The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1891-03-06


Willy ana Irofllgate young abbe was in
tFoouced INTO higher PArisian society. He
sag his 1irst recollection az the king was
seeing aim seated ut table between n bishop
and courtesan.
ne first wtticism Of which there is
record is perhaps the best play on words of
any credited to him. In Il controversy
"'tha young Norman officer the latter told
hlM he had yet many things to learn, add
ing Perhaps you have not yet been to
school," To Which Talleyrand replied ~
have been to school and have learned nv
letters ana know that an able "a B) is
not made to ceder &c D), and it's not your
epee n ~ can make me oter % ~" thus
lhtahs u most skillful play on eight let
tets OF the alphabet
It was this rctort. reported "a Nine ,u
Leilaud, the blind but brilliant queen of
the salons that won for Talleyrand Il sum
mons to her presence, and when he had
bowed before her, that she might pass her
band over his face and SO Fl X his features
N her mind, She said; ''Arisc, young man.
Nature has been lavish of her gifts, and
your own foresight will render You indie
pendent of those Of fortune.n
Once Tulleyrand WIZ talking WITH Nine
lU Barry the fuynrite of ,hg kim ana
she Urged him to Relate some adventure of
Enilantry. "Ah madame" I" he said. with
affected seriousness, paris is a place
where it is easier to succeed in gallantry
than To get Il beneticc" This truth pleased
the madame, and through her influence
the King bestowed on Tallcyraud the rev
ennes Of two abbeys 49,. "#
One day he was seated between the
brilliant Nine. de Stael and the beautiful
Nine Rccamiey. Tile former pressed hm
y say whicl, " woull sYve Il hoth were
II it,,fr / r 4 d (
tion, and at last replied t.Ah, madame.
you know how to swim. .
Another day another gentleman was sit
ting between the same ladies. Here am
], u he said, addressing Tnllevraud '.bc
tween intellect and beauty, y 'Ycs u said
TaIlcyrau "and without uosscss;,,y
either"
10 Il friend who annoyeti him t,y persist
cnt praises Of Il lady Al one Of the s,lons
who WAS dressed in the extreme of the
fashion Of those liberal DAYS, liz said; eyes.
she is very beautiful, but Is for her dress,
it begins TOO late and ends tf,n soon ),
1t was Valleyrand who, having renon.
Invasion of Spain, when the emperor said
'.'T.ie war with Spain will only be Il break.
fast for me, !" retortcd, II fear your ma jcsty
will be long at table. :"
On another occasion, when they had had
a sharp controversy over !: political ur,es
t!on, and NAPOLEON had been more than
usually abusive, IAlleyrln,l exclaimed
" " hat a pity that 50 great Il man Should
have been SO i'll brought up" Il most Skill
full ningling of llatterv and rcbukc, Be-
ing vexcti by cross eyed man with several
inportunate questions concerning his own
lame leg he replied, "lt is quite crooked,
sLs you see"
At another tine tu English noblrnlan
who had addressed him frequent requests
t2E his autograph received it in the follow
ing manner: Dear Sir--Will you oblige
me with your company to dinner Wcdncs-
d1E ut Q clock. have invited u number
t,t exceedingly clever persons, and do not
hke 10 'e the only tool among them.
Slih!epn once sand rather irrevereutIv