The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-08-24
MISCELLANEOUS.
Fortunes of a Chimney Sweep.

was one Of the richest bankers IN the
Chaussee d'Auiin-,o Mile de v only
daughter of The Marquis de v. formerly
the ambassador and peer OF Frame. Il
was celebrated last winter, with great
pomp, at the chapel Of the palace Of Luxem-
bourg, and in the magnificent horei oiMr. J,
But every body has moi heard of the strange
and charming episode that marked that arts
tocraic hvmen which has given 10 The hus-
band reputation for originality without an
equa',
Ii was The morning OF The marriage. The
equipages o. NJ. Andrew - we're wait
ing in The courtyard and be himself waited
Tor MS Witnesses in a saloon, gilGed from TOT
to bptInm. when valet annouced the tailors
oil Monsieur.
Ten rdilors entered, each carrying BAN
die under his arm; and. like Roman augurs
could not Look al each other without laugh
ing.
These ten tailors brought fifty costumes
o. Savoyard chimney sweepers. the size
varying from eight 10 fourteen years Which
they LAID on the splendid arm chairs Of the
saloon, MIR. J--examined with The eye
OF a connoissenr. this collection OF flannel
wascoals. of yesls, and Of small clo.hes, Of
d cOarser kind Of cloth, declared himself sat
isted aud distributed two thousand frances
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menf,
AlIer The .aiiors. came the hatters. with
fifty caps; then the shirt makers. with fly
shirts; then the wooden shoemakers, with
! ilIty pairs OF wooden shoes; aud lastly. The
/ musical instrument makers will fifty hurdy
gufdys. All vert away literally paid. but
earh more amazed than the others. and ash
ell themselves whether il was d bet or some
mySI6caIun.
NJ. j then called his Office boys 10 him,
aud said 10 them
Go and scatter yourselves over all the
quarters OF Paris, and invite 10 dine with on
all The chimney sweepers you meet. Prom
ife LOUIS 10 all those who accept, and. wher
you have 6liy bring them here. You will
find Id my BATH r0om ii that will be neces
safy tor the washing of Them from head 10
foot, This operation finished. YOU will make
them take Ihese cos,umes, each flung his
size, Then they will put themselves III tie
table in This saloon. whilst the other guest,
are dining in The next ball
The. boys retired as;ounded. and repeated
10 themselves the order, helure they cuuc
assure themselves that il was not ii dream
and wenI 10 execute il without being abb,
10 understand What il meant Ii WAS che ui
The sevcresl days Of winier; hard frost had
succeeded the tall OF SNOW; "A pale sun shnnr
! on The glazed from. without melting il. Il
was lime 10 require fires in all The chmneys
Ia il word, ii was The true harvest Of chimney
:" eepers.
The messengers Of NJ. J had no trouhl,
III hndIng our Savola ard. crying through tit
streets:
From The bottom TO lie top from the bot
tom To The top!
Sweep, sweep,
La. al. I.,sF To r..
topn
Others claiming on the roof ofihe ballad,
of The kitchen, or some chin ch0uS OiheIt
sweeping The snow. and crying 10 all wh'
went hy-'A SOUS my Colonel my GeneIa /!
my Prince my En,perodr &C., mil the
li'tle sous silrnrrd Them !; for 10 one knows or
can practice better Than the Savovard ih'
arr III imporiuning.
Figure 10 yourself. then. the surpri> ol
our young rogues, when. Instead oi sous
they were promised "a louis. on the oulJ con
dIInn OF their coming To wedding itasr
The good news ran from chimney 10 CHM
f nry Ike telegraph despatch; in less Than
two hours, you could lot find Savoyard III
Aianberl palace Guerin Bossiru street
: All The chimneys which depended on them
that day, were threatened by great fire.
Having only The embarrassment Of choice
} blackesI. the dirIiesi, and the raggedsl ard
when lhry entered the beautiful hotel OF NJ
. }. lo': would have said that ihe palace OF
Jupiter was carried by assault by Vulcan -
1 he cunIrasi was much mure striking, wheE
our ll'tIe men met with line OF equipages
which brought the nupial Train from Luxem
bourg. On one side were the liveres of gold
: and silver, he dresses OF silk and velvet AMI
The lace and Jewels, the most elegant dandleS
and The handsomesi ladies of Paris, on III,
other, The faces covered with sooi and smoke
, the matted hair and taItered clothes, on hall
naked bodies.
The brilliant guest looked away. and
, asked themselves what this meant. M. J.
fixed on The Savoyards. a melancholy look
, and seemed 10 say 10 himself: Is The hap
piness here or there? II is here he added,
as he pressed his lips TO the hand ofhis char
ming VILE.
And he inirodu ed her as Queen into
her palace. not without making signs 10 hi.
servants 10 take care OF the chimney swee..
rrS
a hour afterwards. stream as black a,
lax CROSSED the courtyard, OH lis way 10 tn
DRAIN Ii was from The washing OF IT,,
lilly Savoyarjs. who Ill that same momen.
came out of the bath. as from The chaldroI
oil Ason, so much lairer a nd whiIer. 81
much plumTer and iresher. iha, they truly
seemed 10 have changed their skim and l.
see for the first Time the air and sun. Yo,
would have said that a troop Of lriah'iuI dr
inons had been changed into cherubs OF
grace.
The hour Of ftasiiug had come A thou
SAND lights, sporting from gold and bronze
/, caused The hotel ~ sparkle with hriiliamcl
2 Al'er having visited the apartments. enriche,
3 by all The taste millionaire could suggest
D the guests proceeded TO range IhemseIve,
! around table arranged by Chever, and had
entirely forgotten the arrariIion Of The chin
ney sweerers.
Suddenly the folding doors opened. The
saloon peared illuminated. like The hall
garni>hed like that, filed with crowd OF
joyous guess. You would have said thai
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