The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-17

Parker and informed him that the world was coming
to an end at a certain date THAT does not
me, said Parker 'for / live in Boston" A little
later the eccentric person encountered Emerson and
told him the same thing about the world. mo mat
ter. replied the Sage of Concord, I'VE can get on
without it."
PHILIPPE D'ENNERY now nearly seventy four, is
called by the Parasian critics the great dramatic
carpenter of France He has produced mainly by col
alteration than three hundred pieces, of every
variety, poaching everybody's manor, and pifer-
ing right and left without consideration scruple
Still he has furnished some stirring meodramas to
the stage, notably the 1.-The Two Orphans" and "a
Celebrated Case" When it is announced in Paris
that d Emery has written play, the boulevar-
diers ask, Whose play is Isl"
This weeks Presbyterian handles those persons
without gloves whom it desgnates as cold-hearted,
worldly minded professors of religion" who pirate
about charity that begins at home" and about it
taking So to send one to foreign missions. 1t no.
fers to the Syrian mission, where at the present time
there 33 licensed preachers, 148 teachers 1881
pupils, and native church congregations, which con-
tributed last year toward their support $6s3O2
The Presbyterian also shows that the entire cost of
sending money TO Syria is the price of the exchange
PROFESSOR RYDER, who read French with Gordon
when that hero in command of the fort at Graves
end relates that day ex-oicer of the Chinese
Legion presented himself at the Penthouse and asked
to see the General On his card being given to Cor
don he threw it from him with disgust, and his anger
was great that for few seconds he speeches.
When he was somewhat camer, he expressed his
feelings in the following words: ''Tel that to
ter if he wishes me to blow out his brains" This
would violent but when it is known that the
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the rebels against whom Gordon was fighting in China
the righteous indignation of the General be un
derstood. The servant, who knew his master,
peated the message word for word, and the officer
took his leave as quickly possible.
To Pail Mall Gazette reporter who, after Inter
viewing her to the extent of column and more,
about to take his leave Mrs Langtry recently said:
"But you must really promise me that you will not
say that you ushered into my boudoir by mag
nifcent servant than whom nothing could be more
empowering in the fnnkey way; or that looked as
beautiful dream'-(not at all striking fgure)
or that you found me in a worthy of the genius
of Monte Cristo stepped in atmosphere of fragrant
perfumes, reclining Turkish divan, looking like
the Venus of Canova, surrounded by spoil gathered
from the bazaars of the East that chatted in
nconsequentia way, jumping airily from Shak-
speare to Lady Teazle, from brica-brac to French
novels. Yes. That is what one gentleman who never.
entered my house wrote for his paper and printed it.
too"
Mr.. W. D. HowELLs is not often heard as an after
dinner speaker but is said to be admirable He
made such speech not long ago at dinner given to
exMayor Martin of Boston, by the leather trade and
his remarkshave just been put into print along with
the other speeches. Among other things he said
Some years ago had occasion, in the exercise of my
profession as novelist to dispatch vessel a voy-
age. She going to Trieste equipped her, to the
best of my knowledge and belief in strictly nautical
manner butt after the chapters containing the depart
of the vessel had appeared in the magazine re-
ceived letter from old ship captain, who told me
in so many words that if I started the ship in that
style for Trieste she would get out of Boston
harbor. l thanked him and was very glad of the op-
portuny to correct the rigging of the ship for the
publication in book form. At the time felt
obliged to say to him that the Aroostook WAS only
land going vessel any way"