A Bon-mot Of The Pope

-The Roman? of the present day, like tlieir progenitors. ire the grerxtest lovers of art n the vvorld evintliat of dancing. Tliat of Fanny Elssler elcctrified ihem, insomuch tl, at heir enthusinsm provoked a subscriplion which produced the sum of 12,000 'rancs, which sum thpy converted into a crown of gold, which they wished to offer to the object of tlieir idolatry. - They, however, rccollected that there was at the Quirinal a man whom they ireferred to Fanny Elssler. Thpy went o find him, saying: "Most Iloly Father, fit does notdisplease your Holiness we desire to give to Fanny Elssler the crown of gold which we have here." " Give the crown, then, if it amuse-i you," replied the good Pius, laughing. "1 would merely observe that your gift is not logical." 'Why, Holy Father?" "Only on this wise: I had thought till now that crowns we re made for the head, and not for the feet!" Notwiihstanding this the Rompns offered their crown of gold to Fanny Elssler ; but the same day they sent to Pius IX. a thousand crowns for his sufforing poor. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 4th snys: "Immense preparalions are being made in the C'aucasian provinces for the approacliing campaign agaiust the Mountnineers. The army which is to act againsf them will be nearly 150,000 men. We are assured thut as soon as the Emperor shall be perfectl v recovered from sicknesa with whiuh he is at present nñlicted lie will place himself at the head of I his army." I have baard a good story of our oM triend Charles Fox. When bis Iiousp was on fire he found all etTort to save it úseles?, and, being a good ttraughtsman, he went uptlie nexl hill to make a draw ing of the fire; the best instance of