The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-30

a whimsical! prophecy is contained in O num-
bcr of Punch, published October, 1854, and
which, like many other conccits OF that paper,
foreshad1wcd actual events. Tho passage rotor
ed to occurs in what is styled "a scene from tho
Russian Cont" in which among other figures OF
the drdmdt's per sonG, are tho czar, tho Grand
Duchess MARIE, the Grand Duko CONSTANTINE
and certain physician from tho United statos
called DR.. CoTTMAN. The latter gentleman has
conversation with tho Gear and the Grand Duchess
which is onlisened by sherry. cobbcrs, and tho
scono procceds as follows:
"Grand Dueh.-Go along with you'll
will not stay and let sou make me vain;
"Dr Coiiman.-wai, time Giles;
Tho hour has como for mo, likowise, TO say
lho word Of parting, nnd nbsquntulatc.
"C,dr.-Tcll Your Government
III sell il Mt o loss. SO TINT may
"c'''"snIT apsnd S1tos so0dby' Emperor and sood.by
Your You m message asa. .I E ssf aG ao"3 RsIsg
MN MN Lei s.,s, .hS0s rG SSssed Iri.iishsEs hope
scutue their island. 'nihiiate John Bull
Aud OF his catawampous carcass leave
No more than an invisible grease spot"
MIR. WIZ. FREDERICK AIAYEns, OF Canton, China,
contributes to Trioner's Literary Record the fol-
lowing translation of much admired poem by Lin
YusI, Chinese nuthOr of the Tang dynasty (oirca
A. d. sOO):
THE LOWLY ABODE.
Not its height but tho spirit holds eives tho mountain
Not i,s depth. but the dragon Ldcs makes tho river
In this lowly abode enjoy peacs mind without amc
"here mossss the ume-iyen seams OF the terrace have
And The tnts Of the garden CLINT in through The laces
Bcreen
Tho days pass In laughter and with scholars
around
No for him TO whom study has yielded no prze
Herr the scholarly luto quivers melody sweet,
And tho odes give their golden delight to tho Dyes
No chord wounds tho car with harshncss unmect
No labors Of oGlcO fatigue and confusol
Thus OF old stood tic hut TINT Chu retreat:
THUS tho cot where Tzeyuni might In solitudo muso
Thus tho masterf declared; 'Tho to lands without
No place Is 10 ioRiy for mo wnero truo worth has
homel"
CdB.on Chind.
*chuEo LiapR. tho eagacious minister who supported
Lin Pei OF the heroes OF Tho Three Kingdoms tA D.
200 -92o Is radiIonay reported to have been drawn
with difficulty from the hut OF reeds where he led
staiesmanship and military ~ command S. " S' ''D''' -
f. snOhS. The In
fsrring rolrement to tho distinctions OF oficc.
tThe alusiOn hero ia to saying Of CONTIGUOUS tthe
~he w bS Ris his wsh
visit the barbarian tribes.
a correspondent asks for tho meaning OF the
| cant phrase, "An in my eye, Betty Martin )
whercupon tho Editor sayD
"The story, as wo indistinctly remember it, ie
| that IN English snilor, whilo at Spanish port
| wandered into cathedral whore service WAS be.
ing performed IN honor Of st. Martin--whoever he
mny bo-in which occurred n chant Of whose re-
frain the closing words wero, 'Hlii, bedh Martin
Returning on shipboard. Jack was questioned
about my eye and Botty Martin whence uniicl
tho pressure, possibly, OF excessive Professionalism
| tho phrase became significant Of 'bosh.'"
Now this will DO very well as joke but il mean
seriously tlore ore seversl objections to 1t on th
scoro OF probability. Tho spaniards,Iwo believe
do not pronounce tho oithor in Uastilian o
Latin, like tho English eye; nor beati like belly
But 1t is almost pity to spoil go good story.