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New-York tribune., 1882-03-05
BOSTON ADJUSTMENTS L cEyTrBT4G0

1oea,t 0auc, IN Tb, Memorial History Of BOSTON,"
Shakespeare, IN ~Lleds and patches preceded the
advent or the stage. " y Dialogue on 6he lioriiu
Crime of Murder. by Mr. and Mrs. smith was the
tJrrTuuuer OF the noble tragedy OIL Aldt'e,
which WAS played before the close OF the century
For that large portion Of TIE people VINO were uu-
wiling ~ pltr0u7e dramatic entertainments other
recreaflou was provided. some of the shows Of iAe
d4 testify 10 the tastes Of our ancestors, as ell -
to thr resource. OF hose who catered for f-eI par
rorlgc. ~ the toIum ian Museum might Pc >etn
an elegant ttmBIe of fame tcuduleI ny tn.
waNeu Image OF John adams, on el,-er 'l.e .J Jl
him Liberty with star and c'iI ana Juellts WIN ~
sword and balance Confronting each ottet ~
t.e same plastic material were, lL- N."- ~ IL n
Iaqurv7 and the Boston Beauty the latter, DO j.
~ In hoppJ presenting p suitable superb, ritv in
charms ~ir Charles Grandson ana me helNl-
fu Miss Harriet Byron were rHprr'e t-l as '"aI-
actrr, well known 60 all cilai--e VII l.ei'u uIo
-t.rp being g- yet no struggle for exist en,e Iu a
over pouuiu-ed world of romance. nose VINO
found tLat sunday wa NOT ion@ en'ufA TO eAhau,l
their Iuteie-, lu ~,Upturll p'i-uLd4t- l-l-Al -a.S
ON David and Goliath us large as life; col dtl
being twelve feet In height ENhhitloLs oI AM
mail, were OCCASIONALLY brought % Boston. A
uurclpint, "a bear. % raccO0u eut RABBIT were an
nouucad rv their proprietor us very great curio--
ties" There was mn elephant which, I'D conformity
with the habits ot the day oIahh III ill klhuS - vi
sUrltuous liquors ana tuc Pupuct Wfl' o-l.i," f
thar" thirty bottles of porter, of which he draw, +,
the cork himself, IS not an uncommon aLt@"ahc5S'
Neither would Che prOverbiAl snort NE ana ID
merry one" hold good in the case of TINS gigantic
toner: spectators were Informed that q" he VII
probably live between two ana tAIee uunu!gt
wears "--au announcement which shows tl&t the
effect cf alcohol upon animal tissue was not then So
well under t00I as it Is Thought 70 Doe at present
After witnessing these exhibitions our ancestors
might refresh themselves at Villas the shakespeare
Cotfec-house in Water 81, or the more 3rStocralc
restaurant OF julien. If ladies were OF the party
theg may have visited a couiectoners shop on
NewbeTry.st where lce-cr'am was 10 be Aau.
seor,s strange that this refreshing article was sell
dom or never seen at private parties during the
perIol of which ! have TO treat. But there was no
system for storing the abundant product OF Ne "
ENGLAND winters aud the age Of essences was yet 70
come we ind the dealer IN lee cream using Ihe
newspaper TO remind his patrons that the lIuII-
flavor, of raspberry strawberry, cuTant and pine
apple could be furnished only IL the seasons Oh
t.nsn 1lrnln.fInua.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-05
KyEEBREECHES-WHY MOTT
MICS Kalc r.cW in Oyr coutiucnL

Mics KATE Eicii IN Ottr Continent,
Ploct velvet braeches hoCrshed when George IL.
