New York Clipper (Sep 1880)

Editor OLUd. Propiletoir. f UFE'S CROSSES. WBlim FOB IBX SSW TOIK CUFm, BT TAN PrKB BBOWK. HswxaoMmod wMk ud •hxbbilj drn«d. Tba Uau-baiaawraek ot • muu ir tire Ike* b« ta>d noppM S K»nr For Piu bad damlt him inui7 a blov. Now ■quiclr ud now Cram bataind, WUh •IdkoM and porertr Urlot talm low. Then oncllr making Um blind. As I dropped a pittance Into bu bat I laid: ''Tonrlotlabaid:'* 'S,5?£5S5?'i •n»»««<l: "Tea. It U that. For FU blind and poor, and bamd From all that ilTei to Uie lu Jor— Tet pertiapa It u only-D7 inare; For tba man vaa nerar yet bom, my boy. Who hadn't hli crost to bear I" 1 walked tfaronjib a liunoua uptown iqaare. - And I enrled the rieb man^a eajie; Bnt lot on the illTer door-bell there A crape flotiefed out on the breese. Ah. thla, 1 reflected. 1* gold'e alloy, Aodlmottcredto empty air: •^r man waa nerer yet born, my boy. Who hadn't hlicrois to bear!" . 1 heard the plandlu and lanafater rloc IQ a theatre packed totbe walla. Where the atar waa a lamona comedy-kloe Whoamlted in reaponaetothe calb; Tet I knew Le bad borled that day the lor Ot a lire with bU dead child fhlr— "The man waa sarar yet bom, my boy, Who hadnt hli eroai to bear 1'' I thoocht of • poet who labored lonr In angnlah and want, alone. lUl he rae m the m]«hty wlnge of nmt To the helghu which lew bare known ■ Then fsU the blliht of dieaaas to deetroy The aweeta be bad won In deapalr— "The man waa nerer yet oom. my boy. Who badnt hla cross to bear 1" I thonabt of a Jnd^ who wmt honored of men For the power and place he had won, Yrt the felon, one day. In the prisoner's pen. Araa the Judge's otily aOQ. 9 /of And tUnklocuf this—how wealth and bms And honor and power and all Hay each bare lis iai*l to bide, or Its ahame. I could not ehooae bnt recall The words which the beKgar blind conld employ, InhUeheeiypbUoeapbyTmre: •The mu waa nerer yet bom. mr boy, who hadn't hia cross to bearl'' THE BLO IJDE SIREN: BY XATIER DE UONTEPIN. builitod bom tte origliia] la Flgaio** oTPuli VOB THB raw TOU OLimB. BT PAOI. PBESTON, Aalhar at "mii BUS," "The Black Band," "The Pride o< tba Arena,** etn. (Ooprrtghttd.) PART THIRD-ALICE'S LOVER. • CHAPTEB IX CONTDTOKD. That very evenlDg, leavliig Blanche eolltatr inhabitant of the foinlshed 'house occnpled by them Blnce momlnfr, he placed In his pocket a bundle of bantbfllB and presented himself at THE EBQSBAXi]> the munlng-taMtt. It wiiB^jniM««n|^nf^^^ when, upon entering the Conve: e he found himself ~ooikfronta«1 hw_ a ffrout) of [e.wae^fiei^upoiTIE&e DoUevn^^r-ln thU.. greoi-ioom ot &e Opera. The test would be decisive. Should the rarlsiana fall to recotgpilze him, then his transformation was complete. Instantly modifying the habitual ease of his carriage, assnmlog a dignified demeanor, cold and somewhat haughty, as becomes a baronet. conservaUve to the minutest details of his pr> Tate life, he continued his walk. The young men gazed at him in cutloelty as he brushed agalnsttheirlittleproup. DonbUtss they would speak to him. He slackened his pace and listened. "Who is that?' inquired one of them, "An Englishman beyond doubt," was tho reply. "It is the first tipie I haye seen him, never- theless it seems the lace Is familiar to me. Yes, to be sure, there is a imemblance " "To whom?" "To tho Frlnce Gregory B Do you not tli'nk so?" "Heavens I yes. Still—in any case, should the resembiance exist, it Is very yague, and not at aU striking." Gr^ory had heard enough to assure him that bis new metamorphosis would not be read- ily detected. ' He proceeded straightway to the table Of trent«-e!-qiiaraTtle, placed a tnoasand-ftnno bill on tha Hed, won, made h paroll lour times In sncceEsion, and retired his money at the pre- cise moment when the Block commenced to emerge. An hour subsequently he rejoined Blanche, carrying with him gains to the amount' ot flfty-flve or sixty thousand francs. "See!" said he to tho Countess, displaying roufeaiiz ot gold and bnnkbllls upon the Uttle table near which she was reading by the light of a couple of wax candles. "Have I wasted my rtmo Hrie evening?" ''It Is, then," she murmured with bitterness, "for monoy that you desert me I Ah I Gregory I" The Wnilachian did not reply, but counted his winnings. "And, moreover," continued Blanche, "of what use to you this money? Tou have. Heaven be praised, no need for It. Tou are rich." "Have we «>vcr enough?" "Tes, certainly; yon at least—yon, Gregory, who know not the nmonnt of your fortune. It ytaa you yourself who told me so." "Doubtless; still circumstances may present themnelvca for my spoliation. If, for instance, the Fn;nch tribunnfs should pronounce con- demnation against me nothlne would prevent obtaining from the Hospodar the sequestration- of my domains in "WaUachla. Then I would find myself absolutely wtt})out resources." "Never; for, admitting even such a calamity should come to pass, there remains to yon what I possess." Gregory mnde a stately gesture. "And you have no right to refuso this for- tune," continued the Countess with animation. "I will be your wife—yon have swom it—and the wife's property is that ot the husband. Uoreover. is anybody enriched through gaming? What Is won to-day is lost on the morrow. . Despise such money. I l>e3eech yon, and do not leave me longer I Oh I quit rae not I When you aie not with me, believe me, I am heart-stricken. To follow yon I deserted all I Uy life Is inter- woven with yours, Gregory r Blanche arose. She encircled Orogoty's Beck with her arms, and resumed: "Gregory, remember I Tou spoke to me one day, and. your inspiring words will bo forever ftiaven iu my memory and upon my beoit. Oh 1 remember, you said to me: 'What matters ' the fall of empires, triumph ot ambition, su- premacy in power? There is but one thing here below which is teal, which is great, and which converts man. Into a god; it is love.' Thus thought you then. Hast thou forgotten? Gte«ory, 1 adore you ever, and I oontatue beautiful I Bememberl remember thyself P The blonde siren was irresistible, and the WallacWan that night promised everything her jealousy esacted of hfm. This, however, did not prevent his return on the morrow to the Convereation Saloon, there to gain, as ontha previous d.iy. a round sum of money. What could be expected? He passionately doted upon Uiat sonorous coin, those bllnring banknotes, heartily despised