The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-03-12

Titan police, and at Russia's expense was con-
Quoted to the Russian frontier; there he was
received by the Russian police and carried to
Warsaw. The Wards were already there,
awaiting his arrival. The Count was march
ed into the Church by posse of policemen,
and was compelled to stand before the altar and
marry Miss Ward in due form. When the
ceremony was concluded, his wife, now legal
lv the Countess of ----, made him formal
bow, and bade him adieu forever. And Sala,
who was present, exclaimed, young America
foreverp u. .rrv a. -
The Count, who was an exile, was sent to 81
IBERIA, his property was confscated, the Count
ess retaining by law one-third. The family
Immediately left again for Italy, where they
are spending tie winter. The father and BROTH
er of Miss Wardwere present at the marriage
at Warsaw with revolvers in their pockets, de-
termine1, if there was any finching on the
part of the Count, to blow his brains, out
For ir view Of the fact that he was destined
for Siberia under any circumstances, ii was
feared that he might not at the last moment
pronounce the necessary word. ,s-.
And thus was high act Of justice perform
ed by the Russian government in bold and
rapid manner, and an act which does her the
greatest honor. @ ~saraa.a sa-sr
T The National Magazine has sketch Of
Douglas Jerrold. We make an extract regard.
ing this popular author in his private and 90.
cial capacity:
by this time it is no secret tina. he is re puted
In London literary circles to be the wittiest
man going. In grave, downright discussivs
conversation, or in eloquent and varied mono
logue there may be others Of our metropolitan
men Of letters who come up to him, or surpass
him; but in the one quality of wit, and, above
all, in the facility of instant, pungent, flashing,
blasting retort, he is believed to have no equal.
Not that he is peculiarly augmentive or COM
bative man, far less than he is really cynical or
ill-natured. His ordinary or spontaneous talk
is bright, free, various, anecdotic, fanciful and
often very earnest, thoug still characterized
by the play of wit. But the fashion Of 'wlt-
combats,' even among friends, has not yet gone
out; and often when there is no difference ut
UT WutTe, IL ueTe Is q ulHeTenCe,
perfectly amicable one. something will be said
by some one present containing within it the
element by possibility Of a jest-a Jest confr-
nation, jest critical, a jest sarcastic, Jest
dissolvent, jest personal to the speaker, or a
jest purely arbitrary and fantastic. Then is
Mr.. Jerrold's moment. A flash, and 1t is outl
Away somewhere among the afinities, ere one
could count two; the thing has been caught,
word has been doubled up. an analogy siezed
on the wing; two ideas that had lain apart since
chaos are suddenly brought together; the quick
est hearer has it first; the laugh goes round like
a cracker; and, just when The rest are done, the
metaphysical Scotchman at the end of the ia
bic cries out, q see it, and sends round the
laugh again. When the jest is confrmative or
fantastic, all are pleased; when it is critical. or
sarcastic, or dissolvent, the speaker may 60 on
at the peril Of another; when it is personal and
no harm is meant, a good fellow will keep his
temper. There is, perhaps, no conversation
in which Mr.. Jerrold takes part, that does
not elicit from him half dozen good things Of
the kind described sE -s..ar..s 4 ..t ... .sv