Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 1, 1872, Page 5

" THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1872. 5 — HIWUSEKCLD FASHIONS, Heatilg Apparatus---Steam--- The Turnace---The Grate--- Cas-Grates---Stoves. Gas-Fixtiress»=\ S,z!l - Decorations---Car- pes...ou.G\luths---Wnoden Windot - naugiag\’a:---!‘ambreqnins--- Shades---Lzce = Curtainse== €ornices---Pprtieres, b} As winter advances, end we begin torealize the irath of Keate' description, AR1 vitter chili it was; The owl, with ail her feathers, was a-cdd, it forces npon us the consideration of how wo ey best make a proper provision of artificial caloric. Aswomen are still among the “outs™ inthe game of elective franchise,—vide Mrs. Btenton,—they are as certainly among the “ins™ in their position as freeholers or tenants; therefore, to the gentler sex particularly does the question of how their dwellings ehall bo ‘warmed become ono of vital importance. While awaiting political oquality with the man and brother of African persussion, they might find time {0 discuss & few home qaestions. As they must still vote by prosy, through the politi- cal prejudice they may be able to instil into the minds of the rising generation, the atmosphere in which this educational ocon- petion is carried onis a matter to be gravely con- eidered, inasmach as uponits purity may depend thg clearness of their idezs and inculeations. "This leads us to the consideration of the differ- ent methods of heating our houses, and, mors particnlerly, that which we consider the best. 4 BTEAS-HEAT, Tk:‘m had grown into faver in this city prior to the fire, 13 a means of properly warming dwell- ings; and, since tlien, it has met withno de- gresss in popularity, That it will eventnelly ecome one of the modern improvements deem- ed necessary in the construction of all private or ?;hlic bnumn'is, is, we think, beyond a question. {mproved as the apparatns now is for dwellings, it prosents os simple s means of diffusing hoat 25 an ordinary fire, ond, with its sutomatic at- tachments, only requires that cook, waiter, or €callion shall feed the flame occasionally, as they wonlddo in en ordinary grate. The iger is. reduced to a minimum, "and the difference in cost might possibly be saved in doctor's bills, Steam may be introduced by direct radiation £rom coils or a radiator, or indirectly through a Tegisicr. Where radiators are used, they may be mede eubservient to floriculture, acting a8 bottom beat for exotics, and thus our dwallings in midwinter be made to blozsom Like the Tose. By running one entirely around s ba; indow, & charming conservatory may be originated, in which rare plants, that would shrivel and die in ordinary dsv heat, will thrive and blossom fectly. “Siill another reason for its nse—and Derein lies the eszence of the whole matter,—is, that it is worth 2l Lubin's cosmstics a8 a bean- tifser. Eepecially in theso Westorn_ _cities, whiere the prairie-winds and general condition of the atmosphere bave a withering tendency, ng the freshest complexion in a few short I is it desirable that the indoor atmosphere should qualify tho externsl. Thisis done by sicam-heai, which eoftens the skin, abates feverich tendencies, and, in a losser degreo, has tho samo beneficial influence 8s & _vapor bath, rendering the limbs supple, and defying ile fingers of Time. Copeider tivs, then, fair ladies, and whisper it to the bolder of the pursa; JFor, &’ word in your ears, he is Dot a bit more axxicus for crowsfeet and the lines Time draws with his implacable fingers, than yon are. This, Lowcver, only if he is approsching or has passed Tidde-age. If heis aYoung man, he will im- £3ine that ho will be an”Adonis forever, and 80 THE ;FURNACE gocd engugh. This you must have if the former {5 Genied you, or how will you be able to hire ~ourself Gat to Bridget when she makes in- Quisies regarding your character and qualifica- tions ? How can you auswar her when she re- ‘marks, ¢ Ov coorae, merm, ye's havo a furnace, end a pegur-man to moind it.” She hasnol learned the adventages of steam e, or imbibed an ides that itis more * gintale.” When she does, landlords will have another ;aestion in household economy to think about. ‘onsidering, then, the farnace a necessity, eith- cr with or without the Ethiopian sdjunct, for the pecessary engaging of yourself to Bridget zud her confreres, be sure that, whichever you aey eelect, it haslarge weter-tanks, which Wi, t0a certain extent, modify the dryness of the which it diffuses thro your bouse. Have it entirely disconnected witk: the kitchen, or you nay eat your dinner in imagination before yon Qo in reality. By whichever means your house is heated, either steam or hot indispensable to the comfort of your parlor, library, or dining-room s the modern GRATE. This consists of but one or two bars, and, for wwood, is oniy amodification of the old fire-places. Gilt, steel, and brass dogs and fenders come for {hese, 2nd grandmama’s nadirens ere agein in demand. Thus, to ike luxurions warmth of iern apparatus, we may now 2dd the cheerful glow of burning ceder aud crackling hemlock, Shich delighted our ancestors ; while, the poker Teing at band, the rising generation’ may, per- Liaps, be irducted into the mysteries of “1lip,"— a Leverage that gladdened the hearts of our pro- genitors. These grates, it pr0£u1y arranged, v bave asmall slide, through which all the cehes may be conveyed into s passage leading directly to the cellar. Thet everyone who carer to cherich the Lares and Penates © haile with joy this chance to ge:her zround & real fire, snd not a hole in tho , or_a marble slab, 15 beyond a doubt. To those who prefer it, the grate can also be nsed for anthracite or goft coal ; and, where the house is not otherwise heated, theso no doubt would Lave tho preforence. pEH A nico arrangement fora cool night in sum- mer is the GAS-GRATE. This is made to represeut cither burning wood &r coal. and coneists of a lerge number of small ch disseminate an amount of heat Guite snfcient to make iho atmosphere com- fortably warm, end has the merit of always be- ing ready. And now we have to consider that invention of the enemy, yelept A STOVE. This is one of the Proteen forms in which the roaring lion goes sbout i search of his prey. Unimproved, it 8t00d & bleck image of Dexpair in our midst, sending forth tho dryest of £ Githefing _each fresh ° feng e iho . blood fevedsh, iat Heang frotfulness, recsimination, guarrels lav euite, divorces, 2nd the evil originater of it probably knows what other crimes. Given, a Joung married couple, intensely in love, a smail Joom & large, close stove, Tlenty of enthracite, Jittle or no ventilation, and the result is a fore- one conclusion, as we many who come fofore the Courls to seek o dissolation of the marital tie mighi testify, if at all of an analytical turn of mind. Stoves, however, have also "been modified with the march of improvement, and ‘are now made 80 asto expoze the cheerful glow of the fire, by surrounding the grate or chamber that holds the coal with a circular iron frame- work filled with sheets of isinglass. how- Ter, shonld have some arreagement to produce 20 evaporation of water, and thus add & certain Quota of moisturo to tho air. 4 i ‘Haviog thus supplied our houses with artifi- cial heat, the next question that presents itsclf $athat of artificial hight. In the duytime we are satisfied to receive it in the natural way, prefer- Sing, however, to bave it transmitted through Fiocle eheets of French plato glass, or,.if hard- hearted Fortune denies us tfim, then to have the vitreous afent divided intoas few sections 25 possible. Totihe resident of American cities, $he question of artificial light naturally suggests ‘and the memory of cerisin objurgative sen- Binses usnally ropresented in print by dashes. Bad 28 it oftimes is, howerer, gas has many Gualities which render it Euperior to suy other spedium for diffusing lisht, and 1ts discussion paturally leads us o the consideration of fash- fonable fonsbl GAS-FIXTCRES, O these, the first that sttracts our attention aro the_t: bronze