The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-06-14

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over ard take tete tete dinner with
hinl al tic legation.
+. wa oye,jayed as he read it,
Ne man ever ieil higher pleasure in
good company, tor knew better hos
10 make !. profitable. II be had been
asked TO choose, lie would infinitely
rather have bad the invitation TO dine
than the twenty pounds be had pock-
eled Ia the thorhing. The magnale
men Of the world---and AL sembrrs
OF the diplomatic career are, q GER
tain extsht, in this categog-were.
in 4 q estimation, the trump cards
ol the pack. wiah which be could score
tricks innumerable, and so he accept
ed at once and, in very few min.
utes after his acceptance, made hi-
appearance in q correct dinner dress
and a most unexeeptionable white
| tie.
Couldn't refuse tllat pleasant offe r
Of yours, L. The was familiar ii, once,
and called him L.. 'ahd here | am,
said be, as he threw himself into an
easy chair with all the bland ssiisfac-
tion OF one who looked forwar TO "a
good dinner and a very enjoy able
evening.
4 am extremely happy TO have Sc
cured you, said L., with quiet little
laugh to himself at the episram OF
his phrase. DO you like cayiarf'
Delight in it i
i have just got some fresh from
ST. Petersburg. and our cook here is
rather successful in his caviar soup
We have red trout ON The Trgen
Dee, a saddle Of 1yrol mutton, aud a
pheasant--voiia rotre diner But |
can promise you more liberal carte
in drinkables--jusl say what you like
10 the way Of wine.
F.'s face beamed over with ecstaeyl
1t was one Of the grand moments OF
his life and if he could, hungry as
he was, he would have prolonged it.
To be there, the guest ol her Majes-
ty's mission TO know, to feel, that
the arms Of England were over the
door-that he was to be waited on by
funkies in the livery u the legetion,
fed by the cook who bad ministered
10 official palates, his gass filled with
wine from the cellar of him who re-
presented royalty
These we're very glorious imagin-
ings AMI little wor der that f., whose
whole lifs was a poem in its way,
should feel that they almost overcame
him. In fact, like the woman in the
nursery song, he was ready TO ex
claim, This is none Of me J but still
there was abundant evidence AROUND
him that all was actual, positive and
real.
by the way said l., in liAt,
careless way, did you ever in your
wafderings chance upon namesake
Of yours, only that he inlerpolaies an
other Christian name, and calls him
self r. Napoleon F.r
The stranger started-the fresh,
ruddy glow OF his cheek gave way to
a sickly yellow aud, rising from his
chair, he said 4:
Do you mean to 'split on me,
sirP
I'm afraid, F. said the other,
jauntily, the thing looks ugly. You
are r. Napoleon f.
And are you, sir, such scoundrel
such an assatsin--as to ask man
to your table in orieT to betray iIim 2
These are strong epislleis, f., and
I'll not discuss them but, II you ask
are you going to dine here to-day, Id
say no. And, II you should ask
where are you likely to pass the even
ing, I'd hint---in the city Hil'
At this F. lost all command over
himself, and broke oui into a torrent
of tA@wildest abuse. He was strong
of epithets, and did MOI spare them.
He stormed, he swofe, he threatened,
he vociferated but l., imperturba-
Bile throughouf aII, Only interposed
with an occasional mild remonsirance
--a subdued hint---ihat this language
was less than polite or parliamentary.
At length the door oened, two
gendarmes appeared, ansI n. F. was
consigned to their haSds and remov'
cd
The accusations against him were
msniiold From before and since
the day Of the govrrRe.s,s, he had
We IN ii, iiig ;shte ol dishonesty aud
fraud. Grrmsa, ksw proceeiiugs are
moi characterized by any rash lmpet-
uo>iI, the isiiisl Steps il F.s case
took ab0ai eigi,lcen months. during
which he remained . prisoner. Al
the end OF .li's time, the judges dis
c.seird sume informaIiis a his com
initial and as l.. was absent from
Munich, aud no one 1t the lrgai ion
murli Interested in tie case, the man
vas liberated on signing declaration
--to which Bavarian authorities, il
w,uld seem. attach value--tbat he
W. rogue and vagabond : con.
LESSONS which the captain possibly
deemed a. absurd an act Of surplus
age as though be were 10 give a.writ-
ten declaration that he was a verte-
braied animal and biped. lie went
forth once more. and, difficult as is
appears to tie intelligence Of honest