Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-04-16
The Dsrnier Resort.

Ivy 'oil lIic iolloWlnS story OF AlcNan-
der Dumas, Jr., i'll Paris, year or two ago:
Soulouque sent an Envoy to France,
charged with private mission, and armed
with full powers. Shortly after the sable
minister's arrival, he caused himself to be
presented to Alexander Dumas Sen, whose
papa, as every ono knows or ought to know,
was n magnificent general. of molasses
color. Dumas senior was shade LIGHTER
than that of his parent, being of saddle
tint, and Dumas, junior, son of Dumas,
senior, preteads. to be almost white, So he
was-in the dark. sse,.
The lIuytien envoy, after automatically
beating about the bush for n considerable
time, finally came to business, and wound
up by Informing the astonished novelist
that his (the cnvoy's) mission to France,
was for the purpose of demanding the hand
in marriage of Dumas, junior, for her Inn
perial Highness, Princess Olive, daughter
ofthc Emperor fall the Haytics.
"The hand of Alexander" cried father
Dumas, thunderstruck Goodness gra-
cious Goodness The colored pusson
must be insanc-I say you must be -"
lie paused. The fact is, the author of
Monte Crsto bears the cnviablc reputation
of never having said disagreeable word to
anybody. So he,simply added, by way of
saying something: "It's impossible, sir (!
Utterly impossibleW
Why" demanded the envoy.
Why?-Because- !--becausemy
sons origin is too obscure for him to dream
of such an honor!" And Papa Dumas
thought this triumphant piece of cum
ming.
Nothing OF the sort, sir And after
modcsty, "whot are we? Only parvenus,
[ myself once peddled oysters You
wouldn't imagine it, | know; but it's a
fact. Besides, sir, five were to demand
Prince we could be refused or, at all
events, be fobbcd oftwith an old and ugly
one. a literary Prince--that's the ticket!
He may write as many books and plays
! down there as he choscs."
Papa Dumas, terribly embarrassed, scratch
ed his ear, and at last said:
Listen to me. | know Alexander toll
erably well, lie is continually growing
about my ignorance of business; and, as
for taking wife upon my recommendation,
he would laugh at the bare idea Suppose
we ask Thompson to break the subject to
him
Inc envoy was satisfied with this plan,
and Thompson was forthwith desired to
repeat the proposition to Dumas, jr. Du-
mas junior, swore that Thompson must be
crazy, and ordered the servant to SO for a
doctor
n onSense i lnterposed Thompson, L
am perfectly sane; 1T is.you wNH are crazy
TO TO reiuse such splendid opportunity
hlnk OF fortune OF several millions
-, liah retorted Dumas, Jr. loo
RISKY IN the old darkey should happen
10 DC 9ethroned, | would be Obliged to sup
port Inc Whoic family
=, MOI at all, replied the sagacious
thompson y .,, on RISK nothing whatever
LII case OF tne niue accident you mention,
yo" could take the whole concern over to
'he on'tcu states ana sell them
Corp pEEF.-Cold feet arc the avenues
to death of multindcs every wear. l. l. n
sign of imperfect circulation. or want Of
vieor of eonstitution. No one can be
we'll whose feet are habituollv cold
Nyhcn tho blood 10 oo,,nlI,, distr;bntoI 80
every part Of the body. there is General
good health. If there be less blood nj any
one point than is natural. there is cold
ness; and not only SO, there must be more