figures, representing gods and godesscs, heroes and heroines, or grotesque fencles, cach bearing & gtandard light, and in- f22qed for th nocl posts of talusiraded,” Theso S prico, the cheapest costing about £50, 3 arb in vord antique, as ere also the chande. Ly 2 sidelights for hslls libraries, and dining- erm e o fineat goods for drawing.rooms aca oo fade in gilt, aud a0 expensivo model imi- -3 e was candles that aa still used sbroad. tures are arrange: or, 25 wo were told in onr modest earch for information, by the royal aristocracy of Eng- 1and in their privato houses.” N Was-candles, no doubt, give & softer light, end one mueh more fattering to the complexion ; but, with o proper_adjustment of argand- Dburners and ground-gless shades, the erude figkt of gas may bo matenially softened and its flicker completely subdued. Its cleanliness and availa- Dility makeit a necessity to “the progressive Yankes, 2s be treads down old fraditions in pur- Euit of mewer, better, and more labor-saving forms. To thoso who prefor loss expensive fixtures iban the gilt ones, the most tasteful designs ave ghown in light bronze. Thesears furnished vith any number of burners, from two to a dazen, or even mors. For the usual number of cix lights, they cost from §30 to 52003 while the lowest price in gilt 18 about £100. Library-fix- d with a mechanical contri- vance by which they can be raised or lowered at 1l, and are usually provided with a%ud meys and porcelain shades. The droj light is of all ‘varicties, from the adjustable Drass tube to the portablo light, which is usually a bronze figure, like the standards for noai- posts, but of much smaller dimensions. For those who, from preference, necessity, or & wish to have the means of sudden deathat hand, use kerosens, gasolive, snd fluids of similar nature, there are a varietyof lamps, some of them 'in_very charming and uniquo designs. The student's lamp is among the best of these, and emits & very steady flzme. YOR WALL DECOBATIONS, ‘we find beautifully-embossed popers in white end very delicate tints. They have the effact of richly-brocaded silks, and are in self-colors, noticeeble for tho absence of gilt, which has ‘hitherto obtalned to go graat an extent that one grew unutterably weary t. These harmonize perfectly with daintily-fre oed ceilings and_ the finest carpets. For libraries and dining-rooms, dark, haevy tints are shown in tans, greens, and browne, Theee still have gilt in their embossings, to relieve their sombre hue, and are ed by a brosd base, about the height of an ordinary wainscot, which is in col ors to match, Borderings are all in rich, da: colors. Ceilings are usnally frescoed,—some- times only a few bright lines reliaving the blank white waste; at others, most exquisite paintings, frequently desigmed to match the Aubusson, Moquette, or Wilton carpets upon the floors, be- ing the embellishment. . Libraries and din- ing-rooms ara ornamented in much deeper tints than the other apartments in & house. ~Very el- egant rooms have fluted gilk hangings covering the gide walls, or heavy brocades in imitation of ancient arres. Whether the latteris a wise reviv- al in these days of temporary insanity, may be a matter of doubt ; still, modern Hamiets scem to prefer the pistol to the rapier in their search for rats or other gamo. ¥ In the selection of household goods, there are perhaps none in which a woman’s fancy can find & wider range than in the choice of her CARPETS. Those of Oriental mannfacture would find bnt little favor in the eyes of the many, even if their purses admitted of the purchaso of theso fab- rics, sothat they are not usually imported, ex- copt for special orders, As all the furnishings shonld correspond, and only the fow would then admira, the elegant Aubusson finds greater favor. 'These carpets are from French looms, 2nd are woven in one piece, to At the room for which they arointended. They arein the most delicate colors, the ground-work ususlly being Jhito o palé groy, upon which seom to be thrown gracefal bouquots of exquisite flowers, looking 88 if freshly gathered. The centre is usually s large medallion, frequently of intri- cate scroll-work, surrounding o large bouquet, or_threaded with interlacing vines. The pricee of one of theso for a room twenty-five feet square would be about §800. Almost equal to these in besuty are the Irench Moquetres. These are in the same line of colors, but are sold by the yard, and do not cost half as much 28 the Aubussons. These 2lso are woven in me- dallions, bougquets, and_wreathe. A very beanti- ful onewasin a pearl-gray ground with rose- colored and black medsltions altornating, filled with bougnets of flowers, while single blossoms looked as if scattered by an idle hand over the intermediato gpace. Somolimes threo and even four breadths are necessary to the perfect ex- position of the pattern; but these, of course, can only be used to advaniage in very large rooms, ~ Their rich, heavy pile makes them o particuler luxurions floor-covering, upon which even the heaviest tread becomesnoiseless. The finest qualities retail at$5s yard in the usual three-guarter width. Neoxt fo these are English Wiltons and fine Axminsters. These aro of much shorter pile, but are of the finestwool, showing a very closely woven surface. The colors in them are much darker and brighter, suggesting_heavy farnitare £3 & suitable accompzniment ; but they are of superior durability, nothing approaching them in their capebility of resisting wear and tear. They are imported in Persian patterns, and, in B set figures on mottled grounds, havesuper- seded the traditional green carpet for libraries. They have this advantago, that thoy permit the use of royal-purple or dee{)«gmflt hangings, and thus give a look of stately grandeur to the Toom we dedicate to the immortala. Noxt in the descending scale are English vcl- vots, followed by English body Brusscls. The latter of these is also universally conceded to ear exceedingly well. Tapestry carpetsfollow; and, of these, the best American are considored equally as good in mako asthe English, although tho latter appear to havo a finer selection of pat- terns., There is but a trifle of difference in price, Three-ply and ingrain complete tho va- yiety. The latter range from 81 to $1.60 per ard, and sre made in very pretty patterns. Titn, good taste, and 2 proper concoption of tho suitability of various houschold articles, thers is no reason why little Mrs. Salary’s cottago should not be as charming in its way as ifrs. Midsa’ elegant mansion. OIL-CLOTES ere shown in widths varying from one to twenty-fonr yards, thus meeting the demands of those who like o use them. They are sold rincipally for kitchens, and nre a useful cover- ing when the floor is pine, and arc only rivalled by o hard-wood floor made of narrow planks, and thoronghly varnished. The best India mat- tings areslmost as expensive as the lower-priced carpets, and are only suitable for country-houses. Here, when a\égplemcnted by light cane or wil- low farniture, they have a deliciously cool effect hen an August sunis blazing in the sky. Another floor covering is made of WOOD IN MOSAIG PATTEBNS, end would seem to be useful for halls, It might also be used to advantage in an invalid's room, where an absence of dust is & desideratum. A square of carpet could be placed over it, cover- ing the centre, and this, with the supplement- ary rugs, could be easily lifted and shaken, while all superfluons_atoms comld readily be wiped from the wood-covering with a damp cloth. Heavy carpets absorb so0 much dust that it is decidedly objectionable to have them awept, especially where the occupant of an apartment is not well enough to leave it during the operation. We might, in paesing, mention the guaint v ariety o: TILES which are nused for vestibules. They go throngh the varieties of other goods, being beautifal, unique, and ugly. Halls that are finished in tessellated ma)‘:lfio should always have a etrip of Wilton-stair carpeting running through the cen- tro during the winter, as, even in our most thoronghly-heated houses, the