The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-05-12

NH f'le u to DeS0MeFSeS, WOulu uOI nave
been very capital eating, indeedp'
you astonish me!' said 1; aud look
ed inqnisitively at Monsieur MailIard
"Ha! ha! hal" said that gentleman
"he he! hc!-hi! hill hi!-ho! ho! ho.
hu! hu! hu!--very good indeed You
must not be astonished, mon ami; our
friend here is a VITA drOle-you must
not understand him to the letter."
"Aad then," said some other one of the
party, "then there was Bouffon LIE Grand;
another extraordinary parsonage in his
way, He grew deranged through love,
and fancied himself possessed of two heads.
One of these he maintained to be the head
of Cicero, the other he imagined a COM
posite one, being Demosthenes' from the
top of the forehead to the mouth, and
Lord Bruugham from the mouth to the
chin. 1t Is not impossible that he was
wrong; but he would have convinced you
of his being in the right; for he was man
of great eloquence. He had an absolute
passion for cratory, and could not refrain
from display. For example, he used to
leap upon the dinner-table thus, and
aud
=. Here friend, at the side Of the speaker,
put a hand upon his shoulder, and whis.
pcred a few words in his ear; upon which
he ceased talking with great suddenness,
and sank back within his chair
And then" said the friend who had
whispered, "there was Boulla~d, the tee
totum. ! call him the tee-totum, because
in .fAct, he was seized with the droll, but
not aitogether Irrational crotehet, that he
had been converted into O tee-t totum.
You would, have roared with laughter to
see him spin, lie would turnronnd upon
one heel by tho hour, ilrshis manner--
so--n, = -.s-,4 ~ :.
Here the friend whom he had just in
terrupted By whisper performed all cx-
aetly similar Office for himself
"But then" cried au old lady, at the
top OF her voice, 'your Monsieur Boul-
lard wasla mailman, and a very silly mad
man at best; for who, allow me to ask you,
ever heard of human tee-tolurnY The
thing is absurd. Nadine Joyeuse was
more sensible person, as you know. She
had crotchet, bni ii was instinct with
common sense, and gaze pleasure to all
who had the honor of her acquaintance.
She fouud, upon mature deliberation that,
by some accident, she had been turned
into clickencock; but, as such, she be-
-haved with propriety. She tapped her
wings with prodigious effect -so--so--so
land, as for her crow, il was delicious
Cock -a-d oodle -doo cock "a doodle doo-
cock IA doodle de -doo-doo- -dooo do o. O. o.
O. o-oina
Madame Joycuse, l will thank you to
behave yourself!" here interrupted our
host, very angrily. "You can either con-
duct yourself as a lady should do, or you
can quit the table forthwith--take your
choice"
The lady, (whom was much astonished
to hear addressed as Madame Joyeuse
after the description of Madame Joyeuse
she had just given,) blushed up to the
eyebrows, and seemed exceedingly abash.
ed at the reproof She hung down hel
head, and said not syllable in reply
But another and younger lady resumed
the theme 1t was my beautiful girl o
the title parlor!
ooh, Madame Joyeuse was fool!" she
exclaimed; "but there was really much
sound sense, after all, in the opinion o
! Eugenie Salsafette. She was u ve-y bean,
tiful and painfully modest young lady
who thought the ordinary mode of habili
mcnt indecent and wished to dress herself
always, by getting outside, instead of in
side of her. clothes. 1t is thing very
easily done, after all. You have only tt
do so--aud then .so--so--so--and theI
so--so--so--apd then"
"Mon dieu! Nam 'selle Salsafette!" here
cried dozen voices at once. What az,
you about?--forbear!-- THAT is sufficient
we see. very plainly, how it is done!--
hold! hold!' and several persons wer,
already leaping from their seats to withol>
Mam'selle Salsafette from putting hersel
upon o par with the Medieean Venus
when the point was very. eifectnally ant
Suddenly accomplished by series of louc
screams, or yels, from some portion of lh'
main body of the chateau.
My nerves were very much affected, in
deed, by these yells; but the rest of tn,
company really pitied. never saw an.
set of reasonable people SO thorough.
f. fishtened ia my life. They all grew a
pale as SO many corpses, and, shrinking
within their seats, sat quivering aud glib
herring with terror, and listening for
repetition of The sound. 1t came again
louder AID seemingly nearer--and then
third time Gerry loud, and then fourtI
time with a vigor evidently diminished
Al this apparent dying away of the noise
the spirits of the company were immedi
ately regained, and all was life and anec
dole as before. Inow yentpred to inqnir
the cause Of the Disturbance
"a mere bagateRe,' said Monsieu
Maillard. I'VE are used to these thing,
aud care really very little about then
I The lunatics, every now and then, eac a