New York Clipper (Mar 1880)

4 ISTEW YORK:, S^TXJR3D-A.Y, M^RCH! ST, 1880. » Ten Cente. „ WEtm TO" OJPPBB, "~ ' iirftli»]ojiof IheTantahliMr hooiB »S5iiSnipUDledtohttTtD? W«*<»» ni?.GiSooSt In U"" m»n»ioM of bU», egjgSiuS" -"^ »«Pln«- "^S?^ diiTff Tou idlDtajm my hold, J"!CBtl»lo'hnmin: I Ions for thee, ntn, •"ESsSSoPiIilen If pmaed by thy feet, ««S»Slbybri»ttnea might Iwmrr. THE BLOIO)E SIEM: AN ADULTEROUS DRAMA. BTIITIEE DB MOHTEPIK. BT PACI. PEESION, Bin," "The BUtk Bud," "Tho Pride of pUTFUnHUBMBIITFS HDSBAND. ^glpJIEB h A UEEHNO or CBEDrrOBS, <«mld TOnr wUe deceive yon, Blay her I" A^iTthe advice tendered hoBlniids of the w jaj dear and distinguished friend tne yoongsr In a small pamphlet that wZTttme oeated an intense sensation. This SjUoofBSuperlatlToly proctioal, yet It Is BU«ht- wTniiiMl, end not altojcether suited to every- SLy^tagta. A dlstliujulahed pobUolst revolted ggl^itfrom the start, and since then a myriad jpiophlelshaTebabbleduparomid the anthor dm "Homme Femme," tmsttng to gather innlB bom his saccess. 1 tan JH) deslie to discuss the qneeUon. I Bk ilDpty to demonstrate, not from theories, Mbim bels, Uiat the right bestowed upon , ' ' by Aitlole 321 of the Penal Code is I w?" tnrOde and ezortritant. and must I ti-a maker, the hoiBO-Tender, the saddler, the Jewel- er, the tailor, the ehirtmaker, the bootmaker, the perfumer of the Count de Nancey, and, in addulOD, one of those emergent disoounteiB who negotiate—Lord only knows at what per- centage—the paper 6t the younger sons ol fam- ilies and of peo^e In society professing invisible wealth. The diminutive famllyreunion became, at the end of some minutes, exceedingly boisterous. Everybodyspoke atonce. Ilieoredltois chaffed one another. Fhiases as follows were to be heard bandied aloud: "Tea, yes, the Count Is enormously In debt to mel" 'As for me, I will pay him. I, now speaking, am his creditor to a vast amount 1" "What will you dosbont It? I haveunllmlted confidence " "That's very natnisL For a long while he paid. He was one of my beat enstomeie." "Tee, my dear fellow, it always commences in that style. At first they pay, then they foil beck upon credit, and unve stiai^tway upon the verge of bankrupcy. For over a year I have foreseen the final coUapee of Uonsleur De Nancey. He traveled too fist, likewise." "Tou snould have out oft supplies, if your scent was so keen." "Oh, yes; it ehoold have been done I But what steps to take? I was lured on—we cant always stop where we want to I" "It was oonfldenoe that mined us. Wiihout that, trade would certainly prosper." "Tou nev^ spoke a greater truth in all your Ufe t We must distrust everybody." "Tea: but then bualneos will come to a atand- Btfll." At least we vrill lose nothing." Undoubtedly; but, then, we will make noth- ing." ~'What does Monsieur De Nancey wont of us?" "He will propose some arrangement." '•I am afraid so." 'Seventy-five per cent,, perhaps." 'Or fifty." «~ r- 'Or twenty-five." 'I, for one, will accept no compromise." 'Oh, bah r 1 will not accept a deduction of fifty ceu' tlmea oiv my account, which calls for forty-eight thousand one hundied franca. He owes me. ni have my due." "That's naturaL Nevertheless, the Count may ask time." "I wlU refuse." "We will all refuse. At least, unless he gives ample gnarajitles." ''Tee. But suppose they are not forthcom- .A«pnm, teiTftde and exorbitant, and must 2iiSdiflad by futnie legislation, if not wholly should they not desire human Just- ^t»[gtiDlalm,as excusable at times, ambus- '^0isdisBaulDatlons, Iliageiiglsln the Bus de Boulogne acharm- w mwiu tn-rt maiiBion. erected between court- jnj od ^iden. Through a coquettfsh gate oitoMea its front, erected in the sWle of the I ffmimarK , s dooble filght of atepe leading to b ntaid|Bl eolnnce, and two el^ant wugs bMadat and leK of the comtyard In- (Ua( IheataUeg, carriage-houses and servants' oarlaB. HIghtopsof lindens,ofchestnulsand «oilier lo&y trees appear above the slate-cov- nd nol, with its leaden-crowned ridge, as litea ytmta adorning a warrior's hemlet. . sib mgidan, valued possible at some three toidnd ud fifty or four hundred thousand .tonea, 7u. dispUa-Us limited dlinensions^a. *»Tli«*C^"-Kct, IF^wari'tepbesiae^i . IB* hi it wtthoat remarking it, and ft was Uke- ito iBffleiilt to banish the memory of its pe- wHiritlm, CTtn it viewed only for a solitary (tee dsf in August, 1867—about nine o'clock atkamOEoIiig—Dumerous vehicles, hacks, hired oimges, an imiii»n.u> "breack," and a private ■aift BiKcessively arrived and took position leton die iron gate. ' Tlie piDprietors ol these vehicles and the tafoniyoccupants of the public coaches were ' 9Be& of Tuiona ago and appearance—some at- toed in the height of fashion, others with con- cdnfale fastiaioasneas in eoetume, otheia 'We wOl pniBne him to the last extremity." "We cannot put him Into bankruptcy, as ne Is not a trader." 'We can expropriate him. He owns his mansion and domains in Normandy, with a small chateau. All that's worth money." Without leekonlng the fnmltnie, which can be sold, the horses, carriages, harness, etc'' •The furniture I Never In my Ufetlme 1" claimed the upholsterer. "Dont touch that I I fortitd anyone touching that I—that furniture belongs to me I I leclalm it" "TU do the same thing concerning the horses, which are not paid for."^ ''And I for the hainess." 