look skipping about, just as full of play as i sleigli-ride. John, drive around the grays; 
you, childen. What do you think of this have plenty of bells, and fur robes by the 
handsome red cow ? How soft her coat is, 
and how very good and kind she is; she 
looks so clean and nice, I would quite like a 
drink of her sweet, new milk. She does 
not look much like her city cousins, does 
she? Here is the hennery; now you will 
have fun. Just look at all the fowls—tur¬ 
keys, geese, ducks, chickens and guinea 
fowls. What pretty birds they are, their 
brown feathers all speckled with white; but 
what a queer voice they have; it sounds as 
if they were saying, “ buckwheat, “ buck¬ 
wheat.” They always go in pairs, and 
seem to be talking very lovingly to¬ 
gether. The ducks have a very awkward 
walk, but they look lovely upon the water. 
There they go into the lake. See how beau¬ 
tifully they sail along; their feathers all 
green, crimson and gold, in the light sun¬ 
shine. You don’t like the geese? Well, 
wholesale, to keep my pets warm. Can’t 
you sing and keep tune with the merry 
sleigh bells? 
" Glngle bells, (tingle bells. 
G untie all the way— 
Oh , TrUut fun It la to ride 
In a one-liorso open sleigh I” 
What makes your eyes so bright and your 
cheeks so red V Cold, are you ? Well, it is 
time to go home, for I see Jack Frost has 
just nipped the tips of your noses. Willie 
and llAJtRY don’t think there is half the fun 
in a sleigh ride that there is in coasting; so 
now for the sleds. Here is a red and a blue 
one; come, Bessie and Daisy, make your 
choice who you will ride with. I am sure 
the boys are too gallant to go without you. 
All ready? Away you go o’er the fine 
white snow. What a splendid long hill 
this is to slide on. Auntie would quite like 
to try it, were it not for the climbing up 
others better than they deserve, it only 
makes it more necessary to preserve the 
equilibrium by fraternal kindness. That’s 
my system ; so don’t speak of gratitude, for 
I feel that I only discharge a debt." 
A6 he uttered these generous words, Liszt 
opened a drawer in his writing case, and 
started when he saw that his usual deposi¬ 
tory for his money contained but two ducats. 
He summoned his servant. 
" Where is the money ?” he asked. 
“ There, sir," replied the man, pointing to 
the open drawer. 
“ There 1 Why there’s scarcely anything." 
naded their illustrious brother. The next and particularly invited to attend the levee 
day the nobles and most distinguished in- the next evening. 
habitants of Prague presented themselves at I would describe the dignified appearance 
his door. They entreated him to give con- of Mrs. Madison, but 1 could not do her 
certs, leaving it to himself to fix any sum he justice. ”i'is not her form, ’tis not her face, 
pleased as a remuneration. Then the jeweler 
perceived that talent, even iu a pecuniary 
light, may be more valuable than the most 
precious diamonds. Liszt continued to go 
to his house, and, to the merchant’s great 
joy, he soon perceived that his daughter was 
it is the woman altogether, whom I should 
wish you to see. Sbe wears a crimson cap 
that almost hides her forehead, but which 
becomes her extremely, and reminds one of 
a crown from its brilliant, appearance, con¬ 
trasted with the white satin folds and her 
the cause of these visits. He began to love jet black curls; but her demeauor is so far 
the company of the musician, and the girl, 
his only child, certainly did not hate it. 
One morning, the jeweler, coming to the 
“ I know it, sir. If you please to remem- One morning, the jeweler, coming to me 
her, I told you yesterday that, the cash whs point, with German frankness, said to Liszt: 
nearly exhausted.” “ How do you like my daughter ?" 
they are not very pretty, hut how should we again—Unit is paying too dear for the ride; 
get our pillows and feather beds without 
them. Here is a regular chanticleer : 
" He Is tli® cock that crow’U In the morn, 
That wak'j>l the Priest, alt shaven anti shorn, 
That married the uian, all tattered and torn. 
Unto the maiden all forlorn.” 
