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4P> Tin- Moilrrn Knight. whose ls no more thc stately tread, The gravely courieoas nilen. Hie linked mall and helmet head, The blade of Syrian sheen ; Who walks the ways of common men, In hurry lim haunts of trade, lils anus,' the ledger und the pen, The ploughshare uud thc spade. Whose splendor ls no more the sun Of fenris, thcprOud array, lu spurs ol kulgulboiMl wildly won in some (loree rough! affray ; Whose dress, ns sober to the glance ASOUlUIUU'S blown leur, lues finn ol Iced, on each breeze ol chunco, Or wind of enterprise. Who cooliv ?culis lits fellow-men With philosophic eye ; Converses calmly, knowing when ? To smile, or when to sigh. . Nor Ulis ut wind-mills-saves lils breath To linnie (bein willi a sneer : MacGregor, on Ids native hcuth, Prom bim hud nought io fear. Who rides no more through roresl dim. With half-drawn sword, und prayer lipon his Iii'.-, or holy hymn. To ginini from evil there. Who steps willi dainty foot-fall, down Thc church's throng-lined aisle, And views thc emblemed cross und crow n With sclf-snlllclcut smile. Whose chivalry to all thc wonk ls prooilcss-who can cheal The widow und I ho orphan meek, And nil their woes complete ; wiiosc highest aim is self, whose langa Creels wrong, who mocks ut right, wini bows before the golden osir? is Oils the modem knight r Ah ! no. Who loves not bis own age. With all Us faults or kind. Hay tank us hermit lesruM or sage, Uni leaves all love behind ; Pdf Immun healls, since Adam, beat Willi pulses ?till the sumo. And sbange, which time must ever meet, ls bull -a change ot name. And lovnl inilli,"pure knighthood's best, A bright twinned stu.-, still iles Reflected from Mo earnest depths Of some clear human eyes -, Whsl though Hie jesting ovule lurk Upon ibe tontine ; words cnn But challenge jest, w hen noble work Proclaims the cy nie, mun. And honor, chivalry, live ye', . env il, ye w ho may ; Tour cheeks with passioned tears still wet, in memory or a day When woke (bc :->iid fern trump or wars. And glowed ea-ii blfot spark. Of killen? HKl, till .. Held ol sturs . blazed o'o ah S<" .ic'ueon dark. Av, chlvatrv ls living yet; Nor all laid ."..nth thc sod, With lives, (a country's long regret,) To emmi rv given and God ; Noi less showed forth Its lof y power, Not less its pride er will, Thal hardest lessoa or thc hour, To suffer and bc still. So daring in war's llcrcc melee, so patient and so streng, To bear reverse, what minstrel's lay, What peel's sweetest song Can I ell or Ca-ur de I.Ions more, Or hvinn Crusaders' story ? Pass by the vaunted days or yore, From glory unto glory 1 * Ia lire's great tournament, thc knights Wage kindly contest ever, Not dim In distance, all thc lights or chivalric endeavor; Whoever doubts new take good heed. Or keep his visor down, I'or doubt ls doubt's deserved meed, AM trout lu honor's crown. (I.ATICNNK. TUE SCENE-PAINTER'S WIFE. A 'FAT, E. n V M . Ii. ll ll ADDON. ii ...lor or "Lady Audley's Secret," A-c. "You wouldn't llilnk lt, to look nt her now, slr," said (he old clown, us he shook the ashes out of his blackened clay, " but madam was onco ns handsome a woman as you'd see lor many a long day. It was an accident that spoilt her beauly." Tho speaker was ul inched to a little eques? trian cotnpuuy with, which I had fallen in dur? ing a summer dar's pedestrianism in Warwick? shire. The troupe hud halted ut a roudslde Inn, where I was dawdling over my simple I mid-day meal, and by tho lime I had smoked ?ry cigar in his companionship, thc clown and Tl were upon a footing nf iw?rft?>* I.-I-~J? TIOSS. I had been not a Utile struck by the woman Kwhoin he spoke. She wus tall and slim, d had .'oniething of n forelcn look, as 1 ought. Her face was chiefly remarkable for tip painful impression which Itgave lo a stran? ge ll was the face of a woman who bad im ??rgone some great terror. Thc sickly pallor ribo skin was made conspicuous by thc hec c inighi n ev- ol thc largo black eyes, and on ie check there was a scar-thc mark of sonic I>adly hurt Inflicted loug ago. Hy new friend und I had strolled a lillie way om the inn, where the rest of thc company ero still occupied willi their frugal dinner, strolch of sunny common lay indore us. and lemed to invite a ramble. The clown filled s pipe, and walked on meditatively. I took lt another cigar, ft! Was lt a fall Irotn horseback thal gave her lat scar ?" I asked. 1A fall from horseback ! Madame Delavnn No, slr, that seam on her cheek was made 1 tho claws of a tiger, it's rather a curious sort of story, and I don't mind telling il. Ifyou'd Ukc to hear it ; bul for the Lord's sake don't let lier know I've been talking of her. if you should happen to scrape ncqinlutuucc willi ncr rjv-'n you go back to tho inn." lins she such a dislike of being talked [about ?" ; 1 rather think she has. You sec she's not ?te right in the upper story, poor soul ; but ^^ldcs beautifully, ami doesn't know what means. You'd scarcely believe how hnnd (ine she looks ul. nigh! when she's dressed for o ring. Her face lights up almost ns well as used to do len year- ago, before she had the rident. Ab. she wau handsome In those ?is, and used to be run after by nil the gen hnen like mad. Bul she never was a nail I, never-wild and self-willed, but never a [eked woman, as I'll stake my life. I've been ? friend through Ihtok ind thin, when she Med a friend, und I've understood her bel ' than others. .flic was only twelve years old when she time lo us with her falber, a noted Ilon-tnuier. He was a man thal drank hurd now nnd then. 1 was very severe with her al such times ; sue alwayn had a brave spirit, and I never Itkur her lo quail before ulm or before Ibo leasts. She used to take her share In all the dd man's performances, and when he died, *tnd Ihe lions were sold oil', our proprietor kepi ti tiger for ber to perform with. He was thc faciere rest of all the unlrauls, but a queer tem? pe f^. au.d lt needed a spirit like Caroline Dela EtTstO face him. She rode in thc circus ns lil os pel-forming with the tiger, and she was Voilier the most valuable member of the ?puny, and was very well paid for her |k. Sile was eighteen when lier lather died, vlthln a year of lila death she married _h Waylie, our scene-painter. rainer surprised at this marriage, for I Caroline might have done belter. Joe frlv-llve ir ho was a day-a pale, snndv 'fellow, not much to look nt, and by no a genius. Blithe wus awfully fond of ie. lie had followed her about like a ir since shu came among us, and 1 lt she married him moro oui of pity than I told her so ono day, but shu only 1, and said, H's too good for mc, Mr. Waters, that's ?iii. I don't deserve to bo loved ns bc riv married couple did indeed seem nappy together. Ii was a treat lo m? al the wing and wnlch lils wife ter performances, ready to put a Pr her pretty white shoulders when r [leno, or lo throw himself between her 'tiger in cuso of mischief. She treulcd ?in a pretty, pntroiitelng ?ort of way, as if I i\? been ever so much younger limn her 1 jl ot twelve years her senior. Bho used ld upon tiptoe and kiss him beforo all inpuny, sometimes at rehearsals, much .delight. Ile workod like a slave In tho t>f Improving lils position os ho improved kit, and he thought nothing toogood licnuUfiil young wife. They had very Etable lodgings about hair a mlle from ourntturlug town where wo weru Sio? for Hm winter months, and lived as well .ile folks need live. Tu i .non ager was proprietor of a second , .neutre, at a seaport town, URy miles away from the place where we were stationed ; and when pantomime lime was coming on, poor i Joseph Waylle waa ordered off to paint tho Jsoc-neryfor this other theatre, much to his I grief, as his work was likely lo keep him a ?; month or six weeks away from his wife, il u was their Ural parting, and tho husband fell lt j deeply. He left Caroline to tho caro of nn old woman who took the