The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-02-24
sri.tnl.en identity.

Ny own regiment had been for some time
under orders to proceed to the same favored
cline, and my brother, on his return from
six months expedition In Tibet during
which he had been cut of from all news, ex-
pected to find we had arrived. On his way
down country, the first civilized place he
reached was one of the sanatoriums-Nynee
Tai, OF Simla, or Mussoorie, forget which;
but whichever 1t was, its leading hotel pos
sesssed table d'hote, TO which my brother
went to dinner on the day of his arrival.
He had not been long seated when an indi-
vidual entered the room and took q chair OPP
posite him. This individual (who was no
other than the accused Bnrridge), my broth
er at once conceived to be me, whom be had
not seen for five years-he had no doubt
whatsoever on the subject-but as Burridge
merely gave him glance of perfect nom
recognition, he said nothing. The fact is,
my brother and ! were both tdrceurs In a
small way, and he Immediately imagined l
was feigning ignorance of him by way of a
joke. and, delighted with the idea Of forego-
ing all other human emotion in the cause Of
mirth, he fell heartily into the humor of the
thing, and though fraternal warnings turned
his gaze now and then in the direction of
Burridge, he contrived 10 make his express
sion as Indifferent and unconscious as posi-
ble At the same time he could not sufti-
GENTLY admire my R0sl-chdLGnce; for Burridge,
being hungry and plunger, after satisfying
his curiosity with one bovine glance around
the table, thereafter devoted himself exclu-
sively to his victuals.
Dinner being ended, the company dropped
one by one from the room, till at last my
brother was left alone with Burridge, who
continued to work conscientiously through
the dessert. When the door closed on the
last person, my brother clapped his hands
and loudly shouted: "Brayol bravoi bra
vissimorn Burridge, on this, put up his eye
glass, and stared at him for second or two
with perfectly stolid countenance, then,
fresh mango. "Bravoi bravissimo" shouted
my brother, doubly pleased; capital cap
ital couldn't be better"
Again Burridge inserted his glass, and
slowly remarked: If it's the dinner you're
so pleased with, 1 can't say much for your
taste; in my opinion it's the foulest thing l
ever ate in Europe, Asia, Africa or America. !"
Again my brother was in ecstacies, but
checking his mirth, he remarked; swell,
but come enough's us good as feast;
you've carried that game quite far enough;
don't you think you had better stop it now 7"
Again the eye-glass was inserted, and the
plunger spoke: "Oh the proprietor, sup
pose; well, ii would take good deal of this
kind OF enough to make a feast. But look here.
If pay you your contract price, I've right
to eat as much as ever please; and I'll tell
you what it is, T'll just serve you out I'll
eat your whole dessert, if l have cholera for
It; and I'll ring for more if Pm alive when
this is done"
"Come, come" said my brother, "no
more humbug How's the governor?n
"What GOVERNOR" said Burridge, in great
establishment
any governor, of course.n
"Don't believe you ever had one" was
the scornful reply, and he ate on.
"Tut, tut, man; how's the old lady?"
81 sincerely hope she's dead" said Bur-
ridge, sucking away imperturbably.
"Oh, Donald, you parricidal ruffian, where
are your natural affections ~ and he play
fully threw an over-ripc mango at the dra-
COON, which took effect upon his chin, and
burst over his white waistcoat. Thereupon
a terrible scene ensued. The phlegm of the
plunger gave way to ungovernable fury, and
he overwhelmed my brother with fruit,
plates, knives, and whatever came to hand.
The row alarmed the whole establishment,
and Burridge was with difficulty overpow-
cred. Eventually, an explanation took place,
and my brother was, with some difficulty,
convinced. They Immediately became great
friends, q fear my brothers tastes are rather
low, and he afterwards saved Burridge from
falling over cud." don't know whether
that's the right spelling, and Pm not quite
sure that know what "cud" is, but | be-
lieve it to be kind of precipice in the Hi
malayas, over which picnic parties appear to
have an unfortunate habit of losing their
lives. Be that as it may, my brother some
how saved his life in connection with a
"cud," and i, for my part, can't say think
the better of him for il. =" Doubles and
Quit" IN Bldck1oood's Magazine.