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PALO" PINTO, PALO PINT0.C jrEXAS, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1885.
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nor dross Is ragirod and lorn and old.
Her feet aro buro, nnd tho day I cold t
Eomo sliaylnff curls on hor shquldora fall,
And a,tra!n is lundo ot a worn-out shawl.
Bomo flowers that onco woro a beauty's pride,
And now arowlthorod hnd thrown asldo,
Bho holds oa close as lior lingers can,
Whllo a crumpled hand-bill servos for a fan.
You would novor havo iruosood, as jou saw
hsr thore.
With thoso withered flower, nnd foetall bare,
That tho (rloomy stioot m n brilliant hall,
And sbp dnnclDK thora, tho bollo of tho ball.
Alteo Trumbull Learnul, in Century,
IN BieTlOUND HANDS ;
Or, Hands Somotlmoo Orampod
and Somotimos Pretty.
A iocturo on Chlrocrapliy Illustrated by
iho I'rnsldcnts' Autographs Names
Slsucil to Slnuy Vetoes and
Many Messages.
Somebody has got a sclcnco or meth-
od of tolliug a man's character by his
handwriting. This art is very old, and
men who bollovo in it claim it to bo In-
fallible. Every llttlo! crook and seo-saw
Z-g-'ag lino Is full of character. Even
the blots and smooches aroguldo-boards
to biography, Tovcallng tho way to lit-
tle traits that nothing olso can discovor.
Looked at in this light tho autographs
of great men aro interesting, and tho
nutograph-huntor's mania may bo
looked upon as a desiro for knowledge.
That tho readers of tho Globe may havo
an insight into tho characters of tho
greatest citizens of this Republic, tho
autographs of all tho Presidents aro ap-
pended: Gcorgo Washington has a firm hand
And likes a little ornamont, making
loops and twists when thcro Is no need
for them. To affoot this ho loft out his
full namo, letting tho initial G stand for
Gcorgo. His failure to put a porlod af-
ter the abbreviation was probably duo
to Jiasto rather than lack of education.
Perhaps ho thought tho .composltqr
ought to do tho punctuating.
John Adorns, tho sturdy old son of
Massachusetts, mado sharp angles, and
cvldontly paid "but llttlo attention to
Bhow. When ho got through ho stopped
right there. A writing-master would
tell him to run tho tail of his J below
tho lino. It is probablo that ho did not
caro for writing-masters overmuch.
Thomas Jefferson wroto tho Declara-
tion of Indopendonco, thoy say. Tho
men who signed tho document must
havo dono so blindly or been a good
whllo making it out, if it was written
llko his autograph. At first it looks
llko a pleco of quibrofdery which young
womon put In tho corner of handker-
chiefs. It is said that his autograph 13
a libol upon his usual handwriting.
Ono thing isrsuro, ho meant something
When ho wroto, and people woro glad to
read Ids writing, oven If it was a llttlo
poor.
James Madison was not a boautiful
Vrritor. Ho.was plain, substantial and
useiui. wncn no got turougn no aia
not stay to make coikscrows and flour-
ishes. Considering that ho used a quill
pon tho work la not so bad.
Jamos Monroe finished hts letters all
bp and Hllowed his pon no Jiborty. As
the author of Monroo's doctrlno his pen
did gocTd service,
John Q. Adams, tho scholarly Aboli-
tionist, puttKb ink oil (n tho right place.
His Q loolod very much llko a figure 2.
As aJiandsorro writor ho was an im-
provement on liis father.
Andrew Jaqkson displayed nouo of
OldJIiokory-sfirmncssinhlspon. Tho
mifnwrnTill a wrmf nlrtoM nnd vwaMt
liko that of a fonialo engrossing cloric.-j
iinj uouy wno xnoya ms jotters ougnt
to havo no trouble in reading it,
Martin Vab Buren ,did very well Ho
naiiu eomo spread; but could back it up
ftll tight. . His autograph was always
S&fg,
(fcjdmyi.
good at tho bank,
something.
which counts for
Wlllliini Henry Harrison did not nt,
teinpt to spell out his full namo. Ho
also resisted tho temptation tosfgn him-
sou vyi nenry uarrison. no Degun
very well; but grow bad before ho cot
through. That "s" with a big loop Is o
piece of affectation.
