The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-02


Oulssde yoas AwsllinG placs;
1hsss = vofk 1os yos alone
Maid. and noeAes. asd wife.
- youx own work b done:
- worthy noble so1:
Help men IN the upward way.
Truly girl today
II he slspussst power In life.
An Old Negro Lady.
A handsomely dressed lady. who WAS
riding downtown In . Madison avenue
horse car ths Oth1T afternoon, found her
ell IL . painful dilemma, says the New
York SAN. seatsd By her side was little
e0ldsn-haifsd boy, who started, - soon ~
remasks for The bensnt Of the other Pos
ssngsss. Several blocks below where be
and his mother had rot on . poor old
nsgress came into ths car. She was typt-
cal Old auntie. Her hair was very gray,
and The moro striking for thsintsnss black
nsss of her complexion. She wore faded
and much-patchsd calico gown. with large
gineham apron spread over The front Of it,
and IN old straw hat which had probably
In years gone By done service for some
Southern lady, bat which bad bssn stripped
a nearly I'll IL fnsry. only discolored
elk nbbon remaining 70 show what u once
Wa Aunt3s carrisd = basket nllsd with
newly -ircned clothes. which could b seen
underneath The clean towsl spread over the
top Of The basket A she sat down oppo-
site IL lady and the little boy The latter
looked q her intantly for . moment, and
then. Sitting bolt upright and pointing his
finger straight q her. called out In loud
voice:
sOh, mamma, - Inst black nigxsr."
The boy's mother spoke 70 him and tried
% make him undofstand that ~ vas very
naughty, nut ~ wouldnt have IL In fact.
The moro she spoke The more be kept ~
peatine he obnoxious phrase. A good
many al the passeneers seemed b think Il
very amusing. but others looked on with
stern faces. His mother. finding no other
course satisfactory. finally covered his
mouth with her handkerchief. but even
then the smothered sound could BE- heard
FROM the rehellious boy. Finding that her
efforts 10 rspssss him were only likely 10
result In his strangulatiou. the lady gave
up in despair. and. boldly triumphant. the
youngstsr. In . louder voice than ever,
shoutsd scsoss the aisle:
"Oh. ron black nigeerl''
Auntie had paid no attention, but now
that be had addressed her % directly she
could hardly avoid noticing him. He had
no sooner pointed his hand at her again,
own bony hand. and catching his within il.
while her face became kind and pleasant,
she said:
Shake hands. sonny"
The boy looked up ~ her. Just little
friGhtened and ashamed. He shook hands
with her. nevertheless. and from that
moment ceased to refer 10 her any further.
Ysvssise Diahes Of Royal Ladies'.
A Frcnchman has heen collecting data
feminine rulers Of European countries pre-
fer upon their tables. According 10 his
statements Queen Victoria 10 especially
fond Of the Scotch cuisine. Her meal is In
variahiy begun with plate of oatmeal por-
ridge. 30 dear 10 the palate Of the High.
lander. One Of her favoriss dishes il
smoked ham. she drinks beer with great
eusso. and eats bread baked especially hard
and firm. The queen of Sweden eats sub
stantial food. consisting chiefly Of bcef.
steak. which il an invariabls part Of each
meals bill OF fare. she IL also fond ci
smoked salmon. preserved according 10 the
method Of her country. OF meat balls
dressed with beans. and Of eggs fried in
milk and oil. The court Of Germany
strange 10 say. despite the German
names Of dishes. 10 addicted to the
French cuisine. The Empress Friedrich
however prefers the English cookery, and
Il especially fond Of pastry. The royal
family Of Italy. although in many WAYS the
simplest and most democratic in Europe
always dine from dishes Of gold. They only
drink the wine Of their own country, and
show great preference for the stritso. . q
dish composed Of the hearts Of arsichoke.
and the combs and iiyerx OF chicksns
ErQaeen Isabella loves the ''coeisio'' O.
CASTLE. With all It's accessories She also
eats daily . portion Of rioe. The queen
regent. OF Spain. prefers the Austrian
cuisine. She eats roasss cf all kinds. with
tcliies. gooseh~rrv Jelly being one Of he,
favorises- During the earsy DAYS Of her
life In Spain she ale only one kind OF bread
which WAS sent Ia her srons Vienna q.
late years, however. probably in Keeping
With her patriotic endeavors, che eats the
bread OF the country.
rassi's Very High Notes
writer IN the London Hestd say- oI
Nine PATHS terms for singing in concerts
II have all nav life had weakness 10,
ladies. and ladies have always had The
weakness 10 know What IL nos their ha.s.
ness. 50 | am going tn hesray = secret OF
the trade 10 the lady readers of this rsp<,
in order 10 les them get an insighs sns,
affairs discussed BY everybody. although
everybody knows nothing ahoas What is
really the matter. From oil sides hear
81 the greedsness al Ams. PATTI. the exar-
hatAn. prices she asks. and bow abe does
not care whether the people IN whose
concerts she sings are raineSi 80 long as
she receive her sncnev. The fars Is this
Nine. Patti receives fer every concert tn
the Albert Hal fFo-an enormous
amount no doubt
Now let see A. 10 the ruin al the p<o-
pie Who engage hsf. The expense Of tas