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OTJIt ULSTER'S GO\E.
Our ulster's gonethe good old coat!
We ne'er shall see it more
We used to wear it rain or bhine,
All buttoned up before.
Last spring -we bhoved it up the spout,
And now we cannot get it out.
All vainly we implore
Old Uncle Mopes' bitter smile
Stirs up the fountainb of the bile,
And yet we shiver all the while,
And linger at his door.
But that ulster from that spout
That lies back of Moses' door,
Shall be gathered proudly out
Shall be lifted nevermore!
Atlantic Monthly.
MARRIAGE IN OLD AGE.
XVl'TIALS J'KRTINKKT TO THE LOItl)
CASE.
Sophocles ami His Wicked Sons' Chargr that
lie was InsaneThe Father and Mother of
the Karl of Leicester A Timely Heir.
To THK EDITOK OF THE N. Y. SUN.Per
mit me to transfer your million readers to a
wrene that occurred more than 200 years ago,
and yet is as fresh in the classic mind a* a
theme of yesterday, and carries with it a
suggestion upon an event of the present
lime.
The scene was in ancient Athens, when
the victories of Marathon, Salamis, and
Flataea had already made the city of Miner
va immortal: when the warrior-poet Soph
ocles, the companion ot Pericles, and his
tragedies eclipsed thobe of his master E&-
chylus.
Sophocles had reached the age of nearly
ninety years, laurelled with undying fame,
and one of the wealthiest citizens of Athens,
from the public success of his dramatic
works, and his many mental prizes in the
the Olympian contests.
He had two sons, who, envious of their
father's wealth and estates, sought to obtain
possession of them before the death' of their
lather. There was only one way legally and
that was, if the accusations were true, to
publicly accuse their aged parent of insanity,
and have it proved in open court. The sons
made the charge the father was duly cited
to appear and defend, by counsel or other
wise, before the high and final tribunal of
Areopagus. The day of trial arrived, jet no
counsel appeared, as subsequently upon the
trial of Phryne.
The sixty silver-bearded judges were seated
in the semicircle, the altar fire before them,
to swear witnesses, that their evidence should
be as pure as the celestial fire from Jupiter.
The sons gave their testimony, rather to
natural incidents of old age than to any de
mentation of the lather yet no counsel ap
peared for the defense, and the judges were
about to pronounce judgment against the
parent by default, and by a decree to trans
fer the estates to the impatient sons, when,
sudden as a flash of light fioni day-crowned
\pollo, appeared before the wondering tri
bunal the silver-beaided Sophocles! The
judges arose to receive him. He took no
notice of his ungrateful sons, but at once
took the altar stand, and was sworn as a wit
ness in his own behalf, and like St. Paul in
aftertime, and on that very spot, pleaded the
cause of immortal truth.
Sophocles would not condescend to deny
the accusation of his sons but, taking from
the fold of his classic garment an original
manuscript, which he had written and com
posed during the two previous years, while
his sons were falsely denouncing his insan
ity, he oratorically read aloud (for the poets
of Athens were also tragedians) his original
tragedy of "CEdipus in Coloims,*' which we
now possess. Upon its termination all the
judges arose, and by acclamation ac
quitted him of the charge of
insanity, and thereupon sentenced the sons
to death for filial impiety. Then the poet
ceased, and the father pleaded for the life of
his sons. For the sake of Sophocles, and at
his intercession, the sentence of death was
commuted to life exile, and non-inheritance
of the parent's property after his death: and
the judges gave him legal power to adopt
new heirs, as if new born children to his
name and hoiiois.
In chapter 1 of the "Fhafc Book of the
Kings" we read ''Now King David was old
and stricken in yeais, and they covered him
with clothes, but he got no heat."' Then fol
lows the statement, and, of course, advice,
that "a fair damsel was sought for the King,
and she cherished him,*' and thereupon he
lived years afterwards. Are there not sensi
ble men as well as King David, who have fol
lowed his sanitary example, and lived many
additional years? And why not a Lord of
the present day, as those of past time''
Again, the King of Isiael was rejuvenated,
and why not those of lesser dignity? When
a widower is resolved to roam again in the
garden of matrimony, would he not be fool
ish to select a withered flower for his bosom,
when he could have for his own one of
sweetness and blossomed, and not dead nor
dying? It proves his sanity, and not insan
ity. Madame Hicks is the very blossomed
flower that any sensible gentleman of taste
would be proud to possess and those who
rail against it are perhaps those fops who, in
New York, Paris and London, failed to se
cure a party invitation, a flash from her
bright eyes, or a smile from her ruby lips.
Ah the old story revived of the fox and the
too high hanging fruit "Pooh! I do not
care to taste it, because the grapes are sour!"
That is, the fox, with all his cunning, could
not reach them.
When Madam Hicks, of Welsh blood, clever
and ambitious, was in London and Paris,
the bright star of American beauty and
widowhood, followed by many admirers, and
thecompanion dn voyage of the Duchess of
St. Albans. I then made a prediction, which
is now fulfilled, that she would marry a
Lord. My prophecy is now nuptially accomp
lished.
