The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-08-07

"'Of course. GU know me well enough
to be- sure should not remain from choice
in such furnace. am no great lover OF
balls, but this is the last of the season so,
one hours patience, and years holiday is
before me. Remember, we meet tomorrow
morning at seven, sharp. Kerseni accom-
panies US to Ramhouillet. Al last, then,
shall revisit my horses, my dogs, my for
ests; shall have air--motion. I.
Ionton, toniains, tonton,' .. hummed
the sportsman, whose face beamed with Joy
at thoughts of the chase.
"s Certainly, shall be exact But
as you have been here some time, you viii
perhaps be so good as 10 show me Mr.. Rob
inson, the master of the house. None Of
my friends have been able to point him
out, and ! am rather curious to make my
bow TO him.
g" Ma fol ! my dear fellow replied Mar
same, your question is not easy TO answer.
| am inclined to think it is that crooked lit
tie gentleman in black--unless, indeed, j,
be yonder portly handsome man in the blue
coat. Upon reflection, vote for the latter.
His wholesome corpulence tells of the sub
stantial and judicious nourishment of the
Anglo-Americans In fact, ! am as ignorant
as yourself. On arriving, we were met at
this door by the Marchioness de Presle,
who, as ysu know, sent out the invitations
for Mr. Robinson and as soon as we had
paid our respects to the Marchioness, Ma
dame de Marsanne dragged me forward to
the third saloon, so that know no more
Of our amphitryon than you do. But here
is little Movillez. He will settle ourdoubts.'
"The new parsonage whose coming Mar
same announced, owed to his age alone the
epithet applied to him, for he was above the
ordinary height. He was apparently about
e-and-twenty his Insignificant counte-
nance (which in character bore some resem-
blance to that of sheep, expressed perfect
self-satisfaction. An embroidered shirt and
a white satin waistcoat, splangled with gold,
might have made him suspected Of great
leaning to the frivelities Of dress, had not a
white flower is his buttonhole revealed Sc
rious political predictions, and an unchan-
geabe attachment to the fallen House Of
Bourbon.
IS Movillez,' said Marsenne, show
Vassigny the master of the house ne wish
es to make his bow to him.
q" For what 2 inquired the youth, with
adorable impertinence.
6 For the sake of good breeding re-
piled Vassigny drily.
80 Nonsense ? cried Movillez, you sure
ly do not dream of such thing: If you
knew Mr.. Robinson he would bow to you
in the street. and that would be very disa-
greeable' ~
There is pleasure in giving you par
ties you are not even grateful for your en-
tertainment.'
as Perfectly true; and what is more,
consider Mr.. Robinson under an obligation
10 me. Persons Of his sort are too happy
to get people like us to 60 to their routs
and help them, to devour their dollars. But
we do not on that account become one OF
them; that, parbleu would never do.
Thank heaven! even in these days Of
equality we have not come to that. An I'M
known individual arrives at Paris, having
made his fortune in India, Peru, or Chill,
in the slave-trade, in cotton, or in tallow.
All well and good; ] have nothing to do
with it, 60 to his balls, ! eat his sup
! pers but do not know him the more for
that
80 You have your theory, have mine
replied Vassigny each Of us thinks his
own the best, suppose
"s Come, come, confess candidly that
you wish to do the eccentric said Movil-
lez. Well, for your government, that lit
tie gentleman in the black coat, leaning
against the chimney -piece, is the Robinson
He is very ugly. am heartily sorry the
Marchioness de Presle did not suggest to
him to adopt the costume of his patron
saint. The point hat and palm-leaf mex
pressibles would become him admirably.
As to the ball, it is tolerably brilliant there
is good deal Of faubourg ST. German and
fauboug St. Honore Dame there are
other sorts too-a little finance, some beau
ties from the citizen court, few prudes
from the Bal Rambuteau The company is
mixed, certainly, but still it is astonishing
that this exotic has been able to collect so
many people Of fashion. You know the
report about IL Signor Robinson, that he
was ten years in prison at Philadelphia J
Yes, he is an interesting victim of human
Injustice; / am assured he reasons most
eloquently on the peniten,iary system
1These silly and slanderous jokes seem
ed anything but agreeable to the two persons
to whom they were addressed
asIs your fathers counting-hovse still
| in the Rue Lepelletier said Vassigny,
with freezing sang .froid. ! want some
bills on London, and shall give him my
| custom in preference to any other banker
"These words brought vivid Hnsll to
the cheek of the young dandy; he replied
i Ill. h.r m Alternative aim left the fwn