, 1870-11-27
Dy ttis, the Torches was played uut,
And me ard lsrl1 PER-
Nsht III for kotnt wool to sheep fold
Tnai he said WIS boinrwh1- llaI.
Mcnsin, ltlc Paris Pe,lciI-Scllcr.


Nore Ct our ro.ders who has ever visited
pn,i4, can havo failed to see and Lear tho ce!e-
bratCd Mensiu, tho sellcz OF lead-penci2s,
But TO thoec Of on. readers who have mover
reep, and, pethare, never even heard OF him.
sonie account u this Amusing mountebanx
will rettal not be Unacceptable.
The tourist, strslling through the beauti-
IN! city, Of which the eye never we11ies, on
turninE into one OF tho numerous public
squares. hiss his attention attracted by
yeticso or chariot OF faatassic form, surroupd-
cd t,y group OF curious ilIcrs aud La.jdsris.
takes OF his handsome Goa: AID replaces it IL
tu1ic Ct green yctSot. GU Lila
| arpsren,ly Of stesl: "a lis heaI
To pl.ces Al immense helmet, girls oa
twoil. rlaccs Gu lis L,aah u par of steel
eann:leis, :htn takes his scat aud lp4ks L ,ou
tic crowd with al susters anI majestic air.
l,cliEd him singular acolitc. aco-uoi With
| prcpostc1ou+ r1uue OF feathers, tlrlws ia
inent7hle NOES from hand organ. 1a a short
| time large crowd las collected, u;on which
stcueia AtIscs and thu, addresses them;
''1t il MIRO than probable, gentlemen, that
there Is not one Of you who has no. heard of
me, aEl many Of yon. iu al likelihood, l have
lad the Eouor OF addressing hifart- But no
m.tter; listen TO nlo yet asa,n. Que
cannot too o1.en hear \ man who 1rtnss
yon scoI verb aud useful si,ts:, :, and .hat
| =
"GtLttcncp, every r1nu has his f1yo:ite
hobby; cue dreams Of tho Cross Of uouol,
another OF fortune, and thiru ef.a PAIR at
|crau1cta or a alasshal's baton. Ny hoS5y is
my pencils my dream Of ambition is to make
lnown my pencils TO al the void; my pride
il to St Il yon better pencils than you ever
bought in your life.
.sSp1iuE has its rctee, the sun has its rays,
ard AfcuGin has lis pcncils! They a.o my In
yersiou-n.y own; and 10 uy mind tbs man
lions utcful to humanity, mud lis life 10 dia-
ecn,iratins THIN, deserves tho esteem and
; | grati.udc of the whole world. Envy anu Igor
ance arc 1ny enemies, bnt intelligence and jus
lice have A.1axs stood my friends and At this
dag. Sertt, ut n, TO QUO can nlentlun Men
Ereak Of Eood pencils without speaking OF
Mcnein. Every day | receive letters from the
t:iiectors Ct Iu1 colleges, from tho chiefs oi
. rnr great ful lie lGetltuttous. from men Of thG
very highest 1auk in eocie:y. thanking no an3
r.23inG a jus, tribute 10 1ls pencils. Often 1t
hearing upon their bEcas,e badges Of dlsticc,
+ tlor, .i,o sop me, gasp nc by tho Lxnd, an
sAE, You ste MeuE.n. are you not, elrs Aol
: arc an honcst man and good citizen: 1aSt
, hcrsht zoEr pecci1s, AID they !xst ten time
lo:,etr ard mark ten tiae& hIaclcr than any
, have ever used:' {Wita emotion. All. gen
) .t!czaeu. ,.c1!e md loIeLiug words like thas'
: L. ii suai'y wau11 that Ignorance and male
l,a1c Inflicted:
!. =. But; me.hiak.. I hess ono Of yeu-oa 1 ii;
!; silc-wli.per to hss n9.ShGor: Ihls m,1
O not FrcEc1msn2 He psetonds to fall In:
: dtcp redecGor. AL. I undcr4tanl-it
r tlis Lr, - you msau--thi. btass pot on N
!, llead--tliis harlcquin's j.eket On my ba:k
j ilIc slruGs his shoulders su1 sloEiS |aSs u
/ sarc-I lnow i'll lock likc a JicIpadding c
4 ruIcLirclio. Ard do you knox why coz
; descend 10 this tnumme1y? will teu yoo.
) sore 1.r-ah. th.ll never forget IL
5 was standing In pualic square, - ! an e
b 3aE, tsE!:g pencils. ss , an ,oeGt5; X5s;t ~, -,
r f11 from ne thcrn pla1ttd Lim:eif uount
d Ea1,k--5ee, Gectlenen, 4 uaouutebznk-s nj
l. etaLlc tuGoou; ono Of those wrc:cfcd cse
,c lures whose trade is to make fotls laugh.
1t crowd at cnco collected round him, AUG 7
few rcn ana whose sttcution hsd saseeedt
ar il attracting speedily quilted nc TO 50 a
c, stare Ut The tni1opn- remained alone, hl
K in lct pair: and when IN honest fclow amor
= the gasc1s. turning his tesa round. saw n
III md a.ked WHO Rss, He = .aid his Eeish5e
Of ecu. hos OILY man like apy othar.'
IN "Frem that day, gentlemen, said to n
he etlf tlat il it waa necessary To play the bu
e. fotu TO draw the csovd. would Play the 1t
lie foon; aud yOn Ice, Ecnflcmen- TINT v
e, nem;; Here you a1e al around @ me, yoa "
he htsce, if Ind tecn dresas1 like enc Of ys
In Glass As eoou IS appear, you crowd ate
Ill me; when speak. you hang upon my wors
eir ncr does one Of you Leave tho place Until
have done.
5. "Ycu would not huy my pencils when
ns sold them at eon. Nov harc put lit
nd gold lssf on them, I nell them At four su'
ed md You fairly dghs foE thaua. Jet the pens
lcs z1e inst the came. i
I'd II hear one Of sou ssy, 'Bah! ho ia
IT. mere ctarlAtau' yery we'll We will not al
he nj about phr7sce. Tell ECO what you mt
!r hi ci..1.s'a, Al, a7d I viii tell you K I an (