The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-08-05
AuAB ADVENTURES IN PARIS

Coming out OF the theatre one night,
with two ladies, toaud i, raining heavily
The weather had been beautiful, aud we
bid attended 10 walk homo, but this sud,
den change obliged me 10 seek hackney
coach. found one in the Place OF the
Palais Royal, aud was 50 glad to get it.
for il was the only coach there--that did
not observe, when called the driver, that
he had no hat on, but was sitting on his
box, in the rain, bare headed. remark
cd this peculari,y rs ! was handing in the
ladies', aud asked bin where bis hat was?
ssOh," he said very coully, ''its inside
And why dom, YOU pr, ii on then?'
well, nsy as well put il on to he
sure" SAYS he, "~ill You please 10 hand i,
up2 n thousand thanks
|, is So aasai in Paris 10 see MN 81
this Kind drunk. iha, never suspected
him al being anything bat eccentric, nni
we came 10 a neishhcring street. where
there were uuniber OF carriages waiting
at party, among which we began I,
make saeh havoc, by humping wildly about,
that ! soon understood what was the mat,
ter with my friend, and awoke him witt
some difficulty, from a sound sleep. ! then
got the ladies out, and said 10 him IN What
considered highly impressive man
ner. tempered with gentle sniabiity--
Nov, my friend, you are drunk, and
an mol going 70 pay you anything -
lou had better 60 hume aud keep oat Of
trouble
No, the least affected by this soiieaing
address, he Immediately cast his arms and
legs into he air all at once. as Nobody bat
a Fienehmsn could, clatcaed roughly at my
throat, and tore nv coat, whereupon | bill
him, according TO The custom of NV coun-
lr9, and he tdmbled into eonteetianers
doorway. Other coach men came mp, and
the consec,ioner came OCT.
.Iaasieur is foreigner" said he on
hearing the merits uf the case, sit is late,
and these men make common cause. Ms
adsice is, pay bin for the course. and
make complaint 10 Monsieur lie Pfeiet.--
lie vii DO justice"
With a very bad grace paid for the
course, and went home breathing ven
geanre. relieved my mind IL writing TO
ii. le Pretet before went to bed-salt.
Iag three weeks, anaihem tied France,
IaFly cue morning, al The expiration at
that tine, appeared The eo7chman. with .
bcaEa, an8 Sd ald bio1ce, looking very mis-
cratic. He had been 10 prison ever since.
aad was sent to repay the maaet had
pad bln, and get receipt for IT, lie bad
ass brought Ga official paper, stating hat
be @as deprived OF bis number and thai
aaiess chose TO accept bis apology. and
s3ga that recommendation fer liz beng re
s'sfel - him, (Which was not asked to.
1a1ae Was I8eucetJEth Incapable II driving
aaf pabsie carriage. considered il right
70 take the money, but IL Course | signed
ne paper end gave him some breakfast
lie It'd my servant that lie had been
summoned 70 the PTe'ecl's Office; that thes
had san 10 lin: "No~. two hundred aud
so-an3 30. this letter OF complaint has been
received against you. Attend @hiie il is
read, Il you deny the chsrge, and obljge
Us to demsAl the writer's presence. Won
VII take ihe greater consequence if il is
proved. Il yog admit the charge al once,
and save ihat trouble, you will take the
lesser consequence"
Vel, 4 was 2 true" said The cabman,
with shrug, $50 took The three weeks.
ED here ann -Dickcas' Household
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