The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-21 00:00:00

SUPPL Had I been a magician, I should have restored the town to the state I remembered it to have been in when I left it forty years before. On reaching home I found Mary Lindesay was in the country ; but when she returned my first care was to visit her. I have said that she was still unmarried, and though I had long ceased to love, yet I felt my heart beat as I approached the well-remembered house. I pictured to my self the transport with which she would throw herself into my arms, and fondly believed that the joy of our meeting would repay us for the misery of parting. My heart began to beat more quickly as I gently knocked at the door ; and when the servant appeared, I could hardly ask if Miss Lindesay was within. " Miss Lindesay— Miss Lindesay," said he, slowly repeating the name, as if uncertain whom I meant ; " 0 yes, sir," and then showing the way, I soon found myself alone, and seated once more in the old-fashioned par lour. It was the only thing I had yet seen which was still the same as I had left it. Looking about me, I soon discovered old friends in the pictures which were hanging round the room. There was but one new one—it was the land scape I had asked her to paint ; and there it was hanging, half-finished, exactly as I had last seen it. At the other side of the room was the por trait of a youthful and beautiful face, which I at once recognised to be Mary's. I could scarcely help thinking that all that had passed for the last forty years was nothing but a troubled dream, so completely did the scene carry me back to the days of my youth. In a short time the door opened, and my heart again beat quick—but it was a false alarm, only the servant sent to say that Mrs. Lindesay would be down presently. What ! thought I, is the old mother living yet ? she must be a very aged woman by this time; let me see, when I left this in the year 17—, she was at least—but here my calcu lations were cut short, for the door again opened, and the old woman herself entered the room. The old lady's face flushed as she approached, and she seemed embarrassed. I was astonished to perceive that she looked as young as when I saw her last, but making a respectful bow, I con gratulated her upon her good looks, and then eagerly inquired after Mary. The old lady smiled. " Indeed, William," said she, and I started at the voice—" indeed we have both paid the tax for growing old ; in the aged woman who speaks to you, you see your once-loved Mary." At that moment, casting my eyes in the direction of the mirror, I saw the reflection of a withered old man. I remembered what I had been when I looked there last, and, as I now saw, that I was as much altered as even poor Mary, or as she now termed herself, Mrs. Mary Lindesay. And yet, so gently and gradually had Time laid his hand upon me, that till that moment I never thought myself half suchian antique as in reality I was. Here, then, was an end to all my dreams. The hope of returning to Mary was what cheered me while in India. I foolishly believed that I was to find her the same fond, blushing girl that I had left her ; and never reflecting that time would rob the face of its youth, and the deepest love of its romance, I expected that when I returned there would be many a year of happiness and love in store for us. These delightful visions were base less. I came home an old man, and found Mary an old woman. A short time, however, blunted the edge of my disappointment. Reconciled to my old age, I may say that lam happy. Mary and I have for several years been man and wife ; we have retired to a sweet spot away from the bustle of the town, and if we do not feel the rap tures of a youthful love, we at least experience the happiness which springs from a well-founded friend ship.—The Lady's Newspaper. MENT TO THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. E ;;1~ j,l found on stands. " Voitures de Real ise !i o ii small red numbers, and drivers in liveri't;;) are stylish -looking affairs, but dearer , 1 fa;) par course, the others 1 fr. 25 c. you keep your place by tying lithe round your seat : no one will take either absence.—Correspondent of The Build °. At theit4 1 1% LITERARY _EXTR-4C15. AA pears interminable --- , tle o life. The dial marks on with its relen A CARE, Nl becomes rr3 l d? w:e s tr 4 but only while watching its nrogre .4s practical lesson it teaches. -Suffering', It4,l„rity4 suffering which is inseparable froni piaL:44 over us—a ponderous Juggernaut, Wing frame with a slow and o,,rad ual e 04 ;‘ oh ! the chariot of Love, the shadowy, ice b 4 said the impalpable car of happines2, w a co oso r o clouds, swift-rushing, and before we a re coy .Trilivein.eatspt; l iii , a ar 6 o. its presence, the hour and the vision. are '''" , Home Thoughts. , • Vrn - ,,,1e, MUSIC IN VIENNA.—There is not in fr. musical city than Vienna. Not out every able o f ~,,,, every man in respectable life, is ealt: fof v part in a concert. In making up par `:. o r ,t 1 ertislocrv, lightful amusement, no kind of foraforraall') or is observed. A gentleman, wishing t v fo f ; a quintett in the evening, walks out in ~ visi.. 1 fo4the purpose of inviting any friend L' oc cf, 1 to meet ; and as the slightest pre love o f is sufficient, no difficulty occurs. T ile , 5 00!,, 5 i is so general, and the ability to play. c'entler. ment so common, that it is usual for 3 , 0 t 611 ' , to engage any man servant who is - 4 1 8 ! ", master of some instrument to ocessif" Ili e: him, and join in his concert, if wante,' ole of music shops and the rapidity of t l l, D ot! , d l" in Vienna, are prodigious; and there :;"(fi . table private house without a piano-for. 01' cellany. 