Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 14, 1873, Page 12

THE CINICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1873, g —eeeeeee e ETROPOLIT, end na satlafactorily as anything I know of, and | gypsum and Pruwalan blue or indigo iy used, | wna, Another proforrod sllonco and hard | ovormnstoring fullness of her onthuslsm, T = L P AN MODES. tha vordior of thoso waaring tliom ls, that thoy g wivzod wito epior. Tho calor of 0 | Tt oo o onno. i wos | (ha. piah. Aieno. floro woro. middon buruts of A FAMILIAR QUOTATION. Toubof themmigh, bo salisfel a5 to-the tden aro altogothor dosirablo, quor which Jnpnuoss_uncolored tow drawa in o | grontly disgusted at hnving to go baok to ronst TR o q an. 80 oub up init Cliristmas and Christmas Tollettes-= Revival of Chambery Gauze. Watteau Prevoiling Over ‘Worth’s Operatic Bquip. ‘ ments. Oostumes in New Favor--An Ine noyation in Walking- Boots. TFrom Our Own Correspondent. New Yonx, Dee. 1, 1873, Taving censod to bo thankful, wo are propar- Ing to bo morty,—~if meiy we can Lo with tho Fatos agalnst us, Trade is looking up a little, 88 is notural with the sceson; but the ebops secm vory differont from their wont durivg tho timo of holidny-propmintions. There aro sundry now goods, but tho old aro artfully intormingled 1nd, whilo tempting boits of cheapucss are flung in ono's faco at overy¥counter, tho luman flsh taught by thom are nob soldom: ¢ victimized,” iko thelr fiuny fellows. Tho holiday-entortainments, thisyoar, promiso 10 bo simplor than usual, partly bocauso wo don't mant to spond much anyway, ana partly becauso »f n decided, though unospressed, feoling that wo should bo sparing toward ourselves aud our 'rionds, for the emke of nn- extra gencrosity to tho poor. £ th'nk tho prospeet is, that the suffor- ogwill be loss this wintor thou in a more widely-prosporous year. Everybody has it in nind to give oll ho can possibly afford ; and thore nro mowly-formod claritablo soclotios, sesido tho old ones,with practical workers among Jbo members, and much private alms-giving. Novertheless, wo mean to have Cliristmas as Sappy and bright a8 though no bauks had failed snd nono of our railways ked defoulted, and as hough wo could give jowels and art-goms in placo of noedlo-books aud pin-cushions. Ordinerily, Meotropolitans aro rather lavish, a0t to sby reckless, in their prosont-making, wnd feol their restriction koonly; but, on the whole, neeopt the eiluation gracofully, Onovery tido you hear, “Oh! I ehall make only usoful gifts this year ; Tuxurios must bo done without." So dresves, furs, lacos, shawls, fanciful nock- wear, all sorts of articles of apparel, in fact, a8 woll a8 inoxpensivo souvenirs, will bo in order. CHRISTSAS TOILETTES are by no menns ovorlookod in tho prosent burst of economy, Thoy are less claborate, though prettier than I havo scen them for many a year. Not infronquontly, they are morely combinations of gevoral old gowns ; but this does nok detract rom thoir becomingnoss, wlich, of course, in- cludes beanty. T'he dross of & bride, who is to bo dined, on Christmasg-day, for tho fiest timo in her vew ca- pacity, is mado of whito silk and white cash- mere. Tho Fektiuonb guutm nous, it hns ap- pared soveral scasons in various combinations, ut is freslened by a now kilting) is of tho silic (glaco), with a kiltiug which appears to cover the ekirt entirely. Confidentially, it ronches o trille above tho Linee in front, but is less deep in tho back. The overskirt aud waist ore cut some- what lile a Gabriclle,—or, ng it {8 called nowa- deys, a Princesso—dresa, ~ It has three wido box- lnits in tho back, at tho waist, aud three deop [oopinge, which,' howovor, haug _gracofully, thouglt rather flatly, over tho tournure. In front. it is closed liko the old Ga- briello; but the broad baud of swan's down, bordering the over-skirt, passcsup the iront scam (where it is closed) and aronnd tho throat. Tho closo cost-slooves of silk have a band of down following the square cashmere cuff, aud outlining tho armhole. Of course, tho avor-dress, though_ quite long, does not rench the bottom of the demi-train by fourteon inches bebind, and barely covers the top of the kilting. in front; while, on the sides, it is looped very bigh, almost to tho hips. As you see, the dress is extremaly simple, but wonderfully offective. Altogethier, I thivk thut tho most effective, cos- tumes nro those {hat are least trimmed. GAZE DI CHAMDERY, or what we should ouce have-called sheer silk grenadine, striped in solf-shades or contrasting tints, is popular ogain for polouaises, whic! everybody clings to, despito tho Parisian fint, 1t is'often mado over silk of the shado of ouo of the alriBl!B. the polonuise and all the skirt-trim- mings being of tho tlin goods. A charmiug robo of this+ description will bo finiehed in brlel while. Thesilkk is Nilo green, and tho anzo tho same slinde (the thio and thick Btripo cing alike in huo), of conrso o Lritls intonsificd by being over the silk. 'Ihe skirt is covered balf-way up with five-inch biss ruflles of the gouzo, edged with Valencionnes Jace, (This Jocen't eugost extromo penurv, doos it 2 A snsh of a single brondth of tha thin stufl, edged with lnco, is caught on the right hip with a clinin of finely-strung, opalescent sholli: 14 bronght racetuily round tho train, and held low on the F!Jfl. sido by another chain of shells, ‘The waist of sills, with deop points beforo aud bobind, is covored with Lins folds of the gauze, lnid on suplice-fashion, with ruches of the laco in the pointed neel, fmd holf-flowing elcoves, and a ruftle of 1t round -the bottom of thia waist. Do ‘vou thinls tho ehells o littlo startling ? They be- ong to thio gown, wluch seems us if spun from tho froth of (hosen, Itinicht have boen do- m[gucd for eome Natad of Titth avenue, becnuse, ufter all, it belongs to the reaims of high art in- steed of to Nature. 3 Another robo of a similar charncter is more to my faney than_the preceding, ‘ho sille skixt iy white glico. It is fostovued with whito tulla all over tho skirt, in tho most delicato aud indeecribable manner, The laceigeogracelully ar- ranged that it geoms to huve fallon whero it lies, wnd to bo hield in plnce Lut by’a fow bunches of whict marabow feathers. ‘I'ho waist is round and lot, nud hins short sleeves of silk ; but a scarf of tullo 18 carried over tho shouldors 6o a8 to con- conl the neck, and long angel-slecves shudo tho arms. The whole dreés is in perfect keoping, and on its blondo owner euggests tho spirit of ‘Wintor. Frost, and snow, und moonlight ap- pear to be its thronds, and u falry its wearer, COSTUNES arc in moro favor this year thun usual, since they can be cconamically contrived out of two or threo old dresees, and sinco overybody is tired of the conventional cvening toilotte. For tho lat- ter reason, all sorts of quaint und picturesque designs aro ugcd, and anciont illustratod haoks aud - cogravings ransacked for new-old idean, Ofte, tn wsinglo drawing-room, may bo eeon dresees that might have been talion bodily from French eatons of o hundred and a hundred and fifty yenrs ugo. Mistorical portraits contributo thelr” sugrestions to the nuvelly-seekers, and thero is an infinite variety of Wattouuesque de- vices. Nutuially, all this seeking after tho orig- iual and peculiar rendors a compauy of protty women an escoedingly attractive sight, A glimmering notion is ponetrating fasbiona- bl corebollums, that to be pioturesque i better thun to bo hundsomo or modish. 