money, arni who pro? fess?e} n very warm attachment for Mrs. Way He, or Muilanie Dckivuutl, as she was culled In the bills. Joseph hail not been gone much more than a week, when I began lo luke notice of a young officer who was In front every evening, ami who watched Caroline*? performance willi evident udmiriitlon. I saw him one night lu very close conversa!ion willi Mrs. Muggleton. Hie money-luker, and was not over-pleased to bear Madame Delavuull's name mentioned lu Hie cym KC ol'I heir conversation. On the next ni 'bfl foiitul bim loitering about at the .stage door. He wa? n very handsome man, ami 1 could nut avoid laking nollie or him. tin in? quiry, ! found th.il lill name was Jocelyn, ami Ihul'lic wi !i a cnplnlli in the regiment tlien sta? tioned lu thu town. Ile wa i Hie only son?la wealthy luantifiicturer, I was told,'and had plenty'''money to llirow about. I bud finished my |icrfornianc? earlier Utan usual <>ne iii.'iii soon aller Ibis, KIIII was wail? ing lura friend ?ilbo BttigjMPior. ?lieu Captain Jocelyn came up the dark li'-slreet, smoking bis l igar, and evldenlly Walling for.sonto one. I fell back into Hie slmtlow of the door, und waited, feeling pretty sure thal he was on thc watch tor Caroline. I was righi. She came oui presently ami joined bim, pulling lier hand under hld arm, as If ll were quite a usual thing for him lo be ber escort. I followed thuin nt a little distance as they walked oil', and wailed till 1 baw doc's Mlfe sale within her own ?hmr. The captain detained lier on the doorstep talk? ing for a few minutes, ami would lain have keiil ber there longer, bm she dismissed him willi that pretty imperious way she hud with all of ns tit limes. Now, ?is a very old friend of Carolines, I wasn't going lo stand Hil t sort ol' thing ; so I taxed her with il plainly next day, a?il told her no good could come ot any acquaintance between lu r and Captain Jocelyn. " And no harm need come ot" ii either, you lilly old lellOW," she said. " I've been used to thal .?ort nf attention ail my life. There's nol li? ing inti the most Innocent flirtation between us." " Wh it would .Um think or such an innocent flirtation, Caroline !" I asked. "Joe must leam lo pul up with such things," she" ftnfiwereu'. 11 ?ts long as 1 do my duly lo hun. 1 cttn'l live without excitement, and ad? miration, and I bat sort ol' thing. Joe ought to know thal ns wei! a-- 1 Ho."' 1 should have thought the tiger and the hoi "es would have given you enough excite? ment, Caroline," 1 sahl, " without running Into worse dangers than lite risk ol' your life.". w Hut lue}' don't give me halt enough excite? ment," she answered : and then she took out a little watch lu a Jew elled case, and looked at it, and (hen al nie, lu a hull boastful, hulf-uux ions way. " Why, wh?t a pretty walch, Curry !" said I. " Is that a present from Joe ?" "Ar. ll" von didn't know belier than that!" she said. ' " Country sccue-pnlitlers can't afford lo buy diamond watches fur Nielr wives, Mr. Waters." 1 tried lo lecture her, but she bombed off my reproaches ; unit I saw lier that night with a bracelet on her arm which I knew must be another gift from the captain. He was in a Stage-box, and threw her ubouquet of choice Howers alter her scene willi Hie tiger. It was thc prettiest tight lu thc world to see her pick up the Howers and oller them lo the grim look? ing animal lo smell, and (hen snatch them away willi a laugh, and retire, curtseying lo the audience, and glancing coquettishly to? wards the box where her admirer sat applaud? ing ber. Three weeks went by like (lils, thu captain In front every night. I kept ti close walch upon the pair, lor 1 thought that, however she might carry on lier flirtation. Joe's wife was true ut heall, and would nol do him iniy de? lib?rale wrong. She was very young mul very wilful, but I landed my Inllueiice would go a long way with her in any desperate uiiioruvncy. Bo I kept nu eye upon her mul her admirer, and lhere wan rarely a night I did not see Ute captain's back turned upon Mrs, Waylin's lo.Ikings before 1 went home to my supper. Joe wus not expected home for uuotliei week, and the r?giment was lo leave town in a coup lu ol days. Caroline told me this one morning with evident pleasure, and I was overjoyed to lind site did not really care foi Captain Jocelyn. " .Vol a bit, yon silly old tuan," she snit! ; " I like his admiration, and like his presents, bul I know there's no one in Hie world worth Joe I'm very glad the regiment will bu gone when Joe comes bank. I shall have had my bli o fun. you know, und I shall tell Joe all about ll and as Captain Jocelyn will have gone to tin other end ol' the world, he can't obied to tin presents-tributes offered to my genius, as itu captain says in lils notes." 1 (blt by no means sure that Joseph WaylK would consent lo lils wife's retaining . >>"?-..., .i i r.%1.1 i-.?.?. "O, nonsense," she said ; " I can do what ] like with Joe. He'll be quite satisllcd whet he sees Captain Jocelyn's respect lui letters. ; couldn't pail with my dulling little watch foi thc world." When 1 went lo the theatre next night, found the captain standing talking to Carolin? Just outside thc stage door. Ho seemed ven earnest, and was begging her to do somcthillj which she said was impossible. It was bis las night lu the town, you see, and I have ver little doubl that lie wiur'?kingber lo run awn] with lilia*-for I believe tho man was over heai and ears In love with her-aml that shu wa puning him off in her laughing coquetllsl way. " I won't lake your answer now." he sali very seriously. " I shall walt for you nt th door to-night. You can't mean to break m heart, Caroline ; the answer must be yes." She broke away from him hurriedly. "Hark, she saki, "there's the overture ; and in ha an hour 1 must be upon the stage." I passed the captain in the (lurk possagt anti ii few [mees flintier on passed some on else, w hose lace I could nol see. but whoa shorl hurried breathing sounded like that ol' person who had been running. We bmshc ngolnsf one another as we passed, bul the ina look no notice of nie. Halfan hour afterwards I was lounging In corner of the ring while Caroline went throng her performances willi the tiger, (,'uplul Jocelyn was in his usual phase, willi a bouqui In lils hand. Il was New Year? night, and Hi house was very full. I had been looking II round for fume lime, when I was startled I tho sight ol'a taco In the pit. IiwusJoscr Wuylle's face, ashy pale and tlxeil as lieut li - race thal meant mischief. "He bas heard something against his wife I thought. " I'll run round to him directlv can get out ol' the ring, and ?nuke miltie square. Some confounded Bcandal-mong has gol bold of Him. and has been polsonli lils niiinl about faroilno and the captain." knew lhere hud been ti good deal or talk In tl theatre about the two-talk which I lind doi my best to put down. Captain Jocelyn threw lils bouquet, willi was received willi a coquettish smile and bright upward glunce li, t seemed lo expre profound delight. I knew that this was me stage-play ; but how must lt have looked thu Jealous man, glaring with ilxed eyes frc his place ut the-buck or the ult ! I turned look at bim us the curtain fell upon tho Biog but he was gone. He was going round speak to Iiis wile, no doubt. I left tho rli Immediately, and went to prepare her for I interview, and, if needful, to stand bclwc her und ber husband's anger. I found lierai the wing, trifling with berbo quel in an absent way "Have you seen J J ' I asked. "No," slic ans wi re?. Mle hasn't come bat hos he . I didn't expect him for a week.". "I know, my lU'ar ; but lie was in front Ji now, looking us pale as a ghost. I'm nih some one has been talking to him about yoi She looked rather frightened when I i this. "They can't- say any harm of mc, ir Hi speak the truth," she suld. "I wonder J didn't come straight to me ihough, instead going to the front of Iho.hous?." Wo were both wanted In Hi- ring. I heir Caroline through her equestrian performun and saw Ihm she was a little nervous n anxious about Joe's return, she did not fut the captain with many more smiles that evi lng. und she told inc to be ready for her nt I stage ihior ten minutes . elorolhe peiTormui was over. "I wunt lo give Captain Jocelyn tho sll sho said ; "but I daresay Joe will como to before I'm ready." Joe did not appear, however, and she wi home with me. I met tho captain on my v back, and ho asked rae If I had been see Mrs. wa viii; home. I told him yea, and I her linsbund bad come home. Joo bad : arrived at the lodgings, however, when Ca line went in, and I returned to ibo Ihenln look for him. Tho stage door was shut wi I went back ; so I supposed that Joe had gi home by another way, or was out drinking, went lo bed Hutt night ven- uneasy in my m about Caroline und lier hu 'bund. There was nn early rehearsal of a new Inl ludo next morning, und Caroline came into theatre live minnies after?! gol there. 