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mounted by bleeding beads which
dripitod blood on their upturned faces,
every commune would have contained
grouis "f club women versed in tbe
science of government and met, to de
late tbe cause, and effect of tbc dis
turltaucc in tlic body politic. Having
studied tbe science and philosophy of
government even t lie favored classes
might bave admitted tbat tbe French
variety was all wrong and could not
endure. Deliberation, aided by knowl
edge, would have prevented the fren
zied excesses of tile days of tbe com
mune. There is no likelihood that
the French Revolution will ever be
reproduced in this country. There is
every probability tbat the next fifty
years will furnish an epoch of storm
and stress wherein a deliberative lody
aceustomed to serious discussion, and
united in federation with all iiarts of
the United States, will have a very
important effect upon the final result.
To referagain 1o the French Revolu
tion, it was the debating clubs of that
time which turned the balance of
-power back and forth between the
Royalist and Communist interest.
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Section 4 of Article .' of the Consti
tution provides that the terms of office
of memlcrs of the legislature shall be
two years and that members shall not
receive pay for more than sixty days
at any one sitting, nor more than 100
days during their term. Their pay is
five dollars ir day during their slt-
tiugaudteu cents er mile in going
to and returning from the place of tbe
meeting of the legislature, At the
legislative session of 18!7 the sum of
$10,000 was appropriated and placed
under the control of the governor to:
lie by him used in defraying the ex
pense of an investigation of the ac
counts in the different executive tif-
fices and in the several state institu
tions, and for other purposes. Set
laws of 1KI7. page 2)1.1 At tbe samel
legislative session a joint resolution
was adopted providing t hat a commit
tee consisting of three members of the
house to le appointed by the speakerJ
and two members of the senate to Ix
apjioinled by the lieutenant-governor.
should make an investigation of tht
accounts in tbe executive offices and
of the several 6tate institutions. fLawd
18S7, jiage 4.77.
TO UK ASCKKTAIXKD.
First. What are the names of thd
members of the house and senate apt
ixiinted on this committee?
Second. When were these members
appointed on the committee?
Third. What sum has each membcr
of the committee received for his ser
vices and what sum has each draw
anything on account of mileage'
land shake hands with hundreds of to tell about their books before was amusing to think of this modert,
people he cans nothing whatever they're out. but won't you please telj scholarly English gentleman sending
ibout, and make brilliant replies to
their inane questions. This sort of a
program was all very well for Dr.
Watson "Ian McClaroii" -as he is a
public man and a clergyman, and
his soul off masquerading into Ru
ritania, fighting duels and wooing a
Princess. And yet, I am not sure but
that it should be put the other way
aliout. and that magnificent young
iik about the sequel to the "Prisoner,'
whether you're going to have the
Xing die and bring 'Rudolph' and
Flavia together?"
Mr. -Hawkins ''I'm afraid 1 had
knew exactly how to conduct himself scarcely considered that contingency Howard Gould, with a figure like a
under the circumstances and to give so careless of hie." . captain of the guards, who was play-
you that fatherly handgrip and suave. Youmi .Vein, iri literary aspira- ing the "Prisoner of Zenda" down at
meaningless smile that a rector be- i'on "Mr. Hawkins, there arescv- the Alvin last week and looking the
stows upon you as jkuu iiassoutof his eral of us who want to know just a part even Witter than he played it,
church on Sunday morning. But Mr. little about your methods of work, if was not masquerading in the knightly
we may venture on such a subject." chivalrousness of this man's soul.
Mr. Hawkins, civilly "I am at your Mr. Hawkins did not sit still long.
service, gentlemen."
Younn Man "We want to know if
He forgot bis exhaustion, and putting
his ami about, his friend's shoulder
began to pace the floor and talk of old
Oxford days and people, while 1 sat by
Hawkins is different. He is simply a
novelist and an English gentleman:
quiet, conservative almost to shrink
ingness. with the traces in his face of
having lived a good deal, and with the you begin a novel with any definite
V kind of eyes. that go to dreaming in plan as to how 3-011 will accomplish
the midst of a crowd. Not at all the your end. that is. if you first decide the fire effacing myself as nearly as
sort of man for public functions, but upon the incidents by which you can possible. J noticed the serious vein
rather to live quietly with his pipe in best develop your characters?" of bis conversation, though perhaps
his law chambers in the Temple, mak- Mr. Hawkins, with a puzzled air - that was onlv natural in meeting an
"I fear I don't entirely comprehend old friend in a strange country. He
you." talked of old dons and tutors, of death
Young Man "Do you first make and failures, of good fellows who had
sketches of your characters, as a gone to the bad and bad fellows who
painter docs for a figure piece?"
