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st. Petersburg.

The fine streets of St. Petersburg, we'll
paved and broad, are lined with elegant
residences and handsome shops, which
contain not only the rich goods of other
contries, but are temptingly supplied
with the furs of Russia, the products of
its manufactures which are very numer-
GUS, and the peculiar silver work of this
country, which every traveller invests in.
Here enc can buy the shoes worn by the
peasants, a sort of braided straw curious
ly formed, and copied either in silver,
gold or porcelain-thes for flowers,
cards, or for cigar ashes; water carriers,
in bronze, on stands from any of the pc
culiar stones from Siberia. The three
horse carriage also is favorite in bronze
and silver; and bronze table, with sill
yer cloth, on accumulation of malachite or
lapis, is often seen, with Russian peasant
and wife drinking tea, thus Showing their
dishes and their peculiar way Of pre-
pairing the tea, with great urn in the
middle Of the table, and the whole form
ing beautiful inkstand.
There is no end to this sort of tempta-
ton here, and if ones money holds out
ne never knows where to stop; in fact,
our American party kept buying until
the last moment, and tnen hadn't enough
because, suppose, we all felt as thou oh
we should not probably ever come to
Russia again. Prices are at very high
figure, am told, for all PARTICLES de
luxe"-not really needful things--while
the necessaries of life are very reasona-
BILE; and if they were not, these people
could not live under the governmental
condition OF affairs, as the lower classes
have to live on almost nothing, and pay
tor that we'll in taxes. Everywhere there
is constant life and activity. The little
droskeys, only large enough fol- one, but
in which two often ride, the larger pub
lie carriages, and the elegant private
turnouts, are all driven in the main
thoroughfares as if in a case of life or
death-regular John Gilpin fashion. AS
one sits in public carriage, being IN the
midst OF this curious melee, he involun-
tarlly holds on and holds his breath as
If at any moment he should be crushed
to atoms and nobody would know any
thing about it. We took many such
daring drives and enjoyed the scene
extremely, feeling comparatively safe,
for where people always drive fast there
are but few accidents. The people were
novelty, so were the shops; and every
few blocks there was chapel, and the
people praying all about, and at certain
points men in peculiar Russian dress
were kneeling out on the edge of the
sidewalks with fruit and small wares,
sometimes whole rows of them, and if
carriage stops they immediately flock up
to sell their goods; and as to these little
droskeys, one can take one for given
point and pay only ten cents, then pick
up one again at any time. I found that
if we could not tell the driver where we
wanted to go, we could do as well by
pointing out and keeping them going
till we wanted to stop, but they drive as
though they would break ones neck,
even at small pay-Mrs. SoutAvort7l, IN
Boston Transcript.
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Lincoln as a Matchmaker.

1t was about a year before the fall Of
Richmond, when both North and South
seemed totterlng to ruin. that a Young
lady who bad known MI and Mrs. Lin
coin for years, visited Washington. She
was an exceptionally sensible, warm
hearted, refined woman, gifted with a
marvellous voice and a graceful figure,
gut she was very homely. She called at
the White House, and when she had
gone with his wife into private room,
MI. Lincoln expressed his surprise to a
friend that some good man had not been
lucky enough to marry her." adding:
81 herself would be much happier
if she were wife AVID mother"
A few moments later Major c., a
volunteer officer, thoroughly respected bv
the President, and bachelor, came into
the study. Mr.. Lincoln looked at him
thoughtfully.
''What are you going to do when the
war is over, CO" he asked suddenly.
"seek my fortune, suppose" was
the startled reply.
"There it is in that room" A frank,
girlish laugh was heard at that moment.
mo, you can't go to seek it now; bust
ness first, but there it is"
That evening there was reception at
| the White House. The President beck
oned to Major O..
"Listen!''
A lady, whom they could not see be-
cause Of the crowd, was singing in g
voice ofgreat beauty and sweetness some
gay song. The Major would have moved
| forward, but Mr.. Lincoln detained him
his eyes twinkling with shrewd fun.
swat Bit" he said. "Don't look al
her face yet"
Presently she sang ballad with such
pathos that the Majors eyes grew dim
"Now go. She's as good and true az
her song.''
The good words of Mr.. Lincoln prob
ably influenced both parties. In a few
months they were married, and the unior
has proved a most happy one.
II did one wise thing in 49," Mr.. Lin
coin said, rubbing his chin, as was his
wont when pleased, II made that match.
| --Y0utb's Communion.
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Study From the Nude
poet

