New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-11

/ master, German princes in general are known to
have no aversion to good cheer; and those present
were well pleased 1t the idea OF having couple OF
quiet hours before them wherein 70 make their choice
Of the various Injuries gathered from all the corners
Poor men They little thought that they were
doomed . suffer heavy th 1as h ,osy
but without that pale man who was JUST upon tns
point to invade the largest empire OF tne WORLD and
who cared but little about full dress dinner
1 When the soup had made its appearance and the
passing from hand 10 hand after the Asiatie
system Of caste in full working order aided by all
the advantages Of superior els lzation-had at last
reached the lords IN waiting VINO with the dignity
appropriate to the OCCASION placed them respectfully
before the monarchs waiting officer of the imperial
general stan entered the room, aud, walking straight
Up 10 the Prince Of Wagam the chief Of the general
staff Of that giant army Just then on its way Ct de-
words into the ear Of Marshal Berthier The little
man. with the fine cut features and expressive eyes,
rose Immediately and went out OF the room.
The Incident, slight as i was, did not escape the
it Is being extremely contrary to rule; and his pa
tsiarcha countenance at once assumed expression
of II temper, which he could very i'll conceal.
The door was opened again few minutes after.
apartment His fine and clever face wore its usual
expression hut when be moved towards the EN-
Eperor and laid an open dispatch before him on the
table, there was something like mischievous fun
knew therefore what was coming.
What the dispatch contained nobody ever knew.
Something important, Of course, at time when an
avalanche Of nine hundred and fifty thousand men,
towards the East, followed by an immense train that
covered all the high roads Of Germany.
The Emperor laid down his spoon and took up the
paper, while the King Of Saxony looked very grave.
He had done reading at glance! On his powerful
head was gathering acloud dark and menacing. He
threw the dispatch violently upon the table, and in
sharp and piercing voice, accompanied by an imper-
alive gesture, cried, ale dessert "
II the great ancestor Of the old house of Webbin
had risen from the dead, and had walked in amidst
that modern assembly indiferently attred in bears
skin, and armed with battleaxe, his appearance
could scarcely have created greater perplexity
among them than that one word uttered by the mod
ern Alexander. With the exception of the French
men, every soul remained for some moments COM
pletely thnndestruck The big King Of Wartemhurg
dropped his spoon, and the King Of Saxony looked
asf he expecting the walls and ceiling Of his old
palace to tumble down with a crash and bury them
all under the ruins an the natural consequence of such
an unprecedented enormity.
The Emperor raised his head and looked around for
moment at these descendants of the Oldest dynasties
of Europe All that was lingering within Of the ia
Goblin, and there was good deal, became distinctly
apparent in the proud flash Of his eyes and the
full curl Of his lips. With naughty toss of the head
and in savage tone of voice, he repeated more,
!" lie dessert 4
There were no more misgivings now about his I'M
perial Majestys pleasure and the master of the
monies gave at once the necessary orders.
Todescribe the perfect Babel and pantommic mad
ness amongst the Iordsin-waing the assistant cham
berans the pages and the other officers Of the Royal
household, fully equaled by the Babel and pantomi-
mic madness amongst the master-cooks, clerks mes
sengers, yeomen, and the other gentlemen of the
kitchen below, would be too high task for any pen
or pencil
They put bread and cheese and some fruits upon
the table, and when the Emperor had partaken of
these modest refreshments, the King of Saxony rose
and the illustrous guests retired from dinner