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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-03-12

bic to the petted child of luxury, but she
has tender heart and keen conscience,
and, moreover, she is by no means desti-
tute of brains. Another very excellent
portrait of the girl in social high life is
Dorothy in 1.-THE Average Man." story
that Mr.. Grant contributed as a serial
to The Century Magazine in 1888. Un-
trained writers, destitute of social ex-
perience, have often depicted fashion
able life as utterly devoid of those graces
Of character which we are accustomed to
call the Christian virtues All the rich
have been depicted as narrow minded,
hypocritical, arrogant and cruel. while
the poor were shown to be generous,
patient and intelligent. Mr.. Grant is
too much in touch with the most cult
waited social world of the day to fall into
any such error as this.
"Face to Face" is another Of Mr..
Grants very charming novels Of social
life.
"The Kings Men" was a story written
by Mr. Grant in collaboration with
three of his friends, leading Boston
authors, Boyle O'Reilly, -. S. of Dale"
(Mr. Stimpson) and Mr.. John Wheel
wright.
"The Lamps" was the title of clever
satire in verse
1.-THE Knave of Hearts," by "A Ro-
mantle Young Lady" appeared in 1885,
So. On the two hundred and fiftieth
anniversary of the Boston Latin school
the oldest school in America-Rev
DR.. Phillips Brooks delivered the ora
ton, and Robert Grant wrote and re-
cited the poem for the occasion.
Mr. Grant was also invited few years
ago to write the Phi Beta Kappa poem,
and it was for this occasion that he
wrote his famous Yankee Doodle" a
very keen and ingenious hit at certain
political abuses and corruptions of that
year in Massachusetts,
In the past two or three years Mr..
Grant has written in new vein. that Of
out of door life Josh Hall; or, The
School Days of an American Boy"
made Juror among the boys.
Mr.. Grant married the daughter of an
english nobleman in Canada. and their
home is on Commonwealth avenue, the
palatial boulevard of Boston. With
large and exacting legal business, and
also serving at present as one Of the wa
ter commissioners of Boston, Mr.. Grant
finds little time for literary work, still
he manages to write an hour at least
each day with considerable regularity
He has the happy elasticity of tempera-
ment that enables him to do his work
rherever he happens to be, either at his
home or his Office, Lillian WHITING.
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Lillian whiting Writes Of well Enoysa
nOss0n Literary Man.
lSr.acini rof.rts srNn1 harcal

lot0Siti' SNiftSNIhNciNc.I
BOsToN, Dec l8.-To be born in Bos-
ton, graduated at Harvard, own a paw
in Trinity tphillips Brooks) church, o
villa on the north shore or in Newport,
and be buried in Mount Auburn this
is considered by the modern Alheriap
TO be The ideal career Of man. FJrtu.
ua.ely ioi the society ne auorns and
the public to whose entertainment and
enlightenment he contributes. Mr.. Rob
ert Grant has not yet met the last con-
dition of this Bostonian outline, but he
has fulfilled nearly all the others. His
life has been one singularly rich in op-
portunities, and he has known well
how 10 extract from these the finest con-
ditions and transmute privilege into high
service.
Robert Grant was born in Boston In
1852, completed the Boston Latin school
course with great success, and later the
Harvard, where he graduated in 1873,
and three years later took the degree of
Ph.D. He entered the Harvard Law
school, from which he was graduated in
1879, and Immediately commenced the
practice of law in Boston. Between tie
time of Mr.. Grants admission to the bar
and 1886 Sc, Il period of some seven years,
he achieved class of literary work
unique i'll its range, delicate and subtle
in fancy. full of charm and imaginative
grace This work included seven novels,
anc number of very clever poems;
but each was so individual in its own
line a2d owed so little to precedent that
his work cannot be altogether classified
by any broadly accepted definitions.
"fhe Little Tin Gods on Wheels" a
satire in verse, appeared in 1870, and in
it Mr.. Grant showed decidedly his orig
inal bent, his manly hatred of social
shams, his courage in ranging himself
on the side OF truth and humanity, and
his clearness OF vision in distinguishing
the false from tne true. After this ap-
peared 1.-The Confessions of Frivolous
Girl" which went through number Of
editions and was literary us we'll as
popular success. The plot was very
slight, but on this slender thread was
hung the hopes and fears, the fancies
and the reflections, the courage and the
cowardice of typical girl Of society.
The delicacy of perception shown by
Mr.. Grant in this work has never, it
seems to me, been adequately recognized.
He does not make the mistake-a not
uncommon one - of ascribing to the
beauty and the belle the possession Of all
the vices or errors of the decalogue, and
implying conversely that the poor and
the plain girl possesses all the virtues.
He knows society in its technical sense
too truly for that.
Alice shows the selfshness that springs
from thoughtlessness and from the linn
tied ranre of SYmnnthias almost ineYita-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-03-12
A Large White Owl Captured.