1 looked pale and ill. Uer husband hud been home. "I think lt must hnvo been a mistake yours uboul Joe,"she suld lo me. "lib think lt could have been bim you saw in the last night." * "I saw Illili RB lurt'ly us I seo you ut tills mo? ment, my deur," I unswcred. "There's no possibility of a mistake, .loe cunio hack last Slight,'und Joe was in Hie pit while you were on willi tho tiger." This limo slio looked really frightened. She pul her hand lo lier hi arl suddenly, and hoyan io tremble. "Why tlldu'l lie como homo lo mo ?" she cried, '-ami where did he hide hlmsell luvt night. ?" "i'm afraid lie must hnvo -rone oui upon lae drink, my dear." ".hu- never drinks,*' she answered. While she stood looking al iee willi Ililli palo soared lace, -me ol* our young men came run? ning inwards us. "Voii'ro wanted, Waters," lu- salt! shortly. "Where ?" '?Upstairs in Hie paint lint room." "Joe's room V cried Caroline. "Then ho has come back. ill go willi you.'' She was following meas I crossed Ihe Hinge, tau Hie young man tried lo ?tun her. "You'd"riet 1er not oom?! Just yd, Mrs. Wuy II"." ho sahl in a hurried wny thal was strange lo him. "It's only Waters Hun's wattled on a muller of business." And then, ns Caroline followed clono upen us,hc muk hold ol my arm ami whispered, '"Oon'l let her como." I irlod io keon her hack, hut lt was no uso. "1 know H's my husband who wauls you." shu said. "They've been making mischief about ino. You'shan't keep mo away from Ulm." Wo were on the narrow stairs lending I? the painting room by lids lime. I couldn't keep Caroline oil'. She pushed past Iud li or us, and ran Into tho loom before we could stop lier. "Serve lim- righi,*1 muttered my companion. "li's .ill her doing." 1 hoard her ?cronin a? I carno lo tho door. There was a little crowd in Hie painting room round a quiet ligure lying on a bench, and lhere was n ghastly piad of blood upon tho Hour. Jo oph Waylle had cul his i liront. "Ho lllllsl have* done ll. last night," sahl tho manager. "There's a loller for his wile on tho table yonder. Is that yon, Mrs. Waylle ? A bad business, i-tri it ! Poor Joseph !" Caroline knell down by tho side of tho bench awl stopped lhere on lier knees, us si ill HS death, lill tho room was cleat' of alt bul mo. "Tiley think I deserve this, Waters," she said, lining her w hile Bice from tho dead man's shoulder, whore shu had hidden ll ; "but I meant no harm. Hive me tho loller." "You'd better wail a blt, my dear," I sold. "No, no ; give it mo al once, please." I gave her the teller. It was very short. The scone painter hm! eenie back to tho Uten? Ire in Hine to hear some poi Ibm of that Inter? view between Captain Jocelyn and his wife. Ho evidently lind believed her much moro guil? ty than alie was.* " "1 think you must, know how I loved you, Caroline," ho wrote ; "I can't tuce life willi Hie knowledge that you've boon false to mo." (ir course thora was an inquest. We woram! it so that the jury gave a verdict or temporary Insanity, and poor Joe was burled decently In tho cemetery outside the town. Caroline sold Hie walch mid Hie bracelet that Captain Joce? lyn had given her, In order lo pay for her hus? band's funeral. She was very quiet, and wont on with the ia rforinancos as usual a week after Joe's doa' I , hut I could soe a groat, chango In her. Thc rest of tho company were very hard 11 ?HUI her. ns I thought, blaming her lor her husband's death, amt she was under a cloud, as il were ; hui she looked as handsome as over, and wont through all her performances in her old daring way. I'm sure, though, that she grieved sincerely lor Joe's death, anti thal she hail never meant to do him wrong. We travelled all through tho next summ or, and late In November wont backdo Homer slelgh. Caroline had seemed happier while wo wore away, I thought, and when we were going back, site confessed as much to ino. "i've got. u kind of dread of seeing thal plaeo again, she said ; "I'm always dreaming ol' ibu painting room as ii looked ihnt January morning willi Hie enid H?hl streaming lu upon that dreadful ngura on the bench. Thu room's scarcely been out ol' my dreams om- night since I've been away tram llomerslelgh ; ami now I dread going back as If-ns If ho was shut up there." The room was not a itdrticiilnrly convenient ono, and lind beeb used for lumber aller Joe's deal h. Tho mau u lm came alter him didn't caro lo i mi nt there by himself all day long. On the ttrst morning of mir return, Caroline wont up ami looked tn at tho dusty heap ol' disused stage furniture and broken properties. I met her coming away Irom thc room. "O, Mr. Waters," she said lo mu with real fooling, "if lie had only walled to hoar mo speak for myself! They all think I deserved what happened,and perhaps I did, ns far as lt M?.?2S?T& ?JM MffiftZ wuS'tnell' Illa"licMlis talk that did Hie mischief." I fancied aller this that her looks changed for the worse, and thal nile had a kimi of nerv? ous way lu going through her equestrian per? formances, as ll Hiero was a fever iipuu her. I couldn't Judge so well liow she went through thc tiger act," as I was never on tho stage with her, bul the bruie seemed as submissive as ever. Un the last day ol the year she ashed our manager lo iel her efl' for Hie next night. "It's thc anniversary of my husband's deuth," she said. "I didn't know you were so precious fond of him," he answered willi a sneer. "No, Mrs. Waylle, wc can't alford to dispense willi your services to-morrow night. Thc tiger act ls one of our strong features with the gallery, and I expect a mil house for New Year's night." Sile begged him very hard to let her off, bul it was no uso. There was no rehearsal on New Year's morning, and she went lo thc lit? tle cemetery where Joe was buried, a throe ?niles' walk in thu cold and rain. In tho even? ing, when she came to III? wing her eyes were brighter Hum usual, and shu shivered a good deal, more than I liked lo soe. "I think I must, have caught cold In the cemetery to-day," she said to me when I no tlced thia. "I wish I could havo kept ibis night sacred-this ono night-to my husband's memory, lie has been in my mind so much to-day." Khe went on, anti I stood at the wing watch? ing her. Tile audience applauded vociferously, bm sho did not make her accustomed curtsey ; anti slio went t.'uoul lier work in a listless way that was very different from her usual spirited milliner. Tim anlmul seemed tu know Hits, and when sile lind got about half-way through her tricks with him, hu hogan to respond lo her word ot command In a sulky unwilling manner timi I didn't like. This made her angry and she used lier llglil whip more freely limn usual. Ono of tho tiger's concluding tricks was a leap through a garland of Howers which Caro? line hold for him. She was kneeling In thc centre of the singe willi this garland In her hands, ready for Hie animal's spring, when her ovos wandered io tin; front