delicately-slip- pered foot is apt tofeel a chill in leaving the richly-piled carpet of the drawing-room for the coldglosuic of ‘the hall. WINDOW-HANGINGS. Among the heavier of thege, we find lambre- gi_xins superseding to a great extent full-length apery. These are made of cretonne, terry, silks, and satin. They are beautifally draped, and elaborately trimmed with upholstery gimps and tassels, Cretonnes are heavy French cot- ton goods, and are shown in Pompadour shades 28 well as the brighter chintz colors. They make beantiful valences for bedrooms, not only being used for the lambrequins de fenetre, but 8i80 as drapery for the toilelle garnie, the lam: Drequin de cheminee, and the porticre. Terrys are used for dining and reception room; while, for the drawing-room, silks or satins are pre- ferred. The library should elways have a lambroquin de_ cheminee.. This sists of & board gbaped liks marble-mantel, and covered with the same mate- rial as the window ha.n%in s and portieres. It is finished with a heavy ufiion fringe; while, at tho seme height gs the window-cornices, is laced drapery similar to that which ornaménts em, BShades are nob so much used s they have been, but, if selected, are nsually in one of the now tints of brown or bronze-green, Win- dows are veiled now by & shado of wrought lace, in which the monogram is frequently introduced as & centre-plece; otherwise, the medallion con- tains_a bouquet of flowers or a Cupid. The curtains are of embroidered lace, and lambre- quine of lace are sometimes used, but mnot as effectively as those of heavier goods. Occasionally, real or hand-made lace curtains are imported, but they are only made Yo order, a8 _they cost chout 6,00 a windov, and paf y ore not very extonsively used. The opposite extreme is Nottingham lace, which is now woven in very handsome patterns, closely” imitating the finer qualities. For bedrooms, glnin or dotted muslin is preferred for drapery, oth for videauz de fenetre and the toilelte garnie. These are edged with puffs over ribbon which must hermonize in color with the lambreauing and the other furnishings, and are finished with- fluted rufles. Cornices are principall made of bleck walrut, with gilt mouldings or tracings, but should always correspond with the mirror-frames where pior-glaszes ero used, and are frequently made to join the ornamental work which decorates the mirrors ab tke top. The most elegant hangings, however, consist of a combination of the fong curtain and the lambrequin, in silk, with insidelace cur- tains and the lace shade. Porticresarocomfort- eble additions to aroom, preventing o rush of cold air from a suddeniy-opened door, or con- cealing the catrancs to an inner room. They are growing in popularity, and supplement the other hangings to a room very acceptably. el A P i THE BOSTON MAN. Slowly & Boston msn Fricd {n hisstoro Where, seeling salvage, He'd Galuod upper-foor 3 Singing, A threnody ‘Write for me ROw, Julia Ward—Julia Ward— Julia Ward Howe. Came a Fire Company Under the sush, Rearing the ladders thero; Quick as a flash ; Crying, *To resctio thes, Norwich ascends 3 Buton man, Boston man, Help bring thy friends " Peered then the Boston men Down through tho smoke, O'er where the lndder-end Cusement had broke; Asking, with dignity, “ Answer me true— Norwich men, Norwich men, ‘What would 5o do2” Up spake a Norwlch man, Toised on a rung, Bresking tho eashes in, Red spurks among,— #Wo, Dy thy city’s light, Come to aseist 3 Boston man, Boston Give us thy fist " Back sprang tho Boston maz, Splendidly proud, ing, while flames around ‘Wove him a ehroud : ¢ Qutside assistance i Of him the scorn, Geatlemen, geaticmen, Who's Boston born 17 ‘Wildly the Norwich men ‘Swarmed up amain, Vainly to rescuo him ‘Seen not again ; And clen o threnody Writes for him now Julia Ward—Julia Ward— Julia Ward Howe | —Orpheus C. Eerr, —_—— EUMOR. Belle mettle—A young lady's temper. —Case of kid-nspping—Young goat asleep. —Why does Dr. Cumming's eon resemble a lady recovering from s fainting fit >—Because he’s a Cumming, too. —Query—=XNeed o vender of chessmen he a pawnbroker ? —So fair thou art, I hardly deem'd thee human ‘But thou haa left me, 60 I know thou’rt woman. —01d Equestrian : *Well, but you're not the boy I left my horse with!" Boy: “ No, sir; I jest spekilated, and bought 'ira of t'other boy for Bix cents!” —A Washington streot boy received a dollar for learming eight hundred Bible versos, and has bo‘ndihfi with it a handsome deck of linen-back cards. —Never have a wooden leg made of oak, be- cause the ook is apt to produce a-corn. —A carpenter in love is not apt to be as hand- some as his sweetheart, becausa he is almost always o good deal planer. foreign medical journal remarks that the 'most warlike nation in modern times is vaccina~ tion, becauso it is always in arms, i —Jacksonville, Tenn., young ladies tie up their taper fingers, and when the young gentlemen c&ms in the evening inquire tho cause, blush- ingly reply: I burnt them whilo broiling the Dbeefsteak this morning.” —To a Nautical Correspondent—No, thero is no likeness between & diamond peck-pin and Afr. Ashbury's yacht, except, by-the-way, when it is on the bresst of o heavy swell, —An inebrinted stranger precipitated himeclf down the depot stairs, and, on striking the landing, reproachfully apostrophized himself with: ¢ If son'd been a wantin' to come down stairs, why'n thunder didn'tyou say 80, you wooden-hended old fool, an’I'd come with you an’ showed you the way.” —A Graceless Child.—Uncle George. *¢ ‘For all that we're going to receive,’ ” etc. Tiny Tim. *Novw, read your pTr.te, Aunt Mary, and sce what that says ™ —A sympathetic Norwich man stogping in Boston, on learning thet to check the fire a grent many buildings must bo blown up, at once offered to contribute his mother-in-law for the purpose. gt —A grave-digger, walking in the streets of Windsor the other day, chanced to turn and notice two doctors walling behind him. He stopped till they passed and then followed on behind them. *And why is this?” said they. T Lnow my place in the procession,” said ho. —3['lle Berdon, & French dressmaker, tired of oppreesion, plunged iuto tho Seine, with the words: *Wo have no liberties.” When she was promptly pulled out sho finished the ides: “They don't even allow us to drown our- selves.” 3 A rocking-horse in an Indiana avenue family ‘has two yards of red flannel about its neck, and smells strong enough of arnica to knock over en apothecary from the city. The youthful owner cannot go to school because his horse is sick. —When Shakspeare wrote about patience on a monument, did he rofer to doctors’ patients? No. How do you know he didn’t? Becauso you always find them under o monument. —A man died recently at Crestline, Ohio, un- dor circumstances so destitute, that a fow rich old curmudgeons in town clubbed together and butchered his hogs for the widow, each one, however taking home & choice tit-bit of pork for thus helping the widow and fatherless in their ‘our of trouble. —The Mayor of Boston has issued a procla- mation forbidding the use of bustles of news-~ epers conteining meps of the burnt district. o aays ho wants- his. rellow-citizens to realizo the full extent of their calamity. » —The latest definition of -a gentleman is “a man who can put on 2 cleen collar without being conepicuous.” . —A gentleman meeting o friend who was wasting away with consumption, exclaimed : “Ah, my dear fellow, how slow you walk!® Yos,” replied the consumptivo, “I walk slow, ‘but I'm gowng fast.” —A young man who vent West from Dan- ‘bury, Conn., a fow months 8go, has sent only ono letter home. It came Fridey. It gaid: ¢Bend me a wig.” And his fond parents don’t know whether he is scalped or married. — Gentlemen, where do you thinl that beef- steak comes from ?” said the landlord, planting his thumbs in his waistcoat arm-holes. = * From near the horns,” was the quiet repiy of one of the boarders. It is singular, but that land- lord has not put any conundrum to those board- ers since. ~ —4Well, my child,” said a stern_father to his little daughter after chureh, “what do you re- ‘member of all the preacker 5id #” “ Nothing,” was the timid reply. * Nothing,” eaid he ge- yerely; ‘“now, remember, the next time yon tell me somethiing he suys, or_you must stay away from church.” The next Sunday she came home, her eyes all excitement, “I remember something,” she said. “ Ah! very glad of it,” roplicd tho father ; “what did he say? “He said,” she cried delightedly, ‘ ¢ A collection will now be made.’ ” —Here is an anecdote from Mr. Field's “Yes- terdays with Authors,” too good to be lost: One night when Mr. Tields was touring it with Hawthorne in their native land, they made the Roquaintance of & cabin boy, off duty, who was reading & large volume, which proved, on in- uiry, to be a commentary on_the Bible. When Havthorne questioned bim why ho was rending then and there that particular book, he replied, with o knowing wink, “ Thero's considerbls her'sy in our place, and I'm s-studying-up for em ! The occupants of a room over the study of Professor Jamen Hedly, of Yulo Collego, who died last Thursdey, Wore once interrupted, while boxing and rolling dumb-bells over the floor, by a gentle tap 2t the door. After the customery “Come in,” the door was slowly opaned by the old Professor, who said, with & smile, in his peculiar halting way, * Young gen- tlemen, I would be pleased to See you in my room st any time, but I wonld rather have you come in through the door than the ceiling.” —SBeveral months ago, & little boy named Seger became interested in the children of the Howard Mission, and_determined to do what he could for them. It is not much, apperently, a Loy of soven years can accomplish in this direc~ tion, but Le went to work with a will, saved the penuies given him, ran of errands, and picked up bits of iron and sold them. On Saturday he opened his treasurc-box, and found therein two dollars and eighty-thre ccuts, with which he bought a broken-lock pistol. and has twenty- eight cents lett. So much for perseverance.— Danbury Netws, A QUEER STORY. Az Nllegitimate Som o2 the First Nae peleon Secluded in the Rocky Moune tains. ia City Yontanian, of the grcut stampede to Alder Gulch in the year 1864, unknown, scarcely seen after arrival, and never mingling viih the busy, grasping gold hunters, was an 2ged Frenchmen who went by the name of Lounis Schion. His cold, dark eyes, 2s he wandered up the gulch to tho camp of the gold-seekers, bos tokened no thirst for the golden fortunes that lay in his pathway ; but scemed fixed in sadness on space, as_if continually gazing back throngh the vista of memory to note each step of fpmgrtssa made from unpleasant ecenes left behind. Aside from this ead, silent demeanor, there was nothing remarkable in his contour, At that time he was perhaps a man some 55 yeers old ; his once black locks were niow thickly sprinkled with the frosts of approaching 2ge, and his step was that of a man oF'70, but stil” presonted & certain fimnoss that spoke of a stalwart form and rugged con- stitution. His head was decply set in hi3 shoul- ders, and & grim scowl continually played over his hard aud wrim;:lea_cmmcmmmh Dresscd like the ordinary pilgrim, among the motle; o whieh (hen thronged tho trlch, he ens. ated no unusual remark, and his presence was soon almost forgotten. Boon after his arrival ho sought 2 secluded nook on Daylight Gulch, then unprospected, and built himself” o cavo in the hill, forming its east bank. With whet little funds Lo posseased, he laid in & supply of win- ter's grub, cut snd piled up in faont of his unique dvwelling a store of Wwood, and, to our Imowledge, did not egain visit Alder or Virginia for two yoars, snd was scarcely scen by any ono during that time. Accepling the fact that ho was arecluse from choice, and too busy to caro how Le lived, or wish to pry into his secrets, tho fow who knew of his existenco did not visit or annoy him with questions. With the comin of the spring of 1906, Lio would occasionally find his wey down tothe bustling camp, buy a few necessaries, and, without interchanging a word moro than necessery in making his parchases, again seek hisretreat. In this way the old man bas lived since the fall of 186i{—nearly nino years—maintaining the while the eame non- communicative habits as on his first arrival ; though he has been at times compelled to ask for credit at the stores, assigning as a reason that he was out of funds ot present, but ex- pected money aoon. His requests were always medo with & air of self independence, and on the lenst hesitation to grant them he would quickly turn on his heel and stride away in.of- fendel dignity. Always failing to pay 2t the u.gpoinwd or mly other time, he soon began to bo looked upon as on object of charity, and the merchants either gave him supplies or charged them to the county. Too proud to agk for alms, he would sometimes, when out of food, wait until & beef Dad been slaughtered, and then, at midnight, fil:da from his hut in search of the refuse. We wve watched his career with 2 great deal of in- terest, and have more than once walked toward his lone habitation for the purpose of unravel- ling the mystery with which he kas surrounded bhimself, but failed to accomplish onr desire un- til lato 'in the afternoon of Sundey lost. Pro- vided with & few dainties and a flask of liquor with which to inspire conversetion, we ap- proached his miserable lair. Stop) ut .the entrance, accosted politely, offered our dainties, and taking & seat upon an uncouth chair told him the purpose of our visit. He seemed at first angry, then coldly dignified, and ns we were about losing hope of a successful interview, he estended his hand toward us. Tears came to the old man’s eyes, end in a quivering voica he said: “I have lived in this hovel nearly nine years, and no human being until you has taken Bufficlent interest in me to inguire of my past history. Iam getting to be an ol ‘man, andhave often wished that some one (that I could think would belleve me) to tell my story—a history of mylife. I am a wreck, you see, physically; trouble, dessnir, a feeling of unappreciation, rivation and exposure have added not a little 0 hurry on & death I feel &t _any moment may rostrate my q‘ ied frame. What I am now in isposition, I huve been from childhood, o re- cluse, 2 stoic, a cynio and misanthropist. Tho nourishment I drew from my mother’s breast was prognant with them all. . “‘From early childhood these principlesweroin- culeafed within me. And when I grew toben man J cherished them, and enjoyed the eatisfac- tion of knowing that all men were hypocrites, fulse creatures of circumstance—n master that e will fit the samo erson for the pul- it or the ibbat. hated the world efore I left my mothor's Lknee. I am intuitively what I am. Ibavo s story, o strange and curious one, and for forty years have had a secret_which was imparted to me b} my mother (the Holy Virgin bless her sainte goul) on the night of her death.” Here the old man went to tho cornor of his hut, and after yemoving o considerable amount of rubbish, produced s emall shect-iron box, some sis inches square, and from it took o bundlo of yellow, partly decayed papers, and said: **These papers wero given me by my mother at the exme time the secret was told me, to sub- stantiato the truth of the story of my lite. No human being bas ever heard from my mouth any port of that story. My reagon for keeping it to wmyself was I knew it would not be believed if told, and I dresded the thought of being considered an impostor by the human hyenas I o thoroughly detested. But I cannot expect to live much longer; snd though Deatl's, to some, Medusian ferrors would have beon s wolcomo' visitor to mo at eny time during my aimless life, I fcel now that be- fore spring comes again will bein snother world.” So if you wish to hear I will tell you the Bubstance contained in these papers. We denoted our eagerness to his story, imd the old man procecded in substance as fol- ows : ¢ At the battle of ern, fought the 22d day of May, 1809, betweon the frat Napoleon and the Archduke Charles of Austria, the brilliant and fiery Marshal