It has been asked, as in contempt, can
this new husband and wife expect to have
any heir from this marriage? Apart from
the Scriptural records of such matters, and
affirmatively, there are many memorable ex
amples in history as if Providence decreed to
baffle and punish malignant and ungrateful
designers against justice. King Louis XIII.,
under the influence of 'Cardinal Kichelieu.
had not maritally seen his Queen Anne 01
Austria, for twenty-one years Chertaken
by a storm, and following a promise of atone
ment made by Mile. Lafayette of that day,
the King remained one night at the palace
of the Louvre, and personally presented his
respects to the Queen. Hesult: From that
interview was born the Grand Mmiarque,
King Louis XIV., who reigned nearly sixty
ears over the Kingdom of France.
The most memorable caseon record which
bears directly, as to probabilities, upon the
subject matter in review, is that of the cele
brated Thomas Hoik of Holkham Hall, Eng
land. Mount Hecla is covered with snow
but the fixes within are equally well known.
Thomas Hoik, Esq., was a renowned English
farmer had large estates and great personal
wealth, was a member of parliament, and
was regarded by ail England as the prince of
farmers. He was as good and benevolent as
he was was rich and respected. He was dis
tantly related to the Dudley family and if
the title of the Earl of Leicester should be
revived by royal command he would be the
heir to that once great name and the title
of the period of Quceen Elizabeth, Her
gracious Majesty, Victoria I., regarding his
excellent character and qualifications for the
honor, deemed it her duty, as well as an act
of the public approbation, to revive the title,
and in his behalf, consequently, he was cre
ated by the Queen the Earl of Leicester, and
he took his seat in the house of Peers amid
great respect and ceremony. The new Earl,
however, was a childless widower, and about
80 years of age. The inheritor of the
title, after his death, would be
his nephew, who had depended for
support and education entirely upon
his rich relative, and knowing that, ap
parently, he must inherit the title and es
tates, had become indifferent and dissipated.
Lord Leicester thought to check this beha
vior by his nephew's marrying, and thus per
petuating the title. His lordship sought an
especial interview with him upon that sub
ject matter, and, as it is dramatic, I will give
the dialogue:
EarlMy dear nephew, I have sought this
interview for an especial object, very near to
my heart, and I hope you will consent to my
solemn request.
NephewWhy, "pon honor, my dear uncle,
I never knew you so serious. I shall be hap
py to oblige you if I do not disoblige myself.
Proceed
EarlListen attentively. I am now nearly
eighty years of age have been honored by
her gracious majesty with the revived title of
the Earl of Leicester, but at my advanced
age of four score I look to you, my dear
nephew, not only to inherit my title, but also
my large property. I am ambitious that the
title shall exist after my .ife and even your
own. Therefore, I request that you marry,
and without loss of time.
NephewGood gracious! I marry at
present? Certainly not. What would they
say at the clubs?
EarlI do not command, like Sir Anthony
Absolute in the comedy but I request, nay,
entreat you to leave dissipation and marry,
and become worthy of the great honor and
estates that await you upon my death, which
event, from my great age, cannot be far off
in the course of nature.
NephewI am sorry, *pon honor but I
must refuse your request. Besides, I have
seen no lady yet for that distinguished
honor.
EarlThere is the excellent daughter of a
widow whose husband was my friend. Since
his death I have protected them from the
ills of poverty Tbey live on one of my
estates, as if their own. The daughter is
beautiful, young, good mannered and well
educated, of good form and features, healthy
and affectionate, and her filial piety equals
all. That is the lady I desife you to marry,
and she is worthy ot being the Countess of
Leicester.
NephewI certainly shall not marry her.
No! no! "Pou honor, when I many, it will
be in a higher circle of society. There is
one thing certain: you cannot deprive me of
your title and estates, for I am the only male
heir.
Earl1 did not expect this result from
you. nephew, when I have always been as a
father to you. I am grieved almost to
tears.
NephewWell, you need not be so sorrow
ful. If \ou are so anxious for this young la
dy to be mairied into our family, egad why
don't you marry her yourself? I am sure
you are old enough.
Earl (rising, in anger)Many a true word
is spoken in jest, and, since you, ungrateful
nephew, will not follow my advice as to this
marriage, your advice to me shall not be
thrown away. I shall not be "at home" un
til this day fortnight. So you may go to
your clubs, and when you return, expect to
hear some news. Exount Earl and nephew.
Immediately after the departure of the
nephew, the Earl of Leicester drove through
his park to the humble residence of the wid
ow and daughter, and as usual they both
embraced him, and listened to his remarks
with amazement.
EarlNow sit down, both of you. 1 have
resolved to marry I am eighty years of age,
and therefore I have no time to lose. I
come, madame. to propose for your good
daughterfor myself, and not for my un
grateful nephew. I give you twenty-four
hours for deliberation. I shall be here to
morrow at this hour. If accepted, we shall
be married by my chaplain, and in the pres
ence of a dozen neighbors as witnesses, and
within ten days from the present time. No
wordno argument. I hope to be enabled
to introduce my nephew to youyou, as
Countess of Leicester."
