Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-11-11

" The Secret Memoirs Of Me Royal FanliLg OF
France during the French Reroittiion."--A work
bearing this title, has been recently issued from the
press. II is ucompilation from the journal of the
Princess Lambele, by her confidential friend, and
no doubts of its authenticity appear to be en-
ertained in France. In it, are some very interest
ing anecdotes Of the murdered Queen--the beauti.
ful Maria Antoinette-(she, of whom Burke truly
said, that the age Of chivalry gone, ten thou
sand swords would have leaped from their scab-
bards to avense her of which, the following is not
the least amusing
"One day (says the Princess Lambelle) her Ma
jesy, Lady Spencer and myself, were observing the
difficulty there was in obtaining correct pronun-
citation of the English language: when lady Spen-
Ger remarked, that it only required little atcn-
tion. " beg your pardon" said the Queen, " that's
not all-because there are many things you do not
call by their proper Names as they in the dctio
nary" Pray, what are they, please your Majes-
ty!" " Well, will give you an instance-for
ample, les cuiones-what do you~call them -
Small Clothes" replied her ladyship. ".Ma fol!
how they be called small clothes for one large
man: Now, look in the dictionary, and | find
pour ie moi cuiofes, breeches.' 30, please your
Majesty, we never call them by that name in Eng
land" : 'T0,ta done j'at rdison !' "We say mex.
pressiblcs." ".4h, c'ea mieur Dat do please me
yer much better "N du bon sens la dedans.
Cea aufre chose - In the midst of this curious
dialogue, in came the Duke Of Dorset, Lord Ed
ward Dillon, Count Ferson, and several English
gentlemen, who, as they were going to the Kings
hunt, were all dressed in new buckskin breeches-
~ do not like" exclaimed the Queen to them,
those yellow irresistibies - Lady Spencer nearly
tainted. Vat make you frightful, my dear la
dy said the Queen to her lodyship, who was COW
l. L. n.
your Majesty's mistake" Comment ? Did you
not tell me just dat in England, de lady call de
euloiies irresistibies 2" 40 mercy! could never
have made such mistake, as TO have applied to
that part of the male dress such a word. said,
please your Majesty, inerpressibles. On this, the
gentleman all laughed most heartily. "Vell vell,"
replied the Queen, do, my dear lady, discompose
yourself will no more call de breeches irresisti-
bies, but say small clothes, if eUes soni upon
giant" At the repetition of the naughty word
breecles, poor Lady Spencer's English delicacy
quite overcame her. Forgetting where she was,
and also the company she was in, she ran from the
room, with her stick in her hand ready to lay
it on the shoulders OF any one who should attempt
to obstruct her passage, flew to the carriage, and
drove of full speed as il fearful OF being contami-
mated all TO the small amusement OF the male
guests"
The following aneclote, from the same source,
but of another class, cannot fail Of being interest
ing to the reader
MAY s, l789.-At the very moment when all
the resources o. nature and art seemed exhausted,
to render the Queen paragon of ofloveliness beyond
any thing had ever before witnessed, even in her
when every impartial eye was eager to behold
and feast on that form, whose beauty warmed every
heart in her favor; at that moment, horde of mis-
creants, Just she in sight of the assembly,
Numbered in her ears, Orleans for eUer ~ three
four times while she and the King were lett TO pass
lnheeded. Even the warning Of the letter, from |
which she had reason to expect commoGons, sug-
rested 10 her imagination nothing like this-and |
he was dreadfully shaken. l sprang forward to
support her. The Kings party, prepared for the |
attack, shouted" Tive he Roi-Tiue le Roin AsI
urned, saw some of the members lividly pale, as
{ fearing their Vaccinations had been discovered
1ut they passed, they said in the hearing of her
Majesty, Remember, you are the daughter of Ma
ia Theresa" "True!" answered the Queen
The Duke de Biron, Orleans, Lafayette, Mi
abeau and The Mayor of Paris, seeing her Majes-
procession. All in apparent agitation the scoun-
lrels i cried out Halt % The Queen, sternly
ooking at them, made sign with her head to pro-
eed recovered herself and moved forward in the
rain, with all the dignity and selfpossession for
which she was emnently distinguished. But
his self command in public proved nearly fatal to
Ter Majesty her return to her apartment.-
There her real feelings broke FORTH and their vio-
ence great, as to cause the bracelets on her
wrists, and the pearls her necklace to burst from
he threads and settings before her woman and the
ldies in attendance could have time to take them
#. She remained many hours in most alarming
ate of strong convulsions. Her clothes were obli-
ed to be cut from her oody, to give her ease but
5 soon as she undressed, and tears came to her
elief, she flew alternately to the Princess Eliza
eth and mysef but we were both too much over
Ihelmed to give her that consolation of which she
ood so much in need"