapel at Farm
borough, where the remains of Ma
poleon III. and the Prince Imperial are
inferred, magnifcentalte cloth, made
from her wedding gown. The cloth
has been made by the Empress her
self 1t is trimmed with the lace and
embroidery which ornamented the
dress.
Maj. Serpa Pinto, whose name occurs
frequently in dispatches connected with
African affairs, is native of Portugal
and about 40 years old. He Joined the
Portuguese army in 1868, rose pretty
rapidly, and became an aid-de-camp
to the King in 1880 He was in the
Zambesi war in 1869, and commanded
1877-'79 he crossed Africa from Ben
guela to Durham.
John w. Mackay, whose wealth has
not made him SO famous as his Wife's
extravaganza in spending it, is 55 years
old. He has hard face, whose
features have not single redeeming
virtue. Mrs. Mackay, who has known
much poverty in her life, has strong
ly developed genius for spending
money in loud and luxurious way.
Mr.. Mackay lives three-fourths of the
year in California, where he enjoys a
freedom from restraint and etiquette
which makes his elegant residence in
London a bore.
To show how abiect is the worship
of royaly in India the following ex-
tracts from a poem written in Bombay
to welcome Prince Albert Victor of
Wales are pertinent: "A Prince indie
pendent in dignity, high in beauty and
grace, as lovely as the noon, the world
boasts of the abilities of him descended
from royal line most exalted. Born
of an heir-apparent to whose feet the
highest heavens do reverence, to whom
the world far and wide pays homage,
the confronting enemy yields readily
to his sword" etc.
What queer preparations some
actors make for their roles! A mem
Der of the Amberg troupe says that
Herr Possart, before stepping on the
stage bends his body forward until it
forms a right angle with his legs,
shakes his head vigorously, and then
stands up straight again. He has thus
thrown off his own individuality and
taken on that of the character which
he is to play. 1t is no longer Possart
who stands before you, but Fabricius,
Shylock, Behrends, Bernick or what
ever his role for the evening" NAV be-