New-York tribune., 1872-03-29

show too tnat they were conscious of appearing TO bet
Ter advantage than usual for they looked about with
than ordinary occasions, as III 10 say
Look at no,c, and what can do when great great
makes i r ra MY anS cersny this 81 is y
ing much FOR Their peculiar style OF costume Is ratnf
trying to the ordinary female figure AS for damGng' no
the floor its advantages were quite apparent lor
have rarely seen dancers that were more gt anu ~ nm
dersood TO recommend the dress for general adopon
by dancing girls Al, ,oa the
ballroom seemed to orsake them when they nao sJ thew
side and there awaited the men for the Corner
where they all hudded together as close as ,y n one
by one into pen The pen did keep them oGsn long IN
this state of timd cmbarrassment but they ytnrn
a"ng quite 20 lesuTeiy with their in their pockets
and short clay pipes in their mouths mosI c ,nc
OF dressing' for the OCCASION except the Pariiamen
arans who out Of respect for e ne SSr heads royal
emlen,s gold lace, and ala top-coyerng wnch taken
nders and huge seakIn paualoons coming up under
the armpit made style OF oihcIS & od nY, hanceor
wears his rzzed Wig, and why not they ther scarlet
eabsi ,o,,o os,oro from the two ships iabbering
away at each other quite rantically III Danish ana Ell
gsi and the officers and came Srre was
the Prince for they were to the ball The Question
asked repeatedly and as oien renamed % her
Whispers began to pass around the ROOM Hau lneto
been AN eopeInent Marcus was there, trying nara 10
Eeenng his hands In their usual place OF safety Every
body seemed to look to him for explanation ., sa
Al length the my ystery cleared up, and very SUD
deniy for the Prince bouncing into the room hold
ing Concorda by the hand The arrival created sensa
ton Concordia literally dazzling The Prince had
clearly been assisting at her toilet She was covered
with beads and jewelry. A magnificent plaid shawl
which had two days before suddenly disappeared, now
reappeared in the shape Of jaunty Jacket trimmed wa
edeI-down, COncordia's graceful shoulders. ana
then what shining pantaoOns of the sotes silver seal
nl what spotes boots ineosed ner aan
sure Seaboots matching Concordia i9r length
If not i'll purity OF color bright scarf across hls sou
ders and around his waist Scotcn cap VIII % S S
pated feather in t-what picture for bathroom NO
wonder Marcus grew several shades hghttr III cO
wonder that his pipe fell out OF his moh ana prohe @
i'm pieces on the floor wonder that he stole ont OF the
II the place were too hot for @ ana shOuu sho"
| himself no more in the ballroom that night
Strike up :" shouted the Prince, bringing down sea
r-p crrrp cr-r-rp" went the cracked fiddle. and then
both do their best and win but the keg, hav
ing the lead kept it, and the cracked hdde was no
where. When both had become well warmed up IN the
race Prince brought down his boot again. making
the old carpenter-shOp fairly quake ana telnbe thel
with shout which probably taken for IN American
war-whoop. he seized Concordia by the waist others
followed his example and never did Pop goes inc
| Weasel" do duty before TO such whrl as followed
Tie ball was opened The Prince and Concordia hau
gracefully done their duty, and satisfied the pubic eN
pectatiOn. They had gwen counteance TO the revey'
and the revery To say that it never stopped,
would exaggerate but 10 that it never would
have stopped had there been something OF what Dlck
swveer called the rosy" might possibly he 10 speak
the truth. within bounds The revelers certainly made
night of IT, If night ever wa, was ~ made IN 4 Green,ana
box OF tobacco had disappeared he keg had resolved
T.
but one string left and that had been twice tied when
the ladies, with their beautiful boots all knocked out OF
shape began drag their bodies off TO their hus,
and the sailors with their coats on ther ARMS naed Ior
| boats. .. ,, ,.. o,,o, ,
report which set in circulation that Parliament
aran had danced himself away all put ms cap ana
girl had in ike manner, disappeared all but flObOn
The consternation was allayed however, when it
discovered that the two had stolen away togetner ana
| were getting married at the parsons . . .
Marcus appeared again in the ballroom after his
discontinue but him crawling III the shadow or
| vIerp he 10
occasional glimpse OF ma lady-ove as sne s"uiig
round i'm the Princes He beckoned me to hiln and
whispered in my ear pointing to the gay and festive
room from which the bright light streaming out into
is son of head man Of Bangetak" saying which, he
smiled in a self-satisfed and bandike" manner and
immediately himself deep within the shadow OF the
rock Then went my way on board, naryehng how
| very much a half-savage Marcus.
friends goOdby. after exchanging some little souvenirs
with them Early III the morning the anchor was rpped
at backs and We were threading once more the
winding fcrd among the islands and icebergs, reioced
at having seen spot earth full of romantic
| tioDs; and beheld its ruins, ,,
We have left untouched what by many readers
will he considered the most valuable portion of the
volume which is devoted to the consideration of
the glaciers and icebergs of Greenland and the phe
| nomena OF the Arctic regions under the mid
night sun. The author is more ambitious
! in his descriptions of physical nature than
Esquimaux life but in spite of frequent instances
of excessive gorgeOusless of style he presents many
suggestive pictures and has added a good deal of
| important information 10 the general stock of
knowledge on Arctic geography. Too large space
We think is given TO the antiquarian chronicles and
legends of Greenland which rather to increase
the size of the book than to enhance the satisfaction
| of the reader.
| TOPOGRAPHY OF TIE PUNJAB OIL REGION. By BENJAMIN
SMITH Lyman Mining Engineer pp u ana map Phl'
From the days of antiquity coal oil has been
found in India. 1t has been burned by the natives
sometimes with simple wick resting on the side OF an
open dish. and sometimes, when more nhanmable, with
the wick nclosed in tube the main opening OF the dish
or lamp remaining uncovered. In 1862 the English Gov
ernment under the administration OF Lord Mayo, com
missoned Sir Edward Thornton 10 send ont from this
country to India an American engineer, who was ac-
1uainted with the coal oil Of this country. for the pur
pose of making survey of the oil regions of India The
above entitled paper published in the Transactions OF
American Philosophical Society, and is based upon
survey Of the Punab made by the author, who was sent
out TO India execution Of this commission The prn-
cipal oil well which has been bored in this region is at
no very great distance from the famous Munee Kyaa
Tope built by King Kanshka about the Christian Era
TO mark the spot where BOOdha III compassion gave his
flesh satisfy the hunger of starving tiger The
Weld from this well at first only about fifty
gallons day, and afterward only about ten
gallons day. Much of the oil in the PuDjab is dried
oil or asphalt. This asphalt formerly highly priced
the natives medicine, especially for broken bones.
and was taken in the OF pills. II Known under
the name of negros fat" because it supposed to
have drpped from the brain of "a who had been
hung up by the heels before slow fire. Oil is found at
many different points in the Pupjab, but the quantity is
comparatively small. Hopes, however, entertained
that II deep borings were made near the springs in
which issued much larger quantities might perhaps be
obtained. Mr. Lyman, however, upon careful examna-