Oh, you know that, do you? Well, is it 
not a funny story? Hush !—see those two 
white roosters, with fire in their eyes, feath¬ 
ers all on end with ruge, jumping up and 
down, in way of beginning a fight! I ex¬ 
pect they are quarreling about which can 
crow the loudest, just like some foolish, 
naughty children I have seen, quarreling 
about a trifle. The turkeys and chickens are 
not very beautiful, but our Thanksgiving 
and Christmas dinners would not amount to 
much without, them, would they? Oh, you 
all like turkeys and chickens? Ah! 1 
thought so. Oh, come here, come here and 
see the most beautiful bird of all, a magnifi¬ 
cent p^tcock; there, he is going to spread 
his tail; is it not splendid? It is like an 
immense fan, beautifully ornamented in shell 
work iu all the colors, as little Geouok said 
—green, purple, and red, and blue, and crim¬ 
son, and gold. Bessie thinks she would 
like him for a pet, hut 1 think when she 
hears his very unmusical voice she will be 
glad to return him to the farmer. Here is a 
hen just come off from her nest, with a brood 
of dear little chicks; aren’t they cunning 
little things?—almost as pretty as Daisy’s 
sweet singing canary bird. IIow fond the 
hen is of them; see how she tucks them all 
under her wings, just like a loviug raoLlier 
as she is. 
I think, after all,you will like autumn the 
best when l tell you of all the delicious fruit 
she brings. I will take the -wee little one, 
blue-eyed, golden-haired Daisy upon my 
lap, and the real of my dear pels shall stand 
beside me, and then we shall he ready for 
our chat. First, then, we will visit the or¬ 
chard, for I know you are all fond of fruit. 
Which do you like best? What! shall 
Auntie guess? Well, then, let me think. 
Plums? No 1 Pears? No! Quinces? No! 
Apples? No 1 Oh! Peaches! Yes, peach- 
lnit why don’t you slide up as well as down 
hill? That is a funny question for Auntie 
to ask ; but why not? 
Now, what shall we do? Make a snow 
fort; here is the place; the snow is deep 
and damp, just right to build a nice wall. 
“ You see, my dear brother," said Liszt, 
smiling, “ that for a moment I am no richer 
than you; but that docs not trouble me. I 
have credit, and I can make ready money 
start from the keys of my piano. However, 
as you are in haste to leave Prague and re¬ 
turn home, you shall not be delayed by my 
“ She is an angel." 
“ What do you think of marriage?” 
"I think so well of it that I have the 
greatest inclination to try it.” 
“ What would you say to a fortune of three 
million francs?" 
“ I would willingly accept it," 
“ Well, we understand each other. My 
present want of funds.” Well, we understand each other. My 
So saying, he opened another drawer, and daughter pleases you ; you please my daugli- 
taking out a splendid medallion, gave it to ter, her fortune is ready—be my son in-law.” 
taking out a splendid medallion, g 
the old man. 
“ There,” said he, “ that will do 
It was 
“ With all my heart.” 
The marriage was celebrated the follow- 
IU UUMJl'i U3L Jibuti lMwnu i* . — c W n ft Tr 
hat looks workman-like. Now the walls a present to me by the Emperoi of Austria week- 
removed from the hauteur generally attend¬ 
ant on royalty, that your fancy can carry 
the resemblance no farther than the head¬ 
dress. * * * * In a conspicuous posi¬ 
tion, every fault is rendered more discerni¬ 
ble to common eyes, and more liable to cen¬ 
sure; and the same rule certainly enables 
every virtue to shine with more brilliancy 
than when confined to an inferior station in 
society; but I, and I am by no means sin¬ 
gular in Hie opinion, believe that Mrs. Madi¬ 
son’s conduct would be graced by propriety 
were she placed in the most adverse circum¬ 
stances in life. ♦ 
Mr. Madison had no leisure for the ladies; 
every moment of his time is engrossed by 
the crowd of male visitors who court his 
notice, and after passing the first compli- 
uro all up, we must make some snow men, 
which is the greatest fun of all. We will 
stand one here at the gate to keep guard, for 
no one must enter the fort without liberty. 
We will make some cannon balls, and then 
storm the fort. There goes the sentinel’s 
head. It don't take long to bring down a 
snow man, does it? I hope my little boys 
will have more backbone than that when 
they get to lie men, else they will be called 
men of straw. I should he very sorry to 
hear it said they are weak—notable to stand 
up and manfully fight the battle of life. It 
is a great thing, dear boys, to be a true man. 
