New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-10
IMAGINARY CONVERSATION.
Queen Vic.cria-.Enperor Nspoleon--The Pf1ei
COnsOrt.

Queen NIc.cria-.Emperor NepoleOn--Ihe fnoce
COnsort.
The Emperor-I venture TO hope tbs. your Majesty
is DE Led with my little improvements IL lero0lrs
The Qusen-Wonders, / assure your M19styI
nsivels 10 use your unc!es word On thst peaest..
greater vorosr, however, than any you nave
pointed cut.
TIE Emperor-Ard thst is
The Queen tsniDg)-Thst you are the sbownsu.
The Emperor (srnillrgl-It is so Am TOO eg9.ls'ic
in adding-ong may that cause Of wonder exis
The Quseu-On the contrary, heartily eclo tae
wish, especially when l see your Msjssty surrounded
with Temptations 10 place that marvel among tae
thipgs Of the past.
TIE Emperor-Msy ask how
The Queen-By bringing any Of these improve
ments into actual use. Oi course you viii not be
Re Emperor-were +, possible for me as a msu,
the family o. kings kLOvs 10 such wicked and plebe-
ian passion ss snger
The Prince lsside, ard with shrugl-He OF tie
family. Uett Goti
Tne Queer-Did you speak, AIbsrtl
The Piiucs-I Tss thnking-I should rather say
was trying TO recoec what tast cspe yonder called
the east OF the bay.
The Emperor-It bears the name of Levi
The Prince-Of c0urse, So It IL. torgot.
The Emperor (lsughsl-NOt al easy name for some
folks 20 forget, | Con tell you Prince. And your
Msesty hss deisred 70 notice our humble bfeakwster
therel
The Queer-A uobe work. We have nothing ike
IT, ] mean in point Of size. Our Plymouth one IL
only 800 metres long-thst mass must be twice the
length.
The Prirce-So it ought TO be. You have bsen at
i. since l7s3 rs. stone dropped into the sea
10 1912.
The Emperor aside with shrug)-ie TAX of our
fret stone. Mon D,eui
The Oueen-I repe at that il is noble work, and a
feet chased by ar enemy could certainly get behind
IT, and cave itself unless the enemy sailed very well,
az Capt. Preedy cld in the Agsmemnon, for instance
The Emperor trust that is not the 70 which &
French fleet will pu, the bay in my time.
he Oueer-I
Lord Nelson's heart to be kept watching the feet in
Toulon for two years, and then Admiral Villeneuse
slipped cut, aud ran away to the West lndies si1er
The Emperor-How good your Majsstys memory is.
The Queen-A King owes II TO his good subjects to
have good memery.
The Emperor-True, Madam, and 10 make his bsd
ones have good memory about him.
The Queen (laugbiogl-Perhaps, but have no bad
subiects in my den of sssassins yopder.
The EmpeIor-Ah pardon rude soldiers zeal.
1t was but complaint from the Hospital of lnvs-
lids.
The Prnce-A complaint we declined to cure a. the
Hospital of st. Bernard. Ha! hal
The Emperor--Excellent Prince! perfect. Shall
behead the editor of the Ckdrir0ri, and give you HE
TIE Prince-Mapy thanks but should never be
able 10 correct my proofsheets by the light OF jail
lamp. Your Majesty mas done go, believe, IN your
time, and therefore thinks little Of the hardship.
The Emperor grayely)-Tne press is an institu-
ton which have not yet pu' 'on its trial
Tie Queen lsughi1 g)-One for Trinity Brother.
The EmpeIor-This isa fine gun, your Msjesty,
very powerful and cspitsLy cast.
The Queen examines TO yes. Beautiful i
know it must bsa good one, for i is exactly like
number were locking over at Woolwich the other
day. Don't you remember, Albert
The Prince-Periec,ly, and they making some
more from the same pattern. But am lover of
economy, ard wish we did not go to the expense Of
casting guns, but initiated our dramatic authors.
The Queen-What 90 you mean, dear
The prirck-Tofk All our mecca from the French.
The Emperor-Ha bsl You must, positively edit
the CL0rirdri for me, Prince.
The Queen-IIe is very rude, your Majesty. sup
pose tie voyage has disagreed with him aud msde
bim cross. Else he would have compmented you
upon these foiifc stiols which certainly manlf-
cent and worthy Of France and Of her Emperor;
The Emperor-PeIhsps, Madam, the ssms celestial
atmosphere that preserves Is from feeling anger at
reproaeh should equally from feeling pleas
ure at praise; but 1 payreHH, and own to being
delighted with your spprobaon.
The Queen-it is sincere, assure you. Nay, sm
selfish in being charmed with wnst you have done.
For We are Alice, you know and if the fleet Of poor
dear Isabella, or one from Naples, or from China,
should be too menscDg, what comfort 10 have such
place as this to run to- only miles from the Isle of
Wight.
TIE Emperor could hardly quarrel with any
cause tina, made your Majesty my guest. Another
Louis OF France mas welcomed a Sovereign OF Ea.
gland.
The Queen-Yes; but that was Sovereign the
English were only too happy to get rid Of l am told
that they Ike me too well for that; and that they
vould Try to shake every thfons IN Europe rather
than that should be Inundated. And what English
folk ir earnest try 10 do Is generally done.
The Emperci-Your Msjesty's remarks are unex-
ceptiouably Just, however unable may be to regard
them a. a5r0Dos of anything on which we are con-
veisirg.
Tne Queer-You do your wit. Injustice your Ma-
jesty.
Ire Emperor lcsrelesslyl-So they say-especially
the WITS OF the press. May nave the honor OF at
tebdrg your Msjesty TO lunch am 80 enchanted
tina, you like my fertfcstions.
Tie Queep-ADd that You Ike nne
The Emperor-Your Majesty
The Oueen-Whic have the additional advantage
Of being portable. There lie few of them. tPonts
a. ships And when your Uncle there talks about
renewing the msrvels of Egypt remind hi n that il
was with some portable Notifications like those only
not 80 strong tnst one marvel OF Egypt was worked
The Empeior-I an devou,-and Yet my Scrip.ura
knowledge fails me. VII your Msjesty-
The Queen (lsughipgl-For shame! said marvel,
rot a plague meant the Battle Of the Nile.
TIE Prince-And, mem Got, that cleared Egypt of
the plague of Fross, Tor one time Ha, hs Ho. ho
lKeeps on lsuehing all the way 10 the pavilion,
x,,c, "a Civ rude il H. Il H.