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BTUDIES ENT AUT0BI0GRAPI1Y.PT CHARXBtl T. CONGDON.
ALPXAXDF.h* CARLYLF..The aatablBBjapbr of Pr. Alaaaaaat CariyUi
nuniatcrof Invercak, Scotland, waacarefallyaadlntelligontly cdited by thc late Joha Bill BaitBBJ in
1860. It is a book «o amusing and ao full of eOaV
teniporary anecdote and lnatory. tl.al ia epite of it*
recent puMi. atmn, I atn tcnmcd tO indude it m
thia sciica oi atadaa* i'hc tltla whieh Ihewritaigave biaowa M& waa" Anerlotesa-i Chiraetora
Of tho Times," and one reaaon which he aaatgaBB lor
romposini: hia mcmoira la that UatOty is itsiiullv so
careleasiy ami ooaaeoueal lj writtea.When ba begaa tha book he bad entorad aa tha¦avaaty-ainta yaai of lus aga; and he broughl bis
atory down t.> I770.wbeaha waaforty-eigbtyaaraold. Tlins it is BOaaf/whai moic b ftagBMattban antobioa^aahka aanalh ai»i bnl II ims m>
idrvaaaagoal thaaa in aaBtbaa reapeot, f«r noono
aaaeaad it aithoat artakiag II wagar.Alexander Carlyle was born at Prostonpana in
1732. Hisfather was niinister of Ihat pari-h. Bilmother, aa ba is car. fui to looatd, " waa a petaaa of
anperior undorstanilini:. of a cal::i and lirni t.-i pot,of an Saagaal and reflectinir BaiadV1 Iio diaws a
nire and Bagaaatlve diatlnotaai whea hoaayathat.ahe was as mnch retyi U*i as bis fathat Waaee-loreoV' Wbaa Cailylo was vjx yaara old he raad " a
large nortion of thc Bibla to B doaenoW womenwbo had been exclnded lrom tba ehorefa by a
crowd." The aartaaa whieh he aaleeted for tha dc-
lectatiou and editication of tlmse ancieni ladiaawaa the Son? of >olomoii. Carlyle -aw tho famous,orrath.T tbe knfaaaoaa, Colonel Cbarteria, aproflbgate neaarhaat ia thc aatirai of Poaa ai d Arbnthnol*|aaaaaaa Chartariaia Bbnieh,"writaa Carlyle,u when 1 was livo or aix yearacl aga; and beingfully IwBfiaaad with tha popuiar opinion that bawaaawirard wbo had a faaetaatlng power, Inevaraaaa took my ayaa ai bim dariag the w hole aerrii a,believmit 1 aaoahl be a dead aaaa Ibamomentldid." There waa a I.ord Urange in tho neighbor-hood who was a rcligioua aathaaual and at theaame than lieeatioai bi his morals. After apendingthe evening ;n dJBonaaJai taa blgh pointa of Cai-viuieui, he lim-hed Ihe aighi in conviviality. Car¬
lyle is ebaritabl] iaclinad to believa thal tlusdebauched Christian was quite ainoere inhiareU-gious aiofeaawaa, lor "bnman nature laoapableofwotiderdil freak-."Carlyle aatatad the CaUaaaof Edlnbnrgb la I7:ir».
He thought at fust of ajdonting tlie n edical profes-aion, hnt waa diayaatad *i'b il wbaa two of biainends ejaaaeted a child whieh tlnv badbonghtofitafiiioer. anaan tatkar,foi m\ ahillinga, Thoaaaahad aakad aix thllHPga and afXfanoB, bnl they l.cathim down the aupeaea by aaaefftiag that tba bar-
guiu waa to him woith more tbai. twelva shillin^s,B* it baved him all tha ¦xaaaanaoi buriaal So thcyonng mau cnrolled nbaaalf as a atadeat ofdivinity. He irentioiiH tliat living ai Bdinbnrghwas wonderfully cheap aa there were ordinarioa for
youug gentleuieii at fourpence a head U.r a veiygood diniier af broth and beef ami a roaal and pota-toesevcry diiy, with lish three or fow timea a week,and all the -mall beer timi araa ralled for tillthecloth wah removed. At Qlaagow, Carlyleattendedthe laotareeof Hutchcson, whieh he dalivered witb-ou( notos, ¦ walkiag baekward and forwaid in theorea of his room." Ilisfaine badflUedthe col'ogewitb atadentaof pfailoaoahy. Carlyle undertook toBDhwer lus treatise ou Ihe " l'assion-." Thia reiuta-
faaawaa abowa to Hntahcaaa. wbo only aaidtbati 'tbayonng aanlloman mighl ba li^nt. bnl thal bo
I had long itjro Biada np biamindon tbeaa aahjocta,and could Bottahetha trooble to reviaa thom".certainly a aanaibla reaolation.
l>r. L'arlyle was a pcraonal ohaarvei of tlie I.Yl.el-lion of '45, He iouicd a company of volnnteen in
tdinburgh. Two-tbirda of the ladieo of ihe citywere Jaciibilca. and two tbird.s <t the men were
Whiga. The former laanhed from tho windowaatIhe volontaaraaa the? aarehod by. Afterwardneaaw Prince Charlesat Edlnbnrgb, and deaenhea himas ¦ a good-looKini,' nian. of about hve feet ten
inches: his hair was dark-red aad hia ayea bhtck.His taatarea were lagalar, bia viaage long,mueh auubni'iiod and froekkad, and his coun-
tcnance tbongfatfal and nieiaiK'hol.v.'' When hewrs twenly-two yeais old. Carlyle w.nt to l.eydento atudy. Amoiitf ihe Britiafa ttndeota whom befotind there was Johfl Wilkcs, ev. n in hisyouthaaalwaaiiirallT aajy. Whea be came t.> anow
Wilaaa wall he fonad him a aprightly, antartainlngfellow... too miieii t>o lor his yeara, as he was butajghteen; for evaa tbaa he abowed aometbing oflaring pfofUajacy, for whuh be waa afterwardnotoriouH. Uo was an avowed dlebellever in tbetrutti of Cbrtatianity." Aaother fellow stndenl¦was Chariea Towaaaamd, wl o then abowed mnchwitaad haaaor, aadalan for mlmiery, qnite ont-abtuiti!^ Wilkcs in convertiation. Townabend hadthe convenient talent of ¦ ttanabatiag other men s
thoughts, whuh they had produted ia the simpleatyleol coavoraatloa, Mta tboatoal eharmlng lan-gna/e which BOt onlj took the ear but eleviitOdthe thoaghta." It ia aaeationed thal Dr. Bobortaoahad the aaaao kaaek, whieh eanaed Dngald stewartto remr.rk that be likcd Kobcrtaon's talk tho baotwhen hc had BO amlieine.Dr. Carlyle relates a pretty auocdote whieh will
be natataatiag to lovara of tbeatrieal goaaip. Oa hit*vayaaja bome from HoUand, he obaerved a yonngperson about nxteen, whom ho took for u Hano-vcrtan baroa eoaning to Britaia tonay hia oonrt atBt. Ja:e a Datiag roagh waatber the yom for-riuucr honaina mnch frightaaed and ealled onttoCarlyle t<> know if there was anv daager. Thovoice l.otraved ber wi,aadana tarnedontto i.eVioletti t Iio dam i r. wbo was eni: kged to pi rlorui atthc Haymarket CarJyM eonaoled ber aa wall aahaconbl, and pnnaisad to ho ut the theatre npon thonight of ber lir.-,t appearanre. Thia was tha ladywho afterward bocaaaa tha wife of David Garriek.Iu London, Carlyle was intbaatB with 8 aollett, thono\c!i-t. who "told agneabb) atoriea wiabapeea-liar grace." Iio feli veiy keenlv tha ciueliies to
which his countrvmeu wero Bobjeetod, aiter theaui'pre-sion oi the rebellion, and abowed Carlyle inanaaaaeript his well-knowa Uttle poem," The Taaraof Seoiand." Carlyle uict also a eertain Rcv.Fatnck llordoeh, who was tha original of tho"littla, fat, roiind oily inau of God in i hom-on s
" Castle of Indolcncc."Baealk 1 by lus latber, Dr. Cartyle wenl home to
Fcotland. where he BOgaa to pieicli. and in time hcwas presentod to Invareak. His pariahionerahadt!. r donbtaol bim, for he <lam ed freqnontly in aaaanrat prohibitad by tbajawaof tha ehnrch; hoaraaaaia hat ¦ agea "; and had baeaaaea gallopingthraiigh tho Linkaoneday between one ami two<.'tlo<k. Thera were many donbtaol bia haviui the
graie of i.o 1.¦ aa oeenti qaality," he raja, " whkhfdaa peaoM caaaol denaa." Bnl aa eld Udf who hadhcard him raading tha Son»? ol Bolonnm aatatda thokirk at Tr. toupaiis. wb< u ho was only eil yearsold, <iid lurii good serviie by palaiing that eariy iii-
cidcut ol hia life and deJucing fron. it that he wae a
foreordu.ned minister. Vet 080 grava pafBOB oh-laatad that bo u was taa uood caanpany to have anydtcp tiuctuic of religiou."Among Carlylo'a acguaintam 88 waeJoho Home.
