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. When Dickens was \ | \ DICKENS. —_— The Second Volume of Fors- ter’s Life of the Great INovelist. s First Vigit ¢ America~-The “° Ameri- can Kotes */The Suppressed In. troductory Chapter, How He Felt and Agteq While Com- Posing---His Shakspeareanism, . Dickens as an Actor---“Sarah Ga{np" Again---The Start. ng of the London Daily News, TEE Lvg op G Tonstra, v SEARLES DICKENS. By Jomx Tippineit &CLO_D. cxlfl@:;—gzs.sfi. Philadelphis: J. B. Juusen, McClarg & Co, ime of thislife of Dickens, ared just & year 2go, Mr. Forster In the firgt volum, which sppe, v told usof . TIE GREAT XOVELIST'S BOTHOOD ; hig IDTe-a.flur with the lady who had the for- tune, if notto be Afre. Dickens, to be intro- Gaced to the worlg, 'and oo mendgd to posterity as Mrs, Copper- £ield No. 1,—dear, delightfal, silly little “ Doga.r* Ho relates Diclens' hopeless despairs at ‘being taken from echoo! and condemned to the drudg- ery of 2 blacking manufactory, in order that Mr. &nd Mrs. Micawber Dickens might be relieved of ia]ome of the burden of their multiplying fam- 5. visiting America, Daniel ‘Webster said he had done more to better the condition af English poor then al English statesmen combined—a Pogramist ro- mark, perhaps, but leavened with no lLit- tle truth ; and, though Dickens pitied himself most pethetically for his carly trials, it is essy or s to see how his faculties were sharpened to keener observation and brighter carieature; and how his father's impriconment for debt, and the dotention of the familyin the Marshalses, 2nd his own bad clothes, hard work, coarse com. panions in the blacking workmen, ahd gl his en- Forced familiarity with the low waterside of Lon- don, have all reappeared, to our delight and t, in his novels, which are so strikinglyanto- iographic, for Dickens can be read betwéen the lives of them all. The £rst yolume ends with an_account of the visit of Dickens to America when he took his ¢ Axcenicax Nores.” The Americans took notes of him at the same time. A voung lady of Cincinuati, who was present at the reception given the British lion at Judge Walker's, described him as dressed in 8 style which gave Lim an unpleasant likeness to s London Jew dressed for a half holiday. The_ gentlemen present, “ Boz ‘wrote Forster, ought to have been seen by him, as they appeered dressed in black broadcloth, spitting on the et at evening par- ties, chewing tobacco everywhere, and boring him beyond messure, This was when the Herald was the satirisi of America, and when “Boz” was welcomed 8s & deterter from the Bnhzhngristocrwy, and when & Cleveland paper, 8s Dickens was ap- roaching the city, predicted that * Hail Colom- is ” would be sung in Westminster Abbey before 1852! Whereupon “Boz" declined to receive the Mayor, who came to pay the belligerent respects of Clevelend. In ehort, this was the America of the Arkansas Traveller and 1542, In the first chapter of the sccond yolume, there js priated for the first time the SUPPRESSED INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER 40 the *‘American Notes,” of which the most significant paragraphs follow. 3t this book should fall into the hands of any eensi- tive American who cannot bear o be told that the working of the institutionsof his country is far from pesfect ; that, in epite of the advantage she has over all Sibier nations in the elostic fresbness and vigor of her Fouth, ke is far from being a model for the carth to Ccpy ; npd that, even in those pictures of the national ers with which be quorrels most, . there i3 still - (e Lageo wE <=vzral zonrs. each of which he may wirly suppoeed its stride in Laprove > Y 2l {aatis just and true at this hour,—i6t him EZ 1t down nors, for X hall zot please him, Of the selligent, reflzcting, and educated among his country- mmen, I Jiave no feur ; for I have ample reason o bi lieve, after mauy delightful conversations not casily fo B forzolten, that there are very fow fopics (i 205) on which {Zeir sentiments differ materially from asked, *If you have been in any Tespect be d in Americd, and are assured beforehand Le expreceion of your disappointment will give ofence to 2oy daes, why do you write at all 27 ATy +1 went there expecting greater things £ban I fcund, and resclved, as far asin me lay, to do Justice to the country, at the oxpeaso of any (in my Ticw) mistken or prejudiced statements that might 2 beon mele {0 its disparagement. Coming howmo Fith 2 gorrost sobered judgment, T consider my- 52l 10 less Louud to do Sustice £5 whit, 26cording 16 ¥ best muans of Judgmient, I found to be the troth. The same intrepidity that hmpelled Mr. Dick- ¢ er given him in this country, to iracies of our publishers on the ¥ of European writers, led him 10 for * American Notes,” 28 Lappily rejected by his en from ke Beneh, the Soli- isorved (ot this kind of notescir- uxfvely in those perts of the ‘were stolen and forged.—Old Bailey ¥to getwithin the areana of ¢ men iz iable, Not the DICL] “sto the rcom whore th £lows us how nt of leisure endtehed from £ JMeriin Churzlewit,” it feemed 0 master him by 8 power wiilin axd still above him, Torster teils “Low be wept over if, end loughed, and sud exeited himself {:*an extra- ordinary Gegree, and how he walked, thinking of it, fifieen iwenty miles about the black Etrects of Loudon, maiy and many a night afior all ecber folks had gone tobed. And when it was done, as e told oar friend, Mr. Felton, in America, he Jet himeelf loose like a madman. ” THILE COMPOSING “° THE CHIMES,” he wrote to Xir. Forsier, “It hos & great hold on me, and Las affected me in the doing in divers strong weys, deepls, forcikiy.” In anotiier letter, be gay&: I am in regular, ferocious excitcment with * The Chimes ;' get up et7; Lavo 2 cold bait before breskfast; and bizze awey, wratkful and red hot, uniil 3 o'clock or so, when I usually knock off, anless it rains, fortheday. * * * I am fiefcoto finishin & spurit beas'ing some affinity to thoze of truth and mercy, a0d 1o iume the cracl and canting, I bave nch forpotien my catechism. Yes, verily, and with God's belp Twitl.' Ag; T Liope you wil like the little boo Since I eanesived, attho Leginning of the sec art, what must heppen in {be thirg, {' vo _ undergome a5 minch sorrow 2nd itation as the " were Tesi, and heve wakezed upw : cbliged o Jock myeelf in when I finiched it yusterday, for my face was ten for tho time fo twice its proper size, end was hugely ridion- 8" DICKENS' ILL) Dickens gave the art books no Etrle trouble. require exacting. He builtup temoles in Lis m (vere not always mrkable with hands, He over- flowed with suggestions for devigns, tnd was very vigorous in his demards for their artistic Fopresentation. There hzvo been ridiculovs cages, Dickens’ relalions f an opposite character, "nd that he was inspired by them. One of the most notable of these stories Mr. Farster con- tradicted in his preceding volume, but it Lias been repeated £o explicitly that he returns to fho sobject. He gays : i Tt origimated with 5 literars friend of {ho excellent ~Hist by whom “Oliver Twist" was filuirated from “ponth to month, during the eurlier part of its sucufly me. This gentlemsp otat:d, inz paper written plished in America, that Cruikskunk, by ezoru. ing the plates before opportussity wus zfforded him of g O b lotter-prese, had sugzistad fo the writer the s effects {n bis Storys zud to this, oprosiug my et pecollection of all the time the taie e i cicur 2008 eeamo my duty to say hat, wid Test a1 mowledge, the allezed fact P rdons,” the artist is reporied es saving to e #3crreted out that bundle of Y o e, eame o ibe one which represents Fugin in when e o lently studied it for Laif an hovr, aud el B s templed fo change tbe whole ‘story. ¢ * I consenled to write up to 1y designs; and that was the b Fagin, Sikes, and