Show chollye 8 CHIMES p hiie critic of gotham bour hundred a I 1 suppose will freely now that it is assured that its aoi disant leaders namo is not to bo drag ged through tho courts ward has wisely decided to settle hie eon affairs with mrs mccall by paying her a lump sum to slump to lovant to skip tho sum paid is not mentioned but whatever it was you may bo sure that it was a grind on tho old man to baell out it seems preposterous eliat each a steady going old pacer or loper should have an eon alio is also so attractive that a beautiful and well known society lady takes up tho cudgels in bis behalf and bluffs off abo other woman on her own grounds it was a curious incident all round and although I 1 am not always of baoe way of thinking I 1 am suro that lio has dono tho correct thing in this instance bo has mrs mccall mrs kobert abbo who was mrs coartland palmer before sho married the clover young physician who is now her husband and her daught erMias s B t anro going on a visit to george vanderbilt at Ash N G tho palmer who are all learned and studious and george vanderbilt who extremely bookish aro old friends and nothing could bo anoro natural than tho proposed visit yet ono of choso infernal who make it their business dostart false rumors in this visit a positive determination on the part of the youngest vanderbilt to marry miss palmer so tor about tho twentieth time wo have this very retiring young fellow engaged to bo danied and then the other idiots take the matter up and solemnly arguo that it as 1 a very suitable and altogether immense match of course there is not a word of truth in it tho almighty american dollar has received a very severe setback in tho case of thomas a newly rich man who went abroad not long ago ath the intention of buying filloon castle near dublin and of flying the stan and stripes from its turret day and night tho earl of fingal who owns the castle was in financial straits and thought ho could drive a bargain with him rather than sell the oarl has raised enough pounds to pay off the mortgages and the dollar is not in it fine old irish gentleman is the earl of fingal and the american mr nevins is well let ns say a failure cholly knickerbocker in now york recorder |