well kuowu aa the author of the tragadj oi
*Doiigla.s" aad iininortal in bo\V Bchoola as thowriter of ¦ My name is Norval; ou the l.ramj.ianBllhv" Of Home wo aratold that " he was ttnlyirroeiivtible, and his cntry to a company was likoopening a window and lettin;-tiie miii iutoadarkTootu." Suiollctt camo to that tho do. tor at Iu-yereek. He le described aa " a mau of recyagraa-able convciration and of iiiiuli gciuino humor.Thouvh not prolound, he poaaesbed a philoaophicalmliid. and was i ajiable of niaking Ibe Bonndeat ob-aervationson buman Ufa and of dlaeovaring tin e\-
naOaaoa «.r aaeing tho ridkale af avaay haractag bamet witb." Dr. Carlyle cvou BgaiaaaaB tha opinionthat Fiehling was iuferior to bim in tha Irie oaaicvein, aduitting, however, that the Knalishman BBP>Paaaed the .^lOtchuian in gMng a dramMic Btocy to)na novcls. Carlyle speaks vcry kindlyr>f Hume,Vho was then living in i:dinhurgh and engayednpou hia u Hiatory of Greal Ilrituiu." " Tbe bestbatnred mau iu the worid''.ao ha is des<rii>ed iutbese pagen. When he waa inlrolueed, under an-
Otber name, to a religioua old lady who had pro-teaeed a great horror of lmn, ahe declared him " tbeInoat innoccnt, agreeahle, facetious mau ahe hadBvarmet with"; and when ahe found out who he
waa, she kepf np ber ncrjnainlance with tho
"Atheiet." His converaaiion ia chnraetcwcd n
clianning though ¦ naivo almost to puerility."Carlyle thought tbal lltin e's seeptii al afdnioM kminostroug hold on hia niind. but proceeded from" atoetatkai <>f anperiatity nnd prida of ondetatond-ing and love of vain glmy." He likod tha aoeietyBBpoalally of young clergyaaen, and navat attomptad10 ahaka their fnith. Aftir BO BOtdd allord. ihein liegavo alagaat dinners nnd snppcrs, and the baatclnret. " For iiinoceut iiiirlh nn I ngreeablc iail-lorv." snvs Carlyle, ¦ I never know his Bai trh."Thaaa raeollaetiona aonflrn bis repalatloo aaa moolploasa.it anti BQJWOOhlB let toiVfJ rib-r.
Adiitr. Baith was not B good talker. His voiccwaaharab: hiaeoanelatioa waa Ihick, aporoaehingto aiammriring Ha «inl nol talkj ba toctured.Beeadea, he araa tory nbeeot^minded ln oompaay.Ifaaybody abaekador doobtod bim, he retractodWith llie uHnn.st 80BO, W A wntradicted wl.at lehad baan anyioff, Bol Bndth'e bi nerolence was un-
bonnded; and one of hi- rndet amlable traitewaahia abidlng aiiection for hh mother. He oaforredBTerything to her conifort and couvenienco. Rob-erteon, tlio historian, is again ai t down aaagroatlnastor ol the art ol convor-alion, Ihongh so fond oftalkmg as to be sonietiiiies tadionB. Dr. lllair was
tiiiiul, unaiiihitimts, and had no wish but to bo
admired as a proaeher, eepeeially by the ladiea,Haseonvoraotion araa BO*infantineM tbal peopleatlir-t aighl tbongbl it Impoaalble for him to i>e a
man of genioa, On the other band, ha was do-lighted toahow ptopla in their baat gaUc to bisfrienda. Althoogh vain. he wns totally frea fromtiivy. Be aometiaaaa lolkad aalfUbly enongh, yetho navat failed in generona aetiona.John Hdiio. already mantioned, "tnfnsed n joy
andaociaJ exhilaration wberever be came "; bm hahad .. a thorongh eontempl foraneb aa neglected ox
dlaapproved hia poetryw.o waakneaa nolentiralyuiiknown anioiig verae-makera evcn ln theaa daya.Home must have baan really of a aofl nature, forwhen ba aeard of tbe deatfa oi bia frlend Lbgan, bealmoat laintod, and aobbad and wept Bnl thoughho board siiimilaneoiisly of his Inothei - death, betook aopoer and.Carlyle aaya, "inaiated on mymaking a bowl of good ponch," over which tteyrtlannaand the perfeetlona of the deeeaied. lu the
I morning Home was taken nn with lhe|anil ofaaenrning which be was io order. When tbetiagedy of " Pniulas'' v as finiabed, Home and
Carlyle carried II to London. Ii did nol l ave goodliu-k there. Carrick read i and did nol likeit.rotnrning it ae totally nnfll for tbe atage. Onthiadiaaatrona oceaaion liomo relieved biafeeliagi bywr.t.tv a patbetle oopy of rersee, addreeeed to
Sbakaapoara'a bnage In Waatminater Abbejthe ill treatcd tragedy was oarnod baek to Kdin-bnrgh. Tbare happenad to be a pretty good aat of
I playera there among tbem Diggee, who played"Yonng Narval." The people of Edinburgb wotit
mad with plcasuro ovcr this atiil. atlltod tragedy,and were enraptnred to lind tbal ¦ Bootchman conldproduee aneb a drama. Tbe town In general was
" in an uproar of cxultation."' Bnl there was alsodieeent, it was tbongbl by the ovor-righteoua nota little aeandilona thal a clergyman abonld writcn play. Mat.y pamphlata npon both aidea were
pobliabadj I>r. Carlyle wrote ono in it-i defence;and wcnt to the theatre to see it. Then. indoed,there waa a frlghtfnl ehunor. A Reverend ThomaaWhyte waa anapended for aix weeka for ::oins;tothe playhouae. Dr. Carlyle waa anmmoned toat-ti nd Ihe I'te-I.ytery to answer lor bia condnct Hecame onl triumphant, howover, aud was tbereafterat liberty to go t.f tbe playwhenever bepleaaed,Ilome witbdrew from thechnrob, aud wrote other
pl.ivs, none of which were very ancoeaafnl,Carlyle waa again in London In 1708, with Home
and Bobertaon. He heard tbe elder Pittapaakinthe Hohae of Comnwna He tbonghi hiaeloquenceof the bigbaat order, bnt beoomparoB bbntoHadominoarlag Behoolmaatar who kept hia boya Inorder by raising their fcars witbonl wastim: arcu-
inoiit upon tliein.'' But he adnnts that at thattiiin- a civil and aondaeeending man In tl.o Honaewonld BOOn have lost his anthority and heeti
trampled on. Dr. Carlyle became qnite intlmatewith Garrick,and ofton wentto the theatretoaeehim play. Tbo actor used to say that he vvasinoio
at home in eomody than in tragedy; and tbe Doo-tor is ol tbe satne opinion. Ifra, Oarriek, theoneagrooefnl daneer. had grown fat, but waa atUl verylively, and a woman of nneonunon geodeenee. Dr.
Carlyle had aome pnblie eommiaaion abonl thawinilow tax. from which tho Scotch clergy wiabedto he excepted. This oeeaaioned a viail to LordBute, whoae mannat provcd to be dry and eold anddictatoriaLOn his way baek to Bootland, Dr. Carlyle saw. at
Birniingham. BaakerviUe, the creat printor.wbowaatheu eogaged upon bis eelebratod foin, Bible,What stri.ok the tonriat waa the kitchen in Baaker-ville'a honae, which waemoal oompletely furnlahedwith everything which conld be wantod, nnd "keptaaeleanand brlghl as if it had eome atraighl fromthe .-iiop." Bhonatone was also aneonutered atadlnnor party, He waaa large, heavy, fal man Intvluto elotbee aud ailver lace, with bis grayhairat.e.i i etimt and miieh powderod. Ha waa abyandreoerved, nntil his tongnawaa looaened by poneh.then be mued fraoly la tbe eonveraation.