Lanncs was mortally wonnded ; ho was taken from the ficld to the house of one Wsrock Schon, situsted betwoen the village of Eesling and the Danube, and about six miles from tho latter. Marshal Lannes was the bosom friend and favorite of the Emperor Na~ poleon, and he visited the dying Marshal at the house spoken of immediatoly after the battlo and before the retreat of the French army. Wyrock Schon had a beautiful daughter, who had just reached the consum- mate bud of womanhood. Napoleon saw her on his firat visit and became enamored with her lovaliness, and on the 8th of July following, af- ter the brilliant victory of Wagram, he went again to the house of Schon, ostensibly for the ufiom of thanking him for his care of the o Marshel, bat o8 events will show, for the real purpose of ruining and destroying Schon's innocent and benutiful daughter. She was no peasant girl, nor one of essy virtue; the family tas on old and respected one, and traced its escutcheon back as far as could the ancient house of Hapsburg. hile at Schon's Napo- leon became intimate with Marie, and is it- o wondor that tho seme brilliancy, ‘magnetism, and supernatursl powers that had subdued kings and csptivated multitudes of soldiers, could not be withstood by poor Marie? No. The daughter of Cmsars succumbed to his demands, countenanced by her Imperial father, and only had the cloak of an nnlawful divorce to ehicld her from therightful epithet of mistress, To have tho great Napoleon for a lover, even though inan unlewful menner, blinded her virtue, and she fell. By promises, commands (as only he could command), and protestations of love, he succeeded in his purposo, and Iam the issue. If you haveread of his treatment of Josephine, his treatment of Hortense, as believed by many who knew him best, his treatment of thousands of other women with whom he was furrounded you cannot disbelieve this atory of the trestment of my mother, Marie Schon. My mother, when Napoleon first met_her, was &n ianocont, confiding girl. She had resd of other great men loving below their station, and did not suspect his treachery. The conse- quence was, when, after the Austrian campaign of 1609, ho returned to Paris, and desorted her, she discovered his trne purposa and her guilt, a feeling of remorso and shame almost_drove her mad. You know during this year it was that he divorced his true and lawful Wife, the noble and warm-hearted Josephine, and married Rlaria Louisa of Austria. " During the winter of 1809-10, my mother dis- covered herself o be enceinte. This dded to her melancholy and shame, prevented hor from discovering har condition {0 her father ; and in an hour of extreme grief, she fled from home and became—a wanderer. — Half crazed and without s purpose, she loitered—a dpcmr, inex- perienced girl—through Hungary and Southern Germany for several months, and arrived, she gearcely knew how, in Paris on the 2d day of April, 1810. ¥ Pariswas aglow with oxcitement ; every street andevery housewasablaze with revelry, and tho same words were on every lip—the marriage of Nepoleon and Maria Louiss, On this day the nuptial ceremony was celebrated at the Tuil- erics. Woman’s strategy is wonderful in any emer~ gency, butin the instance I sm about to relate, that of my mother seems almost to have been directed by Divinity. She soon diecovered the cauge of the revelry, and not considerine the - loso my self-respect and all dcsire to become broad gulf existing between herself and her Imporial seducer, sho determined to see him. Procaring s uniform worn by Napoleon's Old Guard, end with other necessary disguises, she made her appesrance at the Tuileries. By epeaking of incidents at Jena and Austerlitz, aho nttracted attention, and esked to see the old Commander. Napoleon was notified of thofact of one of his Old Guard being below. Gushingwith happiness and satisfaction, and no doubt thinking that noticing one of his old veterans on such an occasion would weigh well with the army, he had Marie brought up. She feigned to havo a secret of military impor- tance to communicats, and was given a private audience. Atthis interview my mother discoy- ered herself to Napoleou and tearfully told him of her condition. He spurned her, told her he knew nothing of ker wrongs, end advised her to havo the police conduct hor to & lying-in hos- ital. As n matter of course, Ehe was arrested. uite a stir wes created over & reported attempt on the Emperor's life on his nuptial night. She told her simple story, bufit was not believed. By some she was called crazy; by others a vile woman. Thet night, in a prison in.thecity of Paris, I was born, April 2, 1810, and am, there- fore, 62 years and 7 months of age. This last blow was a severe cno; ehe became aware that it would be worse than folly to con- tinue the story of her amour with Napoleon, and never offer mentioned it until the night of her death. Her sorrows at the period men- tioned were almost unbearable ; but sho had a child to sustain, and her dutyto God and her offspring destroyed all allurcments of & suicidal death. She lived for hor child alone. After re- covering she was_released from prison and im- mediately crossed the channel to England, and for ten years worked at anything and ever{’thinfi that would enzble her to support herself an About this period in my history I began to renlize my existence, and myself remember all the incidents in my life since then. I remem- ber my mother at that time as a melancholy, de- jected, silent, unearthly-appearing woman. = We wero buffetted about from place to place, ekin, out s migerable existence; and when grew oldor I would esk my mother where we came from, and of the whereabouts of my father. Al such questions were answered eva- sively, which caused me to reason with myself, untilat length I concluded I had no father that would own me, and that my mother (Heaven forgive mo tne thought!) had been a bud woman, This caused me to lose my love and respect for her to a great extent, and also to ‘more than what I was—an outcast. 8o the time passed with her and I mntil the summer of 1832, In August of that year she was confined to her bed in s miserable hovel on en obscure strect in London. On the 12th of the month she told mo the story of her life and my own, aad giving me these papers to prove its truth, tvo days after sho diod. Alone! I buried her; and if, before I was a misanthrop- ist, I wvas now an arch-hater of ell mankind. I loved my mother, but did not_Iove her until sho was in the grave—nntil ehe did not require my love or tseistance. For this I have cussed my existencs, and think I deserve the punishment of the dsmned ! ‘Well, :he remainder of my story is soon told. I went'fom London to_ Lssling, in Austria; fonnd persons who had heard of Wyrock Schon, but none that had known him. He and his wifs had died, they said, long years before: and this wasall thai conld bo told me about them. I knew if I told my true storyI would either to put into an insena asylum o prison; therefore, like my mother, kep it to myself. From Austria I went to France, and from thers to Canada; lived there in the pine forestsin much the same manner I do here. Ileft Can- ada,-efter a time; lived in soveral of the States; stopped & short time at St. Joseph, Mo., an came tc Montana in 1864. I don't know why I came hare or went to Canada. I am never satis- | fied in any place. I have always wanted to get away from human beings; it is irksome to have any ons about me. I have told you all my story now—Iwish you wonld go away and let mealona. No! Ivant nothing! and, if you will go away, and not come back any more, or let any one else come back, and let mo die in peace, Ido not think jour conscience will have any cause to trouble you on my account. SPANISH KINGS AND QUEENS. In former years, when the Kings of Castile were elected by ‘the Barons, they told the sovereign at his cornation that they who sanc- tioned it were his equals, and, unitod, his supe- riors; and that they conferred mpon him the regal power, and promised to oboy him, provided o continued to respect their rights ; and if he did not, then not. But in 1830 the sovereign wos worshipped by his unwuxthi subjects, men like himself, with a slaviehness hardly less base than thereverence paid to the Grand Lama; and the once chivalrous house of Burgundy had de- generated so fearfully that it was remarked by a contemporaneous historian that Charles V. wass, warrior_and a_King, Philip IL a King only, Philip IIL. and Philip IV. not even Kings, while Charles IL. was not even s men. 