1t IS not generally known that there
has been formed in this city class of
young artists who are studying from liv-
ing models. The attempt made last win
ter to carry into execution an idea of this
kind was only partially successful, but
through the energetic efforts of Mr.. E.
Clarence Messer, the President of the
club, the plan has received promising
inauguration.
A reporter interviewed yesterday Mr..
George w. Forsberg, a we'll known artist
and member Of the club, from whom
some interesting facts were gained con-
corning the purpose of the organization
and about the living models.
SHOW many members has the club?"
''We have now about twenty" was the
reply. ''They are all young men who
painted from life in London, Paris and
Berlin, while abroad, and who wish to
continue their studies at home. You
know that last winter we formed such q
club here, but it was not very we'll known
and we had but few members.n
'How do you obtain your models?"
"We have a committee which is ap-
pointed to select them, Of course any
body will not DO, for we must have only
those whose forms are perfect in every
particular, Applicants for the position are
examined by the committee, and if they
suit they are at once engaged
"But do you not have some difficulty
IN getting applicants?'
"We have more trouble here in Wash
lngton than we would have in New York
or Philadelphia, In those cities there are
men and women who are trained for this
work and models by profession, but here
| nothing Of the kind exists
care not your models necessarily Sc
lected from the demi- monde?"
mot at all; for while we have many
applications from that class we refuse all
OF them. On the contrary, our model at
present is woman of respectfully, who
has taken this up because she has nc
other work. Sometimes no one but the
| committee know vino the model is. Last
winter the female model we had sitting
tor us wore mask. and I would not
| know her on the street were I to see her
now"
"How much do you pay these models!"
eve pay the men from 81 to S?50 per
night but the women are paid as high as
So for each sitting. The models are posed
behind a screen to represent the object
we want to sketch. This screen is then
removed and we go to work. The mod
els remain in position for about half an
hour, and then rest tor ten Or fifteen min
utes.'
Have you any applications. from Ia
dies to join your class?'
Yes, certainly; bus at present We have
voted TO exclude them. know Of the
daughter of a Cabinet officer, and another
of an honored scientific professor, recent
~ deceased, who are studying privately
from living models
"Do you not think tina. this familiarity
with total absence Of costume is Diuri-
Gus to the morals o; the young men?'
''Not at all ;for the artists come to the
class to sketch or pant and leave. They
do not speak to the models, and none of
them would ever sacrifice his social posi-
tion-for all of them are known in socie-
ty circles-by committing any misde
mesnor.'
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Whose Wife is She?

From the Philadelphia Times.
In the year 1862, it will be remember
ed by some of the Oldest inhabitants,
there existed between that portion of the
United States called the South and a
section of country known as the North
an intense misunderstanding. A great
many kindly-disposed individuals both
IL the North and South, volunteered to
give their country the benefits of their
cool judgments and steady nerves by
offering to blow each others heads off.
Among the number was one John
Hampshire, then resident of Worcester
township, in Montgomery County. John
kissed his wife and two children, shout
dered his moral persuader, and started
for the scene of conflict. Time rolled
around, the misunderstanding between
the two factions was all cleared up,
and those who were left came back to
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A Strange Presentiment.