Dr. Carlyle apoaka with anffleient freedomof bislove aflaira. "My youth." be aaya, "had beeaBpont in vain pnranlt." llis lirst paeaton, begin-ning in 173d, had kept cntiro poaaM lon of hisheatt tall 1753, by meanaof thr lady'a ooqni trv aadthe wnoei's irreaolntkm. The Boet irdid nol fairlypnt theqoeation tobernntil \~~>-, wbenahe refneedhun. Then anotber woman came ln bis way,whoae boaaty and attraetiona extinguiabed bis oldllame. Bnt tbo Doctor was nnfortanate again : the
lady Boddenly gave her band to aomebody clse.Be eecnred tbe heart of a third yonng lady.i,!tor nine montha1 eonrtahip, and " im man," beaaya with raptnre, "ever obtaineda happlercon-gneet." .*- he was leeathan balf bia age, bnl ehemade bim an axoeUeut wife, and tho manae a bappyhotne.Tho famons Edinhurgli club, "The Pokcr" is
mtintionad. Daml Bnme waa ono of the moal tlb>tinguiahed of ita memberB, of whom there were
thirty-aix in all. Apropo- of a visit of Dr. PrauklintoEdinbnrgb, Br. Carlyle writoa tbat be met o..r
great Ameriean philoaopber at dinner m London in1769or 1770, when he waa silcnt and in. otiversi-Ide. parhape, it is anrmbaad, beeanae * be bad beenrefn^.l tbe ofhcoof Poatmaator-General of Ameriea,and had gota aavera oraaaing from WedderbnrnfflIfentionittg thal everything waa good and eheap alBarrowgato, whieh ho vbdtod, exoept the wine,wbieh «as very bad in<hed, Dr. Carlyle adds:"Jobn Bull, however, baa little taata, and doeanolmnch care; for, provnlod be goea to bed intt/zy,wbetber it be with hia own natire dnnk, nle, or
BopbJatieated ]>ort, ho i¦; perfectiy eontontod." AtHarrowgate tbe Doctor mel Qeneral Cbarlea Loa,who afterward entored onr Bevolntionary army andmado a great deaJ of troublo. It is meu-
tioned that he w;is usu;illy cilled - Savage Leo."He was then desperately in love with a boontifnlliiaa MeLood, but we are toid, " tbe litlastod aevoraldaya," and nothing aeriona probably eame of it.There naeanotber visit to London in 1769, when
Carlyle heard a serinoii preaohed in bohalf of a
Mai:ilalcii Asyliim, by the 1{< v. Dr. Dodd, who wi
aitcrward nanged for torgery. The to^t, it¦tated, was abocking, and the aennoo waa eompoeedwith tbe ica-t poaaibhi delieney.an Inaulttoaain-'cere aaaitent, aad fuel for tho warm paaaionaofthe bypoeritoe. Many of tbe uiifortni.ato yonngwomcu were pteeeat bn a latticed gailery, whareouly tboae eonld beseanwbo cbose to be seen.
Bpeaking of Dodd, it is aaid: "The follow was
l, i'i.i ouie, and deUvered hia diaaonraaremarkablywell for a readar." Carlyle ragardod thewholae*liiiiitnm aa adhigraoe tooChriatian city. Doringtbiavuil Home bronght ooi his tragadyof "ThePatal Dlaoovory.* whieh bad a ¦odarnte aaeeeaa.So gtoai waa the prajndiee againat the BooBehiaLondon at that ttflM that (iarrick provided a young-tinio.it ol < »xfoid to BPPeOI at the rchearsals as tbeauthor, nnd wished Home to remain BOtaaeoled utililthe jday had mado its way. He. hOWOTBT, WM too
vain to keep iu tho background ; tho aecret oi theutithorshi|i was diaeovcrcd, nnd the housea hlack-eucd altcr the imblic was let into it.
II, ro the nutobiography brcaks auddculy ofl.The rcader will regret with Mr. Huiton, tho editor,tbat Di. Carlyle did not carry his work through thojf-ronch Kevolutiou and tho Gieat War. ile lived
tornjoy the poetrv of Sir Walter Scott. nnd ainirn-larl.v enniigb he araa among the liiat and Baoal uethaakattla of v7evdaworth'a ¦ lit andlaaae, taoaghfew." As his old frieinls died lm made BjBW om*",
and was loved ami loring i<>the lasi. Haaaaakaplaaaaatlyia aneol tha lateei ot uis letteraol.. baving aeqaired a kind of peraonal greatiij aa. bymcanaof tbe inflrmitiea or age wbicb make himdependeiit." Thua he baa "acqnlred all thetrap-pingaol trrea'ne-s." " Forhoaideamy nephew, whoi- mv gorernof, nnrae and treaaurer. I bave gollikewieea Irnaty friend and a" »»de phyalcian.anunccmmonly good dn ine ami able preach u .all lntlie peraon of om- yonnaj mau whom I have laken toluewitli me." Witb tb e cheerlul aentencee, tfflmaj take onr leave ofthe atotdy Bcotch paraon.
7.V EVBBY 801 -" '¦
in ei tv aonnd 1 think I he ir lor feet.Ami atill 1 wend ii. aln d « >' al .-...
And atill I aay, " l o-m< rroa we an dl m[watchtheahadowain thocrov led Ireet.
I'a.il paaaing ...«'¦ 1 foil iw .i bi onelu every Bonnu I think I uear hai I tAnd months gnby-bleah March and May-dayheat-
llarvest inovef.wint< r well-nigh d..And -til! 1 aay "To-inorrow we ahall meet.
Among the eity nquarea, wbeu flower are iweet,With avery breath a aigti of hei - em blown.
Iu every aonnd I think I bear hei feet.Ueltiv ami eloik the onending bonra reneat,Fromtwelve t-' twelve.and atill ahe comea la
aoaTO. , ,,And s-ii; I aay, " To-monow we ahall n ¦. L
Ohjong-dclaved to-morrow! beartsthai beatkfeaanre the lengtb "l every raiuiite goni.
In every aonnd I think I bcai ber i<-<¦;.
Ever the anna riae, tardilv oi il.'.-*,An.l ligh! the li n ou a oh ircin rd a»onot.
And atill] aay, " Po-morroa ue ihall meot.
Ami i-till from ou; hi r anki own, far retre itBhe bannta me rith her tend r nndertoue.
[ii everv aonnd 1 think Iindatill 1 aay. "To-morrow we ahall meet.'
May Probtk.
AX E< ' "/.". VUIC BOOKSELLEB.I .',, ihr Gtnth .'.'.
r me future edition of " l ng lah .''. cenfiplace ahouhl 11 reaerved f<>r old .-am.-, the once well-know ii book.se hr.When I Hnl uncounlered Pama, heoecnnied thc
abop in tho market-placc at Dnrlington in a hicb bedied. Tbe imnreanon I preeerve ol h'm ia thal ol itall, venerahle-lookingman in a Quakei likecoa-tnmeofmsti biacl and with black gnitera. Tluawaaabonl I850-'55, when] waaati I ayonngman.an aa auch bnl Ind flerentl) olwervnnt, al b.un one heloniring to my owu nex. Samahad ¦ rte-ided atoop, a li an, pinehed and .-, and
long whitehair, ln thal curious old *hop, witb ii-iv.nlnw wiudowa, one on racb aide ol tbedooi rddSama kepl a eollection of booka ¦ ich aa no ....k-: i-lernnl ol LondonconldrivaL Here were folioNhaka-
ii. ..,.- and Ubaucera galure. withCaxtotia, Wynkende Wordee nnd Pynaona enongh lo make the bibiio-pbibVa montb water. W oe, bowi \.-.. to the ignoranlaud ronfiding purchaacr who trn u t" Sams'snlanaib'e apeeches ami the manuacripl notioea inuronl of Ina voiuines. |f aver ii waa uecesaarj lotnketobearl tbeaagecounonl roreal emptor,t\ was
when lus ahop waa entered. Iu tboae daya,aa lntheae, bibliographical knowledge wa Inveryfcwbanda, Aware ol thia fact. Hama did nol hesitate tomake np hia bo ka in a faahion thal pnta (o shaiuethe bungUng attempta in tbe aame direction of anmemotleru bookaellera. [waa early, if vainly, pnl on
myguard. Ilavingonm) t'u-t nail bouglii ol 8amswhat prufeaaed tolMacopyol Pyneou'a edition oiUarclay'a "Suip of Foolee." and Uiaeovered thaltbe bu'k of tbe volume was made npfrom tbe much Infenor edition ofL'awood, I hat.I to InvcBtigato clocoly Mr.8ama'a book raritios. Tho clofceal and moetcarefulin ;.. iiion and coilation were m aarj to prevoutbeing Impoacd npon, and tbeat, nnder Ihe ccmli-tioua niui'i' which alonc purcbaao waa poaaihle,were mattcra oi extreme ditncnlty. I rememberone occaaion when, after buyiug trom bim moretban £70 wi.h of booka and payiugbim for tliem. as v:n neccaaary, iu li.ul :i .i, Il'oiiii t the waningligbt ot i hcjitcmlier daj impt'deluriiier e\ jiioi.iiiou. As 1 li.i'i two or threo ahelveatbrougb which to go, ] aakedfoi a lighl and was