'The latter im- becilo eoversign Wwas & mere machine, Whose every etep, word, and action were regulated by an unchangeable system of etiquette, which set at naaght volition’; and whose appearance, &8 one moy etill see in_his portrait in Madrid, was that of bopelegs idiocy, which was his real characier. %fiscusmme, also strictly regulated by etiquette, consisting Of 5 xigid bisck velvet dress, with' the huge golilla (ruff) encircling Lis neck—painfully suggestive of the Lead of John tho Laptist in & chargor—strengthens his resemblance to an zutomaton. The irrational and impious system of King worship was im- menzely popular, and the Spaniards even com- mitted the impiety of speaking of las dos ma- Jjostades (the two majesties), coupling the sa- cred host with their earthly sovereign, and thus adding sacrilege to their national sins. In their most violent revolts the Spaninrds never thought of deposing the King ; slways shouting “ Vira el rey absoluto I” whether he was o tyrant, a knave, or an idiot. Finally, their manners grew intolerablo; political bigotry and fanaticism ruled the kingdom ; and irreligion was £0 uni- versal that assassinations wero nsually made in churches, even at the hour of tho holy sacrifice! Crime remained unpunished, or was condoned ; and the proverbial delays of the law Were pro- Tonged fenfold. 4 At tho time of my tour Ferdinand VIL had been dend about three years; lis infant dangh- ter, Isabel IL., was the titular Queen; and her mother, Maria Chnistina of Naples, third wifo of Ferdinand, was Regent of the Kingdom. The 0ld King hiad reigned with sbsoluto power for more than fwenty years over a &p ation of 12,000,000 of Spaniards, who, almost uneni- mously, had. hailed his accession to the throne of the Bourbons, loudly clamoring for the an- cient regfme of éeupofism. Tho vox populi be~ ingin foll harmony with the secret wishes of the King, with the concurrence of the army and the armada (navy), he issued a decree an- nulling every ach of the Cortea paseed during his_captivity in_ France,—which acts wero ex- ceedingly liberal,—and Testoring the absolute monarchy. This mensure was received with im- mense enthusiasm. The sight of & whole na- tion thus debasing itself, and eagerly riveting chains npon its own limbs, is melancholy in- deed; but the fect is beyond dispute. This cowardly weakness was pQrticu]l#‘fi lamentable in this instanco; for Ferdinand ViL. was a weak ‘mon, depraved in heart and corrupt in life, with scarcely & redeemin%\qunhty. His firat wife was his cousin, Maria of Naples—slovely, gentle, and affactionafe Princess; but hor bratel husband blighted her life, and sho periehied, as thore is every renson to believo, by poison adminis- tered by his hand, He then sought a wife among Napoleon’s family; but the Emperor thought he could not recommend for & husband o man who had attempted the life of both lus parents, end had murdered his wife; 80 the offer was declin- ed ; and, eight years afterward, Ferdinand mar- ried his hiece, Marin of Portugal. At the samo time, his brother, Don Carlos, wedded s Princess of tlie same royal house. Ferdinand hated his brother, and desired to shut him out from the succession. In lessthan one year, the Queen died childless; and, a few months afterward, the King, anxious to secure on heir, took another ‘bride—Maria Amelia of Saxony. ~ Meantime i purrections, executions, imprisonments and mis- ery afflicted poor Spain. For ten years the Queen endured herhusband, and then gank childless into the grave, leaving Ferdinand, & worn-ont debauche of 45, imbecils in mind and body, but still haunted by the thought that the_ eceptre wonld pass into the hands of the hated Carlos. His last bride was Maria Christiana of Naples, & frivolous girl of 20, without conscience or moral scruples, but gifted with & considerable amount of shrewd- ness, which fitted her admirably for the palace intrigues in which she became go famous, Almost ber first act after marrisge was to take as her lover one Munoz, a private sol- dier in the King's life-guard, a young, handsome, and vigorous manm, but of the Iowest extraction, manners, and deportment, She lavished wealth and titles upon this person, creating him Duke of Rianzares ; and with her friendsexulted in the probable success of their scheme to secure an heir to the throne, and thus defeat the pretensions of Carlos. There was only one drasback to this little game, which was that, should the offspring of a Queen prove a female, Carlos would be still the next in succession, under the Salic law, which had Eir:\-med in Spain for 150 years. While all the gdom anxiousiy awnited the issue of the ac- couchment of the Queen, the Carlist narty wera | dismayed by the promulgationof o decree by the King revoking the Salic law, and_transmit- ting the crown to femalesin defenlt of mele heirs. On the 10th of October, 1830, & daughter— afterwards Isabells IL—was born; and s for- -midable insurrection having broken out in Mad- rid, the King repealed his obnoxious decree, but 2gain reaflirmed it after tho crisis had passed. There is no doubt that the Queen procured, by her influence over the miserable old monarch, the execution of these several decrees, and even i i i ing them for Ferdinand and lived secluded in his palace, entirely under his wife’s influence. She thus secured a party in her favor, which she used every means to strengthen, snd finally the old ng exhausted by his excesses and sick- mess, delegated reg: nuzhori%hto his wife a3 a reward for her wifely care. 8 £wo parties of Clristians and Carlos now secretly prepared to appeal toarms; but their preparations wers suspended upon the announcement that the Queen was again sbout to become & mother; for, should the issue be & son, Carlos would have no cleim. After s few months of hopes, fears, end doubts on all sides, tho Queon gave, birth to another daughter—tho Infante Louisa. Finally the old King was called mvng, end died Sept. 29, 1833, His death-bed was the econe of quarrels, reproaches, and even blows, among his affec- tionate relations, who departed with maleyolence in their hesrts to summon their ad- herents on either side; and the eivil war, 80 long deferred, at Iast broke out. I frequently sew the Queen Regent and her two daughters, and can vouch for their fine sppearanco ; but, that they had much Bour- bon blood in thelr veins, I presume no one in Madrid could bo found o credulous as to main- tain, expecting to be believed. The well-known foct that Dona Christina continued to increaso her femily after the death of Ferdinand VIL., end profited by her position to mequire the means of supporting them all handsomely, may be of interest to those who ardently admire roy- 2l institutions. ., Even from the foregoing meagro statement, it must sppear that no nation in history was ever g0 entirely abandoned to the adoration of senaeless eccontricities as was Spain. She ep- ears to bo isolated from the rest of the world in thonght and feeling, and hes been governed by passions and vices' apparently most incom- patible. In no other country hasthe monarchic- 2l principle of Government obtained so much discredit. For four centuries the Spanish crown hes never been worn by an enlightened sove- reign devoted to the interests of iis people, or degorving any better fato than historic igno- miny; yet Spaniards have continued to hnlggvu inthelr rulers, to fight for them, to die for them, and even to_prostitnte the comntry for their interests. What willbe the end? The answer is, that Spaniards have always been fanatics in politics, and ¢ Espanolismo” has ever been their teat of truth, An abandonment of that false standard must precede the intel- lectual. Until then, liber! ill be unknown to her, and progress impossible.