of the lioii.se, and siu- rose suddenly with a sin Iii scream, und hov arms outstretched wildly. Whether tho sulky brute thought that she was going to st ri kV him or.uot, 1 don't know ; bul he sprang savagely al her us she rose, and In tho next moment shu-vms lying on the ground helpless, und the audience screaming willi terror. I rushed upon thc stage with half-n-dozcn others, nnd wc had I he brute muzzled and ro)ied lu ii few breathless moments, hut not before ho had torn Caroline's check and shoulder with his claws. She was Insensible when we carried her off tho stage, and she was conllnctl to her bed three mouths alter thu accident with bruin fever. When .she came among us again, she had lost every vesligu of color, and her face hail thai sot look which you must have observed Just now. "Tho fright of her encounter with thc llger gave her that look," 1 said ; "I don't much wonder at H." "Not a blt of lt," answered tho clown. "Tom's the curious part of Hie storv. She didn't think anything of her .skirmish with thc tiger, though h quite spoilt her beauly. What frightouodher was the sight of her husband silting In the pit. as hu had sut Hiero a your before, on tho night of lils death. Of course you'll say lt was a delusion, and so say I. Hut sho declares sho saw him silting amongst the crowd-amongst them, and yoi not ono of thom, somehow, with a sort of ghastly light upon his lace that mnrked him out from tho rest, lt was thc sight of him Unit made her drop her garland and glvo that scream and rush Hint frightened thu llger. You seo she had been brooding upon lils death for a long Hmo, nnd uo doubt shu conjured up his Imago out of her own bruin, os lt were. She's never been quito the name since Hint fever ; but shu hai plenty of pluck, nnd there's scarcely any? thing she can't do now willi Haber tho tiger, and I think she's fonder of him than of uny human creature, In spite of tho scar on her cheek." -Indiana, willi delicate gallantry, docs not provide for thc Imprisonment of a Indy who may bc fined for any offence, and gives no other means of recovering the mulct If the person upon whom ll ls imposed does not seo flt to pay lt. -A Cincinnati naper tells a story of ti female who absconded, *%nd concludes tho account -with this statement, which ls uncomplimentary to the detectives: "When it was trusted to the detectives, it came also to our reporter's oars.'? A N Ali KOW ESCAPE, What n perfect model of a young '?an that ouc must tit' who can say with' truth, "1 have never ilone ii foolish thing !" I feel no fear ?il having my wurt! doubted when I say llnil in my Hmo 1 have done ii goori many', one ol' which nearly remitted In my being prevented Irom ever relating the following story: Puris, ?is Albert Billilli UScil lo *sny, ls a "ruttier Jolly place -ralber runny." bul ft hus Ils serious side. There are grund lines uml ma? jestic Boulevards; bm lhere ute 11I30 Hie wretched alleys and eitl/Hle-tue; Hie nobie palaces and Hu! ruinous crowded bouses, each a perfect warren; the nets in Ihe sunshine of broad day. and Hie deeds ol' dark li ess. "Take "care of yourself,'' w as Hie lust laugh? ing address ol' my friend-, ns I look my ticket at London Illidge Station -an address ns laughingly replied lo; mid that saine evening, willi a companion, I was si rolling down the Boulevard des Italiens", smoking a cigar ami enjoying the novel sights-around; thc nows vernier's kiosk; Ute tall, whitestone houses, willi i heir bright Venetian shutters; Hie hand? some shop-:, willi their costly COhtenls; the gay throng of promenader:'; iii?: numberless little marble lop tables, anti the cool woy lu which people sal out of doors to sip their cafe notre, ian suerte, or oin dtfltonteaux. Herc was ?a coii|de playing dominoes; Hiere a quartette, evidently tradesfolk, with a moderator-lump, sealed ?t a table outside their shop door, happily engaged lu a Fren .h version of short whist. Now Hie pointcd-inoustaclicd, light-coaled, cocked-hatted seryctmt de ville. willi his long thin sword, would lake one's niU-til lon ; now one of thu many shabby liniformed, but active, cal-like, sun-browned soldiers, one anti all carry lng their anns. Then Hie white cap ol' a slsler or mercy, or lise starched plaits ol'a bonne, would diversify lite throng. Everywhere there was something new lo take the attention, while liol (hu least, evident was the love ol' our neighbors for dis? play, as shown lu gilded nilling*, blight hues, ?uiii above all in Howers clustering l ound so many windows. No gns-fliunlng, heavy-look? ing public houses here, but elegant marble mid velvet lurnished caf?s resplendent with mir? ror?, while anti gold, und overlooked by a pre? siding delly In Hie shape ol' a da?tc de comp-1 foir, throned amidst fruit, Howers and wine, codee urns BBjjf. con reel bssery, herself a very model ol'Hie laTcsi Paris rosirions. I slept thal night In a confusion of ideas, Struilgosl oi willen w as a belier I bal Purls was u son ol" a (airy-land, where all was perfect: and I woke Hie next morning toa capital hotel break rast ol' long bread, ctifc^tu-la it, cruft fruin, and a siring band, recalling home, outside ibo window willi Hie strains of the " Lancer's Quadrilles." Then CU'JIU n round or sight-see? ing- cathedral, church, picture gallery, bridge, fountain, palace, opera, theatre, and review. We lunched and dined a la Francaise, and pretended to like Hie French potage aud their wliics. We iltaycil billiards at the caf?s, smok? ed bad cigars, made ourselves III, tired our? selves out, and ull the while avowed Ihul we were In the very height of enjoyment. At Ute end of a fortnight, Paris did not seem half se bright a place; and certainly, 110 better than London, line day I spent upon n sorti reading the Times and Cnllgnnni; and Hist same evening ssv companion actually hinted at Hs l?ing almost lime lo think ol' going back home. Hut nt the table d'h?te we encountered a young fellow-countryman who put us through a sort or catechism, upon our saying that we were about tired or the plu'o, ending by telling us thal we hail seen nothing yet, and promising lo initiate us into a little more of Parisian life and manners. We assented tu hlsacUngas guide; and he certainly did Initiate us-or rather, gave us a lesson-In Parisian life and manners-one of wliich proved quite sufficient lo satisfy me; mid two days aller l w as congratulating my? self upon being safely nt home. lt was about IO o clock nt night that, after spending an hour or two amid the ?1/8 chan? tants in the Champs Elysees, our new friend led us up and down several streets, lill be paused at wlmi seemed lo be a private house. "You ought not to go back," he said, "with? out seeing a nambling house.'' "Oh! I lion'i know," I*sairi,'hesitating; "I don't much care for Hint." "You need nm either of you play," was the reply. "We'll Just go in for half an hour, anil then have a look ut. something else." A nil then wo entered a well lit passage, a (biol- closed behind lis, shun lug us In like Hies Ina trap, and a well-dressed waller ushered us Into a brilliantly lighted .inion, wherein were collected some twenty well-dressed men, seated and standing round a centre table cov? ered with a green chilli, while another waiter handed mund cotice. Ices and champagne. "Don't refuse the refreshments^ wfy/rarjetj RH*" H'?r;-toui?rt "by" 'tho proprietor, who re? coups himself out of lils visitors' losses." I nodded, amt partook of some champagne, ns did "my companions; when, eager to see all that was going on, woj walked up io the rouge et-noir table, and looked on. The stakes- were not very high. ItecntHO !'