Mr. Hawkins don't think the an
ology will hold at all."
Young -Van "Well, do you prefer
the club and their guestsoutdid them- thepositiveor the negative method of ricd the charming English actress
selves. It was a motley assemblage: art or do you consciously pursue who played "Flavia'' in thc"Prisoner
there were university professors who either?" f Zenda" and I tegaii to be rather
stood and looked over their glasses at Mr. Hawkins, with emlHirrassment impatient liecause the cler;yman did
i. 1 really fear, gentlemen, that 1 do not ask him about his wife: The sub-
not."
Young Man "Then you have just
tiimlilff? mum viiiir rnnlt'T
ng imaginary excursions into Ruri-
tania.
1 never pitied a man more sincerely.
Major Pond was not with him. and he
was absolutely alone and stranded
among those idiotic ieople. Even
sensible jteople become unaccountably
silly under such circumstances, and
had got the prizes of life, until one
began to feel rather afraid of living.
1 knew that Mr. Hawkins had mar
tins "'distinguished guest" as though
he were a tyiie sjiecinien of some new
sjiecies of mammal; there were iert
reporters with their trousers turned
and
"Stumbled, merely stumbled.
My opiKirtunity to really know Mr.
ject came around indirectly after
awhile. They were talking alwut the
changli his literary success had made
in his life, when the clergyman re
raomliered, "But itvvas the "Prisoner
that brought you the multitude
wasn't it?"
"All. my dear Ikiv," replied Mr. H
Hawkins, "it did so much more than
that it brought me tbe One!" And
it was good to see his hand tighten on
his friend's shoulder as he said it
up. and giddy society maidens who ., Mv Hawkins, with abject humility
Had come with the rejiorters: there,
were female re'Mirters of uncertain
ages in sloppy rubljcrs which they
would not lay aside in the dressing- Hawkins a little came just after this
room, having no faith in t lie honesty reception, where they encircled him
of theirsex wearing glasses and car- between two pots of chrysanthemums.
r ing note books in which thcyoeca- A clerical friend of mine here attend
sionally wrote, stealing furtive glances edtlie same college with Mr. Haw-
at the liewildered Mr. Hawkins as they kins, and after the reception carried And if 1 related the rest of his con
did so. Then there were a few of the him off to a private smoking room versa t ion upon that subject, 1 should
society people present, who patroni7.ed with me in tow. I bad requested that he a very hardened journalist indeed.
the poor man in the frankest manner. 1 should lie ignored as nearly as the Justas we were going. Mr. Hawkins
his "im- ordinary laws of civility would allow, remarked that he iiad seen and ad
What 1 wished was to hear the tor- mired Howard Gould's "Rudolph.' I
tured victim converse with someone asked him whether he had suffered
lie had known and who cared for him
and was not merely trying to pump
him.
'1 he room was small and furnished
Fanchon Campbell's
and were anxious to know
pressions of America."
While it is quite beyond me to give
any adequate notion of the colossal
stupidity of that reception, or of the
indignities to which the helpless vic
tim was submitted, I will endeavor to in red and was a trifle Iesa bleak than
repeat a little of tbe conversation the reception room. Although it was man, "that she is just the antithesis
from memory not having been wise only three o'clock the gas was lighted,
enough to take a note book, as did for the mist was heavy outside, and a
some more knowing ladies of my craft, fire was burning in the open grate.
much from
"Flavia."
He smiled and answered, "'Well, you
see there is just one Fiona to me."
"And I suppose," put in the clergy
liisser
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Heavy Society Lady, with a motherly
smile "Vjell, Mr Hope. I suppose you
don't like New York quite as well as
London yet?"