was king Then change came o er the masculine
leg. Somebody with aDominahie calves or prop
ably with no calves 10 speak or. zoos II luio MS
head 20 wear top boots. livery body else lolioWe1
nm his footsteps The mode makers ot the age
thuuders Ihe LOadOs tHJ0H.cit ol Io< nave taken
an an;ipahy ~ the leg. ior Nv l.GI L],saS'tpeo ] o
shoes and long trouser-hreeches "lih broad Khee
band le a compress for the rotuld, leg in Llgh
taste Is not longer than common c9Hhc'i!haAs
toLgra0 stopper Toward the END or the last CEN
tur,- doc and bucbshu bircChe- were much worn,
and even I'D walking IL was the fashion 10 nave
them 80 tight that marvellous gymnastics were re-
quircd 20 put them on. Fancy gentleman eN,
claiming TO his tailor " Il can't get INTO them l
won't have them ~.
pearcG about fity year, ago. IN Lug.aut they are
worn bv certain mem hers oil the clergy ana reign as
conr- dress By the Eight OF such facts why should
nueteepth century frenzy re our popular ion At
The bare mention Of these garments, aud Why
sInull the wearing of them be regarded a. a mallg-
endowed with love of beauty. confess 20 a hatred
of th. all-pervadug tTuu.cr and 10 desire that
-Oreeches shall prevail as evening maze attire.
alike as brOomstlcksf W ny should gentlemen
and waiter 50 closely resemble each other as 20 DO
unl.stlnguishable3 Why should color grace,
bqauty be confined 20 one sex when the history Of
costume tells Us OF times when the dress of man
charmed like that OF wOmanf Why do modern
artists shudder when asked 70 paint or 90 model
contemporary man Because OF The angular ham
mer-tail and the ungain.y trousers. ! nave heatd
q clever me reliant declare that the deeadence OK
sculpture was due 20 the disappearance OF the
human form and the reign Of unsuggestlye clothes,
Ave lt wa, a New-YOrk merchant who fell upon
hls own garb and thus metaphorcally rent IL
asundcr, ,,.., /,
There is nothing whatever to be brought forward
In favor Of trousers except that they serve 20 cover
| mn bad legs. Men without calves when arrayeu IN
tie broadcloth of the period, are as pleasing az az
| Apouos But shall all male beauty be sacllueen "
he raI1essI Cannot art assist nature and supples
| r1ert uronortions akin 20 the meagre ppc-Stsh '
| Men on The stage are no better formed than thosa
oil vet they creditably endure the ordeal oi Ahss'
Jreeches.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-05

tached The braves are then formed m q circle.
about fifty feet in diameter. IN the centre o. "hcn
are he drum and drummers. ana M the siHhai az
commence dancing some with the lghtness ana
grace of n ballroom swell. others twisting tnet
bodies into grOtesque shapes, keeping tlmo tho
while 20 the pounding OF the drum; anu uh4e.nH H
their strdent voices frghtfuI medley Oh sOuhu,
like more than anything else, the yelplng chorqs
Of thousand ours. Outside, four gffgeonsy
dressed braves, nOunted on ponies palnted anu
richly caparisoned, form guard Of honor around
Meanwhile. toward the drum aud back. again
AMI again. the latter CO. their motions each Ih2uehI
growing more rapid ana turlcus' anu va CHs CHyius
louder and h4rshef till, worn out Wild the 'loiehg
exertion they drop out OF the ring one W one anu
seat themselves crO-s-lcZgcd In their Tespect@e
places The beating Of the drum has now ceased,
and those warriors who have won rehoNh III yatttIo
sucCcssiyey rise 20 their feet, and IN Ie" ah, uIs
niied words boast of their cunning IN cOuhch ahg
exploits la war. When these Interesting anu
modest autobiographes have been concluded, and
the breasts OF the young braves fired WIN hoylS
desire TO initiate the deeds Of men 80 heroic yHo
dance Is again begun, and when at its height an
Indian boy of fourteen, riding beautiful pony
pushes Iudely into the circle. aud - at once sls-
rounded by the excited and noisy dancer', lHey
dance and yell around the horse ana rIer' xrsp.n3
the former as he rears aud plunges Dy the hane ao
tall and bride until the boy seemingly ANXIOUS W
leave the surging crowd, makes pietehce VI escdP
Ing. When near the outer edge OF the uaucct'
visiting Indian shoots an arrow INTO DIS tIEn'
WheTeupon the youth, turning IN apparent lu1iyt
strikes the assailant with stick ana tnSh Vts ~
mounting turns the pony loose to be caught Oy he
souavs and handed over 10 the visitor, whose
property he now IL. The boy Is then gwen IN
charge of the sqgaws, who, after dressing us
wound twine chaplct OF leaves around his DIoW,
and dance and sing about him TIL nightiau.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-05
THE R41S Conquest.

