East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-12-02

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at Mortimer, and then half arch and
half complacent one at her own fine
person-"but now L have grown mis-
trustful of praise, and hard of heart.
AS Schiller says, "rhe periuries of
men are innumerable; an angel would
grow gray ere no could write them
down." Besides, too, | consider love
an odious, enervating passion"
90 say not SO, madam; love to a
woman is like varnish to a picture; it
modifies all her indifferent qualities,
and enhances all her good. A woman
really, truly III love, is thousand
times more amiable in the eyes Of
"Iror lovor than IN those of nnv
body else, / agree with you perfect
ly. Ny ideas of a lovc-sick damsel
are always connected with something
sOnaeteering, rGlc-tace and c6eeted; and
with all my heart, ] pity those na-
lures inhamablc-"
Now that's just what | say, my
lady," cried a stontoIian voice opposite
to them ats nature must be inflam-
able; for if the oxygen do not burn
-"
"lIer ladyship, | am sure" eagerly
interrupted his opponent, "sees the
utter fallacy of your argument"
Sir, | have never argued at all
you wont let me"
81 say" continued his infieXiblc adj
versary, ''thc oxygen, my lady"
~ say" vociforated the other, ''thc
nitrogen, my lady"
"And L say" exclaimed an old fat
gentleman, who had been talking in
cessantly for tho previous two hours,
say, that the most beautiful specimen
of combustion l ever witnessed was at
the French opera the other night"
ado you mean the red flame that
"To be surc l do" cried the fat
gentleman; and then grumbled sotto
voice, how people do love talking
| say that you have no idea OF the eff
feet of this red ilamc-the Parisians
are all quito wild about, and intro
duce in every spectacle piece
60 saw it," exclaimed the littlo rod
skinned man, whose tiny nose was the
centre of a circle described by the out
line of his forehead, checks and chin +;
and whose whole face, i'll fact, would
have served an excellent substitute for
Gibbons, i'll cngendering Madame Du
Dcfiand's extraordinary idea. Il
saw it. and l candidly own, that my
evidence is completely confrmatory OF
the prolocutor's; the red flame is won
81, crcu rn0 .aD, --''''''''''
" nrov tell mo where can ~et some
when | return To-, to get up Don
Giovanni at my theatre there; and
how cxcellently and delightfully."- such
magnificent light as you describe
would aid the effect of his descent
with the ghost. / declare, it will be
so charming, / think we must make
him, if we can, go to the--you know
where-tplce III tho same evening""
81 am sorry that l cannot crafty
your ladyship's curiosity" replied the
''prolocutor," rs the circular-faced
gentleman termed him, but the com
position of the powder that produces
the famc is profound secret ; one for
which the inventor asks an almost in
credible sum-"
60" exclaimed the baroness, her
desires particularly excited by this un-
expected opposition to their gratitica-
ton | would give the world to get
some of it."
"Would you?" cried Mortimer
eagerly; ''thcn you shall have some
within n few minutes, and as much a:
YOU can desire within few days; that
is, if you will bc kind enough to allow
me to send one of your servants to my
hotel, which is only Il score of yards
from hence.
OF course the permission was read
ily accorded, and i'll Il few minutes tho
servant returned, beariug n small
piece of folded paper which he deliv.
cred to Mortimer; who opened ant
displayed TO her ladyship three or foul
ounces of gray coulored powder.
"This." cried he. dis the source oi
the red flame that these gentlemen
have been describing to YOU. The
moment l heard of its wonderful Of
fects / set strenuously TO work TO dis
cover its composition; and knowing
of course, hypcr-oxy-muriatc of potasl
must form a principle portion, after |
fortnight's incessant labour, | at lcngtl
discovered the secret. Now shoul,
your ladyship like to SEQ a portion o
it burnt, which | can easily effect OF
the back of ono of these platcs:'
81 should be delighted" replie'
Lady dElmont.
"And so should I"-And so shoul'
~ echoed some score of half-starve'
wanderers, whom the emptiness q
their stomachs rendered locomotive.
"Wcll, thcn," replied Mortimer, L"
will Immediately have the pleasure o
gratifying your ladyship;" and he IN
vertcd u plato on the table in the cen
trc of the room, and proceeded to al
range his materials; his friend, Dry
ant, at his elbow, vainly counscllinI
him to desist.
In the meantime there circulate
among the company enough reports G
rcd namc,' handsome young mar
only son, and ten thousand per annur
to bring more than one half of thci
around tho spot whore our hero wa
stationed for such, ut any rate, in m
present situation, he may with propr
city be designated.
immediately over Mortimcr's hca
hung an immense chandelier; all tf
lights of which, with the exception
some half dozen or SO, he, with th
consent of Lady dElmont, and in o
der 10 cnchancc the effect and splcndc
of his flame, desired TO be extil
guished. All the candles too wei
then removed.