The Portland daily press., 1880-03-22
Gossip
About Men and Women.

"Uncle Remus," who figures so admirably
in the negro dialect sketches of the Atlanta
Constitution, is the counterpart Of an old darky
named George Terrell, once the life of the
"Turnwall" mansion of the Terrells at Eaton
| ton, Ga. He had in his woolly pate regular
storehouse of stories gathered from negro folk
| lore, and in telling them used the dialect now
so admirably given in the paper.
The little De Lesseps, son of the engineer,
distinguished himself by pugilistic encounter
in Washington. He was dressed in the French
fashion, with his small legs bare from ankle to
knee, and the skin having been tanned dark
mahogany color by the hot sun Of Panama,
the young gentleman was derisively called "a
barbarian" by some naughty little American
in the park. The De Lesseps temper wouldn't
stand this, and seizing his tormentor's little
cane, young France soundly and thoroughly
cudgelled young America.
The following New Years story is told about
Cameron when he was Secretary of War:
-Four of the most reputable newspaper corre-
spondents had hired a swell carriage and
when they were making up their list one of
them, Philadelphian, insisted ON putting
down the name of the Secretary of War. mo
matter if you don't know him." said he to his
associates, 81 am well acquainted with him.
He'll be glad to see us, know and his daugh-
receive with her." So they all went to Cam
eron's, where they were shown into the draw
ing room, faultlessly arrayed in immaculate
white kids and exquisite button-hole bouquets
The Secretary advanced to meet them and
shook hands with his acquaintance, who intro
duced his three friends: but the Secretary did
not escort the party across the room to whore
his daughter, with bevy Of bellies stood in
full dress pause snsaed sa,s and then said
it rather muddy to-day running round getting
items" The ''newspaper fellers' beat hasty
retreat. This is why newspaper men love
Cameron.
"Walsingham" repeats a good story told
him by w. S. Gilbert. A reporter who SUBJ
mitted to Gilbert his account of an interview
with him. had interpolated a remark in which
he, W. S. Gilbert, Esq, announced his inten-
ton of marrying an American heiress. But
1 am a married mani" cried Gilbert in dis
may; eyes, but you see I thought that
would end the article up we'll" TT would
end me up well if Mrs. Gilbert and my friends
in England saw it!''
Prince Pierre Bonaparte, who shot Victor
Noir eleven years ago. now lives alone at Ver-
sailles, in the Hotel de France, where he has
two rooms on the first floor. He is tormented
be to go to mass on Sunday, for the old free
thinker is now a devoted Catholic. He eats
very little, and depends on the 100 franc note
that Prince Jerome sends him from time to
time. His wife lives poorly with her daughter
Jeanne, who is eighteen years OF age, in the
Rue de Lille. Jeanne Bonaparte studies at
the Ecole Rationale de Dessin, and an engrav-
ing and medallion by her were admitted to
the Salon last year. This aforementioned
household is supported by a monthly pension
of 100 francs paid by the Princess Mathilde
The son, Roland Bonaparte, who is twenty
one years of age, has been educated at Saint
Cyr, and is now a sub-lieutenant Of infantry.
The late M. Cremieux is said to have once
given dramatic lesson to the great Rachel,
who, calling upon him one morning, said: II
have come to ask for your assistance. have
an idea of singing the 'Marseillaise, and i
wish you to hear me rehearse it," 'I"' said
the astonished young advocate, "and for what
reason?" Because you sang it once in one Of
your pleadings." 1t was true; when Cremieux
was first called TO the bar he was engaged to
defend three young men who were to be tried
for singing the .'Marseillaise' at Nismes. The
best effect of his speech was a passage from
the hymn itself, that eternal chant which led
our armies to victory and drove back all Eu-
rope" etc. At the end of this piece of elo-
quence the young advocate, carried away by
the excitement of improvisation, began to sing
before all the court the first verse Of the MAR
seillaise." h, ,. $500