, 1873-07-06

tho CATO with glass Of absif1tho before him, II
a iorsc-racc takos place Mt Longchamps or fnir
At Ut. Cloud, tllore snos drippeaou, aa II hls
could ron poop into tho diary whore ho
registers Ills Ea!lnntrioa, you would find ho had
baen clary netllor Of noHegayB nor OF ribbons
toward tho Hex worshiped by every true Froroli-
whole Of tlis ia a. .pu7zlo, and worth going into
With ffguroe. Lot ua eee, thon, how a1ippopon,
aftor paying 5000 a year for hta food, s1G0 for
lodgings, s2oo to his servant, eioo for firing and
lighting, $50 taxeB. abo wine bill, and $50 to tho
waBhorwomn1l, manages to mcet tho oxtgoncioa
of n rentior'a existonco, 90. to tho Theatre and
cnfo, droca himuclf bo gallant, havo books and
newspapers, covor tho odd itoma Of household
expenditure dsburso to tho rnrieh priest and to
vnrious charitable corporations that dun him,
and in addition to oil this, lay by 1000 Franc
note ovory yoar out Of Tho romat,ing $500 Of his
$4,000.
In tho first place. thon, there are thrco things
You will never aco Grippcaou do: that is, taho
cab where m omnibus wilt aerve, wear glovos,
or pay for tho pleasure which by coa1ing or
tinossing can be obtained gratis. dripposou
ridos from ono end OF Paris to tho other on tho
knifoboard OF 'bns for conta,. and ta NOT
OF this mode Of locomotion. As to gloves. they
ntea vain adornnont, only noodful whon visiting,
and In all casoa to be bought Of dark color, 30
as to atand good sorvice. With respect to rloss-
nres,----Which, however. aro rathor nocoBsarioa
than diversions In drpposou'e case.-our good
frcnd. onco he has pasacd tho ago Of 30, will
probably noveT lay toE IT, playt,cke. 1e ne"sRa
Es oee " hg e ng 4assd atGs M
prnctico Of economy to the height. Of science.
1Io Is overywhere on tho froe-list. Editors know
him, and send him papers for nothing novol-
isth givo him presentation copies ct thoir 81.
stalls when pfeco hns boon running fifty nights
and falls to draw full houses aud % regards
races, Gripposon may DO deacrica bowling
along any Sunday toward ,otantily, or tho Bois
novor his. Flrthormoro; GrippoBou Is careful In
his attire, and Ills olothca generally look now.
Tho fact Is, ho knows Of q cloth merchant
who soils him onoo . yoar enough to mako
cloth to journey1nan tailor who cuts tho
Bauao for q small wage. This Ia Grippeeous
gala costume, which Ie wears when he wants to
create good impression, mud whom the woather
sIonally recut 50 as to mako out Of old conta
travcling.caps, &o., sorvo for ordinary eeoa- @
gloves for wedding, feast, or party, he Is pru-
dent enough toseloot them Of tho best kind, 80
that they may bo thrice cleaned without danger,
and finally dyed black for day wear / mud as to
Ills hnss, lot no ono suppose that dripposou's
hoad-coycring has been put on be-
foro going out without duo regard to tho
state Of tho heavons. Grippoaou haa one hat
for sunshine, another for rain, q third for oyen-
ing walks, a fourth for ccromonialg. and 60 on,
Inadvertently to sit down on ono Of these hats
would bo to throw into tho whole doDart,nept q
confusiou only conparablo to tho exlppreasiop Of
an important official in q well-oreanizod public
Office. We ucod not follow Grippogou to tho
auctions Of lilo Ruo Drouot, Which ho regularly
froquentB oYery day to SEQ ii ho cannot pick up
sonic good bargain in furniture or works Of nrt
nor a it necessary to montion that no lottory Is
e7or started without Grippesou purchasing 4
ticket and generally winning eumo prizo which
ropaye him a hundredfold. But porliaps Grip
pcso11'B science Of life ia oven better dis