Here is a large pond, all frozen over, the 
ice smooth as glass—so on with your skates, 
and now fora race! Oh, Harry has fallen 
down! Never mind, dear; up and try it 
again. Oh, what a large flock of snow 
birds I That’s a sign of more snow. Do 
you remember the song about them? No? 
Then Auntie will sing it to you: 
The ground wns nil covered with snow one day, 
When two little brothers wore busy at play. 
And a snow bird was sitting close by on a tree, 
Merrily singing, Clilek-a-deo-dee. chiok-a-dee-dee. 
He had not been singing that song very long, 
Ere Wii.lie heard him. so loud was Ills song; 
Oh ! Harky, look out of the window RUd sec, 
Here Is a dear little bird singing Chick-u-dee-dee. 
“ Oh, mother, do give him some stockings end shoes. 
A coat, and a hat, and a dress, it yon choose; 
1 wish ho'd come Into t he parlor and soo 
How warm we would make him, poor Cblck-a-doe- 
doe.” 
“ There Is one, my dear child; I cannot tell who 
Hns clothed me already, and warm enough too. 
Good morning ; O, who aro so happy us we,” 
And away ho went singing, Chtck-a-dee-dee, 
And away he went staging, Chiok-a-dee-dee. 
Now, my precioiiH darlings, our talk is 
over, and the day is clone, and it is time my 
birdies were gone to their nest; hut before 
you close your bright eyes in sleep, we will 
—Ids own portrait set in diamonds. The And this, according to the chronicles of menlary salutations, his attention is una- 
painting is nothing remarkable, hut the Prague, is a true account of the marriage of voidably withdrawn to more important 
stones are fine. Take them and dispose of the great and good pianist, Liszt. objects. 
painting is nothing remaraaoie, nui me 
stones are fine. Take them and dispose of 
them, and whatever th.ey bring shall be 
yours." 
The old man tried in vain to decline so 
rich a gift. Liszt would not hear of a re¬ 
fusal, and the poor man at length withdrew, 
after evoking the choicest blessings of heaven 
on Ids generous benefactor. 
He then repaired to the shop of the prin¬ 
cipal jeweler in the city, in order to sell the 
diamonds. Seeing a miserly dressed man 
anxious to dispose of magnificent jewels, 
with whose value he was not acquainted, 
the master of the shop very naturally sus¬ 
pected his honesty ; and while appearing to 
examine the diamonds with close attention, 
iflcial (Topics. 
THE WHITE HOUSE; 
A Presidential Dinner Party there Sixty 
Years Ago. 
In the recently published Biographical 
Sketch of Wm, N. Seaton, we find the fol¬ 
lowing interesting description of a dinner at 
the White House during the Presidency of 
Mr. Madison : 
On Tuesday, William and I repaired to 
FRENCH DINNERS. 
he whispered a few words in the ear of one the palace between 4 and 5 o’clock, our enr- 
of his assistants. The latter went out and riage setting us down after the first comers, 
speedily returned, accompanied by several and before the Inst. It is customary, on 
soldiers of police,who arrested the unhappy whatever occasion, to advance to the upper 
A word here on these French dinners. I 
own, at first, they were to me a deep mys¬ 
tery. What could he the use of taking 
twelve different mouthfuls of twelve suc¬ 
cessive dishes? Why on earth could not 
one eat the meat and potatoes together, in¬ 
stead of gazing hungrily at a small fragment 
of roti sitting forlorn in the middle of one’s 
pkite, to be followed, at long intervals, by a 
bite of fried potatoes and two tenspoonfuls 
of sorrel or spinach ? It seemed such an 
awful waste of time and appetite. I will 
not deny there have been moments when a 
good slice of roast beef and two honest po¬ 
tatoes, or even a substantial piece of bread 
and cheese and a glass of milk, and then to 
soldiers or police, who arrested the unhappy whatever occasion, to advance to me upper r - |ge aI onCG) 01U ,’ S ,ii„ n er done, would have 
artist in spite of his earnest protestations of end of the room, pay your obeisance to Mrs. ljeen a 8tale 0 f things quite paradisiacal, 
innocence. Madison, courtesy to his Highness, and shortly there grew to he a certain charm 
“ You must come first to prison,” they take a seat, after this ceremony being at lib- . Q t j iese lengthy meals—these multifarious, 
said; “afterwards you can give an explana- erty to speak to acquaintances, or amuse vav i e a, delicately-cooked dishes—in which 
tion to tlie magistrate.” yourself as at another party. r l lie party onC wa3 always wondering what was to 
m to the magistrate. yourseir as av anoiuej party. me pan y onC wa3 ft \ wn y a wondering what was to 
The prisoner wrote a few lines to his bene- already assembled consisted ol the f reasurer con)e an q w hat it was made of when 
ctor, imploring assistance. Liszt hastened of the United States; Mr. Russell, the ft did come. 