From TIE S. JQb,cs'S Gu-cte
The inhabitants Of the Laccadiyes derive their
fooi supplies from their abundant hsheres ana
tErir utIul-trees. suddenly there appeared among
tl.u n colony Of rats who climbed the palms and
nr,-c I'm the crowns and nihbed daily at the young
nuts The startled islanders appealed 10 Govern
mont and Government sent them q supply OF cats.
Vny, rLp cats, finding fish I'D plenty az the i.Ot OF
fhe frees declined TO climb tlem u search OF pos,-
nj. rats The authorities then sent them the mon
goose bu- the W0nloosc preferred 10 suck his
dinner Iu the natives hen-coop-.
LAST of all the Government sent them owls; out
the owl was REGARDED by the islanders a. devil
IND ht-utug Young children ont of their wits
and turning old women into pIopuctes-cS OF cNll.
Accordingly they made no more pe-'.ons, LUX
waiting quietly till the stir was over packed cats
and owls and mongoO-es iu boat and dcported
them solcuuIy 10 an UU.nGau.tea reef. Evidently
Nh. ra.-gol was 70 god of trees aud 1t was use
less 10 contend with him any further
New-York tribune., 1882-03-05

turned the fallen NAN over on his pack. lie lay
still DRAGGED him 20 The moonlight.
.AiacIcish He's dead
Uu NacLciss h.d dropped on his knees beside
him and was gazing into ,he dead lace WIN d lace
Fergus Fergus vrcLeieh, Have we metz At
he rose. perfectly panic-strcken, i vas his
cousin. DE was 2--nTeL 'nl t'is'' .- . --.." .
would have convinced ne 0i the tlct, without tue
additional evidence %. rh" narl ed ey..d.
NlcL.'.h Wa d.-tuu-ht with terror. IT. was
mHrier h' hai done he should t' d i'.'-. '.-'.-
Leave him hrr, Wh1- go know anything about
him ! s1'. no last. Society IS well TlI Oh AiI.-
f What or earth are Won going t0 30 now
lie had seized one Of thc pc'i9Tes left hy The
Iahor1s and was ul-uue IN fierce haste uu.ef 'he
lin, crave va, to be here he said lie came TO
show ue tlc ~p0t.'
/ ,uapo-, It WIS mad thing TO do, bat seeing
him resolved, I turrod 20 with the spade and helped
Hu. The earth being newly lait "as IgHt ana ana
easily moved and we soon made trench deep
enough tor 20 grave. Then we laid the body gently
down. ard -h1ve'sG the earth N with te. eii-h
haste. The bTnai staring moon slowed every
p"htle on the pathway every stray leai ON the
earth. ". removed at traces ot the struggle re-
placed the tools and hurried home In utter silence.
NarLe.Sh held out bis hand without -pcahlh-' rs
be stopped at L~ own door. took lt WH.'u,
hesitation. / am clad To remember that. he tNed
bis wild woclui ewes on me for moment ana thrh
hurried away. / was too eXci'cd and horror
l-. rbot hal o.. ,5.. i,of,r. morning Strange 10
nrXt dov. and vh.H I lwola ! could not realize the
tragedy Ia which had taken part
9, We 9r AIMED u alL kept saying 10 nySeI auI
dream is soon forgot III 70 and have ~W m
and then sec u Che Pry>e. Davies girls ar oul on the
Parade. 10 must be- ai nightmare SUI per-
sua ie my.rif a. ! might. there were swo thin2' l
could not do pas, down the Avenue. or lace Mac
LeiSh.