1t is very dif- fleult for o puroly-fashionablo woman to lool pic- turosque, however unique bLer apparel, Thoro is ulways an oufcropping of conventional gen- tility, which is anything but pictmesque.” A spico of irregalarity and informality always in- lieros in & really pictureseuo person. OPERA-WHATE are very protty this soason, There aro more white clonks and dolmans thun1 romomber for & long timo. Indeed, for ull mantuan designs, white reems to have takon a frosh loaso of favor. White ¢ashunero iy less fushionublo than it hus beou ; but white ladies'-cloth, opora-finnnel, soft cordad sillk, striped algerios, and the inilnite number of inuutnorable fabrics: suitable for thy purpose, ara evorywhero couspicuous. Tho dol- mu-sacque is moss gencrally worn, [tausual torm is & short sucquu, with o eam in the middle of the buck, and under-nym soums, quite fer be- bind, Lho oams aro all shapod to the figuro, which givos Wio gaimont n smooth slopo over tho bustle, aud provents the pluin frouts from looking baggy. Tho sleoves, wido aud deoply pointed, haug low down on the dress. A superb wrap of this lind is mudo of honvy, though very soft, white sills, embioidered all ovor by uia, tined with whito persianl, and edged wi white yalc fringe, Bwan'u down 18 widely em- ]l)(),\'cd’ for bordering, especially on wille und wtriped ulgeriues, Whito coney fur, which ns muifs and bous ls worn onfy by children, is, Iu the form of long sacques and large capcs, & favorito parly oclogk, Tty whito 18 cloaror nnd lows sickly than that of or- mine, aud much moro bacmllhu’, thorofore, 'The fur is inaxponsive ns compurod with ermine; a wuiiciontly large cape, with handsorue qulited lining, costiug less thnn $100. Nothiuk is so tienlt o find s & wrup that is warm enough to r uver light evening-dronsos, and yob sufils 1neeful andhandeome mot to Boom out Theso white conoy olusks porve the A charniug apd provalont style of hond-cover- Ing for the oarringe, {n n long veil of white Bpau- inh blonde with Inrge silk dows. This ln twistod ovor the hiond and about the neck, like n worstod clond. Tlio offeot Is 80 vers bocoming, ospocinily with a white cloalt, that ous marvels Lho wanrers should be willing to remove it during tho per- formanco, ODDH AND ENDS. Bonl-skin caps have n seal's hend, and short fonther mada of chonillo, for trimming, Ocen- slonnlly tho tail of the seal serves for a plumo, Lut it {s not so popular ns tho chunitle fonther. “I'ho propor color for soal-skin, thin wintor, is very dark black brown ,the warm, clogo browns of last year being searcely snlablo this. Low-nccks linve been soldom scon ab the opora this season. Good taato has nover counto- nauced thelr wearing In so public a placo, and fashton nas finally ylelded, “Tho latest thing " in fominine walking-boots 1n » buttoned goatskin yaitor, with the brond English solo, oxtending beyond the uprnr all round, and stitehe with yellow thread, aftor the approved masculine manner. It 18 not very nlognnh but remarkably comfortablo: and, as soon a8 the streots have assumed their proper depth of mud and slush, these boots will, un« doubtedly, be widely worn. The nowest ruches for mourning aro of black and white crepo lisse, plaitod wpnrnml{, and tlien fostencd together. White crepe liweo is much ueed for ruches inside velvet and colored slik froiees. 1t is very expeusive, howover, costivg §1 o yard, and but half a yard wide, 1 T URBELOW. ————— LONGING AND REST. There {8 a heart that loves me, But Hs #o fur away 3 1 jirny lise, Ueart, como near mey ‘And with mo ever stay, Thiero fa on eyo Liath besmings . Of tendorness for mo; But wht avai] their gleimings 1f these I exnnot sco 7 There s o hand caressed me, And soothed ny weary brows Though yaft and warm ils cluspiozs 1 cannd® reacts It now, Thero 18 a voico 0 tender Thint apake i thrlliiny tone; But that to me 'tis u!luu‘{, 3y heart makea saddest moan, Henrt, Heart, thou comest near me, Soon shnll I fecl thy beat; *Tis, aury, o taste of Heaven When 1dving hearts moy mest, Eye, Eye, I fecl thy soft ray, _ Tu loving teudernoss; Whst porw's 1t bath to dnicken; What pow's 3t bath to bless 1 iand, Hand, thy soft carcssing Tath sootlied my weary pain 1 kits thee, Hand, In Llossing, And clasp thieo once agatu, Volce, Volcs, 0 usvoot, T hear thee,— Thon still Last Love's puire tone; To bring 1ifo rich complotoness, TEia but thy eharm I own, Many JosEPITNE DASSETT, P S S, Almost o Duel. From the New Orleans Picayne, Some tou or twelve years before the cropping out of the late ** unplensantucss,” thore came to Now Orleans a very romarjiablo specimon of the onus yclopt in_ TFrouch chevalier d'industric. is nume—or at lenst the namo he went by- was DaSard. Ho sported & huge mustache, aud gavo bimsolf ganornly tho alza nd beariv of s 1 unlf-pnf milifary ofiicor, He was n mun of plausible address, rathor woll educated, and wns ondowad with an’ unlunited supnly of * brass.” Iaving wormed himeolf into tho fioml giaces of the highly-respocted o intelli- gont, but somewhut ovor-contiding, pro- rigtor of the ‘Pro&myalcur Catholique, 10 became ohicf editor and gousral madogor of thot iofiuontinl Culholic journal. From that moment Do Bnrd—still presorving bis fieico mustaclio, however—asgumed a kind of somi- clericnl garh, although he coutinued to live as a Yont wrwant, und to trequent on tho sly a greab mnlny places not fit to be mentioned to ears olite. 2 About o year or go aftor ho had become a member of ‘the journalistic frutermty of New Orleans, ho had a aifliculty with a Fronch oditor. who I8 now no more, snd with whomn he lnd somo monatary transactions, the upshat of which was an outstanding claim of about £200 agatust his Inte asseociate. Instend of resorting to tho courts, Do Snrd wrolo & very insult- ing lettor to his unfortunato debtar, which lot- tor, we bolieve, Lo ovon went ko far as to pub- lih, L***, tho roclpiont of tho ferocious epistlo, immodiately called npon two members of the New Orloans J)reau, whom we slall dosignate boro as X. and Y., nud requested thom to bear a chaliengo to DoSard. The nussion was accepted. X. and Y, mado thoir appeairnce at De Surd's oftico, und wero at onco admitied into a lusuriously fitted up room, Tookiog more liko o fashionablo lady's boudoir than the editorial sanctum of & newspaper. Dedard wore red Morocco slippers, a Turk- ish cap, » pgorgeous robo do chambro with gold tanmsels, and sat in & woll- stuffed arm-chair, inhaling tho _{ro- ranco of an unmistukable Havana cigar. Doing iuformed by X, and Y, of tho naturo of their errand, lio it once gave cach of them:a hearty shake of tho hond, and, bofore procecding to business, insisted upon their partakivg of somo cholee Madoira wine ho produced from & liquor caso, and accopting fragrant puros from his au- thontle siempre fiel cigar box. * Gontlemen,” said the clerico-belligerent oditor, *the occagion which procures me tho horor of your visit in ono which nppuuls to the hié;lloal instincts of n genlilhomme's no- ture, aud I am truly happy that you should have beon solocted for the purpose. But, gontle- mon, pormit me: one einglo remark beforo we 0 nny furthor. Mr. L * ** owes mo $200, Zhat, Feliavo, is not deniod.” X, and ¥. nodded as- went, *Hence, goutlomon,” pursued the in- domitable Do Sara, * you, with the flno senze of Llonor of true cm'ullnru. will at onco perceive oy unequaln mortal cpmbnt botweon I %* * and myself would bo under the circumstances. Should I kill him—us it is highly probablo I will —I shall lose the last chuuco of ever gotting back my moncy. Shonld ho kill me—a barely gum«ihlu event, I ndmit—bo at_once wipes out is dobt and bis enemy. With due deference to our decision, geutleron, it appears to mo that * % %y firgt move should buve Leen to scttle that Lttt bill,” X.and Y, looked at Do Sard,- and then at each othor, and finally broke out intoa lsugh. “Thoy couceded tho point ralied by Do Surd, Low- ever, and retired to report to thoir prineipul. The noxt morning L ¥ ¥ *, having proenred th> required wnount, handed it to his friends, who once more proceeded to Do Sard's offico, and tondored payment of L * * ¥'g dobt,—ronow- ing at tho samo time his domund for satisfaction. Do Sard was os. grand, s chivaivio .ns _betore, flis ololco wine and clgars wero again pro- duced, and s receipt in due form was_writton out by him and gracefully prosouted to I ¥ = ¥ | seconds., ¢ Now, sir," suid_X.,—ihe sonlor second,— # will you pleaso indicale to s tho frionds with whorm o nre to arrange the tetms of tho duel Do Bard's faco wes u picture ab that moment. A genial smile ovorsproad his features, 050; bowed with digmfled elegance, und sni Gon- tlemou, now that the real cunse of the unfortu- nato misunderstanding botween lr, L * * ¥ and mysolf no longer exis:s, I feel ound, as a ¢ gon- tilbommo * and & vrai chevalicr, to tendor to nm my humblest apologies, Iiny diciate the terms, and they arc adopted by mo ut ouce.” At this unoxpeeted solution of the difiienlty, X.'s risible faculties could no louger be cou- strainod, but his youngor and more impilsive colleagub Y. did upt quite seo 1t in tho samo llg:lt, and, walking up to tho ever-smiling De Ba 1 “ Look hero!” said ho 3 ¢ yon d—d impudent scoundrel, do yon think you cuu meke uge of us to collect {nur bills ¢ . 