The record-union., 1896-12-06

ems Christian Association held a most
delightful social gathering Monday
night last, giving a choice programme,
an interesting feature of which was
the rendition of some French songs by
Mademoiselle Charlotte de Pau.
Mrs O'Neill and Miss May O'Neill of
Sacramento, who have for some time
past been travelling in the East. are at
present visiting Mrs. O'Neilrs eldest
daughter, Mrs. T. II. Cuthbert, at
Portland, Or. Miss May is one of our
former public school students, and Will
be we'll remembered by host or
friends in our town. Latterly she has
made her home with her sister, Mrs.
Cuthbert, in Portland, and graduated
from the high school there. The
O'Neills have fallen heir to large for
tune which has just been recovered
from the clutches of chancery. 1t has
not so far been decided whether they
will make their future home in Sacra-
mento or San Francisco upon their re-
turn to California Mrs. O'Nein has
three children, the two daughters
aforementioned and a. son Of about 2Z
years, who has been for some time
studying medicine under DR.. Briggs Of
Sacramento. Mr.. O'Neill says that
when news first reached the family
here of the large estate in Ireland to
which they had fallen heir they did
not take much stock in it" to use his
own words, but as developments in
creased they began to look the matter
up. The State Library lent its aid In
the supplying of old volumes of his
tory "I never knew so much concern
ing the Irish people before In my life
as learned during that interval of ref
erence and study said Mr.. O'Neill in
spea.kingof dt I'VE spent about SoOO
in making researches, but 1t is now
bringing large returns" The O'NelllS
have a large circle of warm friends
here, who will be heartily glad Of the
good fortune that has befallen them.
At the Saturday Club on the after
noon of the 2Sth ult, choice pro-
gramme of the works of French com
posers was rendered, which was unu-
sually quaint and interesting. SAINT
Saens. Gounod, Verdi, GODDARD, Cham
made. Vieux Temps and Boieldieu were
represented
How you suppose it happens that the
the sidewalks is ignored in some cases,
while 1t is severely enforced in others?
Thereby hangs a tale" Have the
ladies some private understanding with
the guardians of the public? you ask
Well, is it not reasonable TO suppose
that IL may be remnant Of that Old
chivalric feeling women used TO be able
TO inspire in the breasts of the sterner
fI1a n1gpGffnn in
nv own mind was a conversation L
held with a pretty little wheelwoman
the other day. who. clad in the regula-
ton boomer costume, cap, shirt-waist,
boomers and stout leggings, came
spinning along the cement sidewalk, on
thoroughly good terms. evidently, with
herself and all the world. How do
YOU happen to be so privileged in the
matter of riding on forbidden ground?"
/ asked. We'll, you see she replied,
Pm not Just exactly what you might
call a privileged character but the fact
IS / haven't gotten caught at 1t so far,
and / always ride on the sidewalk if
the street is muddy" And If You
were caught!" "Oh, that's easy" she
answered gaily. Just promise not to
do II again, you know, and they let
you go. Sect?
Truly. the matter Of combating the
law does seem an exceedingly simple
matter when viewed from the stand
point Of this light-hearted young per-
SON. whose merry laugh still rung IN
my ears after she had almost disap-
Deared from view, soon thereafter to
become a mere speck in the distance.
The Signal Corps boys gave their
first ball on the evening of the 1st
inst. / didn't go, but Tad did. and said
she had a lovely time. The officers
ana their wives attended in their best
hin and tucker. The assemblage broke
ND at the usual hour for occasions Of
this order. and the boys went home
well satisfied that the event had done
them credit
wally Leltch has left us to go TO San
Francisco. the attraction being, of
course. bicycle racing. But am afraid
it will be some time before we see his
genial countenance again; business viii
claim his attention for six months
maybe for good. Wally says ne does
not like San Francisco nearly as wen
as Sacramento, but the fates are In
it-"business before pleasure goes. But
vacations must come once in while
when the wanderer can return to his
native place again. 1t is perfectly true
that although Sacramento is In the Ian
guage of the wit, "a jay town." some
leave are