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, 1874-11-14
The Grsgtn OF Eot1ysI11Dg ASylssu.s.

TE,e orsEsss OF Eotsn1a1ug Aaylsxms.
It il sad that ST. vincent do Paul camo to
fuunt} tic present ho5pice for founlIiuga from
III Ncidcnt which occurred one day whllo wulk-
ing thu ough Paris. 1Ie saw Deggar deforsuug
The members Of all infant for tic purpose OF ill.,
gtirDg pity, whou this tuau Of zeal rushed for
ward and TOOK tho suffering cIila away from him
aud carried ii to his uieco, by whom 1t WAS nur5-
ed. This was tha first fanudling and 1t gave to
its Bayivr the idea with which his name IL COLI
necLel houce aross the aAylunls III Flance, mud
especially In Paris. devoted to the causo Of uu-
fortunate babes. Yot the first effect Of tic
aceorlauce with tho object for which it was Do
Hicnod; for when it became generally known
tGtt such IN establishment oxiatad III lilo Capi~
tal, iufants arrived from NIL .psrtn Of Frauco,
when transport was less expeditions mud cotu-
modious than uow, and tho result waB, owing to
lengthy journeys inadequate or improper food,
uud oxpBaurc, TINT his l,ospice waa turuod into d
scpu1c,re. Necker af1rms that nino out of ten
died within two weeks after thnir arrival. Tho
project OF st. Vincent do paul at first met with
M enthusiastic support from the ,yellto-do peo-
plo Of his parish, but In course Of time tho ell
thuslasn, cooled, ths founders hands were
empty, aud btu fouudlings suffered for want OF
care and noutishnsons. At tlis juncturo ho
his lifo, iu which lie made hig hearers, WHO had
promised aid In behalf Of abandoned children,
responsible for thoir death. This appeal had
tho desired effect; means wero promptly fur
nlshed, and the work OF charity was continued.
The institution now occupies Il handsome sito
bohind tho Pantheon, fronting tho Rue 1'Enfer.
It forma 4 group OF buildings situated Oh high
ground, III tho midst Of courts and gardens. It
was hero tile tour ,Tas first introduced.
, 1874-11-14

. London Correspondence " the .Stp lurk FiMes.
Tho marriage ia announced OF Mr.. i. C. bur-
mind. author Of Happy Thoughts, aud Of innum-
eora1le dramatic works. chiefly in tho form Of
burlcs1uo, to 1l!s8 lsoHila 1toscoo, Bstcr Of lis
lato wife. Marriage witt, deceased wite's sister
IL toned by tho laws OF England. Neither,
q conrae, is suck a marriage permitted by tho
English Church. A1r. Durnnud, boins Catholic,
could overcome the religious dialcuty by obtain-
Ing d!aponsation from 1lo1no. which was duly
granted; but the civil obstacle sscms to have
eauaed him somo trouble. 10 giYe the union 4
thoroughly Legitimate character, no decided to
become citizen Of tho swlss Republic, aftor
winch it waH, Of course, open to him to gat mar
ried according to tho sNiss law. Tho canton ho
has adopted In that Of Koufchatal, aud at tho
CITY Of Ncufchatol tho marriage was celebrated.
NJ. Burnand belongs. then, to tho uatiye land OF
jean Jacques llousseau and 1iDle. Do Stael, to
the adopted country Of Voltairo and 0ibhon. lie
ought to celebrate lis change Of nationality by
writing burleaqs,e on "lHi!lialn Tel" and his
friouds hope that tho Swiss law Of universal aor-
vco will ,,0t call him t0o often from London to
DO duty - d soldier III tho ranks Of the national
LumlWuhr.
, 1874-11-14