White owls, called arctic owls, have
been seen frequently in New Jersey re-
Gently. They are not usually seen south
Of Hudson bay, and are believed to be
harbingers of cold weather by the north
ern natives. Harry Mcintosh, of Plain
field, N. j., succeeded in capturing one
of the birds in Hunterdon county last
week. 1t is notified almost precisely as
q Plymouth Rock chicken, only its face
is white. Its eyes are large and bright,
the pupils being encircled with bright
golden ring. Its wings, when spread,
measure from tip to tip nearly five feet.
Altogether, it is beautiful bird and
one not often seen. Its extremely heavy
plumage makes it in size nearly as large
as turkey hen. This extends to its
toes, and shows it to be native of the
cold northern regions.-New York Trib-
ane.
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Slialer's Little Speech.

Professor Shaler is one of the most
popular men in the faculty of Harvard,
and the boys are always delighted when
they can get him to make speech.
After the football victory at Springfield
there was, Of course, a big jollifcation
at Cambridge, and one of it's most sue
cessful features was characteristic
speech by Professor Shaler. In the pc
culiar drawl for which he is famous fle
began: 'I-wish-to-say - gentlemen
Observation-Disclosures
-very-low-marks. Think this-is
-due-somewhat- to - the--football-
enthusiasm - which - has - been-so-
prevalent-here. I-can't-say-tha
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. went
to-Springfield - myself. I-settled-
myself quietly on-the-seats- and
hoped-that-th e-men - next-to-mz
- would not be too - boisterous.
Pretty--soon-I- -I-had-gottel
up gentlemen; that my hat -
was-in-thU-air- gentlemen - and -
neutrality-suspicious.
observation-disclosures
down-again-or-not. I-intend-.to-
go-to-Springield next -year-gen-
tlemen. New York Tribune.
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Chapter One.-She was young and pretty
as a midsummer dream. He was tall,
naughty and rich. She had married him
for his tremendous wealth. but at the same
time greatly admired his calm, superior
way and cynical spirit. They had reached
Washington on their wedding journey.
Chapter Two.-The snow came down and
Algernon and Henrietta gazed thought
fully out of the window. "Let us take a
sleigh ride" said Algernon, and the fatal
deed was done.
Chapter Threaten years had passed
and Algernon came YEARLY into the hum
BILE home which barely sheltered his grow
ing family, Henrietta met him at the
door with a sad smile. "Ah, Algernon,"
she said, cheer up. Five years more of
hard work and you will have paid all your
debt to the liveryman. Free -, free -,
hal hal" and the suffering woman fell back
insensible. Washington Star.
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A Princes Principles.

The Prince of Naples, who has just
come of age, is very high principled
young man, with rigid regard for
truth and duty. He has even refused to
write an account of his recent travels
because etiquette and political consider
ations forbade him to tell the whole
truth at every point of his journey.
Though reserved and somew hat shy in
public, he is frank and merry in private
life. Devoted to all studies, he is espe-
cially fond of history and geography,
and possesses a remarkable knowledge
Of the most minute details of Italian
history. don Letter.
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RAN AsouL Of a psoaFagAogR
What Happened to a Johnny w,o Was
Given 10 Using Gong Words

