, 1875-02-28

ever he tot1ahes One OF his tales, sL'Ansiro
CiemenceaE, he copied out no less than four
times, and said la only regretted, when it Was
IN the publishers hands, that be could not re-
copy It a fifth time. Dumas has fine COL
lection Of pictures, and also Of arms. 4 vs-
itor, remarking 4 rifle OF curious construction,
asked him if he was sportsman. No. replied
Dumas; I admit that you may kill man or q
woman caught in adultery: I don't allow that
you may lawfully shoot q rabbit. Aud yet, he
added, without = smile, 'grauted that rabbits
have morals, few must be shot who hayo not
violated con{ugai faith A curious collection Of
another treasure which may be seen in n. Dumas
house. It's owner Is almost believer in chiro-
NANCY. ' / love hands, he observed to friend;
they tell me- far more than faces. I have seen
some which have revealed to me infamous
thoughts; others which have plainly told me Of
lofty deeds Il. Dumas ia friend to artists and
sparrows. The former seldom apply to him in
vain Tor assistance or encouragement, while for
the latter servant regularly b1ings in at
luncheon time huge platter of b1ead-crumbs.
which Dumas takes to the window aud distributes
among the birds who flock before the Tell-known
aud hospitablo house,
GARi8ALpi.
Here is an account Of Garibaldi's visit to King
Victor Emmanuel, at the Quirinal Palace: On
Saturday morning (Jan. so,) As early As 1880.
there Was assembled on the square Of Monte Ca
vallo, around the principal door of the Quirinal
crowd OF 500 persons awaiting tho arrival Of the
hero of the day, who had been announced as a
visitor to the King. BY degrees the crowd wa1ca
more numerous, thick and enthusiastic, and the
little square became jammed and packed. At 8
o'clock carriage hove in sight, bearing the Gen.
eral his son Meuotti, and the first Aid-de-Camp
OF the King, General Medici; whereupon such E
shout OF tHurrah for Garibnldi' Hur1ah for
Victor Emmanue1!' went up as never before
was heard on That square, dedicated to Popes
and the election Of 7,s aew Popes cna,1a'e IN t1e
sat in tue ouirinal. The carriage,
having entered through the principal door
way into the courtyard Of the palace, sSas
driven to the grand stairway leading up to
the Hall OF the Swiss Guard (ante-roona TOR
servants and sentinels on duty, on one side OF
which ball is seeu tho Hall OF the College of
Cardinals and on the other the Hall OF the
Cabinet Councils Garibaldi having alishted
from Lis carriage was helped up tho stairs by hls
to the Council Hall, where the King vas. On
being appriBed Of his arrival the Hing entered
tho waiting-hall to meet him, and, upon seeing
him try to take of NTH trembling hind his
blue-yellow Grecian cap (beretto). quickly re-
placed it on his head, embraced and Kissed f1m
with the greatest cordially and unaffected emo
tion and then gave him his arm to help him
in,o the salon where they were to have their
chat. They remained together about twenty
minutes talking over the souvenirs OF old times
which the General has taken hold Of with bis
usual vehetuence Of purpose. lie Is anxious 70
clean up and eweep out after the priests, to make
things fresh as possible IN the old clty, and so
hclp ob'iterate the traces OF the former sac1ed
occupiers and tenants. Hercules-like, he pro
poses to give the city good flooding BY turning
the Tiber through it once and thea d}king it up
in it's bed prcperly.l After the interview had
lasted quarter Of III hoa1, tho King himself
went to tho door Of the SALON and called out
three sou, father, and Majesty, talked together
Eve inmates longer, until tho uonaent OF leave
taking-and all, including Victor, felt that tho
biggest Majesty present Was that OF the noble
old man. built after the true Roman type OF Cln-
cinnatus. Ali the parrcipatoEs III thu proceed.
ing were delighted With their Impressions and
the admirable manner in which the details c1 the
visit went of !; aud general learly satisfaction
was felt on all sides in the city-e4cept at the
Vatican On the outskirts"
KING ALFONSO.
The correspondent Ct tue London Standard at
the headquarters Of Ring Alfonso writes rs fol-
| lows: Is Ills Majesty is ST active in ths Life he
loads here that he has homawhat disturbed the
habits OF his strff. In fact, he rises at in tho
morning, and it Is not slNayB easy to prevont
him from taking = walk with his aidea-de-camp
in the town. Every afternoon, after the midday
meal, he has taken his Generals out and it is
pitiful to see poor old Gen. Lasetna hu11ging
along to keep up with the youthful ardor OF his
sovereign. Much "a the Spanish officers detest
the rising ut break Of day still less do they care
for tho sharp riding which they incur whenever
| King Alfonso orders lis escort out for long
ride, There are, among the cavalry and artillery
some young ncblemen aud officers who are very
| good horeemeD, but the generality Of Spanish
officers are not, as . rule, good riders. Ihe
| young King is always very desirous to kno" as
| much "a possible about the movements of tho
a-my, and be is very curious Us regards every
| thing concerning tho Ca1lists. In bis manners
| With the Generals, and eTen with his aides-de-
| camp, he is very courteous and Lind. He seems
| yery fond Of showing how much interest ho
| takes in the welfare Of his troops, and his &C
| tiyity is making him more popular NOW. 4ha
| men make some quaint remarks IN their pia!n IA
md unguarded manner OF expressing their hk-
| ing for the King Such words - uajesty, Prince,
| and sovereign arc unknown in the IanEs, and to
thera ho is. ahn7e all, 'raliente y guapo mucha-
| co' which rneGnB brave and fine boy. Wien
| thu MAS repeated to the King he WAS much
| pleased and he declared that he hoped to prove
| to them that hs could be as brave as any. as
regards the other epithet it is only to be feared
! that the young King will receive but too much
! ground for believing it when he hears the opin-
| ious OF the fairest part OF his sub1ects ofsen
| hear officers aud civilians question tho adylsa-
| bilitY of exposing 30 young Prince on battle
| field. He will hcar Of no rcasoniu. to the con-
trary, and when the headquarters move to A1ta-
| jona ho goes with them."