Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-19

nate Lit, upon one to whom the devotion ofsthe
hearts and the eyes was quite as precious us the
applause of the tastes and understandings and the
myrtle wreath as desirable as the laprel crowpj OF
to add TINT was ever after a welcome guest at
Copet. I
Breakfast being announced, we proceele to do
Justice to the good things set before us while sch
general conversation prevailed as keen appetites
permitted us to engage in. As the meal drew to a
close, observed servant bring, on small silver
salver, a twig of poplar, with few of its leaves
remaining on its extremely, which he deposited on
the table, at the night hand of the Baroness. To
rnyinuuiry, of the Duke de Broglie, who satinext
to me; as to the object of this, he replied that It
was her wand, and as essential to her conversation
as her tongue. 'when she takes it up" he said,
.it is signal that she is POSSESSED Of her subject
and prepared to body it forth hand so it was. In
few minutes the twigwas in motion, as IN ac-
Compartment to the organ of speech, and indica
ting blythe Yiyacity langour Of its gyratons, the
part the speakersfeelings had in her discourse.
The turn was given TO the conversation, by my
asking Madame de Stael, who had been talking of
Napoleon, t.what she would have preferredto have
been his fatef'' 80 ,e-.,gFlr,Iz-t
"To have gained the battle OF Waterloo" was
her reply, "and to have died there. Such con-
summation of his glorious career was essential to
page of history, while his death was necessary to
the peace of the world" iia
She then launched forth in his praise, for his
overthrow had carried her animosihes with it, "and
she could not" she said, ''deny him the title of
greatness beyond that TO which any mortal had at
tanned; of genius so far surprising that of other
men, as to make his the only head Ia seHle tste, in
the empire, though, of necessity, he employed the
limbs of Others TO execute his magnificent de-
signs"
She became enthusiastic on this subject, and
sarcastic on his successors, and turning to gen.
tleman present, lately arrived from Paris, asked,
'sWhy he had not united the white ribbond, of the
Bourbons, to the red fithe Legion. of Honor he
wore at his button hole, in compliance with re-
cent requisition Of the existing French Govern
ment."
"Ihave them both about me. Madame he re-
piled, "for wear the one, and my servant the 9TH
en-" An answer which appeared to afford her
much pleasure, and, turning to me, she remarked,
'.this is Monsieur de -, project OF Napo-
Icons, and therefore h0Ems de meretie; for he,"
she added, "never gave office to one that was 9th
erwise. He had an intuitive perception of cupa-
city, 8 5s5.5
The subject of the revolutions then ngitating
South America, was next introduced, and on this
she descanted for an hour or two. without inter-
ruption; for all seemed willing 10 be listeners,
though her views of the matter were littIein ac-
cordance with fact, and her favorable predictions
are far from being realized-But who would have
had it otherwise, or preferre the realities that
country afforded; its mengre incident of political
or military achievement to the Utopia of republic
canism and renown her magic words coniured up
before usH Who would have exchanged the fc-
ton of genius, OF $50
|, "II parlar che nell amin a 81 sente,"
of that morning, for truth unadorned, or language
that only appeals to Teuson3 twas an ingenious
romance that could convert the Spaniard to a re-
publican, his leaders 10 patriots, and anarchy 10
government, the most favored nations might have
envied. Butmnd can mould matter toits will, and
bring order out of chaos; aud when we took our
leave we had forgotten Corinne, and the Italy of
arts loves and graces she had made attractive to
us, in admiration of the vigorous, and wonder
working intellect that had held us spell bound O.
yer the politics and destinies of South America
sterile feId-compared with
| "Cette terre fatiguee de gloire,"
and weary of description, to which its softer i'm
Auenoes have added enchantment for the heart, us
well as for the taste and the imagination.
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