The National tribune., 1909-12-09

blood in 1t than the descriptions of the
hunt in "Merrie England" and the feast
that followed. Browning, in his
/ Flight of the Duchess" throws flash
of light on the ancient custom
when horns wind a mort and the deer
l is at siege,
Let the dame of the castle prick forth
i on her jennet,
| And with water to wash the hands OF
her liege
1 In a clean ever with a fair towel
Let her preside at the disembowel-
ing"
It will be remembered, perhaps, that
the fair. and tender-hearted Duchess
fatty refused to do this, whereby trou-
BILE quickly ensued. The feast which
followed the exciting hunt took place
in the great hall of the castle. decorated
with stagheads and other trophies of
the chase, and around the great table
gathered the knights in their scarlet
| or green coats and "weskits," high
topped boots, etc. The stag's head
graced the center, and the tankards
were of generous proportions. 1t was
the custom to treat the hounds with as
much consideration as the men pres
ent, and these were seated at table
among the guests and allowed to drink
|
pany. When they grew tired Of this,
they jumped down and went to sleep.
! A repetition of a similar scene was
attempted at Head River Inn, on Long
Island the other night, by the members
of all the swell hunt clubs around
New York. The men were in the ap-
Ipropriate hunting costume, copied faith
fully from pictures of we knights of
DID," and the women in full evening
dress, flashing with jewels. The room
was decorated as it should be with
Everything representative of the hunt,
and the hounds stafked up and down
the great hall, mingling freely with
the guests, and later jumped upon the
vacant seats left for them at table. 1t
must have been very picturesque
scene, certainly, and one hopes that
the presence of the dogs didn't take
away from the comfort or appetite of
the twentieth century women guests
who graced the occasion.
Zelaya, who, it might be said, occu-
pies the very front of the stage just at
present, hates us worse than poison and
never has attempted to disguise the
fact. He is rather an attractive man Oh
about so, of pure Castillian blood,
finely educated at the best universities
of Europe. accomplished and polished,
with that outside veneer of good man
ners which a European education gives,
and a man dangerously fascinating 10
the fair sex. He is a man of energy,
and of endless resources, impulsiVely
warm-hearted at times, and possessed
of fiery and ugly temper: IN MS
way he loves his country and her ira
ditions, and he has welded power
over his people that has been we'll
nigh supreme by sheer force OF Will,
/ and by thoroly. understanding the weak
nesses of the Niearaguans. He mas
got to step down and out now, tho.
| Andrew Carnegie makes us all feel
good. He says the business situation
couldn't be better, and he believes we
are in for one of the greatest and long
est periods of prosperity in the history
I of the country. There is absolutely
| nothing to worry over, he says, our
troubles have all gone. but times of
depression will come, because it is inn
possible to keep the country down. He
thinks the new bugbear, Hookworm,
will soon disappear, and the fight
against tuberculosis soon bring success
This fight, staid old Pennsylvania seems
to be leading at present with its s2,-
900, 900 recently appropriated by the
Legislature to fight the dread disease.
Mr.. Carnegie says that while he is tre-
mendously proud of what America has
accomplished in the way of aerial nav1-
CATION, he doesn't intend to fly until he
has wings, ana ne, as wen dS everyone
else, hopes that time may be long
way off.
Count Boni, the Disappointed One,
has apparently given up the fight
against his former spouse with the
ample pocket-book, the now Princess
de Sagan, and has applied to the Pope
for an annulment of his marriage. This
| is supposed to mean but one thing
that the gay little count wishes to take
another plunge into the uncertain
waters of matrimony. He has been
unsuccessful in getting control of his
children or his hands on any of the
Gould millions, which brought him SO
much gay pleasure, so many "petits
soupes'' and dazzling smiles, and which
he threw away so foolishly. 1t is doubt
full If there are many people in the
world who have tasted the bitterness
! of remorse TO the extent Count Boni
has. And now he is going to try to
drown II all in another alliance. Well,
matrimony gives person plenty to
think about, certainly.