The Arkansas banner., 1844-05-08

--.7s..-= =s=-4's==--.- sss:2sssaSzss-s zssz the entrance of the park and ps self behind tree; the keeae' p s'a' nrB went directly to the stable. 1ni;,5 F1i'g $ $ and sun to the place where ea, eises II g. e cealed. The morning air. 0l0oq as ' freedom, agitated the petulantas +s
 the young animal, and he hoo3 TERI middle of the garden, neighi0a or'a' sqaare and striking the sand with s biss a aaa 'F1 3o made fly from under him. ''s- M T sau
 At this instant, window ~. o, as noise, and at 1t appeared the fqupp ppsa. adser 1I stiff with rage. A few un6n3is5 3seg t aassi asst escaped his lips; he cursed his 'ss .ss \ sn iu3 them all to the Devil, and swora @ @s.l tto $50 turn them all out. At these WI wos p 55e Pe to stop the horse, but Voltare G9 < f ssy s5y touch him, saying he would coma ,o19 syer, self, and lead him back to his sl5 sts year deavor to soothe him by his pater. I'a,l n ma, n The impetuous movements, W6ir5 Poxr prove fatal, to his young bor,o % .sedng left his room, ran into the gardes
 to follow the poney, calling him Ta .is and asking him to go back to bs v s lines the mean time, Gibbon, conceaaS End d tree, could contemplate at bis s l5 these features of the great writer, wbon4 N M 10, ,o long desired to know. What v,,9 T,Sl ishment to see the author of Ha. Gnes, immortal Tragedian. the Primo ss SI phers, grotesquely enyeloped 6 sI 70 sing gown, large wig on his head bnin l4th, laughably surmounted by q a;s one which Madame Denis had taken p,;;r d i:ell ser crate with a broad yellow rbBaa bo.9 ss soa aI man, IS it possible that this is s,s ~. SSiar accoutred i'll the presence of tba " " iea Gibbon. Your antagonist, he vbs A nd II torn him to pieces as an Histo5aa Son % not fail to deride him as a Pbio,5Fs
 what cared he about Gibbon. PbIFo. aagert the English libel. At that momot f ps n ,a ,5s was far from all these misenes TI soga horse got loose, had not the mo9, k nu wet his young and tender hools, so Rter and so easily injured. Alas Vob, e@ y z thought while he was using eveT
 prevent the animals taking cod rro glory was departing from him. Heg
 his morning race, and soon fowl 0 opposite the tree, where Gibbm gT cealed, and from whence he coDn ua7 all his movements. All at once tbe <. M man advanced with firm step tov, rng taire, and with the cool assarane, tn teristic of his countrymen, tells h | adding, he will return to his own l' satisfied, since he has had a sight dB
 man. Noltaire, supplied at the ug
 the Englishman, and at the boldnes E advances, lost all presence of mind,
 horse, and ran back to the Castle.
 saying one word to Gibbon. A feTS 4I1 after, the Englishman, proud of hss of remained in the Park. Like YicId he jeyed the pleasure of contemplating
 of battle, which his enemy had ias h doned to him, though he was anxioR 5Al turn to Geneva. At this moment he costed by q servant in livery, who ss begged to be excused for the sing1a lrs sage he had been desired to bring, AI he was compelled to obey his masta N4 mands. Gibbon, curious to know t of this embassy, hastenea to resa3 Valet, begging him to explain quichl T Lord sends me, said the man at le E demand of you l2 guineas in pawn
 having seen the Great Baasi, Ha nLI, friend, immediately replied the Eng
 here are 24-and tell your master
 paid for another sight, and am awaif
 here. The servant delivered his H G and soon returned 10 Gibbon; but j
 with polite invitation from Foltaifet G ing him to dine and spend the day at S GIbbon congratulated himself on theh \ feet his ready wit had produced, andp
 himself the pleasures of passing some moments in the midst of Eoltaires
 near Vollaire himself But though it
 }oSopher did not choose to take ofaa
 jest, he had provoked, by his own fol
 offended Writer, the spiteful IIiStoEia H determined not to afford his antago
 much gratifcation He did not ma ! appearance during the day, not eyenaa Gibbon c0nsolod himself. The dlna
 arrived, he eat like four, and appeaa
 happy. When the repast was over,
 a leaf from his journal, and wrote
 pencil the following lines, which hes
 his host: Mr. Voltaire is like the Chr
 God; he permits himself to be drank
 eaten, but not to be seen. He thenh
 stick and made his way to Genas
 whence, in short time, he lief, for L
 Some months after, he published theH
 of the IIelvetian Republic, and puthe
 his literary reputation. The keeper
 tell me how Voltaire liked his last F
 ought 10 have made a good hit at mo
 as the varnish of impiety with whlrhD imprinted, was still much in fashion
 period in which this circumstance took
 PoINTs OF A HoRsE.-It was fofgsal
 that a horse should have three qualas yy-punon tbroo of an ,,,- tl.oo g,f a 1nnle,