. was so early lu the evening, "so mir gulda said; men winning und losing various small sinus willi utmost nonchalance, in offed, the game seemed theil tame and uninteresting, and thoroughly wanting In that excitement ol which I nail sp oil en read. There were Hie cries or croupier and tailleur, nnd ihe faint click nnd chink of franc and live-franc pieces as lliey were raked together; but there was no tierce aspect, no knit brows, or sweat-bedewed forehead; all was csfm and gentlemanly; and I was wondering how long lt would be ere my companions were ready to go, when our new friend took a ilve-fiunc piece out ol his (locket, staked it, and saw it mell away. Another shared Its fate, and another, and another. " Always my lusk !" he said, coolly, as he turned to me. " Lost n louis ; that's as far as I shall go. Ah ! the disease has proved infec? tious ; I ?co your Irlend baa laker, lt." I lu; ned, with surprise, at lils words ; for I had not missed iny old suhoollellow, Hivers-a quiet, steady, thoughltul mau, whom I should liave thought the lust to have staked a shilling at a game of chanco ; but, sure enough, lhere lie wus, placing his money first on one color, then on the oilier; and, us I drew near to lils elbow, it seemed always changing at the right Hine ; fur he invariably wou. If I had before found thu proaecdlngs tame, they were now most exciting; tho garoo seem? ed entirely riiffer^yit since my friend had com? menced playing, and I wnlcbed euch slake, and listened to each cry of " l{ouge,''or " Noir," willi an eagerness ihut I eould oiily have pitied In another. It almost seemed ns though my friend's suc? cess had been the signal foran increasing thirst for Hie game, tor thc stakes gradually grew higher; gold began to make Its appear? ance, bright anil yellow, among thu sil? ver; men who had beeu smoking, drinking and chatting about the room door, as I had done, drew nearer to tho table, towatch the proceed? ings; the murmur of conversation ceased, and play seemed now fully the order of Hie night. Wu had been in tho gambling house now nullo an hour and a hull, when, after Impa? tiently hinting several limes that it was quito time to be gone, our friend, who lind brought us there, drew Rivers ifrom the table, saving, "Yon have won enough now-take my advice and como away;" but Rivers only shook him off, willi a half liugb, and returned to the labio after hastily swallowing a glass of cham? pagne, sw? Meanwhile, our guido to tho mysteries of Paris turned to mc. "You had better bring him away now," ho said; "perhaps you have more Influence over him. I don't consider this thc safest ofpiaces." Feeling uneasy, I turned to Rivers, and whispered to him that lt was time to go, but ouly to get for an answer an Imputlent shrug. Our friend stayed some lillie lime longer, and then, unperceived by me, he left thc roora, for the reeling ol' Interest in my friend Rivers' play hud now grown most Intense, since ho was still winning, nnri it was as much aa I could do to keep from placing a small sluko upon the table myself; for several Hines over I had seen him place money lu his pocket, and ho bad. besides, a goodly heap on the table belora him. At last I grew ns deeply Intent upon the gnuie as was Rivers himself, and watched each venture and Its result with un excitement only to bo explained by the engrossing nature of tho play. For quito an hour my friend went on win? ning, men ceasing their own ventures to watch mose of their moro fortunate eompelltors; and now lt was that I could seo greed, avaiico, cunning, a host o.'evll passions, flashing from tho eyes around, as Rivers' heap of money grew larger and forger. Tho tide of Rivers' success turned nt last, and as I watched him I saw his brow kuli tlghler and tighter, as with Inconceivable rapidity his pile of otonoy melted away, almost without a singlo renovating coup. Thon first one pocket was applied to and then another, lill, with a laugh full of disappointment anti annoyance, lie turned from the table, walked up to tho buffet, and tossed down a tumbler of wino. * It required nlmost an effort to lear myself away from the table, where there was nn ex? cited bmw. os of hungry files for a lew minutes, and then the gaming recommenced; but I fol? lowed Rivers to Ihe buffet, where ho was thoughtfully standing. "Ought to have len off sooner, eh T" he sahl; .or oise not to have begun," he muttered. "But where nro you going?" '.Duly back In thu tubb: for a little while,'' I Milli. ' "No, no; let's lie on" now. I'm sick of this!" "I stayed ?ill this while lor your pleasure," I replied; "I think you might slay u little willie for mine." "I can't Binnu lt," said Hivers; "ami I nut cleaned out." "What !" I exclaimed. "You have not lost any ol' your own money F "livery fi une," he sahl, utitorly; "and so will yon. if yon go near thai cursed Ulule." I hesiiiiteu lorn few moments, hut Hie temp? tation wus too strong; and, probably s.-ehnr i bat hestlullon, a watter approached and of leretl mu sumo wino. I could keep buck nu bu.uer; He? low talking al the table seemed Uko whispers calling me lo go and sweep up a (glittering pile of money. Mammon himself summoned me lo his worship, and feeling eer taln lhal I saw ladings lu my compasi?n'-, ineilioil ol' play, I walked 11(1 lo ifni table, threw down a (lve-fhlltrU piece and saw il raked away. I i'll lew another upon the cloth, nnd tiltil also was swept away. In a sort ol Intoxication, brought on by tho excitement, I slaked two pieces this time," ?iud they also disappeared. Haifa nu|ioicoii shnretl I heir late; tuen a napoleon; when Hivers caught me by the ann, il being his (uni now to piny tho purt of mentor nnd lo whisper io come away. "Monsieur eau play for himself, slr. Why tlo you Interfere ?" suki ?1 swarthy individual willi ?1 short, black beard and ve'rv close cut hair. "I'll come soon," I said, angrily. "I can do no worse Hum you have done." Hivers shrugged lils shoulders and turned away lo take another glass of chain payne from Hie wailer, when the llcrcc-looking French? man w hispered to me. "I'lav high, monsieur; you ure likely lo have la bonheur. ' The fickle guiltless likes not humble offerings." Turning Impatiently from my would-be conn selto:, whom I set down os belonging to thu proprietary, I again threw down a napoleon, and lost. Another -another-another. In live minutes I hud come down lo my lust coin, und I stood Tor a few- moments thought? ful ami pondering. Should 1 Iel thal go willi Hie others or not} Why should I reflruln? I asked myself bitterly; my folly could be nu grenier; ?nut, almost passionately, 1 threw it down, half turning, ut. the .same time, lo leave Hie (able, and hurry from thc house. "Won. by Jove !" a voice whispered al my ear; una 1 was once more in funds to carry on Hie warfare, or to leave, whichever 1 liked. I was about to pursue tho lutter ceurse, when a half-conlerMpluous planee from thc French? man's eye turned me back, and I staked again and again: doubled my stake, mid won neilin uguin doubled and won; so that, in the course of u few minutes, I had plied up u goodly bout, of live franc pieces before me. "("lye Ibis gotitleuuui some wine," Hie frenchman said, lu n low lone lo n waller and a glass was handed to me, but, impatient ly moiiouiut! the man aside, I plunged, HS II were, lulo the overpowering exeitcuicn'.ef th< pia T. winning constantly, and with a feeling OJ ol some wild fever thrilling through my veins Twice over I believe that Itlvcrs eugvrl; begged of mo to leave, but I rerused, aili played on, although at tuc lime lhere wus 1 strange desire inion nie to leave off and li curry away my Ill-gotten gains. Every stakt I laid down was successful, and In a short Hui I lound taut the urealer part uf the occupant of Ibo room were now watching my suecos with as ranch eagerness as they liad previous! gazed upon my companion. Once I stopped os if lo take breath, and i the brief moiuc.il-? which ensued I seemed 1 look upon Ititi probable result-the glil lorin heap gradually moiling away, and taking writ il my Vast shilling; und yet 1 could not rentrai myself, but played on again, still winnini] willi an insensato thirst, for more of tho wll excitement ever growing upon me. .Still I won; till, trembling for my gains, began lo thrust Ina coins lalo dlf.'