The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-18

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Melancholy Of Protested Wits.
One day Phillip III, King Of SPAIN was
standing in one Of the balconies OF his
palace, observing young Spanish stu q
dent. who was sitting in the sun and :. ::
reading book, while he was bursting a
out into loud fits oflaughter. The .ur- t
Their the student read, the more lbs q
eavetv increased, until at last he was 50 $
violently excited that he let the BOOK ,
fall from his hands. and rolled on Inc {
ground in a state ofintense hllarlty' Inc
king turned to his courtiers and salo
THAT young man is either mad, or ne IS
reading Don Quixote." One OF the
guards of the palace went to pick up the
book. and found that his majesty had
guessed rightly. Yet Miguel Cerventes'
the author of this book which IS SO anus,
| ing, had dragged on the most wretched
and melancholy existence. he was
grooming and weeping, while all SPAN
was laughing at the humorous adven-
lures Of the night Of La Mancha and the
wise sayings Of Sancho Panza.
1t is well known that Mollere, the nrst
comic author in France, the man VINO
} wrote the ludicrous scenes of the Doctor
: in Srite of Himself, The Country Gentle
: man. and the Hopochondriac, was prey
} to invincible melancholy. Moliere was
seldom cheerful, and never without great
! effort. After having diverted Louis
q XIV. the court, and the whole city, ne
, carried into his domestic circle, and even
e into his intercourse with men OF letters.
: a sadness, which the greatest worldly
It prosperity could never entirely dlsPel.
e Sterne, that wit so full Of raillery, pos.
sessed an exterior the least humorous that
l could be imagined. On first seeing TINS
e little man in black coat. white wig,
}, and a sallow countenance, no one woulu
Sc have supposed that he was Jester 1ul'
II of levity. cD.
pit There is well-known anecdote Of Bian
W colelli. the celebrated harlequin, whose
n. oambols and drolleries have been tn
I'd amusement Of all Paais, at the theatre
ne the fair Of St. German. One day ply
en- s;c;an of great eminence in this city, De
I'd held man entering his study, who came
~ as he said, to seek the assistance Of n,
VS., sk;ll against disease which nothing coul
ay cure. Having made some inquiries INT
". the cause Of his suferings. the unknow
ly natient replied that he was afflicted wit
m. = deep melancholy, which rendered lille
cal insupportablc burden.
me ..You must excite the nervous system,
re- said the physician to his patient.
in 81 do. every day Of my life, but 1t do'
ice not make me forget my sadness, repli'
IN IN, the patient. ;,
zeal "You must travel. then.
leir ST have made the tour Of Europe, al
les, still my wretchedness has Travelled WI
=" me-" ~. :.
in .sOh the case is sad indeed. but 81
rue there is a remedy: 60 every evening
the Italian comedy: you will see the
ebrated Harlequin Biancolelli; his gaye
- is catching; that will make you enc
cred full
$ on "A,as. SIR said the poor patient,
SOP nv malady is incurable, am BIZ
nr colelli.'
ouse Dickens, in his Life OF Orimaio
ed in sneaks OF the devouring melancne
and which pursued this celebrated actor wn
apid ever he was off the stage, or lett 20
for own resources, and it is well known !
the Iiston. whose face was sufficient to SET
occu- audience in good humor, was connSr
flee. bvnochondriac. Who are the men
ty to ili.tempercd in their own houses! me-
, not the most morose and captioas disposlti'
mark who Quarrel with their wives and
have dren. and servants, who know not
eliti- ,o 40 with themselves, or how to get
mo- of their WEAKNESS! They are comM'
|, my such as exhibit in society the most Jo
character, the utterers OF witty Ell
.rican S;ons the droils, who are saluted on I
,st Of entry inte a place with bursts Of laugl
ponsi- and whose inventive powers IN bun
nPlcx erv are inexhaustiblc.
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