Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-03-17
NUMBER III
I. THE Z: I'm 1'E / L1GENCER.
"a +" From Galignani.. '.tFiIFIl
ESCAPE OF FoNTANE.

had been shut up with his family in the midsl n
the city IN ruins Full of alaIm for the lat of mis-
escape tfhe could. i{tss i. eT7,o1rs-s
Having obtained passport, a difficulty arose as
70 now ne could carry away s me plate and other
valuable articles, then considered quite anti-rt-
Puohcan! among these valuabies was q ichalice
present from n sovereign. on which an able ar
hst had engraved the AIMS OF the King of Sardinia
Fontane greatly dreaded lest this chaIice sbouId
be discovered, as being vessel used in the SER
wee OF The Church, and bearing the arms of a
king 1t would tell as threelold proof of aristoc-
Tacy. However be decided ON takingit, and has
tened TO the house of friend, who had been
nursery gardener. Isitii' - sf2Istss tfs'eii
The poet then laid aside all lis feudall orna-
mepts. and set about exchanging his clothes to
give himself another appearance.
/ Having dressed himself in wide pantnIoons and
shoes stuck full of large nails. his hair cropped,
ana every gram OF powder removed, he emerged
irom the gardeners house in the character OF a
iaundress's porter, with a heavy basket ofclothes
on his shonlder-the plate and challce carefully
/ packed under the linen. His young family fol-
lowed few PAGES behind him with the passport,
putthey had to pass close to the terrible instru-
ment of death; for there it stood, always ready for
use Fontane shuddered His wife TUNED pale
To them their situation was. aSyfnit aBnt eaeon
land necessity urged them on. Fontane resolved TO
act decided part. He walked nm in ffont of the
gunlonnne, grasping the basket firmly with his
hand, and loosenng the leather strap il 10 ease
HIMSELF e'looked steadily aLthe scafoldsl
b "A man of rufianiy appearance; who attended
as i he we're guard Of the guilotine, came up to
7"Are you afraid. said he to Fontane, 'that you
look in this way at the natinnal Iazor2s' %
'tAhald,'' - said Pontane; i.t1o you take. me for
Federalist that should be frightened al the sight
oil guillohne! Sacre bleu! Look at me; do YOU
see ANYTHING like an aristocrat in my facet"
ssW hat are ybu2, said a second iihtasb0gator
addressing Fontaue.l .,.t,g,z zy,.lf ts5ffJ
81 am bieacher and scouref.h 80. 80,
"And this good woman ~ 40
ttWhat question: said Fontane!s s.I.ook at
tie little one--dop' you see the likeness Vfue
Ia RepubliQue !''-l. a.,,y ,. s.e,,t ...,.-r,,.
.'Ah! that's nght!, said the miscreant; sryou'1e
good one: Down with the muscudihs and aris-
tocrats RfSs Ia RePu6tiqss. and We ID Guillo-
Fontaner could not join in this sapgpinary CRY.
He saw his wife tremble, and took her hand
"Ctme, wife," said he, stlet us have song,,
r. SAY and a dance, loo, said the barbarian who
4 had first spoken5 $50, downiwith your basket, my
! jovial fellow" n ,--- s..g, s,,s'l ,i t,.si
"But1-I-"
..Nonsense- nobody viii run away win your
basket; down with it. l say Why what's the
matter!3ls itglusd 10 your neck2H4i zSiadi
| Fontane objected and resisted for awhile, but
was soon obliged to submit; and. @ipIng the cold
from bis forehead, in state more dead
than than alive, was relieved from the burden of his
basket: He, saw ii placed on heap stones, and
feared everything wonid be turned .topsy tlrvy--
Oh! the fatal chnlicei All hope OF. safety wns
gone; be was on tie point Of delivering himself
up and claiming compassion for his wife and child,
in the hope that they would be allowed 10 pass
when happily In. ronSed himself, cIapp; his
hards, anu aSsumet joyful aspect.
3 Hollolzm friend, cried one OF the fellows,
| you're wonderfully meny all at once.1'
/ tsA though has struck meP' said Fentane, ga
bold idea! You see my poor @iFe2 I know the
Carmagnoie always raises her spirits. Come, my
good fellows, let us dance it, s5s =ssslf g.
| His wife gaZea al hin with look OF despair, as
he snatched the child from her arms.