by the Countess, volimtar- fl; he repeated, wiUi the modification of a single word, that rhetorical sentence Blanche treas- ured at heart: "There is but one thing here lie- low which is real, which is'great, and which converts a man into a god; it is money l" Gregory's streak ot luck continued. Soon the German newspapers and French correspond- ents daily entertained the pnbUo with gossip TelAtlve to the miiacolous success of the Right HODOmble Baronet Sir John Snalsby of Snalsby House, a new Garcia, whoeo very presence In- spired croupiers with a wholesome dread. And while the Wallachinn, in fullness of hap- piness, pocketed the bank's golden wealth, Blanche, In her commonplace solitude, wept in anger and In grleL She felt herself disdained— she, the impassioned woman, haughty and self- tsb, prepared for absolute devotion as for Im- plaeablevengeaneel-Shetaadarlvalt Thitstfor play predominated within the heart of Gregory over fidelity to her peeriess beantyt To her voice, murmuring accents of love, he preferred the croupier's stentorian tones, endlessly re- peating: ' "Hake ybor game, gentlemen I Nothing goes further I The Bed passes—the odd wins!" She sulfpred bitterly. Still she would shortly suffer still more grievously; for her expia- tion xraa commeneltig, and it must attain an altitude in evil like unto that which she had done, which she was still about to do Heaven is Just 1 CHAPTEB X. MASKHOmELLK KAXIUtm AMD . PAIBT. At that moment oould be found in Baden two Puislans ot the-dramatic and gnUant world whose movements engrossed the attention ot re- porters for society journals. Both were decid- edly handsome. The atet had filled secondary parts in one of the Parisian variety theatres at R time when her hair classed her among the brunettes. Since then she had become an auburn, doubtless discovering that black eyes better suit lallow-coiored hair. Large-sized emeralds and royal Intlmaales had almost rendered her a celebrity. She gambled often and played high. She had, in the first inntance gamed large sums; subsequently, upon the dis- appearance of good luck, that coming from trenie-el-quara7Ue melted away in roulette. The second Ftarislan could, with better reason, pass for an artist, and liaa since vindi- cated her pretensions, demonstmting that lobor and an energetic will create out of a charming woman; who was nothing but a charming woman, a comedian of reed talent. Naturally she had been a performer. She gambled with feverish ardor, with rapture, and In so bold a manner of tempting fortune as to earn for her the surname of Ifademolselle Uaximum in the same manner as the jewels of her colleague had gained for her aS Baden the gracious sobriquet of "The Emerald Fairy." 7i-enie-et- quaranle engrosses existence, roulette agitates the nerves; still, the sensations derived from gambllngsatlsfy not the necessities of the heart and the hearts of beautiful social ^vaifs have generally a horror ot a vacuum. That Mademoiselle Hexlmum and tho Em- erald Fairy were wellsurronnded,much feasted, much aduJred and much coortod we have little need to narrate. Nevertheless, they be- trayed . no preferences. Secretly, both had simultaneously taken a singular fancy for the only one of the Baden gamesters who paid them no attention, nor even appeared to remark their charms. We allude to Gregory, or mther to the Right Honorable Sir John Simlsby, Bart, of Snalsby House. Very seductive. In foct, for daughters of Eve In quest ot unexperienced emotions was this Ent^lishman of eccentric beauty, correct and frigid, almoet haughty, passing, salamander like, without l>elng burned amid the flames which countless oves, bluo, black and gray, darted upon him as he trans- ferred to his pockets.after a run of hnppy luok, heaps ot gold orof bankbllls. Nevertheless,Sir John Snalsby was the hero ot a legend current throughout the Conversation Saloon. It was related that this son ot Albion, doubt- less enamored and probably excessively jeal- ous, concealed his wife within an Isolated, well- incloeed little house, only abeent from her for in- iud'disolpline- ng these valets, rigid observers oTa 5!haU>eauty.of this CCVim-h - '^JSSSS^&lSbS^ In loveHni , over BO exewpttoin} xiid -ml atertons a rival, to conquer a heart already captured, little was needed to exalt the imagination of Made- moiselle Maximum or to stimulate the egotism ot the Emerald Fairy. Let us carefully absolve from these amiable sinneis, as absolutely unworthy of them, all suggestians of aitci-^culations; still, as pru- dence is at times a feminine virtue, would it not prove very usofal. should destiny prove faithless, to have acquired vested rights upon the gratitude of a gentleman mllUonnlre, who played without intermission and iocessantly won? And then, again, a person is beautiful, or is not so: and when one is incontestably thus she has the right and the duty of exncting from any and all tliat tribute of admiration the moet IndiiTerent of men owes to the slirlne ot loveliness. Why should this young English- man be permitted exemption from a general law? It would be an exception not to be endured, and it empires have fallen they did so throush ccncessions of this description. Mademoiselle Maximum and the Emerald Fnliy. each apart from the other. argue|d in this subtile fashion. Hence it will be obsAved that the Countess, assailed by such advertiarics, was in serious danger. She, previously Irritated at having as a rival the passion tor gnmblingvwas now upon point of combat with other rivalries, tar more dangerous, which women accept and less fre- qiipntly pardon. The Emereld Fairy opened lire. One evening. Mademoiselle Maximum not having nrhvea, the fascinating beauty said to Gregoiy, while darting upon him a' glance sharp enough to pierce him through and through bad his heart not been incased in breast-plate ot triple steel: "I seat myself near you, sir, with your i>er- mlssion. as I desire to Imitate your game. A presenti'uent warns me that thai will bring me luck." It was an entry upon business. like any other. Less strong than many others, but—hah 1 "I trust that your presentiment will be real- ized, madame," replied the Wallachian, with a smile. "Should it prove true, so much the better; should it turn out lalse, to me alone It will bring good luck, since to n I owe the hap- piness of securinK so charming a