(Jomv ffi
John Tyler made tho most of his
natuo as ho did of his position. If ho
had written nioro ho would havo been
less cramped,
James K, Polk wroto his namo and
then addod a corkscrow to mark tho
spot Noither was a great picco of art
Zaohary Tavlor invented tho prac
tice of putting down his sign manuel"
witnout taKing ins pon trom tno papor.
Ho was a good fighter nnd wroto very
well, too, although his reputation rostj
on tho former accomplishment
milliard Fillmore liked his namo so
well that ho spoiled it out in full. Tho
Millard part of it looks llko a school-
girl's work- Thoro is a llttlo too much
flourish to that big F. Still it is not
homely.
m
Franklin Pierco was a pretty writer.
Ho could afford to give his namo in full.
Now Hampshire has no reason to b
ashamed of tho writing of hor Presi-
dent -5-'.
James Buchanan, tho loarned old
bachelor from Pennsylvania, just
laid himself out on that big J. navlng
done this ho let Ids pen run at its own
rato. Ho boliovod that first impressions
wcro lasting, and acted as ho thought
Abraham Lincoln was contented with
a plain, homespun, ovory-day hand-
writing. No flourishes thero. That
autograph lias wieldod groat power in
deciding tho fato of this country. As a
specimen of plainness and brevity it 1
uncqualed.
Andrew Johnson, tho tailor-patriot,
was not contented to let his namo stand
alone. That long underscore showed
that it was put to a dooumehtfor a pur-
pose When attached to votoes it
raised many political rows. Liko his
namo, ho intendod that people should
Know wnoro no stooii.
'&, it ctC
Ulysses S, Grant got through with
his work with but little fuss. Ho put in
tho periods after his initials all right,
and mado a llttlo sweep to his pen at
tho closo for tho sako of trying it Ho
novor drow his pon or hia sword with
out a purpose,
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etx0r
Rutherford B. Havos makes a nrcttv
name when writton by tho original.
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James A Garfield, tho orator and
classical scholar, foraot to dot his f and
neglected to punctuate. Ho knew how,
however, jind made agpod-looking inlo-.
picture every timo he took
his
pen.
That big J is nearly porfect
Choster A Arthur, 'handsomo mnn of
society and accomplished lawyer and
politician.- clothes his namo in a dress
suit, white ncoktlo and kids. If ho has
timo to do anything ho must do tt well.
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Grovor Oloveland'comes right- dowa,
to wor); at the beginning. When ho
Jitts finished ho takes an excursion for
his own benefit Work first and play
later is his motto,--Motion Qlobi.
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stricken churches and '
deges. But I felt, as pel
felt a thousand times, dc'
I had to buy something 6i
Ho down on tho floor of
die.
So I bought apples. I b... i-
ples because they aro palatiblo,
Uou3 and Cheap. I askod him htsw-tig
sold his apples. With oxeceding scorn
he saldt "Twoforrasent" (which by in-
terpretation is, two for a cent). I think
ho said two for a cent I know 1 had
just hiisscd a lecture engagement by
railroading into a snow drift tho night
boforo, and consequently had just
enough money left to buy ono, in a job
lot.
I bit it with great difficulty and llttlo
joy, sing hoy, tho leathory fungus that
it was. I handed it bactc to tho boy
and told him to keep It; lie might want
to kill a dofr with ft soma dnv. The
boy, with tho nntiro indopondeiko of
his class, said that I didn't know a good
applo when I rot ono. Ho opined, in-
dcod, and very opinoly, too, in a loud
tono of expression, for tho benefit of tho
whole car, that when I had any orchard
fruit at homo I regaled myself, like a
prlnco, on dried apples.
