Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-05
RICHMOND WHIG.
TILE RoHENIANS OF PARIS.


lists scupors md Journalists who live in ani border
ed on all sides 10y poverty and situated under all the lat
itudes Of hope. Ii is les well known when and how
that originated and that information weproPose
TO give
About twenty wears ago seven young fellows poets,
students and artists formed small society. One eve
ming one Of them suddenly exclaimed ~ are the sew
en- capital sins" This idea received with applause,
and the senior Of the band then spoke as follows The
moment form sect has arrived, IN tue temples
OF which idencss and fantasy shall reigu lou have all
certainly met on the highways those bands OF psies who
come by the bui Of The sun, and called EOhemauS.
These children of liberty migrate wherever their fancy
leads them they have for the morrow they eat
and drink what chance may bring them, and eep under
the first green tree which Ot6T They Tie BOhum
ans of the hiphways let US De the Bohemiaus Of the
cities This speech greeted with three rounds OF
cheers anI that day tle realm OF Bohemia was ioun-
dcd.
The seven Bohemi-rs met every evening 10 a lonely
coftehouse To which ,hcy had given the high oandng
OF RaIlers Cluh. 1t they 10y chance met ~ so
cety asked the other, Are you going 70 me club,
and young French ladies' locked with ave anon These
elegant gentlemen who certainly ked hiy Ju5 al rliN
This club was Of a very extraordinary kiGd aud dis
cusscd the most tremendous p1radoNs twas ihe hrr-
hud of ce,ucsn and 81, list OF members csud boaia
MOhammeilu, aud even a iaklr. Celebrities were not
admitted aud il member had Er forgotten himself
as to become Oh ,iugUi>hai in ac politics or literature,
he was inelo7aby erased from the golden book. This
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minutes 10 build upa new social system. Every evening,
witcisms bon a.o,Saud claiorrS the Only commodity
which was not scarce among them, were hEshy wasted
afterwards collected by pay"ritcrs, and generally as
cribed by the public 10 old Taleyraud
One evening solicitor suddenly entered the club, and
informed them that one OF the had inherited forty
thousand francs This communication received with
such a shout of applause as dcatencd the solicitor \
council Immediately held 10 determine what should
be done with this fbul)Us sum One OF them proposed
U ILL. 9 N#... LOO
pie. another to buy prncpa'y in Arcadia; third
Journey TO lta,y. Italian" exclaimed the seven IN "a
.reath Is dd Oucc the cOml lauiOu OF Eneas and week
aitgrwaJd, they i0uugiug under the azure sky OF
Naples lying Ia the grass OF lsrha aud Capt. anu sun
ming themselves OF the Pesppo Lighting their cigars
AZ the glowing stones thrown up from the crater OF es-
uyus; and there they lived in grand style for three
months until one morning they awoke without baIotco
left Of all the forty thousand francs wtich we're to last
forever They tutn bethOuGht themselves o! returning
10 France but band OF seven empty somachs could
well march together without starving ont the conn-
ry through which they passed they separated and agreed
10 meet six weeks later at RaidIers Cico
Then followed the Oiyssoys OF seven careless Young
adventures Ole of them who could not separate m"-
selffrom the beautiful gulf Of Naples remlued al an inn
in the ucghborhood ami lived upon 2 proceeds OF ms
clothes which be sold 90 jew from dry to day "Ane
host who had watched with anxiety the eyO.uonS OF
this fugitive wardrobe, one morning. 10 hrs guest
and offered him huuGieu francs with winch to rel IN
m Paris but the Bohemian too pIuud 90 accept this
sum withOu, having honestly gained it, Being somewhat
of painter he therefore took the porras OF the whole
family Of the landlord, who aitcrwardy accompanied Linn
on bOlgd the ship, where hc parted tom MN with the
utmost regret Such is the charm OF Youth and genius
that even the heart Of Neop9iun unkcepcr may Oc
touched by IT,
The Bohcmians are now no longer confined to laial-
rs Club: taere are some who have position IN soce-
u and account at ,hei7 bluker bat tley aye never
hecss Bohemia. by nature. such IVES Balzlc. and SIch
Is Alexandra Dumas. BJz-c very conscientious IN
pavia- his debts but It IS Just as true that man ever
bad more singular ones ,LI. b.. is'cud ouce meeting
hia In tie street invited him to dine certain restu-
/ rant. Pray cNcuse me-, WAS Illzlc- reply IL am on
! bad terms with the landlord for. owe him eight
hundred francs Tor outlets Sometimes he bad very &C.
centric vhus cmours, othrys he once took /, into his
head 20 have d saloon eltry furnished IN white Sala,
,nd with au immense chandelier l'.dcut rom ihe cell
ing Two friends who visited him ir the evening found
/ him pacing to and fro in the apartment, murmunng,
Who is 90 paw for the white satin ~ The two gentlemen
admired bi, ly!uruhed saloon, but wanted
the chandelier lighted before they could fully express
their opinion upon tie subject. Forty candles were
soon burug and the effect was masahccn'i but Biz1c
went on mu'teiug "WhO Is TO pay FOR the whe satin!