—General Revere. ROYAL AND IMPERIAL JOKERS. Josting with Kings, particalarly uninvited— why, it was ag if & Swimmer, however experi- enced, should venfure within the smooth but death-bearing current of Niagara, which inevit- nbly carries all within its power over the falls, People have played littlo toasing jokes with ele~ phants, and when the jokers have forgotten all sbout it the gravely-majestic beast has put his foot upon the offender, and crushed the humor out of him forever. I has been just 8o with malice-bearing monarchs, and with courtiers who thought they might joke with them. The incarnation” of such monarchs existed in the person of an African King named Chaka. He was given to joking at others, and woe betide them if they did not burst with ec- stacy at the joke; but if a “fellow of infinite ‘humor” hnpimad to cap the fifl joke with a better, Chaka broke into hilarity, which he ended by exclaiming, “Cut off that wretch's head; ho has made mo laugh.” The Cewmsars must have been almost as dreadfully dangerous men to joke with o8 Chaks. The great Julius, indeed, after ho became great, had no leisure for jesting, but was the cbject_of some popu- lar jokes, which he took with indifference. The guests of Augustus were afraid to ‘ crack & joke™ in his presence. They would whisper onetoa neighbor, and then turn pale if the Emperor invited them to ‘“speak up.” The imperial table was as grand and dull as that of tho copper Augustus, Louis XIV., and the Em- peror had recourso to merry-andrews, just as the Grand Monarque had to harlequins. But the harlequins of those days wero gentlemen and scholars. Tho grim Tibering, on the other hand, wae remarkably facotious, His delight was 10 puzzle his learned guests with unan- swerabla questions, suchas, “What was thename of the song the Syrens sang ? ” and the like. Fancy half s dozen members of the the Societ; of Antiquaries during with Her Majesty an: huin]g_imvt}ly osked who built the marble halls the Bohemian girl dreamt she dwelt in? or what was the Christian name of the ‘¢ Minstrel Boy 7" and at what period _*¢Auld Lang Syne” had been young? Nevertheless, Tiberius was a nicer man to deal with than Oaliguls, sll of whoso jests were brutally cruel, in words, and oftener in deeds. What 2 cruel joko was that when, having nothing onbut the linen apron of & vietim-slayer, he raised the mallet, and, instead of slaying the beast, knocked out the brains of the sacrificing riest! Claudius was too huge a feeder to ave appotite for wit; bt he would have eaten the whole beast thet Lis predecessor shonld have killed. Yet Clrudius, balf beast, himself, had a good deal of the scholar in him; us Nero -had, who loved science, sdmired art, was mildly witty, and therewith 2ssavage asan insane hyena. We must excopt the occasions of his visiting the theatre, when ke sat in en upper seat, and found delight in flinging nuts down upon the bald head of the prator below. That official was as proud of the atfen- tion as if every nut had been on especial honor. Joyless Galba bad none of the Neroic fun in him. But_though not mirthful himself. Galba could smile when he heard the popular slang name, in allusion to his flat nose, ** Simius.” His successor, Otho, was just such o Wit 23 & man might be expected to bo who washed his faco in asses’ milk. If witty men went away ffom him feeling dull and heavy, itwas the result of their exchanging ideas with their imperial ‘master, He had his wit at second hand, &5 Vitellus had, who got his jokes from a stage-player and charioteer, in more modern times, when Astley’s was in ils glory, and the clown of tho ring a joker that peo- lo went to listen to, that circus” clown got his jokes, not from his own brains, .but from the Westminster boya. Jokes used to bo made at Westminster as they now are at the Stock Ex- change, where fresh batches are served each morning, like hot rolls. But to return to the Cemsars. Perhaps Vespasian was a greater joker than any of them,but his jokes wero often broad and scurrilous. Titus was rather gracious than givén to_jesting, though Lo enjoyed one sorry . joke, in promisin% to every suitor that his request should bo grauted. They went away radiant. “ Every one,” he said, “ought to depart joyfully ffom tho presence of lis Prince;” and then, “the dolight of mankind # thought no more of his promise. The chief recreation of the gloomy Domitian was in playing dico; but he always won. Every an- tagonist knew what the joke would cost him if De beat tho Emperor. Altogethor, those twelve Cemsars were men componnded of the most oppo- gite qualities, with & small modicum of what is called wit among tho whole of them. Ot of all those who followed, one alono, Hadrian, made & standing and sterling joke—n joke which has descended to us and added a slang phrase to our vulgar tongue. To “ ecrape acqueintance comes to w3 from Hadrian. = He was ab the public baths one day, when he saw one of his veferan soldiers scraping his 1.15:1(1‘{l with a tile. That was such poor luxury thet Hadrian ordered that his old com- rade should be supplied with more smitable cleansing materials, and also with money. On a subscquent occasion, when the Emperor 2gain went to the bath, the spectacle before him wes highly umuing. A score of old soldiers who had fought under Hadrian were standing in the water, and each was currying himself with a tile and wincing at the self-inflicted rubbing. The Emperor perfectly understood what he saw and what was the purpose of the sight. ‘Ha! ha!” he exclaimed, ‘you had better scrape one another, mg fi[wd fellows!"” He added, “You certainly sl not scrape acquaintance with me !"—Temple Bar. A Cat’s Dream. ¢ Animals, especially the dog, cat, end parrot, often induige n tho bary of Sechong.. Taaoll respondent of Land and Water tells the follow- ing anecdote of o cat: “Bhe was very still, and "appeared to be fast aslesp, when suddenly she sprang into the mid- dle of the room, where sho fixed her feet on & limited spot on'the floor, to which algo her nose was apolied, 28 if closely grasping something sho held in her claws. This continued for & short time, when ihe nose was gently raised, and the vigible attention was directed to the feel, which gtill continued their grasp; but after & time one of them was graduslly removed, and then the other, at which puss &p- peared grenfly at & loss to imagine whither the imaginary object could huve gone, 80 a8 to escape her grasp. Shelooked in various directions along the floor, with & foolish face of confnsion : and then aeain her sttention wad die rected to the spot on which the feet were first' closely pressed,-as if to examire clozoly whether the presumed escape had, been by sinking through the floor ; and when this seemed nnsat- isfactory, the d.lsflpfmnfed 2nimal, now widely avwake, retired elowly from the spot ; but sho ror turned more thaa once to_Te-cxamine the place, a3 if ehe found it impossibls to comprehend how an object she had so plainly seon and grasped should have sunk into nothing. Many minutes elapsed before the cat appeared. to be Te onciled to the conviction that_what had been a dream was not in truth a reality.” DELUDED CLAIKANTS. In all times there havebeen persons convinced that they are entitled to groat estates if their claims £o the same conld only be proporly prose- cnted; and o bogns association, calling itsclf tho Hoir-at-Law Bociety,” was, some twenty years &go, started in London. In this country thera are, Heaven knows how many! deluded beings in search of the necessary evidence to convinca the courts that they aro entitled to the alleged vast property of Sir Francis Draks; whils in England, about every two years, there is a pro- digious excitement relative to an enormous es-* tate which, we believe, has some foundation in {fact, and is aid to have been accumulating sinca tho death of one Jennings, about & cen 850, Two clever London rogues, Hobbs and Tre- vor, one of whom has been bred to the law, determined to build their fortunes