the jeweler. American Minister to England; Mr, Cutts, My domestic and culinary spirit began to 
“ Sir.” said lxc. “ vou have caused the ar- brother-in law to Mrs. Madison ; Gen. Van n R ,.,.,,.| admiration for the wav in 
factor, imploring assistance. Liszt hastened 
to the jeweler. 
“ Sir,” said he, “ you have caused the ar¬ 
rest of an 1 1 ;*• man. Come with me 
immediately and lei us have him released. 
He is the lawful owner of the jewels in 
question, for L gave them to him.” 
“ But, sir” asked the merchant, “ who are 
you ? ” 
“ My name is Liszt.” 
“ I don’t know any rich man of that name.” 
Ness and family; Gen. and daugh¬ 
ter, from New York; Patrick Mag ruder’s 
family; Col. Goodwyn and daughter; Mr. 
Coles, the Private Secretary; Washington 
Irving, the author of “ Knickerbocker” and 
"Salmagundi;” Mr. Thomas, an European; 
a young Russian, Mr. Poindexter, Wil¬ 
liam R, Kino, and two other gentlemen; 
es, peaches 1 Ah . T thought so, y ou deal 3a y the beautiful prayer I taught you long are worth six thousand fioiins that is to say, 
V.iil. -1 • XT_:- A ..Ml!/. ^ 1, !«« J 1 J a J _ _ 4l.AH 
“That may be; yet I’m tolerably well and these, with Mr. and Mrs. Madison, and 
known.” Payne Todd, their son, completed the select 
“ Are you aware, sir, that these diamonds company. 
have a secret admiration for the way in 
which French cooks contrive to make some¬ 
thing out of nothing — to evolve Lite tastiest 
dishes out of the most ordinary materials; 
also for a certain refinement of feeding, very 
pleasant in its way — no greasy nastiness of 
slews; no gigantic, ill-cooked joints; no 
swilling during dinner and after of heavy 
ale and porter, or well-brautlied wines Un¬ 
doubtedly, ns a nation, our neighbors are 
little chick. Now give Auntie a kiss, for 
being so good at guessing. Who will climb 
the tree, to pick us the ripest and fairest? 
Oh, Willie, Willie 1 Yes, lie is just the 
one, so spry and so nimble; he -will run up 
a tree as quick as a squirrel. Shall we sit 
under the tree, and eat them as they fall, ox- 
fill up tliis nice basket and take it into the 
house? Oil, let ns stay out in this beautiful 
orchard. Well, it is lovely out-doors, and 
here is a nice green hank for a seat. Is it 
not nice to be a fanner? What, Willie 
and Harry both going to he farmers ? Ah, 
that is delightful! Then Auntie, Bessie 
and Daisy will have such a lovely time, 
every summer, iu the country. They will 
build a large, fine farm house, with broad 
piazzas, covered with woodbine, making it 
cool and delightful—just the place for a ruu 
and a frolic with Auntie's darlings. 
The fruit season is over. Jack Frost has 
done his work. The woods have all put on 
their beautiful autumn dress of brown, crim¬ 
son, scarlet, purple and gold. The nuts are 
ripe for the gathering; the day is so fine, 
the air so fresh and crisp, it makes one feel 
just like a walk to the wood ; so gather up 
all the baskets, and away we will go. How 
is it, my precious little Daisy; can you 
walk so far, or must we bring home the 
nuts, a whole basket full ? What, tears in 
my little blue eyes? Let Auntie kiss them 
away, and we will have sunshine again. 
Come, WrLLiE and Harry, bring out your 
0 _ about, five hundred guineas, or twelve thou- 
Jesus, heavenly eheplierd, hear me, saild francs ? 
