Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-05-19

III ID Or IsssTz corress
poYsdent 81 the .N IA Courier des Elats

Unis gives a romafc account of the mar
rage Of the great pianists, which lisa very
good story, althougtfit seems little too ro-
mantle to be strictly true. 1t is very
briefly this: Last autumn Listz was at
psagues where, the day after his arrival,
a stranger called upon him, and represent
ed himself as a brother artistic in distress,
having expended all his means in an unsuc-
cessful lawsuit, and solicited aid to enable
him to return to Nuremberg, his place of
residence. Eistz gave him hearty recep-
ton, and opened his desk to get some money,
but found he possessed only three ducats
'You see" said the generous artist, ''that
| am as poor as yourself However, have
credit, and | can coin more money with my
piano. | have here miniature given me by
the Emperor of Austria, the painting is of
little value, but the diamonds are fine, take
it, sell the diamonds, and keep the money!"
The stranger refused the rich gift, but
Listz compelled him to take it, and he car
ried it to a jeweller, who, suspecting from
his miserable appearance, that he had stolen
it, had him arrested and thrown into prison.
The stranger sent for his generous benefac-
tor, who Immediately called upon the jewel
Ter and told him that the man was innocent,
that he had given him the diamonds.
, 'sBut who are you!" said the ieweller.
"My name is Listz."
81 know of no inancier of that name."
every possible"
"But do you know that these diamonds
are worth six thousand forins?"
$50 much the better for him to whom |
gave them"
"But you must be very rich to make
such presentsF'
"My sole fortune consists of three ducats!'
I. "Fhen you. are fool.'
"No. have only to move the ends of
my fingers. to get as much. money as
want y
X "Then you are a sorcerer!'
81 will show YOU the kind of sofcery thai
i employ.'
Seeing piano in the back parlor ofthe
Jewellers shop, the eccentric artiste sat
down to it and began to improvse ravish-
ing air. A beautiful young lady made her
appearance, and at the close of the perlor-
nance exclaimed
"Bravo! Listz!'
"You know him then?" said the jeweller
10 his daughter.
81 have never seen him BEFORE" she
said, shut there is no one in the world but
Listz who can draw such sounds from the
piano"
The jeweller was satisfied the stranger
was released and relieved, the report of
Listz being in the city flew, and he was
waited upon and Ieted by the mobiles, who
besought him to give concert in their city.
The jeweller seeing the homage that was
paid to the man of genius, was ambitious of
forming an alliance with him, and said to
him:
"How do you find my daughter9"
"Adorable!"
"What do you think of marriageP'
"Well enough to try i'll"
"What do you say to dowry Of three
millions Of francs!"
81 will accept it, and thank you too"
"Well, my daughter likes you, and you
like herIthe dowry is ready. Will you be
my son,in-law?"
"Gladly."
And the marriage was celebrated the
week following. -
SENATOR WEsTcoTT, OF FLoRIDA.--
Wethave received copy Of three letters
from Senator Wescott, of Florida, in reply
to certain resolutions passed at democrat.
ic meeting at Trenton, N. J. These res
olutions denounce the votes Of certain sena.
tors from the southern par. of the country,
to expel the editor of the Union, from the
floor Of the Senate The letters are writ
ten in pithy style, but we have not room
for more than q brief extract.
It will be :recollected that near the close
of the last st.session Of Congress, the whis
press were very busy in publishing wha
they called certain statements of senator
Westcott, charging the grossest corruption
upon the public officers at Washington
To this he replies as follows:
"Besides the Oregon business, for whicl
you denounce, the Senate, | desire to tall
to you little about some part OF my
speech on the motion to exclude Mr.. Ritch
ie, which has been much garbled, and thei
perverted, and distorted, and misrepresent
ed, so as to make out that | had charged
Colonel Polk, Mr. Dallas, Mr.. Buchanan
Mr.. R. J. Walker, Mr.. Mason, Mr.. Mar
cy, Mr.~C Clifford, and Mr.. Cave Johnson
and every senator in Congress, and every
representative in Congress, and especially
the democrats, Including myself also, witt
rank, 'reeking, feculent corruption an!
that said all Of them (and myself, too,.
should be tumbled into the Potomac for thei
iniquity practised here. Gentlemen, tel
you this is all the veriest trash, fudge ant
nonsense, that my enemies could invent