relnaed. Llltimately I was allowed a andle, on cou-aidcration >.i paying a balfpennj for it, atiaeeii-neaa waa the chiel charaeteriaiic of8auu;nexl tothal came bia affection for aome of his l> ...k .. Thereweie. oeriain voiumea be wonld never arll. a id therewere eaaea ln bia npetaira room which during tbebve yeara in a bieh 1 know him he reeolul I. rexuaedto op.-n.^ iien laal I viaited lus ahop, Sama was lyii
elected and alone npon whal proved, a day or twoiai.-i, to be bia death-bed. ln bia ahop were twowomen, one old and baving the look ol a char-wuiiian, a aeoond young and witb the appenrauce ofa domeatic aervant. rbeae two were aelllng thebooka whieh were nol marked ln a atraugi iibaxard faahion, Layuig tueii heada togethci with ai.n iwledge thal the prici bad to bc bigh, bnl wiih-.,n ibe alighieel id. a .¦. a ual b ¦. o gbt to be. 1obtained oneoi two voiumea i"i a anm that woulilnndoubtediy have alain the old ma had be lived ..>
bcarofit w'heiher I waa quite ju>ttlied lu carry-ing off tor SJOa, a Lydgate'a " Fall of Princea n iu aaupcrboldbinoiugloi whieh old Sama would cer-laiuly bave d mandod ii> guiueaa, 1 have aiucedoui.'tcd. At the time 1 bad no acrnplea, bul waalatuertncliuedtaehnekleovera purchaae Ibal did
bingto compeuaate me foi the many li.iu.laby which. iu apiteoi inj ntmoal eaution, 1 bad -uffered. Ihadatone lime the idea oi mtrouucingthia wondertul old miaer into a worb >.i li< tion, In-¦tead, bowever, al lunug iruuka aiih tbe matter ofa priiitod i.iii.ain i, 1 bave allowed a goo inteutionto joiu with otbera in furniahing the proverbialpavement for Lunbo,
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y, aa tl t i laare How.Of tha nnmerona otbet praclicca iri uaa among
the lislimu lrateimtv for se.uinig go al Inck. WJ aro
loldthaton tbe higbeal mound «.i tbe bill abovo\Veston-super-Mare iaa beap of atonea, to wbicbven Baherman in bia daily walk to8and }i;>v, Kew-
atoke, contnbuted one toward bia day'a good nah-im?. A curi nacuBtomwaa, in yeara gone by, pb-erved al Firej in conm bon witb ihe berringfiahery Imring the time ihe fiahing boata were alao tbe innioi portion of the inhab ed allthe uneniployed wagona and carta they could findand draguetl Ihem down the atroeta tothe c ifTa ton,leaviug tlie-ii to be owned and taken aa ay by theirreepective ownera on the following morning. i luswaadone abonl thetbirdSatnrday nighl Blb*r theboa aha<laailedfrom 1 il y. under a ¦:¦ ratitiouanotion that it drove tbe herringa into the neta. lnCo ii wall i: la eonaadered nnlock] bi Hahermen foranvonetoeal pilebanla.or, indeefi, any kind offlan.from the bead downward, aa auch an acl iaBaidtobe"aur to tnrn the heada ol the liah awayfrnlll tlie eo.i.sN." The ))I i.|ie, v.av l-lit'. to i;itthe i,-h from the tall toward tbe hcad, tlus wervingaa i kind ol ch irm to luanre good luck lo tbe li-b.r-man and bring him large quantitieaol nah lo ahore,Again, when there i-a large eatch of pilebanla.they are preoerved bj being rubbed \\'u\i aalt. andgreplaced In ragnlai order, one on the other, headaami tail- alternatoly. When aoplacod. tbe hah of-t.ii make a aqueaking noi-e, which ia locally all." crying for more," and ia regarded aa a moal favor-able omen, being auppoaed to indicate thal moreliah may aoon be expected to Iaa bioughl tothe aamecollar, 'I'i.i- no:e, li wever, wbicb ia heard ia reallyiirodiieed. aaya Mr. Hunt, hi Ihe burating of the airbladdei -, and a ben many break togathi r.n hich iaoot unuanal when hnndred* of thon anda an pilodin a ma-- -the aound is a loud otic.
Among aome of the rarasratitioiia noiiona re-lating to aucceaa in fiabinti which formerly prevailedin Ireland, and bave nol yel quite died out, w<.
may im ntio'.i tba following, currcnl in 1'i-tii: lomeet rertain pi i aona ln the morniug, and sp ciallybarefootcd womon, waa deeme«l nn omen of 111-foiiiine for that day. To name a dog. eat. ratorjii,'. while baiting thc booka, alao foreb. ded ill-lnck.l*he hahermen alwaya apai an he urat aad la-tbook baited, and alao in tbe mouth ol the ftralBab taken, Before caating tbeii ueta or lines tbovdipped tli.'iii in the watei three timea,and eacntime gave a kind ol chirp witb Ibe lipa, reaemhlingtbato a yonng bird. Inenauermen, too, were ac-cuatomed to ughl a amall Bre of chipa in theirboata, todrive away, aa they auppoaed, any aitcbeathal migbt bave barbored tm re during the night tofriibtrate their auccesa, Tbe cnatoma practicad bytlie Kcotch Hahermen for obtaining l'.....! Inck ai"
eqnally curiona. Thua, ln JI" Samjf Jowmal of1865, ii bi related that,inconaequenceof tboher-nn.' Ilabing being verj backward,*.tof tbanah-.i!ii, ii ol Bnokie .Ir.fM.'.i a eoopei In a flannel ahirt,witb burrs Btuck iill over li.aml in ilns eondition hewaa carried ia prooeaaion tbroiiirb the town In ahandbarrow. luia w;is dona to "bring betterluck " to iii" nabing, aud happaned in adiatrict,aaya tho writer, "containing no leaa than ninecburcheaand ciia|».l«; ol varlona denominationa,an.l iiurteeii Behoohk Certain family munaa areconddered unlneky, and in aome ol tha villageaont,,.-. aal oa nl Auerdeenabire it i.-. still conaiden <la bad oimii .o meel a p iraon of tbe name of VV'hytewheng.g to ma, as it ia thought thateitbortbeliuea will be lost or tba aateb ol nah t><or. Inliii.kie there are aome family namea whieh theuahtrmen will not prononnoe, auch, for tnetaace.i i.o ,'' ami "louii." ami it thaaa ill-fatodniine - ua Baenuom d ia their bearing they apit, or,t.. ii-. tho verniieular expreaaion. " cluil.' man,too, wbo havo bean hired before tnnir namaa woraknow n have aettlally lieon iefu.so.1 ibeir vva^es atthc elose ot ihe tishiug aeaaon, partly booauae tbahahing waa nnaaoaeaafni v% 11 ti tba boata In wbicbthey aailed, and owtag to the waiit ol eui ixaa beingubcnbcd lo tiu-ii Btaaaaaa iu the boat.
A compoaor once brought a inauiifirript to Hos-him, who, on llaU'Ilillg, every nuijiile took otl hlahat aud i.ui it on agaln. The eompo-er Bflkadwhetber ho waa ac warm. " No," auid Uoaaini:" but 1 am in the halut of taking otl my hat when-eierlnieet an old acquaiiituuce, and thero are aomany I reineinbet in youx couipoaitiou, thal 1 havaconliuuaily to bvw."
IIOME INTERESTS.PRICEfl IN' THE MABaterTa
TIIF. 11811 SfPI'I.V.BUfl IV TIIK PPJOM Of BTJUT.I!l IIK.lt. Vlfil I'Altl.Krt ANI> HIHIT,
All hsh iNeept analta is aaatee ind blgh. A sin<rh<ahadhaa baan taken ia Ihe Conneeticul Rlvor.bntno more Beh have appe ired iu tho Eforth Biveff, nw-
incr io the infeiis eold. The tirst Bponiah BMokereland pompanoarrived yeaterday iu 1 ateamar from
tbeOntf, and were ml 1 at H a ponnd. A few CabVfornian lafanon wereoffered in morkH dnrlweek. Tbeyareooaraerand itir<-ii<>r Inflavor tosalioon eangfat on the Atlantio coaet. Choicechirken tnrtlea of convenienl Ire for rnmiiyuee,weighina eig'il t-> nf'oeii p jnnda arn
DOW -old .1! tho feh-'Mih. ' -dl'-h tas to iu centa a ponnd, haddock » eenta, halibm 2fl,. ti iripe ha b 18 to 2fi ronte, fr h-enngiu.oi *¦:. frofi n ?olmon 60 'e:'1 Ifornia
%t;1. kerel 15 cents, tom codaair *> eoti's. H., ii I- HI oer.iwhite perch H> to l* eenta, amelta 8 t» lfl centa,nnd re.l snapner I8centa. 8oi theni hi la 20 lo25 eonta ;i ponnd, blnefiah 18 eenta, herrlngOcenta in akate H eenta Blaet ba - ia 18 centa.anlmnn Ironl l-1- centa, whiteflah I ^ centa, andpi.iki rel is i-.-i ta, On en nn I- i- 22 centa a
Terrapina are $12 t $12 h lozen.5 eenta »o$125 a hnndred openrd; rnvnsh
$2 50, bard rraba $5. Oi sfera 75 centa lo .-r:; 25, ao-cording to si/.. Codfish ton nea n 15 centa aponnd. loba or- l.lcenl , andeela.dreaae ,20centaPmokod haddock i« I'j'j centa, sahnon 20, andbloatera :i eents eaeh.
