Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-11-14
MISCELLAN EO US.

lle,uoirS of Count ROsioMchiac, written in
ten minutes. This is the title of an amusing
\ jeu d'eSwii, which lately appeared in lie Temps.
This Journal introduces it by stating that 'one
Jay lady told the Count he ought to write his
. memoirs The next day he brought her lit
4 lie roll, saying, 81 have obeyed your orders,-
(, here are my memoirs" presenting at the same
lime the following brilliant satire upon human
nature in all ages, and especially upon the
manners aud customs Of the present day.
1 Whether this Count is or is not an apocryphal
pcrsonage, IS not settled. A certain Biblio-
4 graphic UnjrcrSeHe, tom 8, pa 1868, is quoted,
with what correctness we are unable TO YER
4 iry,--which is made to say, "when Count Ros-
. loptchine came TO Paris, it caused not little
surprise to see, in the leroclous Tartar wit
and courier." But lest our preface should
be disproporioncd TO Il ten minutes memoir,
We pass on TO the subiect-malter.
CHAR. |. My Birth. In 1865, on the 12h
of March, entered on the light olday. They
measured me, weighed me, baptized me- i was
born without knowing why, and my parents
rcoiced without knowing for what.
CHAR. H. My Education. They taught me
all sorts of things, and all sorts Of languages;
50 that by dint Of impudcncc and quackery,
sometimes passed lo a man of learning
Ny head became library Of odd volumes,
of which, however, have kept the key.
CHAR. Ill., My 1&mratS. was plagued
with masters with taiIofs, who would make
my clothes too small; by the women, by anlbi-
ton, by clfIovc, by vain regrets, by Sorcr-
cgas. and by Souvenirs.
T., CHAP. ". Prirations. have been depri-
we'd olthrec Of the greatest cnloymcntS OF hu-
mainly; theft, glutony, and pride
CHAP. V. Memorable EpochS. At thirty,
gave up dancing--at forty, prctcnsions to pleas
ing the ladies--at fifty, respect for public opln-
ion--at sixty, thought, when became true
philosopher, or an egotist, which comes 10 the
same thing.
CHAP. VI. Moral Portrait was obstinate
as mule, caprcious as coquclte, gay as a
child, idle as marmot, active as Bounapartc.
and all of these in turn at pleasure.
CHAR. VII. Important Restitution. Never
possessing u command Of my physiognomy,
cave loose also to my tongue, and acquired the
bad habit of thinking aloud. This procured
me some amusement and multitude Of enc
mics.
CHAR. VIII. What ! waS and uhqt | might
hare been was sensible Of friendship and of
been born in the golden age to have stood some
chance of being Il perfect simple, lie good
man.
CHAR. TX. Respectable Princjp'cS lncycr
was engaged in any affair oImarrlagco or gossip
never recommended either cook or phySI-
clan; consequently, never attempted the lie OF
any man;
CHAP. X. lhTas,cs | was fond of small
societies, of walk in the woods. had an
involuntary vcncraion for the sun, and It's
setting has often made me melancholy. As
for colors, prelcrre blue; in eating, becl
and horscradish; in thcatricaIS, comedy ana
farce; in human beings, IN open and eX'
prcssiye courtenancc; hunchbacLs OF both
sexes had charm for me, which cannot OK
plain.
CHAP XI. My ArerSions always had q
dislike to fools, scoundrcls, and female 'nft
guantes who pretend to virtue; was Disguised
with affcclation, pited painted dolls OF boil
sexes; hated rats, liquors, metaphysics, ant
rhubarb; and entertained a positive alarm Al
Justice and dogs.
CHAP XII Anayysis Of mig Life. wal
Cor death without fear and without Impotence
My life has been melo-drama, in which
have played heroes, tyrants, lovers, fathers
every thing but Wallets.
CHAR XIII. Rewards from Hearen. MY
supreme blessing in life has been an lndepeh
dencc Of the three great Powers that govern
Europe Rich, avcrse to business, and lndliler
ent TO music, had nothing to do with ko'hS
child, Metternich, or Rossnl.
CHAR. XIV. My Epuaph. Here is left t
repose with mind fatigued, a heart exhausted
and body worn out, an old fellow (rteur d'0
ble) deccascd ladies and gentlemen pas
on.
CHAP. XIV. Dedicatory Epistlcto the Publd
Dog, discordant organ Of the passions, yo'
who elevate 10 the clouds and plunge into tn
Arud; WHO patronze and calumnate wIthot
sspowing why, image an alarm bell, echo
yourself; absurd tyrant, escaped from the ma'
house, extract Of subtle poisons and Of swe'
arenas, representative olthe devil at the cou
OF human nature; Fury in the mask Of Chr
tian charity whom feared in IN
youth, respected at maturity, and dcsplsed
my old age, il is to you that dedicate thes
memoirs. MY good friend, am at last OF
OF your langs, Tor am dead. aud therefor
deaf, dumb, and blind. Would that yon emo.
cd the same advantages, your own repo'
and for that ofhumanity."
Having thus presented to our readers n
body olthe work, VIC must add the pith of IL
postscript, consisting of a mot of Rostoptchine
and an anecdote. The Count said, we arc to