Where was be asked his servant Gone to the
RANGES I would 20 and meet the party returning
l. would bc hest 20 get the first meeting over IN
public. / walked quietly along the pretty country
lane listening for the we'll known crack oi tAe
rides. A wa. silent. Then at turn OF the roao,
! came suddenly upon dozen figures or 80 walN!Hg
slowly and silently Four OF them bore hurdle.
on which Law something with an officers CLOAK
thrown over IT,
What i,it p asked thouch knew beforehand
what the very words OF tie reply were going 10
be. somehow
.Tuor lIacIci,h, lie was in the butts. and came
Out % look at the target tGc had ceased hIl.- at
i-. We were shooting 20 long range, ana someone
don't know wlO--frnQ NJ 'le wIo1g target. shot
through the Acar,-he dropped without cry
stone dead.
ieft Cinchavcn that night, and viii never set
foot there again as long as i've The Arg3Sy
New-York tribune., 1882-03-05

costumes, which con sfed chiefly Of old japanese
hrocadpd garments. From the commencement 10
the end sGli played almost rs prominent part IL
the bear himself. The guests sat around tle urs
place IN the centre of the host hut ana an oueuB
was ir-t made % the god Oi lre. ms was zone ~
this wise. The Amos, who were all seated tai-
their ett hands. holding drinking vessel. 10 thelr
ioTeIeads while the palm of the right was a,-o ere
vatod slightly. 4 small stick lying across 'he CUP
wI, then dipped n the srti and the contents sprlI-
E,ad on the floor 10 the ire-god, the stick being
then waved three or four times over the cup. .
formula w1S uttered by each person present, anu
the s0ii dr1uk long dr1u-gt,, the suck h'iAI
meanwhile employed in h0i ling MP the mus'ache.
4 similar ceremony then took place m front oi the
bears clrn. This WIS followed By a dance arouht
the Gaze by The women and girls. Oherlu@- oi
drink WE'RE then made as before 10 other gods, anu
finally the lrrr taken ont Of his cage 'y tnIre
young men speci1lly selected for the purpose. l4e
animal was killed by pressing the throat hIuy
aelln-t o large block OF wood. Tho body was t4'n
cleaned and placed neatly on mat. iool ana GtluA
being laid before IT, and ornaments OF various hlhu@
being Dl7c.i ON its ears mouth. etc. Mats were
spread around the beaI and guests took their seats
on them, and the drinking commenced lA.8 con
tnued for some time. until the A4no, sank I'D sl.t
of helpless iutoyicJtIon on their mats. lhe women
IN another part of the village meantime aHu1eu
themselves with various dances, Nutch Di'
NcuculC describes at length.
The following day as a r1e. the depaacn Is con-
timed The body Of the bear is then cur up IN Su,h
n manner that the hide remains attached 10 lue
head. The biaoG was collected m ves>e an" uIahA
bv the men, The liver was cut ont 3ud ettru raw
the rest Of the flesh was distributed amongst 'Ae
parJ1aers OF the feast.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-05

daggers. their dependence in action being upon
cords made of twisted leather, IN which they en-
tangled and stranglcd the enemy The descendants
OF the Sagarti accompanied one OF the carrier
Nahomedan invaders into India and settled IN tne
ueghbOrhoOd of Delhi Tney are described o.
