The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-07

baric within the dusty halls of learn
ing :" eineuInteI u scholar of Lemoine.
What doth the jeulouspated slayer Of
his wife and unborn child within the
rcnch Of frna-sppktn voices, and may
hnp Of well directed blndes2 2 Methinks
II were more prudent 10 torry within
the bowers OF lis bareD than to hazard
his pcrrimed person among us."
"Well suid rejoincd the scholar Of
Clunv down with Rene dc Villequier,
though he be Governor Of Paris"
What title hath The Abbn de Bran
tome 10 n snai amongst u5 ~ snid the
scion of Hares,,tt "certcs ne hath
reputation for wit, md scholarship, and
galluutry. But what is that to lls :? His
place might now be Tiled by worthicr
men"
"And what in the devils nnma. brings
Cosmo Ruggieri hithcr p asked the
Bernardin. What doth the wrinkled
old dealer In the binck art hope TO learn
from us We are not given TO alchemy
and the ocult sciences, we practice no
hidden mysteries we brew no phiItres ;
we compound no slow poisons we vend
no waxen images. What doth he here,
! say 'Tis u scandal In the rector to
permit his presence. And what IL he
came under the safeguard, and by the
Medicis Shall We regard her passport :?
Down with the heathen able, his
denominations hnve been endured too
long they smell rank in our nostrils
Think how he ensnared La Mole think
on his numberless victims. Who mixed
tho Internal potion Of Charles IX.2 Let
him answer that. Down with the in
fidel the jew the sorccrcrl The stake
were too good for him. Down with
Kuggicri, I say"
"Ay. down with the accursed astrolo-
ger" echoed the whole crew. "IIe has
dcnc abundant mischief in his time. A
day Of reckoning has arrived. Hath he
cast his own horoscope? Did he forcsee
his own fatc2 Iia har'
"Morbleu!" exclaimed another. What
are the sophisters Of Narbonne TO the
docrctists Of the Sorbonne, who will dis
cusS you IL position OF Cornelius u In
pide or u sentence Of Peter Lombard,
as readily as you would llask Of hippo
cras, or slice of botargo. Ay, and cry
transact TO a thesis Of Aristotle, though
it be against rule. What sayst thou,
Capcte Z" continued he. addressing his
neighbor, u scholar Of Montaigu, whose
modest grey capuchin procured him
this appella,ion "Are we the men TO
be thus scurvily entreated %
i see not iflAj yCHl IItIiiS hIS RIcsiLsI
than ours" returned he Of the capucb,
Though our boasting be less. The fol-
lowers Of the lowly John Standoncht are
as well able TO maintain their tenets IN
controversy US those or Robert OF Sor-
bon and | see no reason why entrance
should be depied US. The honor Of the
university is NJ stake, and all It's
strength should be mustered to assert
it.
Rightly spoken" returned the Ber
nardin 'and 1t were a lasting disgrace
to our schools were this arrogant Scot
to carry off their iaurcls when 50 many
who might have been found follower his
crest are allowed no share Ia their de-
fcnse. The contest Is one that concerns
lis all alike We at least can arbitrate
in case of need" "
II care not fer the honors Of the uni
versity,". rejoined one of the Ecossais,
or Scotch College, then existing In the
Rue des Amandiers, "butN care much
for the glory OF my countryman, and /
would gladly have Witnessed the
triumph OF the disciples Of Rutherford,
and Of the classic Buchanan. But IL the |
to which you would resort |
is TO be that Of voices merely, am glad |
the rector in his wisdom has thought fit
TO keep you without, even though my
self be PERSONALLY Inconvenience by it..
"Hijo di Dios! what fine talking is
this?o retOrted the Spaniard. There
s little chance of the triumph you pre-
icate for your countryman. Trust me, |
we shall have to greet his departure |
rom the debate with many Kisses and |