On the morrow his Lordship was accepted.
The marriage was duly solemnized, and in a
few days thereafter, ignorant of the marriage
came the laughing nephew. "Well, dear
uncle," he said sarcastically, *'I suppose, of
course, you followed my advice as to the
marriage, since I would not follow yours, eh,
uncle?"
EarlYou shall see (touching a bell, and
the new bride came into the library.)
Nephew, I introduce you to my wife, the
Countess of Leicester. Your ladyship can
now retire.
NephewWell, 'pon honor. But uncle, do
you expect to have an heir by this mar
riage, and you eighty years of age?
EarlThe decree of heaven is often a
punishment for ingratitude? This mansion
is no longer a home for you (Exit
nephew.)
To the amazement of all England, before a
year expired from the day of the marriage, a
son was born from these nuptials, and he is
now the Earl of Leicester
GKOBGK, THE COUNT JOANNES,
Of the New York Supreme Court.
FEMININE.
pa-
Ex-Queen Isabella is writing for the
pers.
Nillson grows stingy as she grows rich.
Mr. Lord's family regards his marriage in
the light of a shrew-ed speculation,
Mr. Lord has gone off. Evidently his fam
ily didn't know he was loaded.
Bertha Von Hillern can't get up an appe
tite unless she walks a hundred miles or so.
American women will have their depart
ment at the Paris exposition,
Prof. Blakie thinks a woman can learn to
talk Greek in four months by keeping her
mouth shut.
Miss Weatherhog, of Quebec, has got rid
of her name, resulting in a change of weath
er and a fall of pork.
Mrs-. Knight, one of the Worrell sisters,
had her ribs tickled at Syracuse, and a knock
down, by George, was the consequence.
No girl, no matter how much she loves a
young man, can entirely forgive the size of
his feet after they have trodden upon her
train.
A Kansas woman has reached the age of
130 years, and it is a pitiable sight to see her
100-year-old son sit the corner and wrig
gle, wljile he sobs. "Ma, kin I go out?"
An over-modest young lady up town de
clined an invitation to a soiree at a friend's
the other evening, on the ground that she
was engaged to go with her ma to one of the
Dmrosch concerts.
A red-haired lady, who was ambitious of
literary distinction, found but a poor sale for
her book. A gentleman in speaking of her
disappointment, said: "Her hair is red if her
book is not." An auditor in attempting to
narrate the joke elsewhere, said "She has
red hair if her book hasn't."
IXTiriPATfflX ^trs^^t'K.'msi^m
Slanting across the fields of snow, r
The westering sun makes haste to go
This day, I know, is tried and sweet,
To-morrow tries my lagging leet.
With many a pause of happy rest
I've jonrneyed with To-day, my guest
His stranger brother cannot be,
Methinks, as goodly company
Holding in his mysterious hand
Gifts that "'ill bless or blight my land!
Tarry yet longer.Jair To-day,
That boding step an hour delay.
What songs have told my spirit's cheer,
What sunlight warmed the glowing year,
What dear companions round me hung,
While life and love and hope were young!
These with To-morrow fade apace.
Like bloom from a beloved face
And trusting half, yet half with dread,
I question, "What shall be instead'/"
The sun drops deeper, night is chill
The oracles I seek arc still
Yon herald star which glitters low,
Seems beckoning on the way I go.
To-morrow? Ah, that door doth ope
A new celestial path to Hope.
More than I ask or dream must be,
In God's To-morrow kept lor me!
Atlantic Monthly.
FASHION NOTES.
Scarcely anything will be more popular
than white evening dresses during the pres
ent season. They are to be trimmed with
bunches of drooping flowers and fruit, form
ing fringes. Each fruit will be accompani'd
by the flowers or blossoms of its trees before
it became fruit.
The finest jewelry is no longer made up
in single sets of diamonds, pearls, or turquo
ise, but in combinations of colorsdiamonds
with turquoise and pearls, opals with rubies
and diamonds, diamonds with emeralds, and
rubies and sapphires with diamonds and
gold.
The popular glove lor evening wear is the
side cut patent Prevost kid, from four to
twenty buttons. It is different from all
others, the buttons being scarcely perceptible
when the arm is raised, while the peculiar
and perfect fit adds to the natural beauty
and symmetry of the arm.
In a few months the polonaise and over
skirt will have ceahed to exist, after their long
and brilliant career. They will be regretted,
for they were pretty, convenient, and very
economical, as with a little ingenuity they
enabled one to make a new dress of two old
ones.
Underclothing at this season of the year
plays an important pari. There are shown
short petticoats of quilted white, pink, or
blue silk or of flannel embroidered with white
silk and trimmed with lace. The under gar
ments with these skirts should always match
them.
The most popular balmoral skirts this
winter are in very quiet colors, as navy blue,
or bottle green, or of bright crimson. The
felting used is of better quality than former
ly, but many ladies make their balmorals of
twilled scarlet,' or purple flannel, or of blue
serge.