'And I for the caEriages.' A general <o2Ze reoeived the qnadiuple and egotistical redamatlon of the upholsterer, the hoisa^ealar, the catrisge-bullder and the sad- dler. . ^inlWmg TW M^iul ii JUl i l I n ll lt ' lliai li m r fWB andacioiia pietanse' for'turning aside, for the benefit of paiticnlaT individuals, chosea in ao- (ion, which might be regarded as common proo- erl7 and securi^ for oU, and they were loudJ;' proclaimiiig their opinion, when a door opene< I and a ]ac£ey, scrupulously- habited in black, better a gentleman than a servant. representing „ delivered sevorol words in the midst of the tu- multnons assembly, whose divers members were apparently upon the point of taking to their veiucles: "Gentlemen, the Count 1' Silence was estabUahed, as if through maglo and, however vivid may have been the interna . _ — . —, inlbation of these gentlemen, so strong was ^uaoa isriemissneasm dress and quesnonable I force of habit that their bookbonep onrved re- i Bla^ bat all resembilng.ona another br'ISpeottany'and'theilr poekerey^^ of ao expteasioii of Ql-hnmor upon their | |£toa commercial amOe -familiar to the lips of fumishere of goods in presence of a rich anopro- dlgal customer, who never diapnted the items of a bni, however important its sum-total. ftiirae coantcDances. tojaaiTely as one of these visltore descended an msconTejance and made semblance of ring- ^da gite-bell, a servant opened a snull door llwM sear the street-entrance), erased him to IBRQ( the courtyard and ascend to the poroh, ud Uiems Utroduced hiTn into a hajiosome BAoK-apertment on the first fioor, hung with taMeather, furnished with large divans, and cnoonlcatiiig on one side with the vestltnile ul cm the other with the recepUon-ohomber. TSattedomestic retired, aftersaylng: "SiaCimit desires you to be pleased to wait or a moment Here are cigara and news- TB." heLtherewore boxes in divera forms filled •natoBat, cazadora, ■partagaa, eonehat,imr turn. De Nancey aaseiited that he owed five I hood. She seemed keenly anpreelattva^eTaT^i^ thouaandtFanc8tohlBssddler.elKbtthousandBixl^"l<'°<ltoneea In herdeoUBSotherairiiMnir ■^he doctors adviaa me to remain on eonOtloa at sain and axhaastlon; it la better Ibr me tn. t&e low ran than Inaction. It la a nllef to my mind, and the . exoltament to which I have solonaliaea aooustomed takes me out of myaall Uy Uft U lianpterftit'tt" - ■ Best In peace,ChaitetteOnehman Hajtbsaar gels slug yon tbur sveftM.t muss i E> TO min x L CtVE. ■ aiiias roa nra nw-ToaK ouma. Toi will meet ma to-nlfkt, ion irlU mxt B% Ai oflen m met too of yon. And I louv vlita what lolarea ymi'U fraet ma.- De Nancey assented that he owed five nd francs to Ills saddler, elghtthouaandsix hiindred to his tailor, four thousand and ninety to , ..fc,,„ ... his ahlrt-maker. three thonaand five hundred | .J^„'*?eH'^JS'J^^.i?%K"S!SJSSf ss^ h-TdS^^d ts'^;^' I ^^^^ • "These small bills," quoth he,'tepUudng the huge sheetof paper upon the ebony centie-&hle, "mount up to, errora and omissions excepted, a grand total of three hundred and five thouaand and sixty francs. A mere bagatelle, as yon per^ celve." "Three hundred and five thousand and sixty francs a mere bagatelle 1" repeated Lebel-Qlracd, uphosterer. '"Hy heavens, yes I" "Well, we are nappy to leom a like sum to be of no Importance to you. Count; stOl, I believe I express the opinion of all my coUeagnea when aflumlng that none of us regards as a bag^elle that fraction of the sum-totS, whateverit may be, which should revert to him." "He is right 1" exclaimed the purveyors with perfect unanimity. Encouraged by this adhesion, and, moreover, I convinced that he spoke to the purpose, liCbel- Qirard continued: ' "We have been moved by the kind words uttered by you, Count, and are grateful for your eulogies, the more precious to us as emanating from a recognized connoisseur, from a distin- guished appreclatorof things as they should be. We have exerted all our efforts In the past to satisfy our honorable customer, and Infond to do so for the future; and now—and I continue to leak on behalf of iny colleagues I request e permission of the dount to represent to him that our time has value. 'Time is money,' as say tho EngUah; and since we agree vrith him as to the figures, we beg of him to reach the to'ious conclusion of this interview." Lebel-Glrard took pains in emphazlng in a peculiar manner the word here underlined. ''This conclusion I will notlong withhold from you," teplled Paul, without the sU^^teet embar- rassment "I have declared for some Ume pest, and not without regret that if my confidence remains the same in you, your confidence in me has , , . _^ . dimfflshed. Heretofore you never dog.mduMrae dog,Uam^ ' I eyed Iwy of twelve or Ibnrteeo Bnmniera. Toe slngulariy asked for money. "Because you gave it us,' voice. "A bod reason!" replied Paul, withasmOe. "True merit consists In not asking for it when I have it not to give." A general murmur hailed this aphorism as a specimen of false logic "Is it thus that you would act?" puraued the Count "Our friend Gobert refuses me a re- newal, as he himself stated a while since, and the eighty thousand four hundred and forty- five francs of value payable to his order vnll fall due at the end of the month." "I count for nottiing," Interposed the note- shaver. "The capitalists arranging the busi- ness will seek to recover their advances." "You have become pressing," continued Paul, "and I have already reoeived from some among you little notes not composed altogether in an absolutely courteous style. In a word, the atmosphere smells of law documents and the Sherifrs officers will soon open the campaign. Have I guessed aright?". No one responded forthwith to tils question, but after a lapse of some seconds the upholsterer muttered: "Damme i if the Count has decided not to sat- isfy ua., Certain it is some aqtfonliastojtie tal^ea. It wili.