Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-08-29

The proprietor Of the house famous in the love-
legend Of Abeilard and Heloise as their dwelling,
on the qtsai Napoleon had, il appears, lately de-
termined on its demolition; and the work had even
proceeded down to the first story (by which the
French usually mean what we call the second)
when il was suspended, in consequence Of some
proposals (t is sadly made by person intent on
preserving this historic habitation. But whether
this attachment for the memory OF the two not very
respectable lovers OF somebody that is romance
struck, Of some one looking to speculate on the
soncss Of head and heart OF Others we do not learn
An Italian journal 1.-THE Obseryafore Iriestino)
relates as having lately occurred the following bene
VIOLENT appropriation 2st@
"Inspred by the having read the Wandering Je,o,'
inhabnt Of Hermanstad has placed in the Sayingsbak
sum Of 100 FORMS Of which he has disposed by bequest
follows When the accumulated interest and principal shall
have produced twelve millions Of FORMS (Which will happen
in three hundred yeas) million shall he employed in
building church for the service Of the Reformed Religion
second for founding normal school, for the instruction Of
teachers and village notaes third, for the erection Of
hospitals two more, for model farm and school of agricu
tue more, for constructing railroad to the neghbong
quares and for addition the wages Of the working
people Of the town one, for the establishment Of Herman
stadt two for such works Of charity the spirit Of that tins
may think worthest and lastly million to be enjoyed
by such persons establish their descent from the
founder"
This last arrangement will certainly serve to Sc
cure some not very democratic attention to geneao-
gy in Hermansiadt: in which provision, and as little
in any of the others, able to trace any thing
that looks like inspiration produced by the pecu-
liar influence Of master Eugene Sues book The
only Christianity (if that is such) which we
detect in them is violent hatred of Catholicism
for that appears to be the meaning of the rage
against the Jesuits, which he would kindle up, to
the last degree OF persecution. A benevolent gen.
.tleman, truly, and admirable propagation of hui
name ideas, by means of volumes of philanthropic
rawlings, embodied in narratives of every sort OF
horrid depravity
The German newspapers speak Of a curious in
ventOn lately made in that country. 1t is sort OF
bed, admirably suited form the sleeping furniture
of all the lodging in Thompson's " Castle Of
Incidence" Upon it the most tired man possible
even though he were worn out with listening to a
sx-hour fty-four-fory speech, or with reading the
fourteen columns in one-day's /" Union about that
for which itcares little, Congressional printing
has only to lay himself, in order at to be Tapped
in perfect elysium of lulling sounds. This bed,
invented by Bohemian workman, is so constructed
that, by means of concealed mechanism, the mere
pressure of the body produces delicious strain of
Auber's music, lasting long enough to call down a
gentle sumber upon eyes the least somnolent. AT
the head of the couch is time-pece, OF which one
has only to set the hands at the hour likes, and
precisely at that time the bed strikes up march by
Spontini, with an accompaniment of drums and
cymbals, capable Of waking Epimenides himself or
that eternal slumberer in wax-wok exhibitions the
sleeping beauty" This marvellous mattress, then,
will offer equal advantages to those who can't sleep
and those who can't wake.
The Courier de la Cote f Or relates as authentic
the following strange wager and crime, which we
translate for The amusement of our readers
souard and Detneux, men of age and by
well profession patrons Of the cellar united in very
tender friendship only by this conformity Of ncnaons,
but by another both fond Of certain paraelograms Of
passsboard marked with spos-some red, some black.
son Easter Monday friends seated themselves
table ordinary of the inn Vaults, where that solemn
hoyday had collected goody company Of the faithful
''Pn bet my against yours, cries Detrieux.
Thank you,' replies his crony I'D rather play for
something to drink than what's hardly eatablc.
Bah = insists the other swhy little souse But
come For at time, then the winner take his
choice
"No said than done. All in the most obigng
mood around cards offered they sit down rubber
ecarte, and Gouard is the victor.
"Whether, however, from singing in the which be
had just saved through that grandeur of soul which well
becomes conquero he hcsated make Of his triumph
But the lofty spirit Of Detreux dsdaned profit by such
conjunction. Drawing, then, from his pocket long clasp
knife, he wheed il, with Roman rmness and, handing
to Gouard, said, You have you shall take it
and laying his head the table, he submitted the mua
ton cooy did that Persian general Zopyrus, who
of his order enable his king take Babylon
sThere people, however, in whom the sight of the
most heroic actions raises sympathy Such there
have been among the spectators for complaint lodged
and the mighty Gouard prosecuted for voluntary woundng
and manning
cat the hearing Of the the heroic Gouard appeared,
like Eneas high above the attentive crowd while Dereux
gazed him like Dido except that the Carhagnan queen
had not perhaps, of her ears adjusted in its place by
sticking plaster and the very clumsy stitching Of that dearest
of all tailors, surgeon.
"The presiding magistrate proceeds TO ask fortunate
winner of how he be able get his
the dvesng Of his friends knowedge-box Of Of its
handles
"tMy judge, replies Gouard, Il viii explain it oil to your
satisfaction Every year. at the season. Detrcux and
are accustomed play for stake than common
Last year heads, and lost mine. Well, Deeux,
though the best fellow in the world scrupuous about exact
ing well paying debts of honor he about take
of my head with that long knife, il had luckily
got out Of bis way by hiding under bed This year twas
that won, your judgeshp has heard; and thought
might surely take ear, knew that he in my place,
had proposed to take two, along with the head attached
them
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