Evening Star Newspaper, January 29, 1876, Page 6

“Off With The Old Love,’ | From Harper's Weekly.) Just one week ago to-lay, after a two years’ absence from the Star-spaagled, dur- ing which I had beeu idling in Europe, [ dropped into the studio of my old frient Frea Jolie. Fred is an artist in the iliamn Ete. ip pendent } 1 the orchard, the | Mealows were sober and bare, } The wools were aflame with a splendor that | glowed in the glorified air. Throug? the valley a tremulous murmur ran drowsily #1 the day long, ‘Where a brook kisse tthe pebb'es, and passed them aud sang its perpetual song, Leaning over the gate of his garden, the leaves all awhirl at his feet, Jasper Dean mu e@ one who was dream hating way—dasbes off graceful adornments and quaint letterings ala moment's notice | Factis, Fred couldn't do anything that re- quired time and thougat; his iuxpirations come suddenly and go quickly. He was at Work when I entre, and so mach engrosse i that. he did not hear me; so [ took ths . ‘t. | Hberty bora of old companionship, aud ingedream fr more bitter than swect- | sisncca over ‘his shoakic®” An exquisite “Yam fit year old this October.” be mut- | | respon aon of @ young and very pretty girl tered, Sand now dol etnad | lay upon the desk, and Frei was rapid:y sketehing one of his fanc'fal boniers— whieh Capid in various disguises and not disguised at ali, floating lace veils, and orange buds and blossoms formed no incon- siderable share—around it. Hallo! Fred,” said I Hallo! yourself,” retorted he. “Waitfan Instant till I twine these honeysucwies round this bow and arrow, and ’il look to see who you are.” 1 waited until the weapon of the boy-goi was properly fesioonei, and then Fred springing from his chair with an exclama- tion of surprise, seized my hand and shook it until my very shoulder ach: “The Lord love you, burstout, 1 ‘Well, Lown a smart house and two hundred good acres of tol’rable land. “There is many 2 man would be happy with | half whai I've got to my name, j Bat I'm not; and I reckon most likely there's suthin’ or other to blame. “There's a f'n’ that sometimes comes on me, and mostly #t this time o’ year— ‘When the birds my away, and the dimness gives notice that winter is near, “There's a feclin’ that sometime comes on me @ ul makes me h-H wish to be deal; And I don t know exackly what brings it to buzz like @ bee in my head. “Ia may be the change o’ the seasons, with death and ciecay all around; Orit may be @ wish growin’ stronger for suthin’ that ain't to be found. “There is hardly a day but the neighbors are talkin’ about my affairs, don’t tha» k ‘em for mindin’ my business, F'msure! don't meddie with theirs, “But they talk and they talk, and the drift * of it all Is about my dail life. Bt ts auil, I know that very well; but 'm now past the time fora wife. “When a man touches fifty, like me, he had better be sayin’ his prayers. ‘Phan frettin’ himself about women and run- nin’ bis head into snares. “There was Absalom Brown, that went oif and got married at ‘most fifty-five. Bfhe hadn't done that, faon't doubt bat the critter would still be alive. “But the woman he took, she just worried his wits out In less’n 2 year; ‘Though when he went off she was ready with many a crocaiile tear. How well you look'— ike a pard. And what do you think pointing to the picture. Texamined it. A tall, siender blonde, with fluffy. fair hair,large, well-openet biue I suppose—slightly aquiline nose, pout ing lips, areh ression. “Altogether ming.” was mi rdict. ou're right,” shouted Fred. “By 's a giorious, great, and victorious! I her, night before last—Sunday; fell in mec ke with heron the spot. She sent'me this p! ture, t her tay—Tuesday. | shall to- morrow—Weidnesd. y her before the week that rather @ rash se before you leap: Marry and repent at letsur hink twice “To the deuce with your musty proverbs!” cried Fred. “Is that all you've brought with you from the old world? ** “Gather the roses whils you may” —I say with old Herrick— “Old Time is still a lying, And this same flower thatemiles to-day, ‘To-morrow will be dying.” I've made upmy mind to marry, and I hate long court ships—always éid hate two sisters married in’ that wa fellows, how I used to pity * -I mean, not the sisters; ‘ehecked by younger members of the family, and chatled and kissed by the others; dinners on Sundays, with prospective father-in-law glaring over the roast, and prospective mo- ther-in-law smiling over the pudding. No, 8O; not any forme. I meeta woman, and ii an hour I know her as wellas I would tn propos and nope in haste “Bul | Women are not ©” that sort. are plenty as goxxl as can be; And tf I bad married at thirty it might have been better for me. “There's the house, and & good one It is—not @ better the country ean show; But I never go in without feelin’ a dullness, There instead of a glow. years’ acquaintance—perhaps better. Why, then, should I hesitate to make love to ani “A home may seem ever so pleasant and | marry her immediately? Evadne—sweetest e€VeT SO Deat and so fine, And still have no comfort within it; and that’s what's the matter with mine. of names!—is my fate. “I felt it the mome: her eyes—violets, blue violets’—met mic and. asI said before, 1 propose, So, take yourold pipe—it's on t desk there, neatly enveloped and tell me how you left the boys in Germany and Rome. Un Thursday evening, hurr: dinner—for I’ was uncommonly hungry— whey pt Re whom should Irun against, or, more prop- lly comes, if atall, when the | €riy speaking, who should run’ against me, enjoy it is past. | but the irrepressible Fred! Iseanned him a t. Blue necktie, gray kids, no cigar, “There is never a voice to give weleome and never a glad smile to greet, And my heart never throbs to the musical Patter of innocent feet. “What's the use of a n ing home to ys strivin’? tme & “Now, 1 I bad married at thirty, as Thada | muquet. notion to * was the result of my inspection. Who eau teli would T'vedone it!” replied he, grasping me t pleasan e ; tone, loo? Bat somehow I waite: and walted; and now lam fifty year old; Bhere is plenty o' frost in my hair and my blood has grown sluggish and cold. arm, and hurrying