, 1860-04-30

suils to reflect that, if society turns deaf eay
to the struggles Of unhappy musicians, OF nd.
vises them to seek more useful eup1oynen as
for Instance, conductors Of omnibusses, society
listens anaiably and responds hberally to tue
appcals Of titled ladies', who embark on begging
expeditions about these days." in ALMANAC
phraseology, and trudge from door to door, so.
lcitins contributions for the benefit Of tue
French branch Of the Feejces. It Eil1 rejoice
the heurts Of many American sufferers by the
opportunities Of beggars in silk robes and
Cashmere sha*ls, to know that the same sys'
TEN is established, upon highly satisfactory
foundation, in this wicked city. 1t always hap.
pens, as matter Of course, that The fair 1ncndi.
cant is full Of piely, and finds ready excuse for
any net Of ine0nfeaience she may commit in the
excellence Of her motives. Not unfrequently,
too, victims are cntrappcd and cornered So cleT-
for the benefit Of the Fecjees,) but run the risk
Of ridicule besides. Thus, a wealthy young
Partisan, fop has tormeuted, during the
past winter, no less than three ladies
Of high rank, whom he frequently met,
in fashionable circles. To such an extent
did the coxcomb carry his impertinence, that be
addressed several 1oye'spiced letters to each Of
cd, for the moment, with silent disdain. But,
when the begging season opened, these three
ladies interested themselves for the heather.
and the happy ideo occurred to them that the
6i4ets.doa1 Of the susceptible aud rich dandy
might be turned to profitable account. He was
accordin u informed :he! his unanswered let
tters, twelve in number, we're for sale, at the
10" price OF ten Napoleons each, the product 10
be applied to the purchase Of moral pocket
lanakcrchlefs and other useful articles for dis
tribution among the beniglted Feeiecs. In
case he didn't care to invest, the documents
would be submitted to the examination Of sun
arr gf1m.s1sagcd papas. sanguinary brothers,
and jealous husbands. The entrapped Don Ju.
an concluded to close the bargain. .aud herojca]lY
paid over the hundred odd Napoleons. at q
meeting appointed by tic three treacherous
sYrens for the purpose Of receiving their ''char.
liable contribution" The gentleman managed
to revenge himself, however, by telling the fair
shaEpers that he would willingly have given
them double the sum extortcd from him, adding
that On no consideration would be sell thcis &c:
plies to the amatoIy epistles which had been
turned To such cheap account. No answers had
ever been made, but each Of the ladies was thus
cunniugly induced to suspect the two others
bad compromised themselves by responding to
the gallaats advances.
Here is another instance Of sharp practice"
Of q different Kind, but still in the interest of
charity" At fashionable soiree in the Fsu-
bourg Saint German, a handsome young Coun.
tess, Madame de L., invited diploma:ist pres-
ent to engage with her in game Of ecartc. to
Which the gentleman Of course assented, autici.
pating an easy victory. HI was rather sur
pr1sed to hear hls antagonist propose that tue
stake should be fire Louis {taya i game, but
contented himself with the reflection fhat few
losses would be apt to diminish the laty's ardor.
To bis great astonishment she won four Success
sive games, at the end Of which she quietly
plnced the winnings in her purse, and, leanin,
across the table, said, with bewitchine SMILE:
II think you hare lost quite enough, Buron.
for one evening; and my conscience forces me
to tell you that you have been cheated most out.
rageously."
"Chcated:" exclaimed the diplomat, astouud.
ed ut 50 singular confession. "SurcIy, you
nre jesting." ''A
II gi:e you my word Of honor that it il ner.
fectly true" returned the Indy. II hare Kant
the four kings constantly in my possession since
We commsnced playing, and owe all my win.
"ls it possible. And What nav haya been
your motiye?"
The explanation is perfectly simple: I al.
ways chea, al cards, because always piay for
tue poor. The twenty Louis hare lust tukcu
from you will be distributed in works Of charity
to'morrow. The next time .piay, it will for
the benefit Of the orphans belonging to ny par
ish, and shall be delighted to have you ior IN
adversary"
To which the willy Baron gal1antly rcplied
that nothing could Afford him greater pleas
ure,"-pzomlsing himself, however, in pttto, to
Steer wide OF Madam RS card table, for the
future.
