, 1861-12-12

| c0nslder MN pragmaticaI ass, repieu the
/ Austrian cuftly.
perhaps in that case" interposed the LON
bard, with sneer that might have done credit to
Mephstopheles, "the gentleman may feel in.
clined to palliate the conduct Of that satrap Of
tyranny, RadetskiH"
"Whatl-old father Radetski! the victor In
a hundred fghts!" cried the Austrian. "That
viii and spit in the face Of any cowardly Ital-
ian who dares to breathe a word againat his
honorI"
The Italian clutched his knife
| Hold therel" cried the Piedmontese, who
seemed really decent sort Of fellow. None
Of your stileito work here Had you Lombards
trusted more to the bayonet and less 10 the knife
we might have given another account Of the
Austrian in that campaign, which cost Piedmont
| its king !"
Carlo AUsrtO :" hissed the Lombard, "sceL
erdiissimO trdditore"'
The reply Of the Piedmontese was q pie-dish.
which prostrat-d the Lombard on the floor.
"Gentlemen! gentlemenl for Heavens sake
be calm!" screamed Pettigew; remember,
we arc oil brothersl"
"Brothers!" roared the Dane, q do ye think
would fraternise with Prussiani Remember
Schleswig Holstrin."
"Tam perfectly calm," said the Prussian, with
the stiff formality Of his nation; "l never quarrel
over the generous vintage Of my iatherland.
Sic sollen ihm nieht haben oi
Den Deutschen freien Rhein.' ="
"You never were more mistaken in your life,
mon chez" said one Of the FrenchmPn, brusquely.
" Before twelve months are over we shall see
who has a right to the Rhinel" s".
"Ay, that is true |" remarked the Dutchman
coniound these Germans-they wanted to an
mex Luxembourg" ..--.
"what says the frogt" asked the Prussiah
The frog said nothing, but he hit the Prus-
sian on the teeth. fs... ss
despair Of giving even q feeble impression Of
the scene which took place. No single pair Of
ears was sufficient to catch one fourth Of the gen.
eral discord. There was first an interchange Of
angry words; then an interchange Of blows;
and Immediately after. the guests were rolling in
groups of twOs and threes, as suited their fancy,
or the adjustment Of national animosities, on the
ground. The Lombard rose not again; the pie
dish had quieted him for the night. But the 81.
Gillian and NeapOlitan lay locked IN deadly COM
bat, each attempting with intense animosity 70
bite off the others nose. The Austrian caught
the Hungarian by the throat, and held him ill
he was black In the face. The Dane p0mmelled
the PrusSian. One Of the Frencbmen broke q
bottle over the head Of the subject Of the Pope;
whilst his friend, thirsting for the combat at
tempted in vain to insult the remaining non-bel-
ligerents The Dutchman having done all that
honor required, smoked in mute tranquility.
Meanwhile the cries Of Uncle Peter were heard
above the din Of battle, entreatng cessation Of
hostilities. He might as well have preached to
the storm-the row grew iiereer every moment
@This is disgusting spectaclei" said the or
ator from Manchester. :" These men cannOt be
true paciticators- must have served in the
army"
THAT reminds me, old fellowi" said Jack,
turning up the cuffs Of his coat with very omi-
nous expression Of eountenance, that you were
pleased this morning to use some impertinent
expressions with regard to the British army.
Do you adhere to what you said then 7"
al do"
"Then up with your mauleys; for, By the
| Lord Harry! ] intend to have satisfaction out
Of your carcasel"
And in less than q minute the Manchester
apostle dropped with both his eyes bunged up,
and did not come to time.
"Strangerl" said the Yankee to the Pied
montese, a are you inclined for turn at goug-
ingP This child feels wolfish to raise hairl"
But 10 his credit be il said, the Piedmontese de-
clined the proposal with q polite bow. Mean
while the upr0ar had attracted the attention Of
| the ncghborhood. Six or seven men in uniform,
whom strongly suspect to have been members
Of the brass band, entered the apartment armed
with Layonets and carried of the most obstre-
perons Of the party to the guard-hnnse. The
others Immediately retired, and at last Jack and
I were LEFT alone with Mr.. Pettigrew.
"And this, " said he, after aconsiderable pause,
"is fraternity and peacel These are the men
who INTENDED TO commence the reign Of the NIL
lennium in Europel Give me your band, Jack,
my dear bOy-yOu shant leave the army-nay,
| &c you do, rely upon Il shall cut you of With
a shilling, and mGrtily my fortune TO the Wool
wich hospital begin to see ! am an old fool.
| Stop a moment Here is q bottle Of wine that
has fortunately escaped the devastntlOn-till
| your glasses and let US dedicate full bumper
| to the health Of the Duke Of Wellington"
need hardly say that the toast was responded
| to with enthusiasm. We finished not only that
bottle but another; and had the satisfaction Of
hearing Mr.. Pettigrew announce to my friend
Wilkinson that the purchase'moncy TOR his com
pany would be forthcoming at Coutts before he
was a fortnight older. .s'n
al won't affect to deny" said Uncle Peter,
"tbat this is great disappointment TO me-
had hoped better things Of human nature; but
now pefceVe that I was wrong. Good night my
dear boy! lam good deal agtated, as you
| may see and perhaps this sour wine has not
| altogether agreed with mel had better have
taken brandy and water. shall seek refuge on
my pillow, and ! trust We shall soon meet
again."
What did the venerable Peter mean by that
impressive hrewelli" said !, after the excellent
old man had departed, shaking his head mourn
fully as he went.
40, nothing at ALL" said Jack; "only The
Niersteiner has been rather too potent for him.
Have you any sticking plaster about you! I
have damaged my knuckles little on the o. Jfon-
ts II that eloquent paciIicator.
Next morning was awoke about ten oe'oek
by Jack, who came rushing into my room
3" lies Oft" he cried
"Wh0's or" said |.
"a IrnnIn peier. and what e f.r RoFse. be has