An extremely rich skirt trimming consists
of a flounce laid in side plaits fully an inch
and a half wide at every sixth plait there is
a row of jet passementerie covering the plait,
the same device being repeated on the other
portions of the dress reduced in width and
breadth as is appropriate.
Orange blossoms are only worn on the day
of the wedding, and must be removed before
the dress is worn again the myrtle and jessa
mine may be retained, mixed with any flower,
white or otherwise, that may be preferred, as
long as may be convenient. Both gloves and
mittens are worn, according to taste.
The marquise polonaise is a new and jaun
ty garment, giving the effect of a vest and
coat shape at the back, which terminates in
a very graceful train. This design is spe
cially adapted to plain velvet, and the new
silkand wool bourette cloth, of which the
ground color must be the same as that of
the velvet.
The designs for evening dresses in thin
materials, this season, place silk and satin in
combination, instead of underneath the
muslin, the tulle or the crepe. Alternate
puffings, for example, only slightly gathered
and drawn quite straight, are of Bilk and
muslin, or satin and lace insertion, with lace
ruffles and ribbon trimming.
A pretty conceit in the way of a white felt
bonnet has the crown trimmed with crimson
faille one cream colored feather nods for
ward over the crown, and a crimson one falls
over a cream faille bow in the back the
face trimmings are crimson moss rosebuds
nestled down among soft tufts of old Malines
lace.
Undressed kid is the most popular glove
material in use at present, and the shades
are softer than those supplied in dressed kid,
mouse, gray, chamois, and putty color all
handsome tints. Heavy gant de suede
gloves are advised for winter use, and these
are more durable, as well as warmer than any
other kind.
Black silks may be cleaned by mixing one
large spoonful of soft soap, one pint ofooil
ing water, half a pint of alcohol, one tea
spoonful of molasses and washing the goods
in it. Rub the silk with a piece of black
cloth till quite wet on the wrong side, and
iron it until quite dry on the same side, If
it makes it too stiff add alcohol: if the re
verse, add molasses.
The disappearance of the polonaise and
overskirt may be predicted at a near, though
not immediate date. They will be worn
through the present winter, but will gradu
ally disappear. Ladies who like to be in
advance will adopt for the winter the prin
cess, tiimmed ax tablicr, with a corsage with
vest or with ends, and the short dress for
street and travelling costumes.
Underskirts are made now so as to add
nothing whatever to the volume of the
scanty and clinging draperies over them,
their only present office being to keep out
the train behind. They are cut only to the
knee, excessively gored, except just at the
back, and then flounces of different lengths
are buttoned on according to the length of
the dresses with which they are worn but
all of them must be plain in front and must
"fan out" behind.
There is but little novelty in hosiery this
winter, except in styles for children. Black
silk hose, with long arrows embroidered in
white, blue, and cardinal, are fashionable,
and expensive, and being so, ladies buy cam
els hair stockings of gray aud drab shades,
or unbleached balbriggans, either fleece lined
or closely woven. For full dress and with
flippers ladies wear silkhose of delicate
shades, with a warmer pair beneath.
Morning walking dresses are either cut so
as to clear the ground all rounda style sure
to be most general shortlyor very slight
ly trained, two or three inches on the ground
only, and sufficiently scanty to be easily
raised by one hand, viz., from two-and-a-half
yards to three. Afternoon walking, techni
cally called promenade, dresses, have ten or
twelve inch trains, and are from three to
four yards wide. Visiting dresses are of
course carriage toilets, ve sans dire, and
have full, long trains falling in handsome
folds, and varying in width from four to five
yards.
Gone to See About Hell.
Fred Hinck, a New York stenographer,
suicided a day or two ago by taking poison.
After long and assiduous cultivation of the
Art, he was yet unable to write fast enough to
make a living: so he folded his note-book,
and took strychnine. He left a letter for a
friend, in which he said: '*I have done my
best to qualify myself in my business, but it
is not my fate to succeed, and I may as well
accept it without whining. I knowthat when
I commit suicide people will say that 1 am a
fool and lunatic but I don't care for the kick
of an ass, though I can't help feeling it. I
have minded my business in life, and I will
pt my trust in God for the next world. Per
haps I may find out that there is a hell,
though I think we have hell enough on earth,
without manufacturing one for the hereaf-
ter."
MATRIMONIALLSMS.
The honeymoon does not shine for all.
Mr. Lord.
The old Russian marriage benediction
was this: "Here wolf take the lamb."'
It is with love as with apparitions. Every
one talks of it, but few have seen it.
Answer to the proposal of the future
"Ask sonny."Xew York World.
A Dubuque woman met a slander by hang
ing her marriage certificate on a street
corner lamp.
A gentleman said when a pretty girl trod
on his toes, that he had received the stamp
of beauty.
"Don't you think, husband, that you are
apt to believe everything you hear?" "No,
madame, not when you talk."'
When they speak of a Washington widow
nowadays, they refer to her as "an alleged
widow who would probably marry again."
"I can't undertake, wife, to gratify all your
whims it would be as much as my life is
worth." "Oh, sir. that is nothing."
