George W. Cable's Reading

Gifted as Geo. W. Cable isasanovelist, and delightftil a8 liis wriüngs always ire, it is questionnble whetherboth the author and his books ui e not more charmintr stilt, when, as a reader, the former givts addltional life and color to hit oharacters upon the stage. The second reading of the series whicli Mr. Cable is living to New York audiencies took place Instnight at Cbickerhis Hall. The scènes taken from "The Oíd Creóle Days" and "The Grandiesimes" in their author's hands were brimful of the moet delicate humor, and the Creole-African son;s were weird yct subtly tuiiefiil, and necded not the apolojry the singer tondered for tliem. The iirst part of the progrnnMTin. wliere the Xew Orleans novelist gaveadelineation of "Jean-Ali Poquelin," the (jualnt oíd Creóle, whs hardly as enjoyable as that whicli followed. Later the reader seemed to w rui to his woik, every moment gatliering moie of the soutberli alniosplierearound liiin, uiitil at lengtli the hearers too weie nwy upon the bayou's sunlit waters and could hear the swiili of the water as it parted beforc the boWS Of "HaOIll Innerality'o bottl The inipersonation of the well-known, laughin, conceited bntcaptivating Creóle was perfect. Tiie ready, quick wit and bonndless ioipudence ofIineraTity '' was desperately funuy. St 111 more richl}' biiniorous, though of a (juieter tone, was the diecussion of civilizalioii and the inateby "Aurora," "Clotilde" and '-Frowentiekl." taken iilso trom "The Grandissiines." The picture was perfectly drawn. Each sentence filled in a new detail of color, each turn and twist of the triologne glittered with aoine irresUtibly laugkable conclusión. IIow Mr. Cable mauaged to be three persons at once sa tuystery hut the Ilusión was perfect, and the three Creóle ladies and the druggisl were as actually on the platform as if they had been there in eorpore and not mere brain pictnres presented with exquisite vocal skill. It was the same with other scènes. Mr. Cable took bis characters bodily out of the mute print and breathed lite into tht'ii); allurino; landscapes filled the background, the lihts and shadows feil evenly and in just proportion, so that no figure stood out too boldly, no perspeetive was faulty, but all was perfect hannony, and, in a word, nature itself. Jlr. Cable is unique but not odd. The tlexibility of his,voice enables him to glve intinile v:iriely of expression. Thouijh not of jrreat power or conipass, liis voice is sweet and musical, whether it be heard in the readingof plain prose or in tlie singing of (juaint "patois"' songs. It if, toconclude, impossible tohear Mr. Cuble and not be enchanted with him.- Xew York Commercial Advertiser. In all ages and all countiies the scales have been the emblem ofjustice. Krom tbia t s painfully evident that the fellows whose business it lias been to get up emblems have never traded much at '