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of curtain; enter to very slow music Helen
McAlpine declares herself Gerad's wfs according to
the laws OF Scotland Bell sees Justice OF claim. Her
doll is stuffed with sawdust. Helen triumphs- Exit
Helen triumphinn. Enter Gerald and u. c.. acknowl-
edges corn fate takes stage tears hair wrngs
hands, asks why he was born. Conundrum passed.
swears love to Bell. Bell, advancing 10 centre OF
stage (s'ow muscl tells him she lorgves him. but
that he caunot be her husband. for he is anothers!
Resigns Gerald with trembling VOC Tableaux. Cur
tainl Scene third aud last, on wharf, water backing,
mall boat Enter Gerald, Helen Bell and Gregory TO
snow you're married you must obey" Geraid's fond
ness for Helen has returned he Is about 10
embark with her for a distant island Gregory aud
Bell down TO tho wharf to wavo adicu En-
braces all around Boat Is manned and boyed Gerald
and Helen step In. Gerald dare not look at Bell; they
squeeze banda Boat leaves tho shore. Muttcring OF
Storm The boat cannot live! Help, They Will be
capszed They are capsized All sink to tho bot
tom but Gerald, who Is saved to murry Boil and
euchre his brother q second tmc Curtain falls 10
quick music tho sound Of Gregory's heart breaking
heard In the distance
DEVIL PUzZLERs
Certainly Mr.. Frederick b. Perkins, lttlc book,
"Devil Puzzlcrs' Is. p Putnams Sons) s q puzzier.
The reader does know exactly what to expect from
the e SO he dips into the preface, which Is nothing
but a parcnthctcal snar and he knows OF
the contents Of the book than II had not read IL.
He learns, however, that tho author highly estecms
the firm OF Harper Bros, and that he because
he wants 10 mako money. There is connection in
the world between the book and Its introduction, SO
lie p!uuges bndly the first story, which is tho
one from which the book takes Its name. lie reads
on and on and acknowlc lodges, to the drift Of
story he Is In tho same plight His Satanic Majesty
But with the very end comes light. The story is OF an
old man of Boston who sold himself to the devil (you
know that Boston men will do anything in tho
of scencel Ono day, when least expected, His Satanic
Majesty appeared in the person OF fno looking gen.
tIeman, who sent up card bearing the name Of Mr.
Apollo Ly ON derived from Apoiyoal. The Dostonian
was leave the certaptie OF this world tor the
uncertainties OF the next, and proceeded to drive
bargain with Apoyon, which was that he was to ask
His Hghness three questions which, II he solved the
old to be his, If not he was to 20 with
this miserable Mcphstophelcs wherever he willed--
mostkely below. With boating heart the Doctor pro.
pounded two very deep which His Hghncss u
sweIcd the easiest manner imaginable. The Doctor
thought that his time bad come; but just at this m
stant good angel II the form Of his wife, appeared
at the door with "a love OF spring bonnet' IN hor
hand. See ng a gentleman with her husband she was
about to withdraw but the Doctor begged her to
main. She held up her bonnet for admiration-a
happy thought suggested itself to tho Doctor, and
this9"
And he pointed 10 the bonnet 1t must have been
bonnet, because Mrs. hcok called 1t so. shouldn't
have known it from the collection OF things In kalei-
doscopc punched up together.
The lady stood before HIM and twired the wondrous
fabric round and round, with the prottiest possible
rognsn look OF defiance. Tho Doctors very
heart stood still.
"Put 1t OIL, please" said Mr. Lyon in the most inno.
cent way In tho world
'Oh, no |" laughed she. al know I'm only a
man, but Pm not quite SO silly But tell you what;
you may put it on, II you think that will help you
And she held out tho mystery TO him.
Confident in his powers Of discrimination Mr.. Lyon
took hold OF the fairyke combination OF sparkes
and threads and feathers and lowers touching with
that sort OF timid apprehension that bachelors use
with baby. Hc stood before the glass over the
mantepiecc First he put 1t his head with ono
side in 'front.' and then with the other Then he put Il
lenghways on mis- head, and tried the effect Of tying
ono OF the two couples OF strings under each o his
ears. He tried It ON evory Imaginable way but
tho right one. Ho drummed tho table, he hemmod
aud hawed Tho thunder roarcd, the lightning flashed
and his disconnected hghness madc his escape CON-
pIeteIy baiied by this Kind OF Devi! Puzzler.
The rest OF the book is made up of short stories,
somo Of which puzzle The reader as much as the
bonnet puzzled the Devil
THE Book FRENCH SONGS tran nslated by John Oxen
lord Esq. TO which Is added Miss Costello's "Eariy
French Poetry" London: Frederick Warnc a. 60.
New York: Scribnor, Weliord Armstrong.
Two works OF considerable popularity in England
republishcd this volume, which, as the editor
claims affords "a good illustration the early and
later song literature of France" Some slight changes
have been made IN the form OF the two WORKS. a few
additional transations having been incorporated
Michaos letter to Miss Costello on the "Trouveres'
omitted, the subject OF Trouv6rcs, as we'll as
OF Troubadours having been discussed in tho Intro.
duction to both works Aside from these changes no
liberty has beon taken by the editor the volumes DO.
ing presented they cnmo from tho hands of their
author, the "Book OF Songs' naturally occupying tho
FIRST place on the scoro both Of and Importance
The latc Mr. Oxeniord, Dy whom the "Songs" were
translated Is also we'll known rs the translator of tho
Goethe ''Autobiograpty," and for some timo before
his death he neld the important position OF dramatic
critic on tho Lcndon Times. He thorough French
scholar, and his transationa In every Instance
to have caught the spirit OF the original song, and
wherever practicable the form as well has been re.
tanned. The versilcaiion is unusually o. od and on
tho whole, 1t would be hard find more satisfactory
rendition Of the popular French songs into dioma.ic
English. All OF the moro important pieces pro-
laced by a few words OF biography relating to tho
author and account Of tho origin and reception of
the song. As IA matter or course other writer
cupes so much space as Bcrangcr, the popular,
perhaps OF all song writer's Tho book is divided into
i've parts each devoted to general class OF sorgs--
Of tho affections, revolutionary and patrotic baccha-
naliau, epcurean and humorous, and satiricaL The
introduction gives u valuable sketch Of tho rise and
progress OF song writing Franco from the origin of
the monarchy to the present day.
Miss Louisa Stuart Costello, accomplished lady
and popular writer, both OF prose and verse; rst be-
came generally known by her specimens Of EARLY
French Poetry, from the Time Of the Troubadours and
Trouveres to Henri Quatrc,' which Is gwen hero in
It's entirety. It an exceedingly interesting work,
and would help one 10 spend mauy hours in delightful
reading. AS specimen Of the gracefulness OF Miss
Costello's versiacation we give tho following, which
may have another value to inexperienced LOVERS
Love Is like u fary's favor,