The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-12-12
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The Yale Alumni Association, of this
city. met last evening At Delmonico's,
Mr.. Albert Matthews in the chair. II
was announced that the jubilee meeting
would be held on the 4sb OF December
next. The Treasurer's report sho wed a
balance on hand of s942,92 Prof.
Wheeler, of the Class of 81. having
been introduced, said the subject of his
paper had been demanded, and his reply
Was, 81 non zero bex'tr0rato. The pro-
fessor then proceeded to destroy some
popular sayings, to the amusement Of All
present. 1t has been said, said be, tha,
Louis XIV. said: "Heaven has deprived
me OF wife whose first and only fault
was her DEATH" But he never said any.
thing of the sort; that was said 100
yeafs before Louis XIV was born.
[I.aughter.] Speaking Of great siege
of famous fortress, where but few sur.
vived the affrsy, he said: The CONVEX.
sation of ono of the survivors, whose
presence at this siege was doubted, vas,
"Who do you take me for! I commaud.
ed wheelbarrow brigade, and we were
engaged in carrying off the same refuse.
[Great laughter. Rabelais is reported
to have said, "Draw tho curtain, the
farce is played OUT" but the truth was,
said the Professor, this expression was
first uttered by contemporary of Cicero.
Laughter Cardinal Mszarin had two
nieces, both exceedingly beautiful crea-
lures. One of these married an italian,
although it was currently believed that
the King of France was desperately in
love with her. When che went away
from Paris she said, or it is said che
said, "You love me; you are King /;
and yet you lose me-" Now what she
did say was. "You weep; you are King
and Jet 1 am unhappy" We have the
evidence, continued the Professor, of the
Kings physician that he was i'll, tor he
was bled twice in the feet, six times in
the arm, and l may add, he had been
married just two hundred and seventy
days.
1t Ia reported that Louis XIII said
on bis death-bed. when he saw the little
Dauphin in the room, "Who is that
boy 7" The Dauphin replied, 81 am
Louis Quartoze." "Not yet, not yet"
said the dying King. But he never
said any thing Of the kind. 1t has been
related, continued Prof. Wheeler, that
Louis XIV came in great haste from
in the forest of Vincennes, to
Paris, where the Parliament was in ses.
sion, to compel that body to register an
edict which they had refused to do. Ex-
postulated with on his appearance In
top boots, and clothing covered with
mud, 40 not becoming to the State, it is
said the King testify exclaimed, "The
State! am the State" He never said
any such thing. 1t was said by Mazarin
20 years before; and for that matter 1t
was said long before by Queen Elizabeth
Of England.
The Professor said that If he could
have his way he would annihilate Leon
idas and the story of his retreat; the
death ofSappho, who did net throw him.
self from a rock; King Phillip of Maced-
orna;the lantern Of Diogenes, and the tub
story, too, for the matter; the story of
The sons OF BrutIs; also of the Gracchi
also the story of Ham bal breaking up
the rocks OF the Alps with hot vinegar;
also the story of Archimedes, who did
not exclalm eureka when he in
vented the screw. He would also an
initiate the story about Columbus stand
ing an egg on its little end by breaking
The shell and he would do away with
other absurd stories like unto those he
had mentioned. In conclusion, the
lecturer said: "The story is told, time
and again that Milton dictated to his
Two daughters the story Of "Paradiso
Lost" The fact is they couldn't read.
Laughter But this is no worse than
he story told of the great German post.
Il is aaid Goethe exclaimed, " hen dying,
Light, more light" What he did say.
was to the woman nurse, and was in
.hese words; "Bring the candle nearer"
Laughter and applause.
A member Of the alumni arose and
aid be should like to ask Prot. Wheeler
( there was any reason to doubt the
tory OF George Washington and his
title Ratchet. The lecturer replied
in the Affirmative. A vote OF
hanks to the Professor was then passed.
Hon. Edward Pierrepoint was introduc-
ID, and made few remarks, after which
he meetinp adiOupned