me along, in spit ef, in a contrary direction to that vi chops and tomato sauce. it, I'm the nappiest f world. "You must bei going to stop a momer jowecrs, niter dint . if you'll ask m: tison in Jul glove upon that’ , You idiot," I | time trying to pull ueé tie,no kid nich by I'm her rit ‘oducedl to her. to giv se TI feel more like restin’ than workin, and every year that goes by *Pears to tell me I'd better be careful, and Jeaves me a trifle less spry. take with y¢ | the lovely" were see alt I the “And suthin® comes on me in antumn—I don’t know exackly what way— Phat makes me & and solemn and | terrupted, at the same i bets all niy idees astray. Not the sHightest matic | y: “she won't notice “It may be the change o' the seasons, with | only have cyes forme. A deathand decay all around; her. Stop wriggling abo: Or it may be a wishin’ and’ longia’ for suthin’ that air.’ to be found. ting away from it And iu another moment we w | intoa parlor, where a lady was | Inusic stool before the piano. Se ¥ volved @s we approached her, aud, heavens! Itwasnot Evacne. This iady alarge, ly formed brunette, with | almost bold, dark eyes, braids of the bla here “A man without some one to care for is not what a ma nt to be; Anda home w/thout some one to cheer it a@in’t pleasant to have or to see. “Now, ifI hat married at thirty—pshaw! here [ am drivelin’ on, With « lot ©” things ‘still to be seen to and the | as I live, a’most gone! “There's a chill In the air about sundown. reekon I'd better get roun, 3 bair, s@ucy, retrousse nose and generous } mouth. x’ “My dear Rosajie,” said Fred, rashing to- | Ward ber with outstretched hands as sue rose | from her seat, dropping the bouquet as i. | did so, which I picaed up and bad the hovor ~ Of presenting, af all, * is a is @r Pil have that old rheumatiz shootin’ all | Chin Wi Wifes Ly Coty eae OF through me agen, I'll be bound. otber;” aud he stood aside while we ackno #- | ledged this slightly informal introduction. Alter allowing us to exchange halfa dozen Words,and begging his lady love to be ready when he returned, “for 1 hate to wait, you know,” Fred started off again, dragging me with him: and &s soon as we cleared the doo:- Steps he shouted, “There, what do you think of ber? Isnt sue @ stunner? Such eyes! An Unsiacky Kiss. LProm the Vicksburg Heralt} “Now,” sald the old man, as he drove in the last nail, “if they want to swing on the }, let "em do it; it's sirong enough to hold per Laan coal . sueh hair! ‘She walk’s in beavty like the “Husband, you'rea brute totalk that way,” | night,” and such a name. Rosalie Hence maid his better bait. poetry, poetry!” “What's the matter now, old woman?” “But Pred," said I, “it isn’t the other one. “You know that Matilda doesn't swing on ‘the gate with ber young manat night. Oh, i should ever have ilved to bear her father say so! ow, look here, olf woman, don’t you @oncemn Matiida for that” “Not condemn Matilda for swinging on the gate witha young man in tne night! Why, you vulgar old wretch!” «You'd better not.” She was 4s fair as the morning, and her name was Evadne.” “«Biess my soul!” roared Fred. “Haven't I told you? 1 went to call on her, the fair-as- the morning one—Idid, upon my worl—tn- tending to. She was out. Hosalie, her cousin, you know—no, you don’t kno’ 4 yes, you do bow—was in. I not seen her for years, but we recognized each other ina moment. I found in her a baby sweetheart; | with Napoleon at FE “Better not? And she my own child, toot” Be You're getting exelted, my dear,” We went to the same infant school together. To tell the truth, 5 “You're an old fool and a brute to talk to | in the ‘most ighoble mmaner oes once me as youdo. You know I never get excit- | school-marm’s ou Know—for spellin: 4, but I will vindicate my child, evea when | fatog. Well araivnr Cree eee as ber father slanders her.” " ety St doit. ing infant spark kindled intoa grown-up flame, beside which my passion for Eva ine a see didnt.” — 2 nectal * Tasked her to be {And I say you did, did, did; so you dtd.” | answer to-night. Tne sure it wil bone “You'd better go in the house, my love.” old chap, I hopa “And leave you here to slander my child? for I've the core andI'm the nox sop be 1 No. sir; Pll have you understand that Ma- 7 on you've got plen' bined appetites of at leas! y tiida’s ‘mother has some respect for her, if | the very priest wt ae re ane forty of ber father hasn’t. Saturday brought me an invitation to “My love, why will you fly off ona tangent | Fred's wedding, written in his most scrawly and work “pares yatmagind gal pet.” | fe tala iad sordid CP bill, and 7 5 pleasingly illustrated with a design repro fi wuat have I said against jopting Fred himself, with bis ands tel behind his back, standing beneath a halter. “Said? Didn’t you acense her of impropar | conduct?” “By no means.” “Didn’t you say she staid ont at night with young men, and itsaved expense, you old Bkin-fint?” «I was only jesting.” “Ob, you were? Your own flesh and blood, my poor, innocent Matilda, to be made a jest! That I should ever have lived”—and woman broke down with sobbing. “Now, see here, old woman,” said the Bbusband, Kindly, but firmly, “if you don’t bush your nousense and dry up, I’il tell Ma- "s beaux not be caught swinging on the “Here goes!’ ran the note. “To-morrow night, 9 o'clock, at Gray church. Galy a few friends to’be present. The dear girl wishes it to be as quiet as possible, being tie shyest, most shrinking, as well 23 the pret- + test little creature in the world.” “Well,” said I to myself, ‘love is not only blind, but stone-blind. ‘Rosalie’ struck me as being anything but -shy;’ and the idea of calling her little’ when she must weigh 160 at the very least, is absurdity itself, aud could never haye emanated from any brain but Fred’s.” Sunday evening found me at the doorof Gray church, a little late; and, as 1 walked te with herjat night, and I'll tell em why.” softly up the aisle to my’ destinal 8 ~ ing party ranged ubemselves ved 4 ause when I was a court- = Ing young man, | was swinging on the gate With a young woman, one nignt, and Nam happened to pass by Just as the gave me the good-night Kis: or. Rosalie