Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-01

examination of the cash in the ITn;tad
states treasury, selected ex-Assistant Sec
rotary D. X. Upton as chairman. They de-
clded to make thorough count of the cash
on hand, beginning after the close of bnsi-
ness to-day with the telIer's cash which
| they will finish this evening. so that there
will be no interference with the current
business of the Office on Monday.
| 1t is estimated the reduction of the
public debt in March will be $4,000 1000.
| "Reminiscences Of Georges Sand and Chorin
The April number of the Modern 4oe
contains a paper by F. Won Flotow. the
author of the opera MARTHA" in which he
gives this entertaining picture OF Georges
Sand and Chopin. He saw her at recep-
ton given at the house of the MARQUIS de
Custlne, writer of note and a wealthy
resident of Paris. The descriptions of these
| TWO famous people are as follows:
AT last L heard Chopin's name called. a
parsonage who absorbed my entire interest.
lie seemed i'll and nervously agitated,
| was rather tall in stature, but thin. as if
suffering from some disease.
He hastily approached the marquis, and
heard him ask in a low tone, 'Will she
Gomez"
| Il hope So" was the reply.
| asked gentleman standing beside me
II he knew who was expected.
| Don't you know that the Baroness du
Devant Is expectsd?" he answered.
flndIng me utterly ignorant of the i'm
portanoe OF this name, he added:
| The Baroness du Devan is the famous
authoress who signs her works GEORGES
| Sand.'''
The name was of course very familiar
to me. had read and admired most of
her novels.
In the course of conversation 1 learned
| from my friendly neighbor that Georges
Sand had first commenced her literary Ca
! reer at mature age, and was separated
from her husband. The well known man
of letters, Jules Sandeau, was the first to
perceive her great talent, called her at
tsntion to it, and guided her first steps in
the path of fame. Out of gratitude to
| hirn she adopted the first half of his name
as a pseudonym, signing her works
Sands" At present she had quarreled
with her friend and admirer, so he would
probably absent himself from the reception
at The Hotel Justine.
How much of this story was truth. and
how much invention, must leave uncer-
g.
with few variations.
Notified by servant, the Marquis de
CUstine hurried out, and directly after ap-
Peared in the drawing room with Iadv on
his arm, behind whom the servant shouted,
in the voice of stentor:
Madame Georges Sand"
The whole company rushed toward her:
each wished to be the first to greet or see
the famous woman.
The latter bestowed here smile. yOnder
cordial words, end to the most favored
clasp of the hand.
Among the latter was Chopin.
After the first excitement was over. I
succeeded in obtaining a favorable place
from which [ could critically scrutinize the
celebrated authoress.
She was not beautiful, and was no long
sr young. l could discover nothing
remarkable in her personal appearance.
The concert began; after few numbers
Chopin was requested to play, and per-
formed one of his popular mazurkas.
His friends assert that there was more
depth of feeling in his playing this even
ing than usual.
had never heard Chopin, and SO could
have no opinion On this point, but l was
delighted with his execution.
After he had finished there was an in
terval, and during this time an incident
incredible for those days-occurred
Georges Sand asked for q cigar-not g.
paper cigarette, with perfumed contents
bat genuine, big. mans cigar
One must have lived in Paris in 1880 to
understand what animpression such re-
quest, especially from lady, made upon
the company assembled at the Marquis de
Custine's.
We young men anxiously avoided the
slightest odor of a cigar when We expected
ogo into ladies' society, and did not even
smoke in the morning if We intended to 90
into company the same evening.
Since then things have certainly changed
in Paris.
The cigar requested by Georges Sand
was brought, the doors leading into the
garden were opened and the performance
began.
Provided with hat and cloak, for it
was cool outside, the famous lady, unac-
compan1ed, paced up and down, putting
huge clouds of smoke into the air and en-
during, without the least embarrassment,
the gaze of hundreds of eyes fixed upon her
from the windows
The young ladies thought it original,
VIZ O4N1OA O~ASo AA1plOpoI. tliS young men
were delighted, the married ones restless
and uneasy on account of the bad ex-
ample.
As everything in the world comes to an
end, so, too, did Madame Sands cigar.
She threw the end away and returned to
the company.
Chopin was now invited to play some
thing else.
At first he declined, then declared him
self ready to make an attempt at improvis-
alton.
Universal applause rewarded him in ad-
vance, and he was about to begin, when he
suddenly rose again and whispered to the
that he could only draw his in
spiration from the eyes of the famous
authoress; she must be requested to sit
opposite to him.
Georges Sand granted his entreaty, took
her seat at the end of the piano, and cast
a long glance at the musical improvisatore.
who, returning it, began.
The other mortals and immortals stood
or sat around in a circle. Expectation was
raised to the highest pitch.
More than forty years have passed since