Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-21
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Men of fasbion,lpow days, ieyince some
little care of their constitutions, and do
not drink absinthe and curacao ont Of
tumbiers like Twistleton Fiennes. That
noblemau much sstenished q new servant
recommended to him by our author, by
giving him for his first Injunction the fol-
lowing order: "Place two bottles of sher-
ry by my bedside, and call me the day
after to- morrow Nor does orr modern
extravaganza reach the fearful pitch
which is attained under the regency and
in the generation before. No Msdemoi-
selle Duthe is now beheld, even in Paris,
sin carriage covered with gold, and
drawn by eight cream colorei horses"
And when u noblemAn's affairs have to be
wound up, his friend and adviser does not
receive a note from bis lordship on the
lsst morning, as happened in Lord Alyan-
ley's case, to say that be has quite forgot
ten to take into account little debt of fifty
thousand pounds.
Lord Alvanley was ono of the few dam
dies who had great Wit. Upon returning
from Wimbledon, after his duel with Nor
gan O'Connef, he gave his hackney coach-
mana sovereign Jafvey was profnse in
his thanks, and observed that Il was q
ship to Wimbledon 'tNo, my good man;
giveiit 10 you for taxing me. bnt for
bringing me back, again. He was
chaImingly agreeab bio person andtmost
welcome guest. But there was a peculiar
ity about hisiway of putting out his he'd
candle, which made his hosts little anxI=
ious. HHe always read in bed, andiwhen
he wanted TO 20 to sleep heN either extin.
guisbcd it by thro wing It in the middle of
the room, and taking shot at it with the
pillow, or else quietly placing IL When
still lighted, under the bolster. AT Bad,
mington and other country Houses his
habits were so well known that q servant
was ordered to sit up in the passage to
keep watch over him. pr p.
Both Balzac and. Sue were prudent and
economical men compared with Alexdeer
Dumes-the Pere Pro7fqae, as he has been
styled by his witty SON. Tile amount
which he spent upon his Monte Christie
villa, with It's little dressing foom in white
marble, was quite fa1llpus,i and almost
equaled the fictitious snrns which change
hands so freely in bis wonderful novel of
that name. On one occasi5n, having oc-
casion to leave Paris upon one OF his jour
neys to foreign lands, he. allowed his
friends the run of his house and cellar
during his absence. On his return home,
he gave a breakfast to celebrate the
event. His numerous guests, towards the.
end of the repast, expressed wish to
drink his health. and the servant went
down stairs as if to look for some wine,
but soon returned with the dismal int.
ligence that it had been all drunk Du
mas slipped few Napofeons into the VAL
cts hand, and ordered him to buy some
in the neighboring -restaurateur's; but,
having some suspicion he followed the
servant when, to his, great surprise, he be-
held the fellow emerging from. his own
cellar, from whence he had brought up
his own champagne. Dumas, tho the
soul of good nature, was about to turn the
rascal off on the spot whenAthe man fell
at his kind masters feet, reminded him
that he lada wife and family, and inn.
plored his mercy, Well, 1 will forgive you
this one" said tho great writer; but
upon the next occasioni do at least gtpe
me credit" ~ b, ~ r.. g.