The Portland daily press., 1868-03-27
Varieties.

Many years age, when Mscready was per-
forming in Mobile, he was unfortunate enough
to offend one of the actors, a native American
OF pure Western type. This person, who was
cast for the part of Caudius in "Hamlet. re-
solved to pay of the star for many supposed
offences So in the last scene, as Hamlet
stabbed the usurper, that monarch reeled for
ward, and, after most spasmodic finish hs
stretched himself out precisely in the place
Hamlet required for his own death. Macready,
much annoyed, whispered fiercely, "Die further
up the stage, sir" The monarch lay insensi-
BILE. Upon which, in still louder voice, Ham,
let growled: "Die further up the stage, sirr'
Hereupon Claudius, sitting up, observed: "I
bleeve I'm king here, and I'll die where
please"
During the war of the rebellion it is
known that strong secessionist spirit was
prevalent in Baltimore, in which many of the
newsboys symyaihized. One of these small
itinerant peddlers, with bundle of newspa-
pers under his arm, entered car at the Balti-
more and Ohio depot in that city, a few min
utes before the train started for Washington,
and while passing through, shouted, "Hurrah
for JEFF Davisp' "Hurrah for the Devilp' re-
piled United States soldier, who, in his blue
uniform, occupied near seat. "That's riPht%
said the youngster. "You hurrah for your side,
and I'll hurrah for miner
Boston is laughing over the recent rep
resentation of piquant and lively farce entit-
led "Tbe Spirit of 76 or, the Coming wo-
man" which was presented by number OF
amateur theatrical stars who shine only ON
the private stage, The play, written by
Boston lady, is styled prophetic drama,"
the scene being laid in Boston, A. D. 1876
when the wonderful social and political prog
ress of this progressive age is supposed to have
accomplished such material advances as to have
placed woman in control OF everything, and
reduced her present tyrant to his proper posi-
ton of humble subserviency.
An imperfect copy of Eliot's Indian BIZ
BILE recently brought ninety-five dollars by auo.
ton. A perfect copy was sold, few years
since, for five hundred dollars.
The ferry boat made its first crossing at
Dunleith, Illinois, last year, on the 9th of A.
pril. This year it crossed on the 10th of
March-nearly one month earlier.
The recent carnival at Rome was the dul.
lest upon record, the plan adopted by the Ro-
mans and foreigners, liberals and Papaliui
having been that of total abstinence from the
customary carriage promenades in the Corso,'
which consequently presented dreary aspect.
The Prussian Chamber of Deputies has
voted the bill abolishing the gaming tables at
Weisbaden, Ems and Hamburg, at the close
of 1872. But what is remarkable is, that only
two votes were wanting for the immediate
suppression of these establishments. Mean
time they are to be closed on holidays.
In fifty counties in Georgia the price OF
land has fallen off since 1860 fully one half
In three counties the prices remain the same.
As in other States, the number of sales is very
| small. Cultivated land can be found at from
twenty-five cents to fifteen dollars an acre;
wild lands throughout the State at nominal
prices.
"A translation OF George sand's-Madame
Dudevant's-new serial novel, "Mddenoiseils
| Merquem," now appearing in Paris in the Re-
u,:e des Deur Mondes, has just been commenc-
| ed in The Week, where it will be continued in
every issue until completed. "MddemoiseHe
| Merquens" is the first of a series of novels, by
| eminent French German, and other Europe
an writer's, which it is purposed to present in
the new journal. 1t has been selected partly
on account of the eminence of its author
whose position in Europe corresponds with
that of George Eliot, in England, or Mrs.
Stowe, here, but chiefly because Madame
Sands recent novels are comparatively little
known by American readers, and "Madsmoi-
selle Merquem" has been unanimously pro-
nounced by French critics the most admirable
among the maturer writings of its author,
| while its translation will do much to dispel
the false impression of her occasioned by soma
features of her earlier works.
| in a Western village charming, we'll
preserved widow had been courted and won
by a physician. She has children; among
| them a crippled boy, who had been petted,
and If not spoiled certainly allowed great
"freedom in debate" The wedding-day was
approaching and it was time the children
should know they were to have new father.
Calling the crippled boy, she said: "Georgie, 1
am going to do something before long that
would like to talk about with you" "Wen,
ma, what is it?" 81 am intending to marry DIR.
Jones in few days, and" "Bully for you.
MAJ Does DR.. Jones knoto nS" Ma caught
her breath, but fai ed to articnlate response.
The contemporary who prints the follow.
ing asserts that il is in the Celtic Latin OF Ma
ter Anser, and dates from the - century:
Pater pater. pun quinatur,
Ad aoui fancu dnaca per.
He puta inapu unquin shell
Anthsnne kepta varR vel,