, 1873-11-16

succeas OF h's movc and ovor tho long faces Of
mlne host and the other disappointed birthday
celohrstoIs, which ho saw before him In antici.
danaar q e an wa nna s an
hsd pasHod, away then: Fancy his annoyance
when, on the way to hts own apartment, tho
found hi,naclt suddenly laid hold ot by mino
hoat, In full festival attire, who looked quite
disappo3ntmont in hia rubiouna faoo. Tho
worthy 1}onlfaco wnr1nly, though respectfully,
romonBtratol with Ills Exoollouoy for having
withdrawn himself from tho celebration Of thia
II gonoral, bnt moro particularly Tor Tepllts.
Fortunately, 1t was not yet too late, however, for
His Exool!oncy to tako Lila legitimate share In
tho csonniug aot Of the great rojoiolngs. This,
by tlo great Privg Councillors august presence
on thih thrice fortunate lhy, and ovory ono Of
tue company aHaemblod In tho garden Of the
hotol had boon regretting tho untoward abacnce
toast. Ho, trusted His E1oclionoy Would gra-
ciouhly uondoacond NOW to roioica tho COMPANY.
in the garden by Ills auBplcous prosonco.
The manifest tcnncity Of purpose with which
celebration Of h!s birthday falrly ovorosme the
.grcatmar. no saw that those people woro det,t-
mined to bond the ikr,oe to himn adulasion wheth-
OF he might like It or not. And, oonaoling himself
with the thought that the af1sir must ,soon be
to mine hosts urgent solicitations; and followed
him like lamb lod to slaughter.
His appearance in the gsrde1, was loudly hnilod
by all pfoaent, "Till your glasscs, ladies' aud
Bumper for Ills Eseellenoy, aud then for 'tha
Til The ~ warm m G enthusiasm Of tho pcopleu il aronna
hin, kiudlod something like true oontontment in
doothos broast. Poets aud privy Councillors,
reat Of mankind, are aftor all, but n,en, with tho
foibleB OF poor humanity about them. What
wondcr,- them that tho personal vanity Of tho
man falt highly fnttorea BY the undiaguiBod
panded, aud hla pulse boat responsive to
tile general gladness around him and whom
MINIS host 1cd him up to 4 llrgo Transparency in
tho background Of tho temporary stage, which
he folt Nas to revenl to his delightsd eyes his
incumbont upon him to exproas his gratiaed
and grateful fooliugs III 4 few appropriate
words: 'Ho .was juat going to open Ills mouth
to DO 80 when,' lifting his eyes, hc suddenly
ant oolors. tho image OF vi imnionso foEl Just
then tho head natter came UP with tho bumper
| ordered for His E1ccloncy, anl another for mlno
host, who a. once proceeded to propose "the
patee wss q Rgs w0 H. hi.
rattvo properties Of tho Tepltz wators, with
three times throo-hip hip, hurrahl" Here
VAS sad GisenchAntmont of tho groat man.
Aotoined In tho toast, Of course. bnt certainly
IVY Fo!y o!youtAuntaoticnuy, ~ ula 6oll.lQVe could
not but feel plight shock; for It Tas quito
about Ills birthday. 'Inoy Ind cole.
bratod the 28th ot.August simply' ~ tho amp
poaea anaivoraary OF the discovery which had
made Toplitz what i ia disooyory. asoribed by
70 log. Nay il was quito clear t that that Do % ons
had oven known Or Thought Of tho coincidence
Of the poets birthday falling On tho same lucky
day, Piggy had ongrossed the universal mind
OF Teplitz, to tho total exclusion OF everybody
and eyorysh,ng olso.
Howeyer, tho great poet was . great philoao,
pher also. So llo mada tho best Of it he could ;
ana he e7en bore with stoio calm tho laughtei
aud tho chaT with which his friond ths Gonera,
groetod next morn tho narration Of tho Affair.