Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-07-23

which made him forget 1t, and the parties took
leave mutually pleased with one another"
Yet how far this levity is from supposing heart
, lessness we well know. The French are the only
nation that will dance on the brink of the gulf
!, down which we plunge into the infinite unknown,
but it is because their heads are light, not because
they are dead or cold. They can bear acute but
not persistent pain.
With The following joke we have more sympa,
thy, as 1t is at the expense of English views of
the marriage relation, exhibited in the laws.
Gan EngIishman of the most ana sked Britannia
exterior walking in the Rue ST.. Honore with
the careless atr OF a man quite at leisure, when,
suddenly man rushed up to him, apparently much
hurried and agitated-"Sr. SIR" CRED he to the
Engishman. "in Heavens name, lend me your
cane" "And why should l lend you my cane?''
calmly said the son OF Albion. THAT | may ad.
minister correction to my wife who has baseIy
deceived me. Quick, quick, or she will escape,
as she did two months since with her seducer.-
Your cane, | beg" sit seems just" said the
EnglIshman, with the same sang. froid, stake IT,,
aud beat her well"
As as he had obtained the instrument of
correction, ne off. fall speed ; the Englishman
followed, but deliberately, aud, in fact, saw him
come up with woman 10 whom he appeared to
give some blows, but the cane escaped from his
hands, and while he was picking 1t up. she took
flight to The EIysian fields. The pretended nus
band foowed, and both were out of sight in a
moment.
| The Englishman turned his step that way, has
tenng little this time, for be wished to recover
his cane, whose gold head was worth al least five
hundred francs, but he could find nothing of The
huc for bav Lam
quarter of an hour, he said with his usual phegm:
"He is a rascal, and ii was an ingenious trick :"
Notwithstanding his admiration for the address
oflhe thief, he went to the police to if he could
recover his cane.
There is another amusing gossip from Paris.
that heatredes barietes 1t seems that one of the
principal sources of adventure there at present is
from American Uncles. Whoever knows and in
these revolutionary times there must be many
such, that relatives of his have at any time gone
out 10 America, is constantly expecting to hear
that these have died, leaving immense fortunes
made in the New World to their beloved relatives
ia the Old. There agents to look up these
SUGGESTIONS, and many ingenious frauds, and ma
ny comic announcements follow.
Two young sisters. named. like the twins in the
"Wauderiug Jew" Rose and Blanche, are now
waiting for such succession. One of their rel
a:ives died in Louisiana, without children, leaving
fortue of seven millions. Rose and Blanche re
the heirs apparent, but the law has yet to decide
on their claims. Meanwhile they remain at work
in the milIiner's shop, where these brilliant hopes
found them. "Wiil they remain with Madame
Barenne, or become her best and richest employ
ers? Will they have 100000 livres income, or
three francs day 2" That is the question. Al
ready the rumor of the inheritance has brought
many wooers to the saloons of Madame Barenne, !
in search Of the future millionaries. Under the
preext of ordering caps ana bonaets for mothers |
and sisters, the dandes, the lions pay them respect.
full court. We wish these young girls happier |
event to their story than we have witnessed IN
many similar ca SEES. A man dies in America |
Ii has been reported that he has colossal fortune.
How much loved are these dear American cous- !
ms, when they require no more, any Ting but
tears The teirs present themselves at the office.
What joy! their rights are recognized; they are
at the height of happiness already they feel the
cousins money in their hands; he left, they hear
but few and rifing debts. "Yes he was. indeed
an excellent man, so loyal SO honest! they can
not stop praIsing hun, till the sum OF the Inherit |
ance is in their hands. Alas, amounts to three |
francs. Que of the heirs becomes faint; the 9TH
er seems almost deiIrIous they wish to go away
10 seek physician, some kind OF help; the secre-
tarv stops them; "do not exert yourselves gentle
men," says he, IL have here all that is required in
the case every day am present at such swoons.
know more about them than any physician |;
the gentleman will recover as the other disappon.
ted heirs have. have my little medicine chest
for the swOous in case of failure of inheritance"
Let us hope that when Rose and Blanche en-
ter this fearful cabinet, they will not need the
medical AID oflhe obllgng secretary.
If we want contrast, we may compare with
these young girls whom Fortune has surprised ia
the miIIiner's shop, an old man of eighty years.
once the greatest lord of his time, now reduced
The obscurest mediocri,y. Lately, one OF our old
friends had visit 70 make in the Rue la Michod.
eme--he rings, he asks, us M-here p mo
sir you have Hisaken the story; this one is occu-
pied by the Prince of Peace" The Prince of
Peace in this apartment more humble than modlst
he who had formerly many palaces? He who
reigned over the Spanish empire, more king than
its king had his regiments of body-guards-
uucheses at his orders, and queen at his feet !;
The NazaSin and Potenkin of his country, who
held in his hand the destiny of great natlon at
eighty is poor citizen of Paris, subject to the or
l. h. oh fYad |