, 1873-02-02
Eerbert Sponccr's "Stuly OF So
cio1ogy "--Cuitivalon by
Steam.
Tie TeEaantepec Seip.Ca1al--Tho, Mar-
,riase Qaestion'-Hints to Literary
aien.-B0rroNerS and
Borrowing. :.
Country-House Life in Englnnd--Vic-
tor Hugo--E-adison's Expe-
rieace in the Temper
ance Cause.

ance Cause.
LAKESIDE MONTHLY.
The Lakeside Monthly for February has very
attractive table Of contents. The range Of
topics is exteneire and their treatment bright
end interesting =
Nathan Shepard writes Of " Causes Of the
Friction Between the United States and Eng
land"
"An August Day on the CalcaEiou Prairie"
by Marie B. Williams, is q story Of adventure,
misfortune, and self-Eacridcing loTo. >~,
THE FATHERS OF TIE NEW ENGLAND BAR,-'
James Sullivan, William Prescott, Samuel
Ie1ter, Harrison Gray Otis, Theophi1us Par-
bons, jeremiah Smith, Timothy Pickering, Iris
tam Burgess, and Frank Blake,-whose wit and
achievements made them the delight and power
of their generation, furnish N. S. Dodge with
material for collection Of very entertaining an
ecdotes General James Sullivan, once Govern
or OF Massachusetts,, was noted for his caustic
power Of repartee:
One Of his most frequent antagonists ut the bar WAS
the celebrated Theophilus Parsons, attcrwnrd Chief
Justice Of Iassachusetts: Between them often oc-
crrred keen encounters wit, not the less bitter be
cause they friends, In sharp var ol words one
day case whefe they Eere opposed Parsons got
0p"1As
He did 50; but drawing ths broad-hrimmed hat Of
Parsons WHO *as Processing @ ~ ~ LIS !. LIE I, 10
~ NJ dsmnai rascal and n1scno 1t where 1t could
M a. @ ~ h.. tha har rr1unsd Lis nets-taSine. Some
ass'sr s esse foosel foS rhlsh IL 5adss fseaIsa
~ sirnst1on irst:ntly ho stoned in lis prr,l-
nent turned to the Court and sasa, "a1ay it please
brother sullivan has been stealing my hat and writing
bis own name o. it"
iota and FSy
i.n tban thev are now. In IN insurance case where
e. fo-rer ronieaiIy depicting he Horrors of ship
Tra<t dascrif>el tha wind rs stblowlug off lee
there n snj1iraa vic l,ad made voyage from Ire
1;stened in a1naxemeut aiowtng of lee ahorx, did
yon say, Brother Parsons ," Yss.' And what kind
lunde1 but hot choosing acknowledge it. retorted
at w.s an 1ri6h hurricane, SIR"
Carl Larsen translates from the Dan1sh OF
Haus Christian Andersen q story which needs
co o-nsi e.1u a. w. ~, Ioha1n, Tnd "
aatnof. 1Ie tt-ao =. 'o~' ~ ...
Dir. James W. sheahan takes oppor1une ao-
vantage of the revival OF general interest In the
.a.a-sst ;.naI. r.;th 49, roo.rd e t..
1nle1est "Asn 'esaSio ~ -
THE AMERICAN BosAPAhIEs-
-" t.eu,,as - ras s t,,s csntrs1 t;enra ~ En-
when his brother WAS Tue cen'fn nsate " f. e.
rope and when the popular sympathy for the
F.a.,,, pon1,h1;c ho;, fo11ovei, tho semhl.nce of
Efencn henuouc uao lo1oNo od tuo u-aet s,,5 -
hePupncanlsM 1epfeseuteu ~ @1o 6Aoa' eliza
victorious General:
After remaining in New York some time, jerome
turned his steps toward the National capa1 and va;
erer7wuerc me: with profuse hospitality and cordial
welcomed II time Ii. reached Baltimore, where he
Was the recipient Of social hospitcs Of ths choicest
then II 1ears Of azc and daughter q wealthy retired
merchant N'iIiam Patterson. she was highly edu-
Gated ard was say Of many natural accomplish !t Isrr
fascinars; aud it Is said that In conversation with
.oue Of her associate bellies Of the city, she declared
lsughn5ly, her purpose win the gnllaut Frenchman
wsn be should arrive in Baltimore. shortly after his
ar11yal he mnds the acquaintance Of tho lady and
s aa s4 a s Rs
posed for her hand and was accepted In few Teeks
On chrisrnas eve 1so3 hensnsn ~ SeIts stn.ars1
Afterward. Napoleon beaought tie Pope to
annul the marriage, ttet he might give his
brothers. hand in some Roysl matrimonial a.
Ance W. - 'a,n. ,..- raSroot 1a-orna and h;a
marriage Sala ~ every IesRses. - .aal -ocnos'
uitiou aud Imrerial favor. They separated ut
Lisbon Jerome going to Paris to intercedo, his
wife to Amsterdam to a'fait tho result:
TIE parting At Lisbon s I ta ord md1
ins.aa ~ Hi,c tne Enneror tractabe. jerome
1 1nseao " @ nnalas ao tbon arar. nnd xrhen he
tono4 A.n loie W. w @ tha,. m t1s oca.n m her
wsv to Amsterdam, The Emperor sent reremptory or
dcfs to that port prohibiting her 1cAying the ship
Jerome, Willingly or unwns'y, renamed AN ~ ~
1hi 80 - D,-7,cd h.. }bo sr,n5arr ~ tha Fnn.
ra and of The Imperial state and dignittcs enjoyed
f. "a fon,;r h. 1;ke weak creature as he vas sub
mitted n aIs % to the cor,mands on Of his brother.
Bour1isnne. tie private ecc1e:ary Of Napoleon, In
1sr s aa choo,er " @ and ocs os eiyc e nnreason
th.t Es1o1eo7 tho1ehs very we'll Of him ue writes
a1n ~ 1soa @ :1erorne VIII ut Drest In the rink OF
En.ane de- Ta:ssas.. He launched into expenses far
~ fen dr ,.1,on re for s1ns of MONEY wLich the
Nrst consni MIA With i much unnillingnefe one Of
his ststts1a. in particular excited Napoleoas anger.
nen.s Jerome va ainr and RECEIVING and ended BY
rating that ho Should draw on me for 17oo0 francs.
HsI hara -aa5 ro11r irttnr 5Tnnstenr FnseIane de-
ya1seau and s6a be ead to hear tha you are study
,oe IN fo-rd rnIr roryptfc a professiou which you
o5Rst In cnns,dsr m Tonr dad 10 glory Die Young
snaI shah have some eonsoletory reflections; but
yoq lt1e to GO without having served your county
aa Fsthont leaving behind yon Az ~ s fe''-
ou naa 9sca n1i t w5ahsa o. hia BROTHER