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Scsae--We Studio
"The six months will be up at two
O'Clock to-day! My life is blghted. l
would that l were dead. had no sup
per yesterday. l had no breakfast to.
. day. l dare not enter the eating house.
And hungry don't mention it, My
boot maker duns Inc to deaths my tail
or duns me; my landlord haunts me.
l am miserable! haven't seen John
since that awful day. SIZE smiles on
me tenderly when we meet in the great
thoroughfares, but her old flint Of a
father makes her look in the other di-
rection in short order. Now who is
khocking at that door? Who is come
to prosecute me9 That malignant vii
lain. the boz TIN akcr, III warrant Come
inw
| "Ah, happiness attend your high
ness! Heaven be propitious to Jour
grace. / have brought my lords new
boots. All, say nothing about the pay,
there is no hurry, none in the world.
Shall be proud il my noble lord will
continue to honor me with his custom.
All, adieu!"
brought the boots himself! Don't
want his pay! Takes his leave with a
bow and scrapt Fl; to honor majesty
withal! Desires continuance OF my
custom! Is the world coming to an
end. OF all the--come in :"
pardon, signor, but have brought |
your new suit
"Come mp
"A thousand pardons for this intru.
sion, your worship! But l have pre-
pared the beautiful suite Of rooms for
you--ths wretched den is but i'll suit
ed to-
"Come inm
II have called to say that your cred.
it at our bank, sometime since unGor
tunately interrupted, is entirely and
most satisfactorily restored, and we
will be most happy if you will draw on
us for any.
"Come inf
my noble boy, she is yours! She'll
he here in a moment! Take her-mar-
ry her-love her-be happy God
bless you both Hip, hip, bur"
"Coms IN"
"Oh, George my own darling, we are
savcdr'
"Oh, Mary, my own darling, we are
saved1butrll swear don't know why. !
Seene--A Roman Cafe
One Of a group OF American gentle
men reads and translates. from the
weekly edition Of II Slangwhanger di
Roma as follows:
Wonderful Discovery !.-Somc six
months ago, Signor John Smit,he, an
American gentleman now some years
resident of Rome, purchased for
trife small piece OF ground in the Ca
pagna, just beyond the tomb of the
Scipio family, from the owner, bank
rupt, relative of the Princess Borghese
Mr.. Smitthe afterwards went to the
Minister of Public Records and had
the piece of ground transferred to
poor American artist named George
Arnold, explaining that he did it as
payment. and satisfaction for pecuniary
damage done by him long since upon
property belonging to Sisnor Arnold,
and further observed that he would
make additional satisfaction by i'm
proving the ground for Signor Arnold,
at his own charge and cost. our
weeks ago, while making some neces
sary excavations upon the property,
Signor Smitthe unearthed the most re
markable ancient statue that has ever
been added to the opulent art treasures
of Rome. Il was an exquisite figure of
woman. and though sadly stained by
the soil and the mould of ages, no eye
could look unmoyed upon it, ravish.
ing beauty. The nose. the left leg from
the knee down, ar ear, and slso the
toes of the right foot and two fingers
Of one Of the hands we're gone; other.
wise the noble figure was 10 remark.
abe stsss Of prss~vsssoD. The eov.I