The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-22
saThe GalaxV.O

| which Woli Tone, perhaps, after his return from
| France, communicated to Wolfe.
s'The Galaxy"
The April number of the GALAXY opens with
the fourth and fifth chapters of Charles Reades
story entitled "Put Yourself in his Place."
The other articles are "The Great Danger Of
the Republic" by E. Darwin Smith; "To
Marry or not to Marry 2" by T. NJ. Coap; "The
Exile World OF London" by Justice MCCARTHY;
'susan Fielding" by Mrs. Edwards, three
chapters; "The Astor Library" by Frank II.
Norton; "Pyramus and Thisbe," by Henry
James, Jr,; 'Animal Food" by John G.
Draper, MD; "Our Great Farmers-Among
the Milk Makers" by Charles W. Elliott; ga
Sister of Mercy" by Sarah NJ. B. Pistt; "My
Music Teacher" by E. w. ThOmpson; "The
Guest" BY Anna L. Johnson; "The Galaxy
Miscellany" "The Singers Aims" by Henry
Abbey; "Drittwood;" "Literature and Art"
and "Nebulae." The concluding chapters of
Miss Austin's novel of "Cipher" are given in
a supplement.
From Mr.. Justice McCarthy's article en-
titled "The Exile World of London" we
make the following extracts:-
| Many English peers have, indeed, quite a
spec'Gue in the way Of patronizlng eziles; but
| Of course, in all such cases the exile must have
| q aname which brings some gratifying distinction
| 10 his host. He must be somebody worth
pointing out to the other guests. ! know that
| many Continental refugees have chafed at all
| this, and some have steadily held aloot from it,
| and declined to be shown off for the admiration
of novelty hunting crowd. Many, too, have
been deceived by it; have mistaken such idle at
| tention profound and practical sympathy, and
| have thought that two or three peers and halt
dozen aristoCratic petticoas could direct the
| foreign policy Of England. They have sWelled
| with hope and confidence; have built their plans
and based their organizations on the faith that
Park Lane meant the British Government, and
that the politeness of a Cabinet Minister was as
good as the assistance OF British fleet; and
have found out what idiots they were III such q
belief, and have gone nigh to breaking their
hearts accordingly. Indeed, the readiness of
all classes in England 10 rush az any distin-
gushed exile, and become effusive abouE himself
and his cause is very otten-or, at least, used to
be-a cruel kindness, sure to be misunderstood
and TO betray--a love that killed.
Nothing could, in its way, have been more
unfortunate and calamitous than the outburst
OF popular enthusiasm IN England about the
Polish insurrection four years ago. Some of
the Polish leaders living in London were COM
pletely deceived by it, and finally believed that
England was about to take up arms in their
cause. An agitation was got up, outside the
House of Commons, by an earnest we'll meaning
gentleman, who really believed what he said;
and inside the House oy bustling, qulckWitted
political adventurer, who certainly ought not 10
men actually went out to Cracow, in Austrian
Poland, and was received there with wild de.
monstrations Of welcome as representative of
the national will of England and the precursor
Of English intervention. The Polish nsurrec
tion went on; and England wrote a diplomatic
note, which Russia resented as piece OF i'm
pertnence; and there Englands sympathy
ended. II think" said a great English Liberal
TO me, 'that every Englishman who helped to
encourage these poor Poles and give them hope
OF English help, has Polish blood on his hands.n
| ! thiIk so, too.
lave always thought that Feliee Orsini was
in some sort a victim to the kind of delusion
which English popularity so easily fosters.
met Orsini when he came to England not very
long before the unfortunate and criminal
attempt OF the Rue Lepelleter; and was much
taken, as most people who met him were, by
the simplicity, sweetness, and solderly frank
| ness of his demeanor. He delivered some
lectures in London, Manchester, Liverpool, and
other large towns, on his own personal adven-
| tures-prncipally his escape from prison-and
though he had but a moderate success as a
lecturer, he was surrounded everywhere by
well-mean'ng and sympathizing groups, the
| extent OF whose IL tluence and the practical
value OF whose sympathy he probably did not
at first quite understand. He certainly had, at
one time, some vague hopes of obtaining for
| the cause OF Italian independence substantial
assistance from England. short experience
| cured him of that dream; and | fancy 1T was
then that he formed the resolution which he
| afterwards attempted so desperately 10
carry out. / think, from something l heard
him say once, that Mazzini had endeavored 10
| enllg1ten him as TO the true state OF AFFAIRS In
England, and the real value of the sort of SYM
pathy which London so readily offers TO any
interesting exile. But do not believe Mazzini's
advice had much influence over Orsini. Indeed,
the latter, at the time l saw him. had but little
respect for Mazzlni. He spoke with something
like contempt of the great conspirator. 1t
would have been well for Orsini if ne had, in
one thing at least, followed the counsels OF
MazZni People used to say some years ago
that odlous and desperate as OrsinIs attempt
was, it at least had the merit of frightening
Louis Napoleon into active efforts on behalf OF
Italy. There was go much about 0rsini that
was worthy and noble that one would be glad
to regard him even in his crime the inslru-
ment OF good to the country he loved so well.
But documentary and other evidence bas made it
clear since Orsinis death that the negotiations
which ended in Solferino and Villalralca were
begun before OrislnI had ever planned his MUIR
derous enterprise The fact is that, during the
CIimean war, Cdvour first tried England on the
subject, through easy.going and needless Lord
Clarendon-who hardly took the trouble to
listen to the audacious projects of his friend
and then turned TO France, where quicker and
shTeWder ears listened to what he had to say.
Louis Blanc is, perhaps, the only revolution.
; airy exile who in my time, has been everywhere
and permanently popular in London society.
The fate of a political exile in place
like London usually is to be lion among
one CLIQUE and a bete nor in another,
But Louis Blanc has been accepted and well