Iie.t is ennaiderablv higher at wholeaale, nndt.tofthei-tail dealera have raiaed their prieea.Riha of beef are '_'.> to 22 eenl , airl in roaai 20 to[is centa, airloin Btoak 20 f" 22 eents, uorterhonaen.i.'. 2fl lo 'J- eenl .. rooi 'I "i In* 14 to 18 ceni \comed rnmnld centa, hriakel 12 centa, and rlato10centa. Smnked tongneaare 12to 14centa, I.ftenderloins, taken from Chicago beef, are 25 to Weenl , and ottaila tor aoiin are thre for 25 eenta.(. milk veal ls atill bigh: lega nf veal are ._'(»i, Qte, loina 1 . .. it-, Bllel of veal »5 « uts, eul . la::., -;.i icven-nb racka i'1 ler 1 Iceuta, and br a-t 1 I centa, Hweethreada areBJQ a ih ".>' he.nl ' 1<» tO .'.(> CCIlbleacb, and ralveV feel fom fi enta. Hlnd.qtiartersof ap Ing lamb are$4, forequarters$2 75.Mutton ia aomewhat higher; legaof mnttonare ileenta, loina without tbe fal and kidneya 15 centa,ch ns liiconi-, Bhouldera 7 centa, bi utl 8 eeuts,eight-rib rack 20 eenta, and eleven-rlb racka16 centa, I he rack ent from the sheep, calior lamb eormaponda tn the riha ol beef,and is an excelleni roaating piece. It ia onlywithin the laet few year thal butrhera have beenwilhng to cnl up the aboolderaof theee suieileranlmala,Ponltry isrnth-r higher. Philadelphia brotlliig
ehickena are $1 75 a pair, fowla 20 centa. irees in-clnding Boaton gaeae 18 to 20 ¦.¦ nta,dm ks 25 euta.Bquaba are verj scarce and blgh, aeliing aldozen, Preeh-killed Eugliahsnine are $4. frozenBnipe|j2 50, plover $3 50, canynabaek duia pait. red-bead* $1 50,black duoks $1, ma larla$1, aud Brandt du<k$1 50. Bn iwbunti gaaru 75eenta a dozen. Tbia little bird ia tbe noaresi ip-proaeh to the tamona ortolana of Cyprasnud otherpartaol Bnrope, though the reedbira of Augual andSeptemher more uearly rescmbles the ortolan lnflavor. inefleehol the enowbunting is apoken olby Audnbon aa aavory, ba! it la not eepeeially ee-teell.od in (ill 1 luai e-l -.
Hut or ia abonl the aame pneB Mlast quoted. Lighl sali bntter bi 50 centa aponnd, rhia ia tbe Pbiladelphia bntter of themarketa, tl.gb \<-v\ diflerent from the nweot,
- huitoi aometimea aold bi Hrat-claaagrooeriee, Creamery bntter is i."» to 48centa, Mate dalry 10 eenta, V\ d<.dairj'38 to 40 centa, and the beei roll but er :i.">cenle. Long udand egga are ..'_' centa a dozeu,Jeraeyogga 20 centaAlready tbe ominon atorj <d a drouth
in l-'loiid'a u told aa an exenae for the thrive led-upgreen peaa that are aent to market. The rloridau>p -i eiii- neariy gone, aud tbe markel i.s depend-
enl for ita aupply upon Savannnb and Cbarieeton.eaa ure$l io l." ceul a peck, atring beana
'.ni centa, aaporogna ia 30 to 75 ceuta, Kughah can-hil.MM i aells at from 50 to 75 eenta a head. Tbebrge, baudaome white beada grown in tbecobl, moial clim te ol Eugland are instrong i..inri-t to the dark, "acruhbyBouthern Caulidower oib-rod for aale. [heattempt to laiac this vegetable at ihe bontfa baathua ur proved a failnre. The planl matunrapidly, and growa to atem bi fop the Bower forma.Bouthern cuenmbera are ."> centa, Boaton-bot-bon eenenmbera 25 ceuta: corn-Balad .s l'> centsa qnart, aorrel l" centa, gioen dandelion ioeiii--. aal lettnee :> to l"> centa a bead. Frencbartu liok'-s fiorn I'aris gardena ;ire 30 centa eacb,Jeriis.ileiii artn hok.- lo centa o qnart, aud amallronudaqnaab from Plorida 5centaeach. Minl uj5centf a bnucb, paraley 5 centa, and tarragon l<»Miits. Tbereujnoapeciai chango ha tbe pneoaofoiber vi-oijiiios. ,
Large quantitiee of bananaa nreamvingln tbeii .,-. ['here is a qnautity of choico Valencia andMeiiiterranean oranirea; bul rlorida orangea are
., ,,e Yclion Aspinwail bauauas are 30to W) centa a dozen, rcd Buracoa bauunae .'>.» to 75i.-iii.-, Kloridu oranges .;<» ceuta to$l, Jamaicaaud liavana Iruil 26 to 50 ceuta, Mediterrunean
b25 to 75 centa. Biood oraugeairom Valen¬cia and Bicily are 29 to BO eenta, Boville
.iii.eii for 20 eenta, and redpl li ii. Havana, .".'. to 7.". eenta
eacb. C.anntaan i'» .eni.--ea.-ii. fcitrawfrom Plorida look lou aomo euough lu ibe abillwinlry air, and aell from 25 to 05 centa aquart.ln-v iu-.- siiil ipiite acid. A large quantityot line
Baiawtn applee arrived in the market from Now-Hampehire during the week, and umde wme chaugein pi ii b. B\tra llaldw ina are from $3 to rl a bur-n 1; iii:c Dhoda Uland greeninga are r>.
afjaro,Onrnbo Sonp.
Devllled I raoa.Boiled Leg of Mntton. Caper Saoce. ftfaahed Potatoea.
ataab. S|'niu.-ti Onbm-jnlpeoti Toaat. < rab-AppujJelly.
1" lelicll Al-tioliokcs.KlxedSaiad.
Cbeeae, H/afera.Cabinet l'uittlinir. Plneapple Cake.
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HOUSEnOLD ffOTEB,QUafBO Boi !'.-< !ui one utl gB or two stni!! chick-
ma aa loi a fricaasee; aeoaon "jiii aalt, pi'pper,ilredgo wilh flourand frj with a large ilice ol pork(mincedl uutil Ihey begin to broa u. ake tbem ontof the pan and in the aame hoi lat frj two oniouaand two guans of tender okra cnl Into alWhen tbe ouious begin to look red, acrape tbe cou«ii-i, i of tbe pan into tbe aonp-pot with the chickenand pork ad a pod ol re i pepper, very little aalt,a gallou of cold watar, and Ie n Buumer alowlytafter it baa aimmered for aeveral hours, add ;i pinlol Liiuabcana; lel itaimmei another h. ur, then addono iu two yonng cymlin i cut into alices, aquart oftomitoes acalden, peeled,Bud dratned from iheirjiiiee and a cnpfnl ol potatoea pared and cnt Let its; ni.,i i aeveral hours longer, uutil tbe ohicken andvegetablee are boiled to abreda. Btratn, aeaaon totaete with caye nepepporond aalt. Berve boiledrice in another diah bi tbeaideol tbe aonp tnreen.Having pnl a ladlefufof the aonn ln tbe aonp^ilato,place a ta ileauoonfnl of rice ln tne ceutre,BtBDB Pi:ti-:li. This is a nic" way iu a hioli to fry
anipe, qnail, Bquaba, or birda <»i sny kiml in oii.Piuck, draw and ainge theru properly, than waahtbem out quickly. If allowed to aook in water theQavor will be impaired. M my cooka maint dn thatpoultry ond birda ahonld never be waahvd, .m*l thatii properly drawn they will nol noed aaabiug, Alterwaahing them carefnfly and quicklv, drain tbemwell, and iben dry thi m botween Ihe foldaof a aoflcloth. Place them upon e and lel them remainlong t-nongh to become chUled tbroagh, that thejia.iv be very cold when pnl Intobol oliveoil, 8ea-aon them with popper and aalt, aad dredge thomligbtlv with flour, or, if yon chooae, egg and brcad-crumb them. Pnt aa mnch olive oii into a f/ying-kettleaa will covertbe binla. Let 11 get hot, andwatcb it nntil a pole bluUb amoke begma to rL-o :then pui in the birda, Lel them fry to a nch brown,taking care not t<> lel them bnrn. Drain, whendone, and aerve tbem cri i> and bot,DkViUBD ci.'.vns.-i»ne docen freab craba boiled
.¦ind pickied (orone canol Bryce'aPreehCrabMoat),,|uariei ot a ponud of freab bntter, on desaortapoon-lul of uiustiird powiinr, eayenne pepper and aalt t.>taete. W ben canned orab la iiaed, ilrain all ihe Itquorfrom tbe meat, put tbe imat Into abowLand mixoareiuliywi.il it au, eqnal qnautity of Bnebreadcrumbe, Work thebuttor toalbrhl cream, mix themnatard well with it, th n .-.111 in rery oarefuilyaliaiiiitul at a ti.iio ol ilio inisod eiabs aml crumba.Beaaou to taete arith cayennc peppei and aalt, aa 11 thecrabaheUa with tbe mixtoro, apHnkle bread crumbaovertbetop,putthreeamall piecea ol bntternponthe top of eacb, and brown them qniekly iu a notovenj tbey will pnhTin baking, and will be fonndvorv nice. Thej are iiannUj preierred aeaaonedliitrlily with eayenne pepper, Tneymayhe aerveden her hot or eohl. Cleaued sneils lor baking or
devilling eome with tbeeaaa,Bon i.i. i.i'.ii "t Mttio.v.-Waah and trim aper*fectly freab tagofmuttou. Plnnge u into enoughbotling aaltod watot to eovei ii well, Lel it boil
bard lor a few adnntee, tben s<-t it baek wbere itinay boil slowly lor (wo or two iiuu a hali hours.It inust not Imj allowed to Btop hoiling. Do not stn ka furk into it toiry it, or tbe juioe.s will aaoape.Keep the water well skitnmed all ihe time it isoiiiiic. be brotb should i.o aaved fdg aoopa, It
lavery niee boiled in rnh soups oratoak. Barveui.h aapor aanea. "It givea trne eaaejiraa thevapoi.i lo w« hoilod uiuttou riiinua capers.''PtKBAPPLI t'AKK..<>ne ctipiul ol hutter, two
eiiptuii ot pnlvahaad sugar, two enpfalaof flour,aevon egg^ two tableapooaifola of baking-powda, two laldosriooufuls of wakr, a largepincl* of aalt. Work tbo biitb-r to a \ery lightcmaui. add tho sugor, then the woll-beaten yolks,tbe whitce beaUm Ui a very stiff frolh, the water.and luMly the tlour. baking powdur aud aalt eittedwell togetber. BaLe iu jelly cake pane. in a hotov ii. ^proad piiio applemarmalado betweon tbeOttkea.
