Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23

who resided in Birmingham few years
ago, spent few days of the past week
with her friend, Miss Kate Smith, Tenth
avenue, South Highlands.
Miss Knoxie Walker of Montgomery,
Yho, with her mother, Mrs. Hal Walker,
and her grandmother, Mrs. Jane Ware,
has been living in Atlanta for many
months, will go to Tate Springs very
shortly for the remainder of the sum-
mer
The encampment of the Second regi-
ment is now ION" in all it's glory, and
already large crowds of fair women go
out daily to witness the parades, enjoy
the receptions and encourage the brave
young soldiers by their presence. To-
morrow the sham battle will be fought;
today's especial feature will be target
practice, besides parade, ETC., and each
day will be rendered interesting by some
particular attraction.
DR.. D. F. Talley has gone to New Or
leans to attend the marriage of his
friend, Dr. c. L. Horton, and Miss Cora
Schrieber of that city. DR.. Talley will
be best man on the interesting occasion.
Miss Matte Hubbard has returned
from a months visit to Hon. j. M. Cald-
wells family in Admission. Miss May Joe
Caldwell accompanied Miss Hubbard
and will spend some time with her at
No. 422 Twentieth street. Miss Ree
Otey of Summerville Tenn, is also
guest of Miss Hubbard.
Miss Bentley of Columbia, Tenn, who
has been for some time the guest of her
sister, Mrs. E. w. Rucler, returned home
yesterday.
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relatives at Nashville Tenn, for the past
six months, reached home few days
ago.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Lee C. Brad
ley, accompanied by Mr.. Nat L. Miller,
left for Charlottesville, Va, to be married
tomorrow wednesday, at noon to Miss
Ella Lyons, second daughter of Judge
and Mrs. T. b. Lyons. The marriage will
occur at the beautiful home of the brides
parents.
On Saturday evening Mr.. Thomas ].
Watson gave delightful dinner in honor
of Mr.. Lee G.. Bradley at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. H. Fl. Mayberry, South High
lands. The following gentlemen were
Mr.. Watson's guests: Messrs Lee Z.
Bradley, Nat L. Miller, b. M. Allen, Josh
Mears, w. M. Martin, J. P. Mudd, j. Bai-
ley, Frank S. Foster, H. S. Smith, L. A.
Shipman, c. w. Ferguson, A. w. Nelson
and George D. Allison.
Mrs. S. D. Weakley and children re-
turned yesterday afternoon from an ex-
tended visit to St. Clair Springs.
Miss Emmie Screws and Miss Addie
Screws of Montgomery are the guests of
Mrs. ]. A. Downey, 2509 Fifth avenue.
1t is a pleasure to note the steady adj
vance being made by our gifted towns
woman, Mrs. Julia Nicely Finch, in lit
erary fields and to observe the growing
appreciation of her prose writings and
her poems. The best periodicals and
journals are accepting her work, which
is a proof of their genuine merit. The
following verses which were crowded
out of Sundays columns, appeared re-
Gently in one of the magazines:
A Serenade.
| said to the rose in her blooms,
"Climb up, up to her bower, and see
How her cheeks put thy bushes to
shame!'
To the jasmine's deep cup of perfume
l called through the nights mystery,
WAS it thou, or her breath as she slept,
that came
On the wings of the wind to me2"
called through the odorous air:
Thou passionate pomegranate of May,
From the heart of the languorous south,
vi my cTlfnSOH CdTtsStS nave Col
Lest they wander my loves sweet way!
For 10! as she sleeps, on the curl of her
mouth
Lies one of thy blossoms astray
looked at the lily, adream
In the spell of the beautiful night;
And l thought of the tranquil repose
fNeath the mesh of her hairs soft
stream)
That slept on her brow's gentle light;
And whispered, There is one here who
knows
OF flower more purely white!'
listened thrush, slow note
AS she 'plained from a thicket a-near,
And called to her: "Oh, singing bird,
There is that in my loves tender throat
That thrills all my pulses to hear!
No ravishing note from bird ever heard
Was ever so TRANQUILITY clear?'
Envoi.
And rose and bloom and lily and bird
Lay silent and still in the gloom.
Through the air not a faint whisper
stirred,
Not Whit of an answers perfume.
Julia Nicely Finch.