Boone County Recorder . y wished. I am happy to say that I was rt>leased in time to be present at Henriand Irmas wedding, which took placeat Constantinople the day after I ar-rived there. » lly order of the emperor Orlof wassent to Siberia without undergoing somuch as the formality of a trial; andhis imperial majesty tempered this actof despotism with a very graceful onethat was much approved of by the citi-zens of Odessa. The courier whobrought his majestys decisiou alsobrought a magnificent and costly dia-mond bracelet, the present of the em-peror to Mile. Irma Delavante. Some of the read
Boone County Recorder . y wished. I am happy to say that I was rt>leased in time to be present at Henriand Irmas wedding, which took placeat Constantinople the day after I ar-rived there. » lly order of the emperor Orlof wassent to Siberia without undergoing somuch as the formality of a trial; andhis imperial majesty tempered this actof despotism with a very graceful onethat was much approved of by the citi-zens of Odessa. The courier whobrought his majestys decisiou alsobrought a magnificent and costly dia-mond bracelet, the present of the em-peror to Mile. Irma Delavante. Some of the readers of this Journalmay possibly remember the appear-ance of Franconis equestrian troupe attho London Alhamhra nearly thirtyyears ago. If so, they may also beable to call to mind that the best fea-ture in Franconis show was the daringand graceful horsemanship of Monfroid, an artiste whose fairand comely features were marred by afrightful gash on the right side of theface.—Chambers Journal. SHE WENT HOME A Misunderstanding; and How It Causeda Great Disappointment. A lady tf ho was a great admirer ofHorace Tfreelcy went one evening tohear him lecture. She had never seenher hero, but was a constant reader ofhis paper, and had her own ideas as tohow he would look and act. The chairman of the meeting desiredto air bis Latin, and introduced thespeaker ip the following rather vagueand indefinite manner: Ladies and gentlemen, you camevery near being disappointed this even-ing, as Mr. Greeley has been veryill, and I trust that a slight change ofprogramme will be excused on this ac-count. : • As I know that you are all anxiousfor the lecture to begin, I will onlydetain you to say that I have the pleas-ure and honor of introducing to you thefacile princeps of journalism. The lady waited to hear no more, butwent home in disgust Well, my dear, asked the husband,who was taking care of the baby duringhis wifes absenco, how did you liketho lecture? I didnt stop to hear it w
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