The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-06-13
PERSONS AND THINGS.

Gustav Freytag, the German novelist dra..iatist
and historian. will so0n celebrate his sevenlietl
birthday The Frdnkf,trter Zeiting of May Is men
lions the curious fact that the principal motive OF
Freytag's hest known novel, "Die verlorene Hand
Austrian sayant, DR.. Il. Haner, while examining Il
paiimpsest MS. OF lIieronymus ut the National H.
Grary IN Paris, discovered some new fragments OF
Sallusts histories. They include parts of POmpey
letter to the Roman Senate, the debate following 1t
IN the Senate, and interesting sketches of the Span
lsh campaigns OF Pompey and Serorins.
They tell it down at oglethrope. While Gen
Gordon was speaking an old coun,ryman sat upon a
rock shaving pine stick. When the orator gn;sieo
arguing WIN irIehd ;"Well He did all the ighin
saved GeorGy, an South Galliny, and FIoridy, an
lnosynny, an the rest of the states, an he bnt all
the railroads. by hssaf That fellow needs resi-, an
aln't for orOwdih the Governors job onto him
Bacon IL hG strong fellow an seems 10 want to
do somethin. reckon we'd better let him try il
awlile."-Macoa Telegram.
correspondent, writing 10 a London newspaper
from Magdaen College, oxford, says: "May point
out that the cnrlons fortune of Alfonso XIII, the
King OF span II not altogether without historic par.
allel9 In the year 800 died Hormisdas II, King
of Persia. Agathias tells the rest OF the story very
strangely, 70. The Magi, having ny some means
discovered the seN of the future heir the pregnant
wife of the late King was soemnly crowned vcari
onsy for her son. Fortunately for their lives, the
snrmise OF the wise men iurned out correct, and
aiter short time The yonng porphyrogenite. Sapor.
was horn. 'Thgs he enjoyed an equal term of en-.
pire and he TOE story Is also told by GibbOn."
The Roman soldiers, who built such wonderful
roads ami carried weight of armor and luggage
that would crush the average farm hani, lived on
coarse brown bread and sour wine. They were
temperate Ia diet, regular and constant in exercise
rhe'Spansh peasant works every day and DANCES
3 ahS 'is 'sy l nSie srss o So
ile fruit and some olives: He eats no beef, pork,
or mutton, Yet he walks oli with HIS load OF 500
hounds; me aooe, req ON rice, IL more active and
The heavy work of the world Is not done hy men
who eat me greatest quantity; The fastest or long
esf-wnded horse IL not the'biggest eater. Moieri-
Ton ~ diet seems N no the prerequisite Tor
endurance.
Fanny Lear says OF the Grand Duke Nicholas Con-
siantinOwich, her imperial lover: "lle was misery
IN respect OF small OUTLAWS, and generous TO proji-
gality IN larger matters; he quarreled with me
when asked him Tor i've rubes, and would after
ward tnrow at me th0usand.rube notes IN profnsion.
This WAS 10 some extent the result OF his early ed-
catOn until he was twenty years OF age he was nc
corded hut twenty rnbles month, gna iann, 0f II
sudden, he was given Vie us0 of MS whole fortune
az Rc0ne OF abb1l 100000 ruhles, (0r tisO,o0O AS
may he Imagined, he thought AT first that he would
never succeed In eApenIing 10 much money; before
tue twelvemohlh was ended, however, he had gone
through his income. Princes carry no money on
lher psrsons when they have pnrchaaea 20 ,aake
lIiey aA their Initials u lba hi,h, AID these are
PAD ~ nv palace, Hence nigh persoRaaes have n0
!dtl ~ ne Intrinsic worth Of coihi they would nghi
lubles."
In the NOursiie Repue recently appeared an arti.
Gle on society OF ST. Petersburg by the writer VINO II,
late years has written often and much about the pgi-
sate Affairs OF European CGH,ta one OF the stars
az Me ilNss,aR capital Is HE Countess Beauharnais,
sslel Of tue celebrated Gen. sk0belen. She ia de-
hcribed AS follows: ''She belongs to that class of
women who are predeslined from all eternity To be-
come notorious Extremely ambitious and devoid
o prtlnhlres nnd srruples, OF aqnasl-rOya lndiIcI
~ A.lI a. Gltf
abroad what others would Try To hide. aus, Ia Gtr
splendid arrogance sie stfma w aeiy daunhy, and
MI " ~ sllph hbp " an intoxicating being, ana
myself have always foi my heart palpitaie when
ever approached her. She appeals To every one of
me senses oi Tue men who come In contact With her,
fascinating, sedncing, and mlddening by IA sttgle
movement Of her shoulders. she VIII nave her ups
and downs, ami may even have 10 submit TO dis
grace, hui she Will triumph over all, for she has "A
head OF IRON and heart oi Diamond"
Tho iiqGiQR 4gGsh has the following story, which
medical mon Will read with particular interest (:
"About "a month ago London physician had q tele-
gram from the wife OF u noble patient at Cannes,
'come for consultation; fec elooO.' Tho great
doctor replied, Anxious cases; cannot come Her
mdyslip seems 10 have Thought that this was but y
way OF making better bargain fer CHIT Increased
her offer W foh, successive kilograms, III tho last
Ie'id, 'coiue At once; Ga,oOO.' Whlo the 1--we iee-
grams and me replies We're being sent back wards
aud forwards, The anxious eases CONSIDERABLY died
OF got belier no our doelor IN his last reply, wired
Counting After he had seen his patient AT Cannes
my lady inquired what was the fee lie said, .Al
the Riylero doctors With English clients met and
Med Tue Zee ior consultation liam COM
my eAlleasY LOU lonaon-.at il,Uun, A check Tor
fl,lm was aHvord'ngy presented 10 him. Calling
on his way 10 his train, next day. merely 10 say
good hye ana inquire after his patient, the lady
handed MN m envelope mot 10 he Opeacd M by
And-bye.' me doctor said, Il have had my fec
TINS yslt "a n9l professional nut complimentary
en! being lola 10 put tla envelope IN his pocket he
4agQ-4 suW IthRlad ~ nar,iouiet relation Ia tho
Geographic BIDS. Nor Ia this all Four checks
AL Al hair tIaI
1000, all slgned by her ladyshp; and al tue bank
leliers we're received preparing tie cashier Tor Their
presentation rue doctor wiole, saying he had hud
inrn fiVOO OF distribute among useful Institutions.
"a Tue money was LEFT IN his hauds, he adopted The
~ me Medical Examination Hall, 900 10 eael OF
iwo hospitals, and 1000 TO one OF the medical In
stllutes."