Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-04-09

nc HluSt nave courage lo uleuule WIN
assatGtida with the rcmede du Capuchin
or dc Fioraventi, when simple m0rsel
OF bread or meal may have caused us an
Indigestion
In the evening. supping tete-a-tcte
with my good aunt, | regarded her with
compassionate eyes.
"Alas!" thought l., "what would you
say, poor Annah Wunderlich, if you
knew that thousands of lcrocious micro
scopical beasts were bent upon your rain,
whilst you are TRANQUILITY drinking cup
OF tea"
why do you look at me thus, Theo-
dorc? p asked she in an anxious way.
"Oh for no particular reason
"Iou think | have a look of suffering,
do you not ?"
True. you arc very pale. imagine
YOU have received some more music -
"Oh yes. Yesterday received the
opera OF Grand Darius, sublime work,
a."
III was sure of it. You doubtless
passed the lime in practising, going into
ecStaslcs, ETC., etc
She became purple with rage.
What does it matter ii did ? Have
not right p
u did not say to the contrary; but it IS
ridiculous, YOU are running your nervous
system, you--'
"My nervous system 1t is you who
arc becoming mad. who 10 not know
what you are saying
Aunt, in the name OF heaven. calm
yourself, Anger carries of the elocIrcl-
ty, which produces in It's turn. a thousand
millions OF insects"
"lnsects she cried, jumping up like n
spring insects! Have you already seen
insects on my person? How dare you.
This IL Infamous. Leave my presence -
"Bu., my aunt"
"Go away! Go away. | disinhcril
You"
My dear aunt do not be so angry!
speak only, oil myriapodes, of thysan-
urans, OF coleopteres, OF parasites, and
OF that innumcrablo multitude of little
monsters which are lodged in your body,
aud which are eating you up"
At these words, my aunt Wunderlicll
fell back il her chair, her arms hanging,
her head resting on her breast and her
face 80 pale, that the rouge which she had
pul on her checks appeared like Spots oI
blood.
took one leap only, irom our mansion
to that ot Selsam. My friend, said |,
there is crisis.'
But ceased .as!ouudod at the company
which | found collected at the house OF
my ricud.
There was Monsieur lie Conservatism
du musec archeOlgique, Daniel Bremen
with hi, large powdered wig his chest.
nut coiorcd coat, his full face, and eyes
set in his head ike frog; holding to hi:
mouth sort OF gigantic bag pipe, anc
apparently showing the others how &c
use il then, there was Monsieur lie maitre
de chapelle. Christian Hotfer, sitting
in IN arm chair with his long legs stretch
cd out OF sight. under the table, ant
moving with his long bony fingers, thC
KEYS of another curious instrument form
cd like tube. Monsieur Kasper Mar.
bach prosecutors Pophital, Sainle Cath
crime, and RebStock, Doyen de la Facut,
des bellies, lcttrcs, each in black coat, ,anC
white crayat, were also present, ,one arm
ell with an immense bronze plate, The
other girded with kind OF drum.
Sclsam gravcly handed me Il chair, land
Monsieur le Conseivateur du musee con
tinued his explorations. This, gentle
men, said he, is the famous buscatbi.
|
des Suisses it produces terrible sounds
which are predominant over The crash o
torrents. lfAIonsieur lie consciller Theo
dore will take it, l doubt not, he vii
draw from it, grand effects.
Then solemnly, he placed tho instru
mcnt in my hands, and addressing Il
prosecteur KaSper Marbach, said;
Monsieur, your drum is the most al
milabla thing of the kind, that we have
it is lie karabo dcs Egyptians, and de
AbySsins; the mountebanSs use it 4
making the scrpents and bayadere
dance"
''Do | play it correctly ?" asked lie pros
ecteur striking blow first with his righ
hand then with his left hand"
You succeed admirably. and as 70
Monsieur lie Doyen he will have to IA
from second to second on his plate; th
famous tam tam, and the effect OF it
doleiul sounds will be colossal, especial
ly in the silence OF the night Gentle
men, have you comprehended me ?"
Perfectly"
Then He may depart on our errand
mercy But, said Sesam we must inform
Theodore oi our determination.
And he thus addressed me:
"My dear friend, the case OF your re
spectacle aunt calls for sublime rem
edy. Alter ha ling reflected for q Ion
time. Il luminous thought enlightene
me. Her disease being cloyment {
the nervous system. and debility resultin
from the abuse of music, the enemy mus
be crushed by adopting lc principe {
Hippoerate, Contraria contraries cursn
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