Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-25

prison isle. and wnicn. ., course. pass
through the hands OF the government, ne
persists I'm declaring he ia innocent. 'ila
health has declined since his transpo't1-
ton. and he has aged greatly IN appear
ance. His principal exercise is y alk.he
about the narrow limits OF his prison. = be
cost to the government of keeping him
thus a prisoner is some $4,000 year
An honest bourgeois and his wife are
dining alone at a restaurant. After inc
coffee the bourgeois calls for a cigar and
lights il. The wife sees the price on the
box and cXclaim.
"A cigar for a franc! Well. You are
going itH'
"Ohw replies the husband gailartly,
nothing can be too good when one dimes
with his wife!'
Two recent anecdotes cast an interesting
light upon the ideas of queen Victoria and
the Prince ConsOrt as 10 the bringing up
Of their children. The eldest Of the prn-
cesses, while riding one morning with her
mother. let her handkerchief drop from
the carriage. for the mere pleasure OF
seeing the officers of her suite scramble
past each other in order to pick 1t up
The Queen understood the manoeuvre and
from the carriage and pick up the hand
kerchief herself AT another time the
Prince Of Wales was riding on horseback
in company with his father. He omitted
TO return the salute of a passerby VINO
had very respectfully removed his hat.
The Prince ConsOrt directed the heir 10
the throne 10 turn about and salute his
possible future subject, which he duutully
did.
This is perpetratei BY lie Masque de
Fer:
An illustrator his album under his arm
approaches the door Of the Sessions Court
"You cannot enter" says a doorkeeper
OF ferocious mien; "the courtroom Is
full"
Hang IT. I only want to get the head
of the accused for my paper
you are too late. the public prosecutor
has already demanded it for the guillo-
tine"
Prince Nillita of Montenegro, who Il a
poet as well as very brave and astute
ruler, has addressed some verses TO his
daughter. the Princess Helene. whom the
Crown Prince of italy, Victor Emmanuel,
Duke of Naples, Is TO marry. He warns
her that call IS not gold that glitters,
and tells her TO keep constantly in her
thoughts that happiness hardly eyer
takes its. seat upon a throne
Under the kingly diadem' he says. us
hidden a crown of thorns. and thou hast
never once found i'm story a truly happy
king. No, the true happiness wilt thou
find only in that little corner Of thy
house. where thou flndest thy work, for
human wishes are subject TO Gods dis
posal"
4 Frenchman named RaOul owned a
small place on an isle near New Caledo-
mia. lie was accustomed to 20 10 Nounna
ON the latter island for his household sup
plies. one day he sailed tbither I'm his
cutter with two men 10 help him. All
went well until they were on their way
back and were within a short distance OF
Baiiiy his home. Then a sudden squall
overturned the boat and drowned all
three OF the men. in sight Of RaOufs fami-
lv. who were on the short awaiting them.
Ii happened that the provisions that
were In the boat were urgently needed by
the family. which thus had not only Il
fcarfu! bereavement 10 endure, but was
also threatened by starvation. Madame
gaoul. iG spite OF her grief. was equal 10
the occl sion. For eleven days she dis
played signals Of distress, but no help
came.
Both she and her five children were
nearly dead with hunger. Then she ~
last determined upon desperate eXpedi-
emit She took table and placed It on
the shore. Then she made her children