Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-09-20
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FROM DlcKEss's HOUSEHOLD woRr

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pic uresQue in their opposition to each other, that
there cac be few more remarkable subjects for con-
Sideraiion. ts z
Let me recall few such Days and Nights.
The weatne: is suiry, scorc1ng, though there
are banks OF heavy clouds in tie sky. "A hot
wind snakes tee strangely shaped leaves of gaunt
trees tfuiy and TO, a3i,ates lr:is OF bfash-
wood and furze, rankly luxnilaat, which grow
here anu there on tae gray rocks. There are sud
den decvites and more rocks beyond, furrowed,
Scared, and scanned by tears OF br;ue. On every
side beyond, as far the strained eye can reach,
is the Tapping wings, and insects and reptiles OF
strange shape beneath. In meah neuse, win
whitewhshed walls and crazy Venitan blinds, with
patty furniture strangely dverstie1 by rich pieces
of plate and Jewellers ware, is man in a bath
with Madras hadkerciief ted round his head
Anon he is dressed by us servan,s, with whom ne
is peeyish and ftetfl.. He :umbiss at the c1ffee
at breakfast abuses Dis attendants, beg ms dozen
things, and does not accomplish me. New he is
in his ga,den; you viii oDse:ve that he IS snort
stout, nd with 6isc,'niented EXPRESSION of coun-
tenance. He wears a lerae straw hat, a white
Jacket AM. trowsers, check shiri, and has black
handkerchief knotted T und dis neck. He takes
up newspaper and thtows II iwa, book, and
costs it aside. He is ice aaG si'es his idleness.
Through an open vi ,6ow you may look into his
plain study, Of which i,e walls covered with
striped paper. Yon my aansi 'g there a por-tl
trait of little child aud man Of the world; ii ef
Who may this man be? What was he2 A tes-
ty East India captain with liver complaint, dis
lagciug chancery suit! tits night now, butiday
was. Ten years ago he stood 90 the steps of
throne in Nors Dame with the chief "f the Catho-
lie Church behind him: with the disniiar:es that
church. the PRICES of his empire, tie marshals of
his armies the lepes of his conr, the flower of his
subjects on the rgnt hand and on rs left. He
wes ar1eyed in velvet, saiin, aad gold, laurels on
his heed, and scepne in his head. He was Ma &
ooleon the Great, enpeieT ei Toi; now ne is Cen.
Eoneparte, a prisoner at St. Helena, at the beck
and csll &c an English orderly officer. The por-
trait OF the lille chi'd is that Of the King OF Rome
whose me .ancb ,,y doao,e, the pale young manin
white coat, is t. be Metiern,ch zed in Vienna
yonder, and lie map is Of the world which was to
have been his inheritance. 80
Again. We ere il the pit of an Italian tn. atre.
Wax taDers in Leil-s1aned SHADES, flare round the
dress citc'e, for we a;e IN t'e e'seenth
and as yet gas and fisii-si oorners are not Gau-
Idly escoes decorate the font of the tiers OF boxes;
The paiisade of the orclestra is su1mounted with
spiked cheraur de tiise; the occupants of the pit
the beau; wear laced ruffles and sparkling hilted
swords, and The be,es powder and patches. In
one of the proscenium-boxes is the Grand Duke,
sitting, imposed in emoroiuery; behind h:m are his
suite, standing humble in d'to The corresponds
ing logs on the other SIDE OF the pf,scen'um is
empty. The first Get Of the opera is ever and an
ilte medary b.. let IS being performed. An impos-
si6le shepherd, in blue satin Trunks, caulifower
wig, and carrying golden crot'.. ma kes chore-
graphic overtures, 10 live with him and be his love,
10 an cpocrypnal shepherdess in robe .Pompddo,r
and hair powder. You would see such a pair no.
where else save in acadia, or ia Wa .dour street.
and in Dresden China. More shepherds and snep-
lerdeSIcS execute PASTORAL ganoaupeS, ana tne di-
yerts-ement is over. alisl sui:5itHl s slf.l ~
Then commenced the second: act of the opera.
