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M. BARPETRI.
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allowed to diverge ten yards only to the right or left of the
starting point, but so nearly straight was his progress, that he
did not deviate more than three yards from the line. He
rode an aged mare of his own, who rapidly executed her task
with her fore feet, and sliding upon her hocks, to the astonish-
ment of all present.
Observer, October 22, 1815
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ACCOUNT OF
M. BARPETRI,
AN ECCENTRIC TEACHER OF LANGUAGES IN LONDON.
, [With a Portrait.]
M. L’Abbe Barpetri, whose eccentricities have excited
much notice in this metropolis, is a native of France. He
emigrated to this country, during the revolution of his own ;
where, being noticed by many respectable families at the west
end of the town, for his mild and inoffensive manners, he
commenced a teacher of languages at their request, and also
for the purpose of enabling himself to obtain a livelihood,
without the assistance of his friends. He now took a house
in Denmark-court, Denmark-street, reserving to himself the
attic story, and letting oft the remainder to various tenants.
His business increasing, he purchased a very small pony,
which immediately became his only inmate and companion; he
taught him to mount and dismount the stairs : and a small
dark room adjoining his own, was allotted to him for his
stable, where the Abbe always fed him himself, on wash,
potatoes, cabbage leaves, or, in fact, any thing he could get,
whereby a great degree of attachment between the Abbe and
his little horse was soon mutually commenced. His mo-
ments of leisure from business were now spent with his
pony in cleaning and dressing him, and this operation occu-
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allowed to diverge ten yards only to the right or left of the
starting point, but so nearly straight was his progress, that he
did not deviate more than three yards from the line. He
rode an aged mare of his own, who rapidly executed her task
with her fore feet, and sliding upon her hocks, to the astonish-
ment of all present.
Observer, October 22, 1815
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ACCOUNT OF
M. BARPETRI,
AN ECCENTRIC TEACHER OF LANGUAGES IN LONDON.
, [With a Portrait.]
M. L’Abbe Barpetri, whose eccentricities have excited
much notice in this metropolis, is a native of France. He
emigrated to this country, during the revolution of his own ;
where, being noticed by many respectable families at the west
end of the town, for his mild and inoffensive manners, he
commenced a teacher of languages at their request, and also
for the purpose of enabling himself to obtain a livelihood,
without the assistance of his friends. He now took a house
in Denmark-court, Denmark-street, reserving to himself the
attic story, and letting oft the remainder to various tenants.
His business increasing, he purchased a very small pony,
which immediately became his only inmate and companion; he
taught him to mount and dismount the stairs : and a small
dark room adjoining his own, was allotted to him for his
stable, where the Abbe always fed him himself, on wash,
potatoes, cabbage leaves, or, in fact, any thing he could get,
whereby a great degree of attachment between the Abbe and
his little horse was soon mutually commenced. His mo-
ments of leisure from business were now spent with his
pony in cleaning and dressing him, and this operation occu-