Thevenot In the latter part OF the seventeenth cen
turv as infesting the road between Agra and Delhi,
and using o certain rope with running Moose
which they can cast with so much slelght about
mans neck that they never tail % strange MN IN
n thrice They were, however. eXpelleu from DEM
bv one of tine EmperOrs account OF the murder OF
a f9vnrite slave girl Then. dividing INTO seven
families or clans they eWgIdted into different parts
OF tine peninsula of India. A. FIRST the Thugs were
NahOmedaus h1t after time They became 'hocu-
lated with Hinduism. the two faiths becoming. as
n were amalgamated for although they used 10
eat. drink inherit AMI pray according 20 the Koran,
Thugr,sn was pursued rs divine institution unaer
the uInou goddess kalce,' female or teTlbe
aspecr with q black face n cbapiet OF skulls and
many hands. TIE Thugs in cOusfcratug them
selves 10 Kaee" professed TO dlsdaIn the motives
of ordinary robbers. and to bee only instruments IN
the hands of their deity. hey even teteIte4 their
gradual determination by the officers II the Brtisu
Government % the neglect OF their religious rlitS
kaicc.' they said, used 70 protect Lheh Wuth
they had still some reverence tOT her anu 'uty
never f0r~lken until she had been neglected. II -
Jifrcut 10 believe the stories 10 the amount OF
loot obtained hv the Thugs from the CONNIE nceinehJ
OF the century TO the year 1892. when the IasO
authenticated case OF Thuggee occurred Buj their
sin gu'lr organization a~-uredly eXtenutu All
over India and their plan Of attack was almost
invariably the same. They attached themselves 10
auv party eScortug treasure or persons OF POSITION
ana sometimes travelled tor hundreds OF miles he-
fore they found an opportunity for stranghnZ their
victims. They then buried the bodies 10 destroy an
trace of the crime and carried the loot OF 10 Uheir
homes. where th-y lived In luxury ana rlot uull
their necessities compelled them to fresh ventures.
Many of the tales told about them are, OF course,
legendary rather than historical, but there Is no
sort of doubt that this terrible system OF MURDER
hOurished for many centuries under the haVI'e wv
New-York tribune., 1882-03-05
THE DrRE OF KiATN 1prrIrA
from n, E.st.u U-ai-.m0B.

from He E,s,,n Uaf-.uoa.
Prirrc Edward. afterwards he5. o.. k-2- ang ..a
father omen N..tor i-s '- . .ll, ] .rI.r i-.t.-
,y .l.. f. lld had ..rluHu. OF regime. lbs fl'
tr.ug-'. t..s .uuH. rF was com 'i O. ~. LIS
.,r,I 4 -: cairar hail h..u sent '1 30 forif--
.g o.. - ..,Ir. r.- I- recommendation. There Wee
.t 40. . .,-.u r..,rr.t l.r.e- ,| rI. Who'll. village.
and br- c.e tha. of ra.ue"- Locmis l-ge enough
to receive uru r'r~ party. ia E..
in tIrafternoor with thirteen carrEa.- amt e. s.
AND 'r.t the tlir day h'.'- n.''; BE- '1l i."
INN --vu aids and two h.aF--I'iL-,a 70 .'. a4I ID
cook .I.d p-;'.S5 rrcyided tie .Io.rh vrich
,. +o rorve- her with aaUrdgnr" Of fur robes, and
ri4.ed Lr-. dog an her feet. a Itt. i."iar1t
F, +,. anr.c - I'm. sleigh which i.Ir~tra-,- -ou.-
what rhr character and personnel of the Prince.
i'm -'e uIth NOT making rooW readily for the party
to advance Prince Edward afran" q and taN'ug
linn up bodily -et him on one SIDE lu me snow Al
aims rilc, burlington. Lc dismiss i l-e l'IA~Iel9 ;
Who fld brought him from taHa'a and ENGAGED
i've farmers t1 talk. hIm 01 t0 Boston. l. was stI
,. +i..-c mon chat he wa % jolly coMIaulon enjoy
i,-,, me nor, and beans. uvt-cHte@ and cheese.