"How can Heave thee?" said Adam to Eve.
She made no reply, but calmly pointed to a
fig tree in the distance. He gathered an
armful and felt greatly relieved. This was
the first re-lief.
A lady that would please herself in marry
ing was warned that her intended, although
a good sort of a man, was very singular.
"Well," replied the lady, "if he is very much
unlike other men. he is much moie likely to
be a good husband."
Only five female treasury clerks have thus
far succeeded in marrying congressmen.
[New Hart a Journal.] No. better put it
the other way. Only five congressmen have
thus far been fortunate enough to marry
treasury clerks.
The coldest storm wave of the season was
experienced by a young man from Syracuse,
who escorted an East Rome girl home Sun
day night, and was detected by her father
just as he was putting his moustache where
it would do har the most good.Home Sen
tinel.
"I call you darling," she said, as she
leaned her head on his coat collar. "Show
your hand," he returned mechanically. The
young miss, not undeistanding his answer,
continued to poker head against his chin,
and he hove ace high of relief at her uncon
sciousness of his mistake.Rockland Cour
ier.
The Rev. John Brown, of Haddington,
was in the habit of proposing, on festive oc
casions, a certain young lady as his toast.
Having abandoned the practice, he was asked
for a reason. "Becaube, said he, "I have
toasted her for sixteen years without making
her Brown, and so I've resolved to toast hex
no more."
Recently a minister received a minister's
half-fare traveling card, as they are called,
and wrote to the superintendent, asking "if
he could not embrace his wife also." The
superintendent replied that he thought likely
he could, but did not want to say positively
until he had seen the wife, as he was some
what fastidious in his tastes.Denver Tri
bune.
LITTLE FOLKS.
"Papa," said a little girl, "give me a ride
on your knee, won't you?" JHe took the little
gallop at once.N. Y. Commercial Adver
tiser.
A little one in Philadelphia heard a mouse
squeaking the other night, and remarked,
"O mousey, mousey, 'ou eat too much mince
pie, too."
A little girl said to her mamma: "Mamma,
have you heard of the man that got shot?"
"No, child how did he get shot?" asked
mamma. "Oh," said the young precious,
"he bought 'em."
"Papa," said a bright boy, just home from
a sleight-of-hand entertainment, "I wish I
was a conjurer." "Why. my son?" "I
would turn you into a rat, call up the cat,
and wouldn't I have fun
Small Girl"Mamma, give me some more
pie." Mamma (who wants the small girl to
say "please")"I don't hear you, my child."
Small Girl"Give me some more pie!"
Mamma"1 don't hear you, my child."
Small Girl"Oh, mamma, you must be near
sighted in the ears."X. Y. World.
A little girl down in Maine was listening
with much interest to the story of Jonah.
When the question was asked, "What would
you suppose would be the first thing Jonah
would do after the great fish threw him upon
the land?" ske promply answered. "I sh'd
fink he'd go home quick as he could and get
cleaned up."
"Papa," meditatively said a curly-pated
Brooklyn youngster, who stood in his night
gown looking out of the back window the
other morning, "I wish I was a chicken."
"Why so?" asked his admiring parent. "Be-
cos'," replied the youngster, hesitating, "be-
cos' then I wouldn't have to dress myself
dese cold mornms'."
Stanley to Head a Herald Expedition to the
Arctic Hey tons.
A New York special of the 19th to the
Boston Herald says: "It has long been
known here among well-informed journalists
that Mr. Bennett of the Herald hesitated ori
ginally as to whether he would send Stanley
to Africa, or to the Arctic Ocean, or on a
North Pole exploration. There is no ques
tion but that the pnrchase of the steam
yatch Pandora by Mr. Bennett, in London,
is the initial step toward carrying out his
long-cherished idea of a Herald exploring
expedition in search of the remains of Sir
John Franklin and the open Polar Sea
Doubtless some of the attaches of the Herald
could, if so disposed, tell of recent efforts
made to secure the services for such an ex
pedition of the men who a few months ago
disposed of certain effects believed to have
belonged to Sir John Franklin, which they
obtained from members of the Esquimaux
tribe, who undoubtedly buried the unfortu
nate but brave English explorer. People
may rest assured that Mr. Stanley will lead
an expedition, provided solely by Mr. Ben
nett, to the Arctife regions the coming sea
son but it is doubtful whether the brave
fellow will be as successful in the icy mount
ains as he was among the golden sands of
Africa.
Intervention of the Almighty Invoked.
[Winona Herald.]
Some parties in this city are attempting to
organize a base ball association for the com
ing season. God forbid!
A church in Newcastle, Iowa, has issued a for
mal memorial and petition to the railroad com
panies whose roads pass through the western
part of the State, praying them to discontinue
the running of the Sunday trains.
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SLEEP.
When to soft sleep we give ourselves away
And in a dream, as in a fairy bark
Drift on and on, through the enchanted
dark
To purple daybreaklittle thought ej pay
To that sweet bitter world, we know bv dav,
We are clean quit of it, as is the lark
So high in Heaven, no human eve may,
mark
The thin, swift pinion, cleaving through the
gray.