must indeed be a most shrinking creature,” I ejaculated, as iny eyes fell upon the figure elbong ampeo an by sa omer to that size since the evening Fre! cragged me commenced to feel around for some | into her presence” for the bridal veil fell kiss I ever got | Srcefully around a@ pettite form, and the “It was the most unluck: “at bl hex or Sam gave up trying after that, end as | shoullerof the sroone ee ee uch the Soon as he got cut of the way, it was me or |" ‘Theceremony wasover. The organ pealed Bobod y-' forth the “Wedding March.” Fred, with It was lucky be got over the fence and | hig head erect, and his bride on bis arm, Sround the corner as quick as he did, or the | turned toward the church door. ‘Wouldn't have had such an easy | “ She was neither blonde nor brunette. Soft, gray eyes haif hidden by long, dark lash chestnut hair worn in short child-like curis, a@small, straight nose, a tiny rose-bud moult, and @ sweet smile. surgeon Jod of it. Graveyard Literature. | (From the Chicago Tribune.) EegnosHa, Wis., Jan.3—I send you the Fred caught my astonished look as he following epitaphs, which may be seen in | sed, and at that moment a dozen or two girl the Kenosha cemetery: friends stopped the bride to almost smother Susan P. Foster, | ber in Kisses. “It's all right, old feliow,” he wife of seid.hurriedly. ‘Rosalie loved anotuer, Lewis KNAPP. Effie—isn’t she a darling?—met her at Ne dear and loving wife, meet me, with | port it summer, and—Good-by. I'll ex- plain some other time.” My our friends, at the gate of the Elysian Fieide of Paradise, where 1 am coming by i te k : E ' of Paradi: to die as He infidel ui “ ; H : HAYDOS THE PAINTER. His Reminiscences and Gossip About Greatm re It is about thirty y Hayd ars since Benjamin R », the painter, the friend of Wor.ts- Lamb, and Coleridze, took his own n despair at his want of success in his ca eerofart. Asa painterhe has no grout Tenowr, but his reminiscences of famous men bave long been quoted, and now we have a new book full of them, lately pub- ec in London by his son aud repriated in New York by Seribner. Without making a this very entertaiuing Wok, we will quote # few condensed pas- sages from it: NAPOLFON THE GREAT. Many years before he paintet. Wellington, Haydon (in 1511) had met @ Freoch artist who was with Napoleon tn his expedition to Egypt. This artist, whom Haydoa calle “Bg aid that the night before the battle ofA Kir, he lay on the ground in the same tent with Bovaparte. About midnight Bona parte told Berthier and the rest to go to sleep in their cloaks till daybreak. Rigo said he was never near Bonaparte, but he was attracted by his physiognomy, there was somethivog in his face so acute, so thoughtful. so terrible, that it always ‘im- pressed; and that this night, when all the Test where buried in sleep, he could not help watching bim. In alittle timehe saw Na- poleon take the compasses and a chart of Aboukir and the Mediterranean od then take @ ruler and He then arose, went to the door stand looked toward the horizon, then returned and looked at his watch. After a moment he took a knife and cut tae table in all ways like a boy. He then rested, with his head on bis hand, looked at his watch for some time, went agatn to the door of his tent, and again returued to his seat. There was something peculiar awfal in the circumstances— the dead silence of the night, the solitary lamp lighting up Napo- leon’s features, the generals sleeping, the feeling that the Turks were encamped tear, and that before long & dreadful battle would be fought. Rigo said he could not have slept. Presently Napoleon looked around to see if all slept. Rigo shut his eyes. In a short time Napoleon called them all up, or- dered his horse, and asked how long till day- break. They told him an hour. The army was then got under arms. Napoleon rote round, spoke to the colonels aud soldiers, told them in his energetic manner that at a mile from them lay a Turkish army which he expected by 10 0’clock that moruing should exist no longer. Before ten they were annt- hilated. * * * Rigo said that after his return from Egypt he dined with Napoleon who was then first consul. Bonaparte was never more than ten minutes at dinner. Two footmen, the moment he had eaten one dish, putdown a second. He ate of that. drank lew glasses of wine, and retired. The com- pany all rose when he got up, and then staid twoor three hours. Rigo said Napo- leon tn the field was as cool and collected as in bis cabinet. In 1814 Haydon talked at Fontainebleau with some of Napoleon's old guard, who declared that he was never beaten,—le w betrayed. They all swore they cried w: Napoleon took his leave for Elba. Wi the eagle was brought up, the ensign tu away his head for crying. “Did he ery? d to agrenadier. He ery!” replied the ile moustache; the emperor was always nposed.” James Meek aceompanied Lord th upon his visit to Napoleon on board 1€ Bellerophon to announce to him tt decision of the British government that he to St. Helena, Meek sail Napo » had adead, marble look; but be- aking. Napoleon and leon’s fa: kept them standing. Hayton writes: “Octo ber 24 ; Lord John Rnssell sat, to-day. He has an interesting, mild, yet determine face. He t an bour ania nail na. Napoleon was ab- ‘Napoleon's great mistake,’ said Lond i, ‘Was his marrying aa Ausirian should have had a ‘Or, said [, ‘a fine French wor startled bim. After a Httle he indeed or a fine French woman.’ ‘My Lord, he betrayed the cause? rey said Lord’ Russell,” meaning, probably. the | canse of constitutional liberty to whic sell, like Fox and Burke, w voted Anotber famous whig, Thomas Coke, of | Holkham in Norfolk, told Haydon this | story: When rke was dying, Fox went down to see him, but Burke wou Fox. When he eame back, Mr sp Tupt Russi not see | 7 gated very in his ni ays find as yot a piece of potato ROUGHAM AND HIS HABITS. Lord Jett told him Many things about Lord Brougham. He knew Brougham from very early years, and, at one time, for about eight mouths, Broug- ham gave way toall kinds of luxury and ex- travagance He had a grand notion of giv- ing graud dinners, and, like the ancients, of perfuming his rooms. He would get ail sorts of perfumes, so that when they came in tue suilccation was dreadful, and they were obliged to open the windows. Then heased to smoke hookahs, and use the hot bath at the same time; and, one night, being very Upry, he smoked till he fell see a his batli,’and was Dearly drowned. He was found asleep with bis lips just touching the water, and the water coid. This cured him of that indulgence. Then he used tomake bets how he would come on the race ground, aud give asealed paper to a friend before betting. Sometimes he would come on in a wheelbar- tometimes in a coffin, sometimes in a basket on @ m&n’s shonider, but he always won bis bet. Jetlrey said he belonged with’ Brougham to a litile society where they bad apparatus for chemical experi- mente, avd that Brougham, in Ume, by his daring experiments, blew the whole appa- Tatus lo pieces. “After Brougham’s accept- anee of the chancellorship he teok Lord Grey’s house in Berkeley square, and when he gave it up, in 1834, Bromley, Lord Grey's agent, told me that never was a house left in such a filthy condition. The bedrooms were simply upendurable, and, hidden in the handsome satin curtains, in the draw- ing room, he found @ kitchen candlestick and black lead for the grates. The furniture Was nearly ail ruined by ill-usage and neg- lect; and, although Lord Grey gave Brough- am two months in excess of his term to move out, it was next to impossible to get him out, and, when he went, instead of pay- ing up the arbitrated sum, for be had th- sted on arbitration as to damages, he sent check sbort of £15. The check was re- | the queen knew @ little of everything, and | prints not worth sixp turned, and, in three days, the full amount Was sent. Brougham was certainly want- ing in delicate feeling in all the common transactions of life.” ‘ELLINGTON AND CHARLES GREVILLE. What a singular look,” writes Haydon, he Duke of Wellington always had, with his greyhound eye, his eagle nose, and sing- ular mouth like a helpless infant learning to whistle!” Perhaps this after Hay- don had been receiv.og those curt notes from the Duke about bis own portrait at Water- loo, Which the artist was auxious to paint. A few years after, in 155, Haydon says: “ While looking at the cartoons and frescoes, to day, the Duke of Weliington came in and toppled away, looking very little at any- thing. Rogers was there, and it was curious to see old Rogers totter up to the duke, who turned and said, ‘How d’ye do?’ giving Rogers a squeeze which made him write. C. Greville ten came up, and the Duke at once began to laugh and talk tohimonly. There is nothing 80 awkward to & man iu the ‘mid- die class’ @S ‘making up’ to @ man of high rank, who, the moment he has notices him, turns round and leaves bim to foliow or make the bestof his way. Rogers had this to encounter today. Rogers was @ man of genius, the friend of Byron, yet the Duke did not familiarize with him: bat the instant Greville came up—one of his own class joking, chattingand laughing began, wit! out any further notice of Rogers.” Of Gr ville bimself Haydon writes: He ts a fussy man, too fond of meddiing, and affects to be so very diplomatic. He has that contempt: ole tendency In men of telling ‘little woman- ish tea-table lies’—as George II. said of Lord Chesterfield—which make mischief in famt- lies. D’ Orsay tells me Grevilie keeps a regu- jar daily journal of everything he sees and hears. rhe does, God help his friends! for, if he records as he talks, he will put down a deals of what he neither sees nor hears, Leuspects.”” BYRON, SCOTT AND WORDS WORTH. Hodgson, one of his college friends men- tloped by Moore, was ames borrowing Hodgson) it. Thope you'll now drin: for, — me, you have been there five years.” Hod; of giving Lord Byron rel Ton used to Fay, **As goon as he ye me may £1,200] will listen to him.” Bal “It is singular how room conscious fame; Wordeworth with a morti- fied elevation of head. as if fearful he was not estimated as he deserved. Scott is al- Ways cool and very amusing. Wordsworth oft and ‘Im! overwhelming. Scott to talk of trifles, because he world will think a man wee who Benge ‘2 a Words- on Tous! iJ juent and pro- be be knows nat is _consid- puerile. Scott seems to Wish to appear less than he really is, while Wordsworth struggles to be thought, at the m suspect oment, greater than he is ted be. This is natural. Scott's disposition is the effect of success opera! a genial > Ly the effect of unjust ridicule an intense self-esteem. I tuink success would ve maie Wordsworth insufferable, while Words- ‘worth’s fatiures would pot bave reudered Scott one whit less delightful. Scott is the ecmy anion of pature in all ber freaks and ‘cei gs while Wordsworth follows her | ke an ay petite, showing her solema mois ant im sions. oidsworth said once, In a crowd, Mr°. ‘Wordsworth and @ lady were walking, when the stcck-dove was cooing. A farmer's wife coming by said: “Uh, I dolike sto kK toves!”’ Mrs. Wordsworth, in ail ber enthusiasm for Wordsworth’s beau!iful address to the stock- © » tock the old woman to her heart. “Bat,” continued the woman, «some like *em in a pie; for my part, there's nothing like em stewed in oniors | Lechart tolt Haydon that “Murray bad paid Byron £16.000 for his works, and that urray bad made £100,000 by theirsale. He made £25,0(0 on one edition.” BYRON AND HIS WOMANKIND. Haydon tays, “Dr. moon ee told me Lord Byron was perfectly justified in leaving bis wife, and that, if I Knew all the ciream- Stances of the case, I+hould think so.” Sir John Hobhoure (Lord Broughton) was of opinion that Lady Byron ‘was not fitted for byron. There was hothivg between them but pecuniary necessity, and that was the sole cause of thelr separation.” That this Was an absurd statement will appear by such things as this: Col. — was at Byron's house in Piccadilly, Lady Byron in the room, and luncheon was brought in—veal 8! eating. Byron turned an aversion to see said, “ Gormandizing up ihe tray, threw the whole luncheon into the hall. Lady Byron cried, and left the room. Byron tol! Miss Baillie, who repeated the story to Haydon, that, the very morning he and Miss