0 e, o i t i s sPe il o LORD PETERBOROUGH'S THEFT.,o-110-„,-11 :it Lady Suffolk relates one of his a dvent w i n dier (fr e o*' told her by himself, which contrasts;o,4,-11110 the stirring events in which he ord,*r:e .ll He was in love, or fancied himself int KOB4 ts of lady who was very fond of birds; P„,"fee heard a rhmarkably fine canary, in ay - irl . n Charing-cross, and entreated her loslt'of ~itL affection, to obtain it for her. The owu er e ,llslo9 pet was a widow, who was so much l o olcild she refused an enormous price which 'or o b He was, however, determined to ge. ol , e 3t t )1 means, since since fair had failed. BY ...- setitlig"'t 1 0/ managed to obtain another bird of 85- c oir t i size and colour, but it chanced to bo Ap'. tbe ~ he then frequented the house to awsiv, - , ' S The landlady usually sat in a roan _',.',"41 , „? always accompanied by her beloved P[ii,t,ovcs). she seldom lost sight. One day 31ur ci t, - 00 pretext, contrived to get her out of tP e or ii if minutes, and with great dexterity , 6c fc tile r with that of the hostess, and carried 43 ';'„ 0 , 1111 discovered. Shortly after the revoluty I; first time, ventured to touch upon thili Dic e ,‘j, ject to the landlady, saying, " I vie tli , 01 0 0 , e 1; that bird of yours, and you refused lui t it, 0 9 I dare say you are by this time sorrP°la its.' 0 sir," answered she, "I am not, nor ‘ 1 , °11 610 1 ,4 any money for him ; for, would you wAtOV the time that our good king was force`f:oo and leave us, the dear creature has I° ,:ffei t y/ Warburton's Memoirs of the _Ealn il t W fi , THE TURKISH CHARACTER:4 W„", t ila i 1 (of Yanina) to see the Vizir, but Ile w e v- Ot l l'of i f me, as news had arrived that the iiis i ,d, ~ 1. had gathered together in force au a 0 '0 of town of Berat. There had been ai w ith °,')' fusion in Yanina before this; but O tif fr .v ije, have arrived at a climax. The ~,/ e ,s (' citadel was full of horses, picketed P, 1 0 4 , - ,e heel ropes in long rows ; parties of w,etP: 4 .4 ing to their different habits, talking ° ,;0 11 „,5 the day—the Albanians chattering selves into attitudes ; the Arnaoutoric of Greek blood, boasting of the ci' 9 0 0 11 1 meant to perform ; and the gro;_ce; oil quietly quietly on the ground, smoking °,,l i a 0 ' and taking it all as easily as if tlieY ' AI A WORD OF ADVICE ON VISITIIVO PARIS. A STRANGER arriving in Paris, if he purposes staying more than a couple of days, and desires to economise, will do well to take a lodging rather than stay at an hotel. In Paris are a great number of maisons 2neublees, or houses let off in single rooms, or suites of apartments. Several of them will be found in the Rue Neuve S. Augustin, near the Rue de la Paix, as the Maison de Goest, No. 46 ; Hotel d' Orient, No. 48 ; Hotel d' Amirante, Maison d'Alma. The situation is central and convenient, as Pat says, to the principal places of resort. A single room, to serve as bed and sitting room, may be had from about (at present), 3 francs a day, to 5 francs or more : an appartement, or suite of two or more rooms, of course, will be charged higher. A traveller should take soap with him : it is seldom to be found in the hotels in France. On arriving in Paris in the afternoon from Lille, I took a 'bus to La Bourse, and walked thence to the Maison de Goest, 46, Rue Neuve S. Augustin (I had been there before), carrying my small travelling-bag myself, and in five minutes I had engaged a room, and had a supply of hot water to assist in removing the dust I had gathered on the road. I was certainly lodged nearer heaven than I ever was before, viz. au cinquieme, but there was the "mansarde " above me, and I had every accommodation I wanted. During my stay I dined usually at one restaurant, " Courrieux, au Grand Gastronome," in the Pas sage Choiseul (where a very good dinner is given for 1 franc 60 centimes, plus 2 sous to the garcon), and seldom before seven or eight o'clock, when my day's work or pleasure was over. I breakfasted where I happened to be at ten o'clock —sometimes cheaply, but oftener the reverse ; and I found these two meals sufficient except as regards thirst ; but cool beverages are plentiful in Paris, and I was not too proud to step into a wine-shop, and get two sous of wine, which mixed with a demi-siphon of eau de Seltz, is a most refreshing drink. I did not visit any of the great restaurants, as the Restaurant de l'Eu rope, the Diner de Paris, as I came to Paris for an intellectual feast, and not for bodily indulgence, and besides, had no money to spare. A traveller will save himself much trouble if he can stow all his baggage in one parcel, and that not larger than he can carry with ease : a few shirts, abundance of socks, a pair of shoes and change of clothes, are all he requires i for a week or ten days. He need not even take his shaving tackle, for I noticed all the English in Paris had left off shaving on land ing in France, and you could tell how long since they had left home by the length of their beards. If he purposes making a longer stay, he can easily get his linen washed—even day by day. No sensible person would attempt to smuggle anything over either way : a pint of French brandy is allowed on landing in England, and it would be difficult to pass more without detection, and half-a-dozen of French gloves will not, be taken unless con cealed. A person tolerably conversant with French, is liable to a few errors, which make one look small :—e. y. at a cafe, for instance, do not call for du café, or de la groseille, but un cafe— une grosezlle. Also after dining, do not ask for mon billet, but mon addition. There is also this distinction between a cafe and a restaurant the first is a place for drinking, the second for eating. As regards lodgings, all the notices for furnished apartments, are on yellow paper, those for unfurnished apartments on white —un appartement is a suite of rooms—unechambre is one room. " Voitures de Place," are the cabs with big red numbers on the back—they are A176,175r 0 ktt