VcfOMG&cs
The artist ]. z. Hodson writos an follows to
the London Times from Geneva OH tAo 2lst OF
October:
t'ln passing through Paris yoatorday noticed
two ruins Of which / have seen no mention. /
allude to two pictures in the Louvre. Que Ia Il
Murillo-but lot tlat pass, the world can, por-
laps. Bparo MuriiIo or two-t1le otllcr ia, alas
tho celebrated Marriage Of Cana,' by Paul to-
ronoae. It is utterly rlliuoil it Is no axaggera.
ton to soy thst Tho beauty OF tlia picture Ia gono
I hsked Of nsudons In tho gallery uhat had hap
pcued and l,e replied. with the usual readincss
and precision Of lietion Of 4 FreAchnan, that
the possan who had Charge OF tho preservation
OF pictures had cauBad 1t to be restored.
''Yhe Marriage Of CAna stood alone nrnong
pictures; itA enormous sixo enabled the paintor
to employ harmoniously nj! tho RESOURCES Of llis
palette; oTory noto Of tho painters Eamut was
struck; 1t tcontaiuetl, 30 to speak, symphony in
every loy. OF color in it's highest senso thero is
NV nothing left; instead Of 1t, thepaintors oye
ts struck by tho oruds aspect Of familiar pig
moats. What was once lovely blue IL now Ut
al earthy groom; tho white draperies tho clouds,
and tho architecture, wAich ussd to be suggestive
OF tAe lues Of opal, OF ailyer, aud Of tie pearl,
NOW sen.ina ono Of ashos nnd Aand. 'Quid color
at6na erat nunc ont conirariuH albo.' And 40
though the painter had iutanded to point out tho
con,p!eteMass Of tho miracle OF Cana, most Of tho
woddsng-guosta Aro depicted with vormillou
noses. III fact, In the pfoesaA OF restoration
the painting l!as boen ruthlossIy rubbed down to
jtn llnt COLI"
, 1874-11-14
Chinese Lotteries,

From fht SlH fr1Hcisco Chronicle.
In addition to tholr other modeH Of gambling,
IN defiance OF law, calriel Oh ia 6an lrauclsco,
tho Chinese ongago extensively in lottery
schemes. Thesb hro patronizod not only hy tic
ColoBtinls. but by the Spanish and other white
pooplo. Thoro is 10 eunoealment about tho
business. Tiokots may DO purchased Mt almost
any OF the second-class Chinese stores. Large
aulns are won ansl lost. There aro two drawings
duly. Tho first drawing talos place III the morn
ing, and the second takes place at u o'clock ut
night. Tho prices OF tickets ranzo fron ~ conta
to s3 u plece, and tho prizcs yary fson,
. dino to $4,000. The tlckots aro printed
On slips Of paper about iueAca
equaro, upon which eighty characters aro
atampcd. Tie purchaser buys tickot, aud With
D brush or pen marks of ten or twenty OF theao
signs, according to the price OF the ticket. Tho
seller then takes copy OF the purchasers
ticket in book kept for that purpose. The
drawings are conducted III this manner: Tie
eighty characters arc separated aud rolled MI.
They arc next placod iu vessel aud we'll
SHAKEN, after Which twenty OF tho pccoa nre
drawn out. and tho corresponding positions On
blank Ticket ara marked as tho winning numbers.
The ticket-holdor compares this ticket with tho
cue ho hotds and tlio amount Ae wins depends
npou the number alllo Oh both tioketa. up wins
nothing unless two OF the marlled apota CORE
spon1 with those on the official ticket.
, 1874-11-14
Il Domestic K3piaOtlcs