.ucut'pod els, lessening thu heap as much as I coull before slaking the largest sum thal haily* been upon thu table lhal evening. I placed it upon the red, and lt seemed os the result would never be known. In efl'ec there was quito a pause, und then came Hi an non ncemen I, t'ltoug* yagnef In calm, In presslve tones; and again I swept up tl: money, before u score of covetous iookers-01 II lint ibis once I" I muttered lo myself, un paving to slake the whole ol' tay lust gain; when, lu a (pilot maimer, ss if Were was it thing ut all In IIK? announcement, the prop! clor informed the company lhal the play wi at au end for.Hitit evening. " Monslour nus broken the bank," sahl a sc volcs.al my ear. and, turning, there stood tl swarthy Frenchman. I start ed from this man as If I hud bec stung; and, hastily gathering np my treasure ?0 tn ucl i that niy pockets could hardly hold it I turned my attention towards leaving tl place, already Indi 'emptied of Its occupants, lint my eyes iirsi sought for Hivers, who, to n gr?Al JlUrprl??, I S*W ioii'mgb.iek upon a ht feud, evidently half asleep. "Monsieur, ymir friend ls tired," said tl Frenchman, who seemed determined to fon upon me lils society. "The sauVhas been hi and disappointment wearied his brain. Mo sieur would do well to rest too." in my country, Bir," 1 said, turning upi him sharply, and not, I um afraid, speaking very pure French, " we oniy tuko advice fr? our* friends." " Preflt?menl," ho said, with a smile, nnd shrug ol his shoulders ; " ll is as n friend offer vou my advice." lle*pnshed his face close to mine, as he spo now in u whisper. "The hour ls late ; thc streets arc unsafe. Twenty men, desperate with their losses, hu seen you win-win ina fut. as I never saw ph er Win bolero, lt would be a tcmptullot throwing temptation In their way-pulling li Ideas in men's minds, when they would olh wise go quietly home. Is this just, Monslet Are mine the words of friend or enemy'? Ttl my advice, if ll seem a friend's, and stay he: if it seem aa enemy's, rouse your comrade, 11 go in peace. He lapped my breast with his finger?, wit came In contuci with ibu unpolcons In my po ci, and smiled meaningly, but with a leer in eyes which troubled me, und mude me li uneasily lo look al Rivers. Crossing to him. I shook his arm. but. n obtained a lew unintelligible miitlerir (hough I earnestly besought him to wake ills arm dropped nerveless ts his sido, his h sunk lower upon iii? bosom, and breath stonlorlously Hm while, hu seemed to plunged In a deep, heavy sic MP, from wi lhere was najawnkeiilng him. What con (Wi do? Whal did it mean-Hit ticing so fasl asleep ! Had he been piled v wine ? or was lt possible that he could li been drugget! '< I half laughed nt what seemed to bc thc snrdiiy of thu thought, full of romance 1 appeared ; but the next moment n cold 1 un tbrough me ns I recalled the words of friend who had brought us there,-" I d consider this the safest of places I" What should I do-run all risks and go mn all risks and stay ? Tho danger sec equal on either hand ; while how could and Icavo my companion In the hands of tl peoplo ? I cursed tho folly that stade me st Hint had brought mc to such a plac? what, utter all, were my winnings comp willi life ? How could I tell what would bc fate befero morning, unarmed, In a stn house, in a strange city, and surrotindci ficople who knew mo to bo In possession icavy sum of money ! It was imposslb help a shudder courslsg through my veins recalled thc Frenchman's sinister word: gardlng temptation. What ir lt tempted hil thu mun of whom I luir?n Instinctive di and one evidently connected In some wuy the establishment, for while thc others gone he still lingered behind. " Would Monsieur like a bed hero ?" sal croupier, smiling us he advanced, bowing rubbing lils hands. Yes," said tho swarthy Frenchman, sm In reply ; " Mousleur thinks ll unsafu lo through the streets by night with so lal sum ; and of course Monsieur won lil not lo leave lt lill morning In our cure. Ah ! Monsieur will stay till night, us will his fr Is il not so ?" I hesitated for a moment, anti then my < ion was t.ikon. I would slay ; fur I shim as safe. I thought, In a room to myself, as I dogged through tho dark streets, of v course I was almost Iguorant. And besid was young and strong, and could roma my guard for thc rest of the night. It v not bo so very long now until morning. " Yes," I said, willi nn effort, for my u felt hot nnd dry, and a lump seemed to ri my throat ; "get mo n room ready, and mv friend to lt." " Hut we have no double nomi, Monsl said the swarthy Fren'uin..n; "youri shall have a room to himself, and be w I well by morning ; ho would take rathe much champagne. Rut Ills light, ami will 1 poss oil. Here, Jean, Francois, assist gentleman to tho bluo room j give Moni ore, the* yellow chamber, lint Mon sion not retire yet ? He would like a slight re moni ; is lt not so ?" I i mads no opposition tc our being sepa for I could not, after all, Ihink that any wrong would befall Rivers, penniless nnd ?ut Jewelry ns he was ; but \ steadily rt to partiko of any repast, dreading Hint I ; bc Inveigled Into taking sonn i hing more po teni lhan wine-snell ti draught, in mel, nu I Mi mire must have neon given io my friend . and asking fora chnuilter candlestick, I my? self superintended Hie retnovul ol Hivers lo n bedchuinber before seeking my own: one Itir ?P, upon tho fourth lloor. The s wari hy Frenchman, who now mode no scruple about h>| I Mig ll lie seen Unit he wa* alioiil to pas/the night Iii.-re himself, bad" me Inrewejl lu Hie 1110*1 Impressive manuel*, up. plumliug. in n whisper, my resolve, which he declared lo lie "lui n sayer' ami (hen I iflosed my door, ami stood, cundle In hau l uria w illi boating heart, alone. I could hear (he heavy throb. Ihrob of mr henri tish seemed to loree the blinni through my M his willi il power Huit mudo Hiern thrill : ami il was in vain (hut I lohl myself thal ii was limn the ascent. Snell fluttering linet lon could not bc received, ami I WOK lain to con fess that, trembling, anxious nay. in deadly lear I was wondering whether l" should see tin' morning light. How I cursed my weakness again ami again for coming, and then for stooping to Um Imbil gencu ola weak and I usn tinte passion. IVhv, aller all, had I stayed? hivers would have been quite as safe without me. Hui Ulis was no time for childish murmuring against my lolly. I was ina sore straight, it my laney had not been magnifying I he danger; and rouging uiysull io Hie emergency, I pro? ceeded io examine tho room bet?re seeming ( he door. 'flu: tusk was soon performed. I had bul lo look under the lied, and my examination tnt nearly al au end. No clipboards-no pince where mi enemy could be concealed-no sue omi means of egress. I went lo Iii?: window and throw it opon lo look down upon a long, dark, desert eil street al au immense distance below me, mid I shud? dered as l thought of Hie consequence of ti fall. Then' was the" usual Venetian Hhlllters, on either side, fastened back, and alight appeared here ami I hore in some of the houses opposite, while above my head thc t-lirs peered down from Un: soft summer night's shy. Leaving the window partly open to admit the cool, gumlu breeze, I now turned my at? tention to the door, u> Omi that there was a lock bul no key. Thuru was, However, a large bolt al the top of the door, which 1 slipped ea? sily inlo Hs staple ; and then, as quickly aa I could, moving it only a few inches m a lime, I contrived to place thc head of tho bed against Hie door, and then sat down, panting, to think. I wanted to lake out thc money und to tic it till up together-silver, gold and billets de banque-In my handkerchief, so that If the worst came lo Hie worst 1 might throw il from the window; for I was determined thal it should not go to those who I felt