Nancy wero created. him 'y in whi - - observed the name, it T Happily, I was sble to dd the complete refutation of this follsby producing s letter of Dickers written ot the time, which proved incontestatly that tho closing lustratit, including the two specially named in Support f the proposterous charge,—Sikes and his Dog, and Fagin in his Cell,—had not’ even been fcen by Dickers until his finished book tle cve of Sppearane, As, however, fle distinguisbed artist Totwithstnding the rofroriment of Lis miemory by {ais lette, has permitted himeelf agein to indorse the staterent of hia iriend, I can only again print, . the amo page which contains ths strangs lan” guege ued by him, the words with which Dickens himgelf repels its imputation on his memory. This he gives in a fac-simile reprint of & lester, in which Dickens showed that the book Wasvwritten before he saw tho pictures from which, Mr. Cruilshanl’s injudicions ndmirer ssserted, were drawn Lis finest characters. DICKENS AND SHARSPEARE. : There is eomething very Shakspearcan in the dandon, the excess, the full-heartedness of Dickens’ imagination. Like Shakspeare, ho is possessed by his own creatures ; his tentences jeem with "the exuborant life of his fan- cies; and he levishes on every charac- ter 'malerial enough to equip o dozen ordinary dullards. He doesnot, of course, pre- seat us the page that Shekspeere does, for the materials with which he wove were deficient, and, evenif we were to indulge in a cruds form of comparison, and eay that Dickens was tho Shaks- peare of fiction, or that he was to the novel what the latter was to the drama, we should use on exaggerated expression to indicsto the re- sembiance. But resemblance there was. Shakspearean i3 an adjectivo often a plied fo tho writings of George Eliot,— of whose “ Scanes of Clerical Lifo, ” by tho way, Dickens said: ““They are the best things T hava seer since I began my course.” She deserves the title in one tion much moro than Dicl- ens, for her insight into character is clearer and deeper than his;’ she deserves it less than Dick- ens in another direction, for, true, and keen, and mesterful as George Elio's hand always is, it lacks that fierce enthusissm of faucy, that unrestrained roveling in its own picturings, _that riotous interplay of fig- wres, which is 60 strong o mentsl bent in Shakspeare and Dickens. Our com- Earison and contrast of Dickens and Shakspeare 28 been almost immaterial ; we have no desire topush it farther; but one other pointof strong eimilarity between them is their dramatic talent. Both were born ' actors,—born crestors of dramatic action. DICKENS AS AN ACTOR. How great an actor Dickens might havo been, We can only judge from his easy and full success in the excursions he made upon tho stago. His calling was perhaps higher, but it included tho lower. Ho had the creativo faculty in marvelous -development ; what he desired to express he be- came, whether it was Mr. Bqueers, or Fagin the Jo. The theatre had limits for Dickens ; he was greater in quickness of assumption than stea ness of delineation ; but he was marvellous in the exploits of his theatrical holidays, His own tasto was 80 correct, and his sensitivences to bad acting so tender, that he suffered fearfully from the spectacle, which ho ventured to eé only once, of the performance of plays adopted from his books. - Theso were multiplied remorselesly, and it was the subjectof compluint with hit ceagelesely. Mrs. Gamp, Tom Pinch, PIRACT. Another and graver -wroug wzs the pirzcy of his writinge, cvery one of which was Teproduced with ‘merely such colorable’ change of tille, incidevts, and names of characters, as were believed to be sufiicient to evado tho law and adapt them to “ penny” purchasers, This had been going on ever since the days of “ Pick- wick,” in many outrzgeous ways. Ina letter on the subject of copyright, publisned by Thomas Hood af- ter Dickens' return from America, he described what bud passed between himself and one of these pirates Who had issued s # Daster Humphreg's Clock,” cdited by ** Bos,” 4 Sir," gid the man to Hood, “if you had e, it was ¢ Bos, not * Boz'; s, eir, not z; and, besides, it'would have’ been mo piracy, sir, even with the z, bcuu:a K mfics ‘Humphrey's glodt,' You see, sir, was mot pul ed as by Boz, but b; Charles Dickens " i Acourse repeatedly urged by Talfonrd and mysclf was at last taken in the present year with the Chiristmas Cazol” and the “Chiuzzlewit™” pirates; upon s case of such pecaliar flagrancy, however, that’ the Vice Chan- cellor would not even héar Dickens’ counsel ; and what it cost our dear friend Talfourd to suppress his epcech exceeded very much thelabor 2ad pains with which hie bad prepzred it “ Thoe pirates,” wrote Dickens to me, after leaving the Court _on the 18th of January, “ars besten fiat, They are bruised, bloody, Lattered, smashed, Equelchod, and uiterl{ undoné, ~Enight Bruco would_not hear Talfourd, but instantly gave judgment. He had interrapted Anderdon constantly by asking him to produce a paesage which was not an expanded or coniracted idea from my book, Andat every enccessive_pessage he cricd out, ‘That is Mr. Dickens' cose, Find another!” He anid that there ‘wes not a shadow of doubt upon the matrer; that there wea no authority which would bear a conftrac- ton in their favor, the pirscy going beyond all pro- ‘vious instances.” % After oll, though Dickens got & legal victory, he won no substantial fruits, for he was oblige to pay all his own costs, and, as he afterwards said, " in asserting the plainest right on earth, was treated as if ho were the robber instead of the robbed.” GOING ON THE STAGE. . Whot little things direct human destiny ! Probatly but for & bad cold in the face, wo shoud have lost Dickens the author in Dickens the actor. In one of his letters he says: When I was cbout 20, and knew three or four suc- cessive years of Mathetrs' “At Homes” from sitting in the pit o hear them, I wrote to Bartley, who was stige manager at Coven: on, and told Iiin how young 1 was, and exactly whot I taought I could do; and that I believed I had & strong perception of character and oddity, nd a narural power of reproducing in my own person what I observed in others, There must lave been something in the lotter that struck fhe authori- tics, for Dartley wrote to me, almost immediately, {0 £ay that they wero busy gettin up tho “ Htnchbidkn (60 they were!} but that they would communicate with me egeim, in s fortnight, Punctual to 1ho time, another letter came, with on appointment to do anything of Aathews' I pleased, Lefore him and Charles Kemble, on a certatn day at the theatre. Iy sister Fanny was in the sccret, and was to go with me to play the songs. I was Iaid up, when thie day came, with terril.le Lad cold and an infiamation of the face’ the beginning, by the be, of that annoyance in ond enr to which 1sm subject at this day. Iwroteto say co, and added that1 would resume my application next scason. Imadea great splush in the gallery s0on_afterwards; the Chironfele opened to me ; I had a distinction in the little world of tlie newspaper, which made me like it ; began to writo; didn’ want money; had never thought of the stage but as & means of getting it; gradualiy left off turning my thoughts that way; and bever resumed the ides. Inever told you this, did 17 Seo how near I may hava ‘been to anotiier sort of life, PRIVATE THEATRICALS. ‘When he took part, as he often did, in some private play, Dickens would throw every energy and thouglit intohis conception of the character, Of one of these plays Forster says: I played “ Kitely,”and “ Bobadil ” fell fo Dickens, who ook upon Lim the redoublable Captain long bor fore he stood in is Gress at the footlights ; bumoring the completeness of his assumption by faiking and writing # Bobadil,” tll tke