Mill. banke were married, and were driving some through the grounds, and all the tenants aud peasantry were cheering, Byron said to her, "What could h ced you to marry me?” said Lady Byron, ** because I loved you.” “ No,” said he, “you have a spice of Mother Eve. You married me because your friends wished you not to do so. You refused me twice, and I will be revenged.” Byron told John Scott that afer his separatioa from Lady Byron he went to @ rout, and was regularly cut by all the Women of fashion. As he leaned against the mantel-piece and they were sweeping by, a little, red-haired, bright-eyed juelte came flirting up to him, and with @ look that was exquisitely insolent said, “You had better bave married me; I would have managed you better.” Mrs. Leicester Stanhope said the Guicciol! used to watch Byron through @ telescope When he went out riding. So, one aay, sue asked him why he did not take the Guiccioli out with him. He drawled out tt his usual Way.*Consider, consider what a fright she would look in @ habit.” “Do you think her handsome?” Lady Blessington asked him. “Handsome!” he replied, “she is a horror, she has red hair” (which wasnot true) She said then, “Why don’t you take ber out walk- ing?” He answered, “Because she shufties like a duck, and J am lame; a pretty couple!” “Do you_ever tell her thi: “Yes. © What does she say?” “She atches me,” replicd Byron. Haydon adds: “I met the Countess Gulecich subsequently, aud she was certainly not handsome. She had small eyes, large nose, loug upper lip, and Weak mouth and chin.” EN VICTORIA, Haydon did net live very far into the reign of Victoria, having committed suici¢ Isi6, nor does he seem to have had a ve: big opinion of her. Of her dull sort of priv he tells this story: Oueday in 184-28, wh she was Princess Victoria, and the Qu Wurtemburg was tnaking a visit to Eng- land, Sir Thomas Hammond, being in at tendarce on the queen,was present at |uneh- eon. AS he satdown the Princess Victoria bewed tohim, but, being bent forward, b did not see it. One of the royal family sad, “The princess bows to you? Hammoud locked up; ber face was as red as fire. E bowed, but +he never noticed him then or again.’ Tue yearafier her accession he at- tended the levee, put her majesty did not notier him, and he vassed on to the duchess ‘women beast!” and taking | the treasure which bad been on board of GRAPPLING FOR GOLD. A Divers Thrilling Experience on ‘the Mexican Cont. } We quote there thrilirg paragraphs fom the ssorp Larma@tive of a diver nase x, who recovered much Of ihe traasure of steamship Golden Gate, wreeked on the we t coast of Mexico,on the Zith of July. 15, when on the way from San Francisco to Panama, As soon &s her loss became known in San Fraveisco, measures were taken to recover that treasure amounting to €1,5:0,000 10 Idid noi succeed in making an engagement ith any company antil 1863, three years 1 the Seamer Was run astore by Captain Hucron. She was im flames, with steam on, when she was beache:) about eighteen miles north Of the port of Mauzartilo. The Deseh is some ten miles long @od a half a mile or more wide, extending back, to @ lagoon. There had been | wo or three expeditious sent down from San Francisco to recover the treasure. They ail came back without find- ing @ single box. A\l made the same report— that the treasure could never pe foand; that it was scattered and buried in the sand. The treasure-room of the “Golden Gate” Was built of planks and lined with boiler- plates screwed to the planking. When the steamer went to pieces the stern broke of bodily and drt Lo the northward, the tide setting that way about three miles an hoar. This stern of the sicamer rolled over in the surf until it went to pieces. Tne few pas- sengers who reached the shore alive, includ- ing Captain Hudson, were satisfied that the treasure was in the stern piece that broke of, aud tat the boxes bad been scatiorel a! on the surface for a distance of five m: and all had sunk iu the sand beyoud recoy ery. The fact, however, as afterwar Was that when the stern br Was in and throuzh the tr sequently the treasure dr bones lay, all in a smail spa from the shore in ordinary feet in rough weather. The by seas roll ing high on the beach, mm their retara wo carry the sand off shore and deposit it over the money. In calmer weather the waves Would carry the sand back to the beach again; and thus through alternate changes the treasure hal worked itself deep into the saudi in the rs it hat laid the We left San Francisco in a schooner of 150 tons, with ali the app! thought of to experi Is proved, if the break mt in digging sand water. We had carpenters, blacke smiths, caulkers, @ stock of iron, endless chains with buckets attached, to be used as elevators from the top of the engiue frame to | convey the sand asnore to be worked over | for loose mo: - We also hal a cargo of lumber to buill lighters. in which we were towork when diving. We had a working crew of twelve men, with two divers—oue. Duncan Johuson, a tauseular man weighing pounds, and myself, weighiug 0 pounds We rached the harbor of Manzauillo in due time, procured a permit from the command aut Of the port to wreck on the coast, ard next day sailed for the scene of rata or for- tune, as many bad their all invested in te expedition. Arriving off the wreck, we dropped anehor in twenty fathoms of water, a mile off shore, And commenced to build a lighter, whieh was finished and launched from the vessel in a few days. About this time @ sloop eame down the cuast from Mazatian with seve: teen native p livers, all stalwart fe Who atterwards gave us much trouble. J son made the firstdive. He was dowa atx halt anbour. He went d outside of the ices that coulil be | and erawied tn shor his bauds and , carry ouly the ¢ zt Suse. He, how anything, and’ was seared. having been rouzh surf. I then dressed myseit carrying more lead, by not dispia so much water as J on I fared betier. By moving « avoid beiug ke up som y haudlet by roliers, 1 or Kert, who said, “My dear, don't you notice Sir Thomas Hammond, your ollest friends” She bent ber head ‘slightiy and said, “Iam happy to sec Sic Tuomas Hame- mond.” Sir Kardly Wilmot once told Haydon that nothing thorough! When prin « He used lo see her, rawing from wretehed ne He asked her if she knew Houbrak She had never heard of them. He ind her on an- other occasion reading Phe’ He asked her if she knew Tavitus. > sald they told her it was too difficult, He advised ner to | i the “Agricola.” She proposed sne would, and did so, and the next time ex- | pressed great delight. He complained to Sir | john Couroy of ber not having the means to acquire a finer taste in art than the misera- ble prints pnt before her were likely to create. ‘This bore out Sir John’s remark to me,” writes Haydon, “as the princess and her mother were leaving my exbibition room ‘enophon.’ ‘They know nothing of hig Mary Chaworth’s Musband. [From the St. Louis Republican} One of the best-known citizens of Si. Loals happens to be a native of Nottingham, 7” he resided until the age of 4, and from tiis reliable source we derive the few, bulaumpy sufficient facts, concerning Mr. Musters. Ou informant, then @n urchin of 10 or 12, wis bathing in the little stream whien’ ravs Ubrough the town when @ horse and two or three carriages were seen approaching along the Loncon road. “There comes Byron’s fa- neral!”" shouted bis companious, and hurry- ing on his clothes he rushed off to @ conve - lept spot and watebed the dismal train pas by. je atterwards saw the corpse Iving in state in the great room in the Red Lion in’, and thinks now, though he did not then, that it was something to have looked upon the dead face of “Childe Harold’s Pilgrim. age.” His acquaintance with Mr. Masters commenced at @ later day, when that gentie- man was perhaps 55 years old. Even at this rather advanced period he was a. ificent specimen of physical manhood. 1, ele- gantly formed, ful in every move- ert, With strength almost Herculean, and tongue that could charm the birds Ser 1e country round as the best rider, the best jJumber, the best dancer and the best pugilist the Nottingham region conid produce. Even LOW, it is said, the rustics potntout to stran- gers the different spots in the neighborhood where the redoubtable Jack, mounted on his thorough-bred hunter, made tremendous leaps vever matched before or since. Oar Notilngham reporter visited Annesley often, and on one occasion was admitted into Mr. Muster’s bed-room. The dressing-room was falrly loaded with the paraphernalia of the toilet—_pomade, oil, rouge, powder, ete.,— showing that the yeteran beau Knew how to repair the ravages of time, and had the ma- terial to do it with always at his elbow. But the most singular feature of the apart- ment was what might be termed the fortiri- cations. The windows were provected by buge iron gratings, and the doors had more locks than an ordivary prison cell. It was a regular citadel, in fact, from which the oc- cupant could bot be dislodged without a siege. Why tbould John Musters go into this dungeon to sleep? Who and what was he #fraid of’ These questions can be ans- wered briefly and satisfactorily. Tae husband of Mary Chaworth ‘was as inferval @ scoundrel as ever walked the earth. He had committed almost every crime in the calendar, except, perhaps, high- Way robbery aud murder. He was a noto- rious rou, and had given half the husbauds and fathers in the vicinity ample reasons to bate bim with a deadly hatred. He bad horsewhipped his own wife, and subjectet ber to outrages compared with which borse- whipping was the tepderest kindness. No wonder, then, that this devil in human shape crawled into an impregnable fortress at night. The wonder Is that even this precau- tion saved bim from the fate he so richly merited. But it did save him; for the last time our informant saw him, he was tn ad- mirable preservation, arrayed in scarlet and Aa Seger on the back of @ superb horse which he sat like @ centaur, oping through the archway that led to the court- im of Annesley ball. He died quietly in is bed, not many years later—thereby perits that not all of the irredeemabtie vil- lains are born to be hanged. Such was the husband of Byron’s Mary. Dr. McCosH oN MANLY Sports.—I know bow my convenanting fathers in my native coustry. = Feige OG Sir hal i, @ shooting match a popinjay, 8 the covenanting ministers as denouncing it. The great historian, Dr. McCrie, reviewed Scott's tale and quoted the case of a Presivy- terian minister who avpened, in the di: charge of =~ parochial ds sate be = An ES Dg Uy popinjay and ibegrise! “An sbesstor of may chil- TOU; wife, William Guthrie, au- thor of the baring Interest in Christ, was settled Ina very wild the Teploying at foot-ball thistead of go! ie ng Bi 8 going Tochurth, he threw himself into the same, and outstri) fae them all, and when they came up to him at the close and asked! him who he was, he said he would tell them if tbey went into the church, where he preached @ sermon that conquered thelr hearts. I bope 1 have tuherited the sptrit of these men, Who did not contemn manly exercise, but wereready to lay down their lives fo Christ at any moment. I encow all sorts of man!, at the college, but I there be no drinking, no cans Joined with them, and oy tery, | not dove in study bours. I believe that thereby promote a healthy morality. I take fre meanwhile, to meet every student wice'a week for Bible instruction, Tax principle of frying is “to scorch some- thug coll Iron or fat.” To do this it is necessary that the fat be in such condition as to scorch whatever is put into it; for ifthe substance fried does not bura, it must soak and become greasy. bad the under w to contend with, 1 ex amined every gw which my laads | came in contact. Shortly after reaching tae jocality of tue broken end of the keel—whic! Was cowfinéd in the saud under the en bed plate—I was viowently forced aiong bottom by the underiow er being dis ‘in-shore by @ huge bre r, I came in tact with iwo square ends of wood stiektng out of the sand about six Inches; bat b> I could make au examiuation of them I was dashed away. When I again found them I claspe arms around them, While the surf and un- dertow would swiug me aroun Idid not know waat 1 had boid of, wuett the ends of timbers or boxes, #0 