Daily Colonist (1884-12-06) by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: British Columbia; Newspapers
Published: 1884-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

A IScwilldcrcd. Lord.

During tho journey north, Lord .Salisbury, the conservative leader in the honao of lords, changed his costumo for a fall Highland rig-out, intending it as a delicate compliment to the land of the kilt. Bnt when he looked at himself in the glass he found that the tailor hud cut his petticoats, or whatever thoy arecslled, too short. So he made up his miuil to put on evening drasi. He changed hia upper garments and then sat down for a few momeuts to lead up hia speech. This sent him to sleep. He only woke up with a start to Qiid binisolf running into the statiou. Porgotting wh&t had happened, ho thrust on his hat nnd appoariid at till! window bowing, and this was how he was ibosBod: He had fall Highland costum* as far aa his waist; above wna a white skirt and tiwailow-tniled coat, aad th« entira oditice waa crownod by a ohimney-pot hat upon which ho had sat down withont noti«-ing it. His lordship's horror when ha stepped on the platform tnd felt tho kosn wind cutting bis bare legs ahangod to absolute agony when his valet appaoiad aorambliMg'. out of tho carriage with a pair ot trooun ' in his hands, waving them wildly and ax< claiming, "My lord, my lord, yon'ta fef». gotten these!"— The lief tree.

An Indian That was Starved t*

Death.

Tu.soo.v, CA. T.), Nov. 29.—While looking after a herd of lost cattle ycstarday Don Saudago Luna of tho Yalenois country camo upon a Pueblo Indiin's body strapped to a tree snd the hands tied b«-hind the 'back with a hair cord. Tha flush was decompniod and the hsir had begun to fall down from the «c»lp, indicating tliiit tho deed must h«v« bsen done fully a month ago. It ia clearly apparonl that thu Indian was tied there alira aad Isft to starve to death. From the peonliar mark on hia moccasina it was learnod that ho belonged to the laleta Pueblo, Daar Al* buq^uerque, the governor of which, aided by agent Sanchez, ia investigating tha horror.

A 0000 ANKCDOir, ia told in ths London Echo in relation to the uiiaoci&bie habiti of Enylishmon who travel. An old ericiiu gontloman waa traveling from Liverpool tu Loudon. Three gentlemen in all eeoupied the carriage, and for an hout after tlie train began its journey navar one exchanged a. syllable with another. At liisi Ihc Americ.>n broke ailenes and said: "Gentlemen, I am L—. D—. I

have come from . I hiwo baon a

merchant for fifty yeiirs; and now I mm living in enso 1 am 80 yean nf ago and I hcvve two eyes and one lonijue, aad, like a great many of my countrymen, I take a pleasure in using thoin, My oyea feel the porind in whicli they hire done me service, and cannot read for the motion of ihe train. Hr.vi;ig ir.trcduosd my* self, I trust, geiitl«ineii, you orill not look upon me as a pickpocket. ' At this on* of tho gentlemen drew out his card-casa and gnve his card.

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