I did not sraito tiio boy nor upbraid
him with hard and stinging words.
More, indeed, in sorrow than in anger I
told him I did know what a good apple
was, and I know whero thoy used to
grow, and, moreover, if ho would trlng
mo ono now, my entiro bank account
with all tho hereditaments, piotests and
overdrafts thereunto appertaining
should bo his. Tho only good apples
in tho world, lineal descendants of tho
golden stock of Hosporidoj, usod to
grow, twenty-fivo or thirty years ago,
on nn old farm, thrco or four miles out
of Peoriat 111, ou tho Mount Holly
lload. I told tho boy thoy were not al-
wavs a fair apple to look upon in their
early youth, when I loved them best
Thov wcro hard on onosido and green
on tho other. Thoy were gnarly all the
way round and sour all tho way through.
Thcro was more lieartacho and sorrow
and docp-seatcd, gnaw big roraorso and
hoartfolt sorrow and honest pcnltonco
Ip ono of thoso apples, after you had
eaten a peck of them in the samo af tor-
noop., than thoro is now in a wholo
green wateimolon.
Nevertheless, I used to go Into that
oichard at oight a. m., cat apples till
11;80 and thon fool huugry for a big
dinner.
And I told tho boy if ho would bring
mo ono of thoso apples now, with tho
samo old taste, and flavor that it had a
qnarter of a oontnry gone by, with tho
Ramo old smell of tho elo or and applo
blossom lingering about it; tho samo
old idle breezes that kUicA my boyish
cheeks in tho long, delightful, truant
summer afternoons wltn tho Uilstloof
a bob-whito over in tho stubble Hold be-
yond the cow pasture; with, tho mur-
mur of tho brook that went singing
over the whlto pohblos at the foot of tho
orchard hill; with tho muslo of tho boe3
humming and buzziug about in tho
sweet rod clovor tops; bring them to
mo ovon with tho old well-rcmomborotl
nml naAiiltnflv iirrnhf. flflVAr nf t.llft
buggy whip which jrcquontly seasoned
thoso apples becanso no boy could al-
ways gotsver the fenco in timo Hold
htm I would gladly, gladly, gladly give
him fifty dollars for just ono apple
tBut tho boy lookod ai ma with a
nameless fear, and backed off down tho
aisloofthocar, ttnd Jtouched tho con-
ductor on tho elbow and soldi
"llilll Say, Bill! Who has charge
of tho lunatic on tho wood-boxP"
"Ah, dearly beloved, thoro is no
lunacy about it Wo know .now, and
fcomo day the boy will know, that ap-
ples aro not so good to-day as they woro
twenty-five years ago. Nothing Is so
good to w, in fact The apples aro
tough nnd flavorless; tho grass Is wiry
andtliiu whero It used to 1)0 living vel-
vet under our feet; tho days aro not so
loner: tho nirrhts havo nrown eoldor:
(tho stars shlno less brightly and thoro
aro not so many of them, I counted
them tho other night and thoro aro half
dozen missing; tho cows don't como
,omo so early; tho dogs are croeser;
Christmas doesn't como so close apart
Hit used to. Everything changes ex-
tyt tho circus. So runs tho world
(ay. But it doesn't run away with a
jchinan, thank tho gods. Which
ly goes to prove that tho world is
hcli prouder and hotter than tho peo-
. who llvo in It. Robert T. Iiurdcttc,
Brooklyn Eaglf.
wSHE
MEANT BUSINESS.
ban Wild Wouldn't Stand Any Non-
'o from Her Daucliter'a Irfiver.
I'soe," she wad explaining to n
' after beating h!3 counsel fe
b. thrco dollars, "I havo adaugh.
Ha;.:'
I'm."
Jria has a beau."
ictly."
been waitln' on hor for six
pee."'
And I'v
vo been waitin' on him
foe
for
t
;o s-imo longtii ot timo wainn'
him to marrv her.'
"Just so, ma'nm."
"How long should a couplo spark?"
