The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-07-06

one almost rubbed against the other, he
exclaimed. Il say. friends here this way
come here. Break place for the
door there~ And without altering his
position he indicated the height aud
breadth exactly by feet and inches The
; doorway was broken, as he wished and
he entered into the building-whch had
the height of a two story housc--wnlked
up aud down examining the walls and
always followed by the worl,mcn with
the tools in their hands Whenever he
stopped. and called out 81 window here,
six feet high, four feet broad " the men
Immediately broke hole at the spot
pointed out.
/ arrived at H when the building
was in this state and it was highly a
musing to see the crowds of curious per
sons watching the proceedings and 10
hear the loud bursts Of laughter which
accompanied every fresh fall Of bricks,
and the appearance Of a window where
nobody had expected it. The whole of
the inside of the building was finished
in the same approved style, everything
being done at the moment the order was
given by krespel, and after some practi-
cal trial in the manner above described
When finished. the building presented
from without the most Irregular and conf
ic appearancc--windows Of different dl-
mcnsions being placed here and there
without any regard to uniformity but
within there was the greatest comfort,as
all who visited 1t could testify.
Every Tuesday, Krespel was in the
habit of dining with Professor NJ;
and at his hous, | hoped to meet with
this singular man, to whom ] had not
yet spoken; but during the building Of
the house he had been so wholly absorb
ed in its construction, that he had failed
in his usual visits AT my request. the
Professor sent Krespel particular in
vitation, but he returned for answer, that
until after the fetc of the Inauguration
of his house, he could not stir out of
doors. The friends and acquaintances
of Krcspel expected that he would give
u grand dinner J. myself hoped to be
introduced by Professor NJ; but to
the great disappointment of all, Kres
pei invited the master and the hands
who were employed on the building and
he entertained them in sumptuous
manner, and with every delicacy in sea
son.
On the following Tuesday. found, to
my great satisfaction Krespel at Pro-
fessor Ms. 1t is impossible to i'm
agine more unprepossessing exterior
than that of the counsellor Stiff and
awkward in all his movements, one felt
afraid every moment that he would run
against and injure something but every
one seemed accustomed to his manner,
and the hostess did not appear in the
least alarmed, when he was shifting about
and walking with his heavy steps round
table covered with precious porcelain
or when he took up in his clumsy hands
some valuable vase and turned it round
and round in order to examine it more
closely. In his conversation he was pas
sionatc-almost violent, always Jumping
from one subject to another, but
ever coming back to the first subject.
and analyzing it with considerable abili-
ty and knowledge In music he proved
all exalted and perfect copnOisseur
\ hare had just been consumed, and
| remarked that the counsellor had with
great care cleansed the bones on his plate;
re then made an anxious inquiry for the
hare's feet, which the servant speedily
fetched. and the children Immediately
ihronged around him could not i'm
igine what was about to be dune. when.