^ dans vftll^d^p' xetoeC' fifffl^e means for nvoldingthls liatsh alternative ——" "Yes, the means?" chimed in sdl voices. "I have consequently done weU,"reJolned the Count. "In convoking this assemblage, since this consultation may spore you a step very dis- astrous to your interests. Between us, gentle- men, no mlsudderetandlngl I owe you the truth, I will t^ it to you. and here you nave It: it is Impossible for me to pay you at all I" TO BE CONHNUED. Ae Z tall the old >toi7 onc« fl Fnll often Vn muimond thmt Mary. when only yoor ear eonld hear. And a pleunre. too tnaeltoiy. Wae mlBo u a price too dear. Ah, well, fbr the ehup, nuced edcea Of deepalT which ynn'Te helped ma over; And well Ibr the Bumcronj pled^rea Which were mmdo onder eceR^'eoorat. HowmylhonifatehATetBraedtoyoaover . . When daescame thlckerthaa imta^ ' And you nerer hare lUled mm nn, aover. Bat a witch tot me kept—and ehalat WlthoQl etimwbeny mark or a. '^VBel^ I was left a lone orahan, till chanea Dfaeovercd In TOO a one oaele. Whowae able to fliniUh flnoaaieat ' Then .meet me to-nlaht. fikr Pre goi *ar New nlfller Pd Itin etora away. While ettons aa tbe aeenl of meo nllar ShaUbe IhepercenL I wlDpajl y. B A MOW TAia. BDBIAL. VBirm KB T BI mr 'Toax ourna. The bonae was an old one, built of loo, the latar- Btlces filled up With Stone and sand. 'Ae door wis a crazT one and stood aUgiitly ajar, wblla the win- dows were stuflM with divera caat^ff gaananta. snchas coata,hata, and an old cavaliT.hloneor yellow and blue. In Ihint of the house was a wood- pile, with plenty of chins aeattared atonnd, and a broken axe leaiilng against one of tbe logs. Then there were a wagon with a broken wheal naar by, and crouching under the tongue of the wagon a yellow „^ ^ ^—awUd- des* ..t.^ . I olate, almaet monrnftil appesnnte of the place lm< intermpted a preaSad ma atrangely,aiffllnvOluntBmy HEMOBIES OF CHABLOTTE CUSHHAK. TRriTO FOB THB STTV Touc cisrHm. Miss -A-nkie I*ixx,ey, .Actress and V^ocalist. a , r This smile appertains to the same family with those of fenule dancera. It is an emp^ cere- mony, vrithout significance. De Nancey crossed the tluesholdof the smok- ing-apartment, not vrith the embarrassed air of a man in debt, harassed l>y confronting a crowd of clamorous creditora, out with the Joyous oountenonoe of a benevolent host discovering himself in midst of his most int%iate friends. Count Paul de Nancey was in-1867 a man of about twenty-eight yeare of age, a very hand- some, unmarried fellow of distinguished ap- pearance, very seductive, and possibly knowing alittle too much. Tall, slenderand blonde, with JlJ^ett, ofteiing toOmatenis the boat Hav- <]ark-brown eyes, silky hair, naturally vraving, pndacts, and upon an ebony centre- I ^ pale countenance, or ra^er rendered pole •oe were plaued the ^garo, OaiiUria, Furis I through indulgence In woridly pleasuies, and '*nu and divers Illustrated sheets, avraiUng I long fine moustaches, turned up at the ends, he ■ne rarloDS hand to burst asnnder their vir-1 poesessed the head of a gentleman artist and of S^yy""' '"Wch bore the name of the J[ gentleman soldier, although art and the miU- ■iner o( the mansion—Count Paul de Nanoey. tary profession bad been the most inslmiflcant "0 tot arrival touched neither cigara nor of nlB oai^ He wore a cestou of block velvet rSJWara. He seated himself in a corner | (,{ ideal out white pantaloons, white waist- S*" jgiraaion of fil-temper, and grumbled I coat, buttoned almost to the tumed-over collar TMamMy tohtoiaell: of a shirt discloshag a nock of a whiteness -jiow he places me hi a position—this Is all and shape almost feminine. With this indoor ™n8 wanted I—I find it not to my taste 1" | costume tie exhibited so elegant a grace tliat. Laurent the tailor, one of his most rabid credit- ora, oould not restrain a movement of vanity, and bestowed tpion his colleagues a glance deariy signifying: , --"'•MM* uiBuo B |jc9i(uxo vi. DiufiAiDv | "HoW I'dToss him I WliBt a misfortune that Mm JSjS.' a'iranced towards those preced- clothes so splendidly fitting and worn with such Or-" ,'™rwarmly ekaking them by the ehic should bis unpaid fori" "l^Jf«»™<>d: „ The Count carried beneath his arm a huge J "•ladleni, lAurent, Chaudet portfolio of rod morocco, filled with jiaperB—a •"oaa I you here this morning?" veritable ministerial portfolio. „ _ . . . .. Perceiving this brl^t and Joyous ootinten' anoe, t-Ma air of indi^tence, and this portfolio, so amply cramined, the crednora experienced a deam of hope. .. . "A man below business would present a dif- ferent appearance," they-said to themselves. -Bu,i\^Zm I "This portfolio should contain heaps of bank- to w^!c°™deNanceyinBkeehIscompllment8' Xfjoa. xtie Count will liquidate our UllB,and, if oDiiwI prays him to be pleased to do not receive the gross amount we shall tfdoATw . Tuesday, August 4, atnlne neverthelMS handle the major part"^ ^^^H **t to receive an important comimml- I Tb9 commeroial amile was stexeotyped more . Land more npon every Jip. De Nanoey saluted in pojV MOW auigs the same song;" observed go etBOlons a'lashlo'ii that the relaxed counten- "JSr^ an^ dilated sUU further. He prepared to «Q BUne Is In the same tone—merely a Boeak. The orodltore prepared to drink in his !?lSj»mM," added Laurent w^B. •Wawi?