Bless thy little lamb to-night; u Qq lTUlcll t-llG better for him Oil whom I 
Through the darkness be Thou near me, , wfowed them ” 
Watch my sleep tUl morning light. naVC uestOWTO mem. 
“ But in order to make such a present j r ou 
All this day Thyhand has led mo. mus t be very wealthy.” 
Thou hast warmed and fed and clothed me, "My actual fortune consists Ot two GU- 
Listen to my evening prayer. cats.” 
May my sins be ait forgiven— " Then you are a magician. 
Bless the friends I love so well ; “ By no means; and yet, by just moving 
^p^ttHirTheefod^u.” my finges, I can obtain as much money as 
Now, a good-night ldss my dear little 1 uy ou must be a magician.” 
birdies, one, two, three, four; good-night njf yoa choose, I’ll disclose to you the 
good _ _ night. mft g IC I employ.” 
mTTT , UITOTnT*™ M A DDT Am? LisZt bild Seei1 P '* 00 1,1 t,ie P* 1 '^ 1 ’ ^ 
THE MUSIC IAN S MARRIAGE, b ; a< j the shop. He opened it, and ran his 
After having passed the summer in visit- fingers over the keys; then seized by sudden 
Payne ’1 odd, their son, completed the select ai0 rc temperate than we — iu eating proha- 
company. bly, most decidedly in drinking. While a 
Mrs. Madison very handsomely came to Bl 'ft on i Uxa riates in rich meat dinners, strong 
company. 
Mrs. Madison very handsomely came to 
me and led me nearest the fire, introduced 
Mrs. Magruder, and sat down between ns, 
politely conversing on familiar subjects, and 
by her own ease of manner making her 
guests feel at home. Mr. King came to our 
side sane cercmonw , and gaily chatted with 
us until dinner was announced. Mrs. Ma- 
alesand “ heady” wiues, a Frenchman lives 
upon dainty dishes, chiefly composed of 
vegetables, and drinks the lightest of via 
ordinaire. Of course, either follows his own 
way of living, and thinks it. the best way ; 
still, on comparing the two, one feels inclined 
us until dinner was announced, airs, ma- Relieve that the chances of a healthy, en- 
gruder, hv propriety of age, w as entitled to j 0 y a |j] e existence, blessed with a clear head 
the right hand ot her hostess ; and I, iu vii- a|1( j a stomach, are rather in favor of 
tue of being a stranger, to the next seat, Monsieur—Fair France, by Mm Mulock. 
Mr. Russell at her left, Mr. Coles at the _- 
foot of the table, the President in the raid- goCIAL SCIENCE LITERATURE, 
die, which relieves him from the trouble ot - 
serving guests, drinking wine, &c. The din- The editor of a newspaper, says the 
ner was certainly very fine; hut still I was Springfield Republican, receives, in the 
rather surprised, as it did not surpass some course of a year, a great many publications 
I have eaten iu Caroliua. There were many of a mixed or indefinite character, which 
French dishes and exquisite wines, 1 pre- can hardly be considered as belonging to 
illff lhe principal towns iu Germany the inspiration, he improvised one of those soul sume, by the praises bestowed on them ; hut literature and demanding criticism, while 
celebrated pianist Liszt arrived in Prague touching symphonies peculiar to himself. I have been so little, accustomed to drink, yet they do not fall strictly within the de¬ 
in October 1840 ’ ’ As he sounded the first chord, a beautiful that I could not discern the difference be- partmentof news, buch are many sermons, 
in October, 1846. 
The next day after be came, his apartment 
was entened by a stranger—an old man whose 
appearance indicated misery and suffering. 
The great musician received him with a cor¬ 
diality which lie would not, perhaps, have 
shown to a nobleman. Encouraged by his 
kindness, his visitor said : 
" I come to you, sir, as a brother. Excuse 
me if I take this title, notwithstanding the 
distance that separates us; but formerly I 
could boast some skill in playing on a piano; 
and by giving instructions I gained a com¬ 
fortable livelihood. Now I am old, feeble, 
young girl entered the room. While the 
melody continued she remained speechless 
and immovable; then as the last note died 
away, she cried, with irrepressible enthusi¬ 
asm : 
“ Bravo, Liszt! ’tis wondrous 1” 
“ Dost thou know him, then, my daugh¬ 
ter?” asked the jeweler. 
