, 1858-04-23

"Her name is-Sister Egerie."
An Amateur Glufton.
| A curious gastronomic wager was once decided
at French tavern in the 10th century. Prince
Bourbon, the son Of the Great Coude, was sup
ping there with several of his friends Prince de-
Cont, who was . tremendous bore, kept ham
mering away at one eternal theme, fhe sxtraor-l
binary appetite Of his beagles "My kennels
absolutely ruin me,r said he; II can't tell what
possesses the dogs but they eat at least thou.
sand crowns worth every month !" iaess
@Indeed I" exclaimed Prince Henry; aI'Il bet
you anything you please not one Of them caneat
at meal so much as my servant Ia Guiehe.n in
"when We are again at Versailles returned
cOuti, "I win back certain beagle Of mine
against him" .gy 5sl rs sa5 y ss7.a
"VeFy good; but in the meantime. i should
like you to see what tho fellow can do. Look
here; it viii soon be midnight. Twill wager .
thousand louis that Ia Guiche eats up the whole
Of that meat while the clock Is striking twelve
Prince Henry pointed, as he spoke, 10 an enor.
nous shoulder Of mutton that had not been
touched. s $50 s-.sfs- a'4ssF-ys s.
"Hs can't get through half Of Il, exclaimed
Cont :" It's bet" 'sl.isi srs 7iii'aai
'sDOnei" replied Henry, and Ia Guiehe was
sent for. - 66.rs -.
He was wiry little fellow; and, when he was
told Of the wager, the grin he gave developed q
set Of teeth that wolf might have been proud
Of Il wanted ten minutes 10 the hour, and IN
the interim La Guiche made his preparations.
He seated himself before the shoulderof mutton,
cut every particle Of meat Of the bone, arranged
it in twelve portions, and remained, fOrkin hand,
in an attitude Of expectation Attbe first stroke
be swallowed two Of the immense mOrsels; at
the sixth he was one ahead, and took advantage
Of the net 70 swallow goblet Of vim de Baune,
which his master handed 10 him. The ninth
stroke sounded, and the glutton exhibited symp.
toms Of being beaten. The Prince Dc Cont
shouted with exultatiOn At the prospect Of win
ming, for ten strokes had gone and two pieces
remained.
"a hundred louis for yourself" cried Conde,
sand the stowardshipof my hotel IN the Narais,
IL you gain the wager Make another sfiort'
La Guiehe made superb rally he drove his
fork into the remaining pieces, and took them IN
at one swallow; but be islI On the foor, black IN
the iAce, and an but sufIocated as the clock len
OF striking. aie'i
"carry him swsy,s aid ccnde, sand tSks
every care Of him; he shan have the Stewardship
and the money!"
La Guichs obtained both; he never, Is long Is
he lived, touched another piece Of fmuttOn. This
eluttonous adventure 4 recorded in pamphlet
printed at Dion, IN the year 1898. and entitled
" The admirable way Of Ia Gulchs 10 eat method
ically joint Of mutton while twelve O'Clock Is
striking tut a-',
There is town in France. near Beaqjeu, call
cd viIleffanehe, which was founded BY Humbert,
the fourth Of Lord Of Bsapjeu, about The be-
ginning Of the twelfth century. This Lord
Humbert let the ground at an almost nominal
rent; and a. an additional inducsinent for pso.
pie TO settle in this town, be granted the inhab-
itants several privileges, one Of which was
/" that husbands might beat their wives until the
blood flowed, provided that death did not ensue
therefom." what paradise iOr wives Vile
franche must have been IN those days, to Be
surei M
"Grandpa, did you know that the United
States have been in the habit Of encouraging and
acknowledging toriesi" aCerAinly not; what
kind Of tOriesi" Territories Now give me
some peanuts. or IN catch tho measles, and make
you pay for en-"