. The works of Voltaire : a contemporary version with notes. eyes, and who presumed to doubt that their chief wasinfallible. This contention gave rise to two parties. To appease the tumult, the dictator issued a decreedeclaring that all their vestments were red. Therewas not one vestment of that color in the QuinzeVingt. The poor men were laughed at more thanever. Complaints were again made by the com-munity. The dictator rushed furiously in, and theother blind men were as much enraged. Theyfought a long time, and peace was not restored untilthe members of the Quinze Vingt were permitted tosus
. The works of Voltaire : a contemporary version with notes. eyes, and who presumed to doubt that their chief wasinfallible. This contention gave rise to two parties. To appease the tumult, the dictator issued a decreedeclaring that all their vestments were red. Therewas not one vestment of that color in the QuinzeVingt. The poor men were laughed at more thanever. Complaints were again made by the com-munity. The dictator rushed furiously in, and theother blind men were as much enraged. Theyfought a long time, and peace was not restored untilthe members of the Quinze Vingt were permitted tosuspend their judgments in regard to the color oftheir dress. A deaf man, reading this little history, allowedthat these people, being blind, were to blame in pre-tending to judge of colors, but he remained steadyto his own opinion that those persons who were deafwere the only proper judges of music. THE EARL OF CH ESTERFIELD REPLIEDTHAT I REALLY LOOKED VERY ILL. I AN-SWERED THAT, THANKS TO GOD. MYGREATEST AFFLICTION WAS POVERTY. Original Engraving by Le Veau. THE CLERGYMAN AND HISSOUL. CHAPTER I. There can be no doubt that everything in theworld is governed by fatality.\ My own life is a con-vincing proof of this doctrine. The earl of Ches-terfield, with whom I was a great favorite, hadpromised me that I should have the first living thatfell to his gift. An old incumbent of eighty hap-pened to die, and I immediately travelled post to Lon-don to remind the earl of his promise. I was hon-ored with an immediate interview, and was receivedwith the greatest kindness. I informed his lordshipof the death of the rector, and of the hope I cher-ished relative to the disposal of the vacant replied that I really looked very ill. I answeredthat, thanks to God, my greatest afHiction was pov-erty. I am sorry for you, said his lordship, andhe politely dismissed me with a letter of introductionto a Mr. Sidrac, who dwelt in the vicinity of Guild-hall. I ran as fast as I could to this gen
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