The record-union., 1897-08-01

Mrs. J. A. Cunningham, Mrs. Joe
Talbot. Miss Addie Shields and Miss
May Cunningham leave for Pacific
Grove, Monterey, on Tuesday, where
they will remain for month or six
weeks.
Mrs. James Backrath and two daugh-
ters. Ethel and Nita, have gone to
Rodondo Beach for a month, where
they will join Mrs. Backrath's sister
and mother Mrs. Willard Fitzgerald
and Mrs. Ainsworth.
Miss Ruby Merkley sung as offerto
ry at the English Lutheran Church last
Sunday, Coencus' Come Unto Me-"
in uncommonly good voice.
The latest rumOr in regard to mat
rimonial affairs, is to the effect that
Louie Gambach has wooed and won
Miss Lottie Parker to accompany him
the rest of the way on his terrestrial
journey. The young people were late
ly looking at a house, and the deduction
is that the happy event is not far dis
tant.
WOman's wit has often been con-
ceded to be far keener than MANS and
in an emergency the weaker sex have
often been known to show a nerve a.4,.
self possession totally unexpected of
them. A little incident that happened
one day last week has proved the first
theory conclusively. 1t was on one of
the residence streets of our city, and
along the route of one of our electric
car lines, that a restive horse, har-
messed to a light buggy, was hitched
to a post in front of a neat cottage,
while his owner was interviewing the
cottage inmates. The time evidently
seemed long and tedious to his horse
ship and he began to look about him
for something with which to engage
his attention, and pass the weary mo-
ments of waiting. Nothing seemed to
offer but a tuft of fresh young grass
tantaliZingly beyond his reach. In
the effort to get upon the curbing the
ambitious animal stepped over
the traces, entangling his feet
in such a manner that he
was thrown to the ground. The
crash Immediately brought the neigh
bOrs on either side of the street to the
doors, and out of the cottage itself
came a woman and a man, owners,
evidently of the unfortunate equip
age. The woman wrung her hands
impOtently, the man walking helpless
ly about the fallen animal and viewing
the wreck from all sides, as if uncer-
tain what to do. Two other men, COM
ing up at the same moment, also ap-
peared to be in the same undecided
frame Of mind. All this took place in
side of about three minutes, and while
everyone was wondering what was best
to do, down the steps of the cottage
ran a young woman of about 10, and
without hesitating q moment went
swiftly to the struggling animal, and
with deft fingers, unfastened a buckle
here. lOosened a strap there, and in
a trice had the horse upon his feet, be-
fore the astonished lookers-on had fair
ly gotten their breaths. There are
many accomplishments for women be-
sides that of playing the piano, or
stunning the guitar and mandolin
all of which are very pretty and pleas
ant, as well as profitable. But to be
prepared for an emergency as in the
above case is thing surely not to
be despised an5 one cannot but admire
the capability Of the young woman
who prepared to act at a moment s
notice while the slower brains of the
masculine element about her had not
even formulated a decision in the mat
ter
There have of late been a number of
military funerals in Sacramento, than
which nothing has a more Saddening
effect, even upon the Indifferent pc
destrian who pauses a moment to see
the cortege pass. On Sunday last there
were two comrades laid to rest in
different portions of the city The
muffied tap of the drum and heavy
tread of martial feet sounded mourn
fully coming up the street at about 1:30
in the afternoon in the vicinity of Fif-
teenth and G. streets. and soon Bat
terry B, with the horse and trappings
of Gus Kreuzberger, their late COM
rade appeared and halted before Mr.
Kreuzberger's home, whence they soon
escorted him to his last long rest.
Members of other companies also turn
ed out and followed the funeral pro-
cession to the cemetery. Mr.. Kreuz-
berger was a great favorite in the
militia of this city, to which he h>d
belonged for many years, and his sud
den end was a mournful check to
many plans which he had been max