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amorous anecdotes; for Love and Politics have been my youth's and 

 manhood's plagues. I most sincerely thanked Shoudruk, and Asmo- 

 deus having intimated that we were to resume our aerial excursion, 

 we walked all three into the garden. The devil whistled, our boat 

 was again in readiness. Duclos shook hands with both of us, wished 

 us bon voyage; and away we went flying through the skies. After 

 a short silence on both sides Asmodeus said, " Well, what did you 

 think of Duclos?" "He is indeed a true philosopher, answered I, 

 and certainly very few would imagine that he is endowed with such 

 feelings and good sense. Here the devil gave me a friendly lecture 

 about my own foibles, during which my spirits became much de- 

 pressed." Asmodeus perceiving it cried " Hallo I hallo ! let us be 

 merry again, take the telescope and look beneath you." " What a 

 majestic panorama!" observedJL "Those are the Alps," resumed 

 Asmodeus. 



A GERMAN ROMANCE, 



SUNG BY MADAME CARADORI ALLAN. 



1st es wahr? 1st es wahr? 

 Dass du stets dort in dem Laubgang 

 An der Weinwand meiner harrst ? 

 Und den Mondschein und die Sternlein 

 Auch nach mir befragst ? 



1st es wahr? Sprich! .... 

 Was ich futile, das begreift 

 Nur die esrait fiihlt, 

 Und die treu mir ewig bleibt. 



TRANSLATION. 



Is it true ? Is it true ? 

 That thy gentle heart for mine is yearning, 



When through the vine arcades thou rovest? 

 That the silent moon and planets burning, 



Still hear thee ask for him thou lovest ? 



Is it true ? Dearest, say ! 

 None my feelings can divine, 



Save her alone, who feels with me, 

 Save her alone whose love is mine. 



J. S. C. 



