The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-04-15

( houoi VI oeiHS my guest al the Branden0url
hotel, you shall dine off pheasant, too
Neither promised to come, but botl
smiled.
After this dialogue we rode several mile.
without speaking d single word. when the
young man, in quite friendly tone, said:
"Now sir, to ask question, whom do YOU
think you ride with?'
This question was Put in the usual brisk
tone of Prussian officer. looked at the
stranger moment; he was about my age
! but much taller. His dress was piein sur.
. tout, and his head was cosered with a wool
en- cap, strongly set in leather with narrow
gold brim. He had good deal Of the mill.
! tary cast.
/ ''Well,' said |, L think l have the plea
sure of being in company with a military
sentleman-a captain p added /, asking
".
/ Higher said the young man, striking me
al AIS tUI IL Ou tlIe kLee.
The old gentleman now began to laugh.
! "A major. them said ].
'Higher, repeated he, slapping me a sec.
ond time.
He understands a joke, thought l.
$50 young, and already colonel? -
''Higher,' said he again with a fourth
slap.
''He is getting impudent, thought !.
looked confounded a: his assurance.
Then | have the honor to be in company
with general said |, with a sarcastic incre-
dulity.
''High.r,' he still replied, with another
slap.
This, | thought, is the most imp1dent
fellow | ever met with, and giving vent to
nay impatience said:
Then you are a field marshal ~
We were by this time before the Bran
denburg gate. was fully pursuaded that |
WAS treated as dupe by my companions.
The Young mans higher had so confounded
me that was tbunder,rock when the hats
flew off in every direction. 'Gerehr aus -
shouted the mul,i,uds and officers and eo,,I-
iersrusbed from tbt4cuard- -bopsatotbpi m,s.
kets; the drums were beating, the arms pre-
sen,inu. nu-nb.r of csrr;.,.s ,osss1
through tho yat4 and. in the confusion Of
,he crowd, tbrony;ng from every side look
ed for the royal parsonage to whom all these
hor~rs were paid. Our carriace wbirled sss,
toward the Brandenburs ho'el.
''Where do YOU wish 10 .lisht?' said the
young gea;lcnan.
NJ the branlen5urg hote.. if YOU please
was my answer.
There it is, said he.
i leaoed from the carr;ace ,ooL. my MORT.
folio. and bowinp reooestei III. ,Is.snrs y,
,h,..r s.eino me- =, dinner
.Yor shall seems said tho vo,r,sr o,a og
tb,, wen,
The landlord and walters os tho hotel
rushed toward ,re as e,,srsd tho o,,e hour.
-, 70 ,i.e ,,rou,d ,rba f,r o4a.ood
me- bv tho ,i,l. of b;obrsss
..Ny mama, said 7 .is Ppaboav bonter
10 von L,o,r tho a.n,lamon n-,h hou, 7
arrival ,,
..Gsotle,,ar rensa,sj tho l.ndI,ra s;,
,ifica,t;v :, was ,ba k;rc,
"a coed i,.e, said 7. the vorn, follow
WAS ne,r teIjino mo 60 h; b;,,salf,
nReg Won, nardo, bo,Lor, so;d tho Iard-
lord .but nlessa IN pss other FERNS when vou
s,e,L of b;e no;sstv,
..you ara no, :, .arres. sa;sI
..But am thoucb # ;s the t;r,,
The walters and 61v other pers ms who
had assembled round mo nlodos. ,bsuso,vos
for the truth of what the landlord had
spoken.
There was No dopbt It WAS the k;ng with
whom had made CO frse,
4 am. sir. repubIcan and no. af.;, of
any king in cbristendom. vet the atra;, mich,
have become a serious one had dronnsd
exnr-ss;ors wb;cb vere mot s,;t.d =, ro,al
ears, and which might have ken, more wise.
" to myself. How would he take these
things . what might be think Of mo- were
thoughts which kent me awake for the great.
er Dart of the night.
The next morning began the rounds of
nv visits. found the finance minister ex-
tremely tough. When 7 re,urned home tie