At another, John Fiske, President Andrew D.White, and other men interested in their line of thought.

I must mention a lady who in the midst of their inspiring conversation broke forth in a loud tone to Mrs.Botta: "I found a splendid receipt for macaroni; mix it, when boiled, with stewed tomatoes and sprinkle freely with parmesan cheese before baking." One evening Whitelaw Reid brought John Hay.

He beckoned to me to come to him, and presenting Mr.Hay said: "I want to make a prediction in regard to this young man.

If you live long enough you will hear of him as the greatest statesman and diplomat our country has ever had." A few evenings after, at a Dramatic Club of great talent, I saw Mr.Hay figuring as Cupid in Mrs.Jarley's wax-work show.

He looked and acted his part, turning gracefully on his toes to show his wings and quiver of arrows.