Al that momcn knock tthc door was heard; iJ was
prbsher who wished to see Blzgc a publisher e1-
! claimed Balzlc, "tud forty candles burning He must
! paw for IT, Throw yourself on ,he soits, lie added 10
hi, friends, don't be afraid oil soiisg them with your
boots"
The door opened, the publisher entered, and daz-
zlad by the sploudgr Of Tie however Bazac con
rrued pacing and fro, quite accustomed 10 live
amid BlbyIouilu luNurv lie then enqured the publish
ers bu-iuess " should ae 20 publish novel Ok yonr-,
,,ammered he "Ah, indeed, replied l.aiAci we'll aHi
vcry much occupied very iItigu.d but -. Aud then
he requested rhe publisher return the following
dav u order % arrange the matter Il owe Pro dence
| at least q pound Of candles, exclaimed Bazac as
the publisher vas gone He believes, OF course
that bum forty candles every evening; and 1t is quite
obvious that le cannot Offer ,he same sum TO man who
burns such ight be would to one Who works by a
dismal lamp. let MS eNtinguish the chandelier my sat
! iu Is raid for.
Alexandra Dumas has wasted million, in few years.
Ir Monte Chri,to country house ia the uoghLOfhoOd
offs, Germlin furnished with all possible refinement aud
luxury he kept open table tor all hrs friends and this
WAS sometimes taken advantage o. ny strangers. One
dav NJ Aph0nse Karr, who has since quilted Bohemia,
and become "a gardener seeing person at table ln-
Jufgue IN very remarkable manner inquired his name
of Dumas lee replied II don't know him be is sure To
be- friend of uy SON karr then asked the son, who
answered II don't know him he ssure TO be irl nd
OF INV father Dumas the elder very choice IN the
selection OF paper hanging, and no1ohger pleased "h
the design OF one which mad bought perhaps only q
week before he took his pointed cane bored holes in the
manor and entirely spoiled IT, On the following day he
selected another which soon shared The same tate some
wears afterwards he very much reduced IN crcuH-
! s-1rccs Olce on the occasion OF Il society OF young
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Nason poree ia Paris when the bill ior the dinner was
handed 10 them U Nas discovered 'hat not one Of them
had the wherewitha TO pay it. DumS alone had live
! frame niece and after some consultation It was agreed
that he should step the road aud fetch some mon
ev from his father H. returned with bis pockets
emuter than before for he had Just lent the five francs
to his father to pay very pressing demand from lis
/ cobbler
One of the Oldest Bohemians whoever lived a
man by the name Of Cabaunon, vie, IN TINS civilized
century, played tricks which We would oaly believed to
have happened in the Arabian Nights. He lived IN II
havoi but on the Boueyards he always appeared most
elegantly dressed He also possessed the livery OF a
/ footman and when counting lady, would sometimes
/ say: Permit me to send You some flowers BY my
negro" lie then returned into his hiy-oit, backeEed
his face and hands put his livery, and carried the
/ promised bouquet the lady, saying; my master, n.
Cabauuon, has the honor Of sending these howers to
( madame" On one occasion, a ga.lartry OF this hud
! cost him his last Ave francs The lady TO whom he
brought the flowers 50 charmed with their beauty
that She gave him louis gratuity Caoannoa was thus
,omreued 90 accent fifteen francs for his courtesy.
The Bohemians are often very generous. When Be
nazet the celebrated crouger still regacd at the Paais
Roya a Bohemian once won thirty thousand francs II
tsHts ct garsa's He might have taken the money TO
banker but not knowing one lie kept in hls pocket,
and while strolng through the garden Of the Paas Roy
al be met three OF lis friends sud at once gave them
thirteen thousand francs. "Eh, well he sl'd alter
they had parted seventeen thousand francs l. an odd
sum had better 90 back and gain three thousand more
TO make twenty thousand Shortly aterward he re-
turned with a much lighter purse than he had entered
with and possessing, in fact, only twenty-iour sous,
which he had cautiously laid aside for E4 dinner; nor
aid he think of going to those friends 20 whom he had
lust given thirteen thousand francs but went quietly to
the restaurant where he usually diued for tweny-iouF
sous.
During the reign of Louis Philippe there we're many
potcal Bohemaus who connected themselves with tue
/ parliamentary opposition. Amongst them was one so
moor that he could never afford dine he went to bed