neighbor." "So, so I" thought the Emerald Fairy, "he is a gallant—which is very curious." Five minutes after this Interchange of words, Mademoiselle Maximum made her appearance and experienced a keen sentiment of anger upon perceiving tier dearest friend —that is the phrase applied to each other by the most gra- cious enemies—Installed by the side of Sir John Soolsby, and chatting with him in a friendly maimer. Gregory won, as usuuL The Emerald Fairy, faithfully imitating his game, was no less for- tunate. She longed to advertise her triumphal commencement Dy a something appearing to the audience more decisive than a casual con- veisation. In her ungloved loft hand she held a bouquet ot roses, which, from time to time, she applied to her delicate, quivering nostrils. At the time when the Wallachian. after two boon of play, quitted his seat to rejoin BUnche, she detached a rose from her bouquet, and. £lacing it in Gregory's buttonhole, addressed im, with a smile which would have da7.ed a saint; "Thanks to you, sir: I have won heavily this evening. Consequently I am under deep obli- gations to you. Behold interest returned for a service rendered. It is simply a rose; stUI, it Is oftentimes observed that a rose presentea by me has some value, and I have almost con- cluded that it must be so." "Intriguer I" thought Mademoiselle Max] mum, tearing In halt by a nervous movement a small roll of bankbllls, which she was about to place on the red. Gregory could not avoid kissing the fair hand decorating him with the Order of the Rose. He did so, and withdrew. The Emerald Fairy followed him with her eyes as tor OS the door of the trenl«-e{-9uaran/« sa- loon, and then she cast around her a conquering glance, seeming to say: "I have come—I nave willed—I have oon- quredl" "Don't boast too soon, my dear 1" murmured Mademoiselle Maximuar, precisely as the black emerged and caused her the loss ot her stake "Tour shameless coquetry has succeeded to- night, but to-morrow It will be my turn 1" Had Gieffory loved the Countess? Did be love her stlU? Nothing more easy than to reply categorically, and. above all, briefly, to tnis double ques'tlon. In Its Inception the sole aim of the Wallachian in paying court to B'anche had been, as we are aware, a marriage with the Countess when Cleveland's sword should have rendered her a rich widow. Become her lover, Gregory, ever cold, ever calcnlatiDg, had, howeror, submitted to the empire of that divine and passionate beauty surrendered to him. The BtuS of which Us heazt was kneaded operated vaguely. In performing the comedy oflove he identlfled hImseU with his part, as do all neat oomedlahs. At onetime he thought himnAif fairly unmptmed. Dlnsionbriefly dissi- pated I At ue termination of some weeks, sa- 8ety bad already rendered him lakewam , an d, at the moment we hwre reached, a flzat dlstrao- voxaOBUQ Jtxviii.—vo. a a. tion was welcomely re- ceived. Hearing the noise of the Wallachian's tread upon the staircase lead- ing to the flist story of the little house she in- habited, Madame De Nancey quickly arose, ran to the door, open- ed it, and, placing her two hands upon her lover's shouldera, drew him towards her, while muttering in his ear: "When you go out, I cnrae you; wlien you ore absent, it seems to me I detest you; when you approach me, my heart beats; and when you enter, I love you 1" She led him into the chamber, while his lips murmured a common- place protestation of tenderness. When he vras beneath the glare of the candles, the Countess receded a few paces and enveloped him entire with glances beaming with love. Suddenly she trembled, a poignant, nervous contraction oppr<>33ed her heart, and, designa- ting with her flnser's end the flower, which he had neglected to re- move from his button- hole, addressed him in an altered tone ot voi A: "What is that?" ^ 'That?" returned the Wallachian, with smile. "Tou see, my dear Blanche, it is but a rose." "It is very beautiful, that rose." "Is It not?" "Whence came it?" "Tou might be jeal- ous, perchance?" "It concerns not Jeal- ousy—whence came that flower?" ■ "From tho bouquet- vender selling flowera at the door of tho Con- versation Saloon." "Tou do not buy of her ordinarily?" "The poor girl, this evening, appeared so so- licitous to dispose of her perishable merchan- dise that I yielded to her entreaties.-' "Tou never brought me a bouquet, Gregory." "Desire you one? I fly." "Thanks. Will you give me this flower?'* "Certainly." Blanche took the rose which Gregory ten- dered her; she placed it at her nostrils and trembled afresh, but this Ume as it a serpent hod stung hnr. and she turned pnle. ' The Wal- lachian, slightly embarrassed, tuciied his head aside and saw nothing. In.place ot the aroma, so agreeable and duioet, o( the roee, Blanche had smelled the penetrating odorot opoponax, suMUe perfume, with wbtdnhe nude and moist ' of the ■ Ent erald-Falry.'had impregenated CHAPTER XI.—THE TWO cabds. When Gregory's averted eyes were returned to catch a glance nf the Countess' countenance, she hod succei>ded in mastering her Ipoignant emotion. She was, however, stUI pale, and her disordered features bore traces of the bitter sor- row temporarily experienced. "Blanche,"he inquired, "what oils you?' "Nothing," she replied coldly. "Tou seem to be sntteriog." "Why should I snffer? I told yon your absence rendera me sad. I liave be-., sought you not to leave in this manner eviBf)' night. I have been denied. Tho fasctnatlcb'of Rambling tios supplanted alTeclIon forrie. I have taken my determination. I am habituated to solitude, and it is all for the best" She epoke in this wise, spoke with the sole aim of concealing from the. Wallachian that which wns actuRlly tnkiog Tilaoe within her soul. She did not dfls're him to divine the suspicions augmenting within her. After having felt ber- seli abandoned, Rhe conceived henflf betrayed, or upon the^polnt of being so. Tho pungent perfvm? Impregnnting the stem of the rose de- nounced to her a rival. That flower came not from the stall ot the bouquet-vender ot the Conversation Saloon. A woman's hand had at- tached it to Gregory's buttonhole—Of this She was convinced. "I am fatigued," she resumed, without allow- ing her lover Umo tor a response; "and, more- over, it Is late. Good-nfght." She extended a hand, which Gregory endeav- ored to carry to his lips, but by a sudden move- ment eho withdmw It and retired into a cham- ber, wherein the Wallachian dared not follow her. "Ai I" murmured she when alone, "ho knows me not 1 Let him be on bis guard ! A legiti- mate wife, deceiving her husband, might bow her head and submit to injury. In default of love, respect at least remains to her. and. more- over, despite everything, an indissoluble tie exists. But to the betrayed mistress what is left? Outrage, nothing save outrage I I will not accept that situation 1" Compulsory reOectiODS during the long houra of an almost sleepless night bestowed a pass- ing calm upon the distracted soul ot Blanche. She meditated that she judged and condemned the Wallachian upon very slight ovidonce—that oftentimes appeoranccs were devoid of truth— and sho resolved to wait before acting, ho' that some now incident might confirm her Jealous suspicions. , J . 