1,5or.g the early settlers of the town was Colonel
S+elh.- X ewes "a gent l,Wau of the oil school IS no
wore cooked hat and kept Ho'fa I.., on H4,gIsi
m, proposed 10 my hl- respects TO ir.'e Edward,
and c,ith several young men of the 81 la-e mLQ"
..1i IN tine evening. tO.ourl hthtr lJ9tIltrl +4'-
sir IN th. Prince. and then stated that he haq
b,-,,rb- with IN some Young gentlemen If legal
,,f -.rrlr- l.r pursuits. who wished - pHj IArlt
respects 20 him. They were st'SIdN II''''tr, rr 70
. ,,... .,,,rlrarrv tlc commencement of pleasant
evenings entertainments lint W hat was thrE GlS-
may when the Prince and his aids very m-'rmalN
and qhruD-lr retired to their own apartments. lhe
Colonel could NOT brook this, and IN u4u'asuIed
ferus vented his iudi igua ion and declared the
Prince un Gentleman ,..,
some time after this rebuff two or three British
officers came TO Colonel keye. hotel lL.{ had
v.,-b them several dogs. II was mn humble hon''
10. b.t and largest north room, kept lu the
,'...-- rl'r with lis oIcal sauded floor was not an
ua.Dy.;ug place for British officers to dine M and
,,IrtirrI1TIy with such dinner as the Colonel
., a., I'D to -et betor. gentlemen. The OH. GERS
and fbrr dos went in to dinner aud the latter soon
64Tau 10 feed ON the floor. The C'lon' l""A.n ON
t..4- am iIaierit. and bringing Do par OF pistols
III. +l.r f.-. -0u tl- table. teuoGuc.u- tar loil-
M If t.e officers au8 declaring Dee would protect
tno nor.-YarrlJi.jyo oi Is house. The eutct was "uaI
New-York tribune., 1882-03-05
i BElE-rEsITlL I1IoNG THE 11Nos.

T.oD, A,oJuc
ArfN,ug,I n is veI known iu1I the Amos oI lr-o
worship rue bear. and have lest' al NAoN 7 ne III"
Irai-ir-tis5l" at winch thar amman l7 NL-e''' DO
f.,r..i writer except She ON. "u'lA we are """''
IN mention lI, ever actually ucu'lI mus tti rliyi5
Ur ~cueu1e. OF hloio. DO q p'', I'' 5..''' .J 'y
t... .# I..I..-l.s.t ts. s..l.s. d.-.l-.'~ one 40
,r.r ',. vya. ..r Lu4prcl uue-l Ire observes that
,.-. .,rlf.ur- aIr becoming rdItr every H"4 ~
t. ,,f...- ST.. 4rr- W l4.u hD visited iN'ir Nh I'l
i.eu r... tIr some years. lh. moi ives - -''.' ~.
tins cessation of Iu ol- r'iom j, l-'' .-, ',, @ ,C
b.eou.u. lauaLi1sl. and i..1t ti' rNl'"','
.-,.,+ IN tE.-. parts Of Tire Island where japan
c-r h4li,s have pel.tlais cd most. I' ~. ..,'
-LrlI of ... bears which are also objects rI Ntut h.
80. ..rq .... and rs tae Iu.IyI.HJi Who
o., yes a nc9r-tel-t is compelled 10 !INlit an ' lt!-
tf1r- friends AMI urI4uHoie. ana U" T"PI-
,,.+b rr.sfcl Uual.Irls- OF fGa1 rlce-hrrf- "a 'F-
craze which Is three times more rAl AltA'' - ." ~
+lau iu Iapau-tLr excuse on the score q" cA''N'r IN
probably valid one. IL ls DO seems, moor lg' ~ ~
saw tItf the Amos reverence iur h'dl IN 'i' wv
IiI .odstle god of the fire or of thr sea l'r H.
.t4uce. but they respect the bear a'"N' "ii "'irl
animals. lfr Is most useful 90 them me- -upFlLrs
them with food r1ment ANA even " J." r I'.-' ~, .
a., tLa other hand. when curaged. the utdi i7 u
terror 10 them: Dee destroys thrI H'u7,''' F'.,r
tIou. and domestic JEimt-h' anu h'''' f- i .I Ia
The animal INTENDED Tor -atIl.Ce l7 - =.
