, 1863-08-15
Ecceutrtcitfes Of. ViVier the Horn
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rCorresponlence OF the n. o. Ficayune'1

Eccentrtcittes ef. yivler the Horn
Correspondence Of the n. Q. Plcsyune1
PAH1s, June 10, 1858.
Europe contains few odder fish than Mons.
Viyier, the celebrated horn-pla{er. He is the
most eccentric fellow alive: He travels ac-
companied BY az immense t;s Shanghai cock ard
will lind, the former perched On his shoulder
and excessively noisy, and the Inter coiled on
his arm If the visitor be an uninteresting
fellow; Mons. Virier relies upD1 the suake to
drive the fat1gufDg guest OF. Noladyl likes to
see snake crawling about the room, and II
fire minutes under these circumstances. Men
remember the Russian bear story. 4 gentle
mau travelling In the interior Of Russia, was
followed 4p to his be1chamber by young
'blnck bear. His host for the night observing
the uneasy glances be gare the strange COM
panion, sald, "Don't be afraid Of Vladimir;
On the rug IL front Of the fire in the room Jou
are goingto occupy, or In the butler's room.
II you wish it, viii make him s1eep In the
buffers room; bnt really Jou may trust him
as implicitly as If he were Q pointer dog"
The traveller demurzed as politely as he could
to Waldimir's company, and while the host
hospitality IS sake he carried off the young bear
to the butler's room. As the traveller entered
the breakfast room next morning, he heard .
sound which appeared strangely like yolley
OF muskat1y,, He asked the host: "What
aSase nSazeI Is that: It sounds as Il they we're d.
n;Mhat ~, at r "They are shooting Vladimir
sWho IL Wa1dimar?" s'The Young bear"
"graclous! Are they killing tie young bear,
Tho Was 90 tame-a yery pointer dog for
aSfsa;1a ey zing Elm az Fso RWa3s wna
the host as distinctly as bis embarrassment
would allow; t'would you believe It, WaIdfmr's
evil nature suddenly returned, aud Inst night
he deroured the butler" When people see
Mons. Vi7ler's snake wrlthIng around their
lest the reptiles haser nature should regain~
supremacy, while 1t is cofled around their
ca1yce. 4 lavorite trick Of Mons, Viyier Is to
get into IN omnibus when It Is full, and after
be has been IN It for some time, he turns pale,
sobs, tears out his hair, conyulsiyely crumples
letter in his hands, reads it, will the utter
most despair, and then gasplpg In the most
nelodra11atie manner, draws from his pocket
pistol, which he cocks with formidable
click, md places the muzZe to bis temple, and
then be gives shriek Of agony. Every gen.
tleman IN the omnibus rushes to disarm him;
the ladies 1alnt away; the inside Of the omnt-
eus p5esentd i; N 7 terrible t ssene' Mhea ths con.
like a man who has awakened from dream,
pieces as there are passengers IN the omnibua.
and distributes It to them: saying: *tTako a
piece, II is chocolate" His present Joke Is to
60 into restaurants at Six o'c1ock, when they
are most crowded. and say to the waiter ID
the most sepulehral tones :" Bring me bisque
coup, breast Of chickens, Strawberries, half
bottle Of Chateau IaAtte, ard the bill.' The
waiter at once replies: sob, SIR, III bring
you the bill at the close Of the dlnner.'
bring me the bill with the soup," says
Mons. Viyier, still in the most lugnbrions
tone ot voice. The waiter goes Instantly to
the landlord, and tells him what has occurred;
the landlord comes up and In.tata that the
bill shall not be presented until the dinner Is
eaten: Thereupon, Mons. Viyler says to him:
I an In the last stages Of heart disease. Ny
physician tells me may expect to fill dead
at any hour Of the day, and especially at din
ner time. THIS is the reason wish uy bill
If you insist upon my not paying you, let NE
tell you my purse is in my right pantaloons
pocket; gou will find In an envelope which Is
In my Natstcoat pocket, my card aud address
with other directions letting you know what
IL to be done In case fa1i dead on your Noor.'
Landlord, wife and walters are thrown by this
intelligence into high fever and great ue1-
yousness, which Mons. Viyies adToitly In
ereases By occasionally feIgnipg to fall back
in sort Of sSncope, from which he recoTegs
as soon as be las all the establishment run
Ming up to him.