bi-uMii: C AhK.-l_a ia a widi-ukd aud eiocllent
recdpa. Ta!<o twelvo o«irs, the weight of t"n inpiilverized smrar, tho weight of aix in Hour, thojui.e aad gratad rtnd of a lacaoa. Baa* iheyolksoftha egga witb ao egfrwhbdi fac fally balf an boor;than aud ti.e aogar to tbem aud beal again nntil thomixtnre is gpongy, lighl all throngh and ftlled wiihbubblea. Wow but m aa ligh'lv aa poasible thowhiteaof tbe eu.L:- beaten to theatiffeatpfroth. Vmv add tbe well-aifted flonr aa corefnlly ua
the whitea of tl.sgawere added, merely cuttingIt in with the egg-wbiak nntil lightly mfxed wiihtbedoogh. Add ihe lulce ami grated rindoftbe|. inon. p.uir the mixtnre into aquare ahallowbread-pana and bake unmediately in .. hot, at ady
Sponge oake mnai never e cnl a itbbreak ii Into amall Bveu piecea with the bCHOCOLATl I'.i i.mi.s. -lake six egga, half a ponnd
of pulvenzed augar, qnarter of aponnd of flour.B ai well aeeordlng to tha oir cftona given forapongec ike. pquueze the batter throngh a in<bag iti atripa ahoni Ihree inehoa lont, Vand atill ho, atick two cakoa tog-ther and bIIowthem t'. <eoi. tfi ii two onn chocol ite,th >n atir In a ta leapi onfnl of - atera L thi b tea-ipoonfnla of rJcb cream; mixwell; then addf. a. apful of -ii. ar. Stir well anticoinea perfectl) amooth (aboul live minut"8). Corerthe eclnira smoothly with tbe 1 I mixture,
Eclair may alao be made byputling two of Hiecake togethei with currant or«.th irjelly, and ieingthem with rlear icings or paatry cream mai beanrcad between the cakaa when ooooannt icingihotild be naed.Osaxok Fmiterbv Btir balf aponnd of flour to
balf an onnce of bntter, add tbe yolka of two eggaand milk enough to make a battvr (hat will dropfrom a upooii. Beat thoroushly aud add balf a aalt-apoonfn of aalt and tha whitea <d two egga. Peeland cut orangea ln tbin round slioes, nnfngavarysbarp knife. Dip tha alicea in augar and then ln thebntter und fiv ln hot lard or clarined buttar. Pine-apple finttera maj be made ln theaame way, imttingthe alicea ol pineapple into triangubw Baoaai andaoakingthera in wtne ifyon artah.FLOBIDA IIBANCM 8HOtH aJOfc -Pnl a pint and a
half ot flour into a aiove with a heaped toa ipoonfn]ofFrenefa cream tartar nnd half the auantity olaoda. Addhalf aenpol bul er. Bub tbe irigreitogethertill the bntter and flour are thoroughlyliiixeil. Ihe 800(088 <>f Ihe sli ir'< aUe oVpeudslnrgoly on tlus point, Now add qnackly enoughIr.-li milk to m ke a dougb as Boft as vou ean
bandla Divtde tlu doagfa mr<> twoevau piecea, ndleachouthalf an Inch thick, rnb both well withbntter ami place one above tli>- otbar. Bake in aqnick oven till wall dona. Take enongh aweotj londa orangi i (tbe rual v frnil i- cbeaper and juataagood for thia purpoee), peel the fmii and with a
verv iharp knife cut it Into tbin round slicea. Ba-inov, theae da, cnl each alice ln qnartera, aeparatetbe layeraof ahorteakaaaaoon as they are baked.and atrew tbam with orangea whieh have ln en well-pinlvled with augar. Ponr ovar them any inioawhieh maj be lefi aftei ahclng the oraugea, and piletbe layera together. 8el the ahortcakoina oooloven for flve minntea and aerve al onoe, 1>" oaxofultonaeonlvthe beal cream tartar ami aoda. Tmsin iv reaaily i»e procured at any good draggiatrsahop, ______________
linir CABVINQ MAY V,E LEABNBD.
NOHc lii.i.i. I.\ TIIK CRT.TALU WITH ARIIST8 0P
THI Kirc.ti V
beveral readara of Thk Tbtbuhi have reccntlywritteo aaking wbore they might had practlcal la-Btrai tion in earving for the table. A Tkiuiwk ro-
portar ast oot accordingly the other day ta asaar-tain what me.ins for edueatioii in earving existed.Thongfa unanoeeaafnl ba (imlitig a earring school, hefound a aaognina prophet of one that ia to bo whenhe Boooated Pernand Fata, tba bndefatigabM obel afthe Aetor Houae, who waa :nttiug ln his littM ofhoeand taking frequant peepa throngh tbe windoiv athis army of cooka.