401 beg Monsleur's pardon,” replied the_still uomoved knight of tho quil) ; * Monsicur, T am aure, i Log much of & gentithomme to insist an foreing mo into u fight when L am ready to do avytling Monsieur friend.” - ‘Pharosult of this wasthut both X.audY, left Do Bard,—the formor luughing heartily, und the Int- ter with Hl-repressed yuge und disgust,—and thab the Chevalien Do Surd #oon aftor left the arous of journalism in Now Orloans for * fresh flelds aud pusturos new ! in Moxico and Cubs, ———— Jupanese 2 Tho lurger puit of the Japunose tos comes to the United Stutos, Euglaud taking vory little of it, as tho profercnce thoere is for black teus, and it'na boon found more profitable to propiro Jupunoso teas groen—tho color which heat kuils Amorican tos-drinkers, Tho production of Japun Tor 1871 wus 86,000,000 pounds,—onc-balf usod in that country und the othor half exported, The best produced i iu tho province of Yamashiro, and in somo parts of the province thero are trees 400 and aven 500 yewrs old, which produeo ten worth 86 per pound. The tou from young shruby does not romain good for over uyenr, while toa from theold'treesis atits bent thaend of & year, and remains Ko for oight months. “Awhnportuni foaturo of the Japanese teas is that, as arule, they ate not colored with any pigments, while, in the proparation of Ohinese groen tons, & mixture of may require to pacify hise palo olivo—not fo bright as that drawn from the finest prades of Chinere tenk, lan[pnu thoy nt~ tach groat importanco to tho color of the liquld, 8 it [h o rulo the finer the grade of ten, tho palor it th lyuor it draws. Tn ordinaty Chineso black teas, tho flavor of tho lquor 6 cousidored of moro importunco than the color, which in usually veddieh. When it is muddy it laa_aure sign of adulteration, The Japan ten is packed in half- chont hoxes, the averngo welght hoing about 40 pounds, . WITH ENGLISH TRAPPISTS. A Visit to tho Monastery of Mount St. Dernurd. A nu?capundunt of the London Feho supplles tho following skatolr to that journal ¢ ‘I'he Hecurd fenrs that Mr, Gladstone Lins been visiting tho Monastery of ‘Lrappists; lio hus not, But you may liko to hear what he woitlld have soon, Did oue-half tho world koow low tho othor bnlf lives, my occnpation would bo gone. ow new to all hut fow will be my nccount of & spot in “Merne Euglande” whore mirth is un- kuown, and where litorally the jubabitants tako_ thoir plonsure sadiy!” A Lloak moor, on the “lucus a mon lucendo principle called o forest, whoso odgos are stono dylkes, whoso rare populuce is clothed in an uncoutl lflll’b, wavoriug of n cross betseon no old wito and » dustmon,— laitg whito potticoats, surmounted by o pointod hood of the same color, tho monotony of the wholo being ouly rolloved by n brond black band, which langs down over tho liouldors bufuro an beblud, Hero and thoro mio others in ganmouts liko-fashionod, but of a brown or black hue. Aro thoy convicts, (bnt their heads are so closely clipped, aud that thoy go to and from thoir Iabor Ju gangs, shouldoring their spndes ar. Inotrumonts * of husbundry, nnd march- ing forth in single-fite from that prison- lilis edifico, oyts fisod on the grouud, and lps firmly closed, lest » word should oscape them ? In ponnl_servitudo thoy aro, but of mo legal sort, condemned—not Ly justico, but by an wn- Just eonviction of o tancied authority—to wear out thelr simple lives in solitary coniinomont, to which tho borrors of Millbank’ aud Poutonvilla 1o u8 nothing. ‘Pt gloomy-looking building, whoso narrow windows and ‘barred gates loom up darkling against tho sky, and form tho only object of pight for muny o mile around, is the Trappist Monastery of Mount_St. Durnurd, situnted on Charnwood Forest, Lelcostershiro, and thoro aro the monks, somo of them gentles men—one, at least, an Oxford mau, of & good county family in tho north—all in the white habits ; men of cortain nmount of Lighor edu- cation, somo pricsts, some proparing for the priostliood. That iittle man, with pioreing eyes and firmly-compressed Jaw, working in tho tflold and_rooting*oul somo ‘obstinate thiatles, is tho Lord Aubot himeelf, who, o few lours honco, will bo rooting out the thistles of solf from tho soul of eome Lucellng mnovico, or instilling the principlos of spiritual husbandry into the minds of his subjects. That {all, gontlemanly-looking figuro, with hoo "and besom, busily engagod wooding the walls, is tho Fathor Prior, o pricst of blamotoss lifo, but of most axcetio habit. ‘Curn to the loft, and ab thio tup of pile of rocks stands a lofty rucifix, tho road up to which is winding, aud ot apart for thono who would muke tho *way of tho Cross” to the Calvary nbove, and descend again to o sepulchre, which suddenly, disclosos to tho unespecting visitor a_full-longth figuro of Curtst lying in the tomb, Look to the 1pght 5 trhin of novices, somo morc hoys, marccs n smglo filo baek to the cloister. As they go along wome calves, frisking in all the coutrasts of _freedowm, are per- forming eomo ungainly autics. A youth raisos his oyes—ein tho firat; liughs ab tho eight —pin tho socond; and, most heinons crime of all, amakes u sigu to bis neighbor, who, howover, observes bis rule to the letter, and rofuses oven to look up. Wo are jolued by Brothor Bartimeus, tlo cotrtoous guest-mastor, who, glaucug at our lotter of introduction, condicts uy within tho fiueum‘ oo, which is separated from the muin uilding, but united to (ho church by a cloister. Wo oxpress a desire to stny tho customary threo dnys, on which the Avbot is sammoned, ~He ut onco grants us tho required permission, and weo agioo to the fow “rulos of tho louse,” somo of which are dispensed with n_con- soquence of our stern Protestantism, DBaug, bauig, bang | goes n gront boll. * Would wo liko to go to vespers 2" o veapers wo betake our- solves, and are placed in a gallery overlooking tho choir, or rather the nave of what, when fin- ishied, is to be n well-proportioned monastio church, Gloominess is tho order of tho duy, or rathor ovaniug, Tho sprco below uk is emplyy till two youthful figures glido in, one of whom lights the candies on tho altar, the other busy- inyg bimsoll with arranging the books, * Prosent- Iv another boll, and snudey cowled ghosts stenl m and occcupy their’ stnlls, which wo ey observe aro so mrrauged a8 to ronder sitting down am imposkibilic ty. A fow moments of private dovi tiun, then the Abbot himself begins the ofiice in u stentorian voice, an notiphon 14 intoned by two novicen, and thon the full choir bursts out with tho * Dixit Dominus,” teken to n Grogorlan timo. Stuy; why doos Drother Boniface blush a8 ho ronds that eard? Who choir-moster g taken this un-Engtish method of juforming him that 1io has #ung the wrong verso, on which the offendor leaves his stull aud prostrates himeelf before tho altar, where the Abbot sufters Lim to lio for fully thréo minutes, and then knocks for bim to return, which he dces in ol humility. Liko ull tho offices, except Lho muss amd the jowsons In the Broviary, vespors aro kung without book; in fact, tho strict rule of .the order is thut nomo can Lo admitted ns profossed monks till they kuow tho Psaitor by heurt ; our wonder, therofore, was that the prostiate was not the normal attitude in choir, Vespers over, we weto howpitably, but plainly, ontertained by tho guest-mnstor, Who, huwever, ato nothing nor drank with us, *"0is our boly rule,” ho nid, thougl wo must gay that e looked as if a_littlo ten and bread and butter would do him no harm. “QOur tea? Wo have nono, We shall shortly have our supper of dry bread, eut off from our morniug’s portion, ant some nulk; and eyon that is coucession to ' Lngish stomachs. Properly speaking, o Trappist is like u religiohs bon- constrictor ; e eats But once, nud that at noon, ‘Co-moryow you shall jndgo for vonrselves how we fore Another bell. *Thot's for * Chapter,’ nud nstheio wemny taik, if it's only to accuso ourselyes of our Enults, we do not seruple to avail onrselves of the prtiseion, just a8 vo do in choir, the only othior plact, excopt tho in- firmary, whero we tro allowed the uso of our un- ruly niomber, Favowell till Complin." At this sorvice tho whole community, including