New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-25


element such ar was once seized upon with greedy
satisfaction Long faces and wide eyes getting ont
of fashion. Their stock is down. and spirits are gen.
orally buoynn with grins and chuckles rapidly rising.
It is impossible to say how long this delightful state of
affairs will continue. It certainly seems not likely to
be interrupted by any of those military feroctes which
have Of late been vainly predicted May it long
tnue! 1t relief TO march through the evercrowd-
ed Wizards corridors without that of funereal
gloom which oppressed everybody week ago; to
find that persistent smiles may be literal as well as
fgurave; that good nature has not actually taken s
fight from this region. But, as said there is Ger.
tain awkwardness born of the Absence Of animatng
topics and since war longer furnishes its proportion
themes of peace and policy and society and speculs-
ton, begin 10 be discussed with freedom and CONT
| donce Of the most nspiritng character.
Buzz buzz! buzz! What is this Oh, rare bit
of gossip. True, do yO@ Undoubtedly l have
! Il from dozen sources 81 Trustworthy. There has
been descent upon the st-cass bookstores Of WASH
ington which appear TO have been utterly "cleaned
| ont" of works relating 10 modern French history.
Personai sketches Of distinguished living Frenehmen
particularly in request Napoleonc incidents sought
for with ardor Narratives Of the last revolution aud
its characters impatcnty demanded. Who can explain
in It's true that tho Prince de JOinve ard Others
OF the expairated royal family here, but what spe.
cial bearing has that upon the matter Oh, then you
have not heard the stories of the dplom ic auE pa!
Not of the manner in which the previous visitor was
entertained Not Low the history of lis dynasty was
put before him in On entirely and original light
| Nor how on a state occasion, his relationship with
Prince Canine was established and proved to him, in
spite of his own vivid pecoDcopons to the contrary
Nor Of that ingenious question, put With true Kepuo-
can plumpness and naIee,e, "Well, Prince, who ca'
your father1" Nor of other and kindred droeres, TOO
numerous to be recited Then you are far behind the
times and of course, cannot understand why persons
Of station are exhansting the current stock OF era'
ture ,ouchirg upon French lineage and the Ike. But
yon must admit that il is praise worthy Ting 70 gusrd
against future misIdventuies in The same way Nhen
de Juinyile and the Comte de Paris, and The Due de
Chartras are admitted into best sociey they will
probably be surprised TO find how conversant every
| body lie with their family siiiirs Nobody will ask the
| Comte de Paris who his father was, nor who bus
| mother was, nor whether he expects TO attain the
French throne by-aDd-by anything Of that sort.
Buzz Buzz Buzz Here il is again. What was
the subject Of that last invgorating Cabinet discussion
Did you say that tho Cabinet studied over II FOR thee
entire days Why, the appointments OF army officers
Of lower grade not matters for general Cabinet
discussion. And what il gardener, or any otter
honest tOier yess for tho glories OF wsrke career.
who should step in to block his way Besides,
gallantry should be considered. Oh, those long
sions must have had some other object although you
cannot bring these whisperers to believe it.
Buzz Buzz Bnzz What was that sfaHee the
other EVENING" That slaHce7 Thor, II you please.
II it, them the fact that the material Of those aey but
spitetul columDs, which we all look TO seBtisely
about four weeks after they are written springs from
no one mind, but from quite a number, In congress
assembled Oh, this is nerediblc. Do you think go
Why, % many persons understand that the hi~'
and the sarcasms and the bilious ehoer which seem 70
dis,i from one brain really mass Of conversational
connections. They DO rot assert Il, mind but they
understand co. Elso bow arc certain choice attaches
competent to murmur regularly in advance the egrans
and opinions which foreign ard domestic pubhcs have
10 wait for 90 long. Ese bow can certain Diplomatic
tongues assure you tia, "these thnSs are all settled
with due delibersdoD, sc.
Buzz Burr! Buzzl Who are the correspondents
Of the New-York pRpersi Legion, Legion 10 their
name owly Ia their station nobody knows their dwe-
ipgplace and news is their salvation Bat tho ques-
ton s not Of the known and recognized correspondents
but Of those mysterious providers Of stray, strange
unaceountabe items In which tho wires 81 tie icle-
graph IRE flooded with private venom. Whoare sbeyf
Do YOU zee the work Of their hands in more than one
newspaper No, only in one. Now, who is IL that
strives to torture the nerves of such and such gentle
men. who come down from such and such elevations,
upon which they mhdo to feel unhappy andnsooGrsi
Hush that is u question not TO be too loudly asked.
We must all be silent on that point Why, can BIO
be - Stop, Sir, who authorized yoa to use the mas
culine pronouni
So the buzz goes on, swelling toward midnight, until
all becomes confused and thread be dieentaned
But e is always very merry now, and not atau soDbsr
a. II has been.