" I ean tall a good earver by tha way he pioka nphla knife," aaid hfr. Fere. " The art ia one that ialaarned by practioe, and yet there are men whohave earved lor twenty yeaia, and do not yat knowbow to do it. They will make a meaaof it, jajajtaasonie cooka will dress up a dish 80aatO take one'sappetite away. Sn< h men will oftao goi a positionbecanae they apeak Franeh, bul if they go into thokitchea they will driveaway hnadredaof doUara1wortbof cnatom in a littla while. Thora will baacbanoe for everyone to learn oooking and earvingwhen tho Union CniveraaUa do L'Art Cnli-niiie opena iis school la this city,whi.h will lo on October 1. It wouldbave iwn opeaed before. were it notthal we wish to take time to perfect every arranefc-metit. Then, aa people will aoon ba leaving thetown, and cooking is m.t very intereatlug in warmwaatber, we will dobetter towait until antarnn.We Intend to bire aoaae barna baO, in a good qnarternptown, for Ibe aebooL tiuly tha moal aminent.¦.ni \* ln oooking tn the city will givethe le.s-ons. Each of thaaa with an as-
datanl will stivo leaaona for a woi kwithonl remuneration. Every Wedneaday eveningacommittee will examlne the learnera iu the leaaonathat bave been given in the preeeding waek. Weahall barge a certain price for * aaon ticketa to tbacoiirse ni in trnction. Rich persona aill have to payfor poor peopks; aa we ahall give leaaona free ofoharge to th.'s.- who are nnable to pay i"r them. 8othal while fnatiioaabie women may learn the aenaibleaccompliabmenl <>f cooking and bo know when iln-irt.iMe- are well furoialied, thc achool will eapoi iollybenetit cooka, poor persona who have to earn theirliving, and housekeepera w ho do beur own cooking.We exp ot that marketmen will fnrniah free tbemeata and veg itabMa neceaaary.and after he diaheaormeataareconked.teatedorcarvedttney willbeaenlnrohably to ehantable Institutioua .t to poor fami-iies. We will probablv arrange io teai h tbe prepara-tion of aoertaui bill of fareeach week, beginningwith tbe aoup and endiug with the icea, In warm
we ii ber we ean teacb the making ol lighl diahea, orhave exhibitiona of frnita, preeervoa, eto. lr la alaoexpected thal aome inatrnction in tbe chemiatry offooda and ln the adaptation of diel to the tempera-tuio oi a, iis.ui of tbe year, as well aa to 1 be peiaon'acondition nnd occupation, will be given. In tenrean I experl New-xork to beal Paria in tbe matterof cooka and euiaine. Ten yeara ago LVew ITorkerawerecontenl with pork and beanaoran Iriahatew.Butnoa Ibeydemandthebeat. Andwbynotf Wobave ihe pnxtucta, and the raoney to pay for thabeat. Alfweneodia that the men who have bo-eome expertaand have taken degreea ln the Pariacooking school.- abould teacb otben and elevate t'ueatandard of this art, whieh le ao intareatingaudbo Lmpcrtani to tbe bappiueaa ol tbe raca.Wliv. th.- Emperor \\ iili.ua lenowa enough tobave Frencb cooka. He baa fonr, of them and aixGermauaoa aaaiatanta. Prinea Biamarek abw baaFrencb cooka."The Union Unlversolle de L'Art Culinalre will
hold an exhibition of all kiu.ls of kitcheu unple-umnta, fi.niiiuie ami productlonj al rerraco Gar-den ui May next. The oomtnittee Laeharge U nowbolding meetinga everj other day.Behmd, or rather beneatn, tho pcenea at
DelmonicVa, the reporter found t!i« preaidinggoniua in anowy cap nnd apron, aitting iu bia offloeami aurroundod by a tbonaand ami one aavoryodora, iio aaid they had Imleuc for a earver, astheii meata and fowla wera uaually cut up before be¬ing co ke.l. Ue knawofno place where earving waataught. Tbe bead waitei aaid he knew of earvingachoola m Paria but none in thia city. Carvera, heaaid, were moatly needed In hofcl.s iiko tbe Lang-liaui aud tbe Charing Croaa in London. where wholefowla or iointa of meat were pnt on the tabla andcut in tbe preaenco of I lhis plan iafol-lowed ln tbe rotnndareataurantof thoAator Houae,ami Mr. Stetaon himaelf in lormer daya was wont tooarveonone ddeol ihe fabm while uutpatrona atoon the other.ih irlea Delmonico aaid.on being appeulcd t >, that
he enjoyed watching ;i good earver. Uucb ¦ ooeWOUlu CUt 80 l.an, and stlil.e ,<. trm- evarjjoini, and altogether would dianect a fowl so
perfectly, tbal it took earving out of iberegion of drudgery Into tha raalm oi art.Bul be never board of inatrnction in carvltuE. aadthoughl the only way to learn was to take a kniii:aud practioe. John i'liiard exproaaed aimilarviewaHr. i'liomp on. tbeatewardof the Flfth Arenue
iloiel, u.l thal earving was learned byajipren-tu.s watching aud working with experieucedcarvera. That, ai loaat. was bu tbaory, llotilOUght holies who Wbdaed t>> learn carvinuslioul.l go and watch aome good earver,thoughhewaa afraldhe could not open IboFifthAv. niio Hotel kitchena for them. or elaa liey abouldlurea practiaad earver togive them leaaona I .-
qniriea <>t other cooka an.l carvera broughl nofurther iuformation. Atther.oaol the New-YorhUookiug Kchool a yonng lady sanl poaitivaly thatthey taught UO ar\ in,; ibeie.
i'viib s lor earving are given in aome oook-booka,but they are about as itbciuia-s rulaa for awimming.
A 8X0BX OF BABTOLOZZI.fr<>rn .111 Ihe l'r.ir /(..mi I.
Theio Isaatorytold of bim aud Lard Cravenwhieh is worth repetitioii. He waa engaged byi.ord Craven. wbo was a biute an.l i.ie busband oftbe beautiful and elevor l.ady Kli/abeth lieikeley,wboafterward bacame Bfargravina ol Anspach, t.»make anengraving trom an Baat Indian deaign, forwhieh bia lordahip agreed aoglve bim two bundredpounda rkartoioaxl thooght il abard I argaia, bataa i.'.i.i Craven waa by way of beina a aoble patronotail, aud " lus veiy good I tieiul." umlei took thowork. Kverything was airan«ed; the eiu;iavet\vas to work iu tbe bouse, aud dine at my lord'atable. My lard apeedily diaplayed his i>ad ¦annataami that brutality which mado him tho scoll ol hiapci rs until be departed thia lit'o to tho gieatcom-fort of avarybody balongiaf tohim. Tha bat day,after tho bottle had paaaed, M ahowad tha eugraverinto the working room, aud there ieit him. llarto-lo/zi's idea waa that tlus was only a vi-.it of cero-ll.ouv l<> all! '. ,'V the liel.i. aud then reiurii to lus- bottle and trieud," but feeliug au after dinnorlahaenaatiou oome over him, he uuiied his neckoloth,apread it over hla iace, tnrew hiinself into tbe ariu
cuair and weut to sleep. 801110 two houra afterwardLord Craven, auxwu-i airoady to aoe U10 progroaa of
the engraver. went himself tocnll P.a rt ol ozz totake aofcao, Kntering the roorn, be was earprteed tofiuil the engraver I'a-t oaleop, and snnritiK like thobass of hia hrot'ier tbe niusuiai's fiddla. Hislord-sbip looked rouipl and fonnd that all WM in statu<|iio. Tlio engraver had n-.t atruck a alroke, uponwhnh he ahiNik Inni by tha collar uutil ho awokohim. Tho eiits'iaver wa» iu a very ill bui u, andaaked BercelJ
¦ Vhy araka rno when I wa* dreain for yonr lord-ship's liood I"
.. My good'" baUowa 1 Lord Croveai "wby, nar-tolo^zi, wby, man, you bhve not put a gravcr uponthe plate,"Bartaloui ro.'e up and ropllol" Oh, yes, my lort, all my aogrnvioj are there.
laying upou lo plate, and dero dcy uiay lay andhe .'
" What is the meaninff of IhisT" fasked l.ordCraven. " Are yon goiag rnad f"
Vi s. vid rexal OO you t ike n.e BWgy from goodtahle, look me up in ool.l room and I ean I dotbingamore wotae tban at my own honae, Voo i/<>baek and tr.nk and triok and eat de frnlta, and dencometoaae voi I deindia bnngry aungeon. Mylort, vao I work I imi.st aat, tiiuk, anoaaaokealtin- aama nma; roa Bead ma mlne battle af port,mine shiggar, aud mine pislienit, and 1 will do you;but I mnethave mine owi tbingi andBineewnwav, or tainmee, I gif up ,lo pargaio.*This ia what tbe biograpnerol Ifadaaae Veatriecails" a bint,' aaVtfng that it waeaetee! upon, andthat Bartoiosal got oa afterward as weii withl.ord CravoO BO it was possible for any hurnadbciug to ao.
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OSE aotro BJ THO VOICES.One wore a wreath abont her bead,flor face, |oy-lightod, aonghl the anoa,And aaeaiied bar reiaa s<> sweet aud ce r,An angel's in a morial guiae.And a,l puro t Ihuks duilist lo her,i nd ail pnra thinga did Joy anth ber,
Aa ahe aang her aong, and bi rain,Ovcr, and OVOT, and ovcr again,
" I love bim m> 1 love him so,I love bim so, I love hiin -.,.'
One's ihooldera boea a eiinging em-s,Bat feee, aname-ttnahed, drooped to the carth,And soemod bar voioe, as bittereet woeTo sobs and tears had given birtli.Aud all sad tbitiKs did list to batAnd all sad thinga did waan with iier;
As Bbe moanad her soiik, and her aong-'a Kfralo,Over, and over, and owr again.
" 1 love him so. 1 love him ao,I love him ao, 1 love him -.>.'
Hxm a. Mosaaoti
jjticn TriQusfa.from The l.ettitre Jl'-ur.
If yon receive a general iavitatioo toor payalong visit iu b Dtttcn honae, roo eertainly ha\e thoaatiafaction of knowihg tbal ronr boateaa doaa nolpnt beraeii out ot the way on yonr acconnt. Mioi¦ouies down to breakfaat wttbhei hair in enrl-papera or erimpuig-pina, acootding to tbe faabl >n ofher eoiiliiro; bei peraon is garbeii in an oid ilanneldreaamg-gown; si.e araara noiihor eoilar aecbrooeh; ond 1 have indoed aeeaalady appaaralbreakfaat with atockingleea feat,tbrnat mtoobLdown-trodden alippen; in tborttobn isstn.tlyeadeaai tvit*tu. aud makeano pratence whatevorolbciug anything elae. Bbe dreaaee iu timo for tboseeond breakfaat.kothi it iscalled.