the Iny ‘brothers, came trooping in, nor conld anything exceced tho solemnity of the durk cloiy, the mo- tionless kneeling fiiziwor, tho uwhul silonce, ns each examined himeeif on his own belavior dur- ing tho duy, Tt was oppreesivo, and great wera our feclings of velief when wo henrd the Tnock whiel signaled tho conelusion of the func- tion, and atlowed cuch monk to glido pnat tho Abbot, as with n low bow ho received holy water from his * fachier in God."” By 9 o’clock a deep- or silonco reirmed around, both outside and in- side; wn befook ourselves to Led—vary cloan and very huvd—and were just aeleop, when an inexorable boll mwoko the echoes, Our frst thiought was fire; hut the brother's voice erying ont as Lie knocked no the door, * Henedicamns Doming,” reminded us whore wo woee, Starting up we drested—it wus 1 8. m., and Intter cold, but tomperato when compared ta the biting [rigidity of tho clurch. Verily, If the Tinppists havo the truth vho Hew in o well, Will it b be- lieved, night afler night, evory night of their liven, winter aud_sunnmor, this ‘ordeal is gone throngh, nnd for two_ nortal liours, somotiines thron, theso wroteled men_and hoys wing the long oftica of Muvtine und Taude, with nenght to warm them savo the five of devotion, Right Jud were we to got hinel to bed; for the Trappist thera was no more hod 'till tho nook siestn—prayor, nlml{, or meditation must acenny his thoights till Primo, ut 4 . m. Onew again we turn out, sorely unwillingly, with ditto repeated. At T:0 comes anolier in- novation on tho Wrappist rule, numely, a “mixg"” or broukfast, consisting of wn hubel (vory sraull) of brosd sud sowo now mlk; fhon moro * Chaptors” then'oreo with muss 3 and_then the day's work fully beging, ¢ Oue wotlt is 1o fools’ play,” eaid tho Abbat, ** Look nll round ou thows hundreds of weren, now fully tiled and paying ¢ thoso wore all waste whon onr two. Drothors cane fiom Trolund an pionoora, Mr. Do Tislo gave us the hand, nud helped us with our chureh and monuatery ; all tho rest we've douo onrkelves, and {luzy ‘mouks’ though we be, huve ot all events tunght the favmeérs . of the nelghborliood Low to hresl up and xecluim tho forest.” * But, if silonco i8 your rule, how do vou manngzo to diveot your lnborors ¢ ¥ Wo hinye an alghabot of slgus, Which every uovieo learns, and to that wo sfiok., Of courso, to the hired Inborors nud ontyidors we tail, but for that duty two or three of tho alder vud trustior doputed.” # [ow nhont recrention ¢ nsilonco whon there {8 auy—aoven on Chriniinag Day and the Fenst of 8t Nernard,” ¢ But do o1t maulks nover go mad 7" ¢ One or two of 18 inyo; nuy, more thun once we hove found i the flolds or w gardon-hiounn, (ho liblc cast off, und lotter enylng tho wearor Lnd yoturned to ¥lho world,” Yous, we've had vomo strange chinr- noters,<-oxcapeil wriminnly, descriors, Oue way here tiva yun‘x’u before wo discoyorod what ho Ueof wnd a seoldiug spouso, Jixcuso me, thero's tho hell for Boxt, after which you will tuste * 8L, Bornard's mutton,' " We nro ‘In the Relectory, senlod at tho Abbot's tablo, afternlong Latin grace, 'Tho Abbol malken o sign § n thick vopo tnblo soup 48 plneed hoforo ua, in a lotdly dish of tho commonost. *Too much,” wo oxclim to our host, ITe crosnos the rluht forelingor over tho lott, and hmmadiately half tho quantity is placod Hoforo us, - Annthor slgn, tov qulek to ho porcoptiblo, nnd n moss of pottaga nud plein u\m(q)uddin{; appoars—oirrants, oven at the rate of threo to the ounco of {lour, were long sinco condemned s luxurlous, Dinner is over, the plnin bonrds aro cleared, tho monkis rotiro to their slosta, wo to the lmry'luu-gmuml to seo the inovitablo open grave, then 1o tho reformatory for boys—once condueted, but nnsucconsfully, Dy tho monka—and thon back to church nguln for Nono. Wa did not stay out the three duys ono was cnough, Yet thero ware old inen amoag tho community, aud this thongh their monls vegolablo—no eges allowed—nand tholr libr: containy nothing but theologienl and ascotical works, Je gustibus non disputandum, ——— GOUNOD'S NEW ACHIEV-EWIENT. Jeanne d2Arce . Writing from Parls, undor Ante of Nov. 18, th correspoudont of the Loudon Daily Telgraph Aayat ‘Lho grontest thoatrical succesi of thu day i unquestionably “ Jonunod'Are.” Producod at tho Uaite, it {4 far above the averngeof tho picces for which this thentre is colobraied. 1n act it_bolongs fo tho highest class of dramatic art. It 18 n five-nct tragedy in verso, and ia corichod with musie writton™ oxproussly by the greazest componor of the ago. Dat whilo elaim- ing u lofty placein litarature and music, ! Jorune a'Are ™ prosents atl_the wdyentitious nttractiony which have mado the Gaito the most popular theatre in Pacin. 'Tho scenoy iy admirably painted, the costumes are both handsome and pisturesquo ; there nre processions and appari= tions to foast the eye, aud thero {4 o charming hullot to delight tho unmerous cluss of pooplo who ean nfl)mclnm no podtry but tho pootry of motion, ‘Lhoro i3 somathing of evorything in the plece, I huva heord * Joanus d'Arc " calted feerie religizuse, and there is somo truth oy well ns much jll-nature In_the Lmmorous definition. A lady told me that when she camo into tho the- utro in the midst of tho linale to tho second act, sho thought the opora was transferrod to the “ Squaro des Arte ot Metiers,” while n pelil ereve conflded to mo his coufession that what ho dis- Iiked was tho verse, beeauso It reminded him of thio Thentre Fraucais—thio poor gommicuz having no iden of tho bittorncks ol his own sur- casmm againgt himeolf. I fiwve not slightest intention” of infl[ulinF * upon your readers u list of all tho plays which lave been written upon tho pubject of Jonu of Are, Thoir numbor i legion, and the sorics bogan by o miracle play brought out at Otleuns itsoll u very fow yonrs after the martyrdom of the un- Lappy hetoine, Schillor’s pluy is fanuliar to il studonts of Gorman litorature, and it is proba- blo hat niany poopla may recoilect Milo, Datti's appearance it mdil armor as tho only noticeablo fosture of Verdl's ** Giovanmn d'Arco,” wihon +ihis protontious opera wns produced b tho ‘Fhontro Ventndour eome five or six years ngo. Fhore runy nlso bo soma fow Englishnien who ro- membor that o tragedy by Aloxauder Soumet would not bo galvanized into lifo oven by tha stu- pondoua gonitisof tho great Rachel,whoso young- est wistor now suntaing the charpoter in the new play ut the Gnile. Nor need I attompt to sotoll the story, tho main featurcs of which have been strictly adhored to fn M. Burbier's story. A mero mention of £ho locality in wlich orch act tnkes placo will suflico to mark the progress of the talo, ‘Tho firat act passes in Jeanne's cottago ut Domromy, and it is chicily filiod by tho love- making of a young swain who only maies ono fleoting appenrance in tho latter pait of tho pluy. Jeanng, of courso, turny o donf ear to his Buit, and hot budding purpose of joining {ho nrmios of ler King is ktrougthienied Dy tho upparition of St. Margaret and St Catherine, who, clothed in Jong rolies, appronched her from nbove, and Lroathe words of oncouragemont in her car. 'The npparition is manoged afror tho fashion of tho. apothoosis of Grelclien in tho Covent Garden version of *Fuust,” and the two seints sing & duet to tho nccom- pantinont of organ and invisiblo ohorns. Tho m\mil’u}\{nrt of this seono 18 written in o stylo which M. CGounod hus mado his own; and it would be still mora etfective if ull the einging were carried on behind tho scenes. To iny think- g, tha extremo roalism of the appurition some- what detradted from its impressivoncss; but thia objection would bo considered_hypercriticul by tho greut mass of spectators. In tho sccond act wo ure at Chiton ; and wo seo tho sad spectaclo of Charles V1L forgotting iu the arms of Agnes Sorel the mutilation of his country and tho suf- Torimgs of bis oubjects. Jeanne appears, and suceeods first in gaining tho King's mistrein on hor side, and secondly i stirring up the ey movareh bLimeelf, “Thero is somothing thut jars ngoiust tho Jistono’s idenl of his licroize, 110 loas than nguinst history, in this juxtaposi tion of tho pure Maid of Orleans und the courte- san, hut the sceno gives good opportunities of declnmmtion to both, 'Clio uct opena with a prel- ty bullnd aud choral rofram, sung by n pago; and closey with o magnificont martial chiorus, ** Dieu le veut,” which oxcited genuine cuthusiasm. Stiil moro masterly, aud vustly more original,: iy thie dance-music which opens tho third nct, which takes placs on the Bridze of Orleans, tho fortitications looming in tho Dbackground. 