A late number Of the Louisiana Jour-
7a0z says: Ernest, bright boy of seven
years, Oldest son of Mr.. Samuel Temple,
ton, a gatekeeper On the Prairieville
gravel road, just below this city, met with
an accident on Thursday of last week
which resulted in his death soon after
ward. About noon on that day he
mounted a wagon loaded with wood, with
the intention of unloading it. The lad
seized a stick and was in the act of throw
ing it to the ground, when he lost his
equilibrium and fell, head foremost, to
earth. His cries brought his father to
his assistance, who led him into the
house. The boy did not seem to be
much injured. He was conscious, ex-
planned to his father how he fell, pointed
out his bruises, and conversed nationally
for an hour, when he suddenly lost con-
sciousness and remained in that CON
dition until his death, which occurred
about six hours after the accident.
The night preceding the above sad &C
cident Mrs. Templeton, the mother of the
child, had strange presentiment Of his
death. Early in the evening, while the
child was asleep, she approached his lit
tie bed, and looking earnestly into his
face, burst into tears
The grief of which she was overcome
was i--tense and uncomfortable. It at
tracted her husbands attention, who in
CURED into its cause. samuel" the weep
ing mother answered, II don't think we
will ever raise this Child" Il can see no
cause for your Fears" replied the father,
''the child is as healthy as can be-"
But this answer did not satisfy the
mother, for dark cloud hung over her.
Her heart beat rapidly and heavily.
Strange shadows crossed her vision; an
unseen grief oppressed her; the presage
OF some horrible coming event cast a
burden on her soul she scarce could bear.
At the usual hour the sobbing mother
retired, but her rest was uneasy. Toward
midnight she arose from her bed and
again sought the couch Of her boy, who
slept the deep, sweet sleep Of innocent
childhood, ali unconscious of the grief
stricken mother who bent over him, bath
ing his face with tears and kisses.
Mr.. Templeton expostulated with his
wife, and assured her that her fears were
mere whim, and begged her to calm
the grief and go to sleep. But no sleep
came to that mothers relief that night.
and day broke to bring her no respite
from the sad burden her bleeding heart
bore. The slightest unusual noise about
the house thrilled her with evil forebod-
ings, and, thus the weary hours dragged
on until the foreshadowed end came in
the accident as above related.
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The Land Of Nod.

Ear away is the land of Nod,
Wnere only the dream mans foot hath trod
D"ells the slumber-king on his shadovv
throne, 'n"oo"y
Mhere he patiently sits till dav is done
ne rises and puts his thinking cap on.
NOW as he thinks he doth often smile.
ana al ne buslly mods his head the while:
d 1nen me ewes OF sleep, as he sees them come,
Quic6ly lay hola of them, one by che.
ana ny TO the homes of earth, its said.
w mere Ihey place nod on each ones head
LII Inc eyes can no longer keep omen wide:
The head, with the weight, turns from side r.
side oA' 9ioe u
And little by little doth On them Green
Inc Wonderous blessing of quiet SLEEP
But ere the grown folks find repose
The Kings son, Jack Nod, on his tiptoes
FIRST comes to the children, the cunning elf.
ana ne brings the the sand man as well as
himself 49,
lhen the poor, wee people rub their ewes.
Until gentle sleep takes them by surprise
ana they never can tell of what thew car
think,
just the minute before their blinky wink.
Sometimes, in the daytime. SO am told.
L; Inns same Jack Nod, SO cunning and bold.
throws dust in folk S eyes, the saucy chap.
winch makes them take what IS called a nan
Tile Chuyctnau
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American Girls in London.

Il London correspondent writes: give
You my word the passion for marrying
American girls has developed into a regu-
lar craze with the English nobility, like
the rage for old blue, or for chip Of Cleo
patras needle. Formerly man of high
birth never dreamed of linking himself to
a woman of rank less exalted than his
own, and the rule still holds good in re-
gard to English girls. But as regards
"those beautiful Americans c'est toute
outre chose" The best and richest and
prettiest of them having no birth, of course
birth is matter quite out of the CUES
ton. The American girls were never
born; they growedl
see very decided signs that this tend
ency on the part Of the British nobleman
is to be fully exploited on the part of the
American mamma. You would be sur
prised to see the number of Americans
who have engaged rooms for the winter
at the Langham and other London hotels.
The thing is more unusual, because gen
orally Americans who, winter abroad 70
to Nice or Flornece, or 'sdo' Egypt. But
now nothing can make them bulge from
London, and girls who on former trip,
hated the sight Of London, and could not
get out of the smoky old place fast
enough, and on to Paris, now assure me
that they think London the loveliest place
IN the world, just quite too nice for any
thing, and far superior to the continent
In every respect, especially society.
The other day I was twirling over the
leaves of stupid book so.called rhymes,
written by an Englishman, and entitled
edward VII; or, The Coming King"
when the following apostrophe to the var
led charms of the American girls met my
eye:
IAmericaine! You may say that her manners
Are free, that she brags, talks tally and
bounces,
Yet all the sweet scents of her own bright sa.
yannas
Come out of her ribbons, her ringlets and
founces.
Say that her nice nasal tones and offense or
The way That she firts is a tempting of fate,
Well, then, go and dine, Immaculate Censor,
Dine at the Langham at eight.
There you will find them all, dear country
cousins
Outshining native-bred spouses and sisters
Flirting and eating, and chatting by dozens,
Their adjectives plain, their appetites-twis.
tiers.
Out7e their dresses, outrageous, delightful.
Making our women folk wither with hate
II you'd think all Bond street dowdy and
frightful
Dine at the Langham at eight.
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A Maine Editors View of Death.

