The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-23
From Rurioas Gsa,Is~aai. M.s.sins
The Brothers.
An IScIDEsr CONNECTED wITH THE BAr-
TIE or wATERL0O.

TIE on WATERLOO.
10y william II. Burton, Philadelphia.
an mas prs spared T. he Gre, ihe Sword. The men
To wisld them N ibriF terrible array.
The army. Ike lion from his den.
Marched Forth with nerve and siaews bent
20 Say
A human tIydra issuing from his Zen
To breathe destruction On us windiag usy.
Bgm
An English artist Of relsbri,y related
the iOllosing little incident in my pre-
senee. some hail dazrn years ago. The
sisseiiy of h's manner Imhued The ssm-
pie matter with an effect uh,ciI csnnai be
rissH upon psPef. although u WAS that
ELECT which induced me lmIaedlaIeiy 90
enisr the narrative IN the pages of nv
common place book. I now present On
The reader verbatim copy of my noia-
tien. retaining even the pranaminsl :. IL
af The original. The aaeedote is posi-
Hsely matter nf lsei. aud lhr Surviving
brother Is nov one Of Bulsin's must 10
lus,rious peers.
The Sudden return Of Banapsre from
Elba materially inIerfsred win The extent
of my continental iuur. France was Zoe
The present :" a sealed boak'' 90 an Eng
lishmsn. and Belgium had become anv
hing but pleasant residence Tor quiet
san Of The palette. Il was known. OF sail
20 be known. tina, The onilawed emperor
was advancing through Halnaull with Sc
reniy Dr eighty Thousand men: countless
regiments Of English. Dutch. lIsnoverisn.
and Belgian troops were daily arriving IN
The good cily ol Brussels; and il wa. rea-
sonaLle % suppose that the broad fields Of
Brsbsnl were likely once more 10 be- The
prize ring of the European pDlrnlales.
Thousands 81 English fashionsbles. driy-
en- from Paris BY The arrival III Napoleon.
cnngrega,ed in The metropolis 81 Flanders;
French officers attached 20 the Bourbon
cause, many Of them psnniless from the
haste with which they crossed The boun-
darics of lheir native land. 10 which they
had Just returned after tedious and de-
grading exit; The officers OF The English
and German legions; The officials Of The
Flemish government The great men OF
The whole Flemish nation; and, indepen-
dent Of the usual mob Of camp followers.
a crowd Of sighi-lo,ing English and oilers
who had positively crossed The sea for
the purpose Of witnessing The campaign.
The Flemish landlords were keenly
aware -af thetr sslyapieseops ss..-;.s--- -
absolutely quadrupled their usual prices;
nevertheless The Hotel DE Bellevue. in The
Place Royale, was compelled 10 have a
guard stationed al It's doors. TO prevent
the irruplion OF she multitude Of lodging
seekers. who would not otherwise be
gsinsaid.
Ny pockets we're unable 10 stand the
siege made upon them BY the leeches oi
Brussels, and | resolved TO start for home;
although wished to see The fun. which
vas in preparation, as the players say.
and speedily TO be produced. was in.
iuced TO quit week earlier Than | should
otherwise have done. by The earnest soli-
citalion Of a hard-isced Frenchman, q
special courier in The service Of The equity
Lewis; this !a!Is# had been employed
Tor some weeks in travelling between
England and The sea, of war. and now.
with the prospec, Of a few days ldlen,ss.
was unable To find place where he could
work of his long arrears oi sleep. lie
offered To pay The whole Of my bill al nv
lodging, the Hotel de Suede. in the low
er town, il | would give Up nv lille room
To hls sole use. took his offer and his
cash. sent my passport 10 be Uised, aud
secured a sea, in lie diligence 10 Maines
(Mechlin, where ! intended to remain a
day or two. and gloal over the beauties
Of Vsndyck's Cathedral altar piece oI
The CrucifiSinn, and the various pictures
BY Rubens which decorate the churches
Of St. John and Metre Dame. ~
Having deposited my por,mantesu with
the conducieUr, ! jumped into The coupse
OF the diligence. aud being the first cum
tr, ] secured the most comfortable seat al
the three. tn which, IN lsc,, was enil'led
by the number oi nv ticket. In lew
minutes, however. | vas requested by
the contucieUr TO resign my seal, 10 con
sequence OF the whole Of the coupee hav-
ing been secured by gentleman and his
lady, who were going through 10 Ant
werp; exhibited my ticket. aud com
PEELED the official To acknowledge my pri'
GRITTY of clsun and the ertor oil The Office
clerk. -.s -
! " Why should | give up my right to ;
seat because two passengers wish mos
aris,ocrsllcslly TO secure The whole cou
PEEP"
:. Monsieur is in bad health, and Ma
dame has her file de chdmbre. whom sh,
wishes iu retain By her side.
Very well. Obtain me seat in lh,
roionae or The inierieur and | will resig'
Il my number 10 the lady,"
I A yonng and beautiful Englishwom
who, with Others Of The passengers, ha,
been listening TO my dispute with The con
ducieur, announced herself as The lady u
question. aud with many thanks for m.
considerations, insisted upon my keepln
! nv seat. as she Intended placing her, ma,
FL "a ,ha ~ofo,Je ,rhe eyiseme slebility M he