About ils time, verg;ng Oil half past nine IN the
evening, You hear The door of the vacant private
| box open. An easy Chair is brought down to the
font, and book of the opera, bottle of essences.
and golden snua-box are placed upon the ledge
befo.e it. Anon entes unto these an inhtm, stag
| gerng, broken Liking Old MAJ, with splendid
dress laag ng ~ yenly magn iicence on DIS bali
pasted limbs. He has a blcate1 conuteaance, mar
bled with purple stains, heavy eye-lid, and
bloodsSot eye thai mus have been bright blue.
Every featr.e is s.at.ered, weary, DR. .opins, and
faccid. Every nerve is unstrunsi the man is a
wreck, and al rasfs Chilly one. HIS laboy hands
are covered with ngs, a ciampleds olue ribbon
crosses his breast. round his neck han3s another
ribbon, from which bangles something taat sparkles
like diamond star. Finally ne is more than three
parts inebriated IS easy 10 understand that from
| his unsteady hand, from the doing torpor into
wt:ca he occasionally falls, & IN tie querulous in
cohe,ence of soeecl, from The anxiety manifest
ed by the thin, pale, Id man in uniform, with the
| cross of q commander of st. Louis, and the hard
featured gentleman with silver thistes in their
vats who stand on eit:er s.de OF their master, and
seem momentary to lear that ie will fall out OF his
chair, The oeau& and bellies in the dress circle
do not seem to press much curlosisy AZ tae aa-
vent of TIE intoxicated gentleman. They merely
whisper q Eit Signore Capaliere; he is very far
gone to. night, OF words to that effect. The spec
tacle is no novelty. Tae opera is that most beau
|tiful one by Gluck, Orfco. The lOrpbeus OF the
| evening, in a Grecian tunic, but bewigged and
powdered according TO orthodoxy is singing the sub
| lime lament, ss Che faro senza Euridics ~ The
beautiful wailing melody foats upwards, and for a
moment the bellies forget to fist and the beaux to
| swaeger Cam6ric bandkerchefs are used for 9TH
er PURPOSES than to assure the that the rouge
on the cheeks holds fast and is not coming OIL
What is the slovenly inagnifce opposite to the
Grand Duke doing? During the prelude he was
nodd:ng his head and breathing stentoriously but
as the song proceeds he sits erect in his chair, his
blue eyes dilate score of years of seams and fur
lows on his brows and cheeks vanish he Is man.
But the strain concludes, and his excelency bursts
into fit of passionate weeping and has recourse to
4 the bottle of essences .isii1 f4sss 5ssij
His excellency has not spent pleasant day.
i He has been bullied by his chaplain, snubbsd BY
his Chamberlain, and has had deadly quarrel with
Ills fayorite. Moreover, his dinner has disagreed
with him, and he has drunk great deal more, both
before and after it. than is good for bm Are these
ltears merely the offspring Of maudlin drunkenness;
Z Tor has the music touched some responsive chora
4 of the cracked Tyre, sent some thoughts OF what
q he was through his obfuscatsd brain couded WITH
q wine of Alicant and strong waters Have the
strains he has heard to- night some mysterious con
nexion las only music can haye) with his youth,
his dead happiness his hopes crushed forever
with the days when he was Charles Edward Stu
art pretending to the Crown of England when
ne rode through the stIee,s os nf he ~ hau. e
Il pipes the shouts of his partizans, the waving o
fsilken banners broideIed by the white hands ol
noble ladies e Non sum qitos cTn, = his chap
y lain will tell him; but iah me- what sorry even
ing is this tqso bright morning laaa.a iis ts5
voTEEis..-.iA voTEEis - vote was taken On the PittsbuIgI
down trair yesterday giving Scott 40; Pierce 90
and Hale g. OH the up train 1t stood Scott 80
Pierce SIS; and Hale 9; giving to the Hero Of Lnn
dv,s Lime an average naiorit. both ways of q.