'Tho woldicrs sing_ o chorus with n capitul rofrain, while their ibandes dance n highly charactor- istic ballet, festivities beivg occasionally inter- rupted by the doscont of au nrrow shot from the tho Tuglish *camp and tho dischauigo of o culvorin_ at the aggressors, Al this geene 18 admimbly mouaged, o mock funornl-procession colebrating the deth of o mownikin, stuck up fo bo sliot at, hoing ospe- cinlly clever, ‘ho not i taken up by u sorics of discuseions botween Jeanne and the various Treneh chiefs, whom she oventually subdues to hor inspired will, The scono 13 bronglt to powerfil conclusion by o choral pruyer to the dod of Battles, In the fourth act we uro at Rhcims, wheio the King is about to ho crowned. Jeanne, oppreseed with tho songo of hor coming Tato, meots her parents, and is anxious to roturn with them to {le\' village home. Bt the King 10minds hier of her onth not Lo rost Lill the encmy is repuleed from France, und he insisty on her ontermys the eathedral on his lott hnnd, on au cqual footing with his Queou. The second tablean, represeating the geand facade of the cachedral, is ono of the finent I have over witnessed; and the whole scone, flled with the knights aud wwrlors, the pages and conrtiors, who have marched in procession to tho portu, where they are met by (he prieats and {ucense-hearers, whilo orchestra and chorus join in o trimnpbnl coronation mured, s oxtraotditg- rily impressive, Tho lust act, ulo, in the two tubleauy passes ot Rouon, 1t opens in n pricon, where tho Lnghsh soldiors are indulging in o spirited diinicitg chorrs with o capital refruin, (st I'nrgout do Franco qui payera,” whilo Jeanne, bound with chinins, is tslaep, The vainted indios again appenr to her in hodily Torm, chant- ing o Lymn, which M. Gounod has cloverly woiked m combination with tho eong of the rovelors, ‘hen follows tho historicul effort to wmako tho muiden rcenst hor horesies, the vondomnation’to death by five, uud the funl ravolting nttempt upon her virtuo by Warmick. Lastly, wo have tho actual funeral \13’1‘0 on the mavket-placo of Mouon—a murvelously woll- devised scone, In thoe murcho fauelio the celestial melody of the snints iy effectively altor- nuted with the principnl sombroe, xolemn phrase Jeanna i hourd to the stalie, tio fivo is lighted, and, 08 the fivmes burst: forth from under her Yoo, tho howvens aboye hor opon, wad discloso tho noble army of murtyes waving (heir paim- branchos in weleomo of tholr sisted. o render will percuive thut “Jeanno d'Are” i in reality o modern version of & mivaclo pluy soboll by evory nccorrory (hat can churm . thio onr or delight the oye, 1t is of un_ ininitoly, higher oidor_than tho sword-and-buelder pieco’ which it has suceceded, wund, 1 it is disfigured by excess of digressivo mnblor, it at ltmutlymscmn inanoblo light the noblext fignro in French huatory. Whether it will prove papular with the wdioneo of the Geita remains to bo seon, Thoro wero four “swells ™ in front of mo in the stalls, who jeored at all tho prtriotic woutimonts oxpressed Ly Jeanna and latighed at all ithe nllusiomi to ¢ mutilnted Frauce,"” Of & truth tho Pavisiuns ave o pationt peoplo, for in no ofkor eapitnl in the world would'n popular, audisneo linye sufored its aspivations to bo thus' dotided, 1oaven forbidthat wieh fnme guuding whould bo tuken as © fuir sumplo of Frouch opiu- ion, Tho wpouvorain pouplo whow those woll- dressod eads mocked showed botter mottlo, und npplunded to the echo overy noblo sentinieht put futo tha touth of the herowe martye, 'Lhoro iy 10 sham in their onthusinem, for thoy i crowds to oo o playin which they enn trco soma resemblaneo 1o tho reeonf disastors thut huve overwhelmgd Frauce, 1 truot thut the vogua will continug, for M, Offenbach's Lold- nesn in risking tho lavish outlny accusioned by tho production of such a play dososvos (o bo rocognized, Al the numorous charnoters aro woll sustained, but Mlle, Lin Tollx throws hor playmates into_tho shudo, Bho 1a 6o fragile in upienranco, aud ha notk vo yuiotly in tho opon~ ing seencs, that ono’s fivat foeling in wonder at her being incrusted with wo horolo s parts ut autho play proceeds, the intoneity of her omo- tion lends s thrilling forvor to lier thin voico, aud overy fibve iuher frama trembles iy tho ush in [+ f1 ‘kmm! on which I hava scon inno nctress but in Milo. Lin Folix's gront sistor Itachiol, and Milo, Doscles, In fine, her Jeanne d'Are is o noble conception, earrlod outwith rare attistio doli- cnoy atd yot raror nntual dro, ] CATS AND RATS. Somo Rather Steep Tules Concerning Whom, Onta aro quito s olover in tho et of oponing latclion whon it suils thoir purpose, A family in one of tho northern outskiits of London wero n woad denl aunoyod with tho froquont robhory of thelr Inrder, o small out-howso hohiud their dwolling, Tiegs of muiton and other aitiolos ‘wora dovonred or enrrled off, and . no one could tell how. ‘'Lho theft wus & mystery, Ono of the sorvants detormined to discover the dolingnent, ond accordingly watehed, and ono night fouus that the thioves were o set of cats bholonging to he nolghborhood, 'Who larder had o lateh witch hnd to o presse:d down in opening tho door, No cat could praperly proes it down by springing from thio grouud. Thoro was, liowovor, an' nd= joining wall, from which cala might loap and ik thio doprossidn of the luteli as thoy succoss wivoly pnused, ‘bnbls what they did, ‘Tho loaped from the wall one nfter tho othor, oac! teying to doprees tio latch ng it passed,, untjl oo eat, mora fortunnte than the othors, mado tho needful dopresslon with its paw, 'Uho door immediately was opened, ond o leg of mutton, winéh had'been the object,of vioge, was scoured, and enton all but the bones, Was thoro not mucli sagacious planning in this pleco of rob- bery by eats? We think thore was—nlmoat ns much 88 o seo domonstratad in somo of the menner departments of the human specion, Thoe incident took placo lately. DMany instances hayo beon recordod of the dis« plny of intolligenca by rats, to which wo beg lonvo to ndd thoe fuliawing: 'A farmer's wifo in the west of Seotland romatked that the eronm on the surfaco ot the milk in hor duiry was ofton intorfared with, At firat shio suspocted that nono of her children had taken the unwarrantablo libetty of dippiug piceea of bread [u it, but sho could find notinug to confim this suspicion ; and by-aud-by sho noticed strange littlo stronks of crosm on the edges of the nulk basing, ns if o string lind been dipped in and drwwi out, 5o ne to lonve o mmk, At lnst sho discovered the secrot, The cream was stolon by rats, which fzot upon tho odgges of tho earthanwara hnsing contalning the milk, nnd, not boing ablo to rench dawn to it, a depth of seven inches, nor daring Lo nttompt to go down, as thoy could nover hava climbod up the sinoolh surface again, dipped i tho Lips of thelt Tong tuily, drow them ‘up loadod with tho rich cream, and licked thom. An ar- rangement of the basinw, such that the rats could not_get unon the. edges of thom, pul an end {onll” further dopredations of this kind. .I'ioro wna surely something more than instinct in this euse in thoe procedure 8f tho rats. # Wo huve somethiug slill to Lell regarding tho Ingenuity of rats, A familyin a country houso in Jlortfordshite had a fancy for reaving ducks, but could not woll do 8o en ncoguut of rats, which systomatically got holl of aud carried away tho young ducklings, ovon from closo to thoir mother, With n view to circumvout the rats, tho matornnl duck aud her young woro housod for tho night under n coop, which admit- todof uo openiug for the furtive ntrudors. Tho ruts were not to be #o ensily chented of their proy. On discovering that+tho wother duck and hor family woro clogely shronded from intrusion, thog dovised n protty plan of en- gincoriug, which way eminontly succaseful, In the coursa of n singlo night thoy excavated n tunnol, going below tho outer edgo of the coop Lo its Intorior, and thus very neatly, without producing avy alarm, stolo overy duckling