The Indianapolis journal., 1884-05-03

his prestige, and he consulted fellow-countrymaa
upon the point The advice as he told it me with in-
finite relish, was as follows; IF it's five thousand
pounds, my man, tax it, if it's less than five thou
sand, don't tax it, and say you wouldn't have taken it
if it had been fifty thousandr"
AT the Blue Boars Head inn, at Leicester, there is
still shown the four-post bed which Richard LII
slept on the night of Aug 81 1885 his last earth
for next day he defeated and slain on Bosworth
field In the reign of Elizabeth the house was kept
by man named Clark whose wife one day observed
gold coin roll from the bed; this led to an nvestga
ton, when it found that the double bottom con
cealed large mass of gold, partly coined by Richard
and partly of earlier date.
ROBERT BUCHANAN says that Charles Reade abom-
mated fine writing caring little moreover, for tho
literature of pure imagination. Writing to Buchanan
on the subject of poetry, he said Even Tennyson
to my mind, is only prince of poetasters. Hook
poetry as fiction with the music of words But di-
vorced from fiction, do not value much the verbal
faculty nor the verbal music. And 1 believe this is
the popular instinct, too and that 1. musical story
teller would achieve an incredible popularity.
RUsKIN is 65 years old, but is said to act like man
of 40. He is not more than FIVE feet five inches in
height Indeed he is petite. His complexion origin
ally was probably fair, though his face pretty
nearly up to the eyes, is covered with an iron-gray
beard the abundant hair is unconventonay long and
though he is personally neat and trim, his hair
seems to have had recent speaking acquaintance
with brush The forehead is low and retreatng; the
eyes gray and sparkling-quizzing and mischievous.
REMENYI the noted musician, eau joke in two Ian
guages. He dined with Col. Bob Ingerson not long
ago, and astonshed that gentleman by abruptly
claiming that there really little difference between
their respective pursuits. ''How so9" asked tho
Colonel, with vague presentment that his honored
guest was about to perpetrate pun. why"
sponded Remenyi, Il fiddle. You're middle" Inger-
soil was not prepared for this atrociy and he began
to think that perhaps after ALL there might be
thing in the doctrine of everlasting damnaton.
j. P. DUMAS, the famous French chemist who re-
Gently died used often to be called on by Americans
who wanted to pay their respects to the great novel
ist." They would be received with smiling courtesy
by the amiabe scientist who would gently undeceive
his visitor when congratulated on having written "Le
DemiMonde" and "L'Etrangere," The books that
are sent tc Alexandra Dumas often come to me- and
mine to him, he remarked one day to a visitor "and
am that get the best of it. as his books are
very amusing and mine apt to be the reverse"
ONE of popular doctors was not long ago much
pleased with certain aerated water and by his as
siduous recommendations procured for it celebrity
it justly deserved The doctor acted solely in the in
erests of humanity generally and expected no return
To his surprise, there came one morning an effusve
letter from the company saying that bis recommenda
tions had done them so much good that they wen
tured to send him hundred" Here the page
came to end. This will never do said the doc
tor; 1T is very kind but could not think of accept
ing anything" Here he turned the page aud found
the sentence ran, 'of circulars for distribution.