'ftWhat now don't make wry face wife
said he. Excuse her, she's Young and tiinid-
Come, lei us put The little one onlthei basket
soundly. Wife, your hand. Now, the rIng-tns
republican ring-tEe patriotic dance ~ mo
q Madame Fontane now comprehended what her
husband meant. She dtripped lightly .rouDd tte
1 ring, and Joined in the chorus of the Carmagnole.
| When the dance was over she took up her chiid;
| Fontane was assistedinreplacing his basket on his
shoulder. He made his wife lead the way, and
! walked off after her, whlstling the Chant du de-
Part; And SO they escaped. s5.la.s -st ed,
| AN AucTtoNEER CAUaar IN HIS OWN Thar
Smith, the auctioneer, is unpopular man,ia wit.
and gentleman. No person is offended nt what
| he says, aud many hearty laugh he has provok-
ed by his humorous sayings. He was lately en-
gag ID at sale of venerable household furniture,
and had knocked down sundry lots Of kitchen fur
piture and fxeps-. He had just got to 'tgoDg, GO
ing, and half-goingl" when he saw smiling
colntenance upon agricultural shoulders twink
Hing at him. winkis alwaSsa good as a'nod to
Ia blind horse, or keen-sighted auctioneeE,
Smith winked, and the man winked, and they
kept winking, and Smith kept "going gDing, 60
ing" with lot of glassware, stove pipes carpets,
pots perfurnery, and finally the lot vas knocked
Edown--g s.,s5s Its=Jsesiif ii fsil.,<f 9, 7.f
"To a-who'" said Smith, gazing al The smiling
stranger.
"Whof GoddeeF,. said the stranger 81 dunno
tssWhy. you. sir!'' said Smith - .'s9i
4 "Whol Me2" dast nf5-} ..itlts=& =
4 ao "YesY yes., said Smith, .you bid on theIot''
..Met III be goll darned if did, insisted the
"Why, didn't you wink, and keep Rinkingl"
lquoth the auctioneer. lls ~ saud 7e4-8 3d4
t.Yinkin'2 welI did-so did you wink at me.
though YOU were winkin' as much as to say,
keep dark I'll stick somebody on that lot Of stuff
and winked, as much as TO say, PH be gon daTnsd
il yoG d6n't, mister!"'
ls'is5.s'5s.e s.-------- -.-1s sfz
| "A DANDY fANswERED.--An amusing acolloquy
came off recently at the r-tables on board of
one Of our Eastern steamers, between Boston ex-
qnisite, reeking with hair!oit and cologne, who
was "denmingo the walters, and othefWiss 'hssu-
ming very consequential airs, ard raw Jonathan
/ who sat by his, side, dressed in homespun..4q
Turning to his "yIlgah' Fl end the formeEpoint-
ed hisieWeled finger and said---izq siA'''s
"Butter, sahP' ,ty9
al see it is" eooly replied Jonathan.
ls;"Baatsr, sab, sayP' feIcely repeated the dan
d. ,,ysytE ss..J,l ,i..,:ss.l.i.,l jr lsJezI
81 know it-ve4y good; fIst-rate article"
lproyokingly reiterated homespun.
4 "BatteT, tell yolp' thundeted The exquisite in
still looder teues, pointing with tslG9 unmoving
fingers, like scorn's and acowling upon his negh-
IboT rs IL he would annihilate him. s.. ? W"
tagsWelI, gosh all iJerusaiem +abkdt cf it7,, now
yelled the Down. Easter, getting his danderhp in
1tuTn-eYer didnt think took It for lard; did yer?"
igsi ii.tsiE y :. - = - =! = etliA
l.. DsDid you ever go toa military ball2l, asked
lisping maid The otbeI night OF an old veteran OF
4 JackSon's army Of 81 - = bs.fsd
mo, my DEAR groYled the old lsoidiet5 ain
h those days shad amilitary ball eoHs 10 s1ne--and
i what dye Think if took my leg of" sIe5 -
AT The mention of the word deg the belle
| tainted, of coure.as
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