The morning news., 1889-04-27

and who believes that because q woman
narrles she should no give up all her lie 70
her home and her offspring. She Is still a
student of literature and OF att and
speaks French and German like native.
She Will make positive hit IN the gay capl-
tal OF Austria, where pretty women are as
plentiful as wild Strawberries in June. 1t
Is safe to say that Col. Grant will cut a
pretty wide swath in Vienna Potter Pal
mer, his brother-in-law. is wealthy, and like
his wife is desirous Of soc al advancement.
IL Is tneir plan to spend very large por-
ton OF each year in Vienna, and when it
comes to entertaining or giving dinners the
Austrlans will find tnat they have met their
match ia the Chic go hotel keeper. Col
Fred Grant looks better since his appoint
nent. After his ingl1rious defeat for office
In this city it was thought that he would
never again appear in public life. In the
pdtots of the BOwery he was in the soup"
and he would nave remained there to- but
for his mother, the widow of Gen. Grant,
who alone is responsible for his appoint
ment as minister to Austria
Turn the kaleidoscope again.
ms man who comes strolllng along
through the Fifth avenue hotel corridor IS
none other than our friend Carl SCI urz
His victories and his defeats are ali behind
h'm. You would recog ilZe MIN in mo-
ment, for the caricaturists have exactly
caught his expression. A few years ago ne
was the IDOL of the Germau-Ame icaus If
this city. His inf lence was great His
name to petition for otf1cs meant certain
victory. The announcement that he would
speak In public always drew an elOrmou;
crowd. His ipse dirit was the ipse dirh
of all loyal German-Americans. But the
day came wheL he too in the pGtoiS of the
Bowery fell into the soup NoLe of The
politicians seem to know him, nor would
care for his aIVice on any subject. He is
absolutely without influence, a d his name
is not worth the paper it is written on, ez-
cept his ibanker's Personally Mr.. Sclurz
was always the most companiona le of
men. He was a master of the art of con
We oation. He was thorough musician,
aud something of an artist. he could sis
for hours drumming on his piano, and
whenever the cares Of political life lay
heavily upon him be would dream them all
away whilo his long bony fingers wandered
rapidly over the ivory keys To-day he
walks along with the GRO d Of gay prone
naders but nobody recognizes him. He
leans heavily on his cane for his broken
ankle still troubles him. If you ask, how
ever he will tell you that be is improving
rapidly, and in little while will be as well
as ever.
Quite contrast to Mr. Schurz is this old
fellow who comes along with bowed shoul-
ders, wrinkled face, laughing blue eyes,
and his coat collar turned up ABOUT his
neck. He looks as though he had inst
stepped out of one of tue pages Of Hans
Christian Andersen's stories. Eve ybody
knows him, everybody bows to him, a d
he holds a reception from the moment he
leaves his room until he re-enters il. His
name is Barnum-P. T. Barnum.
Il am the hanpiest maa in New York"
he says, 'for | am content, and Uhal'S ali
there is of life. | have not long to live,
and am enj ying myself the best | can. |
like too see Otne' p people IA )pJ 20, and if |
say it myself | have d)ne my share IN this
world to keep the clio d of sorrow from Gov
eri G old a i'd young"
Mr. Barnun, in the pGtOis of the Bowery,
has beel ''in the souO' a great many times,
but he has always managed to extricate
himself o n the tureen oef)re tue lii was
put on. He lives ke prince of the purple
in one of the big no Ell, and his young and
pretty wife keeps him company. ne has
scores and sc0tes of friends wIo fill his
roo II with flowers ID singing birds, and
children wh) CO "a 30 play VITA hm, and
sing to him. HIS bank account is so larg5
might envy him. He Is il peri Ct health,
10 himself ike a lad of twenty.
But the cori is not far of. It's
prince OF showmen has lived now to the
time ailo ted by the psalnisC to man. H.
has sol ved the problem of life, and carr es
With him the phil sopne ) st0ne-cOntent-
ment. DAVID " ECHsLER.