From TIE Gtorgeta,cn u. ~ Courier.
The other night i prominent citizen, boing
aroused BY the tiro-bolls, r,lsled to the door Of
his honae il his night-clotles TO see whore tho
fire wan. The door WIS provided with night
lock- aud wl,eu ho closed 1t it fastened itaelf aud
thore ho was out in the night, with no way to gel
back. His vito Was out Of town, tho servants
were OF to dance, tho son was down to tho lire.
Several desperate jerks Of the bell and frantic
pounding OH tho door-tho moro frantic by the
thought TINT ha property on Bridge street might
be burning or cndangered--failed to bring ro-
spouse. Notwithstanding hla cool attire, aweat
dropped from every pore. just as be badrcac1led
that nearly csazea condition which would render
him uunccountablo for any act. QUO OF tho sor-
wants came rusning home. Tho woman, shocked
at tindiug hor master in 40 slightly clad condl-
tion, put hcr hnnds over her eyes, gavo slight
shriok, aad started quickly. Como back here,
confouud you! Lot ne in!" fairly hissed tho
master. But the woman, now frightened, ran,
aud then thcro was foot.race, and lively
auttor tho ghoatlY garment kept up, AZ a eadenea
to the swift-nying feet Of the man. Just aH la
had been brought to sudden stop by painful
bruiBe oE his foot and was nursing it With cursos
loud Ind deep, his aon put in an appearance With
8 key.
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The Secretary OF tue TREASURY, iu decision
rendered Oh Tuesday, has given the profession
nizol it as QUO OF tue learned profaasions, to DO
rxulod, at least 10 far us classification lit tho
tarln laws goes, With mediclno, Jurisprudence,
aud theology. An American journalist, vito was
returning from Europa, bringing with him con-
siderable quantity OF books, amounting tu yauo
to several h,lndral dolIars, for use in hts own
library, claimed that tho books Wero entitled to
bo ontorota duty frco. as portion Of his profou-
B,onal Journal library. 11o baAes this application
upon thst section In tho Customs laws which
makes provision for the FREQ importation Of
books for the uee Of q library Of = physician, u
lawyer, aud aclorgyman. Tho Cuaton1-liouse Of
llcoiH at Baltimore. at which port tho books were
imported. decided that journalism il not pro-
fosaon, aud that those books could not Ia itn-
ported undor that provision. An appeal was
taken to tho Secretary Of tho Troasnry, who has
decided that journalism is L profession to such
an extent as will give journalist tho advantages
Ut this provision Of tic law.
, 1874-11-14
s Af1acrtcnss fu h1nrb{es

A London correspondent Of tho philado1-
nn,a 1sfaRa na gves tue following description Of
he pss Refs su6ast 81 s'dnrq Il e
roofing tue proGrcaa Of Amorica, which Canada
accompanies, pressing to hor breast tlo roso OF
England. The compoaition, however, comprises
quarter Of tho gloee) Ii mounted. ThiA figure
10 Detwoan nnl 10 feot high, and is OF tho na-
tive American typo, with costume in accordance.
Of tho eaglo for tho United states, lilo beaver
for Canada, tho volcanoes for alo1ico. tho lono
star for Chill, tho alpaca for roru, and tho
Southern Cross for Brazil. On ler right hand is
Btone;pointcd fcatlcrod lanco, hung
and tue hurn,ntng bird Ills housings . be-
nohth hnr arc a grizzly boars skin. Tnq
buffalo sroproscntcda lis passing OIL, almoat clarg-
Ing. through the long prairie grass. and in tic
Tho two. malo figures on tue rear facca Of tho
composition represent respectively South Amer
ica and Central America. both Which, as leHs pro-
grcsstvo. aro represented scdont South Amor
lea u represented by m Indo.Spaniard halt
glrdlo, whlo in his loft halld ID tho short horse
mars carbine Of tho country and In bis right a
lasao; by his side ls m orchid OF tho forests Of
lily OF tho River Amazon. Central America
is presented in Mexican hoal-dreHs With star
and featllor cineturo, and ut lhs feet is q
plant Of tho cochncal cactus. TloHo two malo
hgutos hro each foot 4 inclea In STAT
urc. In relative proportion With these, about
feet high, are tho two fcuale erect Rtntues on
either eids IN front, representing respectively
tho United States aud Canada Cor tho British
ture, bearing and expression, arc both Of tho
Anglo. Saxon civilized typo. Canada is partly
habitcd in furn, and in her hoatl-dress appcnrtho
maple loaf Of tho mainland and tho May-1lovor
u IT, AH-A I-F !.s ii.
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Five LIZARDS iii The stolnnch OK {
HY0u,s.ns