Uley Lilt over. 1 then realized what I held clasped my arms. I shouted and cheered to inysel, @s I knew ali would do when the boxes would reach the lighter. Now, Ididuot know what to do with them; 1 could both, and was afraid to leave one lest the | Mexican divers might find it or it migat ve- come buried before [ could return for it. } I finally took one in my aris and ea quick, strong pull on my life-line, which is the signal of distress, aud is never given ex- cept wheu the diver wants to be drawn up in haste. I lay aboutyiov feet from the ligater. Tue bottom was winrowed in simall waves of sand, running parailel with the -hore. Over these drifis T was dragged as fast as four men could Raul me with an inch rope around my waist. Oo being hauled up ua der the ead of the lighter my back came out | of the water Orst. my feet being loaded wit leaded boots and the box of goid in my arms. Teould faintly hear excited words—that I Was deal, In theexcitement the mea ceased pumping air to me The sk: came around where I was sus- perded, and I could aistinetly hear the mea say Iwas dead. One of them reached ander my head tounscrew my face-glass, and dis- covered the box in my arms. Then all was changed from saduess to extreme joy, and three cheers went up for the diver. After being relieved of my burden, I waved my to be lowered to the bottom again ani Soon found the other box. I gave the same sigoal on the life-line, put received kind treatment, compared with my first trip to the lighter. I never want another such a ride as I had over those sand-ridges with a box of gold a 175 pounds in my arms; lying on my and dragged at the end of a rope. {thought every boue In my body would be roken. We recovered one or two boxes next day. the total value amounting to $100,000. No more treasure would ever have been recoy- ered, as there were some broken planks un- der these boxes which prevented them from sinking Jn the sand with the rest, had it not been for an invention of our carpenter. We bad ——_ to penetrate the sand with. Feeling confident that tne rest of the trea- sure Was there in the sand, near the same place, all hands set their wits at work to de- Vise some means to recover it. After lying idle a week or more, I was talking one even- ing with the carpenter, when he askel me how a stream of water would affect the sand. isaw at once that it was Just what was needed, and told bim so. Then he made a wooden foree-pump, and a hose of canvas, With @ nozzle, Was made by rolling up a piece of sheathing metal. We also ballt another lignter to work the force pump on. Wehad asmall donkey engine, which was prepared and puton the lighter and towed in shore to be tried. As a force- eos it was a failure. However, I thougat would ed it in the sand before condemn- ing it. I dressed and went to the bottom under the boat, with the understanding that ifit would drill @ hole in the sand to take itinto thesurf and try it. IfI did not like it lad Were to haul the hose up and condemn Thus on my decision hung the fate of $1,500,000 gold, worth $3,000,000 at that time in greenbagks. I found on forcing the nozzle into the (sand that it confined the water ta the hose, and gave it force to cut into the sand; and with that rade pump we recovered ‘over $600,000, making $775,000. At this time & gale came on in the night, which piled our lighters in ruins high on the beach, and sunx the engine in the sea, which so erippled us that we had to leave for San Francisco. _ BERLIN’S ASTONISHING FIRE geet pert ong a over @ milli is di b; inhabitants, en morning 38 industrious aid°neri ‘When |, you have seen Berlin's defence fire fiend. Nay,I to men- ton an ineh and @ half water pipe, which 8 the city, and will @ half inch stream full fifty feet. t insvfliciency of these its, your friend shrugs his shoulders and says With a confident smile: “Chicago birued down a few years = ‘You have, no doubt, beard of the burning of the “Kaiserhof,” ee — to wateh it and wi * magaidicent sight’ [cor- Vomceapel Sonrete 7 We may forgive Jeff Davis his ity for Andersoayi ile, out let as not for- that he has been aa icsurance agent— Fenicago Times. &* My client is no more guilt of steal- ing that bog than @ frog ain’t po tail,” Was a young Keutucky lawyer's address to Warreu county jury. Alphabesioa! List of 3 T. W. Ferry, Alcorn J Allison, Wm. B., lowa, Worm’ Cameron, S., P: T. ¥_., Washington be se. > W., Ky., 30 9h street - Texas, 222 Sd street n motors, with their Resi- dences mm Washangton. President, National hote!. ts L., Miss, 612 , H, )., Miss, Wormiey’s by Monroe. 1., bio, 810 1th # reet now Authony. Henry B., KL, aril LL, Willer yard, T F., fel. 1413 Mas Metrop. } Bogy, L. V Pa, Metropo'itan hotel Boo, N., ¢ » La., 1008 18th -t vet now Beutweil. @ Chie, Metropolitan betel. Brace. B. K., Ind. 1346 1 street N.Y., 227 3d street now. Ma 725 ioth street now. ries, Odell N. H ~, beer ° ‘ards hotel O'Net b,c), Pa, M6 1th etree ——. +. B., Pa. HF Parone, FY Piaited, Hm 14 Lata: juare. " TONY, a Mieaiion tones RK. Ponpictes, kr F Uate, oot tt house. Bast Capitol ecreet. 1564 F street now a, 938 E street pw. t., 411 Maes. avenue aw. . F., Conn., Arti hotel. iysen, F. T., N.J., 1/31 | street ow. ite, G., Alm, 413 4th street n.w. Porter, A., Mich., 201 sown J., Pa. ratt. HO, Lot Purman, W J., Fim. 14 A street no. J.B, Ga, Gaye , Geo"town. S C., 1433 L street nw. ®.» Hamilton, M. O., Texas, W: house. i, S.J. Pa., 199 OC street ne Hamin, M., Me., 115 Maryland ave., ne. Harvey, J. M., Hiteneock, P.'W., Nev., 610 14 Howe, Jones, Logan, McUrecry, T: McDonaid, J. ‘ansas, EbDitt hous. street n.w. ~ » Ties | street now. T.0. Pa., Metropolitan hotel. MN imperial hotel. Kob!. J. Kepbine, W Roberts, ©. 8, Kobinmn J. P., Nev. J. K., Oregon, 337 © street n.w. Y., Arlington hot 1. , 003 E street nw. J.A,1 12th street uw. ind., Witiard's betel. . Ohio, McMillan, S.J.K., Mino., 9 New ¥. ote, Arlington hovel Maxey, S. B., Texas, 1412 T street n. ~) N.C., Met Merrimon, A’ S., N.C. 1009 F street nw. rT, G., Texan, 2. x Mitchell, Johu H., Oregon, 1607 I street now. , J.G.,.N.Y., arlington hotel. Morrill, J.S., Vt, Vermont » Macs. 1415 G street now. Morrill, L. M., Maine, 137 Eas! , Pa, 1214 F street n Morton, 0. P., Ind, Ebnitt house. Singleton, O. K., Miss. Norwood, T. Ga, 218 3d street now. Sinnickson, ©. H., N 6 Wadleigh, BN Watiace, W. A., Pa. Wright, G. G., lowa, 326 44 street nw Alphat M.C. Kerr, Adams, t Banning, ti Barnum, W.J1., Cown., Arlington hotel. 