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

"'Of course. on 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. Kersent accom-
panies US to Ramhouillet. AT last, then,
shall revisit my horses, my dogs, my for
ests; shall have air--motion,
Ionton, tonfains, tonton,' . hummed
the sportsman, whose face beamed with 10Y
at thoughts Of the chase
"s Certainly, shall be exact III. But
as you have been here some time, you win
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.
"' Ma fol /! my dear fellow replied Mar
same, your question is not easy to answer.
i am inclined to think it is that crooked lit
tie gentleman in black-unless, indeed, il
be yonder portly handsome man in the blue
coat. Upon reflection, vote for the latter.
His wholesome corpuence 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 you 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
one-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
q 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-
geable attachment to the fallen House Of
Bourbon.
IS Movillez,' said Marsenne, show
Vassigny the master of the house he wish
es to make his bow to him.
6" For what p inquired the youth, with
adorable impertinence.
"' For the sake of good breeding re-
piled Vassigny drily.
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-
greeabIe.' az
"sThere is pleasure in giving you par
ties you are not even grateful for your en-
"s Perfectly true and what is more, j.
consider Mr.. Robinson under an obligation
10 me. Persons of bis 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
"' You have your theory, have mine,'
replied Vassigny each of us thinks his
own the best, suppose
IS Come, come, confess candidly that
you wish to do the eccentric, said Movil-
ez. Well, for your government, that lit
lie 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
lin to adop, the costume of his patron
'aint. The point hat and palm-leaf mex
would become him admirably.
As to the ball, il is tolerably brilliant there
5 good deal of faubourg ST. German and
auboug st. Honore Dame there are
,ther sorts too-a little finance, some beau
les from the citizen court, q few prudes
rom the Bal Rambuteau. The company is
mixed, certainly, but still il is astonishing
many people Of fashion. You know the
eport about IL Signor Robinson, that he
vas ten years in prison at Philadelphia
Yes, he is an interesting victim Of human
INJUSTICE am assured he reasons most
.loquently on the peniten,iary system
I" These silly and slanderous jokes seem
d anything but agreeable to the two persons
o whom they were addressed.
90 Is your fathers counting hovse still
n the Rue Lepelletier ? said Vassgny,
With freezing sang froid. 81 want some
bills on London, and shall give him my
custom in preference TO any other banker
"These words brought vivid Hnsh to
he cheek of the young dandy; he replied
,nly by an affirmative sign, left the two
friends, and entered the dancing-room.
"Do you know, Gaston,' said Mar
,anne, little Movillez was anything but
we'll pleased by your promising his father
your customl'
60 both know and am delighted at il.
The little puppy forgot, when he sheered
II the beauties of the citizen-court, that