from under the gunrdianship of the mother. o rats belouging to the snmo colony por- formed o forb quitons ingonions, A trap which was Duitod for their caprire was babitnally plundered without securing o singla rat, Thoy ndovidontly invented somo plan for safely stoaling nway tho bait, and what the plan was could only bo loarned by settiug a watch on the trap. Wo shall esplain bow the thing was effcctod. Tho teap Sasof the kind which iy sometimes employed for catehing mico, It wan a hox with o slidig door, which was sustuinod Dby mechanism connected with tho bait. On the bait being nibbled at, the door descends and mukes the mouso o prisoner. The two rats suw throngh tho dovice, and rosorted to tho vory simplo but effectuni® mothod to take away tho bait, which was pieco of tonsted ehioeso, and yot oscapo punishment: Ono of them placed jtiol? undar tho door, 8o that 1t might fall on its back, while the other crept in and succosslully carried off the morsel of chansg, ~Tho flrut rat thon drow itself from undor the door and joined frs companfon. T'his domonstration of rat intelli- geuce, like the procoding incident, is of receut oceurronoo, e e 5 “QVER THERE.” Some one has crossed o'er tho mystical river; Somo one’s at rest from lifo's turmoll snd care; Sowe one has gained tho aweet peace that awniteth Thio world-woary coul In the bright * Over Luere,” Some ono g lost to Larth's pain and fts sorrow,— Lost but to knov, in that bolier ephiere, Tiao Lalm that provails fu that pearl-borderd city,— The blessings that sooth, not tho wailing ones hero, Oh ! blest I tho slumber whose silence fa dreamless, Aud sweet i e wiking thnt comot at Inst Far 'yond tho gates thut, elcrnally glenming, Tead to a laud vwhero a1l sugulsh s past, ‘Eyea ue'er grow dim, and hearts never Ligulsh, ‘Grief ucver comes with its huunting dewpdr, T thoko brzght shores whoro gokde-sands glimmer 1n a solstice unfuding of love, “ Over Theve ! Gittoano, 7 OweN M, WiLsoy, Ju, O The Irish [onie Rule Movement. The following aro tho_ rezolutions proposed duriug the sitting of the Irish ITome Rule Con- ference, whick et in Dublin on the 18th of lust month 1, ‘That ns tho basis of the procecdings of this Conferonce we declate our couviction that it is euseutinlly neceasery to tho perco aud pros- purtty of Irclaud that tue right of domestiv ogisintion on el Irish aifaurs sliould bo rostored to ows conulry, 2, That, solemnly roassortivg the innlionable rights of tho lrish poople to solf-govornment, w6 declaro that tho ture, in our opibion, Law como when © cowbined and enorgotic effort s[lm]uhl e made to obtuin the restoration of that right. 3, That, in sccordanco with the anciont and constitntional rights of (he lrjeh nation, wo Cluitu the privilego of mugmg our own affaira vy o Parhament assomabled i Lreland, and com- posed of tilo Sovereysn, the Lords, uud the Com- mons of Ireland, 3 4, "That in claiming theso rights and privilogos for our country, we adopt tho prineiplo of o fed- ctal arrangoment which would securo to tho Trish Parliamont the yight of legislating for and regulating all_mattors rolating to tite Intornal aftairs of Ireland, while loaviug to the Imperinl Tuglinmout thopower of denling with all quas- tions afTeotiug tho Imperial Crown aud Govorn- ment, logislution rogarding the colonics aud oth- or dopendongies of the Crown, the relation of (hie Lmpire with foreign Stutes, and il mattors upportaning 1o tho doenso und wtability of the Tmpire at luvgo, ns well ns power of gruuting and providing the supplies nocessary for Im- pexial purposes. 5. That euch an arrangoment does nob in- volve ahy chunge in the existing constitution of the lwporinl Durlinmont, or any interforonce with tho rl‘ol’uguli\‘o:s of the Crown, or distb- anco of the prneiples of the Constitution, G, That to ecoure to the Irish people the ndvantages of constitutional Government ib'is ossontial that there should ho in Lrolund wn ad- nuoistration of Irish aiTairs, coutrolled aecord- {ug to constitutionnl principles by tho Irish Par- Jamont, und controlad by Ministers constitu- tionuly responsiblo to that Parlinment, 7, hac in the opinion of this Conforence a fodoral nrrangemont, bused wupon theso pringi- plow, would consolidito (Le streuxtih and muin- Lnin'tho intogrity of tho Lmpiro, und ndd to the diguity and Pmmr of the Imporial crown, 8, Tliat while wo bolfevo shat it au Iiisb Par- linment tho rights and libertios of ull clarses of our countrymon would find their best nud anvest hrotection, wo are willing that theve should bo ‘ncnrpumtuu in the fonoral conrtitntion artictes puppiviug tho nmplest gunrantces thabnochinugo should e sundo by thut Parlinmont in tho pros- eng sottlement of proporty in_Ireland, aud that o logislution shnll be adoptoed to- establivh rny roligious aseonduticy m Irolund, or to subjoot wny porson o disabititios on aceount of his vo- Tigious opinionn, P Naving o 'Tooth. From the Knoxvalls (Yenn,) Chronicle, Alady in this gity, seveiul years uvo, had n nt tooth put in ou a pivot, * Latoly tim tooth becamo loose, and the other duy, while out in the yard feoding hor chiiokous, shie sheezed vry hatd, when tho tooth fell out, and was atoneo swal- lowed by one of the chickons, Thoe ludy kept hor oyo on that sam chicken, and, us_svon nossiblo, offoetod n oapture, whon sha felt of the oraw uncll aho discovered u substanco whe took to bo her tooth, and, taking & knifo, tho cinw wns opened ab that l:hma. tho tooth taken ont, and sgnin closed with noodlo und thrend, and the chickon roleasod, ‘I'ho ebioken is sl lving and woll, though full of resolution nover agmin tu swallow a tooth, whila tho ludy sports p full sot of tooth nguin, Tho rbove is youched for us tho trath by a rolisblo gontloman, Tty Origin, Fram the Losfon bivertiser, In n company of tutelligent poople at the mon- shore last summoy, n question aroac 8 to the otlgin of the familine liney s “Though the millsof (od grind slowly, Yet tliy grind oxceeding sinnll,” Books woero not at hand, nod tho quostion was passed about with the rosult of a curious diversis ty iuthe answers, Ouo porson atiributod the lino to Mis, Browning, another said it waa from tho Grook, und sull anothor couragoously crodited the wontimont, if not tho form, to tho Ol Tostament.' Slugulaily onowgh, no ouo of us know—whnt would . roadi- ly have beon found {f accoes conld have hoea had to Burdett's **lamiline Quotations —that tho Jnes ave found in Longfellow, among cor~ tnin “poctic aphorisms,” whore itis givon ns s trauslation from the * Binvgodichta of Friedrich :un . Logan," a writer of the sevantoeuth con- ury, Lut beforo examination was mnde in tho # Familinr Quotations,” suinebody hero at home had 1emombored where the lines lolonged ; nnother had fusisted, notwithstanding Long~ follow's nuthority, Lhat thoy novertholess Lind thoir ongin incho Gréok, and bad produced 1 his support * Bohn's Dictionary of Clansieal Quotations,” In which the followlug sontonca, quoted in tho orlginal Grook, is given as a pro- varb; 4 'I'hie mliil-stoues (or mills) of tho gods grind lato, but thoy grind fino." Irown what Grook suthor, howevor, did this ‘“proverb " come? Bohn gavo no citation, It wag cheorful, theroforo, on looking into Mr. Bartlow's buok, not only'to find the roforoncs to Longfollow, which waw alveady known, but also tosce in a note & Greok haxmineter lino from the “+*Oraculn Sibylling,” book 8, hine 14, which, Bolug translated, rond ns follows : ‘“Tho millx of God grind late their fino grist.” Tho ** Orncula Sibylling " {88 stout voaume ‘a8 found in the Athenpum), printed at Amster- dam in 1689 [t is acolicetion In Qreek with a Latin translation of what purport to be the old Sloylline books. Theso wiitinga had, in fact, their origin, wo are told, smong cortnin Chrls- tiuns of .tha second contury. 