™' resumed Lebel-airard— "My dear purveyora." he said, "allow me, in u^™ea caaa it Is a meeting of creditors." the ftot plaoe, to thank you as becomes my .menuy. conjoined tha three voices. dutv. You have responded to my caU vrith •-WM wanted U-I find it not to my taste 1" ™e aamd and third vlsitora knew not of the ™s Borhad an acquaintance with one an- ^ifiy contented themselves, conse- &i a summary interchange of saluta- "a.fonith made a gesture of surprise nj ilJfilonsee. dear Monsieur Lebel-Glrard." u?™^^' you all hither?" abtJlSS?.' responded the three visltora. StS?™'' drawing from their pockets sat- SiLT!r,''P'" Pteolsely similar.' One among S-T.t?™^ the contents of that received by ^acrtad aloud: I ■ With beating of the heart the orodltore await- ed this dramntte movement Their eyes ells- taned with wide-stietohed pupils, resembling thoso of a oat watching an unsuspicious mouse previously to bounding upon It Alas I the port- folio inclosed within its capacious fianJts, in Infinite numbere,. some bundles of etunped documents, but not the least semblance of a' bankbiU. This complete absence of paper pay- able upon demand "threw a cold," to emoloy Olboyer's expression. Illusions were dispelled, and the smiles followed the Uluslons. Never- theless, it vras shnply sheer justice to listen to that which Monsieur De Nancey had to say, and not a murmur was heard, notwithstanding clouds obscured the brown of all. Paul's countenance vras radiant, olthougp he divined miraculously 'that transpiring vrithin the minds of the purveyora; still an attentive observer might have detected a something sln- Kularly mocking in the expression of his eyes and the lln« of his mouth. De Nancey v?bs ex- ceedingly handsome—as wo have ali«ady stated _»Hi i7S?{ charming as was the exorosslon ol his tooTie habituaUyexpressodnetthor frankness nor goodneas. When the young man relin- guished guard over himself—which rarely oc- curred to him in public—his expression became deceptive and his smile almost malicious. He spread out before him, nilnutely and hi detail, the. documents, bills and vouchere, arranging them In definite order, as does an orator at the lejrislative tribune dispose, before commencing hlBdiscotirse, of the notes for his guidance and the fragments serving him, in case of need^ triumphant quotations, as data defying oontia- dlcUon. >nd as victorious arguments. 'Tho work o" claseiflcaUon finished, ho tmfoldod a huge saeet ol paper, covered vrith mmes and flgmes; then, aijusting upon his left eye a i^tSistalmonocle, maintahiod in place by a knowing oontraotion of the eyebrow, he resumed his speech. ,' . ■ "You can well imagine, my dear friends, quoth he, "that I have gratified mv desire in hsvinic you all assembled here this morning sim^ with.the aim of talking ovormattare, in a pmily domestic style, .and our mutual interests. You have probably fathomed Atd] The list of creditora Is ceive me grateftil beyond possIblUty of eipress- winythouriitsl r am leased w^ this aml- ie replied with mute eloquence. . oAe assemWago. You have offopded a thoti- ice, the Count has disarranged gand proofs of the good sentiments you onter- ' in my behalf, and of the confldeiye hiBpIred *''i<4l9itw£6^.?''?P''^'ytoBe<»n»morfCT<io7i, creditor tfhat word 'credltof , - ^d which I cannot express, vromidiiig the wg"! muttered the Uitee voices In unison, ear and ■""ihn.ting intimacy. Let us sup- 'si^ beK'» ?o=ned Labd-Oirard, "we -wlU pjees It" ,^ ^ *"^-^n long whot are his intentiens re- *^"The Devfll the DevUP' quoth aside some ian^. miUng, let us smoke -for I among the Count's auditors, "uaaato. Here aresomelikely-looklng I tUs exordium disquieted them. „j, 7? devill cigars at from seventy-five I one among them, more partioulariy versed in m.;2S®.'™'0 eaohl Aht tho Count I classical litSature, thought despite himself, of (jjl^oqmeuyi NothinglDO good {or Um, theimmortal scene between Don Juan and Mon- •II ttSf ' 1' to true that vre jtay for giear Dlmanche, and his conntenanoe, moment- "ttcome^JS*^" P*y8 with money .due us 1 arOy radiant assumed a serious aspect ?«fanM Make ourselves at home, '^teke seats, my friends," continued Paul,- ""Petiaki ifv J''"''* sp^ro our portagas and designating with a gesture the divans placed **ny w. JSr ''ill be a march stolen on the aioSd the smoBng-aportment "We may.perw; -.Uili" d«Si» smoke on account." . ohanoe, dlsouss^length, and I doubt not that. ■ 5" lioiB»2J?proved a Buooess. the disousslon will result in eetabllBhlng perfect 'j'lt tE. PUlsged. Erarvone struck a I harmnnv between us.'' !«ivB»,l?¥'.'»"n™encodBprmdlng their L t£B«^"^*^<^ouB perfumes, when the. '•Wto»JS^*?*'*J»r'™ent opened several ™™w4oeaslon to afford Inbbdnction CHAPTEB'n.—THH DBBTOB. TheoreditcMS-lnstalled.theinaelvaa. DeNan- *»t»hSC^*««sfontoaffbitf Inbodnction I ceyseatedhlmsdf inttelr t»niJIJ>"i^«'°P?i^ '""owed by a sixth, ei&slde of tte ebonytaWiMtaawd i^^^ la pJLf?Inuaense breack. which-h&drove of the apartment «nf-npon_wl>l=l^,,"^ - >•■••"- ■ aTrooMtrio-Sganoe his entrMM, deposited &e red portfolio; He eTOBBoio WDB—~= leased with his fingin^aid a slIv6iMcni>h, set- lifc^l^^lndlvldnals finding; themaelveB-in gngln moHoii the spiln* » cjgojaledjojk. iS5**'n»>ledlaiiS^aiSSotooftte AdlnHngwasheaPifSa^tteporlMtoopeM-J were the npholatm5^fte.canIsg8-J dliBolo8lngIt»o9Btent8tothevieworBlL--; my dwlgn, did you hbtTV '•Parbleur "—" " muttered a voioe, with something of a growl. Paul smfled and bowed. "I vrtts certain of lt"'be resumed; "nothing escapes youl .Yes,.we have,.! am hiwy*>*% liiterStsincommon. Although you may not be creditora of mine, I am none the