But it often happens that prejudice and iutol-
lerance are the compositions Of uenero}ence. and
lodge together in the same heart. MADAME dc
T.. for example is considered u yery charitable
Indy, and she has recently been engaged in So
licising aims, with praiseworthy zeal. But Mad
anne de- G. is considered rather puritanical. in
ler principles, and unbounded in her prejudices.
In one Of tue good lady's late begging excur.
sions, she chose the rich quarter Of Tue Chaus.
SC dArtiu, As c most advantageous field for
pleading tile Fee}ee cause, and, after several
successful visits, she stopped ut an elegant house
III the rue 1.afitte. She was at once Introduced
into L sumptuously furnished par1or, handed
her card to the servant, and asked to see the
mistress Of the mansion.
will announce you at oace," said the
maid. "Madam is in the dining room, but the
breakfast is probably over, Us I smell the
%pid you say yonr mistress was countezs.'
Not at a. replied the servant, "Madame
"Iudecd! Aud she is breakfastinr with a
Count who is smoking! All, see. She is IN
elderly Indy, a1d the Count IS her brother, or
her nephew. What may he his name:''
"Connt Alfred dc NJ
"ob, know him very well. / WIS not aware,
however, that any Of Monsieur de Ms relatives
ICSlAGu Ill Luis phIL Ql 1uE CITY,
Madame is not relative Of the Count"
WHO, then, is she, pray:'
"She is an actress in the Vaudeville"
"Good heavens" exclaimed the mortified
DAME ~ Hin in tue house Of IN actress! Let
me out, instantls!"
"But, madame" urged the girl, "my mistress
i, Esry kind hearted. I an ssire. she would
gladly give you something for"
"No. no, no! wouldn't take SOU for the
world:'' And utterly refusing to listen to an-
other syllable, the Pharisaica! lady Lastened
away from tae polluted residence Of beucro.
lent actress.
A suicide Zone Of many) occurred in Paris
last week, TO which is attached touching s.o.
r.: 4 gentleman residing at Versailles, was
idiosic ininut son, AS the child grew, the I'M
fortunate father made every effort to dcye1op
weak intelligence, and placed other children in
the boy's society. but the lad whs Of vicious
temperament and behaved rery brutally, until
brought into contact with little girl 80 a,nia.
BILE and gentle in disposition, that beneficial
change soon took place, and the grateful father
resolved to bring the two children up together,
like brother aud sister. They were never sep.
arated until recently, when Marie, NOW IgroEu
to Womanhood, begged permission to pass =
few days With her mother, lying dangerously
i'll IN Paris. She met young doctor at her
mothers bedside, and such was the impression
ties, that he determined to ask her hand in
marriage. Meantime, the Versailles gentleman
discovered that his son was miserable, in the
absence OF Marie, and wrote his proteee let
ter, entreating her to join hcr fate with that Of
the youth whose companion she had been from
iocy through her influence. The Two written
proposals reached tbelr destination on the same
day, and that night Tue door girl sutfocated her
self with the poisonous fumes of charcoal =
These facts were elected on the inquest Of the
following day. What melancholy drama Of
real life!
! singular gambling contest is now going on
a Spaniard by the name Of Garcia has under
taken 10 break the bank, and p1ays systemati.
cally twelve hours q day, hazardirg the full
limit which players are permitted 10 stake,
twelve thousand francs on each turn Of the cards
He is at present = winner to the amount of q
more have Just been added to the funds of the
bank. The calculation has been made that in
the course Of one days pla- twenty-four mil
lions Of francs change hands, An Euclishman
has undertaken to sustain the bank, but he ia
thus Tar Q beavy loser: Such is the interest
taken in this strange affair in Paris, that large
number Of idlers and 6kas<s, in search of er.
citement, hare gone to Hombourg to witness
the norel spectacle.
The promenaders on the Champs Elysecs and
in the Bois de Boulogpe have been daily treat.
ed, for some time past, to a rather amusing ex-
hibition, in The shape Of an intensely black and
oily 1oooing negro, iolling comfortabls in an el,
egant carnage, driven by wigged and pow
dercd white coachman, md attended By two tall
~eite footlnen. The .'cullud pusson ii rho en-
joys his ride after this aristocratic fashion, is
one Of the ex-Emperor Faustin's dukes" who
managed to escape from uayti with we'll lined
pockets, and is now tasting the delights of Pa.
risian existence.
I observe that the Prince Of Wales is expect
| ed to pay yisit to America, the coming sum.
mer: fou will, also, probably have visit from