The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-11-07

The KentncLx N. LIS.

Among tie thousands Of Americans VIII,
have visited the Worlds Fair-the Crysta
Palaceis friend Of ours, brusaue. CAV
good d-natured keniuckian, whom we can bes
describe by calling him The Prince Of Goo
Ftttosos--a gentlemaniR every sense of tn
word, one who knows little, and cares less
Tor the conventional Iules of class society
one who regards himself as a sovereign, anc
man among men-one
"Who would talk to king and call him mister,
And stand by his side with bis old felt hat on
Who'd kiss the Queen till he'd raise a blister,
And ask her the price Of the throne she sat ON r
On the Fourth OF July, he visited the Crys-
tai Palace, in company with some country
men of his. They had just dined--twas a
select party--at the Princess Adelaide, and
after dinner they quaffed few bottles OF
HeidsicS. to "the day we celebrate" and 9TH
erkindred toasts. In starting for the Fair,
they were all in good humorwith themselves,
and "the rest oil mankind" The spirits OF
our friend, whom we shall call Jones, were
pleasant and patriotically exuberant on the
occasion. But, as the old ballad has il:
"When they got into the Fair,
They were all in puff for fresh air.
For the Fair very soon, was as full as the moon.
Such crouds upon crouds there were there!"
'dsay, boys, says Jones, wiping the pers.
plratlon Oft his face, which like editors of
the slang-whang order, was coming out
strong, 'this place is getting little too hot
for me besides it's a mean flung place, any
way you can fix it. Why, curse me if /
hay'nt seen greater wonders in travelling
nenagerie in old Louisville. If was in
Walkers now imbibing one Of them julips,
wouldn't feel at home! But talking of
Walkers could we raise drink in this over
grown carayanssry Of Healhens and -Hotten-
tots, MonsleufSs NIalays, and great universal
guInbo Of all creationf"
His friend replied negatively, by shake
Of the head.
"Then I'm blamd" said Jones, "if this
place amt meaner than game of niger
chuck-a-luck, or Cincinnati sausages."
"But Jones'" said one of the company, 81
tell you what you can have here; you can
have glass of soda water, or lemonade, and
By the by there, yonder is the Duke of We'll
ling, making right for the stand where il is
sold, and if you huTryup you will have it to
say when you return, that you hobebbed
with the Duke,
"Good idea, by JENNY" said Jones, and up
he went.
Jones, we would remark, bears strong re-
semblance 10 the hero Of Waterloo, when he
was its hero. His nose is altogether Wei
lingtonian. He was dressed in fine blue
cloath coat, with gilt buttons, white vest,
and Nankin pantaloons, favorite costume
with Jones, and iaverite dress with the En-
glish nobility ALSO 1t may be, then, that the
Duke mistook our friend Jones for one of
his order, and il may be that this made him
unbend himself to our friend, in the first in
stance for the general cold and rigid charac-
Ter OF the Iron Duke is proverbial. But with
out further speculation on this point. let us
proceed.
MADAM" said Jones, Ia female being the
attendauD let me have glass of lemonade
and then turning round to the hero of hun
dred fights, as if he were an everyday ac-
quaintance, he carelessly said, 'How do you
do'my Lord Duke, how do you do p
The Duke, if he had said any thing, spoke
very low; he however bowed Very we'll,
thank you"
,"Your grace is taking lemonade, | see,"
said Jones. The Duke bowed another afir-
native reply.
Anything important before the commit
tee in the Lower House, this forenoon p said
the Duke; for the fact was, he took Jones to
be country member of Parliament.
Jones not exactly understanding the mean
ing OF the question, interpreted it in his own
way, and replied: 30, dang the Commit
tees, lwouldn't sit on one with which that
dirty-shirt abolitionist, Horace Greely, would
have anything to do. I'm told they made
him chairman of one of em. But tell me,
Duke" said Jones, "would you not like
stick in your lemonade e.
"a stick" said the Duke, Strengthening
himself up and extending the lids of his sunk
en- eyes, "a stick sugar stick No, sir
Field Marshall, the Duke OF. Wellington uses
the article in no shape, not even in his cof-
fee."
"Duke," said Jones, "you misunderstood
me. mean throwing in a dash of brandy,
just as an antidote TO the cholera"
"Bless my soul !" said the Duke. "a stick
Of brandyw
"Well, Duke" said Jones, "what obiec-
tion have you to brandy7 You amt one of
the Sons, are your
"No, sir" said the Duke, and he spoke as if
the conversation was beginning to get irk-
some. "Field Marshal, the Duke of Wei
lington is a father"
Jones-But you don't drink spirits?
Duke-Not drop.
Jones-Nor ever tasted julip?
Duke-Never.
Jones-Nor "smash ~
DLke--Never.
Jones--Nor "stone fence?'
Duke--What, sir2-why you're beginning
to get impertinent. Swallow stone fence
Why, d-m me, sir, believe that you imag-
inc that Field Marshal, the Duke of Yelling
ton, has the swallow of bua constructor and
the stomach of an ostrich"
Iwanted to ascertain if an English Duke
was not more ignorant-of choice drinks at
least-than an American sovereign! Idon't
impute any blame toyOu, Duke, however; | at
tribute it to neglectin your early education.
Why don't you take run over to Kentucky
il it were only to see the Mammouth Cave
Talk of worlds fairs and crystal palaces
Why, Duke, they are no more to compare to
The KeEtucky cave than possum is to buff
falo--no Circumstance at all.
whats your name, sir ?" said the Duke,
who now found he was speaking to an Amer
lcan instead Of an M. p, and therefore felt
Jisnneed IN relav the aucteritv of his manner |