sure intended to attack mo. Ko; ihcyjhonld not have it, I thought, for I would throw it through the open .window. Hut, no:I dared not lake it hom my pockets ; Ilia clinking would, perhaps, he heard, and, if my fears were baseless, would, nfler ull, excite ihe cupidity of some one in the house. Hf course I did not undress, bul sal for n long willie debating as to whether I should put. out my candle-a purni, decided by Hie short piece burning nut, so that sann 1 asl upon Hie edge .f the lied, in utter darkness, listening atten? tively tu ivory sound, and seeing, lu imagina? tion, tho swarthy frenchman, stiletto armed, slowly ascending thc stairs. I had ne difficulty in keeping awake, for my nerves were si rained lo their greatest tension willi the excitement, and a cold damp collec ted upon my forehead ami in '.lie palms of m> hands, as at last , after several farse alarms, I heard a faint breathing noise apparently Jual outside (he door. Hising softly and with my heart bealing nt most to suffocation, I stole lo thc window nnd sided once more listening, ns lliore cami u futur, gliding, grating noise; and though could see nothing, 1 felt that one of the panel; ol' Hie door was so contrived (hal it wooli slide hack, and I seemed lo bo gazing the nex rn-our nt upon a hand I brunt through, tobi laiil upon lin: bolt.." The darkness wns Intense, lint I was. I frit right; tor there came Ihe grilling of the iron ami the i ol! was softly shot back from th staple, and the iroor pressed Inward again? the bedstead. What could I do? Thal I should lie mut tiered if I slaved lhere unarmed, I felt assurer! and even If I could elude my assailants III Hi dark, il would only be for a few minutes: for must he hunted down at Inst. There was n escape. I told myself; and as the bedstetv creaked with the pressure against lt, I kum thal lt must in a few minute s al most give wa sufficiently fora man to pass In, and the! would come the struggle for Ute. ?.?J^ffnWU^ lipon m, but even then I did not think to offer, th money as a ransom for my liberty; bul lillirie from oue end of Hie room to the oilier, 1 search of a way ol' escape. Then I stoppe short ; for lhere was a whispering outside, au a thought iiad occurred lo me. Could I cscap by tho window ? Pour stories high, and Ute cruel stones bi neath ! Hut thc bed-clothes-could I knol (hem ti get her, and slide down ? A moment's relleclion told me thal the ldc was madness; and I leaned oui to listen there was any one below to whom 1 might ii| peal for help; hut nil was still nnd my tongi! seemed lo refuse its oilier. Almost mad wii fear, I climbed out on the window sill au looked upward. I was on the top floor, but thc parapet wi nbovo my reach, unless-yes-the Venells shutters-ench a very ladder-every thin bar step to climb lo safely, If Yes-If they would bear my weight. I shuddered ns nt that moment I seemed see thc shutter torn from Its hinges, and wt mc clinging tn lt, falling-falling with a lem ? crash to thc pavement beneath, and men gat erlng round to ga/.c upon the sickening spe tacle. But lt was ray only Chance for safely; ai upon the roof I might travel on and on, ai elude my pursuers, If they could reach II refuge hy any other way; for I telt assured th they would not nt tempt lt by my route. Il would thc shutter bear this weight ? I tried one with my lett bund, and lt siio ominously. I stepped quickly lo the oilier a tried ll. Firmer, certainly; uni what a ii road to safety ? Would lt iiot bc better to si and encounter my enemies, who were now tlie room ? It. seemed thc lesser evil to trust lo my tlvily to reach thc roof; nnd sonly placing c toot upon Um wood work 1 reached Hie top Hie shutter and drew myself up from the w dow sill, Just as a man leaned out and m toi an exclamation of horror. Hut I could i look down ni him, nor heed his warning i to descend, for ull my weight was now ur tho shutter, supported by its hinges and holder which kept it back against tho sit wall. 1 felt lt giving way beneath me: 1 taking another step 1 threw up one hand, willi a spasmodic ellon. I drew up my bodj what 1 know to be my Inst struggle for l and thal hand rested upon thc parapet; next Instant my olher hand was hy Us si my feet nlded me again for nu lustnnt, i then, with a sharp crack, the shutter gave w hung to my feel tor a few moments, when I kicked them lrco and clung lhere, I hear fall, adcr what seemed n llfeUmo of hon upon thc pavement below. The effect ot that crush below was aire sufficient to mako mo relax my hold, strangely did it Jar upon my nerves; but lingers seethed to grow, as lt were, Into stone, and I hung al the full streich of muscles, motionless, for a few moments, wi: lure i ii g myself by puro mental effort to th of my duty lo tight to the las!. I began tod myself up, rising slowly till my chlu was n the parapet edge, but with tho weight ol' money seeming to drug mc down; then li and was reuclied forward to get n butler li the other followed, mid I hardly knew li but in a battle of mind, muscle anti welgl struggled np, my feet Just lending a slight as they found n crevice between the si courses, and then I was lying panting In gutter, feeling that I had used every ainu vital power in tb? efforts of those few minn Fortunately tor me, there could have t no means of exit by trap or door on thc i and after lying where I was for a few mini I crawled ulong for some distance, going by foot cautiously, for fear of tailing; ana tl once moro completely exhausted, I lay. so I should have been nt tho mercy of a child Daylight found me by an unfastened t through which I dared not descend; but : by lt till the noiso from tho street told Paris was awakening Into lifo once m when, to my crreat relief, I was able to att tho notice of a woman servant, who. ten frightened at tint, waa pacined by a hnpol and consented to land mo down Blairs tc front door; but not without fear and ti hiing. In splto of my assurances thnt I wm burglar. A nacre boro mo to my hotel; and i reaching my mem, to my great surprise, I followed- thora by Hivers, pale and 111, confused of intellect. He had found him ho told me, on tho Pont Neuf, and had I wandering about for hours till thc hotel been opanod. Aa to how he carno there was blank; his Inst recollection was seclni at lite table In tho gambling house, nnd hts going nnd drinking et tho buffet fr< gloss handed to him by the obsequious Frc man. I was too 111 to relate my own ndvenl and the noxt morning, when somewhat he I wsw seated wiih my Mend nt breakfast, ho told mc i lint liN Imml was confused, us ir from. mime uphill*; while In Hu- cou nw of ?rn vonni, lion ll came nul tin! (mr guille- to Paris had Ifii bv i In- early train I hui morning. Ami ilow what wore wc todo > To place our <-.t e in Hie hands of Hie puller, tn- lu make our way licnc?! ;>? London Hie richer liv nearly two thousand pound< ? Kor my pan I'rcll iicrvowi ami unsafe; and tin !?ng my friend willing, "".'/ I.king my spoil In ii Utile valise, tearing lo place il In Hu* Imiidn ol'ii banker. I hough ?"'??s' afraid nf Hm inunej Itself, w. slatted home;^4'1'111''''' ?"mM."" ""T* There waa a ?. <. row Hug liming Hie gt-r nngo ii?k >n, and Cir ii momeiil r. mv friend, ".^?.".higgaae were -pirated. When we mel ?gain the ?alis?! w.t ..