Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-05-12

not give her up"
Scarcely had spoken these words, than the
cursed goldsmith gave me push so that nme-
diaiey began to spin round, aud as il moved by
an irresistible power, l waltLed up and down
Spandau street, and held in my instead Of n
lady, M ugly hroomstick, which scratched my
face, while Invisible hands clapped my back, and
about nc heard murinurs of Private Secretary
fusmann being waltzing with 5roomsck. AT
last ! sunk down exhausted and fauting The
morning dawned and shone upon my eyes, rub
bed them and-oh, Commissioner, school-muie,
share my horror, when | found myself sitting
high upon the horse before the statue of tho great
Elector, my head leaning on his cold iron bosom.
Fortunately the sentlnels we're asleep, 40 that |
crawled down without danger, and hasened n
why. ! ran towards Spaudau street. but new
paroxysm attached me, and drove me to you"
Ptivy Secr5tnry," replied the Commissioner.
sand do you suppose that shall believe all these
mad ridiculous things which You have been rea-
ting, Did ever any one hear OF such games of
magic being carried on here in orr good cnlight-
ened Berlin, as you have Witnessed p"
"See now, Commissioner" answered the Sec
reary "into what errors you fall for lack Of read
ing. Had you read, MS have, Haffti,iis Micro
chronicon Marccum, Ohio author was rector OF
the two schools at Berlin aud Cologne on the
Spree,) you would know that strange things have
sometimes happened. COMMISSIONER have come
to the concluslnn that the goldsmith, is the very
devil himself, who has been hooking and NAL
treating me-"
" | pray you,' said The Commissioner I" for the
love OF me, donot say any more about your stupid
superStllious nonsense. RecOect Yourself. is It
not true you were overnken aud in drunken
madness, you climbed upon the Electors statue Z"
The suspicious of Boswiukel drew tears to the
eyes of The private Secretary, AMI he did every
thing IN his power To remove them.
The Commissioner became more aud more Sc.
rious, when the private Secretary continued 10
N vert bHI
place as he had described, and he began, hear
the once for all Secretary, the more think all Iut
il, aud consider how you, contrary to your usual
proper and frugal habits, safe drinking late at
night, with the Goldsmith aud the old Jew, the
more clear it is to me that the Jew is without
doubt my old Manassah, and that the magical
Goldsmith can he no one else than the Goldsmith,
Leonhard, who sometimes makes his Appearance
in Berlin, Now have not read so many hooks
as you have but this is not necessary to teach me
that both of them, ManaSsah aud Leonhurd, are
simple and honest people, and any thing rather
than denlers in the black art. | am greatly aston
Ished Secretary, that you who are learned in the
laws, do not know that superstition is forbidden in
the strongest manner and dealer in the black art
would receive from the government no sort of
counlenance TO enable him to carry on his trade.
Listen, Secretary, | will not think that the susp-
cion which cannnl help feeling with regard to
you, is true ] will not believe that you have lost
the desire TO marry my daughter, aud that you
are now sheltering yourself behind this mad It's
SHE OF nonsense that you are making up parcel
of fables, and that you rienn to say, Commission
er, we must part, for il marry your daughter,
the devil will steal away my legs and beat me on
the back Secretary ii will go hard with me be
fore you come round with snch lies aud tricks
as these"
The Secretary was out Of his wits at the cruel
suspicious of the Commissioner. lie declared
over aud over agaiu that his love for Miss A ber
N thnt ne n gppo i.pau
a second TrolIns, woula die for her, and that
like an innocent martyr he would suffer himself
To he pounded TO death before he would give up
his affection for her.
While the Secretary was making these assur-
ances, loud Knocking was head at the door, and
old Manasseh, Of whom the Commissioner had
just been speaking, entered
As soon as Tusnan saw the old man, he cried,
"Oh powers above, that is the old Jew, who yes
terday made gold pieces out OF horse radlsh, and
threw them at the goldsmith and now the old
dealer in the black arts will come next"
He would have hastened out of the door, but
the Commissioner held him fast and said nov
we shall hear"
The Commissioner then turned to old Manas
sch, and related what Tusmann maintained OF the
things which had taken place the night before at
the resorateurs aud in ,Alexanders Square.
Nlanasseh laughed nlalicously, aud said aside
! TO the Commissioner, Il do not know what the
gentleman means; the gentleman came INTO the
rea,orateur's last night with the goldsmith Leon
| hard, when was refreshing myself with glass
! of wine after hard days work, which had eni-
| poyed Inc until nearly midnight. The gentleman
| drank more than was necessary TO quench ms
thirst, could hardly stand upon his feet and stun
! bed out INTO the street."
DO you hear, Secretary" cried the Commits
sioner, f." ] thought as much, this all comes from
yonr frghtu drunkenness which you must give
up entirely, II you marry my daughter.
Ibp WAS mi n her lntp n 10
undeserved reprooi, and sunk breahess upon the
! chair, clio ,ed his eyes, and lrembed in an ncredi
| BILE manner.
"That is the way" said the Commissioner, cat
ter night OF dissipation, comes day OF weak
ness aud fatigue"
Secretary, lie was obliged to submit to having the
! Commissioner bind white handkerchief about
! his head, aud pack him into drosky which he
ordered, end in which he rolled off to Spandan
| street.
"WIa, do you bring new, Mannssoh :" asked
! the Commissioner of the old man.
Manasseh chncklcd in mos, friendly manner,
and said that the Commissioner would never
guess what good fortune he had come to announce
| 10 him.
! On the Commissioners expressing great ankle.
~ to know, Manasseh revealed TO hun that his
nephew, Benjamin Dunmer, handsome young
;nan, and worth nearly million, who, in cOnsld-
Grafton of his Incredible services had been made n
Baron ut Vienna, aud who had just returned from
Italy, this very nephew had suddenly fallen very
desperately in love with Miss Abertne, aud sol,-
cited her TO become hU wife.
The young Baron Dumner is generally TO be
seen ut the Theatre, where he displays himself in
box in The first row, and still more frequently AZ
all possible kinds OF concerts, every one knows
therefore, that he is long aud thin AS bean pole.
aud that his yelowish black face is shaded by
coal black lrizLe'l hair aud beard that his whole
figure benrs The character Of the natives who orr
ginated in The east that he dresses alter the new
esl anu most iancllu style OF the English tallors
that he speaks different languages IN the same
dialect that our people do scrapes the violin, also
hammers the piano strings together, writes
wretched verses, plays the aeslhetcal Judge, win
the least taste or science, is very desrous 10 en-