The editor of the Gardiner tMe.) Jour-
nal has recently had narrow escape
from death, his horse running away as he
hung in the wheel. He thus describes
his sensations: "'Oh, can't some of nay
spirit friends do something to help me
out OF this scrape?' beseechingly said
or thought. II was prayer not laid
down in the books, and perhaps the form
was not staid nor formal. Short as it was
1t did me good. I saw then crowds
OF spirits around me-part Of whom
knew. 1 do not see what they can do,'
thought, and as they seemed to hover
around the front part of the wagon, and
over the horse, wondered how they kept
up with him. Then [ thought perhaps
they'll take the. old horses strength awav
but l couldn't see very clearly how
they were to do this-for Old Robin was
hard customer to sdematerialize.' I
probably should have lived but a few
seconds longer. The reins had worn off
upon the wheel just when nv strenpt tn
had ali gone. Had I died, people would
pltyingly have said it was horrible
death-but really l suffered very little.
All the pain l have had up to now has
not been equal to what I suffered last
summer in a day from the bite of an in
sect. The shock was such that nv nerves
OF sensation were benumbed. I had no
fear; in fact, there was physical sort of
feeling that it was bundle about three
1eet long, with sort of handle to it,
(Which was my left leg, probably that
was bouncing along over the ground,
which was trying to untangle. Then
there was another self who had to take
care OF the wheel, untangle the rein, talk
to Old Robin, yell to the dog, and attend
to matters generally; while the third self
seemed to do the thinking, and I kind of
liked that one the best. l have often
heard that in such crises as these ones
whole life passes in review before him,
and thought of that fact, but had no
such experience. I had only one regret
for deeds done or left undone, and that
was that l had neglected my usual Gus
tom Of taking accident tickets, and this
regret felt ashamed Of. My only thought
was of my wife. The knowledge that I
have faced death unfinchingly is not with
out satisfaction to me, and there is some
thing that feel, which I cannot describe,
that assures me that there was more pow
erful influence than my own aiding, com
forting and sustaining me. My religious
friends will say it was the Good Father,
and 1t matters not what we call 1.-THE
feeling is the same. I do not feel of suf-
ticient consequence to merit Gods special
providence, but that loving friends from
the other sphere may have comforted
and sustained me is not repugant to my
common sense, and does not lessen my
idea of the goodness and greatness Of the
Creator"
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How Operas are Composed

Composers differ as much as authors
in their manner Of working NJ. Gounod
is one Of those whom composition throws
into a very fever, and who can bear no
interruption or domestic sounds about
them while they sit at the piano, thump.
ing the key board with one hand
and noting sdown their score with the
other. Poor Madame Gounod once drove
him wild Ey coming in to ask him for
| her thimble while he was endeavorlng to
! link two phrases Of All aria
MeYerbeer used to compose methodi-
cally, sitting down to his piano as bust
ness man to MS desk, and never showing
the least irritation if called away from a
work, which he seemed able to take up
and drop with the utmost case.
Rossini composed best lying Oh his
back insbed; and if once he was en- 0eiue
he would lie abed all day, humming his
airs to himself uutil he had learned them
by heart, and scoring down whole ACT
at time after he had hummed and re.
hummed it to his satisfaction. His mu-
steal memory was prodigious; but his
voice was so untuneful that once an
Italian inn-keeper, in whose house he
once hummed for three whole days at a
stretch, ran up to beg him that he would
deslst, for that his 'noise" could be heard
through the open window and disturbed
some English tourists dining al fresco
down stars.
Auber, even up to an advanced age,
used to derive musical inspiration from
a glass or tv 0 of champagne, and Wag-
her can only compose with the assistance
OF suits of satin clothes of divers colors,
which he dons and puts off, according to
the style Of the thing at which he is
working. For instance, when spinning
OFT postaral duet he will array himself
In primrose satin; when he comes to a
martial chorus, quick he bolts off to bis
dressing-room to don pair OF scarlet
s9tin pantaloons, with tunic and cap 10
match. These delightful antics were
made known to the pubic through the
very distressing circumstance that the
author Of the Tannhouser was sued by his
milliner for the cost Of his composing
vestments and was made to pay an ex-
tremely long bill.
Among those whom we may call minor
composers, NJ. Lecocq is the most happi-
~ endowed, for he can forge solos and
choruses anywhere and at any time-in
trains, LII hot bath, on the top OF bus,
in the rain, or in dentists drawing
room while waiting to have tooth
drawn. NJ. Vasseur, composer of La
Ismbale d,Argent, who is an o-ganlst by
| profession, contrives his liveliest melo-
dies by allowing his fingers to run wild
over the keys OF his organ, and he. too, is
fertile workman. NJ. Offenbach, on
the contrary, though he has composed
So much, is only prolific during the
sprlngtime of the year, and while resid-
ing by the seaside. If he tries to COM
pose elsewhere, and at other times of the
yc.r, his works are worth little, accord
in, to his own testimony
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A Noble Woman,

