New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-15
PERSONAL.

Increasing age and infrmites greatly altering
the once jovlal character OF the Prince of wales.
lie IS said to feel greatly the disappearance one by
one of all the personal friends and companions of his
early years. some untimely graves and other into
dark abysses of dlshOnor ten thousand times more
terrible lie has become singularly stern and severe
On the subject Of morality, an illustration of which was
afforded by AN Incident which took place few weeks
,ro A man well known in London. who for years
has been prominent member Of the Princes cotere
appealed TO him when he got into some trVia
scrape and instead of meeting with the cordial
sympathy which he had expected and which would
have doubtless been extended to him few years back
WAS com;orted with the following words: My
member that l am not the Pope and cant grant In
dulgences'
A lady we'll known in Boston society having been
informed that the poet Whittier, when he received
an Inspiration wont to retire " certain corner
of a certain room and there kneel. while he reduced
his thought TO words. at once, with her own fair
hands made handsomely embroidered cushion.
This She conveyed herself to oak Knoll. and formally
nrcsented IL TO Mr. Whittier, although she had not had
tho sIjchest previous acquaintance with the poet
Tho emotIon of the latter upon receipt OF this at
,n,on CON scarcely be described. but they arr more
easily imagined than the spectacle Of the good old
man Juggling a pillow about WIN MN To kneel upon
in the event OF bright thought striking him.
Two of the daughters OF Sir Henry Aaron Isaacs the
now Lord Mayor of London. are deaf and dumb but
fInh
custom I'm Holland that they can by lip reading oven
sond what goes on at a theatre. They have such
um,bt intelreut faces that no could possibly
e',ne them To be deprived Of two of the best
:, q, announced that Mr.. Austin Corbin will drain
6,verpor,s Pond I'm Croydon, y. H.. for the purpose
., ce,tinp rid Of the FISH which IL now contains. lie
1oses subsequently 20 resock with other varieties
Few persons are aware Of the circumstances which
lad Nr Marion Crawford. the author of Mr. Isaacsp
an, humorous other wellknown novels 10 embark on
n. career which brought him fame and wealth 1t
annears that some dozen years ago he went ont 10
India from Italy partly IN search OF health and partly
with visionary view Of studying the mysteries OF the
Fast at their founian-head. Ho not too we'll
,rovdcd AZ the time with this worlds goods but he
fortunately took out with him letter of Introduction
from, an eminent sanscrit scholar In Florence TO a
brothcr Ogtcntast In Bombay. This gentleman, a
Portuguese doctor of repue. gave him a warm vel
comc but being practical man he pointed out that
tbe s,,dy of Oriental languages was not a money max
inc business and II he wished to succeed he would
hav, IN supplement IL with moro profitable EN-
pIoyment Quite by accident. about this time all APP
plication was made his Portuguese friend find
editor for paper which then started a.;
Nahabad, and Dir. Crawford naturally suggested him
self as tho very man for The post II was offered 10
and gladly accepted by him. and he was soon Installed
I'm the editorial chair at the capital Of the Northwest
Provinces His duties made necessary frequent Nlslts
TO slma the Indian Capua. and while there he made
extensive acquantances. and conceived the aea WHICH