. Buch der Royal blau . r. Ich erinnere mich, wie ich mit ihm nach seiner Rückkehr aus dem französisch-preußischen Krieg, wo er mit der deutschen Armee war, zu Abend speist. Ich war sehr interessiert an seinen Beobachtungen der Bedingungen der europäischen Armeen und worin sie von unseren militärischen Methoden gedittert, aber als ich versuchte, gethim, um die Geschichte von seinem berühmten Ritt von Winchester zu erzählen, um Niederlage in Sieg zu verwandeln, hewas ein sehr widerstrebendes Talker, Ich drängte viele Anfragen nach ihm in Bezug auf sie, aber alles, was er sagen würde, war, dass, wenn er metthe Jungen sie schienen, sich umzudrehen und gehen in nur aus eigenem Antrieb. Er wurde Leutnant-
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. Book of the Royal blue . r. I remember dining with himsoon after his return from the Franco-Prussian war, where he was with the Ger-man army. I was greatly interested in hisobservations of the conditions of Europeanarmies and wherein they dittered from ourmilitary methods, but when I tried to gethim to tell the story of his famous ride fromWinchester to turn defeat into victory, hewas a most reluctant talker, I pressedmany inquiries upon him in relation to it, but all he would say was that when he metthe boys they seemed to turn around andgo in just of their own accord. He wasmade lieutenant-general by Oant, much tothe disappointment of Generals Meade andThomas and their friends, and when on hisdeathbed, and only a few days before hisdeath. Congress paid him the high compli-ment of authorizing him to be placed on thearmy roll as general, and his last official actwas his order announcing the appointment ofhis staff. Gn the >th of August, ISSS, thegreat lieutenant of the Union army passedto his final account.. THE encouragement of ambition notcompatible with environment isdetrimental to happiness. The fathers sons record is not of asmuch importance as the reputation ofthe sons father; one is a past to beregretted, the other a future to beregarded. I RECENTLY consulted the feelings of aselfish person and found that he sufferedmore from surprise than appreciation. The most accessible door of com-munication with human nature in womenis the one that leads to the gratificationof their curiosity. Talent abused and genius over-estimated frequently prove the obstaclesthat press men down. There are some sorrows better keptconcealed; some joys that should becherished in secret. The evil consequences of imperfectinstruction are manifest in the practiceof many professions. Violent astonishment sometimestakes possession of people when honestapology would be in order. To-morrow is the deathbed of to-days opportunity. Facts are often foreign to theories, and unsatisfactory condit
