The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-04-30
is the history Of more than one king Of

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my acquaintance"
''Mlany sdrdns are like those stars
near the poles. which always move and
never advance"
1--WE treat men like the letters we get !,
we read them once with eagerness, and
do not re-read them"
WHO said that words are the counters
Of sages and the coin OF fools?"
''The bore is n torpedo that benumbs,
and the imaginative man Is u flame that
spreads"
1.-The bed discovers all secrets, nor
nocH indicdt scientiam.
Cromwell said that one never goes 80
far as when one does not know whittier
he Is going"
when Roland rega.ned his reason.
he accomplished scarcely anything
more; u fine lesson for closing ones life
in peace!"
columbus OWNED and discovered
America: u merchant gave the country
his name. A fine example of tho qitid-
pro-Q,,os of gloryl"
"All ages resemble each other as the
different ages OF man. There are nges
Of health aud ages OF disease"
BRILLIANT SKETCH OF THEIRS.
NJ Thiers has not been in power for
three years, but his ideas still rule he
told ME yesterday that he likes that bet
ter. A great mind, as he IL. prefers to
see its policy in power rather than
itself. The proof is that in these three
years he has not grown older, II he has
had any cbagrin 1t came from seeing
the Reaction tail to recognize his aim.
1t has tinctured my views of humanity
with some bitterness TO remark that the
salons of NJ. Thers are much more
crowded since the elections have proved
him to be right. There are people who
worship The rising sun; prefer those
who turn to the setting, or even the sun
already set. That is. In regard to
friendship. M. Thiers has no rnncor .
he knows men too well to assume an
iron port.
He Is the taller par crCcilence, always.
1t is u keen pleasure to hear him start
off from politics. traverse philosophy,
pause before the walls OF art, and en-
liven his gossip with the figures OF
celebrated women. Always new and
unexpected, sometimes you would say
that you heard History herself talking
sometimes you are in the presence of a
philosopher like .Montaigne, passing
from this tothat to pic, borne by his fire
and fancy. ! tell you, verify, 1t Is the
miracle of conversation. And that per.
petual malice even In his gravity How,
in his disdain, he smiles with a senti-
ment of Christian charity on all sfury
OF parties aud parts assumed nothing
Is strong enough to anger him. Like q
bloodod horse, he will not let himself
be touched he tosses bis head alofi
and speeds whittier he pleases. Like
Voltaire, he recognizes but one master
the love of Humanity, and one opin
ion--the public opinion of Tomorrow.
But small number of women visit nj
| Ixts l.a hnt sls
not know how to listen except whel
you speak TO them of themselves
Nevertheless, the feminine auditory Ii
charming. Madame Theirs, who keeps
oil the characteristics Of her proverbia
beauty; Mile. Dosne, all wit and fasc
nation, the Duchess Colonna. thai
seuptress who chisels marble anf
; words: the Princess Troubetskoy, hun
cry for politics; and finally, Madam,
) Henry Houssaye dc Tennevilie de Arago
with now and then distinguished for
cign lady, passing through Paris. A.
, the Princess Troubetskoy's may bt
many others Of oil parties. ] mean, o
course, the old parties; the Republic has
not yet its femmes du monde.
THE PRINCESS MATuILpE.
/ In the Princess Mathilde's salon on,
, finds all the fashionable women OF th'
{ Second Empire. This evening / me
/ there Lord Lytton, who touches Paris
, on his way TO his viceroyalty of th'
; Indies. You know well this SO diploma
) tic diplomatist, this SO delightful maj
, OF letters, who Is soon 10 reign owe
200. .OO0, 900 Of subjects; he very gracious
ly offered me the hospitalities OF hi
Court. / have told you that he is mem
, Der OF our Academic des Spartiates.
, and have n hope that he will dine ther,
! with us tomorrow in spite of our blacl
! broth. 1t is the first time that poe
/ has become king. 1t Is the Wpsettlnl
J of all our ideas kings have indeet
I deigned to make themselves poets, bu
. until now poets have never crowned
themselves with anything but flowers
We must admit that the poet Lytton
, the double" OF n statesmar. Besides
what poet would make worse KIM
i than the R0is FdiHeants? j trust Lor'
| Iytton will not renounce Satan, nor his
pomps. nor his works: the Oriental
+ Muses. are waiting for him away yondef
This evening. at the Princess Ma
. tbilde's, the loveliest ladies begge
Lord Lytton to write them word
two after he Is seated on the throne
4 the Indies. A line from Lord Lytton
not only kings signature; it is an III
. telligent trait. have letters from hin
= which are simply masterpieces.
q The autograph mania still RACES j.
!, Paris. However, it appears that thi
\ fine frenzy has seized the Americans
: for they write a good deal to Victo
0 Hugo, and they do me the honor G
9 writing much to me, naturally In orde
: to get answers. We are courteous W
n reply. The other day Victor Hug
4 showed me one OF his answers:
i Good for $40, to be given to po!
v man. VICTOR HUGO.
q Laconic, but expensive. Well, mol
n it is not dear. Because an autograph {
r. Victor Hugo is worth. or will be wortl
r twenty dollars. Because those twent
, dollars will count twenty thousand
/ heaven. ARsENE HoUssAYE.
. =. S.-The last sale OF autograph
q should 1atter your national pride.
: give it to you without further commen
Samuel Adams, 60 francs; Ho"at
Crates. so: Patrick Henry, 100; job