, 1873-03-09

FRASER'S
In review Of Mrs. Oliphant's life OF

de r0ccident, :" that persuaded this beautiful gi1
| to bury herself in the seclusion OF a nunnery.
In 1is house In the Rue du Bac, and in his chate.
At villersexel bis daughter Catherine had grown u
| beatdo him. She had inherited his talent: she va
gay, sweet-tenpered, and accomplished, and her 81
pearsnce In society had realized every wish her fAthe
| might hare formed. Suddenly she announced to HI
her desire to become nun. This daughter Of til
historian d OF the eoister sid i moant it, did it. fo
Cochin describes the that took place be
tween Them. ..'one day lis charming and b.
friends knew well, and said to him. Il am fond Q
everything ground me-. love pleasure wit, society
md It's s.ausoments love my family ny etudis, nj.
love God better than Ill and desire to give myself t.
Him. and when be said to her, Ny child. there i
st she 4e to s
has narrated the history Of the monks Of The West
IT Is you she answered. WHO hare Taught mo tbs
god:' Some months after, a.demoiselie
es s9ss as ss hsr Tss ee
left-in his life was never filled up; and thoug ars
olpasnt that he grew forget individual dis
~ her vocation, no who him could doubt bui
that il giving her up ho had given up tho light and
.shaszs Of tasns his Rhys
undimmed faith. Death panlessly aad gently al
Last on March u, 1870 to who cart In gen,ls
from behoding the humiliation Of his beautiful France
at tue hands Of toraign foe, mud the destruction u
1aIls al Inc uand8 OF tho Commune.
INA "sKETcu OF CHARLES LEVER"
ne are told how TINT inirntable writer mined tha
material for his characters aad storios:
Just as Thackeray, day aftcr day, invited to his
table an eccentric 1riAhHan, all broguo and b1aruey
who tnrnshed material for Capt. cosg.n, Lever daily
feasted retired Major who had served in the PENN
8ua. and tue character Of Monsoon was the result
The Major well knew the to which his presence
merely contentca himself with pleasantly upbraiding
his host and again, for the free tlashes with
which his portrait was put in from number to num-
ber.
During the progress Of Charles on1allcy which had
rapidly followed up the Confessions In 18s0 Lever
In hhhis OF riding into Dablin from Temp1cogue and
gathering from the knots Of baz1sters who thronged
tho hull Ut the Four CourB material for the story II,
hand One dag the novelist Joined group Of pleasant
takers, with memories much better stocked thon their
bags, and in the midst Of whom our informant mr.
Porter, stood, narraang how in passing through
Mr. Roche, sipendiary Magistrate there whose aer-
van when very Ill, said Oh, nasthcr, dont think
It's right Of doctor that's attending me- Tor he
gave two doses that be called enetlca and neither
O. them would res. my stomach" In the following
number Of Charles osalley" hr. Porter recognized
the way late friend, Mr. Drophy The dentist
aperfcct cyclopsa OF slang anecdoe, wna a. he him.
self assured u.s. frequently put under contribution b.
quez ot the officer coming on parade ut Cork without
re1nembering to wash the black of his face, which had
tsicals the previous night, recently happened to
Capt Fzee ancestor Of the present writer's fam
" The character Of Con Heternan, in another novel;
m Davenport Dunn, the Man Of our Day,"ts no other
than John sad1er. Archbishop W6ately Likewise
figures IN The novest and 60 do many other
xieh character, Frank Weber," whose thoroughly
veIacious adventures proved profitable stock-n-Tade
rs. He vas wel-known man ut Trinity College, aud
soPped ut no daring feat from the horse WHIPPING Of
the Dean of his University.
Though. Levers fascinating manners made
him one OF the most popular of men, he could
sometimes say bitter thing:
It ia well known that the late Archbishop Wlately
as hsdss,ale neaE suorgan, Dublin, hla Grace re-
ceasea e* hueer Of guests, including large proper
to @ the e4Fsiaw III of o who pa'a
grounds s - Ds M3ss Msss1 nsuseoas .yor. Taste ssid
6e, fanding 1t to one Of tho acolytes. The latter
bandly obeyed, and then with wry fsce subscribed
to the botanical orthodoxy Of his master. Taso it
said the gra1ed prelate, handing the leaf to Lever
- Thank your Grace said the Inter- O. he declined 1t,
II my brother is not In your Lordships diocese"
Uutler the title Of
nnAMBLEDERRIEs,
here are some choice little vezees, like these:
am not shock'd By fai1ings in my friend, :!
For human life . zigzag to the end. |
But tt he to lower plane descend, |
Coutented there,-a my former friend !
From the little that's shown
To comp.ste the unknowp,
Is folly we hourly repeat;
And for once, would cay,
That men lead us astray.
Ourselves NC 3 thousand times cheat,
II he draw you aside from your proper end,
No enemy like bosom friend
Dear friend, 90 much admired, 50 Oft dezirad,
'Tis true that now wish to be away.
You are not tiresomc, no but nm tired.
Allow to servant btuin and nerves full play
In their electric function, yea and nsy.
Faith and affection do not shift their ground,
uowe'cr the vital currents ebb and dow. |
TO feel most free because most firmly bound
Ia friendships privilege; now go,
To rest awhile the mystic nerves and brain,
To walk apart,--and long for you again.
While friends we were, the hot debates
That rose 'twixt you aud me =
Now we nero associates,
And never disagree.
For thinking, one; for converse, two, no more;
Three for an argument; for walking. four;
For social pleasure, I'VE; for fun, score,