" "Well, that depends. It takes some
folks a long timo to mako up their
minds."
"Isn't three years long onough?"
"I should think bo."
"And 1 gavo him six. I've boon get-
tiug madder and maddor for tho last
thrco months, and finally last night I
could not hold in any longer. I went
into tho parlor and there ho was,
giggling and winking and loving around
samo as live yoars ago. Thoro was
Maria, simpering and cackling and act-
ing like the same fool she alius was.
Don't talk to mo! A gal can bring a
beau to timo Insldo of two yoars if sho's
got any marry in her. You didn't fool
away six yoarsr "
"No'm."
"Nor I. cither. Well, I Btood it as
long as I could, and when I wont into
tuo room says i to William, says x:
" 'William, you'vo sot and sot, and
It's my duty as a mother to know if you
intend to marry Maria.'
vuaria sno give a scrccen, ana Will-
iam ho turned fiery red, but says I:
"If you love why don't you marry?
If jou aro hanging around hero to pass
away- time you'd bettor skip!"
"Well, William coughed and gasped
and stuttered around, and said ho
wanted to write to his ma, in Iowa."
"Your ma in Iowa!" says I, feeling
my dander climbing up. "Mebbo you
ain't weauedyct!"
"Then bo says ho couldn't bo bull-
dozed, and that ono objection to marry-
ing Maria was having mo for a mother-in-law.
Then tho cyclone broko loose.
Also, tho whirlwind. Also, two or thrco
earthquakes. Insida of four minutes
Maria hid fainted, William was a wreck,
and wo had upspt tho storo and broke
thrco chairs. Ho como to and Blipped
out while I was hpldlng camphor to
Maria's noso, and I'vo heard to-day that
ho is. after a w arrant for mo for assault
with intent to kill. Can ho get one?"
"Ycs'ra."
"Can ho do anything?"
"Well, you want a jury."
"Sarlin sartln. I'll go before a jury
and toll 'cm how bo and Maria havo sot
and sot for seventeen hundred nights-
how I've had to bo soft on him how
I've poked up Maria to bring him to
timo how I stood It and stood it until
sunthin' had to break how it cost mo,
S2Q0 for fuel and oil how. but that's all.
If thoy aro mon thoy can't find no ver-
dict agin me."
"NoW'
"Woll, I'll go homo and wait Maria
lies thoro sighing and weeping, and
there's thq stoVo to nut up and tho
chairs to mond, and if William gets tho
wan-ant I'll let you know. His ma in
Iowa! ril let him know that some-
body's ma in Detroit is alive and kick-
ing and alius on deckl" Detroit Fret
Press.
Well Posted.
i
Mrs. Sllmdlot "You scorn to know
everything about horses. Won't you
explain to mo how you toll a horse
nge?"
Thin Boarder "Certainly. By th
teeth."
"Oh, yes, I had heard,,ot Ifcafc but
I had forgotten It Can, thVngea of all
animals bo known in tho samo way?"
"Yes, I can tell a ohiv&on's ago by
tho teeth."
"A chicken has no teoth,"
"No, but I have," PhUqatlfMa CalL
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.
Tho widow of General Custer has
written a book descriptive of her life
on tho plains, called "Boots and Sad-
U10."
Mr. McLanc, tho now Minister to
Franco, was in 1829 ft school-boy in
Paris, whither ho now goes as tho offi-
cial representative of his Government
Aunt Chloo Angler, of Poraoroy,
O., eclobrated her ono hundred and
first birthday recently. A fow days-
before Bho rodo eight milos on horse-
back to attend a meeting.
Tho editing of a nowspapor rightly
appreciated nnd entered upon with c6n-
scicnce, is a high and holy priesthood
whose responsibilities are as vast as its
power for good is far-reaching. The
Tatrol
Ono of tho greatest astronomical
works of tho century, a catalogue deal-
ing with 75,000 stars in tho Southern
Hemisphere, has been issued in London.
Five persons were engaged in tho work
for a period of fourteen years.