dullest of our party were touched and etirred tosomething of Lis own heartincss of enjoyment, A BORN COMEDIAN. Dic ene, he thinks, had the title to be called s ‘born comedizn, the turn for it beiog in his very nature.” Still, his strensth was rather in tho Yividness ond varioty of his assumption than in the completeness, finieh, or identity he gave to any part of them. At tie samo time, this was in iteelf so thoroughly gezuine and enjoyable, and bad in it such quicknesy and keenness of insight, {hat of its kind it Was unrie valled; and it cnsbled him to present in “Bobadil,” aftera’ richly-colored picturo of bombastical extravi. gance aud comic exsitation in the ecarlier scenes, a contrast in the later of tragical humi ity &nd abase- ment, that had s wonderful effect. But, greatly gs his acling contributed to the success of tle night, this was nothing fo fthe service ho had rendered ns mancger. It would be didicult fo Gescribeit. Ho wes the lifo and soulof the entire affuir, T Dever scemed Gill then to have known his business capabilities, He took eversthing on himeelf, and id the whole of it without an effort. Ho wad stagc-direetor, very often stage-carpenter, Ecene- nger, property-man, prompler, aud band-master, dthout " offeding zuy onc, he kegt every one in or. der. For all he hid useful suggestions, and the dullest of clzxs under bis potter’s Lund were treneformed int liftie Liis of porcelain, He djusled scencs, as- sisted carpenters, inveuted costumes, devised play- Dilis, wrote out cilis, and _enforced, a8 wll a5 exhil ited Inhis proger peron, everything 'of which be urged {Lie neccssity on_ofhers, Sucha chaoa of dird, cone fasion, and poise, 3 the little thcatre was the by ge cudered it, apd such a cosmos as e made it of cleanli- nese, order, and silence, before the Tohearsals awero over’t On one ceeasion Mr. Dickens gave Lis hisiri- onic talents {0 a generous enterprisc, to benefis that gentle man of letters, Leigh Hunt. The re- £ults were remunerative. Fourhundred pounds were got, bat £500 had been the Sigure to which all expectations had been tacitly rafsed, “3ns. GANP AGAIN. To S“Bmi tais much-longed-for hundred pounds, Diclens, forgelting, in Lis generous for ' his fniend, how whelming his own s already were, conceived a jew desprit in tho form of & Listory of tha trip which Dickens, Leceh, Cruikshank, Donglas Jerrold, 3z Lemon, and othiers hud taken 1 pinyang Tor Mr. Huni's benefit at Manchaster, Diverpoo) and London, Ttwastobe in the charaetey of “2[re. Gamp.” and *in the phraseology of fhat notorious woman, o new * Piljians Projiee ;' zng was to bear upon the title-page its description ag an Account of o late Expedition nto tho Nertl, foran Amaleur Theatrical Benciit, writien by “Mrs. Gamp’ (who was an_cye-witness), In. scribod o -3Irs. Hacris,’ Edited by Charlos Dickens, and publisked, with iilustrations on weod by 6o and 80, in aid of the benofit-fund.” It was begun, but never completed. Ineom- leto ns it is, there 18 in it 50 much of tho racy umdr of the character, and it is so delightful to find something wo have never read before from tast incomparsble pen, end the caricaturing of TOE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 157, Leech. Lemon, Cruikehank, and Jerrold is so inimitable, that we Lasten to give onr readers an unexpected visit from ‘Afrs, Gamp"—* ich i is Gamp by name and Gamp by nature I MBS, GAMPF'S ACCOUNT OF HER GONNEOTION WITH THIS AFFAIZ Which Mrs, Harris’ own words ¢o mo was these : “ Sairey Gamn,” she says, © why not go to Margato ? ¥8 tho dear 'creetur, “ig to your liking, not goto Margate for & weck, bring your conslitootion up with rimps, and como back to them loving bearts as knows and wallies of you, blooming 7 Seivey,” Mrs, Harris says, “ youare but poorly. Don't denigs i, 3rs. Gamp, for books in your looks. Yom must by Your mind,” she eays, *is too strong 4 gets you down and {reads ugon sou, Sairey. It i¢ useless to disguige the fact—tho biad 15 5 wears ing out tho sheets,” «Mrs, Harris,” I says to her, #1 could not undertalre to sey, and I ‘will not deceive you ma‘am, that T am the womén I could wish fobe. The time of worrit as I had with Mrs, Colliber, the baker's Iady, which w35 50 bad in her mind with her first that she would not 60 much s look at boitled stout, and keptto gruel through the month, has agued me, Mrs, Harris. - But ma'am,” I eays to Jier, “ taik not of Mar- gate, for, if I do goanywhercs, it s olsewheres and not there” " Sairey," says Mzs. Harris, solemn, whence {his mystery ? 1f I have over deccived the hardeat~ working, soberest, and best of women, which her namo is well ‘beknown is S. Gamp Midwife Kingszute strect High Holborn, mention if, If not, says Mrs, Harsis, vty the tears n-standing in ber eyes, % reveal your in tentions,” * Yes, Mre. Harris,” Isays, “ T will, Well 1 Inows you Mrs, Harris ; well you knovs me ; well we Toth knows wot the charaéters of one another s, Mre, Harris then,” I says, 1 hare heerd as there 73 3 expe- Qition going down to Manjestir and Liverspool, a play- acting, If T goes anywhercs for a change, it i along witls that.” Mrs, Ifarris clasps her hands, and drops into a chair, as Jf ber {ime was come—which T know'd it couldw’t b, by rights, for six weeks odd, *And BaveI lived fo hear,” eho euys, *of Bairey Gamp, always kept hersef respectubls, in company with play= actors1” 4 rs, Harris,” I saysto her, “ be notalrmed —not regular_play-nctors—hammertoors.” Thank Evaus ! gays Mrs. Harris, and bustiges into a flood of teare, When tho eweet creetur had compoged hersel {which a sip of Lrandy and water warm, und sugared pleasant, with a little nutmeg did it), T proceeds in these words : “rs, Harris, 1 am fold as these ham- ‘mertoors are litter'ry and artistickle.” Sairey,” says that best of wimmin, with a shiver and a slight relasp, “go on, it might be Worse.” I likwise hears," T says toher, ' that they're agoin play-acting, for the benciit of two liter’ry men ; one a8 has Lad i3 wrongs = long time ago, and hae got his rights at lust, and ono as hag made & many people merry in his time, but is very dull ond sick ond lonely his own_eef, indoed.” Sairey,” £ays Mrs, Harrls, “You're an Inglish woman, and that's 10 business of ow'n.” “No, Mrs, Harris,” I says, that’ hope I knows my dooty and my country, But,” I snys, 1 am informed gs thcre is Iadies in ihis party, an thict bnlf » dozen of ‘em, if mot more, is in varous stages of an interesting state, Mrs. Harris, you and me well knows what Ingeins often docs, If I accompanics this expedition, unheknown and second cladge, may T not combine my calling with change of air, sud prove 2 gervico to my feller crecturs?” “ Sairey,” was Mrs, Harris’ reply, #you was born to be a blessing o your sex, and bring ‘em through it. Good go with you! But keep your distauce tiil cailed in, Lord bless you Brs. Gamp ; for people is known by the company they very true; I keeps, and literary and artistickle society might be tho ruin of you before you was aware, with your best cus tomers, both sick and monthly, if they took a pride in themeelves,” IL TS, GAMP IS DESCRIPTIVE, The number of the cab had & eeven in it T think, and a ought I know—and if ihis ehould meet his cys (wwhich it was a black *un, new done, that he saw with; the other was tied up), T give Lim warning that he'd better take that umbereller and patten to the Haclmey- coach Office before he repents it. Iowas young man in o weekit with slceves to it and strings behind, and needn't flatter himsef with a suppogition to escape, a8 I gavothis description of him to the police thomomént 1 found ho had drove o with my property; and if he thinks thera an't lews enough he's much mistook—T tell him that, 1 do assurc you, Mrs. Harris, when I stood in the railways oflice’ thit morning with my bundls on my armand one patten in my haud, you might Lave knocked mo down with a feather, fur lees porkmangers ‘which was o lumping against 1nc, continual and sewero all round. 