, 1874-05-16
FAMILIAR TALK.
ORIENTAL RIDDLES.

Tho poea OF Eastern n11lous a1o 4ono VI ca
ercising their ingenuity in tho construction OF
quaint conceits, which demand patience on their
part, and q good deal Of study on the part OF
their readers. For the amusement OF the young
people, We copy two or three riddles in rhyme
from Ager's recent collection OF "Tha Poetry OF
the Otient:"
Between thfck-ses hedga Of bones,
A small red dog now bar1s, now moan&
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soul above 1t,
And Boul below,
With leather between,
And swift it doth 60.
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The h.st md last are Just alike, upon my soul;
But--Rho my middle reads my middle is tha whole.
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PRETTY cusro1r.
The Printemps, new and elegant bazaar IN
Paris, has introduced a pretty custom, which
some enterprising house in Chicago might
achieve great popularity in initiating. Each pur-
chaser at the printemps is presented with little
bouquet Of fresh. spring Tiolets. Tho flowers
cost q mere t11e, but the graceful gift Affords
the recipient 3 delicate pleasure, and occasions
many grateful smile or shought that moro thnn
fcp4T8 1L8 8IpeuEG. FAulGLd W HOk tHJo5 t0o
favor in America that they do in Europe and ara
consequently much less plentiful; bnt they, OF
other flowers as sweet and simple, could be made
cheap by abundant cultivation, and scattered
broadcast to tho advantage OF shrend donor.
sSAPoLEoN's GHOST"
The Oldest child OF Napoleon III. and the
celebrated Mrs. Howard is now middle-aged
man, and remarkably like his father in person
aud conduct. His habits OF dissipation md e1-
trayaganco caused the late Emperor no little
trouble To avoid the scandal which his be-
havior excited in Paris, the Emperor honoranly
e1ilcd him by Consu1ship. first ut Belfast and
afterward at Zanzibar. He is at present resid-
ing q! tue French Capitol, and may be seen daily
al ali The Restaurant s1orei, back OF the Opera
Comlqus.-a cafe much flequeated by artists
and xuthors. lie. bears the tito OF Count de-
Bure; but, on account Of his stirling reseua-
blance to the late Emperor, ho has been dubbed
"Napolcon's Gnost."
SHAKESPEARE Il oEEA4yT.
The loyo1s Of tho drama hare enjoyed i raro
treat in Berlin the past winter. The entire Sc
ries OF Shakspearo's pla7s have been given IN
historical succession at tho Royal Theatre-
These representations we're alike interesting and
profitable to Gernnns and to tho English and
Americans who were go fortunate as to witnoss
them. The plays we're admirably rendered, es-
pecially the historical dramas, the conception Of
the prominent characters being remarkably hne
and true. a like attempt has never been made
in America, and seldom, II ever, in England 1t
has been loft to people speaking an alien Ian
gusge to pay the great English poet the honor
Of presenting Ills dramas in regular sequence,
from the first through to the last.
4 FRENCH IDEA or NEW ENGLAND
The new French play which wears tho name
Of and is eaid to be founded upon, Hawthorno's
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nothing from it but the tito and tho names OF
the characters, With which to alluEo and dis
appoint tho public It pronounced q very COM
mon.place me!odrama, cro|ded with ridiculous
errors regarding New-Rngland customs and man
nors. The acene is laid in Massachusetts and,
in order to represent faithfully tho Locality, tue
authors Of the play we're very dcalrous that, the
stage should, in tic flst net, bs get with tropical
plants, palms, pine apples, Darlboos, ETC.! The
directors obstiuately refused the appropriate re-
quest, and thus the American happening IN at
lhe piay has no chance Of recognizing tho lu1uri-
GUS foliage supposed by these learned French
playrisbts to ado1n the landscape IN tho vicinity
Of Boston.
THE "sTAGE GOBLET"
During tho performance of the drama Ten
Nights in Bar-Room,". at Portland, Me-, the
other night, there occurred q disaster which
goes to show that the "stage goblet " is not
always the empty and innocuous cup it appears
to these in front Of tho footlights- In the scene
where the revelers are clustered around the bar,
couple of tho actors cllnked their glasses and
empticd them OF a yellow liquid just the hue OF
primo whisky. Immediately ono hurried from
the stage apparently IN great agony, aud the
other fell to the floor in commissions: The rev.
elIy WAS suddenly suspended, and the curtain
dropned With celarity. The manager soou came
forward and relieved the feelings Of the audience
by explaining TINT the "property-tnan. having
hired some ''ahow-bottles" already fl1eo With
deceptive iluids had neglected to change their
conteuts for harmless liquids before they wero
brought on the Etase. The "ater II one was
colorod with blchromAte Of potash, and OF thle
the two unfortunate actors before mentioned
had lavishly drank However, the results OF
The Incident we're not OF . fatal character. After
somo hours Of tolerable discomfort, the actors
we're so far recovered as to be able to repeat on
the ensuing night the farce OF FILLING high tue
flowing bowl" and tossing OF its deluaiye con-
tents.
A QUESTION OF ALINoST.
Mrs. Gen. G. L. Anderson, wife OF tho Col
Iector Of United States Revenue in the Third
District OF South Carolina, is before the courts
in curious attitude. Three several times has
this lady dared tho perils Of matrimony, and
twice has she been compelled to procure relief
by divorce from distasteful partners. So much
courage should have been better rewarded. In
each Of the two cases she has obtained alimony
with her divorce; IN the first, amounting to
SG7250 annually, and, in the second, to 50, 600
annually. Tho two sums ucited made snuS
Income, quite worth, to an Adventurous person.
tie annoyance endured i9 securing them.
But now comes the grinding oppression.
When tho much tiled wife and widow saw fit to
take third husband will not believe for
tho ultimate purpose OF getting more a!lmony,-
her second discarded spouse heartlessly objected
to paying S3,n00 yearly toward the support OF
another mans wife. It Is clearly m attempt to
dcf1aud woman OF hcr rights, and the monster
needs suppEessng.
Tie case, being stubborn1y contested, has
reached the Supreme Court, where tho long aad
able arguments on both sides were too complt-
Gated for the ordinary intelligence, aod it woald
be useless to tra,,scrbe them. The counsel for
tho defendant spouse No. q put forth some
such airnss ideas Us. that. whoa the moral aad
legal duty Of husband to support his
divorced wife ceases. the alimony should
cease, nnd that she should not enjoy
the society and protection OF one
husband at tho expense Of auothcr. The Court
was unable at single hearing to give its de-
cisiou which has been reserved until after fur