Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-04-12
IE Authors are very apt to complain Of,

publishers, and the public to pity them. an'
join in the cry, In Paris. however, the au
fthors seem to have gained the upper hand
and treat the poor publishers with such des
lpotism as should suffice to retaliate th,
wrongs Of the entire republic of letters.
Alfred de Musset, celebrated poet an(
novelist ofsthe present day, man of trus
genius, brought first into notice by M me
| g. Sand, has afrivedsat such appoint of ca
price, thatitrequires as muchpersuasion (
get an article from him, as it generallysre
quires to get a publisher'tosbuy an article
from writer as asfs7ttai essd sg7asa
h. sBuloz, the editorof he"Revue DIES Deu1
Mondes, = having, by using as mrehainau
ence, as would have secured his elestion tc
the chamber of representatiyes obtaine9 De
. Musset's promise 10 write series of Pro
uerbes., or .Dramatis ed .rProverbs, = sub
mirted to the following terms u, tna
One hundred francs page, and as many
bottles of brandy as he could consume whilst
writing; besides which. in case inpsration
should be stubborn, Buloz himself was re-
quired to sit by him whilst he wrote, in or
der to be ready to talk and smoke with the
poet in his idle moments. One evening .Bu-
loz. who had left the poet finishing his work
for that months magazine, sent up in The
evening for copy. 1twasthe very last mo
ment, and the ptinters were without any.
Musset returned the following note to the
distracted editors ss@ ee2s as Aszs1 1s'''
Ka .sNoscopy, myggood fellow, I've got no
more brandy. Send me bottle ofbrandy,
fifty francs forgsegars, somebody to smoke
wisl,oand 1 'llsee what can do.1, sszs Is
.ssB uloz dashed sintosa cab. stopped to buy
the segaus and the brandy, and droveasf fast
jas he could .tothe. poets, Then placing The
desired articles upon the liable, including
the fifty francs. be sat. down opposite him
to magnetic him into writing. .,s ID. 81
Aprinter's devil waited TO carry the copy,
sheet byaasheet, t4tosatheaprinting of
fee. Musset stared at him, then coolly. light
ed his, segar. and having tried the bran
dy, proceeded 10 take his pen in hand and
to write, as Buloz thought; but what was
his despair when, at the end of a few min
'utes, Musset handed to him, not the expect
ed proverb, but most capital caricature Of
himself and his attendant devil. t'ap'''a'
Musset!a laughed heartily at Buloz, but Blu
aloz was in despair, for he didn't care about
being caricatired, but he did about his
magazine. .@i 80 Ff''a9st
y s''Don't'get iii a passion, laoncher," said
Musset, you shall have your proverb, but
if wen you, wouldn't 60 on with such d
scamp as Ian1.sa I'm very dear, audsvery
lextrayagant, despeticsas to pay, democratic
as to work, for III Lam not inclined, there
,issnoL a, man. ay, sor wemaneins the swerld
who could force me. Depend upon il, am
a bad bargain es7s -. sr :. ..sve
With this speech, to which Buloz mostcor-
daily acquiesced, Musset atdown and scrib-
bled off the few pages that remained ofone
ofhis chef d'puyres. entitled, II faut gu une
porte soitouverte GU fermee, A door must
be either open or shut), and Buloz and his
devil disappeared, leaving Mussetto finish
his brandy smoke hissegars, and squander
his fifty francs. EGrahanl' Magazine.
st &c sss ,-~~e~sr- -.--o.--.ceo--Sisg ssiliq ee
Advice from sold Inhabitant." ,,
/, Patronize your own traders and me-
chanics. Thisis doing as you would be done
by; and is building up the toanyou live in
2; Pay yourdebts; 50 that others can pay
theirs.
3. Quarrel with no man; and then no man
viii quarrel with you ."
4. Do not steal your preaching; man
was once struck blind. you Know, for steal
ing fire from heaven. ~
. s. Send OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES school;
and look in now and then yourself to see
what they are doing there ~ s. a'sl@ af
6. Keep all neat and clean about your
dwellings; fer cleanliness, you know, is the
handmade of health, and distant cousin
of ealLh s&ses---------
z. Avoid scandal; for his is q pest TO any
community, ~. .saa@..- -. - II. ~.
8. Be liberal in respect to every laudable
public enterprise; for the good book says,
.''the liberal soul shall be made fat ia
8, Emptyyourliquor bottles; foryouhaye
already 'forked oyer quite enough for them.
10. Visit the sick, the widow and the ia
therless; for this is one part of that religion
which is pure and undefled." -
II. Keep your children in at night; for
the evening air is bad for them; and finally,
l2. Feed yourmina as well as yoar body;
for that, YOU know, is what must 60 into the
a. 4uSt.
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Forensic FUN.-We have heard in our
day OF legal bubbles, but ifa Philadelphia
lawyer can beat the following, argued TO
jury in this city, he can take our hat, aye,
and our corduroys. The prisoners on tri-
al for entering house in the nighttime,
withintent steal. Thetestimony wasclear
that he had made an opening sufficiently
large to admit the upper part OF his body,
and through which he proluded himself "a
bout half way, and stretching out his arm
committed the theft. Mr.. Obfusticate Brief
addresses the jury. What an outraged
looking Mortified, and with outstretche1
and trembling arms 4 repeat, what ant
outrage upon your common sense is ii for
the States Attorney, to ask at your hands
the conviction of my client on such testimo
nyl The law rs against entering q house
and can man be said to enter a house when
only one half of his body is in, and the 9th
e, half OUT Gentlemen. look to the divine
law on this point God nmanded Adam