, 1870-12-27

IN good style some ftw Jas1s sino6. AtNltt
~ tie Wheel Of fottuEe ruined Kim. Until
the var WAS declared he struggled on And
eupro1ted h!rns oil respectfully as 4 comcais-
sion agtL1 but the ticse las p1"ssed heavily
en- lin and ali his friends have Left. His
clothes have tecn brushed sh.eadbare, hi. hkt
Sill afIt tcsd 10 shiup feebly, and his boots are
polished. He looks scrupnlously clean and
respectable. In course OF conversation he
told mo that he bad gone carly 10 the mlrkes.
A turtip lad takeu lis f.ucy-it made III,
poor old gonAenan's mouth wafer. He asked
the p1ire-6ye ceutA. II could NIT 2Mo,l
the lu1ur5," In slid. There are tso uY US
i'll the ffIrits. INeut home without il 10
nreakfatt." You may not bo Axste OF it, bat
] lave the bump Of cutlo.ity extraordinarily
:" What did you have for bseakf. f.ttS" Ih,:
old gentleman with Hesitation, - Why, tli.
morning wc orty had four potatoes between
us." To-day he briskfahtcd NTH me, but it
vas with much difficulty made him agree to
DO 60. There II much u,lhery in Paris. but
to delieh. il making tho best Of bl busi-
tetB. Tho government las 1t last Issued .
oqnisition for all tbs potatoes in Paris md
tht }aut0urg*. Al pe1ecEs hAviuS Atotes Of
potasoca are required 10 declare the quantities
III thtir possett!on Al ths Mtnie!r5. Of Com
merce within five days CT thoy will be confis-
Gated. The order ought to have b.en EiTen
long since, for most ezo,fi:Rnt prices h.ye
been demanded. kepw 4 pat.on Who psil
six fsaacs and ha3f f.s fosty-four potatoes.
Another dec1Ce sLnouuces thkt in osder tu
economic. tho gas fol- nationsl lurpesee, tlla
supr1S will be- cut OF from NIL private acd
rnnlic etts' f,sEr1ente on the 3oth inst. Gu
and aftes that date wc 60 to bed and gel up
will the 6uu.
The AnszcIs Of IaIls, in marital cnstua.l:.
IysoieaR hals Ard aworca At their .i:ea, vAb
tArt n tened to tupuns tile guard nE ifAe tatu-
III / r hEJ11 I'm
were cut ek1rt in thsir enthusiasm, frstls b,
" DE- Kcra:Iy, and eoSondl5 bv Lis aHcce-aor.
! -as pre.ect ot roi;cr, II. Edmund Alan.
I Eci'h. Of whom Rstna- to LA{e Ieen A2hiSisat-
" Impressed wifh the charms Of The fair sex.
I, Tie Ewes OF tho Eighteenth arfopdi-seueut
! are, however, Of the irrepteseible order, aud
! lave tgain isuncEcd themselves before the
| public ,lIler The lit!e Of ths "He,uLlira.4
| Vigilance Committee" fresh edition, re-
bound, erttec'ed and revised, OF the receut
| Amszons Of Pans, who sscie, IL fact, rept.us
! OF the ''yesuvisns Of 18ls.' The Amazois O:
Paris no longer irsikt OF mounting yu.ra. bu,
! couline them sel:ss to issuing decfeca.
Their fi1+t decree; Of some length, tern,i-
neputli1ue ..rniverselle. :" and ia signed ~
the PRESIDENT, Lopiee Michel; the yics Iresi-
dent, and e1xteen memhera of the .miahle
nrutA far citizens without shelter, aud the
| vine and fuel left therein for the eick; the
. abolition Of religious workshops and houses Of
lroEtisutiun The chu1cl, belle Of AIontma1trt
Tor cannons impartial re,urrs Of tho aged aud
infr7D, 70 ihzt the republic shall not 10 dc
ceised; professional schools gratis; commu
nal workshops md democratic asyluus; sos
ties :of citizene. p,osected By the Natioua
Guard, to gather vegetables, The produce Il
bo distributed by The Mayors and vig,lluc'
Committees; tho National Gnards 10 BE- fet
ike soldier, At the e1penso Of the State, ans
their pav Firen TO their families, 60 that that
wives, children, and mothers ahail no: die o
cold aud hunger during their Abaencr.