Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-04-08

popular indignation raised against the
aristocracy, that to be nobly born was
considered crime punishable with
death. The king and queen were ear
~ victims; their supporters and adher-
ents followed. Lastly, even that sec
ton OF the nobility who in the begin
ming led the popular tumult, were sue
cessively led to the scaffold. The
Duke Of Lsuzun was one OF the ear
liest sacrifices of the popular nobility.
He ended his career under the guillo-
tine, leaving behind him the record OF
only one meritorious action-and even
that was performed by accident, and out
of pique--name'y, rescuing from I'M
merited obscuriiy the talents and IN
duslry of Sebastian Erard.
] The revolution had no other i'll effect
upon the latter, than that Of interrupt
ing the operations Of mandatory
which had rapidly grown TO be most
considerable in Paris. Sebastian Erard /,
respected by his fellow-citizens, was
intrusted by them with responsible
municipal Office. In executing it, a
part Of his duty lay in restraining, as
much as possible, the wholesale pillage
which was going on in all the residen-
ccs of the king and the nobility. He
had occasion to hasten TO Versailles
for that purpose, and found that most
Of the apartments had been already ran
sacked without mercy. Those for
Lmerly occupied by the Marchioness
de MiIleroy were, on his arrival, un-
dergoing spoilation. The "frst piano
forte" was still there Rough hands
had already been laid upon it. His
threats and entreaties were for time
vain; but when the pillagers heard his
name, and the story Of the instrument,
they desisted. The piano was unani-
mously ceded TO him; and it is said that
his descendants still possess several
interesting relics of 1.-THE FIRST PIANO
FORTE.
From AN INTRODUCTION TO Mr..
O'CoNwELL.--BY MRs. WARD.
''Did you never" said Mr.. O'Connell
shear the anecdote of George The Third
and O'Shaughnessy?"
"Nevcr," | replied.
"Well, then, III tell it you. o..
Shaughnessy was man whom George
the Third used to employ to make his
clothes, and even to alter them occa-
sionally. He was anything but fash
ionable artist; but whether it was tha'
his work suited the kings homely hab-
its, or that his majesty liked to have
him about him, and to hear him talk
Gas he did, with the Irish absence Of
reserve when encouraged,) | know not
certain it is, O'Shaughnessy was often
summoned to Windsor, and was often
known TO hold long conversations with
his royal employer, with whom he
evidently increased in favor. This, Of
course, raised him many enemies; and
at last, some who wished to do him in
Jury in the sight of the king, told his
majesty that O'Shaughnessy was pap
list. The king did not send for him to
dismiss him Immediately as was anti
cipated, but the next time he had occa.
sion to employ him, he called out
'O'Shaughnessy! | say O'Shaughnes-
sy! they tell me you are papist!
What religion are you, Mr.. Shaugh-
messy say, what religion are you,
eh?' please your majesty replied
O'Shaughnessy, very quietly and grave
ly, 81 am a-TAILoR"
"Sure," continued O'Connell, "the
king never asked O'Shaughnessy a
mother question on this subject. And
wasn't it good example TO set, that as
long as man minds his own business,
and does il well It's no business of 9TH
er people wha, his religious opinions
may oe:"
An AMUSING SCENE IN A FRENCH
CoURT.-The Paris correspondent OF
the IntelIigencer relates the following
anecdote, By which it would appear
that an American "mammoth sheet"
helped to gain French lawsuit:
A ludicrous scene occurred in the
Royal Court OF justice yesterday. La
Presse had issued an additional sheet
for law and police cases; the Attorney
General claimedthe pecuniary deposite,