1 ; The morrow's evening produced absou^a;^. nothing. Mndamoiselle Maximum, with wnOse designs upon Sir John Snalsby we aro acquaint- ed, thoroughly discontented with the grand stride token in adwnceupon the previous night by the Emerald Falrv, swore to take revenRO, and kept her word es faithfully as lay within her power. Arrived the first at the Conversation Soloon. she took possession of Gregory, tuid succeeded, if not in wholly monopolizing his attPUtlon, in at least dlEConccrtlng the man- CBUVies ot her rival and of exciting her (mcer. Cantiired by two handsome women, e«dently In dispute for his heart, the Wallachian re- mained neutral by an adroit impartiality, en- couraged their follies, and found this love com- edy In double action, performed for his beneflt, to t)e more entertaining than we can possibly describe. The oftalr, as may he imagined, ap- peared to the ntinmiing pcrformen infinitely loss Sxhii amHng. Both had too much wit not to understand that antagonistic forces, when ab- solutely equal, operate Invereely, being Immov- able through neuttBlIZBtlon. Continuing in this wise, neither one nor tho other advanced her interest, as was Inoontaslable. SHU, neither or- nor the other desired to yield an inch. It was necessary to secure a startlng-pomt— thence to prees straightway to the end—to rash the buetaess and to trample down, ever so little, proprieties. Wherefore not? MademotoeUe MoDmum and the Emerald Fabry entertained simultaneously the same idea. On the ensuing evening, as Gregory was upon the point of leav- ing, according to habit, for indulgence In play the little house wherein he left Blanche, one of those polyglot commissionaires, whose special- ty at Baden Is to cany to aU languagea gallant commissions, approached him and Pfced In his hands a coquettish envelo?«, embalmed in opoponax. "Very well." said the Wallachian, bestowing a louts upon the bearer. The envelope contained a ylsltlng-jard. Upon this card, beneath the name of the Emerald Falrv was written In a running bond an ad- dJSf'^otel du Rhin." and still lower two words: "Ten o'clock." Little s^le, ss may be seen: StUI of what need style wtea few words tell tie whole story, and tn the point? A hundred paces farther a second commlo- eionalra—a second envelope, portomed this one vrith ylang-yluig—a second lonls In the hand ot the Cvtherlan meBsemrer. and a second "Very well" from the Walhtcbian. Choloe spirits oolnolde. The laconlolsm ot Hademolaena Maxlmnm equaled that of the Emerald FUiy. As upon the ust card, an address: "Hotel de BavlSa," and without variation at the bottom t "Tea. o'elook." Oregoiy l a u g hed . Mrs. It.1 lAi. 1 Coo&e, ortfc^^ereP' aouit>'-?r-i..!k- :~ >^ Baalsby of'i is mii-of IncThad IfHeto- miqifeulouB, his want of Ion wits deemed un^vece- ■ cover a color for the eome out. Ue lost a ^ney—mtv or sl^ thou- le had wlih hijh—and the veteran croupleie remarked, not wltnout decid- edly marked satisfflction, that, as iftuch as the pretended Doronet it%s prudent, ludd and self- possessed in the process of winning, proper- tionntelv, wh^n playing a losing game. \vas he reckless and foolhardy, stupidly throwing away his money. \ At a quarter to ten, Gregoiy,''>^thorouKbly Clenned out. quitted the qiinrante-tt-trmte hall, and directed his steps towards the Hotel du Rbln. "Too happy in love 1" murmured he, as he wended his way. "Lot us see if the old adage tells the tmth.''' Before presenting himself nt the rendezvous of the Emerald Fair}-, he entered acoffee-house, p VlmA some lines and sent them to Mademoi- selle Maxlmnm at the Hotel de Baviere. It was nearly midnlgbt when the Wallachian crossed the threshold ot the petty mansion oc- cupied by him and the Countess. His absence had been more protracted that night than cus- tomary. He anticipated a reception by an irri- tated woman, and had prepared In advance answera to the reproscbful words which in nil protmblll^ would be buried ngnlnst him. On the contrary, calm, almost smUintr. Blanche re- ceived him with marvelous urbanity. "Tou have returned a little behind timo," said she. "I trust nothing vexatious has oc- curred." "I would answer 'No,' dear Blanche, If, like you, I should profess a contempt for money," replied the Wallachian. "I have tieen unfor- tunate this evening." "Tou have lost much?" "If not much, too much to lose." "So much the better. What I the most dread is success. lU-luck may perchance wean you. Observe now, Grrgory, how loss has saddened you. Tour pocketbook l3 lightened of some tuinbhHitt ..tVaii what follows? Is that a rea- ' son focjiot'embracing me?" The Wallachian, amazed at this unforeseen graclonsnees, leaned towards Blanche and pressed his lips upon the animated, still slightly pallid, satin of her cheek, Upon re- ceiving this kiss the Countess shuddered from bead to foot. Her suspicions were changed Into certainties. She detected upon Gregory's moustache that pungent perfume which upon the previous evening Lad suddenly evoked Der jealousy. Henceforth bo doubt was available to her. Her lover had letumed to her after leaving a rival, and, as'^o.