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Show A nvjinuM. i iiisioitr. Mtt. Aitcinni D 1'uitnia, the noted war correspondent and lecturer, la a cold blooded blilorlo Idol iraaiutr. The BprlnglTeld Hrpuiticuii relates au Instance) of Ills having txttly performed a piece of woik of that i haracter. Mr. Forbes wat present at the surrender of louls Napoleon at Hedan, and occu led the house, the room aud the bed which were used by thn Kmj-tror tbe night before ho wat removed, a prisoner, to Wllhelmthohe. In this bouse, the chateau Ilellevue, the King of rrutttaand the French Kmperor bad tbelr memorable meeting, and the turrender waa finally arranged. In ono of the rooms of the chateau waa a great oak table at which Mr. Korbea tat to write one of the letters to tho London VaVy Xtwt. As he sat writing his companion stood near him aud "dlicontolatvly gnawed at n ham bone, the miserable remuant of our store of provisions." The bone was well-nigh 1 are, and with a grumble It waa thruwn upon the table, upsetting Mr. I'orbes' Inkstand and making a great Ink spot on the polhlied surfsce, A few mouths aflerwarJ, aheu Mr. Korbea revisited the chateau, he was shown the tame room and table. "It waa at this table," he waa Informed, "that tho cailtulatlon of Kedan waa algned. Hot words euiueJ oter lis terms, and Genera! WlmjirJen overturned over-turned the Ink-boltle lu themhlst of his excitement, with a hasty motion of his hand." Thlt Ink spot, the evidence ol the rrgretaud ihaiueof a roumgeout soldier, wat treasured highly aa a rello of the memorable day, Now cornea Mr. 1'orbra and wipes out this touching and poetic ttory by substituting a meatless meat-less ham bono for the distress and wrath of n 'defeated soldier. If there hail been more ham and Iota bono the spot would never have been made on that table. Borne iople are ao luirtlcu-lar luirtlcu-lar about facts that they will not permit per-mit the romantic leaturet of history to go unchallenged. Mr. I'orbea Is one of that class of persons. Imaginative opIe have no use for him. |