Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-01-01

pleasure OF pelllS III CoiHpdly WIN d Hii-
itary gentleman-a captain?' | added,
askingly.
Higher said the young man, striking
me in his turn upon the knee.
The old gentleman now began to laugh.
"a major, then said.
Higher repeated he, slapping me
second time.
{" He understands joke thought I.
$50 young, and already a colonel 2
Higher said he again with fourth
slap.
He is getting impudent,' thought l.
| looked confounded at his assurance.
Then | have the honor to be in COM
pany with a general said |, with sarcas-
tic incredulity.
Higher he still replied, with another
slap.
This l thought, is the most impu-
dent fellow | ever met with, and giving
vent to my impatience, said:
"Then you are field marshal 2
We were by this time before the Bran
denbnrg gate l was fully persuaded
that | was treated as dupe by my COM
panions. The young mans higher had so
confounded me that | was thunderstruck
when the hats few off in every direction.
'Ge,oehr aust shouted the multitude, and
officers and soldiers rushed from the guard
house to their muskets; the drums were
beating, the arms presenting number
of carriages passed through the gate, and,
IN the confusion of the crowd thronging
from every side, looked for the royal
parsonage to whom all these honors were
paid. Our carriage whirled fast towards
the Brandenburg hotel.
Where do you wish to alight?' said
the young gentleman.
"At the Brandenburg hotel, if you
please was my answer.
There it is, said he
l leaped from the carriage, took my
portfolio, and bowing requested the pleas
ure of their seeing me at dinner.
"You shall see us, said the younger
and off they went.
The landlord and walters of the hote
rushed towards me as | entered the gate
bowling to the ground. The former ad
dressed me by the title of highness.
my name said I, is Peabody, bank
err Do you know the gentlemen with
whom | arrived 2
"Gentlemen repeated the landlord
significantly it was the king
"A good joke said the young fel
low was near telling me so himself
Beg your pardon, banker said tn
landlord, but please to use other term
when you speak of his majesty
You are not in earnest? said |.
But am, though; it is the king.
The walters, and fifty other persons VIII
! had assembled round me, pledged them
selves for the truth of what the landlor'
had spoken 4
There was no doubt it was the kin
with whom | had made SO free 3io4
am, sir, republican, and not afrai'
of any king in christcndom, yet the affai
might have become serious one. ha
dropped expressions which were not suite
to royal ears, and which might hav
! kept more wisely to myself. How woul
he take these things? what might b
: think of me? we're thoughts which KEEP
me awake for the greater part of tn
night.
The next morning | began the round
: of my visits. | found the finance minis
ter extremely tough. When ! returne
home, the landlord informed me that
/ royal page had been at the hotel summon
t ing the banker Peabody to the castle.
i Well, thought /, nothing can happe
worse than hanging and throwing my
, self into hackney-coach ! rolled towar
the royal residence The appointe
s hour was fve | was conducted throug
e numberless guards into the royal apar
(: ments. When the last door opened, ] b
!, held my young travelling companion seate
on an ottoman. On his right side was