At tho recent marriage of tho
Count of Colonna to tho daughter of
Bonanza Maekoy, the latter slipped un-
ostentatiously into tho hand of tho
bridegroom a cheek for 81,000,000 on
tho Bank ot Naples. Chicago Inter
Ocean.
At tho eightieth birthday anniver-
sary of Mr. Bates, at South Abingdon,
Mass., recently, his seven sons and their
wives were present this being tho first
timo for twenty years that thoy had all
been ablo to meet Tho united ago of
tho sixteen persons present was oieht
hundred and fifty-six years. Boston
l3SL
Mrs. Augusta Evans Wilson, tho nov-
elist has ono ot tho plcosantest homes
in Mobile. Tho house is surrounded by
a grove of livo oaks nnd thicket ot
camellias, tho lattor being Mrs. Wil-
son'B favorito flower. Sho places a
whlto camellia at her husband's plate at
tablo at every meal. "And ho has nov-
cr," sho says, "been without a flower at
any brcakingof bread in ourbousosinco
wo wcro married, now sixteen years
ago." Chicago Time.
Miss Susan Warner, tho author of
"Tho Wide, Wido World," died at
Highland Falls, Orangd County,' N. Y.,
recently, Miss Warner was born in
1818, and was tho daughter of Honry
Warner, a distinguished member of tho
Now York bar. Sho wroto a great
manynoels under tho pseudonym of
Elizabeth Wotheroll," her "Wide, Wido
World" and "Quccchy" being the best
known. Sho also wroto a prize essay
on tho duties of American women.
Buffalo Express.
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HUMOROUS.
A girl may bo a good violin player
and yet not bo ablo to draw n beau.
W, Y. Journal.
Good old Mrs. Wayback thinks it
awful strange that so many of that thcro
Header family up to Boston should bo
named Constant Boston Globe.
A New Hampshire woman claims
that sho has not broken a plato or cup
for thirty j oars. Her husband must bo
roraaikably well behaved. Burlington
Free Press.
A mlschlovous boyyolled "Rats!"
in tho rink, in this city and nearly cre
ated a panic. It is nlmost imposslblo
lor a gin to sianu, up in
a chair
with
roller skates on.-
-Newark Call.
"What distinguished people did you
jeo when you were abroad?" was asked
of Mrs. Dobbs, on hor return from
China. "Oh, lots of them; but tho ono
that took my fancy was Wan Lung, tho
heir-consumptlvo to the throne." Ex-
change. Whoso keopeth an. apiary, bolng in
the beo trade. Isn't to bo surprlsod
whon ho Is betrayed himself. Yonkers
Qazelte. Whoso keopeth an apiary, if
he is not a believer, has only to bo stung
by a beo to become a beo leaver at once.
Oil City Derrick.
"I trust tho current of my discourse
last Sunday was not sutuolonlly for-
midable to hopelessly engulf you," jo-
cosely remarked a yourtg Dotrolt clergy-
man to a lady member of his congrega-
tion, tho other oyonlng. "Oh, no! It
was qufto shallow enough for comfort-
ablo wading, thank you!" Detroit
Free Press.
Thcro is a story of three Yankooj
'abroad who oomparcd notes. Ono said:
"I was taken for thq Emperor ot Rus-
sia." Quoth tho second: "And I am
continually asked if I am not Louis Na-
poleon." Up spoke tho third: "Ikinboat
that Yesterday I was gain' along tho
Champs Elyse'cs and a follow slapped
m6 on the back and hollered: 'Satan, is
that you?' " Ai 1'. Tribune. .
A gentleman of this City has a
small boy who imitates Gcorgo W.
Whon a gentleman oallod recently tho
father sail to hirn. politely; "I wish I
had another pigar to offer you," look-
lug wlthtcgretftt tbo ono ho was smok-
ing. Now was tho small boy's opportu- ."
ntty. "I know whore thoy aro, pa;
ho Baid, dragging open a drawer an
bringing out abox of a oholcs brand. -IktroitJ'rce
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