less your debt- or and I dMlre to be such to agreater degree. I would desire, this very day, to owe yon ten times as much. Yes, upon my word and honor, I speak the truth." : ' ^ ' .. At^ls pofatsomo eDtolamations were uttered, but vrith omldity. . . „ Oh hahl"qubthsomeone.withmanile8tlrony, 'The Count owes us quite enough," muttered some others, ^, . j j "Why does he try to increase his indebted' ness?" "You ■will understand in a moment my excel- lent friends," repUed De Nmcey, vrith his per-, petual smile, -which (despite his knowledge; per- Sance) betokened augmented raillery. . • ; He Blanced for aii instant or two through his. monoSeover the hn»B papsr, wmUniaed th» names and figures, and continued:'. . < - "Imbued vrith a- profund respect for the Immortal axiom 'Good accounSs moke firm friends,' and desiring, my dj^ purveyora to consorveyour precious sympathies I have taken narUoular care In arraiiglng my indebtedness tnfireDroachalile order. I know my.situation, Bs wdfas If not much better than, a sworn ad- iMtarvrould know that of a bankrunt nnhonor- ^rfbv his Oonfldenoe, and I bdieve ft to be use-. foL before Mo£re8aag further, to demonstiAte SSt vre arelA pttfeet^annony fitom our point S^departnre,-^I)o4btleas. the conclusion of SurSSvteirl-that is to BByj_our point forai- rival—will ^flm stfll more stspngiy a harmony "'■aJaSSSt'ekciniium. veriwse and singularly aaUafiod nobody. The creditora In- Xffi^dif ttemsSves whither their debtor was SSSi ttem, and, being .unable to reply, grew otpcure, quired ( leadJIng °^a^" coinllnued Psiui:'leaning; the Index- idiS?^ his left h^JUiiJA^ ?>e*g S4p^^ Sailed out.beforehfi-''^-<»n »»J9u^ S^lS of yw credits- We.wiD, if you Aeelre run over it together. I have not followed an alphabetical order, giving proferonco to the larger stuns. To every lord all honor. Mon- sieur Gobert opens the hall." The glances of all were tumod upon the in- dividual designated, whom Paul saluted vrith a bow and a smile. He was a small man, still young, very thin, almost bald, sufficiently well dressed, having the appearance and dress of a deputy in tbe Kinisby of Finanoe. He would have seemed entirely insignificant without the singular expression of his round, gray eyes, vvhich, from their proximity to a ttun. hookod. nose, gave him the appearance of a bird of prey. After having bowed and smfied, De Nancey re- sumsd: Atwut two yeara ago, the morrow afteraday, or rather of .a night upon which luck at bac- carat ran singularly hostile, Uonsleur Gobert' vrith whose inexhaustible condescension all faris is familiar, loaned me upon my note at three months the round sum of twenty-five thousand francs " "Pardon; pardon. Count," Interrupted Gobert; do not confuse ourselves, If you please. I loaned you nothing at all. The limit of my re- sourees precluded—which I regret—personally making the 'discount But I am acquainted with heaivy capitalists 'who, a'ware of my hon- esty, and convinced that nothing In the worid would induce my abuse of confidence through frivolous repfesentaUons, operate nwotlations of certain values not stricUy commercial which I propose to them and consent to endorse—ns a moral guaranty, be It understood, for I repeat I am vrithout any fortune." "Incredible, my dear Monsieur Golrart," re- sumed Paul. "Still, it I alluded toyou, it was you only I knew in the matter. Those heavy capitaUste whom you to-day evoke remain tome in a mythical state." "They do not make their appearance in busi- ness of this description." "Why?" "They are great guns, plllara of the Stock Ex- change, and desirous of preserving their In- cognito when reaping benefit slightly exceeding legal interest upon operations through my mediumshlp "Oh I sllghUy over leigal interest I" Interrupted the Count ul his turn. "It is scarcely so, since the original twenty-five thousand francs have grown since two yeara I Successive renewals, bbnusias, commissions, primage and what not have served ss pretexts to make the snowball grow in size. To-day they are represented by the modest sum of eighty thousand four hun- dred and forty-five francs. You perceive, gen- tlemen, this is modesty personified 1" Upon heating the superb figure enunciated by the Coimt, the creditora directed upon the biald- patod money-lender ^ahoes replsto with the most sympathetic .fire ol admiration. ' 'Ahl the.gay fellow!" they muttered one to another.. ."There's a man who. understands his business I" Gobert arose briskly. "I imagine I can discover a vein of raillery In' the Cotmrsexpressloiis," he said, with the tone of a 'viper. "If the'buslness does not suit him,, it strikes me, nothing obliges him to continue it To-day, for the fii^ time, the Count seems to oompjaln. Is It because money-Iendera refuse' to renew his obligaUons for a longer term?" "You'have mIsunUeratood me, my dear Mon- sleur Gobertrexclaimed Paul laufljiln^. ."I. desired simply to state that bavfiig received, twenty-five thousand francs two yeare. ago, I" owe to-day eighty thousand four nxindrea and forty-five. Biit I can even double or treble that amount without greater coocem, and, above all, without cause for complaint. In fact I have not the faintest desire for complaint, as you vrill be shortly convinced." Gobert lowered his head-wtthont a reply. This dubious expression set him dreaming. "The second upon my list," puraued De Nan- oey after a pause, "is our friend Xebel-Oiraid, an upholsterer of talent worid-ranowned. who has elevated winddw-trinimiiigtr ahd furnlture- dreaslngs.to the. standard of a solancel The most gorgeous mansions of Paris ore enriched by his labOT, and'glory In it t . I am his debtor to the amount of sl^^ ttiouaand three htmdred' and fifty francs. That is about ria^; is it not, my-dearslr?" .. "Exactly, Count" responded the nidiolsterer. '.It is. tlte precise footliig of my little hUL com-' prising the decorationa and furnttareor Had- emolselle Com Saphlr's bedchamber, and the boudoir of tho married lady In the Hue de Belle- chasse—^I discreetly omit mention of her name." Lebel-Glrard laughed. Two or three of his colleagues, married men, imitetcd his example. He resumed his decorum, and oontinued: "I have hero In my pccketbook a bill .of Items, receipted In advance, which I can pro- duce.