'Llioy arc contained in hoolks of hoxameter verso, Tha eighth bool, withn very motiveablo tlavor of the Iiobrow stylo, begins by propuking to unfold the calami- tios that shall horenflor como upon the nations— upon Egypt, Porsin, sacedout, sna 8o forth, and last ipon Ttome Tomo shall grow great an ovur»Yrcml tho world, but—and tiien comes the lino Mr. Bartlott gives: *Tho miils of Qod grind Tato thetr fino grist,” Now ihis ling, it will bo observed, is difforent from tho Grock proverb quoted in’ Boln ; the woarch, therefore, It was obvious, must bo con- tinued furthor. ‘I'ho proverb in Bobn was obsorvoed to make o complate hoxpmoter ; tho melro, thorzfore, windo it probablo that 1t would not ba found in tha trngedinns. It way onsy to nscoriin thet 1t aid nat holong to Homor or Piadar; and 6o, In dotail, to mako suro that it was not in the teagedinns or tho Grook Anthology., At last it occurred to somo one to looi into Plutarch’s dinlogue ** Concorning Such whom God is Slow to Punish,” aud thoro light began to break. Ole'mpieuu, one _of the intorlocutors in this dislogue, is Inmentiug the delay iu divino Judgments, witeroby they avom * rather to ro- semblo chance than Providenco; so that,” ho adds, “T cauuot couceive what benoflt thera i in theso millstones of tho gods which aro suid to Rrind so late, o tharoby celestial punishmont is obsoured, and the awe' of evil-doing rondored volu_nnd dospicable.” Wo quote from Prof. Goodwin's editton of tho transiation of Plu- tarch's Moruly, vol. iv., pago 143. In & note to this passage the oditor ays: ** Referriug to tho vorae, The mills of the qods grind lale but_the grind fine” 'l Grock is quotod horo by Prof. Goodiin, aud i tho samo as thsk given in Dok, But beroe again wo bavo no clue to the original authority ; Llatarch worely nsos the pasingo by [ allusion to it as womething nlready fu- miiiar; end, woreover, ho doos not give tho last Lialf i it Tieconmie was now bied to th edition, by Profs. IMuckett and ‘Tylor, of the origina) Greek of thiy dinloguo of Plittnreh ; and there, in anote, thosa learuod editors scomed at last to bring us into port. ‘“Boxtus Empiricus,” they sty, ** has pro~ vorved to us adino from du_anciouf nulmown %flnt' which conlaing the sentiment to’ which lympicus objecis ;" and then tollows uhe Grook as'it stands i Bohn, Soxtus Empivicus was o Qreek writor of the third contury, Intor than Plutarch by o hnndred yours and mote. 1o was o phyaician, and in his })hilufluphy what is callod & **sceptio” iy houks have beon called a “repository of doubts,” ‘Cbe lino referred to s found in book 1, chaptor 18, of his troatise “ Against Grammatians,” ¢., agninet the udvocates of literature in genoral. ~ The author is opposing the common opinion that there is much to bo gnined from tho fine utterances of the poots and others Lo help In the conduct of life; it is not 80, ho suys; they coniradict thomselves uwnd euch other ; thoy say foolish and wicked things, aud at their best they know no more than com- mon pouple ; and then, toferring to something which he had quoted from Lnuripides about thoe gods, even rude aud unlettored porsons, Lio suyy, aro of tho samo opinion as the poot ; when Efuipides tofls ns that “if any oua per- sists in doi vil daily and supposces that ho cs- capes the nosico of the gods, ho ihinks amiss, for Justico takes her leisure,” that well-known snying whicl is commou among tho many is Junt a8 goud, * the millitonos of the guds grind late, but they grind tne.” . Tt is a peeuliprity of this prssage in Soxtns Empincus that it uot only presorvesand gives in full the line for whioh {his veh was mude, but thnt iv alvo fixes tho character of it as being a yopular proverb; the whole poiut of tho passugo from this author lics In the fact that the wsen tanco quote is a bicof the commoa wisdom, aud i not the property of litoruture. It way, thore- fore, roasouably concluded by the porsons on- gagod in whis scarch that they had now hunted T8 quatetion faitly down. Tu tho collection” of Graek proverba (Corpus Parcowiographorum Graxcorum) published at Gotiingon tn 1600, nnd cited i Mr. Dartlett's book upropos of other proverbs, but not of the o0a0 ' question, this lvo is found, with the referanco to_ Plutatch, tho Oracula Sibyllinu, and Sextus Empiricus, and elso with o refor- euco to Origen contra Celsum vii., 771, Origen wins tho contemporary of Sestns Empiticus, In the pnssage veforred to ho in_contrasting tho Christinn doctiine of punishmont with thathold by his adversazy * Such,” ho suys, %ig our doctrine, Dut lot usseco, on the otlier band, whab is tho rosponsa given on this enbjoot by tho priost of Juptier or Apollo, of whom Cel- s apeuls, Lt is this: *Tho mills of God grnd elowly.’" Aunothor deecribos puniuhmuut a8 “yenohing to children’s ohildron,” ote. 1Iad our frivtds been lowrned enough, there- foro, thoy might, it s obvious, hive found n whortor path; but, thon, they would lnve lost tho plensurn_of the scarch, and of telling his littlo story aboud it, e Cunnibalism in Feefece Australinu papers stuto that their latest nows from Faojco was to the offect that tho robellious tribes of mountainecrs in Foejeo had not yet been supproasoil Iry}im;f‘ Cakobau's woops, .On tho Bu cunst thoro have beou sume sharp fighto. Inouneof these, which oceurred on the 19tk of July, nour Na_ Ciila, 8 monntcin town, two whire pnors, My, Liilin_ Jack, of tho Da Rivor, and e, Groghnm, of Ruki- Ruki, were killed by the rabols, und fonr other sotulors were wounded. Tno Feejes Times, in an acconnt of tais light, snys v “'liero were waveral natives lilled aud wownaed on tho Goverument xide, and a groat numbor aiso of the Kui Colos (the mountnin- eers). 'Iho forees had 1o mako tlioir attagk “Y [Y steop hill, Awalting thom, the Il Coioa iny eafoly enscoueed until the troops approached, when o front and flank fira was opened on thom by the mountaincors, und thon tho opposing forecs met in o band to Laud enconuter, in which hayonts, nxos, and clubs did doadly work, Tho ntruggto was oo hot to lust long, howover, snd tho Kai Colos thirow away their weapons and overythiug thioy hind ued ran for thoir lives. Uwo, or threo whitos, with & number of nutives, fol- lowed them up towards Nu Culn, shot several in thelr chaso nud threo in the town, whioh the Kol Colos set fire to before tho Govornment party rouchod it. 'Throo uatives of the (fovernmoent foreo lmd hoon sliot a day or two before and takon to this town to bo cooked aud enten, Pheir heads wera found stuck upon sticks, und thoir hones placed on the #idy of the patly, in sight of overy F:\unnr—by. There wero hun- dreds of bones 1o tho town whioh Jad beon cooked long bofore, ‘U'io notoriuns Rokogars unid Lis unels, who, it {8 said, murdered Mao- intosh and Splers, lLuve at lest beou killed and cnton, Ono of the Na Lotu tribe (frlond- iow) came ncross one of thowe two, wounded in the log, sud fook sweot vovouge for the N Lol man who had boon dviven out of N homo somo yoars past Ly this man and Dls tribo. Na Lotu spat in his handa, and sald ¢ +You burnt my town, did you?' and thon made o blaw, ot his oad with n Lattlo-ax, aud picposo- Iy missod Lie mark. 1o ugnin spat on bis Lands ZYou killed ;my puoplo, did you? ' Te kept oa tantulizing his vieam for some timo until Lie saw more men cotmlng up, when, for foar of hn\'hu.i tho plensura akon out of his honds, bo choppod off tho puoy wrotch's hord, thon bis arms and Toge, and out his vody into convement plescy for carrying awsy, 1o took tho head to the orook, washied 16, and brought 1t to the camp that the placos and brought in. One of the arlen wonld have thom burled, but at n‘?'glfil?fi ploces weto dug up again ond takon, with pev. oral other bodies, to a respectable distance from the whitos and cooked, tho hukola Iali (cenniby drum) boing honten all tho thno, Inviting thom who might fool fnelined to como to the fennt, Tt i vory ovident that tho Kal (iolos hava gob suck o lenson that thoy nover dreamt of. ‘Chey haw alvoady commeonced to quarrol among ‘them. solves; thous who hod uothing to do with the murders of the Burns family are accusing those who did tho deed of bringiug all this troubls upon them by murdering tho white mon."” s EDUCATED FEET, What Ctiin e Dono with the Tocges About Foct in GenernlssShoes, It is aatonishing towhat uses tho foot and togy oould bo put, if nocesaity arosa tor a full davelops wont of tholr powers, 'Thore is a way of cducats Ing tho foot, as well an tho hand or tho eyo—and thuro is o tolling what an educated foot can bs mado to do, In the time of Alexandor, tho In- dians were taught to draw their bows mith thole fout, as woll as with their bands, and this Is done Bt tho prasont timo by Ltock Veddahs of Coylon, Aud nearly all savago _tribes can turn heir toes, not only to good, but bad account; liko the Aborigines of Australia, who, whilo