Ffont he Read,ny{iu.) Eagle ..
On Wednesday hlrs. Alltchell votnitcd tho third
1.-Two black lizard from her stomach. Shc is tho
wife Of AIR, John Mitchell, who resides III Cumru
Township aud il employed as Il macllincat in
tho Philadelphia Il Heading Railroad Compnuy's
chops. and yesterday morning hor husband
brought the reptio along to this city, when he
came to work, and presented it In bottle to Dr..
Dundoro, who IL preserving 1t alive. It is 4
iuchos III length, aud is dark on tho back and
spotted. very similar to trout, Oh tho stomach.
Last spring when returning homo from this
city In carriage eho yomited something a1iye,
wllilst sho was leaning over tho sldo OF tho
vehicle, but aid not stop to examine it. About
two weeks ago she felt d choking sensation, aud
threw up into basin at homo 4 live lizard about
1 inches in 1eugtl, and on "Wednesday another
one. About IN hour thereafter size felt choli-
Ing sensation again In ner throat. which loa her
to believe that there arc moro lizards in hor
stomach.
Mrs. Mitchell is nbout 50 years of ngo, weighs
about 200 pounds. and il i'll good health, oxcopt-
ing that occasionally she is afflicted with weak
spells and 1t choking Hersation, but the6o arc OF
short duratiou., One evening last suinmor, year
ngo, ahe drank water from tho spout of pump,
and remarked to her husband ut tho time that
Ahc believed shs dranK aomethine allve With the
water.
airs. Mitchell intends taking some drug TO de-
stroy the reptiles in her stohaeil.
, 1874-11-14
What n Cotton 1salc Contained.

The Macon {Ga.) Telegraph tolls this: IA
couple OF bales Of cotton were received from
Abingdon, at ono OF our warehouses, few days
e bo oy so
for what they we're worth, aud tho buyor took
them to cottou-press iu tue city to have tlem
repacked. Upon 1ppacAing them, QUO Of tho
bales was found to be In q worse condition tlan
contre OF it was found I'LL iron gudgeon, an old
sausage-g grinder, y pair OF hinges, and four
plecos OF iron tic, eacA t11 feea il length. Tlo
whole Of the iron contents of this bale weighed
IS pounds. Tho original shipper OF the bale will
be notitled that the articles are here, subject to
his orttor. lilo ought to be mora careful In fu-
ture about how he allows extsaneous matter TO
get mixol with his cotton, ~ tho balo might fall
lato tho hands Of some suspicious person. who
might believe the iron WAS puYpasely placed
there. aud prosecute the packer for frnuduout
practices. Il ia peuitcntiasy oHease to .dops
such means to increase tho weight OF cotton"
, 1874-11-14
Report Of tho Supervising inspector Uf
S{EuNle1OtlINs

Wasafnqfon tp 10y DspateA to Tic 1osto drfrifsfr.
Mr.. Durnol, Supervising Inspector General Of
Steamboats,, l,au made. Ills annual report to the
Secretary of tho Treaaury. Tho following are
tho principal points: Tho records Of the five
oaleiAlar years, ending with 1878, show thnt tho
number Of stoam vessels annually inspected 10
steadily increasing, the number IN 1860 being
2,o38, anl in 1873, 3,734; Tho ANIMAL addition
bolng, in 1870, l5i yessols In 1871, luz IN 1872,
III; aud in 1873. 29D. Tho record OF loss Of !ife
for 1878 shows a marked improvement. tho total
number Of lives lost from all catHea being 2o2,
while tho average for tho four yoars I'm.
1uediatoly preceding il 356. Tue lives lost
by explosion are only ten, which is by
fir tho s,aaltost number over recorded Il,
one yeur, tho total for tho fro yoars heiug All,
and tho ayarsga for the four preceding years bo.
lug about ll|2 Tho l,ycs lost by iiro ii 1878 aro
I'D, being creator tllan from all otAor ca,lsos
combined. For 1874 tho lives lost by .iro bear
oven u lArgcr proportion to tho aggregate losB
from other cauaoa. Tho Ean.o IL trlo Of 1860.
This Ia niastes demanding tho moat aeriouH at
tention a,Id inquiry OH tho part Of inspectors
and ownora Of ptonn, yosscls, aud thero canuot
lo doubt but that d thorough and carnsnt lt-
voatigatlon into tho ea,laOa which produce snoa
disasters will be attonlcd with tho best rosults.
Surely in every case, oitor the construction. ar.
rangomeut oluipmens, or management is faulty
in snnIo particulars. which scarclslng lovoatGa-
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Il Woman Mt the Nottoiu OF tho Ent
Elish Agricultural Strike.

