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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1886
Page
3
Velvet dominates this winter’s fashion in New York and Paris. Bonnets, coiffure trends, and street to dresse outfits feature velvet with gauze, lace, and beading. Ornate hoods, elaborate Watteau gowns, and plush trim define high society wardrobes this season.
A friend recounts Ward born in Salem Massachusetts who joined the French army as a youth, killed his captain in a duel, later ran brass cannon ventures on Mexico’s west coast, and then served the Chinese emperor. He organized the Foreign Legion, married a Chinese noble, refused to renounce Christianity, and rose to a high Mandarin rank before being killed during a siege recon. He was 36 or 37, described as brave, educated, and a lifelong student with mastery of several languages.
A Harper's Young People tale follows Ah Lee and his daughter Maj Ai An as they elope, then transformed by myth into birds, while a Scots cousin in Burt and Johnnie Lee’s circle learns honesty and courage. Willie Grant, nicknamed Scotch Granite, earns a prize for truth after peers reform.
Two sunburnt barefoot boys in short pants find a large patch of berries and fill their pants to carry home. They tie off the legs and end up blue from waist to foot, later delivering the basket to their mother. The tale shifts to a nearby town of friend Charlie's death and Jim's grief, then to two short notes on railroad sleepers and a rustic in a store.
The piece recounts encounters with Josh Billings including autograph antics with a cat named William and a Yale student prank showing Billings’ wit. Also features tales of Rev D Bunn, his baldness, smoking, a camp meeting incident, and a quip about dissatisfaction mirroring self-discontent.
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