The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-23

And tread the palace of the sky.
 -EseAGsss.
 PIERRE LAToUcHE. From the German: Translated fo, the Cot
 tage Hearth, by L. L. Robinsoa.i
 The principal editor of the great parisian josfeal Egaiile in which Pierre Latouche had charge of the mis- cellaneous department, sat in his office confezring with Edward Maurice, the literary editor. [" By the way, Maurice,' said he, as the latter rose to leave the office, "there is one little matter wish to call to your attention in which La .ouche is concerned and being particu- lariy engaged myself to-day. l may not have time to speak to him. You remem- Der days since, our paper published the fact that man one hundred and twenty years old had just died in Narbonne, re- ,aining up to his last moment, full use of every faculty; Latouche wrote up quite an article. full of interesting details on the subject, which was copied in most of the journas. Well, have now letter from Narbonne from a thoroughly relia- ble party, an old correspondent of CUTS, stating the whole story to be utterly with out foundation. Now even if Latoue he did not know it to be one of our rules that every fact in the miscellan sous column must be well authenticated, find it difficult to discredit statement made in such full and positive terms. wish you would ask him about it.n
 Maurice took the letter extended to him, cast q quick glance over i;, with a thoughtful countenance. Strange said he musingly; "only few weeks since, also received just such letter as this, in private, from a near relative of mine in Havre our friend Latouche at that time had just given an account of some one hundred and forty years old, killed by an accident on the heights of Saint Adresse. The whole statement was like wise said to be purely imaginary, by my informant Through inquiry found that in the previous year, Latouche had de scribed the death of woman of Perpig- nan, aged hundred and thirty-six years, and later, of an inhabitans of the Alps, a hundred and sixty years-"
 The chief editor knit his brows.
 Peculiar" said he in other respects Latouche is an able assistant"
 And a capable writer," added Maurice
 There are some people, said the other, "with whom fondness for un- truth is a disease. Have you ever seen anything of this in Latouche !'
 aNever! He is honor and integrity itself"
 Then, truly, cannot understand it." said the editor.
 Maurice shrugged his shoulders.
 !" It is just as inexplicable to me- he said In every other respect, believe the Faits divers of our paper is more re- liable than any other journal published :: but this strange predilection for "-
 Is Latouche interested in statistics pertaining to human life, and, such things ?n asked the editor.
 Not that 1 am aware of," was the answer.
 Hm. the matter begins to interest me- said the other = give me back the letter ve will take no notice of 1t for the present, and perhaps accident may ex- plain it."
 Maurice lei the office, and the editor applied himself to the table before him, streun WitA lessess. Four weeks went by: the account given of the remarkable event of Narboane had been quiie foggotten, when one 6ne morning under Faits divers appeared anotheS astonishing in- stance q human longevsy. "ln Carcas- some" t read, "a wealthy vine trader died to-day, having attained the rare are of one hundred and twenty se-e. yeazs. The day before his death. the deceased aftended the celebration of the diamo4d wedding of his fourseenth son, dvstlipg a short distance from Car czssodne, and the husband of daughter of one Of cur most esteemed manufzc- turerx- The hundred and tweaey-seven year old faiher danced at the SessivAl with his sevensy-seven year-old daughter-in- law with great enjoyment, somewhat slowly, as was natural, and with the awkward de3iberafion of age-yee with all the measured precision of aa antique school of dancing At supper, the cd man, who foe yeaTs had drank only light vines, paFsook freely of heavier Burgundy, and this indis9eaioa, accefdiag to the physician, eccasioaad . tafal s1oke of the haaEt, . fev hoan ahez leaving the nblG A pcse-mogtem examination psovod thnk evory ogx1n vas unimpaired aod puusmoa snu1aAa vitality"
 ne chiaf-ediesg vo the 6fst q the o. 6ce thaf day h vhose hasds the paper feIl; scazcely had he 6nished reading shis i1em h Fegzrd to Carczssoone, when he seised his pen, and dashed off the fol- lowing telegram: