The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1852-10-09
A sketch Of Coant d,Orsay.

sermon on the vanities and frivolities
of human life from letter of the Paris
correspondent of the Boston Atlas
Let our readers seriously digest tit
will prove a wholesome lesson to those
who read it as they ought, and would
profit by il: @
MIR. Scribe has written a short .story,
which turns on young man. who, fred
with the ambition common to youth,
leaves his venerable mansion and pa.
teFnal tenants, to increase the throng
which press around the monarch, that
he may obtain-fame. He disregards
the last falling tears of his mother, his
eaf is deaf to his betrothed's supplica-
tions, he heeds not the imploring and
half reproachful glanees of the grey
haired dependents who press around
the door; he monnts his steed-and
manor, and mother, and maid are
qaickiy out Of sight. He is to pass the
night at the manor of an old friend of
his father who promises him letters of
Introduction to the. powerful of the
Court. When he arrives there the
family have gone on a chasing expe-
dition, and il will be some hours before
they return he Is shown seat in the
antique parlor, and left alone. He is
not alone long. Suddenly awakened
from his meditations, by the hasty en-
trance of man, who throws himself at
his feet he is surprised to hear himself
implored to intercede between the sup
plicant and some unknown person. He
learns that the gentleman at his feet
made contract some years previously
with an African servant in the house
in league with the devil, by which the
servant was to secure to the gentle
man the largest measures of fame. the
latter giving in return ten years of his
life. Fame was soon acquired. and
after short times enjoyment Of it. the
supplicant had become tired of it. au,
prayed the African TO allow him to ex-
change fame for bobndiess wealth: the
negro consented. but upon condition of
receiving in return for the boon, ten
additional years of the donee's life,
which, like the other ceded years, were
10 be added TO the Africans life. These
terms were agreed TO; but the gentle
man soon became as tired of the en-
j6yfHent of bonndless wealth as before
he was wearied with the enjoyment of
universal fame; he craved other gifts;
the negro was sought again; his art
exercised upon the same terms as be-
fore. The whole round of mans de-
sires was exhausted: none brought |
happinHess; years had stolen away. |
and now the wretched Young man had |
but two hours 10 live; bul he clung 10
life. the simple tnonoionous life of the |
country boy, il was the only happy |
life the world contained He prayed |
his guest to iutercede with the NEGRO |
for respite, few days respite, that
he might be boy again, and listen to
the babblina of the brook, and hang
attentively on the matin the lark sang
al Heavens gate. How vividly he |
painted The emptiness of all the honors |
OF this world! How clearly he exhib-
lied the decep,ions Of all ambitions!
Some servants came in and led the |
unhappy gentleman away. leaving the
youth confounded with amazement.-
In lew minutes the lord of the manor
returned from his chase, and after ex-
pressing the regret he felt at being
absent from home when his guest ar.
rived, made excuses for the accident
which had befallen the latter; "My
poor brother, who is d ttaatsc, unfortn-
natsly escaped from his CELL" The
story gees on to relate, that the next
morning, after his gnest had ordered
his horse, the host, offered him letters
Of Introduction to his friends at Court
and EXPRESSED the confident hopes he
enteftafned, that with such letters such
4 youth could hot fail Of the amplest
fame and boandiess wealth. The youth
declined them, s he had changed his
mind, he had determined to return
home, and live surrounded by his
mother, his bettothed, and his depen-
dents The ldnatlc had given him a
contempt for dill the pomps and yanities
Of the worldla asY #E sel a7s
y,T The story is true picture of life;
and if we never see the ambitious and
covetons rehonnce their idols and turn
to the gods of their childhood, it is be-
causs that retufn Is impossible; they
are fred shf the feveg. WCourts never
make, men happys they only prevent
men from being happy elsewhere"
could not repress these reflections
to-day, after being compelled to review
The fife Of enc who had nearly every
hing which gilds life, the model of
10 thousands, successful to an
unusual degree with the other sex, the 4
ruler for years of the best society of
Paris and London, scholar, poet, an
sfsist, . master Of all the arts which
sievaae and ad0sf life. 1 Ii
g Come, listen 10 the story of Rasss-
as. Prince Of Abyssiaia.n aalBu !,
Il is of the late Count d'0rsay | /
would speak. he died on the 4th inst, !
1 the e6nntry villa, near Saint Ger +.
main, oE his sister, the Duchess de
Count Alfred d'Ofsay was )
an aristocntie family, ia whom mas it
gline heanty was hereditary. His s
sfheE, Distinguished General Of the @
:hpire, bore, before him, the title c
IifissrsaIiy 6sstoWsd on the Count by b
llia@ho dave hi6iase bsds d'0rsay. It #