What Happened to Johnny WHO Was
Given 10 Using Gong Words.
"Aw-,I say. ne young man, Gavin you
lnfawm me what is the appeliation Of this
deuced :howofaih?" asked a dainty look
Ing person enveloped in an ankle deep III
ster with cape attachment, addres>in- a
dirty faced street arab pom emerging from
The depot
"Aw, wot're you gtgin' us" replied tho
future president contemptuousy; iii,
amt no Fifth ave. Wy don't you talk lie
Buffalo English, so dat Il Teller kin tell
wot yer chewin' about?"
"Thaih. lhdih, me fweSh young scoun.
dwell! Don't become obstwepewous! /
shall pwopound me query to some nav
cultGre'l wesdent!"
And the exquisite turned away haught-
lily, and toidied on down the street until
b" met the next person, who happened to
be n proofreader at one time employed ON
medical Journal. The snob accosted
him with:
"I-aw-say, me good fwiend, Gavin you
acGuaint me with The distinctive cogno-
men Of the thowofaih which an, ut pwes-
ent twaversiug?"
The proofreader politely listened until
the Interrogation was complete, and then,
al the most atfable manner, answered.:
81 should be infinitely delighted to i'm
part the intelligence which you are desr-
olls of obtaining, but an inevitable inabil-
ity engendered by the obscure and unin.
itia'ed condition of my intellect on this
particular point produces an obstruction
which precludes the transmission of the
information you seek, and renders futile
the extension of any cooperation might
protfer in the direction of the eucidation
of problem which is unavoidably ehcoun-
tered by individuals unfamiliar with their
environments in municipality of this de,
scription."
The frightened Johnny muttered, "I'm
extremely Obliged" and FASTENED on
Blffalo Express.
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Sc MoERig1 AeooT lT.


'"rss suns hear VII give cut ia ten million ysars
more"
And he worried aboptit;
IT viii sure Civ out then il it doesn't before"
And he worried about TO-
u would surely give ou., SO the scientists said
In all scientifcal books that he read
And the whole mighty universe then would be
dead
Andh worried about it
and some day tle earth U'U fan into tho SIN, -
And lp worried a10lt,g,
"Just as sure and as straight as if shot from a
gum"
And he worried about it;
"When strong gravitation unbucliles her straps,
Just picture" he said, what fearful collapsed
1t will come in a few million ages, Perhaps,
And he worried about il
'sThe earth will become mucn too small for the
race
And he worried about it.
when wen pay thirty dollars an inch for pure
space"
And he worried about it;
"The earth will be crowded SO much, without
That therell be no room for ones tongue to
stick out,
And no room for ones thoughts to wander
about"
And he worried about it.
'sThe Gulf Stream will curve and New England
grow torrider"
(And he worried about t)
Than was ever the climate of southernmost
Florida"
And he worried about IL.
''The ice crop will be knocked into small smith
Greens,
And crocodiles block up our moving machines,
And well lose our fine crops of potatoes and
BEANS"
And he worried about 1t.
sand in less than ten thousand years, there's no
doubt"
(And he worried about it),
"our supply Of lumber and coal will give out"
And he worried about it.
"Just then the Ice Age will return cold and raw,
Frozen men will stand stiff with arms outstretched
in awe,
AS IL vainly beSeeching general thaw,"
And he worried about it,
His wife took in washing Ga dollar day),
He didn't worry about it;
His daughter sewed shirts, the rude grocer to pay,
He didn't worry about il;
While his wife beat her tireless rub-a-dub-dub
On the waShboard drum in her old wooden tub,
He sat by the stove and he just let her rub,
He didn't worry about it,
S. w. Foss in Yankee Blade.
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Count %? Paris and the French Republic

syNI. ~ IarlS ana the trencn Republic.
The ount of Paris is very intelli-
gent laan. Heis very learned; he is brave;
ne IS patriotic; he is, in his private life, a
man Of irreproachable honor. He had
gone ID Frohsdorf, his first political act,
30 recall to the king that he was the heir
80 his rights, But this very step only
proved The impossibility of resuscitating
Che { ,mte de Chambord. l do not accuse
Che Count of Paris, as is too lightly done,
Of having bought his royal claims of NJ.
Boulanger. He is too much Frenchman
10 take part in coup d'etat, too honor
abe g put up with such an ally, and toe
8hgc''3 to have believed that M. Bou-
langer had crown to sell.
He simply put money in "deal" for
votes directed by the agency of Boulan.
ger He furnished the millions and Bou-
ianger The popularity. He had stipulated
cha would be given for his money the
later part in the products, that is to
.ay, a conservative majority. The fail
re that was suffered and the famous
arallel march diminish his chances so
luch that the republic has now no long
r any enemies before it, or, if it has
my, they are Republican enemies.-Jules
simon in Forum.
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A Locomotive with u History.

