The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-11-09
A Greenh0rn's Visit to Paris.
The Paris Pays has the following curl

The Paris Pays has the following Curl
GUS story: &
As a police patrol was going its round
one night in the neighborhood of the
Pantheon, it found a man attired in the
most extraordinary way, lying on stone
bench at a porte cochere. His hair had
been covered with some clammy substance
over which copper filings had been sprink.
led SO that it was stiff and brilliant; fearh-
ers had been stuck in it SO as to form
sort of diadem; his face was daubed with
paint of different colors; he had on neck
lace formed of corks cut round and cover
ed with gilt paper; his shirt was worn
over his clothes and was ornamented with
arabesques in red paint; bis trousers were
raised so as to leave his legs bare, and his
legs, as also his neck and arms, were paint
ed of a chocolate color. Near him was a
bundle containing his stockings, cravat,
waistcoat, &c. He was fast asleep and on
being wakened, manifested the greatest
establishment at finding himself in such a
place and in such gu,se. Being taken
to the nearest guard house and questioned
he stated he was well-to do farmer in
the department of the Aisne, and had
long been tortured with desire 10 see
Paris. Having obtained a sum of money,
he had come to the capitol for the EN-
peror's fete, and had remained there ever
since The day before he was found so
strangely ACQUIRED he went to the Jardin
des Plantes and sat down on bench to
rest himself. Shortly after young man
of gentlemanly appearance, who was read
ing a book, seated himself by his side
They got into conversation, and he related
to the young man what he had seen in
Paris, but expressed great regret that
he had not been able to fall in with the
Siamese ambassadors. GLOW lucky it is
that we have met" cried the young man.
''The ambassadors are this very evening
to visit naval surgeon of my acquain-
lance who cured their queen of the whoop-
ing-cough; and if you like will take YOU
to his house." The farmer at first hesi-
tated to accept the strangers offer, but
the latter pressed him SO courteously that
he consented.
An appointment to meet in the evening
in the Place'du Pantheon was made, aud
both the farmer and the young man were
punctual. The latter led the countryman
up and down several obscure streets, and
then entered house in which there was
no concierge. In one apartment to
which he was introduced the farmer found
several young men drinking and smoking,
and he was induced to drink with them
After a while he was shown, through a
hole in the door, several persons, male
and female, who were dressed in strange
costumes, and was told that they we're the
ambassadors and their wives, but that he
could not be admitted unless he would
consent to have certain changes made in
his dress. He at first refused, but at last,
after being we'll piled with wine, submit
ted. His toilette having been completed
he was then introduced to the ambassadors.
They courteously entered into a converse
ton with him through an interpreter,
and then insisted that he should partake
of their refreshments. What he ate he
said was very strange, aad what he drank
still more SO. At last the ambassadors
notified him that they were SO pleased
with him they would decorate him with
the Order of the White Elephant; but
they said that, in accordance with the
custom Of the country. he must FIRST chase
one of them down stairs and the farmer pur-
sued. But on reaching the foot, the outer
door was suddenly opened and he was push
ed out; the door was then closed on him and
moment after bundle containing the
articles of dress ha had taken off was
dropped from window He knocked
loudly at the door, but received no reply.
He therefore went away and walked about
until, overcome with fatigue and the
fumes of drink, he sat down to rest. He
soon fell asleep, and remained sleeping
until he was found by the police, After
he had told his singular atory he was made
to count bis money. He said that not a
SOU had been taken from him. 1t was
thus clear that he had only been made
the victim Of a practical hoax, and it il
thought likely that the perpetrators Of il
we're students. ga o.