4 woman waR at tho bottom OF tue agricultural
strike ii, England, says Kate Field, and this was
Of the bennington Chronicle (who. by tho way,
lived many years in Massachusetts,, and got to
DO quite d Yaukeo). WIS running that paper in
llor husbands absence, QUO day III February,
1879. when fnrm laberer walked into tile otlico
and said: "Wo'ro going to have good usooting
Tonight, and we hopo The Chronicle will seud $
reporter aNl mako England hear us:" II don's
SEQ tho necessity exslaimed.he assistant ed edtos
Ia nobody to send" asgued the asHataut editor.
" Some ono must bo found answered Airs. Vin-
cont. so,nc ono was found. aud tho report did
mako England hear, and the rogolHtio" followed;
Hodge tor the Arst timo called for ILLS rigAta,
and took = long stop toward getting them
Kute, nho grow reader nopublicsn t.ian eyor
IN hor English soJourn, thinks there arc serions
grounds for fearing that tho Engllah sevoll1-
lion Of 1876 may rival IN atroc,ty III well AZ In
Nonetcouca that OF the French hundred years
earl1er,"
, 1874-11-14

From the Trenton iIen,..) Gaxtte.
Katie Gray, lewd el,aruotor, was 80 badly
burned last Wednesday morning as to oA,so hor
deuth sfterwar'l. She was sleeping iu the woods
just northwest Of tho city. OF bed Of leayes,
uamea gradually crcpt up, Until the leayes upon
which sha waa lying took iro. communicating to
hsr clothing, WHICH was burned entirely on her
poraon, except pcrl,aps tho waistband, which una
charrad. No ono, except companion Of hor
Up IN town. having wa1kod horself with tho tleBll
md skin hanging in bits aud shreda from her
porson. Drs. Lewis and g. 7. Loyy vera callol
to attaud TO her. but human skill avaed nothing,
and sllo finally diod Thursday morning uoAr day
break, IN tho old jail building.
, 1874-11-14
nenuty norrow,na from tha nrnsa

Hcauty Borrowing from the ncnsa,
Coming evonta cast their shadova before, and
II faahon has any Influence upon Fahrenheit we
arc Likely to haye winter Of very groat aoyer;-
". Fashionable ladlos, who have boon tlressod
ike men. must now droHs like wild animals, All
tue new tissues nro to resemble f,lrs, and 49, 4
low yeara ago. young ladies' were aald to veal
Dolly vardons, an 40 now they will put on tboi.
"camols." Tint - the gonorio namc by which
!ho Parisian modistos llavo called this year's
iabrlcs, though OF courso there Ia q variety A.
loved and young lady may appear as rein-
deor, az bear, NJ a rorlhorh olk,-tn fact, az
rougll,akinnod animal she mar select. But ID
necessary that the skins should conalHt Of as fow
pieces ~, as possible. Tho "camol," aud collar
Which will be known iu tho fashionable world az
dog'n collar. will complete the costume. Evon
II the sTintor Of 1874 should 10 as inclomcnt as
thnt OF 1870. there may bo days when tho ''cau,-
Of would bo too warm, aud 10 loss hoavy gar.
ments have to bo proparod. Still, tho relations
With tho animal world will be kept up. LadIeg.
when they cannot 60 but like beasts, will go out
!iko birds. All trimmings aro to DO made OF
ioathers, -cocRs' foael,ofs, phcasants' feathers,
n,oac'ocka' r., foathora. This plumago ia to covor
very fashionable laly may. therefore. aasu,ne
& parrots head and peacock's tAii.-Londoa
, 1874-11-14

