Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-06-08
SELECT TALE.
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AN INCIDENT FROM REAL
From The French Of Pitre Cheeaiter.

,hr richest bankers in the Chaussee q Antin-to
Mile dc V, only daughter Of the Marquis
1ey--, formerly The ambassador and peer
AZ France. 1t was celebrated last winter with
great ponp, at the chapel Of The palace OF Luxeni-
boarg and in the magnificent hotel Of Mr.. J.
But every body has not heard of the strange and
charming episode that marked that arstocratic
hymcn, and which has gwen to the husband a
feputation for originality without an equal.
IL the morning OF G.o marriage. The
,euipagc Of VI. Andrew = waiting
in the court yard: and he himself waited for his
witnesses in d ssioon, gilded from top 10 bottom,
when valet announced lie milors Of Nouci-
fur.
Ten taors entered, each carrying a large bun
die under his arm; and all, ike Roman augurs,
could not look at each other without laughing
These ten taiiors brought fifty costusnps of
saToyard chimney sweepers, the size varying
from eight to fourteen years, which they laid on
splendid rm-chtirs Of the saloon, NJ =
examined, with the csc Of connoisscur, this
collection OF Il inncl waIscodts, of vests, and
small clothes, of coarse kind Of cloth tieciar-
ed himself satisfied, aud distributed two thons-
and francs among the tuiioIs, ,gho retired in as
toBshmcnt
After the taiIors came the hattcrs, with fifty
caps; then the shirtmakers, with fifty shirts; then
he wooden shoenakcrs, with fifty pairs Of wool
ed shoes and lastly, The musical instrument
makers, with fifty hurdy gurdys. All wcnta-
way literally paid, but, each more amazed .han
'n' o'"''S' anu "sAed themselves whether twas
bet, or some nIystiiication.
Mr.. l-----then called his office boys TO him,
and SAID 10 them.
60 ana scatter yourselves over all the quar-
eTs Paris, aud invite TO dine with me all the
chimney -swcrpcrs you meet. Promise louis
TO all those who accept: and when you have fif
ty' bring them here. You " Ill find, in my bath
room, all that viii be necessary for the washing
Of them, from bead TO foot THIS operation flu
each fitting Lis size: then they viii pat the rnscI-
Yes at table III tIhS saloon, whilst the other
guests are dining IN the next hall
The boys retired astoundei, and repeated to
themselves the order, before they could assure
themselves that it not dream, and went to
execute it, without bcinr able TO nm !erstau4 what
y meant II was one Of the scyercst days Of
winter; nara frost had succeeded the falioisnow;
q paie sun shone on the glazed frost, without
meitingIt 1t was The true harvest time Of Chin
ney swecPers.
The messenger of " J--lad no trouble ;
10 hndihg cur Savoyaris, crying through the
SHEETS
ron ''e notion 10 IN" top! from the bottom
weep sweep to the top!
Tue chimney from the bottom to the top
Others chanting on the roofs the ballad of the !
''chen or some ct'm cho"se. Others sweeping Z
he snow, and crying to all that went by: ga I
title sousmy Colonel! my Genor,r p;, d
oy Emperor !! etc, until the little sous slen- !
90 mem; Tor no one knows or can practice bet u
81 man the Savoyard the art of i,nportuning- Il
Figure to Yourself, then the surprise OF our "
'u"s 70 gneS' Whe"' instead OF sous they were
fOmised louis on the only condition of their ="
=. -. ne GOOD news ran +
snatch. in ,ess ,r,n',aa '''' ,i'''''
I'VE fo,,,d S.,yo,...I;, I
+ Boisse an street. All the ch;,nno,,s ,,t;cr, II
ended them that dnv, were threatened ~ = It
reat fire. b
Having only the embarrassment IF choi,o w
e messengers Of the feast hr,vaIy tool ia It
ackest. the dirticst and the racre5est and W
hen they entered the beautiful bo,cI of NJ in
gu would have said The noIa,a of T,,,;tor ca
lrried by assault by Vulcan. Tn. co,.r,s, al
as much moro striking wbor o,rl;,la ,r 81
sH' WIN line of equiPage which brough, the IN
ae'lal train from Luxembourg. On one side an
ere the liveres of gold and silver the dresses ed
&c velvet the laees and Jewels the most elegant Of