A certain engine on Texas railroad
seems to have as many lives as cat. 1t
went through the Guadalupe bridge
the other day, and executed somer-
sault, landing ON small sand bar, the
only spot in thu river. The nine cars
which went with it struck the bed rock
and were smashed. The engine will be
repaired and again go on duty. 1t has
been i'll three collisions and two wrecks,
and has been turned over twice. Its
original number was 40, but this was
changed to 90 to break the bad luck. 1t
will now probably be given an odd num-
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
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Mice Eat Money.

Joseph Peloquin, who lives upon
Springs island, had $40 in paper money
in a cup in closet. Saturday he bought
a lot of wood, and when he took down
his money to pay for 1t he found that
the mice had nibbled the greenbacks so
that only about half of any of the bills
remained The rest of the money was
in scraps around the cupboard. The
numbers upon the bills were not de-
stroyed, however, and Peloquin will try
and get the scraps redeemed,-Bidde-
ford Journal.
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10 the whispering gallery at washington.
It is not difficult to imagine tina, the
e, ddess of liberty smiled gently and in
diligently as they made their way up the
walk to the Capitol. And when they en-
tered the hall where the whispering gal
lery is the sightseers all seemed to pause
as if th"y had heard Cupid flap his wings
The points of interest didn't seem to at
tract them much, and at last they found a
cuzy nook behind in corner where the
crowd could not jostle them, and where
they were safe from even the stare of the
s,airway's marble eyes.
Darling" he whispered, 1--WE are at last
alone. You have told me often, but l
want to hear it again. Tell me that you
love me-"
Her lips parted, but as he awaited her
reply there came the words in hoarse,
british voice:
You can bet your life do"
They looked once into each others star
ted faces and fled.
They had struck the whispering gallery,
aud there was an audience at the other end
of the line. Washington Post.
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Gauabettn,s rasher,


NJ. BETA, the father Of the great
Frenc ateslnan, after suffering long
from or in tha stomach, died lately
IN h aventv-sixth year. He was
quite ducared, but was shrewd and
gentl nnered, with much half hidden
fire a. other wit. lie Travelled great
deal itiueranC dealer when he was
young, IL even pushed as far as Turkey
and Esp. Though Of simple ways he
was not at all vulgar. He was much
opposed TO his sons choice of profess
sion, which was that of a professor of
law and not, as his father wished, that
OF grocer in country town.
Oid M. Gambetta was u Genoese. He
had q distinctly Italian physiognomy.
The eyes remained black and bright to
the end, but the face took a yellow
waEen nge. His hair was long and
thick and quite white, and his beard,
shaved " the chin, formed kind of col
lar under the throat. Daily, with his
head e, 1t. he visited the graves of his
wife FAD son in the cemetery at Nice to
Lay flowers on them. His housekeeper
was &a "a Cahors servant, Miette, who
nursea him in his long illness with de-
yotion. lis daughter, Nine. Leris, ar
rlycl ~ Nice just as he had died. M.
GamOttrI would not suffer his son to be
buried auring his own lifetime any
where but at Nice. The remains of the
great tor will now, however, prob
ably so1u be removed to Pere la Chaise,
and grand funeral honors be given them
a second 5ime. France still gets on with
OUT Cam BETA, but his death caused
void which is yet untitled. Cor. London
New
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-03-12
A Euined Effect.

"There was an annoying hitch in the
great ocean scene in my play last night"
said Bronson Hoyt with sad smile
"When the hero jumped off the raft to
save the heroine he got off at the wrong
place, and one of the waves kicked him in
the stomach. It seemed to knock all the
sense ont Of him, for he got right up and
walked ashore"
"What did the heroine do?"
"She sat on n wave and laughed. New
York Sun
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About Carving.

q % 2r in downtown restaurant
ne ua communicative to some of his
late r.7r 'mers the other night, and dis
comsao n II problem in division which
is ct p.rGiCular interest at this season of
the yea'--the division of turkey by the
knife Of u carver The waiter had seen
"a Carving tournament in Paris, and he
spoke - IN authority. How many good
sized portions, he asked, could be cut
rom a 'rkey of twelve pounds weight?
None OF his hearers could solve the prob
!em, guu so he had to answer his own
question His dictum was that ten por-
lions n family practice and fifteen in
restaufa is could be obtained by skill
I'M operator In other words, the man
Al a ian ly dinner is entitled to so per
cent. mo e turkey than is the one who
risks h-s digestive apparatus in restau-
rant.
Bachelors who are invited out to dine
should ear this fact in mind, provided,
&f cCUL :, that turkey is to them the
thing Of joy it ought to be to all good
Americans. The waiter gave another
mint on arriving again putting it in the
form Of query: What is the hardest
bird 10 carve? At the tournament ona
chef wagercd that he could turn out
four s,lGmetrical pieces from any bird
Anothc~ chef took the bet and produced
r guinea hen. He won, too, for the first
chef coul6 do nothing with his subject.
Guinea hens" explained the narrator,
"'ain'C built like other birds. New
York Tines.
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A Mistake,