.6l5 Hefftf Yam Sld{H.
20 long na newspaper correspondents ltaYe tho
oiilcera ONLY to dca with. DO they Republican or
Carl'nt, they arc sure 10 ba woli received. lut II
any Ut the rank and file 500 INN In their uoIclI-
burhood whose identity With eitlor sido IL hot
clearly Visible, tloy tlre npon him. II t1oy uuy
fire at him. ha il comparatively aafo, for wotBs
shots have never mot. While ut IIendayo l
the ambulance, and who hay ouoasiolIally boeu
tred ut l'in'Hot. 10 spite OF whta baaga which
ho wears round hin arm. III the courIo Of con-
yorsation Ao nlouttonatl that tow days si:,ee ho
wan taGiug sketch Of Tho Church at Irun from
tho ton Of neitlrhaf;nF hllI Whla tlo VIVA
, 1874-11-14

the obstructive fish" torpedo tho Au,n Of
$3.50, 600 wan paid, aud tho 1,suutacture ug this
now engine Of naval warfare Inns boon going on
At Woolnich,, with tho lnoat careful socseey, tho
s!lghtohs "!luslon to IL being taboood. Tho
EnelHhman, who o1aims To 10 lilo Inventor of
tho torpedo, a worry large stm for tho secret. Of
ita manufacture, and experiments with tho tor
podo haye boon n,aao in tho nresanco OF tho
Emperor. Tito British authorities do not be-
lievo That tho tLing has bcen tstoo invouted,
and Ia persuaded tint homo persom employed at
Woolwlch laa proved treachorouH.
, 1874-11-14
4 Strange prct1,,a E'ulrillcrf.

Tho Rey. L. ". Iowis, In his Nomlntscences
ot tha Wur, puhllahcd iii tho Toxaa QA''istiun
Advocate, relates the annexed remarkable. i,-
etauue IN ltnrally trua. lilo baltic refurrcd to
was that of pairio Grove, III Northwest Az
kanHaH, fought Dee. 7, 1869:
"a curious fn!illmant of q droam occurred at
tho battle uuttor my own eyo. A .npn by tue
NJ Lna Wi1ll1ma 1'ad trli tirc m tn r11lry
, 1874-11-14

Tho Indianapolis Journal publishes tho con-
fossion ot man namOd John u. BfmpBon,
couylct IN tho stato'a Prison at Jelforsonylllo,
who was sent there for having SGT fro to certaI
cooper-stiopa In Evansville III 1873. Simpson
was cooper, and member OF tho Coopers' Union.
Tho substance of hia confession il that ho was
iI1rod by men,lorB Of tho Union to set fire to tho
shops In question for sl00, tho step boing tlccd-
Cd on lu consequence Of tho Introduction OF Ger
thin labor-Bavng machinnry r. TIM rroprietors.
, 1874-11-14

Onlclal cl! c!en N England, nru agl!alcd lust
now by TIM aat lhAt aecros tor which 1lr Glad
10 tavo 6aen reaula to tho uorllIAn Government.
17or she rs-'' Y" 'nn'r'-.1rn TT ',9W ~ l."h.
, 1874-11-14
IL Virwinfn Tucit3cnt.

