New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-09

with eyergreens in his honor the buildings festooned
with ribbons and flowers and the popuace In holiday
attire. He was received at the station BY . large
delegation and was presented with an address Dy tho
Town Commissioners
Richard Belt, the sculptor, whose famous libel
suit is still before the courts of England and bids
fair to find final settlement only in the House OF
Lords, was once Parliamentary messenger-boy.
and his first artistic efforts were with nail on
bit of rough stone picked up in the street. But ne
rose to work on bust of Charles Kingsley in Wind
sor Castle in the presence of the Queen and to re-
ceive from her a commission for statue of Lord
Beacons6eld. Then--three years or more ago-he
was free from the vanties and Alterations so COM
mon among artists; bis manner was buoyant and
almost boyish in its cordiality; his spirits were
radiant and bis health was perfect; and he soon won
much popularity in society. Now he has lost
health. color spirits, enthusiasm, and seems to be
possessed by single fixed idea. He wears Dis
brown hair long, and his face is smoothly shaven;
ne now mas more qTaefs or wO,s Yarsbre black
smith, and he himself once worked at the Forge:
and he retains touch of the peculiar dialect OF
Yorkshire IN his conversation.
prince Bismarck's health says The ST. James Ga
sete "ismproving-thats the bad attack of indiges-
ton from which the great statesman Is suffering Is
passing over AS matter of fact, we believe, the
frequent indispositons of the Chancellor are mainly
due to this cause. Like many other hard workers,
Prince Bismarck is practically one-meal man; he
does not like partem solido demere de die and eats
little till the business of the day is practically got
through. Then he dines--not wisely, but great
deal too well. Not alone is 1T the quantity he con-
sumss which provokes wonder A Chrisrs Hospital
boy out for days holiday could scarcely assimilate
with impunity the hazardous combinations of liquid
rvni oh arr fhe
cellors repast But Prince Bismarck commits an
even worse offence than this against gicnc canons
His appetite is not only gigantic, but it 10 satisfied
at irregular intervals Sometimes, when he is much
absorbed in affairs of State he eats nothing to speak
of for couple of days. Then he makes up for his
abstinence by feast of Homerc Gargantuan
proportions He puts outside him The desire OF eat
ing and drinking in way that would have made
the many-wed Odysseus and the swlft-footed Achil-
les stare and gasp, and caused Squire western 10
seem like an elegant trltier. Not even the c0nstlu-
ton of the man of blood and iron is always proof
against these appalling banquets. So il comes about
that tho Chancellor feels very bad indeed OCCASION
ally and France is allowed to rest and the Eastern
Question pause, while he submits himself to such
treatment advisable in these cases, ami slowly
comes round"
Judge Longstreet, of Georgia, the famous humor-
list, and father-in-law Of Senator l.. Q. c. LAMAR
was travelling once from Augusta to Charleston by
rail. Seated just back of him were rural-looklng
man and woman. The man was dressed in copperas-
colored jeans, and the woman in blue homespun
She wore a split cracker bonnet from which only
faint CLEANS of her countcnance could be seen,
During the greater part of the journey she slept
soundly At of the way stations gentleman
entered the car. and seeing the Judge, walked up
and greeted HIM very heartily The country bump
kin caught the name, for he too was Georgian;
and leaning over tho seat. asked in the most ex-
cited manner: BE you Jedge Longstreet, what
writ Georgy Scenes'i" The Judge replied: :"
am that unfortunate individual" This was enough
for the w-boned Georgian. He turned to his
travelling companion and waking her in the most
unceremonious style, said: "Git up here, Sal, git
up; why, Lordy Massey here's the biggest man III
the State Of Georgy he's the one what writ Georgy
Scenes'p Then turning TO the much amused Judge
he said "This is my wife, Sal, ledge we was jest
spliced this mornin, and are goln' down the road
piece to log rolin' aud it'll be somethin to tell
the boys that I've shook hands with you" The
Judge congratulated the couple. wishing them long
life and happiness which 30 pleased the bride that
she presented him with big red apple He used to
say that he never enjoyed ANYTHING more than
meeting inst such individuals. Having so much OF
the comic element in his nature he utilized them,
and when they reappeared in print, clothed IN the
fancy costume in which lie deckeG them, the result
was more than comic.