The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-09-11

Many years ago, Mr. Becktord
presented bill to the House of Com
mons for preventing bribery and cor
ruption at elections, in which was
clause to oblige every member to
swear on his admissionoto the house
that he had not, directly or indirect.
~ givena bride to any elector. This
clause was SO universally opposed, az
answering no other end but that of
perjuring the members, that Mr.. |
Beckford was compelled to withdraw
it. Mr.. Thurlow opposed this bill in
long speech, to which Mr.. Beckford
very smartly replied "The honora-
BILE gentleman" said he, sin his learn
ed discourse, gave us first one defini-
ton of corruption, then he gave us
another definition Of it, and l think
he was about to give US a third.
Pray does the gentleman imagine
there is single member of the house
that does not know what corruption
is?"
An attorney once brought an action
against farmer for having called
him rascally las0er. An old hus-
bandman being a witness, was asked
Il nc heard the man call him a law
yer? II did," was the reply. "Pray,''
says the judge, "what is your opinion
of the import Of the word ?" "There
can be no doubt of that" replied the
fellow. why, good man." said the
judge, "there is no dishonor in the
name, is there?" II know nothing
about that" answered he, "but this 4
do know, if any man called me a
lascer, I'd knock him down." "Why,
sir" said the judge, pointing to one
OF the counsel, shat gentleman is a
lawyer, and that, and that, and I too
am lawyer" "No, no. replied the
fellow; "no, my lord !: you are a
judge, | know; but you are not a
lancer, I'm sure"
Cardinal du Perron used to say,
that the happy application of a verse
from Virgil was worth talent and
le,|perhaps too much prepossessed
in their favor, has insinuated, that
there is not less invention in book,
than In beng the first author of that
thought. The art Of quotation re-
quires more delicacy in the practice
than those conceive who can see
nothing more in the quotation than
an extract. Whenever the mind of a
writer is saturated with the full in
spiration of great author, quota
ton gives completeness to the whole;
it seals his feelings with undisputed
authority. Whenever we would pre-
pare the mind by forcible appeal, IAN
opening quotation is a symphony pre-
luding on the chords whose tones we
are about to harmonize.- CarioSities
Of Literature.
Chesterfield happened to be at a |
rout in France, where Voltaire was
oneot the guests; Chesterfield seemed
gazing about the brilliant circle of
the ladies; Voltaire accosted him
"My lord, know you are a Judge
which are the most beautiful, the
English or the French ladies P" Cup
on my word" replied his lordshlp,
with his usual presence of mind, 81
am no connoisseur Of paintings"
Some time after this, Voltalre being
III London, happened to be at noble
mans rout with Lord Chesterfield;
lady in company, prodigiously paint
ed, directed her whole discourse to
Voltalre, and entirely engrossed his
conversation. Chesterfield came up.
and tapped him on the shoulder, say
ing, "Sir, take care you are not cap
tivated." "My lord" replied the
French wit, II scorn to be taken bv
an English vessel under French col
ors."
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