Just give me a piece of paper and see how I will do it." Paul, whose education, I repeat here, was considerably above that of most boys in his position, sat down and hastily wrote the following description, which was read to the great amusement of his auditors: "Mrs.Hoffman, mother of the well-known artist, Jimmy Hoffman, Esq., gave a fashionable party last evening.

Her spacious and elegant apartments were crowded with finely dressed gentlemen and ladies from the lower part of the city.

Signor Filippo, the great Italian musician, furnished the music.

Mrs.Hoffman appeared in a costly calico dress, and had a valuable gold ring on one of her fingers.

Her son, the artist, was richly dressed in a gray suit, purchased a year since.