1 was drove about like a bruto animal and almost worrited into fits, when g gentleman with 3 It argeshirl-collar and 5 hook nose, and an eye like one of . Sweedtepipe's buwks, ondlong locks of hair, and whiskers that I wouldn't have no lady s I was e gaged to meet suddenly a turning rounda corner, for any sum of money you could offer me, says langling, “Hulloa, Mrs, Gamp, what aro you uptol” I didni Enow him from a man (except by his clothes); but 1 s2y8 faintly, “If yow're o Christian man, show me whiere to ged s socond-cladge ticket for Manjester, and buvo me put ina carriage, or I shall drop!” * Which ho kindly did, in a clicerful Kind of way, akipping about in the strungest manner as ever I see, making all kinds of actions, and looking and vinking 4t me from under the brim of Lis hat (which wax a good deal turned up), to that extent, thatIshould have thought ho meant something but for Leing so flurricd as not to hve no thoughts at all until T was put in a carriago along with s individgle—the poiitest 1s cver I sco—in a shepherd’s plaid suit with 3 long gold wateh-guard hanging round his neck, and bis band o trembling through nervous- mess worso than an aspian leaf. I am wery appy, ma'm,” ¢ save—the politest vice 28 ever I hieerd I—+'to go down with a lady belonging to our party,” #Qur parts, sir! " I saye., “Yes, m'am,” he gays, “Tam Mr. Wilson, I'm go- ing down wilh the wigs.” e, Harris, wen L 82id ho was agoing down with the wigs, sucli was my state of confugion and worrit that T thought ho must be connected with the Govern- ment in some ways or another, but directly moment be explains bimsef, for Lie says: “There's now & fheatre in London worth mention- ing that T dow’t sttend punctually. ‘There’s five-and- twenty wigs in these boxes, ma'am,” hesays, o pinting towardsa Beap of luggage, aswas worn atthe Quecn’s Fancy Ball. There's s black wig, ma'am,” he says, *ns Was womn Uy Gurrick; there’s nred oné, ma'am,” he says, “as was worn by Kesn; there’s & brown one, ma'am,” he £ays, ‘a3 was worn by Kemble; there's 2 elloss ‘one, maamn,” o says, 18 was made for Cooke : there’sa grey one, ma'am,” ho says, “as T measured . Young for, myself; und there's a white one, ma'am, thab Mr. Macready weit mad in. There's a flazen ong 85 %us got up express for Jenny Lind the night sho czmo out at the Itulian Opera, It was very much ap- ‘plauded was thst wiz, ma'am, through the ovening. It bad a great reception. The audicuce broke outy tho moment they sec it.” 4 4 Are you In Mr. Sweedlepipes’s line, £ir? " I says, “Which is that, maam?” he eays—the softest 2nd genteclest vice I ever Leord, I do declare, Mrs, arris ! ,™ he re “I have thst honor. Do vou' ece this, ma'am?” be fays, holding up his Tight hand, " “Inever sce such a trembling,” I says to him., And T never did! * All along of Her Mojesty's Costume Ball, ma‘am, he gays. “The excitement did it. Two hundred and fifty-Seven ladies of the first rank and faskion had their hedds got up on_that occasion by this bund, and my tother one. I wasct it eight-and-forty Lours on_my feob ma‘um, without rest. It was a Powder ball, ma'zm. We have a Powder picee at Liverpool. Have I not the plessure, ” Le says, looking at e curions, “ of addressing Mrs. Gamp 2" “ Gamp I am, sir,” I replice. “Both by name and natue” “Would youlike fo sco your becograffer's mous- tache and wiskers, matm 27 he eays. © I've got em in this box.” * Drat my beeografler, sir,” I says, “he has_given me no region to wish to know snythink about him.” “* O, Miesus Gamp, I ask your pardon”—I never see such a polite man, Dre, Harris! Praps,” Lio £aze, “ if sou're not of the party. you don’t kuow ' who it 3vds that assisted you into this carriage 17 “ No, sir,” I gays, ** I don't, indeed.” “ Why, ma'am,” ho says, & wisporin), ¢ that was George, ma'zm." “What George, sir? Idowt know no Georga,” sags I “The great George, ma'am,” says he. * The Crook- shanks,” I turns my head, If yowll beliove me, Mrs. Harris, and sce the wery mana making picturs of me on his thumb nuil, at the winder! while another of ‘em—a tal, slim, melancholly gent, with dark bair and a bago vice—looks over bis shionlder, with his head o' onc sie 2531 he understood the subject, and cooly says, 1'ce drawid her several times—in Punch,” he 38 tao] The owdacious wretch | “Which I never touches, Mr. Wilson,” I_remarks ont loud—I couldn’t heve helped it, Mrs, Harris, if ‘you biad took my life for it 1— which I never touches, 37, Wilson, on account of the lemon | “Hyeh 1 say3 M. Wilson, * ‘There ho fs I” T only sce a fat gentleman with curly black hair and a merry face, a standing on the_platform rubbing his £wo Liands over ono another, us if he was washing of Yem, and shaking his head and shoulders wery mucl ; and T was a wondering wot Mr. Wilson meant wen he sage, “ There's Dougledge, Mrs. Gampl” ho ags, “ There’s Lim as wrote tho life of Mrs, Caudle 1 Prs. Harris, wen 1 sea that littlo willain boldly be- fore me, it gite me such o twn fhatIwdsalling tremble, If1bedn’tlost my umbreller inthe cab, T must have done Lim g injury with it] Oh the bragian ittle traitor ! vight amoug tlie lndies, Mrs, Hareis; Jooking bis wickedest and deceitfullest of eyos while g ‘was talking to ‘om : laughing at his own jokes as loud 43 you pleaso ; holding his Lt in one hand {o cool hier self, and tossibg beck his iron-gray mop of a head of Daif with the otlier, 2s if it was §0 much shavingse there, Ars, Hurriv, T ca him, getting encouragenient from the pretty deluded crecfurs, which never know'd thiat eweet saint, Mrs, C, as I did, and_being treated with as much confidencs asif ho'd never wioluted none of tho domestic tics, and never showed up nothing ! Oh the aggrawation of that Dougladge! Mrs, Hazris, if T hadn't zpologiged to Mr. Wilson, and put a little Dottle tomy lips which was in my pockeb for {ho jour- ey, and which it is vory rareiudeed I have about me, I could not have abared the sight of Lim—there, Mra, Harria! Icould not !I—I must have tore him, of Lave ive way and fuinted, BT tho bell wis & _ringing, and the Joggsgo of the hummertoors in_great” coufugion—all a° litterry indeed—was handled np, Mr. Wilson demeens Lis-set tor than ever, “That,” he suye, “Mrs, Gemp,” o Exiing to o ofiiccr-looking geutleman, that 3 Iady with 2 lictle besket wea o teking care o, is anothier of onr Tie's n author too—continivally going up the of the uces, Mra. Gamp, ‘Lhere,” he says, al- luding toa finio looking, vortly gentlemah, with 3 faco Iike a amizble full moou, aud. a short, mild gent, with 8 pleasant smile, “is to more of our artists, Mrs, G, weil bekiiowed at the Noyal Academy, o8 sure s stonea is etoncs, and eggs is cggs. Tuis resolato gent,” he saye, o Coming wloog heve £y i3 apestently going to “take'tho railways by storm—Dim with the tight logs, and Lis w very mwuch butloned, and bis mouth very much shut, and his coat fiying’ open, and his ecls & giving it to’ the platform, is a cricket £nd Yeeografter, aud our principal tragegian, ¥ Bt who,* saxs T, when the Lell nd lecs offy aud ‘the train 1 Legun Yo move, “ywho, Mr, Wilson, is the wild gent in Tae prespiration, that's been o tearing up and down al tiufs tine with 3 great box of papers under Lis «rn, a talking o everybody wery indistinet, snd ays Mr., Wil . “Becauce, eir,” I saye, *hes being “Good God 1" cries Ar, Wilson, turning 1d putting out his head, * it's your beeograffor—. M1nager—and he has got the money, 3irs. Gamp 17 Houseveg, £omo one ciucked him into the {rzin and Wowent Ofl. At tho fixat shreck of the whistle, Mra, Harris, I turned white, for I had took notice of 9f thom dear orcoturs 88 was the caus of 1y belng {n company, and T Imow'd the danger thatput A