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     ��Black Hawk = Black Hawk ��1767´1838���察�an American Indian ��Sac�� 

chieftain�察  �defeated   by   the   U。S。   Army   in   1832�察  �whose   ;Autobiography; 

��1833�� became an American classic。�� 

     ;How charming� ─�exclaimed Miss Rowley�察�clasping her hands。 ;How 

very obliging of you�察�Mr。 Howard。 Are you fond of shooting�拭�My brother's 

preserves are in fine orderor perhaps you are partial to yachting; 

     Bowing my thanks for these amiable hints�察�I carelessly observed that 

the letter of the Cherokee editor was no sacrifice at all�察�for the chief and 

myself were regular correspondents�察�I had a dozen of his letters�察�and had 

just   given   one   to   Mr。   T´。   This   intelligence   evidently   lessened   Miss 

Rowley's   excessive   gratitude。   She   continued   her   applications�察  �however�察�

casting an eye on her list。 

     ;Perhaps you correspond also with some rowdies�察�Mr。 Howard�拭�Could 

you oblige me with a rowdy letter�拭─�

     ��rowdies = in the mid´nineteenth century�察�an American slang term for 

backwoodsmen or other rough and disorderly types�� 

     I drew up a little at this request�察�my correspondents�察�I assured the lady�察�

were generally men of respectability�察�though one of them was of a savage 

race。 



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     ;No    doubt�察   �but   in  the  way    of  autographs�察    �you   know�察   �one   would 

correspond with; 

     The sentence remained unfinished�察�for the lady added�察�

     ;I wrote myself to Madame Laffarge�察�not long since。 I am sorry to say 

Lady Holberton has two of hers�察�but although an excellent person in most 

respects�察    �yet  it  cannot    be   denied    that   as  regards    autographs�察    �Lady 

Holberton   is   very   illiberal。   I   offered   her   Grizzel   Baillie�察  �two   Cardinals�察�

William Pitt�察�and Grace Darling�察�for one of her Laffarges�察�but she would 

not   part   with   it。   Yet   the   exchange   was   very   fair�察  �especially   as   Madame 

Laffarge is still living。; 

     ��Madame        Laffarge    =   Marie    Lafarge    ��1816´1853���察     �French    woman 

convicted      in  1840   for  poisoning     her  husband�察    �later  pardoned。     Grizzel 

Baillie   =   Lady  Grizel   Baillie   ��1665´1746���察  �Scottish   poet。 William   Pitt   = 

either William Pitt ;the Elder; ��1708´1778�� or William Pitt ;the Younger; 

��1759´1806���察�both British Prime Ministers。 Grace Darling = Grace Darling 

��1815´1842���察�English heroine and lighthouse keeper's daughter�察�famous for 

her rescue of castaways in 1838。�� 

     I bowed an assent to the remark。 

     ;And       then    she    herself     actually     once     made     proposals      for 

Schinderhannes�察�to a friend of mine�察�offering Howard�察�the philanthropist�察�

Talma�察�William Penn�察�and Fenelon for himall commonplace enough�察�you 

knowand Schinderhannes quite unique。 My friend was indignant� ─�

     ��Schinderhannes = German bandit chief�察�executed in 1803。 Howard = 

John   Howard   ��1726´1790���察  �English   philanthropist   and   prison   reformer。 

Talma = Francois Talma ��1763´1826���察�popular French playwright。 William 

Penn   ��1644´1718���察 �Quaker  founder  of   Pennsylvania。  Fenelon   =   Francois 

Fenelon ��1651´1715���察�French Archbishop and writer�� 

     I ventured to excuse Lady Holberton by suggesting that probably at the 

time her stock of notabilities was low。 

     Miss Rowley shook her head�察�and curled her lip�察�as if she fancied the 

lady had only been seeking to drive a hard bargain。 

     ;On   one   point�察  �however�察  �I   have   carried   the   day�察  �Mr。   Howard。   Lady 

Holberton is not a little proud of her Vidocq�察�but I have obtained one far 

superior   to   hers�察  �one   addressed   to   myself   so   piquant   and   gallant   too。   I 



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called on the dear old burglar on purpose to coax him into writing me a 

note。; 

