Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-02-13

their doctrines-the Cortes are abolished Loot
orators should speak in it's halls-one Cons,;..1ef
is suppressed and another is violated lest the
crazy SD ould take possession of their bulwarks
man their battements. Even the power and p,;a na
eges of the municipalities are broken. lest F ~.
should be used in favor of Democracy. "ey
But these were the strong positions of the Sn,n;.
monarchy; the only ones in which, since the S0an
OF Ferdinand VII it could hope to defend itself n
cessfully. They have been precipitately abandouuc
and destroyed, but the Democratic host inc,.'ue0
daily, and will soon sweep unchecked over and I
yond these ruins. w.
Driven to its last intrenchments. the fate or .
reignng dynasty IN Spain cannot be doubtful. "s
The Retort Courteous.
When Lord - was Governor General Of 1.r
the One Hundred and Seventeenth Regimen" VIA
quartered at Fort William. His lordship was was
good man, probably very great man, but he uo.y
sad tyrant, and sometimes was apt to fancy bat :;
stead of the representative of royalty he was r,i
itself This was mistake which occasionaliv1 Ivy
him into errors. 'eu
Now, Colonel s., who commanded the H..
Hundred and Seventeenth, was about as pood o. one
icer ever wore pair of epauIetes tie rec;m. w.
in his command, one of the most distinguishes IN p.
Majes,y's service, were proud of him and loved him
dearly because, although he drilled them da;Iv IN
they nearly tainted, he never suffered any ona ~
pass slight, or do anything against the corps lbst
he commanded. He is K. c. B. or G. p
honor. Colonel S is a soldier-as the world aTI
presses ia soldier every inch of him"
My Lord -, who by the by, was a civilian y,
dered grand review. The troops were drawn M,
on the esplanade. The day was burning hot Tbs
Governor General could from his vice regal man.
sion that they were awaiting him. His Excelency
chose TO remain longer at tifn the troons havns
dropped for nearly two hours beneath the LINGERING
| rays OF tropical sun, were nearly worn out when
| ord --- came prancHg out to look at them, III
great honor to be looked at by great man so the
troops presented arms and the officers dropped their
swords. In a moment, however, the eagle eve If
Lord - behed flag stiff, holt upwrght He in.
stantly dispatched aid -de-camp to command that
it should be lowered. Colonel s. respectfully de-
clned, on the score that it was the Kings color Of
the One Hundred and Seventeenth Regiment and
could only do homage to member OF the royal
family.
"Am not the representative ofhis majesty o. said
| his lordship.
You are, my lord" replied Colonel s..
" Then l desire that flag should be lowered" said
his lordship.
Il extremely regret your ExceIIency, that am
compelled to decline complying with your order" re.
plieo Colonel s.. "The Kings ensign can only
be lowered to royalty itself.'
"Sir insist" commenced his lordshp
"My lord" interrupted the Colonel, 81 will not
give order contrary the rules of the service and
the directions given me when | had the honor Of
being placed at the head of this gallant corps"
" You shall repent this dso'edence," said his
| lordship. shall instantly refer the question home
and if you are wrong, I'll have you dismissed the
service"
/ The enraged Governor General, thwarted for the
first time in bis life, galloped back to bis palace
where his anger considerably impeded his digestion,
The Ole Hundred and Seventeenth Regiment march
ed into Fort William, we'll knowing they had made
a dire and powerful enemy.
During the twelve months which elapsed tor an
o041o IS H. ID
were invited to his Excellency's banquets Many
petty Sights were shown them in a word they sui.
fered all the little grievances which superior author.
~ can, when it chooses, intlict
At length the answer came. Colonel S was
right. He had acted strictly according to regulation
but request conveyed to him, that in future;
as his ExcelIency seemed to make point of it. he
would lower the Kings colors to the Governor Gen.
eral'
Each considered he had gained triumph, and the
One Hundred and Seventeenth were marched down to
Calcutta again, to prove the world at large that
Lord - was 10 receive a bow from red AND blue
flag, yclept the Kings eolors.
review ordered. The salute was gwen and
all went off we'll
That evening the Governor General gave grand
party. He, as usual commanded the band of the
European regiment in the fort Che One Hundred and
Seveneenth) to be in attendance it being the Gus.
tom in those days always to strike up God SAGE the
King The instant the great man emerged from the
drawing room occasionally, See, the Conquerng Hero
Comes thrown in as delicate compliment while a
flourish of trumpets announced each course in sue.
cession, and the military musicians delighted the Ia.
dies during the meal with several pretty airs.
On the evening in question, Captain c., (the
aid de camp stepped out of the ROOM and audiby
pronounced " His ExceIlency." This was sigma
F that Lord - was handing down the first lady il
the company, and should have been followed by tn
openining crash of the national anthem But, alas
a reSOOnded n ord
ship.
Whats this what's this-eh 2" exclaimed hi
lordshp. & Is there no band :"
eyes, my lord" tremblingly replied Captain
C, /" the band of the One Hundred and Seven
, teenth Regiment
"Why dome they play !? Go and see. These mel
are sadly drilled, fear" blandy remarked bis Ex.
ceency to the pretty Mrs P
The aid-de-camp returned-he actually looked pale
with horror.
"We, we'll, why don't they play" demanded hi.
lordship.
"They have not brought their Instruments" re.
piled the aid de camp.
"Not brought their instruments !" exclaimed bis
loidshp "Stupid fools Tell them to 90 instantly
and fetch them and if they are not back in half an
hour I'll have them all punished. Here you sir you
band-mas,er, do you hear what Ina saying Quick
r "Please, your Excellency, | CAN'T" replied the
band master.
1 "And why 2" inquired his Iordship. " Do you pre-
= sumo TO handy words with me ?"
No, my lord, but
Pm have no butts'' interrupted the enraged no.
beman. Be off, sir. directly, and fetch your IN
struments. What could Colonel s. mean BY
sending the band here like parcel of sticks dOn'
want the mem want the music"
a " Please you my lord,'' commenced the band, mas
Ter, " ordered to say the men of the band arc
under your lorpship's command, and attend accoIdius
to order but the instruments belong to the officers
who purchased them by subscription out of their own
pockets, and they refuse to lend them TO you"
j., "What % roared the rritated Governor General