vilson, which {s o married man, puts his hand on 3 Bays, ¢ N i H Taing, a1 says, “Mrs, Gamp, calm yourselr; it oty o )};icke‘na had always & strong desire to estab- s} " kind A mPE‘BIODICAL of some or other. First, he o » he planneda Price three half-pence, if possiblo; partly selct; notices of bocks, nottees by theatres, no. Hees of all good things, notices of 21l bad ones ;. forel bilosopliy, cheerful views, sharp anatomization ot aumbug ; Jolly good temper ; papers always in ssson, Dat to tlie tims of your; and o Vein of glowing, heary. Seperous, mirthial, beuming reference 1n eversihing to Home and Fireside, And T would call it, airyoe THE CRICKET. g 4 choerful creature that chirrups on tho Hearth, 5 - —Natural History, Bat this charming project, discussion and everything, wore swept away by a largar sehem Ro léss tremoudons an adventure than the pub. lication of & new daily paper which was b be opulerized by Lis assumption of the duties of th&hter-m-chuef. This was the foundation of o partly original, & ... ., LONDON DALY NEWS, which still flourishes, and Las become o great paper, steadily ndvocating measures for- the amelioration of ll classes, rich 88 well as poor, and exhibiting, particularly of late, o wide en’ torprise and liborality. The prospectus was in Dickens’ handwriting : ine paper would bo kept free, nfluence or party bics; and would bé devoted fo advoeacy of all rational and honest means by whiry Jizong might be redressed, Just rights maintained, and thio huppiness and welfare of society promoted. Forster eays : Tho day for the appearance of ita first number wag that which wus to follow Peel’s specch for the ropeal of the Cornlawa; but, brief as my allusions to thip sui. Jectare, the romarké should be made that, even bofors this day came, thero were interruptions to th work of preparation, at one timo very grave, which threw such “ clianges of vexation” on Dickens! personal relations to the Venture as went far to destroy both his faith sng bis pleasuro init. No opinion need be offered asto whero most of the blame lay, and it would be uselesg 10w to apportion the ehare thut might possibly haye belonged to bimself ; but, owing to this causs, his edi torial work began with such diminished ardor that it brif continuance could not but be looked for, A little note, written “before going home'at 6 o'clock. in the morning of Wednesday, tie 2lst of January, 1846, to tell ma they had “ bech at press threo.qungs ters of an Lour, and were out before the Tinies,» marls it 8aid, from personal the beginning; and » note written in the night of. Monday, the9th of February, “tired to death and quito worn out,” o say that he had just resigned his editorial functione, desc:ibes the end. T had not been ‘unprepared. o give o full iden of tho delightful glimpses wwhich'this book gives us into the inner literary life of Dickens, 1 would be necessary to quoty tho wholo volume. We have given cnongh to ehow that every page is & pleasura to those who, with all Lis faults, love, a8 the peoplo certainly do, this great reporter of their lives and pas. Eions. Tho present volume carrios us to 1852, and, if Afr. Forstor continues his task with tho thor- oughness and affectionato care that have made his first two volumes 8o grateful to the admirers of his hero, at least, two more will be necessary. they certainly would be acceptable, THE SEQUEL. £. Chancery Suit Brought on by the Recent Row on South Clerk Street. 4 Legal Fight for the Possession of o New Building. The unpleasant row described by Tre TRIBUSE, on the 22d instant, a8 having taken place in the new building on the northeast corner of Glark and Monroe streots, has led, of course, to a pleasant and ordorly little lawsuit, The sceno of contention is removed from the dusty purlions of tho burnt district to tho classic hades of the Circuit Court; tho contcstants have been zescued from tho rough grasp of the Armory police, and turned over to the placid contom. plation of tho law roporter. John C. Phillips and Nathan M. Buffington are the plaintiffs in the suit, and D. S. Moore, E. VY. Dovoe, F. E. Edbrooke, A. G. Mackey, James H. Rice, Clark H, Raffen, — Elliott, C, . Jonks, and 8. M. Davies, aro tho defendants, Plantiffs effirm that on the 19th of June, 1872, they con- tracted with the firm of Moore & Devoe for the latter to build them tho house in reference for tho'sum of $33,000] the work to be completed by tho 16t of October last, and paid for as follows + 5,000 on the completion of the first floor, £5,000 on the completion of the second floor, $5.000 when the roof was on, £5,000 on the comple- tion of tho plastering and 15,000 on the building being finished to the satisfaction of the Superintendent, and the signature of a cortificato to that cfiéct. The first threo pay- ments of $5,000 each wero duly made s the building progreesed, but the plaintifia declined making the fourth until an agreement had been come t0 25 to damages for the non-completion of the building by the date specified, in conse- quence of which plaintiffs allege that thoy sus- tained heavy damages, particularly by tho lossof the rents of the stores and offices, tho work sot being finished, in fact, vntil tho 22d of Novem- ber, nt which time about_ 10,000 of thie wholo tapeid balanco was found to' bo due to sub- contractors, forming o lien on the propertys end plintifls refused to sottle with the contractors until such licns were removed, and = sottlement arrived at 88 to_damages for’ non- fulfilment of contract. On the 21st of Novem- ber Mooze & Dovoe filed a petition for mechan- ic's licn on tho building for the sum of £19,186, at which time plaintiffs had made the following leases: To Augustus Dickinson, part of bage ment, for 99 years, for the sum of $10,000, the whole of which is paid, and the lesseo cntitled to immediato posscesion ; ono store fronting on Clark strect to William Cuthbers for 99 yoars for £15,000, £5,000 of which has becn puid, tho ro- mainder being ready o bo paid as koon gs pos- scssion is given ; two stores fronting on Monron sirect o 'DMeguire Brothers for 33¢ years 8t $3,000 per auuum, possession to be- givon on the 15th of November ; store fronting on Clark stroet to r. Gilbert, for 5 years, at £2,500 per annum, with immediato possession; the fourth story to Mrs. Phelps, for 1 year from the Ist of Mey next, at $1,200° por amnum; 11 offices in the socond and third stories af an aggrogato rental of $3,200 per annum to different all of whom aro entitled to immediate posses sion. This being tho state of affairs on the 21st of Novembor, and written acceptanes of the building having boen sent to Moore & Dovoe, the varions tenunts ' were moti- fied to take possession of their different Iocations, when Moore and Devoe's adherents were found drawn up in fighting order, behind Darricades, prepared to give battlo to sush rash Ioskces a8 might essay to storm_ the tnpaid-for tenement, The particulars of the nop-fatal fray have been sung by the gentlemanly trouba- dours of THE TRIBUNE, and the bleedmg nose of amartyred policoman was_ promptly Gamor- talized by our night reporter, to whose' care &l such littlo affaits aro confided. It will bo re- membered that the garrison capitulated with the tenants, bonors of war to the polico. wis duly put under . besde” a:g alloved to roem again emong the wilds of the burncd district. It was thpugh, that the affair vould ond thiere, as y maitor Sor courso; but it did not: it appears from the peti- tion now boing disseofed tliat the barricades have never been removed ; that shoulder to shoulder the garrison still defies the firm of Philling Builingion, and all their lessces, Wherofor, Detitioners pray zn injunotion restraining tha perties named Irom farther interfering with the Ppossession of tho building, directing an aceoung tobe taken, and requesting that the usual reme. dies inthe gitt of chancery bo applied, —_— e Opening of the New Short Line to Du. buque. On ond after Sunday, Dec. 1, 1872, through cars to Dubugue, via,C.