ever　since；　as　a　boy　at　school；　I　commenced　the　noble　study　of
  novelsever　since　the　day　when；　lying　on　sunny　slopes　of　half…
  holidays；　the　fair　chivalrous　figures　and　beautiful　shapes　of
  knights　and　ladies　were　visible　to　meever　since　I　grew　to　love
  Rebecca；　that　sweetest　creature　of　the　poet's　fancy；　and　longed　to
  see　her　righted。
  That　she　and　Ivanhoe　were　married；　follows　of　course；　for　Rowena's
  promise　extorted　from　him　was；　that　he　would　never　wed　a　Jewess；
  and　a　better　Christian　than　Rebecca　now　was　never　said　her
  catechism。　　Married　I　am　sure　they　were；　and　adopted　little　Cedric；
  but　I　don't　think　they　had　any　other　children；　or　were　subsequently
  very　boisterously　happy。　　Of　some　sort　of　happiness　melancholy　is　a
  characteristic；　and　I　think　these　were　a　solemn　pair；　and　died
  rather　early。
  THE　HISTORY　OF　THE　NEXT　FRENCH　REVOLUTION。
  ＇FROM　A　FORTHCOMING　HISTORY　OF　EUROPE。＇
  CHAPTER　I。
  It　is　seldom　that　the　historian　has　to　record　events　more　singular
  than　those　which　occurred　during　this　year；　when　the　Crown　of
  France　was　battled　for　by　no　less　than　four　pretenders；　with　equal
  claims；　merits；　bravery；　and　popularity。　　First　in　the　list　we
  placeHis　Royal　Highness　Louis　Anthony　Frederick　Samuel　Anna
  Maria；　Duke　of　Brittany；　and　son　of　Louis　XVI。　　The　unhappy　Prince；
  when　a　prisoner　with　his　unfortunate　parents　in　the　Temple；　was
  enabled　to　escape　from　that　place　of　confinement；　hidden　（for　the
  treatment　of　the　ruffians　who　guarded　him　had　caused　the　young
  Prince　to　dwindle　down　astonishingly）　in　the　cocked…hat　of　the
  Representative；　Roederer。　　It　is　well　known　that；　in　the　troublous
  revolutionary　times；　cocked…hats　were　worn　of　a　considerable　size。
  He　passed　a　considerable　part　of　his　life　in　Germany；　was　confined
  there　for　thirty　years　in　the　dungeons　of　Spielberg；　and；　escaping
  thence　to　England；　was；　under　pretence　of　debt；　but　in　reality　from
  political　hatred；　imprisoned　there　also　in　the　Tower　of　London。　　He
  must　not　be　confounded　with　any　other　of　the　persons　who　laid　claim
  to　be　children　of　the　unfortunate　victim　of　the　first　Revolution。
  The　next　claimant；　Henri　of　Bordeaux；　is　better　known。　　In　the　year
  1843　he　held　his　little　fugitive　court　in　furnished　lodgings；　in　a
  forgotten　district　of　London；　called　Belgrave　Square。　　Many　of　the
  nobles　of　France　flocked　thither　to　him；　despising　the　persecutions
  of　the　occupant　of　the　throne；　and　some　of　the　chiefs　of　the
  British　nobilityamong　whom　may　be　reckoned　the　celebrated　and
  chivalrous　Duke　of　Jenkinsaided　the　adventurous　young　Prince　with
  their　counsels；　their　wealth；　and　their　valor。
  The　third　candidate　was　his　Imperial　Highness　Prince　John　Thomas
  Napoleona　fourteenth　cousin　of　the　late　Emperor；　and　said　by　some
  to　be　a　Prince　of　the　House　of　Gomersal。　　He　argued　justly　that；　as
  the　immediate　relatives　of　the　celebrated　Corsican　had　declined　to
  compete　for　the　crown　which　was　their　right；　he；　Prince　John
  Thomas；　being　next　in　succession；　was；　undoubtedly；　heir　to　the
  vacant　imperial　throne。　　And　in　support　of　his　claim；　he　appealed
  to　the　fidelity　of　Frenchmen　and　the　strength　of　his　good　sword。
  His　Majesty　Louis　Philippe　was；　it　need　not　be　said；　the　illustrious
  wielder　of　the　sceptre　which　the　three　above…named　princes　desired
  to　wrest　from　him。　　It　does　not　appear　that　the　sagacious　monarch
  was　esteemed　by　his　subjects；　as　such　a　prince　should　have　been
  esteemed。　　The　light…minded　people；　on　the　contrary；　were　rather
  weary　than　otherwise　of　his　sway。　　They　were　not　in　the　least
  attached　to　his　amiable　family；　for　whom　his　Majesty　with
  characteristic　thrift　had　endeavored　to　procure　satisfactory
  allowances。　　And　the　leading　statesmen　of　the　country；　whom　his
  Majesty　had　disgusted；　were　suspected　of　entertaining　any　but
  feelings　of　loyalty　towards　his　house　and　person。
  It　was　against　the　above…named　pretenders　that　Louis　Philippe
  （now　nearly　a　hundred　years　old）；　a　prince　amongst　sovereigns；
  was　called　upon　to　defend　his　crown。
  The　city　of　Paris　was　guarded；　as　we　all　know；　by　a　hundred　and
  twenty…four　forts；　of　a　thousand　guns　eachprovisioned　for　a
  considerable　time；　and　all　so　constructed　as　to　fire；　if　need　were；
  upon　the　palace　of　the　Tuileries。　　Thus；　should　the　mob　attack　it；
  as　in　August　1792；　and　July　1830；　the　building　could　be　razed　to
  the　ground　in　an　hour；　thus；　too；　the　capital　was　quite　secure　from
  foreign　invasion。　　Another　defence　against　the　foreigners　was　the