!, H. -tir very youuu toward tile cnd OF winter i9
d, uour. she'd hy the wife OF IT. owner a' "i - % .
when it gets stronger o. fed on h' 'l'"'i ~ ' y,
,..s I'm s,,. l5, strength Do is placed iu % cage
About ~rUtruber or October when lt l7 Se' o''i,
and has become 80 strong tAat It ATTEMPTS - y. IN
if- cIgt the time Tor the ceremony 81, deeihs deeihgn 70 -
have come aud the great event oil an Aluo ne - Is
about tO take place. Tie uIst autIes',7 toIs
nryer 10 the gods aud 10 the relations oI the Dear
a.nt pardon tor what he is about to do, ana peqG-
Inc mat from the tlmc the animal IalAe ln.p Us US
uo,,r,,i0u he has shOWcIcl ldNoIe Oh I'''' " 40
ntinri INN as long ~ possible but be- Is poor Tue
I~ar rs growing large and he nnds u mpos7iDIe 70
support him any longer lie has Therefore no. no -,
source but % slay him ana LOT ms Ho'' W., 80 =,
forrci ON MIN by Inevitable necessity he prays Ioi
forgiveness. = a., ,oro,,o,, .bq
On arriving at the scene OF the ee5einohy u t.S
visitor found about thirty persons, chiefly residents
of thel pace, assembled, and dressed Ia tAeH IAI4
New-York tribune., 1882-03-05
FRENCH MOBILES.
r.om The poU uaH Go-effe


II has becn said that il yOu wish 20 learn whether
caste survives IN any given country you should look
to IFS usages of marriage. Now the nst cause OF tle
isolation of the titled classes IN France Is her prac
tice Of marrying among themselves Marriages WIN
the rest of the Nation are very rare and always OF
one ind the son Of a noble marres sometimes Tue
dauuhter of man Of the other classes. the daughter
OF such man marTes noble almost never. ANA
10 the isolation caused by non-intermafFlage g
added the social isolation produced Dy special
pursuits Nothing seems more capuclous TO Ihe
foreign observer than the choice OF professions and
employments by the sons of LeEitmIst tamll{;
The Le2tmist Will 20 INTO the Army ana ne wiz
take a small clerkshlp IN the office OF Railway
company But he Will only serve the Government
in certain special capacities ana he VIII nave noun
ing 10 do with trade. .,,,
These preudices DO not exclude consiaeraDIe
yrtUe. and considerable services 10 french society
TIE titled landowners OF France who still hold
much larger portion Of the soil than Is commonly
supposed in this country. have been the great M
provers of French agriculture, ana much OF lne
devrorment of the enormous natural wealth. OF
France Is attributable 10 them. Their prVate VIZ
rues have been depOsed 70 by great AUTHORITIES.
The late Mr.. J. ;. Mill, who lived much 10 france
i, known 10 have had very Agh, OPINION Oh M M
LegItImi~t neigh uOrS. and even 10 nave gone 'he
length of saving that, If you wanted 10 uhu q
Frrnchman who h8bItualy spoke the truth, anu
was honest n all his dealings you should search lot
a LegitlmI,t noble. Bat all this has lnIarIaDIy
been coupled with great ignorance and strong pre-
iudires The insauec speculation OF many months
n hest DXDained Dy the Tepres~ed energy OF class
voluntarily excluding Itself from large held OF
emuIoymeut and by It's ignorant contempt lot
regular and honest trade. II cannot exactly bc sa1
ot French noble that be cannot dig. 70 beg he Is
ashamed. The fact is that # very poor, L.. W'oio
willingly dig OF live on the charity OF ms reaINes
Bat nothing would induce him 70 NIX n.n>e
with the usual occupations OF the b0urgeol'le
Unfortunately Tor b M~eiI. though he may not trtre
lac doe, not deTogae from his position by trlIHe A.
inr IN the stock and shares which ought TO repre-