HARPER'SNEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE.NO. XXIII.—APRIL, 1852.—VOL. IV.TABLE OF CONTENTS.[RODOLPHUS.—A FRANCONIA STORY.][NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.][PARADISE LOST.][THE VATTEVILLE RUBY.][IMPRESSIONS OF ENGLAND IN 1851.][TRUE COURAGE.—A TALE OF TATTERSHALL CASTLE.][INTRODUCTION OF THE POTATO INTO FRANCE.][THE ARTIST'S SACRIFICE.][THE STOLEN BANK NOTES.][WONDERFUL TOYS.][MY TRAVELING COMPANION.][THE LITTLE SISTERS.][HOW GUNPOWDER IS MADE.—VISIT TO HOUNSLOW MILLS.][AN INSANE PHILOSOPHER.][BLEAK HOUSE.][HUNTING AN ALLIGATOR.][THE MOOR'S REVENGE.][A TASTE OF FRENCH DUNGEONS.][MY NOVEL; OR, VARIETIES IN ENGLISH LIFE.][PIPE-CLAY AND CLAY PIPES.][HABITS AND CHARACTER OF THE DOG-RIB INDIANS.][MONTHLY RECORD OF CURRENT EVENTS.][Editor's Table.][Editor's Easy Chair.][Editor's Drawer.][Literary Notices.][Three Leaves from Punch.][Spring Fashions.]RODOLPHUS.—A FRANCONIA STORY.BY JACOB ABBOTT.CHAPTER II.