The notary's nose;

THE NOTARY'S NOSE. 7
new coin, assiduous on Sunday at the ceremonies in the church of St. Thzomas
d'Ayuin, and on Mondays, Wednesdays,
and Fridays, at those in the green-room
of the Opera,-he would have been the
most perfect " gentleman"3 of his time, in
appearance and character, if he only had
been free from a deplorable near-sightedness which condemned him to wear
glasses. Is it necessary to add that his
glasses were in gold frames-the finest,
lightest, and most elegant that were ever
made at the establishment of the celebrated Mathieu Luna, quai des Orffvres.
He did not wear them always, but only
at his office, or at a client's, when he had
documents to read. You may well believe,
that Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays,
when he entered the ballet green-room, he
took particular care to unmask his fine
eyes. No biconcave glass then veiled the
brilliancy of his glance. He did not see