The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-10-18
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Paris Gossip.

We clip the following from the Par.
is correspondence of the New York
Times.
Alexander Dumas has just received
from an admirer in Russia the most
precious talisman known III Europe
a fragment of a hanged mans rope.
This admirer was formerly, according
to his own story, the most unlucky be.
ing alive but no sooner was he in
possession of the rope than his uncle
died, and left him large fortune, by
which he was enabled to marry lady
with whom he was in love, and who
has just given him an heiress, the i'm
age of herself. Learning that Dumas
was still poor, spite of his fourteen
hours of labor per day, he determined
to cut him off piece of his rope, and
endeavor to rcinstate him in the good
graccs of the blind goddess. The
way the Russian himself came into
possession Of the rope was singular
The father Of the lady with whom he
was in love was governor of q city
and upon his daughters imploring him
to obtain for her suicides rope, he
summoned the warden of the political
prisons. and acquainted him with the
young lady's desire. The warden
said that there was certainly q greal
deal of fhanging and suicide going on
but it was usually done with an old era.
vat or pocket handkerchief, not in 0
state to be presented to lady. Be
sides, the superstition is s'explicit-the
instrument of suspension must be O
rope. The Governor told him to pro-
tend to drop a rope in the way of the
prisoners, some one Of them would,
doubtless, pu. the occasion to profit.
This direction was followed, and the
young lady was soon in possion of an
elegant new rope, from which had
dangled an enemy of the State. She
sent it to her lover, who was soon en-
abled by it to marry her. The piece
sent to Dumas is three inches long.
He says he hopes it will have an ef-
feet upon the quarters subscription
to the MOusquetaire, for if it does not
he shall thrw it into the fire.
A country mayor has made himself
immortal by speech that has travels
ed up from the provinces to Paris,
and that will be in America when this
letter is in print. He has an invalid
son for whom he has paid very large
physicians bills, and great many of
them. One night, in the midst of
gathering, he said, speak,
ng of his son, 'Thus far Alfred has
'ost me just $40 francs a pound"
This mayor is said to be very wor>
hy man, nevertheless.
Ono of our faded Aspasias has
crvant girl to whom she gave warn.
ng Yesterday. The immediate cause
# this step was reply she gave to
gentleman visitor. The Aspasia in
question, be it known, paints a por.
rait daily upon her wan and tune
'crn features, and tho operation re-
uires time. lis your mistress in 2"
aid the gentleman. "Yes, but she's
usy at her toilet" Then I'll wait"
You'll have to wait while, guess,
or she's got to dry yet ~ However,
have had as bad as that myself in
america. SIS Mrs Hackmctac in.
lareey ~ "Yes, sir but ye can't
20 her, sir, she's up stairs claiming
erself." To clane is vigorous and
lggestive verb, equivalent to scrub,
least, and whom uttered with an l. ,
sh brosuc. expressing much more
ian the person of any lady by the
amc Of iIackmctac could justify or
,cuse.
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