-nen never acknow- ledge in love-mattera—am the part ot men, be it underatood—neither fancy nor-caprice, that woman must be a mistress I Blanche was a heroine. She concealed her wound profoundly within herself, at the risk ot being stifled by its welling blood. She dis- coursed tor several minutes, with anntural, nn- restralned olr, completely deceiving Gregory; then, retaining composure in appearance, and smiling OS at the moment ot nis arrival, she wished him a quiet night after the sensations of gaming, and leisurely retired. Nevertheless, scarcely had she closed the door of her bed- chamber than the tempest burst A tempest- silent, still terrible—of nerves strained to rap- ture, of brain overexcited to madness, terminat- ing in a deluge of tenre, as the tempests of heaven by a deluge of rain. "Ah I" murmured Blanche, dropping mental- ly prostrated upon her bed. "I loos to see and tofcnowl Ivrillseel IwUlknowl" Upon the ensuing evening, when the Wal- Lacluan prepared to leave, the Countess, habited in a dark gown, which woTlId not attract atten- tion, placed on her head a simple bonnet, con- cealed her face beneath a thick veil, as she hod previously worn to gain the entretol of the Boulevard ^usmann, emerged from the house through a rear door opening upon the garden, and, reaching the street, along which at some sixty paces in odvaace of her the Wallachian was walking In a distracted manner, without hesitation followed In bis footsteps. He pro- ceeded straightway to the Conversation Saloon, andcrossed its threshold, never having once cast a glance behind him. Blanche would not, or rather wished not to, enter after him. "This gambling is bat a pretext," she said to heiseir. "He will not remain long In there. I wUl wall." She seated beieelf outside, and did wait ef- fectually. Her patience was . sorely taxed. Finally, at a quarter to ten, Gregoryreappeozed. CHAPTEB XIL— BITAIA Themnothiokhadrgtanied. TheWallacIiIan repaired hisloaaeaot the raBVloiifl night. He ap pared to be in a deU^aol mood, and 8*^7 hununed aa air bom "Foules d« la Ooohln- eliine.'' EEestoppidtor a second or so to light a cigar, and the flame of the match, i«fleeting upon his countenance, ■ulTeied Blanche tofper- oeilye tala face lllTunl- oatad with satlstaotlon. "Then he goeal' mattered the betrayed woman. "It is the Jo: of a happy love wL thus nnfnintnn him I" GreKOty, unsuspioions ■at bdog watched, pro- gressed vrith a lithe- some, easy step on his way to the Hotel de Baviere. The Countess followed in his track. A hot<d-dome8tio was smoking before the door an enormous Ger- man pipe while coquet ting, with Teutonic graces, with a French chaoibermald: The Wal- laohlan approaohed them, and inquired the number ot ue apart- ment wherein he was probably expected. "I suppose you ore the English gentleman who should have called yesterday evening?" asked tho chamber maid, with a brazen- faced smirk. "The Slime," replied Gregory. "Then I will introduce monsieur." Together they entered the hotel. The Countess, moUon- Ices at. some distance, had been presenf at this dialogue, without the ability to overhear the words exchanged. As soon OS Gregory dlaap- pearedsheexoltedly ao-* costedthe maleservant,- who puffed bom bis. plpe-Dowl oolosaal- smoke-bubbles while awaiting the ohamber- . maid's retom. Tou saw the gentleman who entered here?" JLlf^\.} saw hfm," he replied, impertinenUy eyeing his quesUoaerfrom head to foot. "Whv do you ask?" , ' "To whose rooms Is the gentleman going?" "V^ U°' '•"''' madame, what does It concern you? Tou are inquisitive, that's so I" "Tnko, and answer 1" oommanded the Count- ess, slipping a banknote into the foUow's hand. The domestfo leisurely unfolded the bill saw jto denomination, and became forthwith reepect- lSxS^sSd2i^« "To the apartment ot Mademoiselle " said he. "A very handsome French lady. Sec- ond lloor, No. 7, by the grand stalrcaso at the right." Blanche had no need for further Instructions. Bhe darted Into the hotel and ascended the steps with Buqh rapl^ that she almoet JosUed ^ ^^"^ ' '•* ''"la ndr ■■ ■ t!I.-_ Anger _^ blings ttfe cdjigSyhef ennrTfiiiiie ngainsfflUffbal^bade to gain time for recov- ery. Her agitated Hps muttered mechanically: "Tho vlllaiill the villain 1" Her lover's misdemeanor exasperated her. She forgot that. It any womanln the world should show indulgence tor treachery. It was her who had, with Paul, deceived Marguerite—who had deceived Paul with Gregory, still it Is thus, ever thus I thus for evermore I Atteinpt to abstract from the pickpocket tho purse he hss stolen from another, be will brand you a thief, and In applying this ephlthet he will act in good faith. Eternally the mote and the beam I While Blanche vainly struggled to calm her nerves, and 11 not to appease at least to moderate her indignation, a curious and unexpected scene was occurring upon the floor above, in Madamolsolle Maximum's apartments. "In truth, sir," smilingly said the Frenoh beauty, while Gregory Idased. her hand, "I know not why I should receive you to-nlgbfC, as I promised the live-long day to do nqCAlog ot the sort," • "Tou receive me, msdemolsella," re^nded the Wallachian, "because you ore Taot unjust,- and have no wish to paalsh an involuntary fault. Tou are aware that when one commits the crime of lese-gollantry, ot which y< sterday I plead guilty, there Is ns much room for com- plaint as for blame. Who, then, could he do otherwise, would procrastinate for a day on ex- pected pleasure?" "Hen<;e, then, according to your ideas, you had valid reasons tor not coming?" "Superior to my Inclination. Ah I in truth, I did everything to disengogo myself, and was unable. Upbraid me." "Probably you falsify—men almost always speak untruths. Nevertheless, It pleases me to believe you. I have such a kind heart, my dear sir, that, despite mvself, I forgive you." A pardon so thoroughly generous demands an expression of gratitude. Gregory testified his by placing his Hps upon Mademoiselle Maxi- munct's forehead. This exquisitely mawkish sentimentalism had scarcely commenced be- fore the door wns unceremoniously thrown open, and the Emerald Fuiiy stood upon the sill, her eyebrows knitted, her eyes flash- ing, and her cheeks burning to a scarlet hue. Mademoiselle Maximum gave vent to the most delicate cry imaginable, and coquettlshly took refuge vrithln Gregory's arms, "rhe newcomer crumpled the dainty handkerchief clenched within her elegantly gloved, dlmlDutlve hands. "Ah 1 I was sure of it!" quoth she, with a chncklo, which the Mephlsto of the "Petit Faust" might have envied. "Well acted, my English gentleman 1 My compliments, my dear 1" , "Mademoiselle ," commenced the Wal- lachian. The EmeiBld Fairy did not permit him to continue. "Who Is speaking to you?" she said, with a stamp of herfoot. "Strive to hold yonrtongue, clown 1 I dont know you 1" Mademoiselle Maximum thought it expedient to Intervene, which she did In these terms: "Well! And me, my dear, do you impose silence upon me likewise? Am I not permitted to inquire to what I am indebted at this mo- ment for your unexpected visit? What are you looking for, my dear, in my home?" "I am In search of a gentleman," responded the Emerald Fairy, placing her hanii upon Gregory's shoulder with the full force of a vio- lent blow. "Nottbati am solicitous about blm Great heavens, no I Ah! I merely amuse mv- self a little with this cabbage-hearted gallant! StQl, I forbid anyone Binding him from me. You have fliohed the fellow—(;ive him back. I dontwont him—not I, no I no!