The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-18


pans, kettles, and drums, and amid the most
amazing ain catch up the inspiring strain, and
Harashoi harashor-' Good very well +
Upon which the Emperor, rapidly mounting,
places q hnger in each ear, and still putting his
THE bear is hastily gutted and dressed with
howers. When all is ready the royal party re-
headed by his Majesty, and brought up in the
rear by the dead body Of Bruin, borne on poles
ments In the meantime have been administered
to every body OF high and low degree and by
the time they reach the depot there are but two
sober individuals In the entire prooession-his
royal Majesty and the bear. Farther refresh
ments are administered all round during the
journey back to Sc. Petersburg, and notwith-
standing he Is rigidly prohibited by his physi-
is supposed that a reaction has now tsIssn
place. which renders necessary q modification
Of the medical ukase. AT all events. 1 am told
member of the party by the time the Imperial
pageant reaches the palace. When the usual
dance winds mp the evening. After this the
company disperses to prayer and slumber, and
thus ends the great beaT-hunt Of his Majesty the
Autocrat of all the Russias."
The great bulk of the book is what we in
America properly, if not elegantly, describe as
''bosh." 1t is not as valuable nor as interest
ing as any of its predecessors, and seems to be
written against space, as some congressman
talk against time. Several pleasant incidents,
however, are described, among which we find
the following interview with Hans Andersen,
the well-known Danish writer
"When called according to directions, one of
the ancient nutcraclSers M erely pointed to the
door, and said she thought Herr Andersen was
in, but didn't know, 1 could knock there and
try; so / knocked. Pres emily heard O rapid
step, and the door was thrown open. Before
me stood the tall, thin, shambling, raw-boned
figure of man little beyond the prime of life
but not yet old. with a pair Of dancing grey
and wrinkles, and muscles; a long, lean face,
| upon which stood out prominently a great
one side, and hanked by a pair of IL emendous
cheek-bones, with great hollows underneath.
Innumerable ridges and furrows swept semi
circularly downward around the corners of a
great mouth-a broad, deep, rugged hssure
across the face. that might have been mistaken
for the dreadful childtrap of an ogre but for the
| sunny beams of benevOlence that Iurked around
| the lips, and the genial humanity that gllm-
| mered from every nook and turn. = =
would have picked him out from among q
| thousand men at the first glance as a candidate
for Congress, or the proprietor Of a tavern, If 1
| had met him anywhere in the United States
| But the resemblance was only momentary. In
the simplicity OF his speech there was a certain
| refinement not usually found among men of
that class. Something in the spontaneous and
| almost childlike cordiality of his greeting; the
unworldly impulsiveness of his nature as he
| grasped both my hands in his, patted me affec-
| tionately on the shoulder, and bade me well
| come, convinced me in a moment that this was
| no other, and could be no other, than Hans
|
| "'Come in come IMP he said, in a gush of
broken English; come in and sit down. You
are very welcome. Thank you-thank you very
| much. ] am very glad to see you. 1t is a rare
| thing to meet traveller all the way from Cali
| fornia-quite surprise. Sit down! Thank
"And then followed variety of friendly
| compliments and remarks about the Americans
| "Talking OF llkenesses reminded me of pho
tograph Which 1 had purchased few days
| before. and to which now asked the addition
"O6, you have libel on me here p cried the
| poet, laughing joyously-'a very bad likeness.
Wait! l have several much better; here they
| are - And he rushed into the next room,
tumbled over a lot of papers, and ransacked a
number Of drawers TIL he found the desired
choice; help yourself-as many as you please p
| While looking over the collection, said the
mote The happiness of some little friends had
| at home would be valued beyond measures that
| l knew at least halfR-dozen youn gsters who
| were well acquainted with the Little Match
Girl and the Ugly Duck and the Poor Idiot
familiar in California as it was In Denmark
| AT this he grasped both my hands, and looking
| straight in my face with a kind of ecstatic ex.
preston, said 'oh. is it possibie9 Do they
| really read my books In California? so far
away ,Oi on thank you very much Some q
| New York, but did not think they had found
their way TO the Pacific Coast Dear me
| Thank you'll thank you! Have you seen my
last-the-what do you call 1t in English Pa
| little animal
"'No nota mouse; a little animal with wings.
"'Oh' batP
"'Nay, nay, a little animal with wings and
| many legs. Dear me forget the name in Eng
! lisb, but you certainly know 1t in Americas
| very small animalP
"fn vain tried to make selection from all
| the little animals of my acquaintance with
wings and many legs. The case was getting
| both embarrassing and veXattous. At length q
| light broke upon me.
| q "A mosquito exclaimed, triumphantIy
| "'Nay, nay Z cried the bothered poet "a little
| animal with a hard skin on its back. Dear
| me, can't remember the manner
| "'Oh, 1 have 1t now said l, really desirous OF
| relieving his mind-'a feap
| "At this the great improvisation scratched his
| head, looked at the ceiling, and then at the
| floor after which he took several rapid strides
up and down the room, and struck himself re-
| peatedly on the forehead. Suddenly grasping
| cally, Here III draw it for you;' and forthwith
| he drew on scrap Of paper diagram
"A tumble-b9g shouted. astonished at
| SThe poet looked puzzled and distressed
Evidently had not yet succeeded. What
"'A beetler I next ventured to suggest,
rather disappointed at the result OF my pre-
| vious guess
member--a beetleP and the delighted author Of
| The Beetle patted me approvingly on the back,
| and chuckled gleeiully athis own adroit method
| said; you shall have the only copy in my pos
session. But you don't read Danish What
| are we to do? There is partial translation In
"'No matter l answered. "A specim en- of
| the Danish language will be very acceptable,
| and the book will be pleasant souvenir OF my
"He then darted into the next room, tum-
bled over a dozen piles ofbooks, then out again,
ransacked the desks and drawers, and heaps or
| old papers and rubbish, talking all the time In
his Joyous, CHEEKY way about his books ana MS
| travels in Jutland, and his visit TO Charles
Spain, and his delight at meeting traveller all
| the way from California, and whatever else