From tho Charlottesville {pa.1 Chronicle.
on Max ;. kallcr vas . citizen of AuEuata
u.l,fgratcd to tho undiscovered country"
Mark was somowhAt eccentric, aA an evidence
OF Which wo mny state that he procured his Sec
ond nlfo by purchase for ths csttnvagunt sum
Of a5, and TaA Innrriod ia n full suit OF rod
fannu]. The money for tho spouse was paid TO
tho agent mho did tho oourting, and not to tho
fair dGnle, WHO gave herself up'' without nonoy
aud without PRICE" AS maybe readily imagined,
atrH. Hal1or was not tho most exemplary OF
wlScH, and n brief acquaintance demonstrated
tho TACT TINT she was no fond Of Lilo bottle as
Alusk Ainaelf. Tho couple In this particular
wcro VOL inateA aud passed many years to-
gcthcr with great satisfaction aud remarkable
harmony. Ono sunmer,d day, however. tho old
Tho couplontarto1 on foot for the eeountysent, aud
Maik, beng more active tl,an the old lady. had
alrnuced considerably aheatl. The ni1danl
trudged along teisutoly, CnokinG her pipe, when,
Bho was burnod lhoro III tho public road llsornl-
ly to crisp. Two gentlemen On horseback, on
their way to Staun1o!,, camo suddenly upon tle
roas!ed body OF the poor creature, and stood hor
rlltcd at tho ghasty epccthclc. Ono Of them
rode ailcad, andovertaking the old man informad
him OF The terr!blo occurrence. Marls expressed
no emotion, but, tnrnsng aro,lnd with gruut,
rchacett lls steps and coon reaol,od tho scene Of
tho terrible catastrophe. Thore lay tho black-
encd coipac or hiu VITO 60 charred and dishgured
as scarecly 10 l,o recogttizea: Mark walked With
cauo, ami hphbling np to the body la gave it a
punch or go With the stick, Etnntt!ng over it in a
l!Alf-hent posture. After surveying It he pnia
tho following eloquent and pathetic tribute to
ths memory uf tho tieceaecd
lluu,Fh! told l'er si,e'a hetter loavo her
pipe ut home' Now wl'at'A do for u houss-
kcnper!"
The aboya facts eee literally true, and we're de-
tailed iu 1lA by q gentleman wA0sB eyes boiletd
tito affecting hcene, and whose ears heard the
fn1tN u Lt tfftt
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THO day
Was slowly weateriug to hts bower.
In the late rendering the poet writcs-

W'us slonnig toward bis Western bower.
"Wostoriug might surely 1avo beeu allowed
to stand. But this il only QUO instance out OF
many. Ills aptest illustration may bo found III
Sea Dreams" iu which one Of tho finest coup-
lots has boe1 III this Hanle carpiug vein reduced
to tho region of commonplace. Mr.. renltyaon
III his own unktudost critic; mud, unhappily, no
man can dispntc lis right TO moddlo with aomo
OF tho iovelieat verso lit the language. This is
the passage III it's two formH The first ia sur
prising mud bold; tho SECOND cautious and
afraid. First rendering:
It ia not trus that SECOND thoughts are best
But arst, and t1trd, Which ara rlpsr fruit.
"Second rendering:
is 1t so true that aecoul thoughts arc hest?
Not tlrst anu tAirl. which arc ripper frut2
"Tha laureate may possibly ask himself these
questions soma day, and may recur to Lia old
IealluGs."
, 1874-11-14
TcnHlvson'A Oynr.Nfcctys

In "Tal'lo Talk " OF tho GeniIe..an's 1uqa-
z1,se arc the following ronlarks upon Mr.. Tcuny-
aous habit Of rotouching his poems which arc
worth quoting:
"lietnrniug to Tennyson'a habit Of touching
and retopching his finished work, to which de-
yutea few minutes gosep Inst month, noto
that tho 'Morto d Arthur has undergone many
changes since it's fist appearance. Tnero arc
few amoug tho poets roadors probably who do
not regret the situation Of one quito common
ptace lno for ita pooical forcuuner. In the early
rendering w0 nro told that