  state　of　the　roads。　　Since　the　English　companies　had　retired；　half
  a　mile　only　of　railroad　had　been　completed　in　France；　and　thus　any
  army　accustomed；　as　those　of　Europe　now　are；　to　move　at　sixty　miles
  an　hour；　would　have　been　ennuye'd　to　death　before　they　could　have
  marched　from　the　Rhenish；　the　Maritime；　the　Alpine；　or　the　Pyrenean
  frontier　upon　the　capital　of　France。　　The　French　people；　however；
  were　indignant　at　this　defect　of　communication　in　their　territory；
  and　said；　without　the　least　show　of　reason；　that　they　would　have
  preferred　that　the　five　hundred　and　seventy…five　thousand　billions
  of　francs　which　had　been　expended　upon　the　fortifications　should
  have　been　laid　out　in　a　more　peaceful　manner。　　However；　behind　his
  forts；　the　King　lay　secure。
  As　it　is　our　aim　to　depict　in　as　vivid　a　manner　as　possible　the
  strange　events　of　the　period；　the　actions；　the　passions　of
  individuals　and　parties　engaged；　we　cannot　better　describe　them
  than　by　referring　to　contemporary　documents；　of　which　there　is　no
  lack。　　It　is　amusing　at　the　present　day　to　read　in　the　pages　of　the
  Moniteur　and　the　Journal　des　Debats　the　accounts　of　the　strange
  scenes　which　took　place。
  The　year　1884　had　opened　very　tranquilly。　　The　Court　of　the
  Tuileries　had　been　extremely　gay。　　The　three…and…twenty　youngest
  Princes　of　England；　sons　of　her　Majesty　Victoria；　had　enlivened　the
  balls　by　their　presence；　the　Emperor　of　Russia　and　family　had　paid
  their　accustomed　visit；　and　the　King　of　the　Belgians　had；　as　usual；
  made　his　visit　to　his　royal　father…in…law；　under　pretence　of　duty
  and　pleasure；　but　really　to　demand　payment　of　the　Queen　of　the
  Belgians'　dowry；　which　Louis　Philippe　of　Orleans　still　resolutely
  declined　to　pay。　　Who　would　have　thought　that　in　the　midst　of　such
  festivity　danger　was　lurking　rife；　in　the　midst　of　such　quiet；
  rebellion？
  Charenton　was　the　great　lunatic　asylum　of　Paris；　and　it　was　to　this
  repository　that　the　scornful　journalist　consigned　the　pretender　to
  the　throne　of　Louis　XVI。
  But　on　the　next　day；　viz。　Saturday；　the　29th　February；　the　same
  journal　contained　a　paragraph　of　a　much　more　startling　and　serious
  import；　in　which；　although　under　a　mask　of　carelessness；　it　was
  easy　to　see　the　Government　alarm。
  On　Friday；　the　28th　February；　the　Journal　des　Debats　contained　a
  paragraph；　which　did　not　occasion　much　sensation　at　the　Bourse；　so
  absurd　did　its　contents　seem。　　It　ran　as　follows：
  〃ENCORE　UN　LOUIS　XVII。！　　A　letter　from　Calais　tells　us　that　a
  strange　personage　lately　landed　from　England　（from　Bedlam　we
  believe）　has　been　giving　himself　out　to　be　the　son　of　the
  unfortunate　Louis　XVI。　　This　is　the　twenty…fourth　pretender　of　the
  species　who　has　asserted　that　his　father　was　the　august　victim　of
  the　Temple。　　Beyond　his　pretensions；　the　poor　creature　is　said　to
  be　pretty　harmless；　he　is　accompanied　by　one　or　two　old　women；　who
  declare　they　recognize　in　him　the　Dauphin；　he　does　not　make　any
  attempt　to　seize　upon　his　throne　by　force　of　arms；　but　waits　until
  heaven　shall　conduct　him　to　it。
  〃If　his　Majesty　comes　to　Paris；　we　presume　he　will　TAKE　UP　his
  quarters　in　the　palace　of　Charenton。
  〃We　have　not　before　alluded　to　certain　rumors　which　have　been
  afloat　（among　the　lowest　canaille　and　the　vilest　estaminets　of　the
  metropolis）；　that　a　notorious　personagewhy　should　we　hesitate　to
  mention　the　name　of　the　Prince　John　Thomas　Napoleon？has　entered
  France　with　culpable　intentions；　and　revolutionary　views。　　The
  Moniteur　of　this　morning；　however；　confirms　the　disgraceful　fact。
  A　pretender　is　on　our　shores；　an　armed　assassin　is　threatening　our
  peaceful　liberties；　a　wandering；　homeless　cut…throat　is　robbing　on
  our　highways；　and　the　punishment　of　his　crime　awaits　him。　　Let　no
  considerations　of　the　past　defer　that　just　punishment；　it　is　the
  duty　of　the　legislator　to　provide　for　THE　FUTURE。　　Let　the　full
  powers　of　the　law　be　brought　against　him；　aided　by　the　stern
  justice　of　the　public　force。　　Let　him　be　tracked；　like　a　wild
  beast；　to　his　lair；　and　meet　the　fate　of　one。　　But　the　sentence
  has；　ere　this；　been　certainly　executed。　　The　brigand；　we　hear；　has
  been　distributing　（without　any　effect）　pamphlets　among　the　low　ale…
  houses　and　peasantry　of　the　department　of　the　Upper　Rhine　（in　which
  he　lurks）；　and　the　Police　have　an　easy　means　of　tracking　his
  footsteps。
  〃Corporal　Crane；　of　the　Gendarmerie；　is　on　the　track　of　the
  unfortu