, 1873-10-05

prepared and eaten, accompanied by tho ox-
was ovor about midnight. and, on the prosenta..
right, and certified tt. noquostoa to pay tho
money, ho said ho could NOT possibly; that 10
tho city; and that 1t waa impairment to aBk him
to do moro. Tho rostaurAt6;1r BO0n discovered |
TINT lis "ratron" was doad. boat and nado
tho bost Of tho swindfo by. acknowledging the |
joke, and ordering Ill extra half-dozen OF cham
psgne.
ROMANTIC DAI1dooN-TnAoHpY.
In thosc balloon-1ayg am reminded Of m
extraordinary naccnBlon maslo during tho War,
frequently was accounted courageous and saga,
oioua in lis business; and had 90 atniablo md
sterling qualitioa as to rander him highly CO.
teemcd. Ho Beems to have boon blessed, or
dovotody attsehod. a. frequently @ IL happon5 I I uhe
did not lore him III return, at loast not enough
to insnro her loyalty. she permitted hor ardent
affoetiona to wander, and those who knew ln-
Too generous to beliove, too ehiyal-
rous' to doubt, he continued to ropoae
tho, fullest faith In, bis conaort.. until
yoa Ss sn o eye no aos a
Of hia friends vefe conadept he had. Ho 3D.
yortisod another balloon voyage. md, at tho
time n9med, all was prepared. HIS wtto vas ;n J..
/
tho car, ho wont to her eido, kissed her tondery,
! saying that llo hoped Ioaven would make hor
happy; that ho loved her 30 much tllat lie would
not for Q moment stand betweon her and hor
| peace. Hia words had such Significance that
tho blood started to her faco md the toars to
hor eyes. Fro aho could collect hersoif he WAS
in tho basket. tho ropes were cut, and ho was
ahootlng through tho air.
seronanat vas not heard from; nor were thero
my tidtngB Of tho balloon. 1t was univorsally
supposed that he had mot with fatal accident;
thst he Aad probably gonoao high thnt tho eikon
than = year. aftor, fragments OF skeleton,
with bits Of clothing, wero found on tho ahoro Of
Lake Erei also, tho remains OF gold watch
bearing the initials Of tho missing aeroneut;;
with tho deliberate infant Of leaping from tho
balloon at certain elevation !; knowing TINT by
such menus, ho would oscapc the. suspicion Of
suicide; and ho desperately carried out his des-
This was an instance Of ohivalry which It
would ho difficult to oxool. Romance docs not
grrpass It, nor poetry either. Tho man who
sacfifeca himself out Of pure love, though for
that he was q hero; and got not in history nor
In fiction are groator heroos shown. His was
one OF the many Instances Of noblenosa md do
votion which pass away unrecognizod because no
eloquent pen records thelr virtues, and no in
8pirel Singer sings them.
= OPENING OF THE aT1AKosou aEAsoN.
Tho opening night (Mondsy) OF tho Stralosch
oporartroupe at the academy began tho lyro
ously received, and nang and acted Totctld, in
the "Iraviata,," to the entire satisfaction Of a
crowded and oritioal audience. The brothers
str4kosfh hayc Kept their promise to tho public,
costumes, and appointments, q full chorus, and
q fine orchestra. Wo hnvo had 80 many Ill.
mounted operas at tho Academy that 1t is q do
lightful relief to Bee and hear them rendered as
| L. h. T~& &tx~ ,snfN ii n
las noYpr boon botfer presented. and the aFa
night made 10 favorable an impression that tht
entire Season will DO sure OF sueoesB. :
1t haa been predicted that the monetary q
y prosperity Of the italian opera but they aron
likely to have any influence on the etrakoscl
troupe. Nilsson Is 80 much favorite here, 80
chilly as we'll as artiatically that the Acadcn1.
might bp thronged nightly with her persona
The many mon who mayer, pay their debt
whan they CON help 1t aro now giving as e1cus
), in aome Of the suspended banklng-houaos. Th
Il financial trouble iB q god-send to such follows
community.
n return to tho lEue,.ihq Posi-, as parke godwit
4, Dryant's lieutenant finds limsolf too delicate
d health to discharge tho editorial functions d.
yolyipg upon him.
nlH19 MHPeb DQubeh c&9fGE Juftl!!lo hufa
"Hans Brinker,"-tlle scene laid in Holland
ar has been translated Into Dutch, aud the nano
r. the author is printed " "1lynhoer Dodge" prol
N aby tho old Nethorlanders could not imagine th
- a woman could write q book. When Mrs. DolE
~ told her story, she had nevor been III Hollanl
IL and 1t Is highly oradftablo to her literary Rrt tb
O. ita fidelity should bo recognized by tho peop
Il. a1ld country sllo knew only through reading. St
- has recently returned from Europe. Willie ther
~ eho travelled in tho a,nphibioua Kingdom, gu
n. found 1t q familiar land, made 80 through h'
10 culture and imagination.
ls scribner & Co.'s now Juvenile magazine.
r. Nicholas, now In press, begins its careor. it
=, said, with circulation Of 10000. The publish
Io orB hope to make 1t exactly what tho young pei
u ple OF this generation hare been hungerlug 70
& Among ita contributors arc William Gullcn Dr.
I'd mt, Edward Everett Halo Celia Thaxter, Lux
Laroom, j, T. Irowbridge. Gail Hamilton, and
number Of Boston and Now York writer's.
Tho former rivalry between tho Arcadan ar
o. LotoB Clubs as receivers Of distinguished gtral
II. gers Inns been niroady resumed this season. ri
u- Arcadians received Salvini, aud tho Lotos~Ea
. crg Wilkio Collins. 80 far the honora arc cas-
L. They ore now both In quest OF somo noted no
city. DR.. Livingstone has had IN inyitati<
In from each for three years past.
IN One day last week, it Is asserted, there We
al nearly 90 900 arrivals at the different hotels
" the city. 1t is reported that thore hayo nov
eo been SO many strangers herc in September
ho there were lust month. The town was literal
1T packed, and 1t is little less 30 ut present.
m CoLsTouN.
u BANK STATEMENT.