The southern press., 1851-06-04
For the Southern Press.
Relies OF Scraps and Musings--No. as.
A MODERN SAINT.

order of the Sisters of Saint Mary had in hi
youth been extremely intimate with Marsha
| Villcrei, the father of the present marshsl.
The old gentleman could, therefore, never brin!
himself to call his old friend saint. Whel
any one spoke in his presence of st. Francois
he used to say, 81 was delighted when saw Nj
de Sales become a Saint. lie used to deligh
in talking indecently, and always cheated a
play. In every other respect he was one of tn,
best gentlemen in the world and perhaps on,
of the nest foolish" When the saint was re
preached with cheating at cards, he excused him
self by saying, that he gave all his winnings Il
the poor.
RIcHELIEUs COMPRESSOR.
"Father Joseph" says the same lady, was ii
great favor with Cardinal Richelieu, and wa.
consulted by him on all occasions. One day wher
the cardinal had summoned Duke Bernard o
SAKE Weimer to the council, Father Joseph
running his finger over map, said, "Monseur
you must first take this city; then that, and ther
that" The duke listened to him for some time
and at length said, "But Monsieur Joseph YOU
cannot take cities with your finger" This story
always made the king laugh heartily"
AN ABSENT MAN.-FRoM THE SAME.
M. de Brancas was the queen mothers chew,
alier d'honneur. One day while she was al
church Brancas forgot that the queen was kneel
ing before him, for rs her back was very round
her head could hardly be seen when she hung
it down. He took her for Pria Dieu, and
knet down upon her, putting his elbows on her
shoulder, The queen was ofcourse not q little
surprised to find her cheveer d'hcnneur upon
her back, and all the bye-standers were ready to
die with laughing.
ANoTHER.-FRoM THE SAME.
The Duke de Sully was subject to frequent
fits Of abstraction. One day having dressed
himself to go to church, he forgot nothing but
his breeches This was in the winter, and when
he entered the church he said, 'Mon Dieu, it is
very cold to-day" The persons present said
"Not colder than usual" "Then | am in a fe.
ver," he said. Some one suggested that, per.
ha =, he had not dressed himself as warmly as
usual, and opening his cloak the cause Of his
being cold was very apparent
A MEDICAL NATURALIZATION TIE SAME.
Doctor Chirac was once called to see a lady
and while in attendance, he heard that the price
of stock had considerably decreased. AS he
haPpsned to be large holder of Mississippi
bonds, he was alarmed at the news, and
seated near the patient whose pulse he was feel
ing, he said with a deep sigh, "Ah good God
they keep sinking, sinking, sinking" The poor
sick lady hearing thus, uttered a loud shrek and
the attendants ran to her assistance. "Ah!"-
said she, 81 shall die; Mr.. de Chirac has jus,
said three times Chat my pulse is sinking" The
doctor recovered himself soon and said-"Y on
dream, madame--your pulse is very healthy
and you are quite well. | was thinking of the
Mississippi stocks upon which lose my money
because the price sinks" This explanation salts
fled the sick lady.
| GRATEFUL PRoToGEE.-FRoM THE SAME.
| Madame De Nemours had charitably brought
up poor child. When the child was about min,
years old she said TO her benefactress. "Ma
dame, no one can be more grateful for you
charity than am, and cannot better acknow
ledge it than by telling every body am you
daughter. But do not be alarmed, | will no
say am your lawful child, only your illegiti
mate daughter"
| LOVE CHARM.-FRoM THE SAME.
The Marquis De Nese became deeply en-
amoured of Mademoisele De La Force afte
having received from her small bag to wea
about his neck rs remedy against the vapours
He would have married her, but his relation
opposed ii on the score Of her poverty. TIL,
great Condo, the Marquis De Nesles nearest re
lation, took him to Chattillon, that he nigh
forget his love for Mademoselle de la Force
and all the relations of the Marquis were Their
assembled, for the purpose Of declaring agains
the match. He on his part told them that he woulc
never, while he lived, marry any other person
In a moment Of despair, he rushed ont into th,
garden, and would here thrown himself into tn
canal, but the string with which Mademoisell
de la Force had tied the bag about his necl
broke, and the bag fell at his feet. Ills thoughts
at that moment, appeared to undergo suddeI
change, and Mademoiselle seemed to him to b.
as ugly as she really was. On being told wha
had happened, they searched about for the bag
and on opening il found il TO contain two toad
feet, holding. heart wrapped in a bats wing
and round the whole a paper, inscribed witt
unintelgible cyphers. Monsieur la Marquis d
Nesle was effectually cured.
a PATRIOTIC WoMAN.--The Charleston Mer