Fourth Each member of this comr
mittee draws pay for sixty days while
the legislature was in sosion; for hod
many days have they drawn y since
the adjournment of the legislature
and at what rate per day?
Fifth. Including the sixty days
while the legislature was in session
have not these members received pay
for more than 100 days?
THE PASSING SHOW. '
1 first met Anthony Hope Hawkins:
at a reception given him by the Wri
ter's Club. Now the Writer's Club Is
composed of poor wretches who have
the misfortune to earn their bread by
tbe sweat of the ink ot and is main
tained for the express purpoo of tor
turingcelebrities. When one of The
Great comes to town "we" of the
Writer's Club issue invitations and
hie us to a florist and invest in palms
and chrysanthemums, and find a pian
ist and a man who can growl out bass
solos and proceed to give the great
man a reception. That is. lie is com
pelled to stand on his feet for an hour
of the dream Floria?''
'Well, 1 really can't say as to that,"
said Mr. Hawkins, 'you see, since I
Mr. Hawkins sank exhausted into Jiave known her I have forgotten the
a leather reading chair and for the dream."'
first time I felt that I could look at Was ever a neater gallantrv spoken?
him squarely without impertinence- I hope Madame Flavia Hawkins ap-
Mr. Hawkins "Well., you see I'm He is very tall and thin with a slight predates her blessings,
very partial to London, though they stoop in his shoulders and there is an . . .
have treated me very nicely in New indifference in his bearing that seems In the evening Mr. Hawkins raad from
York. I'm sure."' to come rather from preoccupation hisnovel at the Carnegie hall. To hear
Heavy Lady "I expect you find the Hian listlessness. His hair looks as an author read from his own bcoks is
weather in Pittsburg more homelike though it were pushed down over his more or less depressing. He seems out
than in New York the fogs. 1 mean. ' ears. About the back of his head it of place. Grantim this much to start
Mr. Hawkins "Now the truth is. is thick and touched with gray, but with.one must admit that Mr. Hawkins
that in London we have just about on the top of his head it is con- did all that could be expected of him
four fogs in the year, real fogs. ou .picuously absent. His cheek bones under the circumstances. When he got
know. AVe should call this a dear are high and prominent, his face thin his "cue" he rose and went to the speak-
day.' and the youthful glow of his skin is er's stand, Ifaning rather helplecsly
Heavy Lady "'But in your last novel at variance with the stoop in his against it. He made no reply to his
you have fogs enough- ' shoulders and the gray in his hair. Hattering introduction; he made no com-
Mr. Hawkins, nervously "O! one His high, full forehead and his eyes plimentary rercaik about America or
can have all the fogs one desires in a are hisdistinguishingfeatures. They Americans; he "taffiei" no one, he flit
novel, especially when one wants to are really very remarkable eyes; very t.red no one. Lke a courteous and
get someone out of the wayunob- laige and of a changing shade of gray, weirbred gentleman whom popularity
served.' with something almost feminine in has not spoiled he proceeded directly to
Young Society Lady, in a Gainesbor- their expression. When lie is in re- the work in hand without any gilded
ough hat and Ermine cape, with a pese thev are alwavs dreamy as a phrases.
troop of her kind behind her "So this maiden'sare supposed to be. but when
is really the man who wrote 'The lie looked into the face of his friend
Prisoner' We arc so crazy to meet tbey lit with an opalescent glow,
you and yet we're so afraid you might beautiful to behold. I never saw a
put some of us in your novels and say man more retiring, more sensitive.
The charm of his reaiing is that it it.
not diamatic. He makes no gestures.
though his vote: and eyes get in a good
deal of telling work.
His first selection was "The Philoso-
mcan things about us!'
Mr. Hawkins, with deep weaniug
am quite incajiable" of such an act.
assure you.
less tittedfor the role of a lion. Even pher in the Apple Orchard," that deli
"I the scars on his hands, acquired with cats study in the eternal feminine, tbat
1 a jack knife when he was a boy. seem- onesided love story in which the girl
ed to attest to his thoroughly, whole- dees all the love-making. Every ona in
3011110- Lady "I know writers hate some common placeness. Some how it reading Mr. Hawkins" bjoks feela that
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