The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1851-05-16
MlSCELLAN EOUS.
ANECDOTE OF PAGANINL.

i "AmOng Olner peculltrltIeS, Paganlnl
was an incarnation of avaice and parsimo-
ny, with most contrad cory passion for
gambling. He would hagele with you for
slxpence, and stake roulau on a single
turn at rouge ct noir. He screwed you
down in bargain as tightly as if you
were compressed in vice; yet he had in
tervals of liberality, and sometimes did a
generous action. In this he bore soma re-
semblance to the celebrated Iohn Elves,
ofmiserly notoriety, who deprived himself
OF the common necessaries Of life, and liv-
ed on potatoe skins, but sometimes gave
check for elO0 to public charity, and
contributed largely to private subscriptions.
| never heard that Paganini actually did
this, but once or twice he played for moth
ing. and sent donation to the mendicity,
when he was in Dublin. =
"Paganini's valet surprised me one
morning by walking into my room, and,
with many 'eccellenzas' and gesticulations
of respect. asking me to give him an order.
| said, why do yo come to me? Apply
to your master-won't he give you one!'
'Oh, yes; but | don't like to ask him.
why not!' Because he'll stop the amount
out of my wagesr My heart relentcd;
| gave him the order, and paid Paganini
the dividend. | told him what it was,
thinking, as matter Of course, he would
return it.-He seemed uncertain for mo-
ment, paused, smiled sardonically. looked
at the three and six-pence, and, with a
spasmodic twltch, deposited it in his own
waistcoat pocket, instead Of mine.
"When Paganini was in Dublin at the
musical festival of 1880. the Marquis Of
Anglesey, then Lord Lieutenant of Ire
laad came every night to the concerts at
the theatre, and was greatly pleased with
his performance. On the first evening,
between the acts, his excellency desired
that he might be brought around to his box
to be introduced. and paid him many COM
plimects. Lord Anglpsey was al that time
residing in perfect privacy with his family
at Sir Harcourt Lees country house near
Blackrock, and expressed wish to get an
evening from the great violinist, to crafty
his domestic circle. The negotiation was
rather difficult one as Paganini was, of
all others, the man who did nothing in the
way of business without an explicit un-
derstanding, and a clearly defined con-si-
de-ra-ti-on. He was alive TO the advantage
of honor, but he loved money with par
amount affection. | knew that he had re-
ceived enormous terms, such as gl50 and
e200, for iddling at private parties IN
London, and trembled for the vice-regal
purse; but undertook to manage the af-
fair, and went to work accordingly. The
aid-de-camp in waiting called with me on
Paganini, was introduced in due form, and
handed him card of invitation to dinner,
which. of course, he received and accepted
with ceremonious politeness. Soon after
the officer had departed, he said suddenly,
This is great honor, but am expected to
bring my instrument!'-sOh, yes I re-
piled, sas matter of course-the Lord
Lieutenant's family wish to hear you in
private Caro- ainico,' rejoned he, with
petrifying compoSure, 'Paganini con vio-
limo e Paganini senza violino-ecco due
ANIMAL distinti.' 'Paganini with bis i'd
die and Paganini without it are two very
different persons knew perfectly what
he meant. and said. .The Lord Lieutenant
is a nobleman of exalted rank and char
acter, liberal in the extreme, but he is not
Cresus; nor do think you could with any
consistency receive such an honor as d.
ming at his table, and afterwards send in
bill for playing two or three tunes in the
evening" He was staggered, and asked,
What do you advise!' said, Don't you
think present in the shape of a ring, or
a snuf.box, or something of that sort, with
a short inscription, would be more agree
able mode of settlement He seemed
tickled by the suggestion, and closed with
it at once. despatched the intelligence
through the proper channel. that the violin
and the gran maestro would both be in at
tendance. He went in his choicest mood,
made himself extremely agreeable, played
away, unsolicited, throughout the evening
to the delight Of the whole party; and. on
the following morning, gold snuf-5ox
was duly presented to him, with a few
complimentary words engraved on the lid"
A LADY had two child en-both girls.
The elder was a fair child: the younger
a beauty, and the mothers pet. Her
whole love was scentered in lt.-Fhe elder
was neglected, while sweet the name of
the younger, received every attention that
affection could bestow. One day. afteria
severe illness, the mother was sitting in the
parlor, when she heard childish step up
on the stairs, and her thoughts were in
stan,ly with the favorite.
is that you, sweet she inquired.
No. fnama,' was the sad. touching reply,
at isn't sweet: it's only me-
The mothers heart smote her, and from
that hour. sonly me- was restored to an
equal place in her affections. sd
1.-THE liar who possesseth the courage