Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-04-15

sheep ba-a at you with open mouths, or cast
sheep's-eyes at the by-passers; the rabbits,
having travelled hundreds Of miles, are jump
ing, or turning somersaults in frozen tableaux
to keep themselves warm, and 50 on with
every variety Of flesh, fowl, and even fsh.
The butchers cut short these expressive prac-
teal wittieisms BY means Of saws, as one
might saw a block of wood and the saw
dust. which is really frozen flesh and blood
in a powdered state, is gathered up in buck
cts and carried away BY the children and
ragamufhns to be made into soup.
Mr.. Siddons, in A Queens Day," gives
an interesting account of the way in which
Queen Victoria spends her time, and startles
the reader by stating that Prince Albert
generally supposed to be dead-EoO confines
himself chiefly to German wines"
LIFE OF QUERv.
The Queen after rising at about ss7eh. and
attending service st the chapel, takes break
fast, looks at the newspapers, visits her chill
dren and then affairs Of state occupy her ill
about noon. The public affairs OF the.Dation
at an end, the Queen now receives visitors,
who have either been specially invited, or
persons who have been honored with her
" commands" to attend at the Palace. Among
these latter are artists and publishers, who
have rare and novel works to show TO Her
Majesty, OF her likeness to take; persons en-
trusted with presents for the aviary, foreign
ers with special introductions from their own
sovereigns, tradesmen with articles which the
Queen is desirous of purchasing, and 50 forth.
After these folks have been dismissed the
royal family takes their lunch, at which the
Queen eats and drinks heartily. The horses
and carriages are then brought to the door.
and her Maesty either rides or drives out for
three or four hours frequently taking the op-
portunity Of visiting some Of the nobility. the
Duchess Of Cambridge, the Duchess Of Iver-
ness, or even (in the country poor but wor-
thy people who are confined BY sickness.
Her Majesty's kindness to the suffering OF her
own sex is proverbiaL It is on record that
when Mrs. Warner, a tragic actress Of excel
lent character, was i'll Of disease which uIti-
nately carried her to her grave, the Queen
sent q carriage every day that she might have
the advantage of pure air. On her return
home the Queen spends an hour in her private
boudoir or library and then. dresses for dinner.
A dinner at the palace has always been a
very stately, dreary, tedious affair. The table
service is Of course superb-gold plate, Sevres
porcelain, alabaster vases, flowers, brilliant
chandeliers, servants in scarlet coats and pow
dered heads, military band performing in an
ante-room, and many ladies and gentlemen at
table in full-dress costume. A profound 81
lence reigns throughout the meal, only broken
by the voice Of the Queen addressing herself
to one or other of the guests, who are expect
ed to limit themselves to a direct reply. Gen
eral conversation is carried on in whispers
only. A great variety of wines are drank at
the royal table, the Queen and Prince Albert
combining themselves chiefly to German
(Rhine) wines.
Alter dinner the party adjourns to the draw
ing-rooms, and there the Queen cast aside all
ceremony, and gives herself up to innocent
pleasures, and the promotion Of the enjoy
ment Of her guests and family. If the party
be not large a chamber concert or a dance is
improvised, the Queen herself taking a proni-
nent part in the singing and dancing. The
objects of interest to the stranger in the suit
Of drawiDg-rooms are numerous, and the
Queen is not slow to invite attention to and
explain them--a hospitable Office, in which
she is cordially sustained by the Princes and
Prineesses, and the ladies and noblemen Of
the household. There are magnificent vases;
statues Of marble, bronze, and ala6astsr;
glorious pictures by the first masters, ancient
and modern; portfolios ofengravings, music
al instruments, curious articles Of vsrtu, &c,
SC All is life. and abandon. At halEpast
eleven, or earlier, the Queen retires, graceful
ly courtesying to the company, the ladies-in-
waiting and the lady guests acknowledging
the obeisance by sinking to the very ground.
Among other contributions we notice 3" The
Widow Thorn's First Marriage" by N. G.
Shepherd; my Thanksgiving" by Rose
Terry; Fifth Avenue" by N G. Shepherd;
For Better, for Worse" (Part ~ by Caro-
line Chesebro; Ny Mysterious Foe" By
Mrs N. E. Dodge; The Home and the
Flag" by Samuel osgood, D. D.; my Ser
mon Before the Mayor" by Arthur Thomas;
" Some Secession Leaders" by Geo. NJ Tow
le; Louis Napoleon" ian extract from Kings
lake,; "Yictor Hugo in Exile" by Theodore
johnson; The Grand Idea" by J. W. Wat
son; " A Gossip about Novels" by R. G.
Snow; Kitten" by Louise Chandler Moul-
ton; and "The Master Key" (poetry,) by
John J. Piatt Miss Evans's " RomolaH is
continued.
THE uncle Of the lady Of the Captain Cen
sral Of Cuba is a model Of a relative. When