Till we awake, ill fate can do no ill,
The restiDg heart shall not take up again
The heavy load that must make it bleed
For this brief space, the loud world's voice is
still,
No faintest echo of it brings us pain.
How will it be we shall sleep indeed
WEDDED IN .JEST.
And Astonished to Find That They If are
Jieen Harried in Earnest.
[From the Denver Tribune.]
F. D. McHolland, E. A. Palmer, and an
other gentleman whose name has not yet
reached Denver, were visiting three young
ladies named Kate Lewis, Addie Patterson,
and Laura Patterson, in La Veta, last Sun
day night. The six gradually paired off, Mr.
McHolland and Miss Lewis occupying one
part of the room, Mr. Palmer and Patterson
another, and the third gentleman and Miss
Laura Patterson still another. All proceed
ed merrily. Mr. McHolland exclaimed dur
ing a brief general conversation:
"Wouldn't it be nice for us all to be mar-
ried?"
"Wouldn't it now?" said one of the la
dies.
"Just the thing," said another gentleman.
"Splendid said another lady.
"I'm in for it," said another gentleman.
"Put 'er thar, old pard," said his friend.
Well, now, this is really growing interest-
ing," from one of the ladies. "I suppose
we'll be married before morning.
"Yes," responded the first speaker, "mar
ried and well of it."
"Shall I go for the doctor?" asked one of
the gentlemen.
Chorus"Yes make no delay. Let no
dust stick to the bottom of \our soles, for
a desperate case."
And off he went. "Ain't this fun though?
queried one girl as the interested messenger
was seen to turn the corner. "The jolliest
game," said the second.
W. A. Toffelmire was the "Doctor" before
whom the messenger laid the case. Mr.
Toffelmire is a justice of the peace, fully au
thorized by law to solemnize the rite of mat
rimony. He was at his house waiting for
something to turn up. No delay was neces
sary. He went immediately to the place
where he was told that his services were re
quired. No license is needed for marriage
this State. He called the young parties into
the middle of the parlor floor. With a few
words solemnly spoken and in due form of
law, he pronounced the words that made
three of six, and united the destinies of
these adventurous couples.
After the ceremony was performed one of
the ladies declared that she had never been a
party "to such a jolly joke in all her born
days." "Joke!" exclaimed the Judge,
"joke! If you think you'll find this a joke,
you are very much mistaken. You're tied
as tight as Haman was when he was hung.''
No joke! Horrors! What a time for faints!
Blank looks took the places of joyous coun
tenances. The pulses of the young ladies
fell before zero in an instant, They had not
intended to be married, but they were.
It was a joke,, and such a joke as others
might laugh at more than those most di
rectly interested. The ladies were young
and had not dreamed of matrimony. Be
sides it is said that one of them was en
gaged to a young man who has been dig
gingaway in the San Juan mines for the last
year, with the hope of getting money enough
to set up housekeeping. But what is to
be done? Divorce is the only alternative.
The married people have not lived together,
and the gentlemen were required to go to
their respective homes Sunday night, before
time to retire, as usual. It is understood
that proceedings will at once be begun to
obtain the papers that will set them free
again. What plea will be urged cannot be
stated, but, in the present condition of the
minds of the young ladies, there is no doubt
that that of incompatibility of temper would
prove a good one.
Mr. McHolland is deputy sheriff of Huer
fano county, Mr. Palmer is agent for the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad at La Veto,
and the other bridegroom is connected with
a saw mill. The ladies reside at La Veta.
JACK STURGES BOUNCED."
The King of the Chicago Wheat Gambler*
Get* a "Ticket of Leave."
[Chicago Times, 24.]
Accoiding to general expectation, at noon
on yesterday, Mr. N. K. Fairbank. president
of the board of trade, announced the expul
sion of Mr. W. N. Sturges lrom the mem
bership of the board, the action being the
result of the decision of the supreme court
in the appealed case, of which the following
is
A FULL TEXT.
Appellant on the 24th day of November,
1874, filed a bill in chancery in the circuit
court of Cook county, in which among other
things it is alleged that certain proceedings
had taken place before the board of trade
and its officers, relating to a proposition or
demand for the expulsion of appellant from
membership in that corporation, upon certain
charges which proceedings, it is alleged,
were irregular, and in violation of the regu
lations of the board that the president and
directors are inimical to appellant, and desire
to expel him from said board whether guilty
or not guilty, and that they have proceeded
to ballot and to ask all members to ballot and
vote upon the question of his expulsion: that
by ingenious and fictitious reports made by
them to the board, they have created a preju
dice againbt him, and that he is in danger of
being expelled and appellant iu his bill
praya for an injunction forbidding his expul
sion, and all further action in such proceed
ings, and enjoining defendants (appellees
from preventing or trying to prevent him
from entering the building of such board.