Beside me in the train she sat,
Absorbc in something she was reading;
A pretty Iird perched on Der hat,
Her dress was trimmed with silver beading
Her boots were neat. A dotted veil
Held clustering curls in charming order;
Her rounded cheek was sveetly pale,
Her 'Eerchief showed a scalloped border.
She scanned arr hook, page after page
a gray kid fuger on the Govern,
With gaze intent Perhaps her age
Was twenty, or n little over
Irealy thought her fair enough
A burst Of poet song to waken;
But when read this wrctc hcd stuff
Ifind-T must have beer mistakenl
Madeline i griioaa In Puck
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He-Fanny Brown is engaged. Gueth
A Close Buyer.

Custower-What's the price of this over
coat?
Clothier-Thirty dollars.
as it all woo!"
every thrend of it,"
Seems to me it's awful heavy"
at won't weigh over fifteen pounds"
Sand yuu want SO pound for it when
wool is worth only 3Ocents? Not BY thun
derin' sight! Give you $4.50."-Chicago
Tribune.
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Knew What He Wanted.

"Here's man at the telephone who
wants a one armed horse and Sleigh" said
the new clerk in the livery stable to hi.
employer. Ppm sure that is what he said,
but don't know what he means"
ooh, that's all right" explained the liv.
eryman. "You see, he wants a horse he
can drive with one hand. Send him old
Dobbin, up there in the corner. "-Phila
delphia Record.
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The 4-year-old son of Charles Waller,
a prominent citizen of Italy, Tex, was
playing in the yard of his fathers home
when a large eagle descended and bore
him away in its talons. Mr.. Waller
pursued the bird on horseback, and res
cued the child in deep ravine two
miles away, where the eagle had alight.
ed. The child was unhurt.--Cor. Gin
Sinnat' Inquirer.
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After the Ball.

Lady dc Prmrose-What do you think
OF the lew duchessS
Mrs NormanbY-Oh, she's perfect pho
nographl
Lady de Prmrose-I don't understand.
What do you meani
:Hfs. Normandy - Well, you see, she
speaks without thinking!-Judge.
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Her Taste Had Changed,

Jake Jimpson-What species of bird dc
you like best?
Cora Bellows-When was a child liked
the canary best, but (blushing) since grew
up II rather prefer the popin- jay.-New
York Herald.
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Always the Same.

Robinson-I like an even tempered wo
man.
Brown-So do I.
Robinson-There's my wife, for instance,
Brown-And mine. The most even tenn.
pered woman in the world. She is always
mad.-Exchange.
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His Suggestion.

"Do you think this hat suits my hair,
Edward?"
"It's all right, suppose. Still, II It
doesn't suit what's the matter with get
ting anotner-Iot OF hairi-Fliegende Blat
ter.
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A Celestial Contraction.

Customer-But I sent you six collars,
anil here are only three.
l.aundryman-Gen buyee berry
po-,r colee Shrinkee in washee. Six col
lee when 60 in washee; shrinkee three col
lee when Gomez out.-EXchange.
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Enough for Two.

When it was found that thirteen were
seated mt table where Able List was
guest the general embarrassment was
checked by List remarking:
"Do not be alarmed at such a trihe. ]
can eat for two persons. "-London It'd
Bits.
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interviewing Him.

At the police court.
"Your name"
"Hippolyte Langlume"
"Where were you borni"
"In Paris"
"Have you ever been convicted?"
The prisoner smiles politely: "You ar
interviewing me, thenF-Figaro.
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FOrewarned.

Winter always tells Inc moro
Than the summer Now know
When my rivals there before,
By bis fontssints In the snow.
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TEQ7Tl.!yS
NOT PeRlsHAsLE PROPERTY.

4 lJola That Has Been Held Under Lee
eal Attachment for Eighteen Years.
Hello, Bob. How The muller