Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-06-26

tionary who conducted il scion les rsgles, felt
quite secure Of a step in the Legion Of Honour,
as the reward Of capturing the formidable man
Of bullion, after overwhelming him with the al
tisonant discourse a process verbal would per
petuats. Vain hopei A fresh paper under the
authority, lEst installed at Paris, eEjoined re-
spect in yet stronger terms than the former; and
like that instrument, baliied curiosity by desig.
mating the individual merely as the bearer Of
a particular passport.
No one could make out how he got il, (thcy
had strong reasons TO believe il had come thro
the post;) or why no animation Of such a favor
had been forwarded 10 the prefecture; but they
were not anxious 10 risk areprimand, and shrunk
once more into their several shells. jewellcr
and some other tradesmen, of whom large pur
chases had been made, exclaimed vehemently in
all the cafes against the inhospitable measures
that had been directed against one who merited,
they said, 10 be Frenchman. They even went
the length Of expressing a wish that mere Of
their countrymen were like him;-but the bank
ers of -- were still suspicious, alleging, that
if all was right, he would draw his money thro'
some of them. The silversmiihs said that his
foreign plate should be confscated or melted
down at the least, its existence in France being
a national insult that ought 10 be resented: and
all the matrons Of distinction agreed, that ii he
really meant 10 be respectable, the first thing he
had to do, was 10 select wife from ono Of the
leading families. To this it was objected by Sc
very probably Lord Byron, and consequently a
married man, or else descendant Of the Stuarts,
destined by France for some political purposes
that excluded any alliance with private family
Never since the man du mdsgiIe dc fer did CON
lecture so high as in this instance at -. 1
The difficulties seemed insuperabe The go
vernment, il was quite clear, favored the ineog-
nito; no armorial ensigns on his carriages afford
ed clue, and there were no English residents
capable Of identifying (and maligning Of course
person suspected Of being mischieyous, simply
because Of the good he had done.
In 1916, the projects wife could bear il no
longer, and insisting upon some inquiry being
made at Paris, private letter was despatched 10
n celebrated statesman, and patron OF the pre-
feet himself. The reply
81 neitker know, nor seek to learn, the mo-
tves of MIR. --- for inhabting -----,
but you should have been convinced that the spe-
cial command, 10 respect him so long as his con-
duct should Justify protection, was not granted
upon light solicitation inconsiderate favor; and
il was in your province to see that the cstimable
foreigner in question was not molested upon vain
or idle conicctures, as il seems he has been.
cit surprises me, upon other grounds than
yours, that NJ --- lives where he does, and
the whole correspondence on this subject would
Justify the belief that --- is some two hundred
leagues further from Paris than the maps make il
appear.
Here was a cut Is civilization that 81
lcoced commerage more efIectuslly than Fouchc
and Savary could themselves have done; ''if per-
sonally present." as the powers Of attorney have
it. Itwas thenceforth deemed i'll bred to ex-
press any curiosity about ''l' Anglais." The
mystery Of his three years. sejouy ultimate
ly cleared up to the satisfaction OF all parties,
and 10 the astonishmcnt Of none. 1t appeared
that in order oqnalify himself for the post Of
secretary Of legation, Ga situation often held by
men quite satisfied with their sole qualification,
which was parliamentary interest) he had resol-
Ia ttuf rlarsR. tsa
had all the time. that Is, during FIVE hours every
dav. been learning---to DANCE! The French
consider the poetry Of motion as science, snd
under this view, there is nothing ludIcrous to
them in the sssiduous exertions of a foreigner 10
approach that which Gauls alone can attain.
PucKLER, Junior.