*' Each creditor placed his bond upon bis pock- et and each pocket contained a bill ready for production. Paul stopped their movements. "The moment has not yet come," said he; "let mc continue, I beg of you." And he did continue: "Monsieur Anderson the jeweler—or rather the Incomparable artist, the-modem Benvenuto Cellini—is my creditor for a sum of fifty-three thousand two hundred and twenty francs. It Is, In point of fact a mere trifle if we take Into con- sldereUon the spjendid shonldera, the charming arms, the divine hands, whose brlUianoy and grace has been helgbtened by his diamonds, pearls and rubles I To you, my dear Andeapon, I am Indebted for fascmatiiig smiles, for llatter- ing successes I Believe me, words cannot ex- press my giatitnde. In tact, so grateful am I that my conscience tells me I can never repay tho debt" . . The ambiguity vres manifest Did the Count allude to the debt of gratitude or the book-ac- count, when declaring It Impossible of liquida- tion? Pending tho doubt the Jeweler indulged In a grimace. "The remarks made to our friend Anderson, resumed Patd, "are likewise applioabliei to you, my dear Monsieur Falladleux, carriage-maker par eceeVence, whose most trivial productions combine, in proportions heretofore unknown, distinction vrith elegance, ^d surpass by a thotisand degrees the most 'irreproachable pro- ducts of EngUsh gianlus, to which >we have ever l>een regarded as Ignomlnloos tributaries I To you I have been indebted forthe gtaUflcaUon of catiBlng Marguerite Dlalgny to tUiplay bythe lake-shore her resplendent toilete In a veidcle worthy of her I Nini.Mouohette, too, made my heart, through you, leap vrith pride as she drove, with firm hand, bar pony teun to one of your stnhnfng' phaetons.' Bertha' lAiiilic^ Kracottilly lounging d^n the blue cnishions of a 'Victoria as aerial as herself I To you Towd the greater portion of the cMc and the success de- rived from these enchanting creatures." "And the Count owes, me, likewise, for their carriages," ifiuttered the carriage-builder,"!orty- elght thousand one hundred francs, or there- abouts." "I was about to remark it," replied the Count "I am not theman tocheapen, as youareaware, talent akin toyotnal ' Tfamgs beyond price are never too dearl I estimate so perfecUy the value of' the exquisite vehicles emanating from your hands that^ declare themiupurchossble." The oredltois looked upon one another. De- cidedly, the Count emplqyed- singular terms. A vague .uneasiness was Delng engendered, still how could It be Imsginedthat dHonsleur De Nancey 'wasindulging in the Imprudent pleasure of evoking a'tempest In which he must be swamped? ' "And nowyour turn, my dear Monsieur David Meyer," oontinued Paul;"for to you, c^oiy of the. Champs Elyseea, belongs i.ustly ttlbute of my eulogies I The grand caniage-horses, three-qilarter blooded, of the aforesaid Uor- guo'rite DDBlgny: the black ponies of Nlnl Mou- chette, the higb-ored pacera of Bertha lambert deslgiiBte as fli^losd the stable of their formation, and no one vras Ignorant that ihey came from your estabUshraent:" "Ah r muttered David Meyer in'wardly, "cculd I only see them return t" ''Forty thousand franco for those three tuiii' 'out3,'' '<Miitinued De N'aa(^;^"h6thhig at all I I rep^t that°efveixi(t>°rB aiid'upbB' fll-occa- sions I sonhdyour praisesIhevery cftraln^iond If the ICectoTM, epeaUng to clubs and aoloonja. Is paid as UbetaUy.asfor pOSs in:the newsda- pers. ytra are, at this moment mostassuredly my debtor, and In very lajge amounts. Never- theless, be at ease upon that score," added .ttio- ychmg'man'bnghln^y. ' "I'di(d that from sym- g^h^.jand. maka so^^cbajge. fox'.s^ervlcee ren- •<an^ia(dcy r thou^ldie libnedeaii^.' , The most Impioriaht paiveyMB navftig'beian poaeed in review', the oilnor CTeOlton oamei In- Many yean ago, when Chariotte Coahman 'waa playlnk in Balttmora. Ud., I liad occasion to'go to a dentlatthere, onef f tha moat akUUai aiid ftahlon-. able Inlhat clt/. Hanging on the wan immediately In taoe of bis operaUng-chalr waa that well-known engnvlng of Roas Bonfietir, vrith Its noble, clearly- cut featurea and rather nondescript coetome. I commented on it admiringly, and the doctor de- marked: 'Hlaa Onahman the actress vras here the other day, and, like many of my patients aha, too, no- ticed that portrait 'irbv, that Isn't like RoaaBon- henr,' aatd ahe; *I saw her In Paris, and ahe la aa homely a woman aa I am.