The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-05

lines of the device are first penoilled or
drawn; the scorohiDg is to produce the
shadows, the lighter tints being the re-
suit Of holding the red hot iron very l,Ss TO
the wood, but not quite touchipg it. If the
panel have any strongly marked lines, ibres,
Lnots, eyes, curls, or other diversities of
grain, the artist sometimes avails himself of
there TO produce pictorial effect scorchng
around or near them according TO circum-
stences. In one instance a knot in the wood
was made to represent the eye in q portrait,
by few judicious touches of the scorcbing-
iron; while in another case cuiled lines or
grain.mslks were made available to repre-
sent the furrows in an old mans cheek Tae
artist, in fact, studies his panel, or shoald do
so.-Au tie Eear Round
THE LITTLE MoNosYLLABLE "IF. - That
little monosyllable eff. what part has it
played or lot played in the annals of the
world II Darius had never received a GER
tain cul tain lecture from his wife there
would never have been Persian invasion of
Greece: If the nose of Cleopatra had been
shcrter the fate of Europe would have been
changed; If only when King Louis was flying
from his capital and his throne there had
been no hitch in the execution OF his plans,
be would never have been arrested at Varen-
mes, Marie Antoinette would never have
been the tragic figure in history that
she is, and war which, as it was, necessi-
tated new map of Europe, would never
have spread the ruin, des olation, and havoc
that it did. For that celebrated flight every
thing that human prudence could foresee had
been foreseen. The royal family of France
entered upon it with confident prognostics-
tions of safety. The little Dauphin, dis
guised in girls clothes, was exultant aud gay,
as befitted French boy. He said they were
going to play comedy, as they we're dis
guised in strange dresses. M. le Comte de
Ferron had charge of driving tho royal car
riage--a gallant Swedish nobleman, who,
four years back, had been inspired with aa
ardent but respectful and distant admiration,
as Lamartine informs us, for Marie Antoinette
These sentiments had been increased in
intensity by absence. The Queen, with true
womanly instinct, at this supreme moment
of peril, fixed upon him as the person who
was, above all others, the man capable to
take charge of their flight from Paris; and
the charge, says the historian of the Girond-
lists. was at once and honorably accepted.
At first everything went well. They passed
the barrier without being discovered aud
reached Bondy in safety. At Montmirai,
| between Meux and Chalons, an inauspicious
accident happened to the royal car
riage, which involved, for purposes of
repair, an hours stopprge Still no
obstruction was offered and the Queen, on
entering Chalons, exclaimed, ''Weare saved!
and tainted with Joy. But the fate of the
flight was sealed at st. Menehould. Drouet,
the postmaster, stern republican, recognized
the illustrious fugitives, and immediately
upon the recognition made up his mind to
the course he would pursue. Yet even now
all was not necessarily lost That igno-
mipious 'if!" If Nj. dc Bouille, the Jealous
adheIent of the king had but communicated
to Louis that the horses would be posted be-
hind the tower inatead of in front of it; if q
delay of several hours had not thus been
caused, matters might yet have been we'll
--LondOn Society.