thoy are cunningly divertiug yuur attou. tion with tholr bands,” aro pusily cugaged in committlug robberies with their tos, with whicly thoy pick up articlos, ny an elephaut would with bis trunk, * So nlso the Iindov makes Lis toes work at the Joom, nnd weaves with thom with almost a8 much doxtority an with his fingors. The Chineso earpenter will hold the plece of wood he in planing by his foot, like & parrot, and will work & griudstone with lia fost. T'ho Baunka tribe, who uro tho most famous cauve-mon on thie Vest Afrloan const will fmpel thoir light canoes (woighiug from 8 to 10 poundy) with great veloeity over tho waves, aud at the same timo will ugo tho foot to bail out the water ; oud when thoy would rost thoir narme, one leg is thrown oiib on either side of tho canoe, and it is propolled with the foot almost as faet a3 with w paddlo. Mousiour Ducornet, wln died pome yoars sgo, was Lorn without bands, und was brougut up as sn artist, aud nctually oxhibited at the Lonvre plotures patuted by his test, "Lho feot of ‘Lhomas NRoberty, the armilens huntsman to Sir George Barlow, wera mado to porforin the dutios of his hands, Also Willinm Kinstoue, who, with his toes, wrole out biin accounts, shoved nud dresced himsoif, sade dled and bridied his horse, threw slodge-ham- mers, and fought & Lattle, in which ho cumo off victorious, g Mauy exquisitos of both sexea claim admira- tion for thoir pedal oxtromitios, but it s the boots and sboiu which cover them which wo ara culled on to admire. Thoir feat, If bared, would presont o vory groat divergonce from tho olasei~ caliden of besuty. 'Tho frmly planted foot, unoitaer too large nor too small, but justly pro- portioned to tho hoight and weiglt it sustains, the smooth surfaco and rogulntly curved lines, tho dislinctness of tho divisions acd the perfect formation of ench too, with its well- markad soparatonoss, and ity gradation of size and regularity of dotail to tho vory tip of tha nail, are now to be scen ouly in arb. i‘n Grook uature they wore found, or the auclent sandal, which left tho foot unfottorod, gave freedom to tho devolopment of its natural graco and pro- portions, ‘The modern boot or shoo, with the Prevalont notion that everything must bo sacri- ficod to smallnoss, Las squoezod the foot iuto & knotty and irrezular lump, whero tho distortod toes aro so imbedded in tho mass, aud mutidated by tho pressuro that it i3 impossible to piek them out in the indlviduality sud_completonoss of their origiual forms. As our climate forbids tho sandal, and reuders the shoo nacessory, care shionki be taken Lo adupt, it as purrouay as possibly to lbe natural conformation of the foot. "It should be long and wide cuough to ndmit a free play of tho toos; tho space Letwaon the heel aud toe should bo firm, and of & curve tho samo height ns tho natural arch of tho foot, while no part of tho artiticial covoring should be 80 binding as to provenL tho froo action of the muscles, sud the circnlation of tho blood. The French foot Is mongroe, narrow, aud long ; the Spavish is small and elogantly-curved—thanke to its Moorish blood corrosponding with tho Cas. tilian prido—** high in the iuutnri‘.“ Tho Arab foot {8 provorbisl” for its high arch: *a stream oan run wndor the hollow of it.” The foot of tho Scoteh is large aud thick; that of the Irish {lat and squaro; the English short and fleshy. ‘I'ho Americun foot is apt to bo disproportionato- Iyenll. A foot, for both bosuty and spos should be archod, fairly rounded, aud its len; proportioucd to tho height of tho porson, The anklo—ospocinlly of women—should be round and firm, and not too small. —_—— Curt Gorrespondences Tord Berloloy, wishmg to apprise the Duke of Doreet of lus ohanged condition, wrote: “Doar Dorset: I DLave just been mare rlad, und am tho happiest dog alive.—Borkeloy." His interesting news being acknowledged with # Dear Berkoley : Every dog bas his day.—Dor- get.” Mr. Kendall, some timo Uncle, Snm'y Postmaster-General, wauting some informa. tion as to tho mourco of a river, sont the followmfi note to o villge Tostmastor: *5ir: This Department desirves to know how far tho ’l'ombifihuu Tivor runs up ?—Rospectfully yours, ete.” By return muil cama: “8ir: The Tomblzgboo doos not run up at all; it rne down, Vory respectfully yours, oto.” Keadall nob approcinting his suboroinate’s humcr, wrote agnin: “Bir: Your appointniont as Postmaster iwrevoked; you will turn over tho funds, ete., pertaining to your oftico to your succesgor.” Not ut all disturbed by his sununary dismissal, tho Postmaster replied: “Tho rovonues for ‘this office * for the quartor ouding Sopt, 80 Luve beon 5 cents; its ox- ponditure, samo poriod, _for tallow, candles, and twine, $1.05, I trust m; snccessor is instructed to adjuat the balanco.” His snporior oflicer wus probably as muoh dis- gusted with Lis preciso corrospondout ss the Americsn editor who, writing to & Connecticub brother: ¢ Send foll particulars of tue flood "— meaniug an_inundation ot that place—recoived for roply: * You will find thom m Gencsis.” A good tpocimen of Yankeo brovity is tho_order recaived by a commissariat oilicer named Brown from a Col. Boyd, which could scarcaly lave been conclied in fewer words thau : * Brown— beof—Doyd," the Colonel recolving bis supplics with u note ruaning ¢ ¢ Boyd—ovef—DBrown,” Talleyrand ucknowledzed & pathetio lotter from a ledy friend aunoancing her \\‘idownaud‘ with a noto of two words: ¢ Holna! Madamel’ Aund when the easily-consoled dame wrote nob vory long afterwards soliciting his induence on bohulf of an ofiicer sho was about to murry, b movely replied: “Ho! ho! Mudume! ™ satisfactory to the recipicnt was Lord Eldon's note to s friend_Dr. Fisher, of tho Oharter- house: **Denr Fisher: I ennnor, to-day, give you the preferment for which you ussk. Your Bncoro friond.—Eldon. (7urn oter)—I gave it you yosterdny.” {!Jeasantly to all parties con- corned was the correspondenco beuweon the Archbishop of York and tho Bishop of Cork: “Doar Cork: Plense ordain Stauhope,—Yorl." s Denr York: Stauhopo i ordainod.—Corls.’ Whon o member of Lord North's Administra- tion, Lox ono night_took tha liborty of walling into'one lobby while his chiof wont into the other. As hesat on tho Ministerinl boneh the next ovening, ono of tho doorkeepers banded him n noto. Upon_opening ie{ tho robollions politicinn read: ¢ 8ir: 1is Majesty has thought prapor to ordor & now Commiselon of the Trous- ury, in which I do not find the name of Charles James Fox.—Novth.” Not more agrocablo to the recipient was Ilonry Drummond's answer toalottor nsking him fo join tho advocates of the Maine Liquor law, 'Bir: Ithink the Maine Liquor law porfeetly dotestablo, and will do my bost to provent its being adopted loro.—Yonrs, IL Drummond.” As i rulo, s man with n grievance is too proud of his wronga to bs Inconie, but hore is an oxcoption to the rule. “4ir: T wasn Lieutousnt with Gon, Stanhope when ha took Minoren fn 1608, for which Lo \was made s Lowd, I was o Lioutonant with Gen, Ilakonoy when ho lost Mivorea in 1766, for which i was madon Lord, I nm a Lioutonaut still " Surely such nn_ npponi ought to have proved ve- wistlers, almont oy rosislloss ag that of :he dying dvamntist. * Dear Bob: I have not anything to leavo thee to perpetuato my memory bui two Tolploss girl, Lok upon thom somotimes, and think of iim that was to tho Inst moments of Tus life, thine,—C. Farquhar,"—Chambers' Journak Gifts to Cotlogos. A clronlar from the Buicau of Education gives n tublo of the gifta to collegos for the yoar ond- fng Juno 30, aud of tho purpoxos to which thoy are applied, TFrom this wo learn that the totnl roported gifts to ninecy-four inatitucions, rock oned ns colloginte nud seatiered through tho country, amounied to §1,216,836, of which &1,000,07 wus dovoted to goneral purposos, £1,840,705 to oudawed fundy, ¥630,010 to build- ings, §239,000 to 8rnmmm‘nhlpfl, £10,000 to -fel= lowehips, $566,000 to scholarships, €3,100 to Drizes, ez&ulflu.\ to now or wpoelal departments, £77,693 to libvarics, $10,607 to musvums, and $4,080 to apparatun. faelapn R U Roclicfort, according to accounts sent from fit. Catharine's iuluml‘ was slok throughout the thir= ty-four days of tho conviel ship's vovego to that placo, and’it was expect that he would die before arriving at New Calodonia,