—but 30U slia'nt have him—no I" "A pretty song you're singing, my dear," re- joined Mademoiselle Maximum, with inimita- ble sonj/'roid. "Iptesumeyouaxecrazy I Ton reclaim the gentleman, you sny? Upon what pretexts? Have yon rights in him?" "I have." "Slnt» when?" "Last night—ten o'clock in the evening.' "Ahl knave 11 exclaimed the comedienne, in her turn addressing Gregory. "Here, then, are your valid reasons—here's your important business. The subject for youi^ complaining I Well, In truth—no, this Is too steep T She crossed her arms upbn her breast with a diam- Btlo gesture, and continued with animation: PAhl but the gentleman's a Blaet>eardl He most have a brunette and a blonde 1 A sultan, a pachal Where is Ids seiagUo? His oda- lesquee. thafs ns. eh? Thanks, my lord, and goodriddancel Yon know it can't bel I re- store yon to madame, whose rights are uneon- testea 1 and, my dear, yon take away the thlngi Ah I yoa-bad made a pretty choice of It P X|iB2nierBld* Fairy smarted T^nHpi* thlsdlS- "To you? Well, now, that's too mncht" re- torted Mademoiselle Maximum, thrown enHrely out of gear by her rival's preteosioiia. "No more to yon than to me, my dear 1 The gentle- man wns at your house yesterday. Ifhedldnot retnm to-day, the attraction'was not strong I Have you Judgment against him, coodemoed for a second offense? If' yon have, show it. Bnt you have It not.' Thegentleman la here, and here hall remain.'^ "I'll cany him away." "Well see, then. "Tryr "I repeat, I want him." "I repeat that 111 keep him I Yesterday he swore that he loved me." "He swore to me the same thint; less than Ave minutes ago." "Take care, madame 1" "Of wliat. If yon please, madame?" "When angvr innamcs my brain I become wicked, inadamel" "You have no need of anger to be so, mad ame I" Gradually and by small steps', while Inter- chsnglng replies -during -this spasmodic and feverish dialogue, the two voung women ap- proached each other. At this moment they were face to face, with eyes Inflamed and men- acing gestures. It may be remembered that n feminine duel created immense scandal during the last oen- tury at the court of Louis XV. Mesdames De Neeles and De Poligiuo, enamored of the Duke of Richelieu, disputed possession of his heart through a resort to pistol-shots under ctreum- stances almost similar to those in which the two Pnrisennes we have scon In action found themselves placed. Who knows but that Mad- emoiselle Maximum and the Emerald Fairy felt tempted to follow this precedent, and, having at Immodlate disposal no other arms thim the roseate nails of their white hands, might re- place the duel by a pugilistic encounter much !ess aristocratic. stUl much less dangerous? Gregory, in whoso honor charming eyos were perchancA upon point of being blackened, and long-perfumed tresses torn from coquettish chignons, enacted the most stupid part in the oontroveisy possible to be Imagined. Of this he was conscious, and he would have given a round sum to have been several leagues from tho tuittle-ground. Still, ll>e moans for escape? "Believe me," impetuously resumed Made- moiselle Maximum, placing her dainty hand, clenched, beneath the olasslo noea ot her rival, "It Is time, I . aaenre yon I ; My-puttenoo-has finally oozed ouL Out of this room, madame I" "I go ncit alone, mndnmol I take my lover with mo, madame 1" "III keep mine, madame 1" These words constituted the eleotrfe spark firing the barrels of powder conoesled beneath a rock or within a submarine torjiedo. Two liands, one gloved, the other naked, were up- raised simultaneously. Time was not allowed them to descend. Thedoor opened,and a new and a veiled female stood uprh;ht In the em- brasure. It was the Countess of Naneey. TO BE CONTDIVKD. THAT CIRL AT T HE FERRY. WBITTZB rOR TBI nw TOBK OUrTKB, BT TBANK J. OTTABSOM. Sid TOO aee hert—that pretty (Irl Croealntthe feiry; And did iha not let Tov poor heart In a whirl Witti her lAOafatar m mtny. And bar UBiTlka the ehenr, And her (Olden natrjatt on tba laoitt ol a cart, fcpd bar teeth lae CTleeilal aate ro yof yail. ^ TthiHnaii - ^ — ' •What is that?" she Rdotned. "Bavelneed^ If yon plaaaa, of yonr pcrmlaalon, my dear, 01 xe&Ung what iMlmist to me?" mall _ , ^ rdflre wotfb'vSSTiSnttacrDBtthenwS *»ro I Say a word tn the nnknown, mjiteitooa fair, with llpi like the chenT, Just croolng the terryr Ebe la ROlnff to ■cbool, so 1 laOfte tnm her lookn A4 abe eoniee to the terxr; What wonld 1 notcl^ Jnat to eairy her booker You wODid ee« how I'd carry. While all folk! armiDd lui are iwlenui aa rooba, 1 try to inveigle her Into ely nooks Aa tor traata we do tarrr, Bometlniea. at the lerry. There ahe «oea np the itreet. like a dream, Trlpploj flit tmoi the ferrj; And now, like a ralnboir, sbe sterna but a Bleam Or vMoa of laeritt: There ahe float*ronnd the comerl Oh, my bean li a goner! Imuit be more wary Of girla at the lerir. ' THE COMEDY OP SZiALTE: AN EPISODE OF FOUR CONSULTATIONS. wBima roB thk vuw tork cLirriB, BV KATHARINE SULUVAN. Une evening last wees severa. people were chat. ting In Mme. <; 'h ganlen, and the •onvereation. like a capricloOB batterOy, lighted, bv torna, ou this and tbst topic of the day. A little that was good and a little ttiat was tnil bad been sBld abont everybody and ev«r.TthlDg, until at lut, by some chance, the wont "medicine" came np, upon wtilcb opinions, for and axaltisr, were excbaoKed With renewed zeal, and each one expressed bis proren- Blon of Oilth. If the attack was ylgorons, the de- fense was not lens so. The disciples of Ulppocretes bad already t>cen carried in triumpb to the Capitol by six sacceMlve speakers, and hurled Irom the Tarpelsn rock by Blx otbem. Thedlscoaiilontttreat- ened *o remain wlibout any concinslon. when aad- denly the hostens, catching algbt ofone of berguests who bad said noihloa op to tbin point, cried: "Come, Monsieur X., are yon net going to give us yoDr opinion on this grave subject t" "Uy opinion, madame?" sam the gentleman tbas addreosed. "Be so good as to excuse me from ex- pressing my opinion; for I staonld be afraid of belna considered b blaiipbemer. If I did not precede It with each a long story that no doubt I should weary yon." ■'Ob, no! It is only nine o'clock. We bare talked M> much that It will be both s pleaenre and a rest to lUlen to you. So your story will be duubly welcome." "The story! the story!" cried everyone. "Well.thsn, BliKeyoo insist," said U. X., bowing, "vour will l>e done." 