&N. W.R.R and Clinton, leave Wells street dopot as follows: “ Dubuque Day Ex- press,” 10:30 a, m; daily (excopt Sunday), “Dubugue Night Express,” With Pullman’s drawing room saq slezping car atfached, of 10:30 p. m., daily (except Sat. urdays). Tiis is the shortest and quickest route rup. ning through cars between Chicago and Dubuaue. « L P. STaxwooD, General Ticket Agont, M, HucmirT, General Supefintendent, 8 o The Most Perfect end Desirable. 8Hll tho exy i for the Wilson Unberfeed Sewing Ma- chine, And why? Becauso it is ono of the most per- fect and desirable sewing machines for family use yet invented, and is the cheapest, The constest Gemand for {his valuable machine has made i Alnost impossi- ble for the manufactiirers to supply tho demand, Balesroom_at No. 918 West Madison strect, Clicago, and in al other cities iu the United States, The corn. pany wants agents in country towns, S e About December 5, D. J. Lines, before the fire at No. 114 Randolph street, will be happy to wait upon his old customers, and ss mony new oncs as may come, st No. 129 South Olurk strcct. He will be prepared to show thema spleadid stock of clothing and gents’ furnishing | goods, Don’t buy uatil you have examined this stock, READING MATTER. List of Publications on the Shelves of the Free Library. The Formel Opening to Occur Jan. 1. ---The Law Library. The following is & list of the publications which can be found at the Free Library on the 18t of January. Many of the German magazines will have to be specially imported. It is con- templated to add a few more periodicals, bat which ones has not yet been definitely decided upon : AMERIOAN PERIODICALS, Advance, The, [Hall's Journal of Health, Aldine, The, Harpor's Magazine, ‘American Artizan, Harper's Bazasr, American . Journsl of|Harper's Weekly, Science and Art, Hearth and Home, Appleton’s Joura, Independent, The, ur’s Home Msguzine, |Interior, The, Atlantic Monthly, Ballows Monthy Maga- zine, Catholic World, The, Engincering and Xining| Journal, Frank Leslle's Tlustrated| Newspaper, Frank Leslica Boys’ and] Girls? Weekly, Frank Leslio's Ladies' Mag-| [Investigator, The, [Lippincott's Magazine, Littell's Living Age, [Nation, The, North American Review, [Northwestern Christian Advocate, 01d and New, jOur Young Folks, Overland Monthly, [Popular Science Honthly, azine, Scientific American, Frank 'Leslie’s Chimney|Scribner's Monthly, Corner, Standard, The, Galaxy, Transatlantic, ENGLISH PUBLICATIONS. Academy, London and Paris Maga- Artisan, zine of Fashion, Blackwood's Magazine. [London Quarterly, British Medical journal, |Mark Lane Express, British Quarterly, Mechanics’ Magazine, Building Nows, 3usical World, Chambers® Journal, Nature, 4 Chess Players’ Journal, |Notes and Queries, Dublin Nation, [Photographic Journal, Edinburgh Roview, [Punch, Glasgow Herald, Saturday Review, Tlustrated London News, [Scientific Beview, Journal of the Microscopl-| Victoria Magazine, cal Soclaty, Westminster Review, Journal of the Statistical Society, GERMAN PUBLICATIONS. Allgemeine_Bibliographle, von Brockhaus. Aligemeine Lehrerzeitung, [Leipziger Iiustrirte Zeie Allgemeino Familienzei-| tung, : tung, Modeuwelt, Die, Allgemeine Theater-Chro-{Musikulische Litcrarische nik, Monatsblaetter, Allgemeine Frauenzietung, |Natur, Die, Annalen dor Physik und)Neues Humburger Handel- Chemie, sarchiv, Archiv_fuer Mathematicke[Noue Jzhrbuecher faer und Physik, ‘Turnkunst, Ausland, Noue Zeitachrift fuer Mu- Bazar, sik, Bierbrauer, Dar, [Novellen Zeitung, - Blaetter fuer ' Runstge-Pacdagogisches Litoratur- Tm Nuen Reich, Klsdderadatach, werbe, Blatter fuer literarisch [Petermann’s Geograph- Unterhaltung, .| ische Mittheilungen, Dalieim, Proussisches Handelsar- Deutsche Blsetter, chiv, Deutachie Turnerzeitung, |Salon, Dingler’s * Polytechnisches|Snengerhalle, Journal, Schachzeitung, Europa, Signale fuer dle Ausikal Fliegende Blaetter, Syl Gaes, [eber Land uad Meer, Gertenlaube, Unsore Zeit, Gegenvwart, Victoria, Globus, Vierteljahresschrift fuer Grenzboten, Volkswirthachaft, Handelswelf, Virchow's ~Jahresbericht Hausfreund, foer Anatomie und Phy- Hermes Réitachrift fuer| sfologie, 3 Classische Philologle, |Virchow’s Jahresbericht Historische Zeitschrift, von| ueber Gessmmte Medi- Sybel, zin, Illustrirte Sehweiz, Welthandel, Der, Romberg_Zeltschrift fuer|Wespen, Praktische Baukunst, | Westermann's Monatshefte FRENCH PUBLICATIONS, Artiste, T, Revue Contemporaine, Echo des Fouilletons L, Tilustration, ¥, Moniteur do 'Mamenblo- ‘ment, Revue Americaine. TTALIAN PUDLICATIONE. Archivio Storico Italiano, [Rivista Contemporanea, [Revue,des deux Mondes, Revue Boderne, Voleur, L. Tliustrazione Universale, [Romanziere Contempora- Pasquino, neo Tliustrato, DONEMIAY PUSLICATIONS. Hlas Zo Siony, |Svetozor. Aumoristiki Sisty, BWEDISH PUBLICATIONS, Ny Illustrerad Tidning, | Waktaren, NORWEGLAN, DANISIE, SPANISH, Norsko Folkeblad, 1America, Tllustreret Tidende, I Thoe Board of Directors of the Free Librery held a meeting yesterday afternoon, and resolved to formally open the Library on the lat of Janu- next, and to employa’ lndy librarian, ata ary of 2500 & year. LAW LIBRARY. - The Exccutive Committeo of the Law Library esterday ordered tho Librarian to procure tho nglish “Chancery Reports, and to fillup the Amorican Btate Roports as far as the finances would warrant. ‘The various Sub-Committees were appointed at the samo meeting. LGCKED UP IN JAIL. Arrest of Ilenry Smith, Who Ran His Loco- motive Over N. B. Taylor, ot Fairview— What the Engiucer Says About the Affair. Henry Smith, engineer of tho Ilinois Central train which ran over N. B. Taylor, at Fairview, on Wednesdsy morning, was arrestod yestorday 2nd locked up in the County Jail. It will be ro. membered thut two or threo lundred mon women, and children were about getting on the incoming Hyde Park train, when the Cario ox- press, going South, ran in among them. Taylor, fortunately, was the only person injured. His Tight leg ~was out of below the lneo, end he died shortly after being . taken £o his home on_Johnson place. The Coroners jury censured tho Illinois Central Railroad Com-. pony for allowing their trains to bo run within the city limits at. such @ rate of speed which it viag claimed the train was going—twonty miles en hour—and found tho ongincer, §mith, to bave been guilty of criminal carolossnese. Coroner Stephens issued a warrant for his ar- zest, and_yesterdsy, as stated, Policeman Moo Cabo took him into custody. Smith is one of the oldest and best engineers in tho employ of the Tllinoié Central Railrosd Company, and says ho regretted that the accident had occurred. His train~ was behind time, and when he spproached Fairview Lis engine was muking about’ fifteen miles an hour. He Baw no one standing on or near the track, and could not have seen them if they had been there, 8s tho smoko from the other locomotive hid ovorything in advance of him from view, When clogo to the other train, ho thought somotbin might be wrong, and Lo blew the whistle ang stopped a8 soon as possible. Ho never had ro: caived any orders in referenco to running his trein fast'or slow while within the city limits, No bail had been fixed, and henco Smith will probably remein in the' jail until his counsel Fequest that the amount of his bond be detor- mined by Judgo Perter, of the Criminal Court, etk Mol THE HERQ SLEEPS. BY 0, AUGUSTUS HAVILAND. The noblest of heroes now sleeps his last gleep 3 Around his tall form all Americans weep ; They loved him from boyhood, for honesty’s fame Bore high on tho roll our chieftain's proud name, Ho came not from rank or nobility high; He came not from mansions rear'd