-.,,"? tim- mure I hore aro - Hie question, should we refer our case lo the polt*.., or hurry hume? Perhaps wc wens wise, '?oihups foolish. Judge rou who reail. WV loll si ran fe un? nerved, ami thal even our lives wero uiisnle and we gladly drew brealii onec more at home' holli feeling thal willi such unscntimloti? ami watchful enemies on thu nul vive our best plan Wa* lo lie content tittil thankful I'uruunrrow escape. ilOVSKKKK?'JXH IX HOM li. How Amt ri ca un Liva i?l ? (limp Rule. Anne brewster writes from Hom" la tho Philadelphia Bulletin : t The luxurious Americans willi ihelr heavv, CiunlMirsoiue muchliicry nf housekeeping, have no Ideauf the into philosophy of Linn sort of huslnesias il ls linderst uod hy Hie Soul hern European. li ls all useless for our dear country people lo conn: lo Rome and sigh alter the seventeen kinds of hoi breml, Hie delicious oysters and terrapins, Hie whiskey that "never hurt anybody," and declare thai, there ls no place like an American hume ; then return, the men to their down-town luncheon, the women lu endless spiritual seullles willi Urid? uct or 6reichen, l'an ieX or Fritz -to enormous bills for food they never eat, lo all ih ? endless perquisites ofilia old machine, which, like Hm old lim? family coucll, OUglll lo he broken lu hits-and expect us, "who bnve been there" aud gone through with I he whole ll us rt-break? ing business, to agree with them. Let me give you ii Rhorl sketch of life in Koine', and yon will not wonder thal those of .our dear countrywomen who have seen und enjoyed lt to perfection, pine for Ilia "llesh polsofEgypL Hillie first pince, we rent aa apart ment". They are of various sizes and m ices, lo soil all tastes and purposes. The rooms an% willi few exceptions, on one door. An apartment, for an ordinary family consists of a sidon or drawing-room, parlor, dining room, three or more bed-rooms, a kitchen and one or two servant's rooms, and sometimes a billiard-room ami ball-room. There ure few rented apart meals in Home where large dan? ces are albiwed. for tho buildings are old and insecure. A dancing-hall is only safe on tho piano nabtte, which, in most palaces, ls re? served for thc usc of the proprietor. Only carpet dances can be enjoyed, and even those are risky. I was al a mal ince last spring in thc Pulazxo Odcscnlchl. when tho ball-room was thrown open, untl a dance for the young people ?tarted. There were but two or three quad? rilles on Ibo floor, and yet I saw the door baiiglnga and curtains of'tho adjoining salon swuy lo nnd fro quito alarmingly. There arc similar apartments to accommodate one, two or throe persons. These are usually sillies ol'rooms which arc rented unfurnished of proprietors, by persans willi small capital ; sometimes working people, wives of pelly tradesmen. They Invest their little gains In furniture, divide their apartments off, aud un? derlet them. Service is supplied, and some? times meals. Many who rent these small apart? ments ol these poisons have their meats sent in from a trattoria, or eating-house. If you . have u comfortable purse, anti can order your meals from Nazzari's or Splllmaun's-tlioBu de? light lui Hornau restaurants-you may find truf toria fare palatable. Hui my advice ls lt) se? cure an apartment where thu pradona -as your landlady ls called -will serve you with ymir three meals; timi is, if you are only one or two, have moderate moans, ami come lo Rome to study and see everything. Your landlady will rentier you a daily account, and you will be amused with the precision ot Ihe Items. " Fitctto, eight soldi a slice*'- that ls, breast of turkey, which is sold in that way uucooked, ami vtm'ean have as many slices OS .your ?t>pe Uitt hwlini i-.Mij/Mint, ten soldi"-a deli? cious dish, made of Hie livers and hearts of chickens, willi rice and curry sauce. Oso, ten cents, which ls the bone and meat for the dally soup, l'une-bread-live cents a loaf. Butter, from three to ten cents u put, just enough lo hut the day. Cream, froan two lo ten cents as much as you want ; nnd so on-every vege? table, meat, fruit, fte., mentioned with Its price. Thus you can dally order your next day's meals uccording lo your taste and purse. If a visitor comes in suddenly lo whom you wish to be hospitable, you can send to Mmes. Nazzarl's or Spillmann's, for one or two linc dishes, and ymir table will be sumptuous. Then lhere are plenty of delicious lillie potted delicacies, p?t? dc joie, anchovy paste, Ac, which are extremely nice to have on hand tor emergencies, or for your own occasionnl dnln tiness, when the natural depravity of your stomach makes you quarrel with your padro na'.-- paradisaical provldlngs. By managing in this way, four or tlvc francs a day. (equal to eighty cents or one dollar in gol?,) will give you an exc?dent table-three meals for one person ; while oue good trattoria dinner alune, from Nazzarl's or Spillmann's, costs six francs for one person ; then comes in added the ex? panse of breakfast and luncheon. The great charm ol'this Roman mode of life, when managed lu (ho Roman fashion, is Hint you can regulate dally, to a penny, your ex? penses ; and when y??u dine out, or when your dillies oul-doors nniki! it more convenient for you to dine at a restaurant, your expenses are not going on at home. Even If you have a kitchen and servants, their table ls not yours. You pay them certain wages, and then nllow them daily so much money for their own loodT which they spend as they pleas.'. You have no respou'slbillly. Il ls no meanness to have a Une roast, or any nice dish set saide lor your own futuro use. Tho servants here aro so ex? perienced In their science of culinary economy, also, that they seem to know to a slice how many potatoes to cook for one person, and so on willi livery article of food. True, wealthy Amerlcuus come to Rome and bring with them home babils. The surveil? lance of house accounts has hanging around lt wretched iii?inorlea of home wrestlings and griefs, so Ihe mistresses omit this very neces? sary duty. Tiiey order more food than is need"-' ed, or ciiu bo used nt their own labio, and think, according to thu law ami gospel, their own kitchen gods and goddesses taught Hiern wi1 h bitter Mullering, that lt is a contemptible parsimony to havo ihe cold meats kent for fur? ther usc al Ihelr own meals, and send them all. into the kitchen. Thc Italian servants, unac? customed lo tills " hui baric generosity," be? come speedily demoralized, and a system of thieving begins which ls endless. lint those of us who have small menna and little leisure, live dllVerenlly ; we copy the na? tives, adding thc while a few liberalities of American life, and the comfort nnd peace of mind that results ls delightful. Everything about housekeeping In Rome can ba under your own eye, and 1B arranged to give you the smallest amount of trouble. Wood, for exam? ple, you purchase by the charette, or load, which Is a mile over half a cord, and ordor lt, strange to say. at your grocer's I To be sure, the Romans of coinfoi'tublo means get their fuel In another way, A-oin their own lands or from farmers, but thc stranger will do better lo go to Madame Elchelli's, on thc Piazza di s pagua, or some well known r.hop of tho kind. Tho wood ls sent, nicely dried, cul small, up to your npartmcnt door, and stored away, sometimes In dollies presses or in Hie recesses of an nnte-cliamb?r, und hidden very often by a beautiful curtnln or plcco of rich old tapes? try ; for economy of space ls also another branch of this "grout virtue lor women and vice for men," as old John Adams tiBcd to de? fine economy. Poor man 1 What would the good old '70 aqunre-toes say If ho could como to life in these days or women's rights to all men's vices and " more too." Verily, " Mou? avons chamj? lout cela !" -They havo carried tho art of extortion ot "fairs" to a degrco of perfection In Great Bri? tain. Mr. Toole, the comedian, strolled Into a fair ono atternnon at Dundee, where ho hap? pened to bo playing, and tho managers of the entertainment determined Hint ho should add to their revenues. They naked bim to glvo an exhibition then and there, and pressed him BO strongly that bo consented. Tho room was* then emptied and a new admission fee was charged to all who entered. When Mr. Toolo himself went to the door tho keeper protested that he did not at all rcsemblo Mr. Toole, and that If he wished to sec the comedian he munt pay. To even auch a demand tho good-natnred man mode no refusal, bul- paid for the privi? lege of entering the hell to glvo an entertain? ment for which he received nothing.