« This is the first time that I have had the 
tween sherry and rare old Burgundy Ma- addresses, reports, and pamphlets of various 
deira. Comment on the quality of the wine kinds; but there is,of late years,an increas- 
seems to form the chief topic after the re- jng class of reports and official publications, 
moval of the cloth, and during the des- which have a character so marked, and deal 
serf, at which, by the way, no pastry so vigorously with abstract principles and a 
is countenanced. Ice creams, macaroons, wide generalization from the facts of socie- 
preserves and various cakes are placed on ty, that they properly form a department by 
the table, which are removed for almonds, themselves, which, for laek of a better name, 
raisins, pecan nuts, apples, pears, Ac. Can- we may call the literature of social science. 
pleasure of seeing or hearing him," replied dies were introduced before the ladies left In this are included such works as the re- 
but I do know' that none living save the table, and the gentlemen continued half 
cent report of the national bureau of educa¬ 
tion and forthcomimr census report; the 
Liszt could draw such sounds from the an hour longer to drink a social glass, tion and forthcoming census report; the 
piano.” Meantime Mrs. Madison insisted on my annual Jmlf-aoron^Stato 
little wagon ; you will make a fine span of burdened with a large family, 
horses —surely Daisy never rode after a of pupils. 1 live at Nnrembiu 
finer. Here we are, just in time. The burrs to Prague to seek to recover t 
are all open, and the nuts thick on the a small property which beloni 
ground ; if we work with a will, we shall cestors. Although nominally 
soon have enough to last us all winter. expense of a long litigation 1 
Well, here we are again, ready for a talk, swallowed up the trifling sun 
What was it to be about? Oh, about Win- To-day I set out for home—pc 
ter. Now we will all get together, in some “And you have come to m 
cosy corner, and then find what can be said done well, and I thank you fo 
iu favor of Winter. He looks cold and your esteem. To assist a brr 
chilling at the first glance, dressed all in is to me more than a duty—it 
furs from his head to his feet, hut you will Artists should have their purs 
find him full of frolic and fun. Now for a and if fortune neglect some, iu 
of pupils. 1 live at Nnremburg, but I came young person ot remarkable neauty, mis aa- smith ana miss iiMuuuuan lu u,t - few of the prisons and many of the reform- 
to Prague to seek to recover the remnant of miration could not fail to he more than flat- figure of which she instructed them in. By atories, deaf mute schools, blind institutions, 
a small property which belonged to my an- teriug to the artist. However, after making tliis time the gentlemen came in, and we insane hospitals etc 
cestors. 1 Although nominally successful, the his acknowledgments, Liszt withdrew, in adjourned to the tea-room, and here, in the ^,and 
expense of a long litigation has more than order to deliver the prisoner, and was ac- most delightful maiinei nnagin.t >k l s iai e< p ersojl9 interested in special subjects of so- 
swallowed up the trifling sum I recovered, companied by the jeweler. with Miss Smith, who is remarkably intelli- c - ia ] re f orm _ 'Dins the Journal of Social 
To-day I set out for home_penniless.” Grieved at his mistake, the wealthy gent, the pleasure of Mrs. Madison’s conver- Science, the Journal of Insanity, the annual 
“ And you have come to me ? You have merchant sought to repair it by inviting the satiou on books, men and manners, literature and special w P° rt « ^ XS)' ^nrnnl'^of 
done well, and I thank you for tliis proof of musicians to supper. The honors of the in general, and many special branches of p J !?j^ , j)j s{ ^p]j ire tbe American Annals of 
your esteem. To assist a brother professor table were done by his amiable daughter, knowledge. I never spent a more rational ^ ic pj c , a f JUU | Dumb, and all similar publi- 
is to me more than a duty—it is a pleasure, who appeared no less touched at the gencr- or pleasing half hour than that which pre- cations, come within this department, ivliich 
Artists should have their purse in common; osity of Liszt than astonished at his talent, ceded our return home. Ou paying our every year grows wider and wider, and be- 
and if fortune neglect some, in order to treat That night‘the musicians of the city sere- compliments at parting, we were politely comes of greater interest to the public. 