up to'ard the sky 3 But, out from the granite, our God gently wronght The being through Whom 3 proud nation was taught, His life-work is dono! our Father on high Has calld back the spirit from earth fo the aky ; But not il he taught us ’twere better to share Our last crust of bread, than hatred to bear, Let us cherish his mem'ry, whilo wa bear to the grave The body, yet pure a6 in childhood, God gove; And whilé, o'er hig dust, we let fall o fear, 1t hall bo for the hiero, fo nation 60 deat, Cx10AG0, Nov. 30, 1872, gt e A, Robbed and Thrown from & Train sss Extraordinary Statement, From the Ogden (Utah) Junction, Nev, 20, Last night, about 9 o'clock, Mr. James Rice, who lives ab Pole Patch, North Ogden, was startled by o stranga visitor, An Italian, with- out cost or hat, came to his houso, and, bursting into tears, showed by signs that ho was much in- jured and nearly perishing with cold, Mr, Rice took proper precautions to prevent sny injury from tho sudden change from intense_ cold to the lively heat of the fire, and on examining the mhn, found his ight arm was o badly hurt that he could not lift it. He kept the man all night, and this morning went with him to_the Central Pacific Railroad, sonthwest of Pole'Patch, where he found the man’s hat and cost and ten cents in money, From the very little English the Italian could speak, he learned that the unfortunate man had been robbed 2nd thrown off the train. AIr. Rico then brought tho man to qur affice. Ho could speak alittle French, bufit was so mited with Ttalian, and_spoken’ in such broad palois that the services of Mrs. Joseph Harris had tobe éngagod as an interpretor. . Withsome difficulty Mrs. Harris elicited the following ex- traordinary statement : i Five dave ago this man, Frano Jacomo, while on his way from Omaba to San Francisco, with £ive of his fellow-countrymen, were attacked by a number of Trishmen, with whom they had had some dispute about Garibaldi and the Pope. The Irishmen. were abont twenty-five in num- ber. They tried to rob Jacomo, and finally threw him from the train, but he fell on the 800V, and was not much hurt. The conductor of the train saw him fall, and ran an engine and car back for him, and hé proceeded to Ogden. Here, for fear of theso men, he stayed two days, and seeing nothing of his Ttalian fellow- travellers, he concluded they had been killedby the Irish. But being unsblo to make himself understood, ho could not, sagke any complaint. Thinking by this time his nsseilants had gono on to Frisco, he gob on the train sgain, but Io! six of his tormentors, who had been watch- ing him, got on to tho same train, He man- aged to ovade them until he got to Corinne, where he stopped two days more, and believ. ing that they were still on his track, he came on lnst evening's freight train back foward Ogden. A man representing himself fo ba the conductor came into the car, where he was asked to see his ticket. He showed his pass to Ssn Francisco, when the bogus conductor folded it up, pockoted it, and these same fellows who had boen follow- ing him up pounced on him, pulled Lis coat off, robbed him of all his money,~about $80 in gold, —then threw him off the train, about four milos from Ogden, and pitched his hat and coat after him. . Dr. P. L. Anderson, of this city, on oxamining tho man, found severo bruites on the spine and under the left shoulder-blade, and that the man’s right arm was broken sbove the clbow. He met Lis arm and attended to his bruises, and Officer. Owen took the Italian in charge until something can be done in his behalf. Hois in great fear of his pursuers, and firmly believes that they have robbed and killed the other five Italiang, and that they want to finish him for fear ho will bea witness against them. He has a check for hia baggage, and enys he has n wife and threo children 2waiting his coming in San Fran- cisco. This extraordinary story seems past Dbelief, but the man’s telo is told and repeated with terrible earnostness, and his injuries prove that e has received severo treatment from some- body. e YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD. Matrimony under Difficulties—Unate tended Girls, Paris Correspondence of the New ¥ork World. A long-cherished allianco betweon & Russian nobleman and an American “ Princess ” well Inown in Washington_ society, was this weck consummated in the Russian Clhurch here, It was an illustration of perseverance that all American damecls eager to catch a title may take to heart. However, as Counts and Hlarquises and Barona are as common hera as Captains and Colonols wero in America after the war, it is somerwhat difficalt to understand the furore for titlea. But to the bride. _She went to the altar in deep mourning, craped liko a catafalque. Sho was engaged sometime ago to the nobleman, having made his acquaintance during some ro. mantic adventure in Switzerland or Germany. Bhe went home, prepered her trousseau and hor wedding. but the nobleman came not. Then she ‘wore out, her wedding-finery while the nobleman was convalescing from the gevere illnees which bad prevented him from attending their antici- pated nuptials, and_ which had left him in o debilitated » condition that his physician for bade him taking a sea-oyage. After the pro. liminaries of many months, the bride-clect and her father arranged to come to Parisend join tho room-elect. When ready to sail, the father ed. Then the danghter camo alono. She ordered s magnificent wedding-gown from Brus. sels, but when it camo it was found to be all too small, end was eent back forrepairs. Therepairs proved to be unfortunate ones, and 8o, with the courage of true independence, sho walked to the altar in “beanty like the night,” and never be- fore in her eventful life looked eo handsome, Tt is to be hoped thatafter braving diseppointment, death, and misfortune she may find the office o Countess an:my_one, although tho state of her husband's heelth is not such a8 to warrant very extonsive matrimonial arrangements. The unmarrie dand unproteoted American girl here is a never-ending subject of discussion &mong American s and English. The Parisians seem ‘to have become accustomed to self-ro. Liance and self-protection of my young country- women. although invariably addressing thers ag # Madam” if they pre unattended, no matter how youthfulin appearance. An English moiden of forty or more summers vas decluing the otber day that sho never went out in Paris with. out her maid,—she had done so once or twice, but always with very unpleastntrosults. As hok 8ge and plainness would have seemed sufisiont protection, her remarks drow forth soma lively Temarks from & young Americaine, who declareq thet sho intendéd to go shopping and walking quite tho same as at Liomo. ~ Whereupon un eft erly matron asserted that, oven in' Amariq only the strong-minded wen out alono, and that clags was greatly in the minority, aud confined fo the middle class. “Bo 6o good, madam,” asked the girl, “ss fo tell mo 'what you mesn by ‘strong-minded? ® “Why, I mean those women who daro to go out Alone, and would as soon bo without & man as with ono.” # Ob, if that is being _strong-minded,” laughod the gurl, merrily, “ youmey count me in ; I've walked alone ever since I was ten years old, and expect to do o to the end of my days, unless misfortune befalls me,” twirling a gold ring on her finger meantime,’ * Have you long been sef‘nxnted from your husband? ""asked en Eng- lishlady of her & moment lnter. Aboutn madam,” she answered celmly. “T'm not she added. * What, 0D, 1o, madam ; 1 year, going to rejoin him again, you are divorced then 7 got tired of him and left him ; that is one of our peculiar American customs.” \hen the general surprise had subsidod the girl, twenty years old, perhaps, cleared avay the mist by say- ing she was not married, nover