A temporary injunction was ordered and
issued. The appellees filed answers, at
tempting to vindicate their actions, and in
sisting that complainant had no sufficient
ground for the relief sought. The injunc
tion was afterward dissolved by order of the
circuit court, and the court assessed damages
against the appellant upon its dissolution of
the injunction, and gave judgment therefor.
The complainant brings the record here on
appeal.
The judgment of the decree of the circuity,
court must be affirmed. It is very clear that
the bill in this case pre&ents no case war
ranting the intervention of a court of chan
cery. The rules laid down in the case of
Baxter vs. the Board of Trade (not yet re
ported opinion filed at Ottawa, Jan. 22,
1877,) must govern this case. It is there
shown that even if a member may resort to
the courts for remedy in such cases, he must
go to a court of law. Decree affirmed.
ALTHOUGH MB. STUBGES
has fully determined upon a course of action
in the premises, he does not feel disposed to
make the same known as yet. He looks
upon the board's action as unjust, and thinks
he can satisfy the majority that he has been
grievously wronged. His expulsion did not
surprise him at all, but he clearly betrays bis
anxiety regarding reinstatement.
.^wsat A Uachelor in a Motel.
[From the Chicago Times.
1
One of the pleasantest things afjoci hotel
life is for a bachelor to sleep in a room which
communicates, en as it v.ere, with
other rooms on its right and left,'allowing
every sound to reach his ears. Very often
the flanking apartments are occupied by
married people, with or without children,
more frequently the former. The bachelor,
having nothing to come home to. prolongs
his stay at the saloon, mayhap, until 1 or _*
o'clock in the morning. He reaches* hk
room and attempts to snatch some repose,
aided by the narcotic effects of some mid
night celery, beer and tobacco. Vain hope.
The infant on his right has the colic, and
howls murder, while the anxious father,
his night shirt, paces the room and attempts
to keep the cherub from yelling too lustily.
Then the gentle mother, snug in bed, calls
out: "Why, Jeems. how can you handle the
poor baby so awkwardly." Whereupon
"Jeems" becomes nervous, increases in aw k
wardness. and the infantile screeching
grows in proportion. For two or
three hours the hapless bachelor twists
and turns, unable to repose, and
with the thought that he has to get up at
o'clock to go to work staring him in the
brain. Finally, the innocent expends his
wind, and peace appears to be restored. De
lusive belief! Hardly has No. 1 quieted
down, when infant No. 2, in the room on the
left is seized with the whooping cough,
which awakens the whole family, who begin
to chatter in chorus. This continues tor an
hour, perhaps longer, when infant No. 1
wakes up again with a storm in its bowels.
He lends his howl to the storm, and tho un
happy bachelor stops his ears with both pil
lows, but the shrill nuisance penetrates his
cranium even then. Daylight begins to ap
pear before he can fall asleep, and hia eyes
have been closed only five minutes, when he
hears the fiendish watchman knock like a
battering-ram at the next door, and sing out,
':Half past five o'clock. Time to get up."
The bachelor knows that his turn will be
next, so, in desperation, he jumps out oi bed
and dresses. If you see a hollow-eyed, pale
looking youth crawling to his work that
day, returning from an unsatisfactory din
ner, be sure he is some poor de\ ll of a bach
elor, boarding in the "family" or top floor of
the hotel, where children aie allowed to lun
riot by day, as well as scream fiercely by
night. This explains why people read iu the
advertising columns so many notices of
board required in places where there arw no
children.
TRAVELERS* GUIDE.
St. I'attl Railroad Time Talden.
St. Paul & Pacific Ilailroutl.
Depot foot of Sibley Street. Mam Liue trains for
Delano, Litchfield, Wdlmar, Beuson, Morrib, Glyu
dou, Fisher's Lauding aud Winnipeg.
Lea\e. Arrive.
St. Paul .8:1 0 a. in. 1 St. Paul 6:10 p. in.
Minneapolis 8:56 a. in. Minneapolis 5:3 p. m.
Branch Liue tram for Anoka, St. Cloud, Melrohe,
Sauk Rapids, Brainerd, Bismarck aud Deadwood.
Leave. Arrive.
St. Paid 7:30 a.m. I St. Paul 7:0up. iu.
Minneapolis 7:55 a. HI. Minneapolis 6:44 p. ni.
St. Paul aud Minneapolis trains.
Lea\e. Arrive.
St. Paul 8:10 a.m.
St. Paul .10:00 a.m.
St. Paul 12:30 p.m.
St. Paul 2:50 p. m.
St. Paul 6:10 p.m.
Minneapolis 7:55 a. in.
Minneapolis 11:00 a.m.
Minneapolis 1:50 m.
Minneapolis 3:52 p. in.
Minneapolis 5:33 p. m.
Minneapolis 8:56 a. m.
Mmueapohsl0:35 a. m.
MiuucapoliH 1:0.J p. ni.
Minneapolis 3:26 p.m.
Minneapolis 6:44 p. m.
St. Paul 8:36 a. in.
St. Paul 11:40 a. m.
St. Paul 2:25 u. in.
St. Paul 4:28 p. ni.
St. Paul 0:10 p.m.