'Walking away for a moment and concealing a smile under bin moimtacbe with bUhand. be beffon: "ir yon had aitked me at tbUtlme last year my opinion of the value of medicine, I would preti- ably have been the most embarrasMil man In France, for I had never known wbat Ulneia was. What was my astonlBbment, however, to find my- self one line day thevlctlmof some strange malady. It began with an unosnal scitsstlon ol wearinem in my leas, the weariness led to a losa of appetite, and Uie Tow of appelllc was followed by a severe pelnlnthelKBd. Therewa«nodonbtaboatlt,Iwas Ul^-solutbBtallmyacqaalntancesnotlcedlL "Ob, mon Dten!' said one to me, 'how bnAcn-^Iown yon look! Where do you sntlferr A little evefywberer I waa lure of It—It Ik your nerves.' 'It Is yonr blood,' another one assared me. 'U Is the heat,* Bunested a tblrd. 'BoUeve me, you have taken cold,' a fourth insisted. Tbe nerves or the l>loo<], the beat or tbe cold. Tbe choice among so many alternatives did not serve to lessen my tnnblea; so, BS tbe perplexing symptoms did not dlssppear, I decided tbat someuilng must be done. ' Now, my sanltair advlaen bad obUffingly Jomed to their various dlsgnoses the address of some physician whom they specially recommended as one ot tbe UghtB of the profession. ParMeu! thongbt I, to prefer one light to another wooui te arrontpresnmptlononmypaTt. j-onr (mod opinions will certainly be better than one. I will go and cofunlt these Coor stara ol science. A qnaitcr of an hour later a carriage set me down at tbe door of the first one. He was a amall, gny-halred man. with a verr sweet and honeyed way of i-peak- Inirand mBtmers ol most ezqolalte polltenesii. ^''■Monalenr,' sold I to tiim, bowing, -I come to consult yon * " -Be iSBBted, monslenr. I beg ofyon.' H To consult you, by tbe advice ot ' " -Yon will be more comfortatrie in this arm- chair.' ■■ -By the Bdvlee ot Honsleur Y., who was io good as to give me yonr ^ " -Let me iMg ol you to relieve youneir of yonr bsL Ab! dur excellent friend MonalearT. He Is wellt Test I am delighted to hear it. He Is a clever man In every acceptation of tbe word.' "'For several days, monsieur, I have ielt ' 'Is be buoy now with his mnslcr Ue bas a dellgbttul voice. At hU last soiree he song an arlB trom "TrovBtore" with tlie most cbormlng Wbat a lovely opera "Trovatore" isr '"A son or wesknesB, for which I cannot ac- count.' '"Be Is also capital atdrewlng. I bavtua water- color tie was so gracloasaa to give me. Do not move. I beg of you; IwlUtmag it to you. The color Is ■dinliBbte,.ts It nott PBTdon, thu frame la In yonr -way—lot ms pot It back. Ton wete ay- ing, monslear « * 'Bendea thU fMUafvT wearlneaa, I experienee a heavliieM in my bead.* ■Do yoa kBowiasdaaahtart A mcataeeom- —' —^BowlmtBnata itlsleM tna -Cntli my sppieilie U oomnletely iVhIioibiI 'I cannot • " That win do, monslear. May I aak yon to lean back la your chairt I do not hurt yonr Mnr is good 1 Now.t^e a longbteBin again, ir n please. Tea, sne la vary (Brtnnata to be IDe itber of suoh • gtrL She embBotdeia Ilka aa Buel. Pleaae torn this war, test a Uttle. Thapc- sltfon does not fatigue yont BtoeOenh StM cm- bioUlcred tor my motber's Mribday a cnaUon that Jon ouahi to have seen. Fieoae to coogh gently, t Is in ber drawing-room. Yon can alt op again now, my dear sir. Ton have Bo ooaniBptlOB iB yourlknillyr "'Kone.'^ •"I tbongtat sa Twentytsecbeaoayonrilda, eod- liver OIL a pluter of Spanlio^Uea. A Dsiebaa^- telle I A little plearttic attack. Tbe ohsot, ym see—It Is all there. Ton can aaCgly attack all Ibose complalnu tn that direction. I bave wrlttcB a trcause on the snbJecL Onr good friend T. will lend It.to you. Be is so obllglBg. U this tioaCde eontlnacs. send Ibr me; we will double the doae. Hy regards to onr woriby triend. and tell blm anln, fbr me. bow much pleasure bis aria from "Troi-Btore" gave me. Above all, do not worrv. The most serions dlBeoies, taken In time—mon- slear, your veiy humble servant.' "In spite of my proteatatlonB. tbe almahle dec- tor conODcted me to tBs top of tbe stain, and did not close tils door nntfl he bad overwhelmed me wltb bows, and Bgain repeated: '"A thousand regards to my dear T. Do Jlot worry now. In bis placo, I wonld oome out.In opera.' "On getting Into the carrlagesgaln. I was a any to the gloomiest thongbls. Twenty-flve leaches a pU-nriiie attack t Surely. I am a conitiiiipuvp. and this physician was too poUta to reveal tbe sail truth to me. Perhaps the second one wfD be more frank. Tbe second doctor was toll, doik, spoke brusquely, and walked nervonsly np and down bis offlce wblje be was Ulklng. 'Uonsleor, 1 come hero at the reoommeiidattcn Recommendation Is useless. You ate lU, Tkat Iscnongh. now old are your " Tbiny-tDur. I leel a weariness ' 'I will Hoonaee. Pat yoonelf here. Yonr pulse, yonrtongue. Doyouest? TondoDoteaL You do not sleep? Yes. you do sleep. In a weak more yon will not sleep. Gastritis, In the first stage.* , "Jl beg pardon. I ooght, pertinpa, 10 tail you that a physician whom I pravloasly eoiimited. told m« that It was a plenritio affection.