had bes, and ]‘;‘:rfi;g \\'on;;;z :hut ehe feared she never would . @ natural perversity of th American heart ispofl.en tgn Wil Soronn 1o indulge in similar exa :Pm] whAflg(;hm‘d {D rations, - gitl, i ghe be & madsss tastend e be nm instead of & mademoi- selle, Is privileged far beyond the unmarried woman of 40, and may chaperone a party of old maids from Havro to Venico with perfect pro- pricty. Aresident American girl fold mo the other dny that it wonld be quite impossible for hor to take a gentleman acquaintance with her and her sister in theiy own carriage o ride, une lees one or the other was engaged to be married to him, —— A French-Italian Quarrel, The Swciss Times tells o story current in Ttaly, and which is to this effect: M. Paul do Cas- sagnac, who edits the Fronch journal Le Pays, is very bitter in his treatmont of Victor Em- monucl, the Italian Parlioment, nation, ond army, and his attacks so greatly excited General Angelini that the Intter went to Paris to get him to night & duel, He sent the challengo as o sol- dier and gn Italian merely, not mentioning the alloged insults to his King, nor protending to represent anybody but himSelf. M. de Cas- Esagnac—one of tho best shots in Europe, by the way—refused to accept the challonge unléss Sig- nor Angelini would avow himself the avenger of 8ome outrage to his flag or King. As tho Gone eral had come to Paria entirely on his own ac- count, he could not thus avow_hiraelf, ond, to fruvoke & duel, ho struck the editor, who never- heless still refused to fight, and the quarrel was taken up by two othor gantlemen attached to tho corps of L¢ Pays, Tho first chose pistols, and was shot dead ; the second prefarred the sword, and was carried home dengerously wounded, and 80 the General upheld the honor of hias country. Ze Pays exya that this story is current at Rome and Florence, but will not vouch for its truth, AMUSEMENTS, A et e e e i ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS FIRT ANNUAL BALL OF COURT PIONEER OF THE WEST, 5519." “ ‘Tho public and brothren aro rospectfally informed that iraad bll of the abova oraes il bo beld oy West Twelfth-st. Turner Hall, ON WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4, At which a sast and influential assombingd s expeeted. To provent disappolntment, an carly application should bo made for tickots at followiny us}-ncic:; T. Cool 5 W, ison; J. B. Connoll, 15 West Madison; D 1o Quirk, i . Rosoabach, 16 Sonth Halsted-st. ; -5t 3 S. HL. Lowi,s 445 Clark-st, ECOND ANNIVERSARY BALL of the Ohicago Amalgamatod Carpenters and Jotners, to bo held at tho Bohemian Hall, on West Teslor.st., near Canal, TUESDAY EVENING, Dea. 10, 1672, Tickote, §L.00. Floor Manzgors—E. C. Allea, R. J. Clark, X, Dissoth, Busie will bo furnished by Burk's Band, CLO@, JIG, AND S0NG & DANCE Taught in all its branches, : Pupils prepared for the Stage, at 207 and 211 West Madison-st., Room 52, by WM, HOMER. LIBERAT, LECTURE. B. F. TNDERWOOID, Of Boston, tho well-known Liberal Loct: veill speak DN CE O R R Bk an)JDll the mlxlgflfi;-\"r’l‘os 'Btsifltdb!l’lglmn]r fl':lxl, on Secand-st aked-iv., Suaday, Do 1, 845 e b Admission. Boenty 0 Do B MG RiTTEE, a8 80 vexed at being constantly addressod ag - - AMUSEMENTS, STAR LECTURE COURSE. "READ [0 ADMISSION, 75 RE: For sale for the Santh Side Store, 145 West Aladison-st. SCOTT-SIHD Bookstore, 98 Wabash-av., and Bucl Store, corner Stato and Madisou-sts. For Sest'Sidy Libragy =0 Wost Madisosst., and Bell's Drag & NS INGS. aReader, in Clicago, of tho GREAT Firstappearancy S OATe RETSHE, i Night! Michigan-av. Baptist Church. TUESDAY NIGET, Tnion Park Congregational Church. SERVED SEATS, $1. st Gumonter & Sholdon's S Weat, Side 1% Rubinstein and **The only rival to the Admission, Wednesday Evening—Third Admission to matineo, &1. Saturda; cqrding to Iocation. Second Balcony, Taeatiay Evoning—Secand Jabipstetn Camrart. Steinway pianos azo nsed it all Kubtassers 7 Kight-Lawroncs Barrots as RI0 AIKEN'S THEATRE, RUBINSTEIN CONCERTS. ‘Wieniawski. MONDAY EVESING, Dec. 2, at 8 o'clock, first a anch in Chicago of il ANTON RUBINSTEIN, ‘The greatest pianist living, and ono of tho most profonad D elon; {ainiind opaiof tho most p HENRY WIENIAWSKIT, momory of Pagaaint." LOUISE LIEBHART, ‘The celsbrated London Soprano. LOUISE ORMENY, Tho favorite Contralto. Tons. L. REMBIE; Sonta, 55 and sfigsg 50 conts. Rubinstein Concert. 3. i Saturday—Grand Gals tubinatoin Matinee, Secured seats, MYERS' OPE Arlington, Cotim & reaiost Sant and 6 ront Charaetor Arast: Unequalled success of thy The Epizootic ! Taking R EVERY ENCE BURTON. RA HOUSE. Moaroe-st., between Dearborn and State-sta. Kembie’s Mingfrels TFirst appeoranco of the Ronowned Artists, MACKIN & WILSON. Prononnced by the Prgss snd public of the conntry s the rtis 8- Second week of J. . MILBOURN. e langhable skotches of The Epizootic evenge ! The Fellow that Looks Like Me! EVENING AND SATURDAY AMATINEE. Next Weok—BILLY RICE AND MASTER OLAR. Fousdil ? illness, teresting lectara STAR LECTURE COURSE. Michigan-av. Baptist Charch. - I. I. HAYES Tho distinguished Arctic Explorer has boen sacared to e left vacant ia the South 5ida course by Frof. and will deliver Lis absorbingly ine “A Winter’s Adventures at the North Pole.” TEURSDAY NIGEIT. Tickots for szlo Tacsday morning. Admiizsion, 50 cents, Reserved Seats, 7 cents. Randolph-st., botween R. 3. HOOLE J. C. Padgotand CLOSED FOR HOOLEVHS Rér ad ologhnt Comedy day, Dec. 4. HOOLEY'S OPERA EOUSE, Clark and LaSallo. MONDAT, DEC. 2. ONE WEEK, for rehiearsal of & new nd clegant, Comedy from tho of tho celabiatit ant{fir sad Arama n s JUHTE Tl ropen MONDAY, Dec. tist, 8, for the seasom, with Box Offico will bo opon for tho sl Q E - Koo futbro wireriisemany o2t2 08 Wodaca For the CHURCH OF On which occasto A SRINGIS “EA0R A Fad ppaar. ADMISSION < . 011_ Thuglay Eveaiy COMMENCING AT 8 O'CLOCK, Cozcert and Tableaur Vivant i o, 5 10 THE ATONEMENT, SEFFLER, and othier faleatcd vocalists zud pianists will - 30 CENTS. GRAND Vocal & Tnstromental Congert “VWALDSCENEN.” GIVEN BY THE OrpheusSinging Society at their hall, corner West Lake and Peoria-sts., MONDAT, DEC, 16, *72. londuy, Tuesdag and We THE LINGARD A LIEFES ACADEMY QF MUSIO. dsdas nichts and W .‘lhli.r.i!u-%ym: and Wednesday COMBIRATION, Ta their new comeds, DREBATIL Tozether with tho wondorfal and pepuler NEW LINGARD SEETCHES. PROZE. ‘being seen, will appoar (ks Admission - MONDAY, WEDNESDAY A¥ Hubbard-court. SEANGES. i . T¥ho has confounded the crcwnad heads of Europe and the sclontists of both_continears Startliug manifestations, thas can only bo approciated by M. FAT, by his mysterious and D FRIDAY EVERINGSs At8o'clock, at his Prirate Parlors, 26 Michigan-a., near $1.00. Mondzy evening, Doc. 2 DAY and SATURDAY' v AT and the Comedy Combi tho_beautiful Operotta, tion, GLOBE THEATRE; entitled THE RING, KEEPER, and the farco of POOR PILLICODDY, o o5t Nieht; aad WEDNES. ES, the beanttul and accomplished Cantatrics and Comedienns, MISS LELIA BELLIS, BALLAD OPERA COMPANY. With tha won. Aahar derful SAPPHO. SR B, and s, Jia Fils, Chatlsy Howar, Lula Belmay, in @ mowr bill, includin NIXO GRAND MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT PRAEGER Operatta, Songs, In Admission., served scats.. ‘Tho Thoateo wiil 13 closed 55t Wesk o7 serich of GRAND SPECTACULAR MELOBIAM AT, 7S, TO-NIGEIT! TO-INIGEIT! By tho great FAMILY! trumental Solos, pire for & A naw class for Iadies and g Dec. 2, at8p. m. Theabovo clagant Eall tolet partles. _Apply to Mr. SULLIVAN, & Twersy. MR, SULLIVAN'S DANCING ACADENY, AVENUE HALL, 147 TWENTT-RECOND-ST. entlemen begins Meades, ealeey. ird-st. BOURNI( QUE'S DANCING ACADEMIES OFIEIg pionth Sido—128 Tucn est Scholars received at ags time. artles, fous Tth-st., near Indianaav. Sido—517 West Madison-st., corner Bishop-ourte Hlls to rqit for privats