The N. W. E. 8. T. Co.'s four-horwi coaches
connect with trains at Fisher's Landing for Winni
peg and intermediate points.
St. Paul & Dulutli iiIro.ul.
Trains. .Leave for. Arrive trom.
Duluth i i
Hinckley :00 a. ni. 6:00 p. m.
8tillwater.. Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Line
Comprising the West Wisconsin and |ii
wig and Northwestern Railways.
Depot foot of Sibley street. Ticket aud Freight
office, northwest corner Third and Jackson streets.
Charles H. Petach, Ticket Agent.
Trains Leave. Arrive.
Through Chicago audi *ll:25 a.m., 17:00 a.m.
Eastern Express jt 7:30 p. m. *S:(y p. m.
Hudson Accommodation 5:60 p. in.|*10:15 a.m.
Connections made at Camp Douglas for Milwaukee,
Sundays excepted. +Saturdaj excepted. Mon-
dayB excepted.
Northern Pacific Railroad.
Depot foot of Sibley htreet. Ticket and Freight
office, No. 43 Jackson street.
Trains. Westward. Eastward.
St. Paul
Minneapolis Sauk Itapids
Brainerd
Glyndon
Moorhead. Fargo
Fargo Bismarck. Duluth N. P. Junction
'Le.
,Le.
Le.
7:30 a.
7:40 a.
11:10 a.
2:00p 8:22 p.
8:45 p.
8:50 p.
7:00 a.
7:00 p.
5:00 a.
7:00 a.
m. m. m. m.
m. II!.
m. m. m. m. m.
Ar. Ar. Ar. Ar.
Ar.
Ar. Le. Ar. *U. Ar.
Ar.
7:00 p. m.
6:50 p. m.
3:10 p. m.
12 in
6:00 a. m.
5:35 a. m.
5:30 a. in.
7:00 p. m.
7:00 a. in.
9 lop in.
7:10 p. m.
JLe.
Le.
Le.
Ar.
Le.
'Ar.
|+Le. iLe.
Trains via the Brainerd Branch leave St. Paul
daily, except Sunday, making a day run of thirteen
hours to Fargo, arriving at Bibinarck the following
evening, saving ucarly 90 miles in distance over the
old route via N. P. Junction. Connection made at
Bismarck with stages for Deadwood and ail points iu
the Black Hills. *PasHengers for Bismarck and
Jamestown should leave St. Paul Mondays, Wednes
days aud Fridays. Returning, leave Bismarck Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays. +Pahsen*jer8 for
Aiken and points east of Brainerd should leav a St.
Paul Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Return
ing, leave Duluth Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday*.
Connects at St. Paul with trains to all points Kat
and South. In effect December 31, 1877.
H. E. SARGENT, General Manager.
G. G. SAUBQBN, Gen. Passenger Agent.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway.
Passenger Depot foot of Jackson street. Ticket and
Freight Office Southeast Corner of Third and Jack
son streets. Charles Thompson, Tickut Ageut, St.
Paul.
River Division
Through Chicago East-i
eru Express
Through Chicago & East
ern Express
Iowa and Minnesota Di
ision
Prairie du Chien, Milwan-i
kee and Chicago Express1
Owatouna Passenger
*11:22 am i :00
+7:40 ni
All trains daily, except Sunday.
*'i:10 a
*5:50 a
*4:50 in lurju a xa
St. Paul and Minneapolis tnuud via Fort Sueiung
and Minnehaha.
Lve. St. Paul J6:20 a m'Arr.MinneapolLj *7:10 a
10:05 am' 10:*iam
1:30 pro :20
*3:10 *i :00
5:30 ml ti:15pm
Lve. Minneapolis 8:15 a mlArr. St. Paul 9:00 a
lOS'.an: *11:15 am
1.25 pin 2:10
3:10pm 4:0)
+6:45 pin *7:J5pm
Sundays excepted,
days exceptPd.
+8aturdays excepted. Mon-
tit. Paul & Sioux City and. Sioux City and
Paul Railroads.
Depot foot of Jackson street.
Sioux City, Council Bluffs
& Omaha Express
St. James Accommodat'n.
3:15 7:15 a
II:10 a
6:50 ni
St. Paul, Stillwater, Taylor's Palls, and Noitli
~\Viqyonsin Railroads.
8t. Patd & Stillwater trams:
Afturvx.
Stillwater.. 11:40 am
.5:45
St. Paul 9:50 am
.3:35
Si. Panl 10:25 am
4:30 pin
Stillwater.. 8:30 am
2:15
North Wisconsin Trains and for Dalles of St. Croix.
St. PauL .10:25 a St. Paul 3:35
Southern Minnesota Railway, Connecting at
Ramsey with C. M. & St. Trains North
and South.
At Wells with Central Railroad of Minneeota, and
at La Crosse with C. M. & St. P. Hallway for all
points East.
Going WestTrains leave La Crosse 13Tm
Trains pass Ramsey 2:42
Going EastTrains pass Ramsey U) :45 am
Arrive at La Crosse 5 r2H
Minneapolis Time.