     ��Vidocq = Francois Vidocq ��1775´1857���察�French police detective who 

turned robber�察�and was exposed in 1832。�� 

     I wondered�察�in petto�察�whether I should meet any illustrious convicts at 

Miss Rowley's party the next evening�察�but remembering to have heard her 

called an exclusive�察�it did not seem very probable。 

     ��in petto = silently�察�to oneself ��Latin���� 

     After running her eye over the list again�察�Miss Rowley made another 

inquiry。 

     ;Mr。    Howard�察    �could    you    get  me    something     from    an   American 

Colonel�拭─�

     I   assured   the lady  we   had   colonels   of   all sorts�察  �and   begged   to   know 

what particular variety she had placed on her cataloguewas it an officer 

of the regular service�察�or one of no service at all�拭�

     ;Oh�察   �the   last�察 �certainlyofficers     who    have   seen    service   are   so 

commonplace� ─�

     My own pen was immediately placed at Miss Rowley's disposal�察�as my 

sword would have been�察�had I owned one。 As I had been called colonel a 

hundred times without having commanded a regiment once�察�my own name 

was as good as any other on the present occasion。 

     ;You are very obliging。 Since you are so good�察�may I also trouble you 

to procure me a line from a very remarkable personage of your countrya 

very distinguished manhe has been President�察�or Speaker of the Senate�察�

or something of that sort。; 

     To which of our head men did Miss Rowley allude�拭�

     ;He is called Uncle Sam�察�I believe。; 

     ��Uncle Sam = ;Uncle Sam; became a popular personification of the 

United States during the War of 1812�察�replacing Brother Jonathan�察�and was 

often used in contradistinction to the British ;John Bull;�� 

     This was not so easy a task�察�for though we have thousands of colonels�察�

there is but one Uncle Sam in the world。 On hearing that such was the case�察�

Miss     Rowley's    anxiety    on  the   subject   increased    immeasurably�察     �but  I 

assured   her   the   old   gentleman   only  put   his   name   to   treaties�察  �and   tariffs�察�



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and although his sons were wonderfully gallant�察�yet he himself had never 

condescended   to   notice   any   woman   but   a   queen   regnant�此  �and   I   further 

endeavored   to   give   some   idea   of   his   identity。   Miss   Rowley   stopped   me 

short�察�however。 

     ;Only   procure   me   one   line   from   him�察  �Mr。   Howard�察  �and   I   shall   be 

indebted to you for life。 It will be time enough to find out all about him 

when I once have his namethat is the essential thing。; 

     I shrunk from committing myself�察�however�察�declaring that I would as 

soon engage to procure a billet´doux from Prester John。 

     ��Prester John = Mythical ruler believed in the Middle Ages to head a 

powerful Christian Kingdom somewhere in Asia�察�later identified with the 

Christian Kings of Ethiopia in Africa�� 

     ;Prester John� �That would�察�indeed�察�be quite invaluable� ─�

     This Asiatic diversion was a happy one�察�and came very apropos�察�for it 

carried    Miss    Rowley     into   China�察   �she  inquired    if  I  had   any   Chinese 

connections。 

     ;Though      altogether�察   �I  am    pretty   well   satisfied   with   my    Chinese 

negotiations�察�as soon as the Celestial Empire was opened to the civilized 

world�察�I engaged an agent there to collect for me。 But�察�could you put me 

on the track of a Confucius�拭─�

     ��opened to the civilized world = following the so´called Opium War�察�

Britain had in 1842 forced China to open trade with her�� 

     I was obliged to admit my inability to do so�察�and at the same moment 

the   collecting    instincts   of  Lady    Holberton     and   Mr。   T´�察 �drew    their 

attention to the corner where Miss Rowley and myself were conversing�察�as 

they   moved   toward   us�察  �Miss   Rowley  pocketed   her   list�察 �throwing   herself 

upon my honor not to betray the deficiencies in her role d'equipage�察�or the 

collecting   negociations   just   opened   between   us。   Lady   Holberton�察  �as   she 

advanced�察  �invited   Miss   Rowley�察  �with   an   ill´concealed   air   of   triumph�察  �to 

feast her eyes once more on the Lumley autograph�察�and not long after the 

party broke up。 

     ��role d'equipage = muster roll ��French���察�here�察�Miss Rowley's list of her 

autographs�� 

     The next day�察�in passing Holberton´House�察�I observed the chariot of a 



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fashionable physician before the door�察�and at Miss Rowley's party in the 

evening   learned   from   Mr。   T´   that   Lady   Holberton   was   quite   unwell。 

The   following   morning   I   called   to inquire�察  �and   received   for   answer   that 

;her ladyship w
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