A five dollar note would be an extrava-
giant price to pay for her establishment
and all it contains, but if heroic woman
hood ever found embodiment in human
shape, it can be seen nightly upon St..
Charles street, just below the Academy
of Music. A week ago Grandma Wilson
was in Memphis, battling pestilence by
her tireless vigilence. Hailed by ter
ror-stricken community as their guard
ian angel, Elizabeth, in the zenith of her
splendor, could not have commanded the
adulation which spontaneously went
forth to that plain old woman. For
thirty eight days and nights during the
frighful harvest of death at Grenada
those withered hands were often the only
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BuShlllen.

Their speech is a series of clicks, inter
spersed here and there by harsh-sound-
ing and utterly unintelligable cultural
In default of better food, the Bushmen
will eat snake and other reptiles, and
they make kind of bread of dried To-
Gusts, pounding them between stones,
and kneading into cakes the mealy sub
stance thus produced. Although these
diminutiye savages present one of the
lowest forms Of humanity, the South
American Botocudo being, perhaps, yet
a degree nearer to the animal type, they
are possessed of a good deal Of cunning
and even bravery Of a certain sort.
Thus, they will not only stalk game of
the smaller kinds, but even the lion it.
self, keeping carefully to leeward, so that
their scent shall be unperceived, and
creeping upon their bellies to within a
few yards of him, when they will let fly
one of those tiny poisoned arrows, and the
doom Of the king of beasts is sealed. In
hunting the ostrich, they contrive to get
sufficiently near it under cover of a screen
made of the skin and feathers of the same
bird, which they advance by degrees.
moving the head or neck cleverly in imi-
tation of one of them feeding. The Bush
men are very reveneeful little people,
and think nothing of ham stringing a
whole herd of cattle in retaliation for a
real or imaginary grievance and on ac-
count Of their deadly, although insignif-
cant-looking weapons, the Beers are
much afraid of them, and shoot them
down like dogs when they get the oppor-
tunity. And yet it seems as if it ought
not to be so absolutely impossible to civil
LIE these strange creatures, who are
clearly not devoid of intelligence, their
cave dwellings being constantly found
adorned with spirited drawings OF the
animals of the Veldt, traced with some
kinds of colored clays and pigments that
seem to defy the effects OF time.-1Ae
Spectator.
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Good might.

FROM THE GERMAN OF THEODORE KoRNER.
Goodnight!
Now the weary rest by right,
And the busy fingers bending
Over work that seems unending,
Toll no more till morning light
Good night!
Go to rest!
Close the eyes with slumber prest;
In the streets the silence growing
Wakes but to the watch-horn blowing.
Mig Mt makes only one request
Go to rest!
Slumber sweet!
Blessed dreams each dreamer greet,
he whom love has kept from sleeping
In sweet dreams now DER him CREEPING
May he his beloved meet
Slumber sweet
Goodnight!
Slumber till the morning light,
Slumber till the new tomorrow
Comes and brings its own new sorrow.
We are in the Fathers sight
Goodnight!