*' '' 'Poob I That Is what tbey always ny. An aBo- patblst, no doubt. Be prescribed bleeding, I sup- ?D8e. No? Well, leeches, then, and bilsten. onr lonos ore pcttectiT soimd. Ttie stomach la tbe centre of all tbe dlfflcnlty. Too wlU sea how It la when I publlsb ray pamphlet. Aa lOr leecbea. and all that BQiiBeitBlcal routine—bow absurd I Yon must take a quarter of a teaapoonltal of thu preparaUon every eighteen hondred and thrae seconds. Kothlng but that. Above all, do not make a mistake of a iscond. It la the hoodred mllllontb part of a violet poison, dilated In tan quarts of finld. Leecbesl Tbe Innat I oaaao* see you to tbe door. I am too bnsy. Ton ander- Btand, eveiT elgtateen biudred and three secondtf* "My anxiety grew ileeper as tbe uneartaintr In- creased. One said the lungs, tbe etbar the stomach. Both are, protisbly, right, I alchsd. oa tbe carriage relied on to tbe thl^addrlSB. Mr third dallvBRr resembled neither the fint bor ue seconiL Everything about blm Indicated cold- ness and severity. Be expressed blBself slowly and with great axactoess, ponetuatlng aaeh asn- tenca by a movement intended to restore aa eqaillbtlnm of bla gold spoctaclea. ^' 'Monotenr, ITom tba moment that I leatn that you coms to oe under the auspices of a penon so esUmalile and so well known my fkeble K"i Is en- tirely at yonrservloe. Rave vou consulted aar- one brevlons to onr Interview f' " Tea, two pbystctans bave already pnacribe^ one Ibrrav inngn, the other for my stomach.' MrilMgnmr PwacriptloBi of mr "'Here are both or tlwiii.'> , - ' exdeedlngly to eo^in&t an aisttiCtt, aattajir mar -• — ^ may ttoexpresB myselt tha^ ciadlaof allsnfhring, asIbaVsproved, nnanswer- ably, IflMreoune oriectntait which I have bad Uie honor to deliver on the subject. Bydropatby la the only panacea, and to Its InielUgsut application I consTatulste myself that I Iisve devoted all my humble ability. Cold.water doncbea, cold-water lotions, cold-water frictions, cold-water drinka; this Is my advice, monslear, and allow me to biit yon a veiy good-mornlog.' "I leave yon to Imagine, ladles snd gentlemen *' contlnaed tbe narrator, after a pause, which tbe laughter of the company compelled blm to make, "wbat a state of mind tola (bird onde left me In. If Iblsgoeson, Isroaned, aalreaelie4 tbe carrtage, there will not l>e a single otgan lelt which la not allfected. Never mind, I will go to the bottom oflt." "Driver, M.De • "Certainly fortune ihTorcd me. Tbe foortb pby- Bldan was aleo at boms; fht, jolly, Unghing at everything, he waa the most itrikuig contTast to the lost one. " 'What I It was who sent you bci«. Hal tiat hat a iBmooB good fellowl And what Is the matter wlthyon, my young friend? You vrlll allow ma to call Ton so; the IMend of my friends, as tbey say. Hal bBl hat Tbe devlll Ton have lout yonrsplrtu, yon are aa cbeerfUl as b AmeraL Yon must learn that cheerfulness la the king of remedies, after ex- ercise. Other doctoiB will Uoae yoo, and > " 'Indeed. I > " " 'Ab! ba, my jolly tellowl Ton come to me m ex- tremit.io yoa? So mncu the better. One can brag when tbere Is do donbt of sncceaa, astbey ssy—hai bat bal N()<a bltof cofflmoD neiue In all their prescripllony^ Yon bave, wbat all sedentBry people are llat>le tdja slngglsb action ot tlie titoad —no circulation. That la the beginning, panljrals follows, and thenolT you go. Hal oat that wouldn't make you Isogb much. Everybody holds on to tbls ntUe life. Bnt tw perfocUy easy. If yon will listen to me I will bring yon ronnd as stoat as I am, and yon will not lose snythlng by that change, ch? I welrb at lean a hnniired pounds mere than vou do. Mow. here Is the hcm of my bcsitb. Lift this weight. Too heavy r Kodonltt. Look at me. In six months yon will do tbe name. Threa bonre' practice wltb the welabta In tbe morning and three In tbe evening. Unriag tbe day two hours In the gymnaalum. It wlU be more conyen- lent for you tu have one titled up In yonr hooac—a Il.vture Uke a l«ib. Hat hat Yoa most go np tbe Imlders thirty times In Hncceaitlon, and then go tbrougb sU tbe exerelws you will and explained in tbls little manuBl which 1 have prepared. Come, cneer opt Paralysis will not kill a manll he won't let blmsell die. Hal hat Go tack home, throw thoK prescrtptlons in - tbe fire, and dont foiget that yonr fUtare depend* on gymnastics. One, twot Look at me now! Onet Iwot b pair of a bandred-and-twenty-wclght dumbbelli. A mere f jatber—of Iron. Hal haP "I was already at tbe foot ol tbe stBlia. and I ■till tieard tbe good-nBtoied doctor eoaotlng * One! twot' Row, tbia was too mncb. A victim of tbe most cruel dejection. I mechanically paid the driver—three dollan and a balf-and bcgaa 10 walk np and down, thinking overall thatl hodjaat seen and beard. Was It tbe atomacb. tba Inaga. tbe spinal mamw, or paralyals? Just then ioilia. one alapped rae on the sbODlder. "'What Is the niBtter with you, my aiendr Ton look aa gloomy as a tombaione.' " 'Ah I my dear M.. It yoo knew.' "And I teU blm. In confidence, my medical dls- ' trraa. " -Tbe denec! The devllt Bat it leema to me that yon limp a IllUe.' Yea ? Perhaps It Is my new boota.' " That you have worn bow Ions V " 'Pive daya.' " 'And 70a have been 111 bow longf* " 'Five days.* " 'Ah, weU, yoar wearlncos and an Ha*. ' I mm not a doctor, bat go and change yonr booCa, and yuo will hare a dlOaeni glory to tell im.' "Idid so, and thatOBme nlglitl waa eoRtf. So ladiea and gentlemen, my opinion la that —'* "Don't tell It I" intermpted the basuas aoickiy. "Hera comes Doctor L." |Ug>e d yotiag lady; rofa- FRAHK MELVILLE. tbe eldest son of Jsraes If elvUle, tbe celebfmted equestrian, wss bom in Sydney, N. B. W., Sept. M, ItM, and a few yean thereafter he came to tbls coimtiy with his parents, Be tias won a preml- nant position in hli proftsslun aa a "bareback" rider, and alio excels u a principal act and a Mx- borscBct. Be does a novel act npon a trotting bone. The present season be Is traveUng wuE Forepangfa's Aggregation. A nmcBB wss recently given i« two or three da> voted gentlemen abont to explore Central Africa. In the middle of tbe toasts there wss Inirodneed a little man, stlH alert and ugly, wltb lane gtssees and hair thrown bock like tbe pliunage of certain birds of prey. The prealdent of tba aocla^, pat- ting tils hand on the stimager's sbnnMrr, sold: "Thlsyoang man Is a doctor, whose coaiitltnlloB wBsmaalefortbe oncderetn oUmate of cqasiottal Africa. He will lie sttaebM to this party of hardy expiortra, and win bring hack their sckinUWc pa- peiB, and also most deialled nolea on tha eharaelar ind pBcnllaritlaa ot tha dliwawt with whieb each enaglort enslydled.'' . Thb.mam who coaldnt flad blsraatehwaaa ta bed in the dork. Be la nut lelstad taOaaaa -who. 'hBvlnK bat eaa laatak In tte ■'^■"-g. ■tneklttoaaeUltwMBiDaaeBa.