, 1873-10-19

Affair." waa tho suggestion Of otl,ors, nnl the ido
w wha quickly abandoned. Ills ambition, nay'
saint-s'Hlon. "waa to command whilo war last
el, aud at other tinea to sock pleasure, witI,ou
constralft to himholf or to othors." III llla in,
plety he HaB ossontatious to affoctation; for hif
moss outrageous dobauohos ho wonla aclccl
ts. taetn ai'tl holy daya.. l1o parado1 :. hls con
lss atdod fo1 1a'fo thass Ono 5 Ghrstas 1%a
TO DO tioyoutiy intent upon book which ali bo.
loved to bG . missal. Tho next dny laly OK;
pressed to him tho pleasure aho had felt al
plo, madame" ho replied, 1T was Aabolais,
ngainnt onnut." Tho beauty Of tho chapel, the
esplendor OF tho spectacle, and Tho noblenesa Of
sne music, undoubtedly tho fneat that could be
against onnui. Ho was notorlously fa1se and it1-
elncero. He loved to sot everybody By tho oars,
and thus load them on to tho betrayal Of one an-
othor's aeorcte. This creatod for him more enc
mioa than any other Of Ills vices. uo was
ALIKE INCAPABLE OF nATE AND LOVE.
Iho only porson who over exercised any real
power oyor lis mind was Dubois, aud
Its power from frat to lust wau absolute.
Unlike sn,. Ike, tho late King, ho waa nevor In
known, oven in tho most helplesH moment Of ln-
ttoxication, to betray to tlom State scoret.
"Ho wna born ennuye," says saint-simon; Tho
WINS go accustomed to live out Of himself that ho
only in Tho movement and whfrlwind Of stirring
events; ho must DO at tho head Of an army, or
baHlod In preparations for a campaign, or IN tho
noiao and excitement Of a debauoh. With
out bnstlc. tumult, some sort OF c1oess,
hands. And yet hia taatca and accomplishments
woro humorous and brilliant: Mo delighted IN
experimental chemistry, In distilling perfumes
no waa au admirable painter, as we'll as q con-
.,f!a nofl!aseur, and had collected, works Of art
cd those Of tho King himsolt. Ho was
a passionate loyor Of music, and Ind
composed more than ono opora Of no mean
merit. "Novor,' to again quote Baint-Simon,
80 varied. and mover WAS man Buch an idlor nor
80 entirely delivered up to onnui and nothing
nesH."
To account for this unhappy contradiction,
Madame his mothor, who WAS groat reader Of
fairy loro. invented
a PRETTY LITTLE FABLE. -..
She said that at hiB BIRTH all tho fafrios had
boom summoned round hor bod, but TINT, unfor-
tunately. one old fairy, who had disappeared for
such sue very Long limo as to have quito slipped
Suddenly, however, Hhe appeared, leaning
upon hor stick. Piqued at the uniyoraal forget.
fuineas, sho revenged horsolf by rendering
al tho taonts presented By Tho other fairioa
he vas ever able to turn to good account.
in tho afternoon, tho morning having pasaed
In gradually arousing himself from tho gtupor
Of tho previous ntghss dobauch. After ho had
was ready for business. Ills first visit
whom ho always troated with thso,
mont profound respect. There ho would romain
tended the Council Of State; this dispatched,
LIE paid visit either to his mother at Saint
Cloud. to tho Duchesao do Berry at:the Laxoul-
bonrg. or to somo OF his other children, for all
Of whom le had a groat Affection. So passed.
tho tinle until 10 at night,
THE Itoun FOB SUPPER.
TAe guoats at those famous or rather 10.
famous, feasta, which almost rival In historical
celebrity the epicurean banquots Of ApiciuR or
hHenus ,t IL :. we're usually restricted to twenty
frequently increased ad 1lbitum. They we're So
lecscd from all, and from tho most diverse,
classos Of aocicty-nobleg, poots. philosophers,
wits, abbcs, couFteanns, Court ladies. Tho apart
ments UoEo furnished with the most costly
tho tables loaded will, magnih-
cent plato flowers and tho most 1elicioua wines
aud yiandB. As q proparative for drinking, the
handp, an immense goblet in tho form OF q bar
rol, hooped with gold and filled with vino, waa
was tie r.igte'sr to empty ut the first round.
Coarse bon mots, Ballcs OF lcontiouy wit,
'hieily directed against religion and morality, in
which each stroye to outdo the othor III irrovor-
A!AA tAHbH<4 alU1ttu TO mouth
tho wild license moMentarily increasing as tho
vine circulated, until the revel ended In help
oss iuto1ication. This was tho more
fGs9s 7fs9toa. wore of 6ters th' ,d Rs; :; s9Rsr,
riot, and nil!Bcrin,inato gathering, resomblod
m old Crock aaturnalia or q performance OF
THE MYSTERIES OF ApuAoDlrE.
About this time Canaillao originated public
oalis. Tho opera-houso Was built in the gnrden
}1rnCE FIN 1t{
Tho Regent frequently attended theso balls, aud
through this entrance sometimes brought |
company Of tue masquer1 to sup
,oad eaoP ahea pes ss'saee Found dpog fSg gr9os
ablcs, and .groedily dovour tho costly conleati-
lies and oloioe wines;, grisottes, dapsouses,
,ob!e ladies' in tho motloy attire Of Chinese,
'ayaderes, nuns, fairies, Circassians aacrilog.
GUS 1esta and wild laughter, babol Of tongues,
[isputes. 9uarrels, sometimes blows; dolirious |
nirth, oathe, blasphcmy bAcchana1ian aongv,
'oses plastiQues. unbridled licenso Of oil klnj'
tupefhction, swiniBh sleep, ind masB Of humal, |
10y scattered, amidst other remnants Of tho feast,
yor @ aetin @ couch and gorgeous carpet. Moro than
ono victim in his bony arms, aproad shr,ekins
orror aud diBmay amongst tho royolcrs.
Ono Of tho widest Of these bacchauals Was
THE REGENTS DAUGHTER.
1arried at very early ago to tho Duo do Borry,
good -natured but. 'geak~m.nded Prince, mliio,
ho dospised and hated, her whole life
mas not long ono only twon-
y-four yearH-was a horror Of immortality.
ho was only 10 when the Duke died, unloubt-
tily Of poison but by whom administered it
7ould bo difficult to say. Passionate, naughty,
asntferably arrogant. ahe pretended to tie
ighte Of Queen. She was accompanied, when
lie passed through tho streets, by tho
Ind Of the muskotoers, by tho music
{ trumpots and oymbals, but with all
IAN, tho Comte do Isiom, to whom slio wag at
myth secretly united. One might have imagined
i'm to be tho ayengor of tho dead husband, ho
rented hor with such uttor and caprlcious tyr
my; ho ordered her toilet, hor dresses, hor
worry 1uoyoment, and compelled her Tor tho
ghtest offonco to knool at Ills feet
nd usk for pardon. Her summer resi-
once WAS at La Muetto, in tho very coutro Of
,e Dots do Donloguc for amidst all hor dissi-
ations sho Ind loyo for troos and solitude and
10 simple pleasures Of country lifo At times
sense Of hor enormitios would oyerwholm
er; moro than once Bho fed to tho Car
elteH Of ehaillot to weep and pray. raclod
orce DaEHiOD9 would Onco moro nnasfcr Inv ov5 !