on this com- mon vein of human credulity. Having ascer~ tained that there were various persons in the mapufacturing district known as ‘“the black country,” in Staffordshire, heving claims to ex- tensiva estates, they concluded that this would prove o suitable field for their operations, and forthwith entered upon the fraudulent cam- l{‘lfi?e‘y gucceeded so well in their preliminary proceedings that, on [the 14th of July, 1870, no fewer than fifty persons interested in one of these claims met at & hotel at Wolserhampton, to decide npon the course to be taken. Mr. Hobbs took the chair, and made o most interesting statement. It must be premised that o short time previonsly the Queen, who has shown & special interest in ** the black country,” had paid it & visit, and the fact was farther wall kmown that 1t was specially at the request of Her Majesty, who may Lave heard that the morals of the district nu§ t be improved, that Bishop Bel accepted the chargo of diocese in which this part of England is situated. BIr. Hobbs, a gentleman of ingenions resources, de< termined to turn this point to account.” He stated, in “a feeling eddress,” that not only had ho been despatchied by the Lord Chencellor, to regain the money of which poor people had' been dispossessed, but_also that the Queen herself, since Her Masjesty's visitto olver~ ‘hampton, had felt deeply interested onbehalf ot the poor there, and had caused the Lord Chan- cellor to instrict him to go down into that part! of her dominionsand do whatever was naces~ Bary to geb their property restored. The meet- ing wonld, therefore, see that he was armed with considerable authority. Although ho was: g golicitor, connected officially with the Court of Chancery, and also with the Goyern- ment, the suit would not, of course, be insti- tuted without monoy.” One hundred pounds was required wherewith to start the cade. As there wers numerous families represented, he suggested that every person should: contributs £1, of which 4 part would be rtoceived by himself and part by his & clerk.” One cleiment had gone to the ‘meet- ing with one hundred pounds in his bag, and 80 great was his enthusiasm thas, holding it up, hocalled oub: * There ja tho one hundred pounds fo start with!” Hobbs, however, de- Clined the offer, saying there must be * equal- ity.” Money was subscribed, and a second meet- ing held. all about sixty pounds was paid in this matter. Tn another case tho prisoners were charged with defranding John Bullock, a retired collier, who had edvanced fo Hobbs four hundred pounds to pursue the claim made by some per- sons memed Btenton to £a estato scattered thronghont Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Staf- fordshire, and Snl(ég. Builock deposed thatthe* Stantons believed themselves to be the heirs to the estate, and they had employed Hobbs' to get it for them. Hobbs was down in- the neighborhood representing himself a8 a solicitor from the Court of Chancery, and, like the great M. Solomon Pell, intimate With the TLord Chancellor, and thab was the raeson why he went to him. When he went he said ; & Now, Alr. Hobbs, i2 you think it i2 theic roperty, get it ; but, if it 18 nof n 1 B e oy i Hlobbs fold him that ho was matisfied that the property was theirs, and he wua sure he could get it for them. He should roguire two hnnfl.refi and fifty pounds to start the csse, and fifty pounds down to pay the counsel and the court fees. Bullock gavehim fifty pounds, and asked him to ba faithfal to tha poor people. Hobbs put his hand into his, clasped it, and swore t he would be faithful, and that he was sure he could geot them the property, of which there was tiwenty thou- Band pounds slready in the Bank of England. Whenever money _waf wanted, the tantons ond _ Ballock were summoned to meetings ot the Vhite Lion, Bilston. Upon those occasions Hobbs and Tre- vor represented that the action wes going on right and well. Bullock was buoyed up from time to time by statements of this kind, accord- ing a5 money was wanted. Contributions were stimulated by statoments on the gm of Hobbs, such as that he could get £100,000 as s bribe on the other side if ho_wounld abandon tho Stane tons, but he declined to be other than faithfalte them, At the close of the examination neither Hobbs. nor Trevor had any questions to put to the wit~ nesses, nor_any statement to make why they should not be committed. The stipendiary in- formed them that they would be commitipd for trial for defrauding Thacker and Bullock, and would be romanded for ex~ imanation in other cases relating to * theJen— nings property,” at Birmingbam, in which ons person alono is seid to have been defrauded oft one thonsand pounds. z _ The result of inquiry is, to furnish one more instance of the easo with which the ignorant can be impozed upon. . Here was a densely-pop- ulnted district, with, no _doubt, its fair share of attorneys, clergy and other peoplo of intelli= gence, who shonld surely have known that the Court of Chancery was notin _the habit of thus rosecuting inquiries ; yot public meetings ara fold in the prieipal town of the district, thous sands of dollars subscribed, and it is not until these poor people have been coolly plundered for two,_years that doubtsarose about their fleec- ers. which st length procured theirarrest. When, some years 3go, & well-known London soliciior pmveg 1 roguo and absconded, one of his clients thought it was high time to go down and * see that valaable suburban property,” on the mori- gage of which hobad advanced such & handsome Sum. Strange tosay, moone in the districk geemed ever to have heard of tho handsome crescent in question; end when at length he found himeelf in s deserted brick-field, and learned, beyond s doubt, that thia wasall the ‘security that eppertained to him, b fairly burst out laughing at the successful manner with which he had been utterly gemmoned. 1t is to be hoped that some of Messrs. Hobbs & Trevor's victims may be able tomeet their trouble;with similar sang-froid; but suchrogue- ries are apt to be avery sad andserious affair %o poor people.—Appletons’ Weekly CONTRAST. The exquisite charm of Spring’s first ringing laughe ter We measure only by the Winter's gloom The wailing winds, the whirling ~gnows, maks zoom In our hall-frozen hearts for sunshine after 1f every morn were fair, and all days golden, And only emerald tarf our footsteps trod, Our sated souls would tiro of velvetsod, Our eyes in spells of snow-capped peaks b holden] ‘We gauge the fow’ret’s besuty by the mould That lica 60 long and dark its sweetness over; As absence ‘his rapture for the lover Who sees no light til he fond cyea behold., S0 God be pralaed for wintry b if i lasts and Enows, ‘That end their lessons when the viclet blows ! —_———— Effect of London Water Upon the PDenizens of an Aguarinm. From the Pall Mall Gazettc. p The managersof the Cristal ‘Palaco Aquarium had, it appears, till lately been almost as unsuc- cessful in their fresh water tanks 8s thoy wera successful with their marine aquarium. As the snme amount of skill and care was brought ta bezr upon the one as upon the other, and as the management of fresh water fishes and aquatic animals is much less difficlt than that of the inhabitants of the ses, this ]frznt mortality wes » gonrce of surpriso 83 Well as of annoyance. The reason of it, however, hos been aacertained andwill be obviated. But the discovery suggesta onsiderations of mo small interest to a largo part_of ourI.ondmnpquhm . The Directors of the aquarium had unsuspectingly supposcd that water which is considered to be puro enough for us to drink wonld be pure enongh for fishes, water beetles and such small fry to llve in. They filled their tanks with the water supplied by the London company, and a3 thai water is always infected with recent sewage ti:a croatures were poisoned by it and died. Tho humsn frame is cspable of withstand stronger doses of poison, and only & cerisin proportion of the population sicken from the use of this water, while, except during lot weather and in cholera soasons, probably only a small percentace die.