>" He scarcely knew what reply to make to a oom- psrison BO honest so Bair-depreclating. Tet who minded the homeUness ofChsrlotte Coshmant Many of us ore insensible of the extent to which our eati. mate of a pd^nlar actreaa Is Inflaenced by her pos- aeeston of personal cbarms; If not the actual posaea- Blon, at least the artfDl simulation of lines of beauty. She wholslbrced to contend with Natore'aveto anon such an aBanmpfion has an additional obsta- eie, and a most potent one, m the path of dramatic art It was a genuine triumph of Misa Coahman's his- trionic geiuaa that she could astisltoatorily portray the lives and the lovea of tbe young and the tax with- out any mde ahoCk to the Imaglnatloit. Spectators wen held bo enthralled by her spell that they were ready to ibiget that Bhe herself'was not Ihlr. As It often occon 'With theee unlovely thces, the charm withheld In youth la ahadowed forth. Idealized, in a compensating old age. I heard Ulas Coatiman read during her lost ennagemeut In Waahington. and memory brtngs herbsck to me most sttnctively as ahe looked that night Nothing could have been In better artlBtlc keeping than her costume—more cal- culated to tone down delects and heighten every pleasing attirlbnte In a woman of her age and ptiyalque. She wore a pearl-gny allk, with a very luatroDB aheen; soft laces about her throat; a bril- liant diamond sparkled there, relieved by black vel- vet ribbon; anouter ahone aomewhere In her t>ean- tUDl. allvery hair, which 'waa almply and carefoUy arranged to ahow her well-ahsped Dead. Her prea- ence waa stately, majestic; and Bunering—the spent flames of eartbiy hope—had aoftened the Btroog, rugged outline of her face. I bad seen her yean hefbro on the atage, been thrilled by her ren- dering of Sbakeapeare'a traoedlea, but I shall al- -waysoe glad of this one gllmpae I had of the woman Charlotte Cnahman aa ahe appeared to her friends In social life towarda ttie end of her re- markable career. Stia read aaleoUons from "Romeo and Jallet>' and some short minor poems. We forgot that she was old—that love, had it ever existed In this fbrm for her, was now bnt a dream of the past only to IM nrived and renewed In the perennial bloom of those Elyalan fl^da whither her Ibotstepa tended. It was the voice of Juliet we heard In ber Immortal youth, whose passion through all the centuriis baa never grown cold: aire me my Romcol 'When Bbe read Lon^Uow'a funoos poem of "The Skelewn in Armor" some of her touches riv- eted the audience with a alienee at once prolonnd and reverenUaL As ahe rendered the line: For etae wu a motAer, all motherhood seemed preaented to tia in her tone. This Is the grand, the mvlne quality of genius—Its ability to portray, to expreaa, what It never knew save by inmiUon. During this aame vlalC to Waah- ington Was OuBhman dlstingulahed herself by her generous spirit towarda younger asplrante on the tollaome road to Ihme. men Annie D. Ware, a popular and ambitions amateur there, 'was Introdnced, and moat gracious- ly received by the great actreaa. Anxloua to form profeaalonal engagementa, tbevray seemed longand dark ahead—the "mlUa of the gods," aa ever, "gronnd slowly." shall never forget Ulm Cashman," aald Miss Ware to me afterwards with moist eyea. "llovethat woman; ataellatenedto me read aomeof herown places with the kindest attention, and, taking me by the hand, said: 'You have every reason to be encouraged. Persevere, and never deapalr of suo- ceas. Ihave Iieen through It all.' Still later on, when the long yeara of pain had nearly 'worn their way to a close, we aee her track still more marked -with these flowen of reollngahd care Ibr htiman woes. An aged Quakeresa in Fhll- addphla hod atriendtherewho vras nndergolng all theurtureaof the dlaease which was wasting lUas Ouahman's rital IbrceB. Hearing that olover-tea had been used by her vrith good edtet ahe took the liberty of vrtUlng to ask if this vras'truly thaeaaa, and some particulars as to Ito use. Aahortnotein reply vroB all she expected. But in a frw dayaa carriage drove up'to the door, and' Hlaa cuahmaii heraeff alighted.' • - "I came to aee Ibr mysel^r.' ahe aald on meeting Mia. fr—» "I ffcsl such a deep Tibv^J^ anyr one' afflicted: as 1 am that .1 wante d, to g ive ro° what benefit I comdlbr your fitlend ttom n^own «xpaitenoe, taoTer4e»wUI po*cure*.Miao«oos affotlos—nnthlngwUl; but it Uapuit^ J^vJfS ;ti(Mted by, u Miworartly. anil, wortd-sdriaw ths .ladJ,»a!MaU,^^E>ew.^.^,:^^j^),a , 'we drew rein in front of the house'and looksd it over in ti- lenoe. For several aecondanotairoiTl was nokan; then the boy, aa If to exjdaln the mystery that hmg over the place, pointed to the cabin vrith a toHor hla yellow hair, and aald: "A man Is dead in thar." "la that ao?" aald I. "Wholaltr* "Dad," 'waa the quick reply. ■Yea," be went on, "he jumped off very tuddan—a tree ftll on Idm and cracked his skull. So, you aee, ha'a dead now, an' me *n' mother an' the rest of 'em on left to go It alone. Don't you think It lookaUke a pretty oold deal, stronger?" I acknowledged as much, and the yoiug nunmt- alneer continued: "Thay are having a big tox<has0 Just now, and dad waa the best fbx-himter in ths-conntiy; ft did beat all nater bow he vrould htmt 'em down; an*, stranger, he waann good for anything else." It aeemed queer to hear tbe boy talk; he had aa<^ an eaineat way, and waa ao Innocent In Ills expieaalona. "When and where win the fDnerol ber>laikcd altera whUe. "Ihe parson is out on the Ibx-huutliist now," replied the boy; "bnt, I reckon, heni lie in dlrestly, and then we'll tote tbe body to the. sehoolrhoiiae, and have ths dolngB thar." Fnt^joon there came up several taiL'yellow-' chaae, t the parson.' And h'e was a queer specimen.. Bli< gaimente were of home-spun, and in-aaiiig In ereiy way. He wore hla hair long, and tila beard atrag'^ sled aU over his fltce like rines on tbe bide of a bin. By Ills directions the