4 F street x a Slemons. F., Ark., 715 lath street Smalis, k., 8. C., 2 2d street ne. Willard’s botel 908 F street now M. 1., Ohio, 428 11th street now. Sparks, W.J., Ti, N Springer, W. M., iil Starkweather, H. H., Conn., Willard’s hotel, Stenger, W. 5., Pa., 21 Grant place. Stephens, A. H., Ga . A. E., LiL, 469 Missouri avenue, hote! J, Arlington hotel. | © , 608 1th street ow. » OL K street now. New York avenues Sirat, 4. B , Minn,, 315 © street nw. Swant, T., §id., $23 i5th street nw Tarbox, J. K., Mass, 33) Misoari avenue. N.J., $55 O street uw, ery, W.. V Va. 6th treet. Thomas, P. F.! Ma. Thomp-on, ©. P., Mas. H., 1 ~ Alexandria, Va. _ Thornbargh, J. M., Tenn., 2 ° Throckmorton, J. W., Texas, Nauonal hotel. tical List of Representatives, with their | Townsend, M. 1-,N.¥., $10 12th eireet n.w. Townsend, W., Pa., 621 F street nw. Tucker, J. K.. Va., 1103 G street now Tatts, J.Q., lows, 206 Sth street w.w., Cap HID J., Pa., Metropolitan bor d street now C., Metropolitan hotel a io, 919 Grant piace, ith street now. joual hotel rling¢ Rexinenes a Was peaker, tu N.Y. 4 ing Willard’s hotel. Pa. avenue nw. , Metrupolitan netel eS Van Voorhees, N Waddell, A.M Waldron, H., } Waiker, 0. C j; Ww Willard’s hotel. 20 Sth street n.w. tmperial hotel. » isth aad F streets now, Capitol street. Waisn, W., M. hotel. Base, Le 6 NV 1i2s 14th etreat naw. wee he ee ‘ Beebe: G: M.. 3, ¥ > arlington hotel. Warren, W.'W., Mass., 1251 New York ave, ale a ae pe aie Wells, E., Mo., Willard’s hotel Blaine, J. G., Maine, 821 15th street nw. Welles, G. W.. Miss, 1335 how York ave Blair, il. W.,'N.11., 117 Maryland avenue ne. | Welles, GW | ie Blackburn, J. ©. 5., : 1350 L etreet now. Whit Ky., 2 asreetse. ss. ee G sirect nw. Whirchoose, J. u", Willara’s hotel. Bliss, A.M ; Arlington botel. Whiting it, tal gravel tarp epg Whitthorne, W.C., Teun., Metropolitan Bote, radioed, nagar en Wigginton, ?. 1)., Cal., Willard’s botel. ropolitan hotel. 218 sd street nw. 1 12th street now. 4th street now. Kausas, 013 F street nw. Mo., Metropolitan hots Hamitton house. -» Willard’s hotel. Wike, 5., 1li.. National hotel Willard, G., Micb.,510 Indians ave, Williams, A., N.Y’, Nationa: Hotel, Withams, a. bob 4 Navona! hute), Y rani w 5 » Be Willams, J., Del., Willerd’s hove. Withams, J. 1)., Lud., 409 44 street n. N. B., M Williams, J. N-) Ale.) 720 Lith strect iy en Pe a s ‘lias, W. B-, Mich, Navonal novel. ‘ Gaidwell, J. ii., Ala., Metropolitan hott Willie, B. A., N.¥., Wormiey Caldwell, W. P’, Tenu., Metropoutan l Campbvell, A., LiL, National ho: t 7 mes Metropo ita! Cannon. J. G., LL, National uot 5 Cason, T. J. ind., 142 A sirect 1.w. redagg ee Caswell. b. Wi +» Nev., Willard’s hotel. Cate, G. W., Wis., 2.0 B street nw. a Gee Sault . Gy Lil., 1508 F etreet aw. ona, £038 F chee , C. Wa, Mass. Arlington uotel. “4 are shite: 8. B,N.¥., Vermont av. and Ii et. ea Clark, J. B.. Ky. Wiulard’s hotel, ae 5 Clark, J. B., jr, Mo , 426 Lith street n.w. " Clymer, Hi. Fa, eek erence lkins, S. B\,'New Mexico, 1326 Mam. ave. A. GPa, 117 lath cteoatn.w. dacods, 0, Washington, Willard’s hotel. Pa, Metrupolitan betel, Kidder, J. P., Dakota, National hotel, Conger, U. D., Mich., National hotel. Maginnis, M., Montana, Willaed’s hotel. Cook, P., Ga., 908 F street nw. P mi, 2. M, Colorado, hic, Metropolitan hotel. Stecle, W. By a Arlington bo? Stevens, H.S., 1524 ‘ase. . tonal buted. Residenoee Culberson, D. B., Texas, 226 34 street n.w. pak hah yoy te din Cutler, A. W. -z_ 130 © street se, ‘RETARIRS bt » Weitlara’s hotel. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State, 1500 Tat. La., 421 11th street n.w. " . ® Metropolitan hotel. B. i Bae, Goreng of Treasury, Arling~ -» Ebbi be - ditt house, Wiliam W. Belknap, Secretary of War, 2023 G ie Divrell, George M. Robeson, Secretary of Navy, 1337 K Dobbins, e mg eed Dougias, B. a., St. Mark hotel. Dunnell, M. H-, Minn., 508 E street nw. re Durand, G. H., M: ational hotel. Parham, M- J. Ky., 1351 G street nw, Eames, B. T., KL, Wormley’s hotel. Eden, J. it [il., 603 Penneyivania avenue n.w. Egbert, A. G., Pa, Ebbitt house. UNITED STATES SUPREME CovRT. Elkins, S.B., N.M., 1326 Mass. avenue nw. Mr. Obiet Justice Waite, 1621 H street n.w. Elis, E. J., La., 337 U etreet n.w. Mr. Justice Clifford, National hotel. Ely, 5. jr., N.¥., 1840 I street n.w. Mr. Justice Swayne, 1363 K street n. ‘ans, J.L., Ind., Ebbitt house. Mr. Justice Muller, 1415 Mass. ave. aw. aulaner, G.J., W.Va., National hotel. Justice |)avis, National hotel. Felton, W. H., Ga., National hotel. Mr. Justice Field, 21 Ist street e. Capite) hill, Forney, W. H., Ala., Metropolitan hotel. Mr. Justice 5: » M411 H street n. w. Fort, G. L., ill., Wiliard’s hotel. Mr. Justice Bi . C., Ohio, 1820 F street n.w. Ji Franklin, B.J., Mo., 1534 G street n.w. Freeman, C.. Pa., Willard’s hotel. Frost, K.8., Mass., Ariington hotel. Frye, W. P., Maine, 1255 New York avena Fuller, B. S., Ind., 400 34, corner D stre: id, J. A., Obio, 13th and I streets nu. ny Lea. Glover, J. M., Mo., 452 Missouri avenue n.w, Goode, J. jr., Va., 1103 G street n.w. » Kansas, \. hotel. -M., Ark.» 1408 H stree: Ind. 's hotel. Hami -» Willard’s hotel. Hi 5 Hardenburg, Harr, Hays, ©. Hendee, G. W., Vt., 917 G street n.w. R, 5 »J-, Texas, National hotel. J., Ala., 1416 1 street n.w. A.A., N.J., 453 C street now. Mass. Henderson, 1.4, ik iv oth street aw. Hewitt ey Ry es nw, ies be ine = rome ‘Rpectal Fors 2A. S., N. ‘of Columbia, to itt, G. W., Ala., Metropol ‘ihe canes Hil, B’ Hl, Ga Metropolitan hotel, . ‘PAGE, jake Oe the ‘f. Oo- Hear, G. F., Mass., corner 12th & | streets n.w. i Roi a Hooker, C1 i Mies.” Hopkins, J. H., Pa., 613 13th street n.w. Hoskins, G. G. hotel. Lawrence, W., Ohio, W house. Leavenworth, E. W., N.Y., hotel. heres M., La, rN aranton House, Habbell, Fenn. Moun d.F., Tenn., ‘A., Mich., No Ebbitt house. E.G. N.Y., 401 East Capitol street.