Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-10-28

PRIVATE LIFE OF LOUIS NlV-A person
who hHdthu opportunity Of examining his apartments
gives al account which shows how lulp the kan,
liked ihe common course OF royal ic ana how OF
ircHt.y ho employed his hours IN yrival, from what
.tis people Supposed. On She staircase which led
If'm one io another OF hts smJi private apartments
n1ng SIX p.clur,s Of the kings hunts. with exact
tables of thn game be had Aiiled-,ha gnauiity tl,
Nm OF game, uni ilr dLIos oI the occasions dyd.
ed into The months, the seasons AMI The ysnr- rbis
rei1n. In splendid rJon below stairs hung the
cn-mviucs which bad been dedicated 10 him. and
designs of canal, and other public works The ioan
obnVe tins contained the kings collection Of mans
spheres, and globes Here were found numbers OF
maps drawn and cn.oIrod by the king.-somc finish
cd. and m1ny only half done. Above this vas
Workshop, with n turning lathe ard al necessary
instruments Tor working in wood. Here while no
one knew where The k'ng WAS, did he spend hours
wihu looiman, named Darci in cleaning anI po'isl.
ing ms tools. Higher M was library canliiui4r
The hooks the king valued most and some uriyut,
papers relating 10 The history Of the royal flimles
%! Hsnover. England, Austria, and Russia IN the
, room over This, however, did his m,jesiy mos, de.
lghi 10 spend his mornings. Il contained "a fryc
two anyils and every tool used IN locl-mlking -
Here hc i1ak lessons O! Gamin, who was smugpled
mp the back Stairs by Durci and here the king and
the iochsmiih hammered away Tor hours together;
while Oh about the room might be seen common
l"rEs. finished IN The must perfect manner secret
locks, and locks oi copper splcudhly gilt Gam.u
was yulg1r-mindcd blu; AMI ha treated The King
~, both az this tire and after adversely had over
taken the royal family. IN these early days, ne fsIf
tlti the King was in his power. 50 afraid was ms
maJrsy ofthe Queen and cpur knowing OF his lock
making. and Gamin having Il in his power 10 tell
ANY day. lie spoke rruhly 10 the king and ordered
him ABOUT ~ f Ec bad been au apprentice Co which
.he king always submitted. If8 not only endured
lhis treatment but entrusted Glmin w.lh variou,
secret commissions, which were sometimes Of great
Importance. The account which Gimin gave Of The
king was that he was kind and f1rbcariug. tinig.
inqus tive and very apt 10 go 10 sIocp
There was one more apartment. SORT Of ohser.
yaiory, on the leads. which was an immense tee-
scope. Duret was always az hand, either sliaraen.
tools or cleaning the anvil or FASTING the MAPS:
and ihe king employed him % fS The len. telescope
50 ms Co sui his maesiys eye; AMI there, in ara arr
chair Of The end Of the telescope sat the king for
hDuis together, spying At the people who ihrougoi
Tho palace courts. who went 10 aud fro in The
avenue
While his majesty was thus pursuing all this child's
play in private his people were starving by thou.
sands and preparing by millions 90 rebel; the govern.
mont was deep in debt. the ministers pcrpIexeJ. and
the wisest Of Them in despair, because they never
could get bis majesty speak act even 50 Tar as
90 say iu council which Of tNo different opinions
be liked the best. lie would go by. hearing con-
suliIriprs ho most important and pressing aiIrs
and after a. leave bis ministers unable o. act. bc.
cause Ha would NOT utter much as Yes or No
iIe bad uD Will. and nothing could be done without
o. What pity. for suffering France, and ior lha
mild l8uis himself aud Oh his family that be was
not h1ais.nln or a mechanic instead Of hing.