The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-12-21
ANECDOTE OF A RUSSIAN PRIN.
CESS

who was highly celebrated, and much il
vogue 10 the last century. He Is mention
ed by Archdeacon Coke, in his travels il
Switzerland, who himself consulted him.
There was time when people of distinc
ton and fortune zane to him, particular,
from France and Germany, and even froa
most distant countries; and innumerablt
are the cures which he performed upon pa
tents given up 10y the regular physicians
There was once assembled in Mirhae
Schuppach's laboratory, a great many dis.
tlngnlshed persons from all parts of The
world partly to consult him, and partly
oat OF curiosity +; and among them many
Ffeh"h ladies' and gentlemen, and a Rus
sian prince, with his daughter, whose sir
guar beauty attracted general attention
a young French marquis attempted, fa
The amusement Of the ladies. to display hls
VIII on the miraculous doctor but the lat
,er' though not much acquainted with the
french language, answered so pertinentIy,
mat the marqaIs had not the laugh on Ills
s'de. During this conversa lion an old peas
ant entered, meany dressed, with a snow
white beard, a neighhor Of Schuppach's.-
Schupp1ch directly turned away from his
great company to his old neighbor, and
hearing that his wife was i'll. set about pre-
parlng the necessary medicine for her, with
ont paying much attention TO his more ex-
allied guests, whose business he did not
think so pressing. The marquis was now
deprived of one subject of his wit. and
therefore chose for his butt the old man.
VINO was waiting while his neighbor Nj
c ca was preparing something for his old
Mary. After many silly Jokes on his long
white beard, he offered wager of twelve
iouls'dors, that none OF the ladies would
Kiss the old dirty-looking fellow. The Rus
san princess hearing these words, made a
slgnto her attendant who bron chit her plate.
The princess put twelve louis',io on il. and
had it carried to the marquis, who of course
could not decline adding twelve others
Then the fair Russian went up to the old
peasant with the long beard, and said
Permit me, venerable father. 10 salute Won
after the fashion Of my country" Saving
this, she embraced him, ami gave him 4
KISS. She then presented him the gold
which was on the plate, with these words
Take this as remembrance of me, and
as sign that the Russian girls think i,
their duty TO honor old age"
WINTER Is THE CARNIVAL of the United
States. 1t is the time of scheming, calcu-
latlng, conlecturing, reckoning. Iegislainp
lecturlng and scandalizing. The husband
man then enjoys the Sountles OF the summer
The field and the forest, have given hin,
ample stores. Full granaries and well fa,
tiocks make his heart contented. The long
evenings are even greeted with satisfac.
tlon, Tor newspapers and hooks. talks and
plans make them pass off delightfully."-
Leisure is IN the possession of al, and Their
the tongue let loose, wanders npon every
thing, and often, alas too often, scathes the
social circle or domestic tranquility. The
city and the large town resound with feats
haiis' concerts, operas, Sc. Pomp and pa
rade, luxury and dress assume dominion
But every where there is carnival
The President is making messages; the
Secretaries reports the Auditors and
Clerks accounts. Ponderous documents Of
portentous size then trail their slow length
along. Members make speeches for home
consumption. LAWS are piled upon laws
and resolves upon resolves. Newspaper
or pamphlets transport them all TO the re-
hottest verge Of the Union. Then follow
the discussions, tn. criticisms and common
taries more formidable than the original it.
self. Speech treads upon the heel of speech
and, 0, horrible is the fate of him, who
like an editor, must read them all.
But Congress is but one of those busy
bodies numbering the world with reading
matter. Twenty-Five or three State Legis-
laiures are in motion, all making documents,
laws, resolves, &c. &c. Think We what
must he the fate of him who ronrocts such
matter into dish palatable for the public
taste.
We have said winter is the Carnival of
the United States. We do not mean a
Catholic Carnival, but Yankee Carnival,
IA money-making, legislatng and literary
season. The husbandmen then crowd the
market. The merchant is wide awake Cor
harter. Corn may then he metamorphosed
INTO molasses, and poultry into nnlls--wool
into calico and cheese into nusir. The
process even outruns the metamorphoses of
Ovid. Winter too is the very time for edu
cation. Brougham's school-ms ster is then
abroad. The boy is at work With his Muir
ray, Pope's Essay, slate and arithmetic all
over the country. LycGums invoke the ell
oquence OF Lecturers, and Clubs of Speak
ers. Winter is also the season for ralcu-
iatiDg. Fhe manufacturer. the merchant,
the mechanic reckon up accounts. Their
plans are land for the future. Every ones
head is full of schemes. And last, not
least, winter is the season for scandaizing
The short days just answer to seize topics
for the long evenings. The fire. side, per-
chance, is the focus where all the gossips
of neighborhood assemble, and deal out
each their qnantum of scandal. All! cruel
is the fate of him or her, whose reputation is
thus lacerated. Better, says one, to fall
among vulturrs than Scdndalzers, for the
first hut devour the body, and the second
our peace of mind. -PortLand advertiser.
Eccentrcity finds eccentric reasons for il:
doings. Sehlager, DANISH man of fortune
sold his es ate, and fixed in the northe:nmos,
corner of Iceland. He said that he fixed Their,
because he hated the confined air of Europe, ant
choosed to have his breeze fresh from the pole
An Eng!lshmau, some wears ago, was fnunt
negotiating, in the midst of boys and soltudes
in village on the west coast of Ireland Hi
reason was, TO be in the next post town I,
America.
Spaniar3 perched his house on the SUNNI
of the Sierra Moreno; on being asked, g VII,
he preferred that place of clouds, storms, am
solitude? ?" he said, "that he was tired Of man
kind, and that the clouds hid mankind from hin
that he was tired of his wile's tongue, and tina
the storms drowned her talk and as to tn
solitude, he could not be solitary, who had tn
angels for his next door neigh5ors.'
The earth is 2,04s,522 miles nearer the SUI
in winter than in summer. Its motion is |
miles III second so that if man pulls o
his hat to another in the street he goes |
miles bareheaded without catching cold.
SPIRIT OF CAHDoUR. "Where are YOU o,
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