Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-12-02
THE DUKEOF WELLINGTON AND THE
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have visited The Worlds Fpir--the Crystal
a friend oftoutsln brusque, gay,
good hatured, honest Kenluckian, whom We
eau best describe bycallin9 him the Prince
Of Good FellOps--a gensl4men Sin every
sense Of the word, yei one who knows litle,
aud cares less, for the copyeniional rules Of
class socie,y--one who regards himself as
a sovereign, and a man amoAg men4one
''Who would talk to a King and call him mister,
And standby his side with his Did felt hat on
Who'd kiss the Queen tilt he'd riisespblister,
And ask her the price of The TIN She sat onr'
4. On the. Fourth Of July, hs visited the
Crystal Palace, in cornpag:y v.A D some coun,
trymen OF his. TlMyf had n
yes y SCI cct paaq ~ "a .ee slaIAllp.
ana ailer dinner lheg ddaffGq q few bodies
of 'Heidsick, to ",ho day 20 eelebrale,, 2
and other kindred loasls. In siarsing foriIie
Fair, they were oil in good haTor.wi.h
and "the rest olGmankind."- ~
The spirits of our friend, whcm wc shall
call Jones, were pleasant and palrio,icaIly
exuberan, on the occasion. But as The old
ballad has it:
"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 crowds upon crowds there were therep
Il say, boys says Jones, wiping the per-
spiralion of his face, which Ike editors of
the sang-whang order, was coming out
strong, this place is getting a little too hot
for me; besides, lis mean-htmg place, any
way you can fix ii. Why, curse me if |
haY'nl seen greater wonders 10 a travelling
monagerio in old Louisville. If was in
Walkers now imbising one Of them iuleps,
wouldn't | feel a, home Bbi, talking Of
Walkers, could we raise Drink in this
overgrown caravansary Of HeaIhen and
Houentots, Monsieurs, Malays and greal
universal gumbo Of all creatioh?'
His friend replied negodvelN by shake
Of the head.
Then I'm bam'd,' said Jbnes, 'if this
place aint meancr than game Of niger
chuck.a.luck, or Cincinnati saasages.'
But, Jones' said one of thdcompany, /
tell you what you can have here; you can
have u glass OF soda water, or letnonade, and
by the by there, yondcr is The Duke of We'll
lington, making right for the aand where it
is sold, and if you hurry up You will have
it 10 say when you return, lhatyou hobnob-
bodwilh The Duke
Good idea, by jemiBy,' sad Jones, and
up he went.
Jones, we would remark. Vars a strong
resemblance to tho hero OF W1icrloo, when
he was its hero. BIS nose IS Stfa6 6athaF
Wellinglohian. He was dressed 10 zinc
blue cloth coat, whh gilt bulions, white vest,
and Nankn panlaloons, a favorile costume
with Jones, and lavoritc dress with the
English nobility also. Il may be that this
made him unbend himself TO our friend, in
the first instance; for the general cold and
rigid character Of the Iron Duke is proven.
bial. But without further speculation on
this point, lei us proceed.
Madam said Jones, "a female being the
aucndanD 'let me have glass Of lemon
ade;' and then turning round 10 the hero o
hundred fights, as if he were an every
day acquaintance, he careIcssly said, How
do you do my Lord Duke, how do you do!
The Duke, if he said anything, spoke
very low; he however bowed-'Very well,
thank you
your Grace is taking lemonade, | see,
said Jones. The Duke bowed another al
frmative reply.
Anything important before the Commute,
in the Lower House, this forenoon?' sale
the Duke; for the fact was, he took Jones Il
be country member of Parliament.
Jones not exactly understanding lht
meaning Of the question, interpreted ii il
his own way, and replied; %, dang III,
Committees, wouldn't sit on one will
which that dirly.shrt aboli!ionisl, Horoc,
Greeley would have anything TO do, lu
told they made him chairman Of one Of 'em
But, tell me, Duke said Jones, would yol
not like q stick in your lemonodGP
a sckp said the Duke, straightenln
himself up and extending The lids of hi
sunken eyes, "a siickl a sugar stick! NJ
sir. Field Marshal, the Duke of Welling
ton uses the article in no shape, not even i
his coffee
Duke, said Jones, you msundorstan
me. mean throwing in dash Of brandy
Just as an anlido,e 10 The cholera
'Bless my soul!' said The Duke, "a stick {
brandyP
well, Duke said Jones, what objectio
have you TO brandy? You aint ono of ii
: Sons, are you'
No, sir said the Duke, and he spoke I
if The conversation was beginning TO g
irksome. Field Marshal, the Duke Of We
ingion is a father
Jones--BuI you don't drink sperils.
Duke-Not drop.
Jones--Nor ever tasted lulcp?
Duke-NeYer.
! Jones--Nor 'smash!
Duke--Never.
u 'Jones--Nor stone fence?'
. Duke--What, sir?-why, you're begi
. ming to get imperinenI. Swallow stO
'' tencel Why, DIN me, sir, believe III
Il you imagine that Field Marshal, the Du
of Wellington, has the swallow Of b
- constructor, and The digestion of an ostric
~ " Jones--No, no, my Lord Duke. | on
q y wanted 10 ascertain if an English Duke "
" :, not more ignorant-of choice drinks
y least--lhan an American sovereign! | do
- imputo any blame to you, Duke, however
: attribute it 10 neglect in your early educ
:. =, ,ion, Why dom. you take run over
!, y Kentucky? If ii were only to see the Ma
s y moth Cave. Talk Of Worlds Fairs a
~ =, Crystal Palaces! Why, Duke, they are