corpse was takien to the Bchool-honae and pIaced.on a rude bench^to front of tbe pulpit The latter was made of logs, and. Uke tbe house, had neither tieaoty nor arehltectiBal EroporUona. A amall boy brougbt a wooden bucket air ftaU of water and placed It on the pnlpU. Tbe dipper was a gonnl, and pi«acher and people used it continually. Tbe men occupied one aide of the honae-and the women tbe other. Tbe latter were dressed in calico, wore sun-bonnets, and were taU. homely and freckled. Tbe men carried their rlfies, and appeared imeasy and resUesai In the course of the funeral dlaconrae, 'which the preacher Jost no time iix.beeiiminff.riaamBfl .the. ibuowmgActs: That thcname of fMOMetted'WU ' Jim Fattenon; thaMie had lived ttten Xrom'hlalioy-' hood; that he waa a noted fox-hiutor; and that Ida death just at that time was an nnkliid cut of Prori- dsnce, Inasmuch as a big fox-himt was In presRsa. "It Isn't In the calendar that he should die lo Boon," concluded the speaker; "a man never goes tlU hla work la over, an' Jim Patttrson'a work 'wasn't done yet by a long abet 'Who is thar In this neck o'timber that kin take bis place in a ibx- chaaet Poor Jlml he'sgone tojlne the angela." At this moment and just as the preacher wan stx^t to Isimch forth to a brilliant eulogy of his late aaaodate the dlatant baying of botmda yeaobed the eanof the mourners. Tbe exborter stopped short In an Instant and alter IMcning a moment in alienee turned to the people and said excitedly: "They've treed the coss, dead aartln' and sure. We'U close thU meetiu' without slngln', an' It win beau the sameto Jim Ifyon Jls'lethlm restwhar he la and so for the fox, red hot and a-blllng." In lesa than a minute not one of the mala mourn- en remamedlnthe house, and only the woman were left to guard the remalnaof poorJlmPatter- aon. In an hour foUowlng the men returned vle- MriouB from the chase, and then a Uttls earth was Bdrred up on the top of the tun, and tha body was laid away from sight or man forever. Bunoiaie, Arlc, Feb. SO. J. Kn/r H. '-'gUe'maaB a _ lbs QSSSm:*tmtt ^U>-heut, aa , , my, iMliVont^ ■ C**"^ MISS ANNIE PIXLEY, as ahe la proieaalonaUy known, was bom In New York Olty In iBSei At the age of elgbteoa monthn she waa taken by her parents to San Franolsoo, OaL, and, a ftw yean after their arrival, her ttther, Bo- lana Shea, a brother of the Hon. Oeorgs. Bhea. Cblef-Justice of the Marine Court of this ol^, died, and thencelbrth the care and education of uia four cbtldren devolved upon tite mother. An of these children at an early age displayed such rBrevooal abUl^ that It -was aeemed advisable, that, they should exerelse their talents in aid of thatr own support; consequently, a juvenUe conceit Heupe was organized, conaiirtlng of tae HUm ii Anme, Minnie, Lucy and Master Plxley, and tbey gave aucceaatDl entertalnmente In all of the primcl- SI mining towna in CalUbrnla, and subaeqnentty ored Oregon and Brttlah Colombia. Retoniliigu Son Frinelaco, Mlaa Annie Plxley was engagedby Manager John Beimett to go to Sydney, fr.S. W., where Bhe played Ibr one year in his stock company. Becoming homesick, she returned to 'Frisco u 1876, and there joined the stock company of the Grand Opera-boose, making her llist appear- ance In "The SnowllakB."' Snbecquently ahe was Bpeelally engaged by Barton A HID o f tfe Cal lter-, ma Theatre to act the Widow in "The wSsnS," In which she oclileved a marked iacvat, Jo«ph Jeneraon, who was to !» the succeeding star at- tiacUon at this theatre, alter aeelng ber play the Widow, particulariy requested the management, as vre sre informed, to eiigage Mlas Plxley to Im- personate Gretehen in "Rip 'Van 'Winkle." This was accompllahed, and ahe played that role doling Mr. Jefferson's engagement, and he advised taerto visit the East A ahe might there find a larger field for the ezerelae. of her talents. At this tlnie the drama of "M'Ubs" vras produced, and John E. McDonongh tMught it and engaged' Mlas Kaly May hew to impenonate the title-char^ acter dnrlng a aeaaon's tour through tbe counny. Miss May hew IkUed to keep her engagement with Mr. McDonouRh, and he inlbrma na that Josepn Jeflferaon adrised him to engage Mia jPJilj>y to sup- ply her place. This was do*, and Tt'll w."^" MlBSlwey in the tlUe-rolo, ■was adrnttaed to no SrodDced In the Grand OMn-^otae.ta^Otatitr, ept 0,1878. Preriona to that n?.??5r^',S~ Mayhew had arrived here^frpm'Mscj^anA ing to be the sole owner of the gWJSSfSJg*^ ofonr courts an InJuncUon^;^^!^^^*^^- SS^Sis bUlK pJSlucHoulninifo'S oudsn: the radolnal injunction was' snstaliMd ^and con- ^n^^Ml torca. It was claimed tbtt tiMne ^iSntwo versions of the drama in eUstenGe, JS'of wuchl^ been surreptittoualy oMaln^ Si' Sd SK^McDonough then purehased the Sftgl^^vSonnom Its author. "M'Um"with viuPtxley aa the chief ftetun, was flnt pro- JSSduSB North Broad^street Tbatn ms£g- nM^PU. Oct a, and ran three weeks. Itwasnaxt^ i^Sl in'the Oalety Theatre, Boston, Mass„'aiid'- JSIlng that engagement It ag^ became the nb- laet of Utlgation, in which, however. Mr. >Mc- fibaoush mumphed. After a tour of' th^ ^^i^arenlt the combination retnnied to FbU' fdSSua, where Miss Plxley played VUasat Us walnnMtieet Theatre dnilng^he hoUdByL Ob Feb 10, U7«, MlBB Plxley began an engagnn^tu tbe Hofth Broad-street Th^tre, In Hat ^,->i^ mg Josephine tn '^Plnafbre," and aiMtu(iMM[ ner encagemant there, she resumed travelMnwus •^XlSs" CombUialton, whti tilimiA ^>f*SK?.ut BavenyaTbeatre, OhtcagO) m,JM«^5ggg!P —ood a tonrat tfie'wBmit Ag^^lBTi; whj^ detat'Uthe M^Sitt^