>!i<111111 a vieltorcau batwaen tho two meale, >hereceives him or her, as the .as.-ni.iy be. Bbe aaya:" 1 do uot profeei to have inade my totlette."Oncecr twieel bavaanggeeted: "What will ho
thiuk f and I bavaalwaya reoeived tbe eaaaa airyroplv " I do not inake my toilotte until i«i/y-tiiiio.'
I vrent to pay a short visit at a boaaa when; 1 onlyknaat oneol tin- daagbtore.e ehartninghoneel.wbere 1 mei souie ot the greatest artiataand imi-i-cal celebnties in Kurope. I arrtvod in tinaa fordinner, aud was delighted with everything. Tbetalle, lilled with picturea and < hina.wou mv keeueatadmiratien, and tinaliy 1 wout to rooat in one oftbe aloaet bedrooma aud moet nttorly Inxarionabedeii waa evar my good fottnna to have aliottodto me. Aud the aexl morning I aroaa, draaaad, andl'ouud tuy wav to tho ftuw kamer, or onimary liviug-room. On the stairs l paaaed a sio.it, elderly peraoo,witha queer white net ou her ln al, BO hair to holeen, clad in a very dirtv gray eottoo wrapper.Bbe was aeolding vo. Lferonaly at a uan aervant,and I took her for a bouaekeeper. woudering tholady of tho hou.so wonld allow hoi to go abont -u.bon iiutiiiy objeet. Judge of my aarprbn wbeo ahetollowcd" me into the room, aud BCOOated BM with,.. Well, you clnld, and will vou not apeaa with methis mornlngf It was my boateaa! I fell myaalltttrn Boarlei BJ I stammered out an apology. 1never should have kuown BOT exoept trom hervcice; and thostirill tone ot anfBTand tho langnagBiu which she spoke preventcu rue lr.<m leoognuuaguai.
1 eaat fortlve glances at her as l ato my hreakf;ist,not anrpriaed that l had not knowu her. How waair poeaihtaf I bad aean the previona eveningabandaome. fair-faced lady, dreaaed ln tbe ncbeat ofailkeu goirns, real la.e roiiu.l ber falr tbroat, herhair all wav. d and .naiped.brown. ri. h and ahu>Ing: a digniBed, naciona being, wbo conld tailewell and plnaaantTy ui»au any anbiai t, who apokofour forelgn lauguages Uiientlv.aud what did I liudin tho mnruiugf Just a dirty, nntidj ahiawlBcally, I woudered how har faof conld have be-comoso dirty in thoaa faw hours. it looked as if ithad not h. en naehed for a week,I'erhaps the etiquette whnh difteta the moat
from ours is that of the tahle. I caonot tay 1 likeit. No Dttlcli people Uvoinoa good a atyfe aa wedo, I only kuow two hoOBBB whaiothe tabb) ispleaaant to look at.one that ol an enormooaywealtby abipowner at Rotterdam, the other thalof a very wealtby profeaaor. Tbe wife of tne lattoronce aaid to me: "I doliketoaee voneat. I li kr»to aeo yon at my tabta. Vou do eat ao prettily." Itanghed, and diaclaimad tbe compUmeot; but shawas right.the tSnsliab are more akagant eaterathan the Dntcb. 1 never aaw a Dotcb manotwoman.not evon one who waa o eoonteaa in hacown riLrht, and ou^ht toluvo beeo B good oxaiiiplc.aat atraigbt away with a kmie aud fork as >\e do,Tbey tirst ent the whole platoiul Into pieoea.a bmb!
reeable prooeea.then lay tne knUB on thoedgeofthe plate, fartboat away from tbooator, andreating the left band, looeely folded, on the tai.lobeaide tho plate, rat^nll with the fork, ahovelfashion. Wby. naing only tbe fork, II bnotpropoCto laV the left baml ou llie klloo, 1 do UOt know. lnotloed many poiutsof that kind which they eonldnot exphain beyond thal " suoh a tbing ia etiquette.'*
I never s:aw t'ood catcn otberwiae. Bometiineet;la»s rests are arovbled for eacb peraoo, and \crv,very neceaeary they are, for nevei isoebangeolcovor provlded. 1 nevor aan aocb a tbing atofriendly dinner, and once I \'a->a. e btrge ei
party wbere I met aome rery grand people, andaawaanpperof thirtoen conreea aerved aithoMknife and lork and two apoona foi .:.. b peraoo.rhe lirst tiuie 1 dined at tbe honae of tbe lady Ihave jnst inoiitlono.I. ahe aaid, " li you will inakehluark iu four aen iette 1 wUJ have it out aeido, to boready when you oocne again."
1 thaakod her, and tarneddown the oorner oi mydinner n.ipkin, wondering a little tbat people whohadadinnerea famiiii. of iivo conraea and adeaaert should ho so saving aato retain a¦erviette for another timo. tin my return to tbehonae wbere I was ataying l mentioned the ircum-atance, au<l then it was explained. It \-.as roarely adellcate «av of telliug me that she meanl fia-quently to mvite me again. 1 diued there mauptimes, bnt I never saw tbe sorviette with the [corner any more. rhielody copksd my metbodofeating mv dinner from th» nret time l dined thore,and made ber cbildren do tbe aame. The laet tiipa1 was in Hoiland 1 fonnd thov atill kept np thocnatom. ,
As regards tho othor meals. tbey conaurt ol break¬faat, iofi and anppar. Tbey are prepored entirelyb> tbe utaieeof tbe bouee, and are exa. t!. ahki. ei-cept that there iatea at t«.» meale.breakfaat audHopper.and cottee al the one whieh beara ita ii ime.Breakfaat ia early- from - to 0.audofton rbutoraare privilrged to have it in bed. Iboy alaraii i on prefer it bo. , , .
As I have aaid, tbe minor maala are prepared bytbe ladtea: they are r*r*b»lj ahke. rue too-ti inga. eften of valnable china, are kept m acop-board. usuallv concealed in the wall, and with aev_eral picturea bnug on tbe papered door. wbusbtoronr borror auddenly awlnga forward. l.j the lottL,.^r one ol tho ladiea ftrat tetoheaa whiteclothabont a var.l aquare, whnh the pla.es ui the centreof the tabto. Por dinner a large one M Baejl. aa
with ns, Theo she bringa out a very amall iray,bearingenpa, aaneera, platea, and knlvea-theae laoiblack-handled-pottingone for eacb peraon.she sets tho alop-baain and enpain order, ano
bringsoul a litUe awrit bunp with a Bilver atami, on
whicbtoKl tbe taapotot <.i'tti«r. w.u. fvei is w
be lisod. alldahox ol !ll..l.hes. gbB seslUet.a-caihiv bandjr. or n il moat be ctiee. gnndii up witta little haud-iuiU a siiiliiicnt qnantity for the mcai.Then ahe geU tbe bntter-pot. nrhich ta a C«p. "oumi
pol of common -le.lt. witb a|lid. li la Uled to tboliriui with bntter, and emptied. not bycutl <
we do, but bv each peraoo acraping ent, witn ma
oarnknife.aa raochaa we wianeato aea rorracnpiecc of breod be takSB. It la not a pcatt] raabioa,b\ any tneaiis. ... .», tiThen appeora an bblong baehet, witb a long roU
of bread,of whieh ahecntaeeveraJ lUeeaaboutaniu.h ihi.k. nsii.iily allottiLg two foi eacb peraon.They reiuninin tbe baakel with the bread, aad nodnJev is used. Near tbe baakel atandaatraya¦ue stualler. with blaek bread, currant ioat. giuger-bread made NMtb honev, aUimn.! eake, 01 BOlue hUCttd-iinty. Thara is alwaya eheeee, whicbia bandedroim.l. and often a p.-t ot aDBM thlok, stieky suo-
Btance, like very dark treaele.ealleu *pvtl$*roop.No one COnld over t.ll BM how it WBB made. exceMthai it waaof applaa. 1 bouglit aoma in Bruaaela,but l eonld n..t nodaretand tha Prench ol tuowoman trom whom i got it. I found BOT Hciiiiabcasii-r lo follOW. , __
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tuurl *frw<y is delicioua. and, though sweet. not
at'alfaicklv When tbo ineal is ready. a uiaid ap-pears bringiug a jugof milk-1 BOVar «aw cnaui.
and a large btOBi pan. like an BBfight OMl pan, 10
which is a brOBhaj of burnlng oharooal and a keitienf boilmg water. Then the teaor cotlee ia made,the little apirit lamp lighUsl, and tbe ineal ls rea»ly.
It ia eaten in tbe aame uugratelul faahmn aa diu-ner; the breod buttered and " cbeeai', if I m»ycoinsucho term.for tho cheeae ia cut m the thni-neat eatera, aud laid on the top of tho bultor; tlieait ia cut into atiipa, tho kuifo Jaid aeule, and too
ataipa diapceed of.
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