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cess; but from the seeming impracticability of carrying them into operation, almost as rapidly abandoned as conceived, until the night in question; when the lady resolved upon the accomplishment of her object bv the following expedient. She in the first place put on an old bonnet and some of the cast-0f clothing of servant in the kitchen, but still the disguise was deemed insufficient fully to answer the purpose, so long as the face was unconcealed. To overcome the ob- jectiOn to veil. which she conceived would be rather out of keeping with the place and the character she was about to assume, re- course was had to coat of oil and ampblack. With her face thus besmeared, pair of black gloves, and habited as we have above stated, away she hied for the theatre, and ascended the almost endless staircase to the gallery, with some little dread, it is true, but still dread almost overcome by the pleasing hope of SO shortly having her curiosity gratified by realizing scene which she had long anticipa- ted and as ardently desired.

 The purchase ofa ticket of admission, and the delivery of it to the door, keeper, were accomplished without scrutiny or detection, and she soon found herself seated in proximi- ty with the roof of the building. enjoying her enviable height, and gazing with satisfaction upon the scene which presented itself beneath her. In short time, however, the benches began 10 fill up with blacks and whites, which brought her more immediately within the range of observation, when the eyes of some of her sooty companions detected the cheat. This was catastrophe which she had not anticipated, and therefore was unprepared for the consequences. After being showed and jostled about for some time, the real Simon Pures, some of whom insisted that she was a witch, others the old boy, were SO indignant at the imposition, and the insult presumed from the vile attempt to assume their color, that they were proceeding to extremities, when the peace officers attending the estab- lishment had to interpose and rescue her. In this condition she was conducted to the watch house, but the spectacle she presented on en- tering must be left to the imagination, as we shall not attempt to describe it. The lamp black and oil which had been regularly laid on at the outset of her evenings adventures, had by this time assumed the form of streaks down her face, and by repeated wiping of her tears, each eye was SO far relieved of the jet black which had originally surrounded them, that some of the watchmen affected to be- lieve that she was something more than earthly. After sitting a few minutes she became somewhat composed, and then confdentially informed the officer who and what she was, who beneyolently withdrew her from the gaze of the watchmen, and kindly conducted her to her residence.-N. Y. Cour. & Eng.