New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-24
TIE FOOD QUESTION.
A sURREPTITIoUs LEG OF MUTTON-EELIEf iHo"
LONDON.

tTROM OUR SPECIAL CORLLSPONDEHI.l
PapIS. Feb. 7.-ROsinante has brought NC
back with much Wheeling from Vcraacs 70 tAilS, SNu
b mo bo brought Gen Duff L. s. H.. and leg OF nut
ton At tie ea,e Of Versailles were stopped ny 'no
sentaels who told that meat could he "H""eu "
leave The town. ! protested, but IL NAlh' "-i' "'''
ovcd TrItons with porcelain pipes n Their NOUNS Doe
OF nv mutton. Tho General protested roo Dut il' pro
test failed ike mine. followed ny mutton I"'o 'io
cuard-house where I found youtin oncer' "Ho
looked 80 pleasant that determined 10 HiacA NO no"i
which beat beneath his uniform Iattlckod tho hcaTt
an tq weak side Ioxuained TO HIN at It was tie fate
NJ ~ IN love The warrior assontol, and hcavod great
s.gh to Ma abs mt Gretchen. pursued my ADVANTAGE
and passed from rcneralitics 10 particular my
lady.love," l said sis in Paris. Long have l
sighed IN vain. ! am taking her now leg or
mutton On this Lee bang oil my hopes Of bliss Ii /
present myself to her with this token OF my af rt2n'
she may yield to my suit. Oh, fulioffecing loveto.-
LoauteOus- German warrior. can yOu refuse ne lie
"gazed on the joint that caused his shamci Galad and
looked, then looked again" The battle was won; the
vanqushcd victor stalled forth forgetting the soldier IN
the man. and gave orders that the General the English
man. and tie leg Of mutton should be allowed to go
forth in peace Rosinante tOed along toward Paris We
PASSED through ST. Cloud n heap OF ruins, ana We
arlved at the Bridge Of Neuiiy. Here orr spaSs's
we're examined by German oaicial who was eA-
planning every moment 10 q French crowd III DIS
native language TINT they could not be allowed
10 pass into Paris Without pttinltS 1NO ''""N
WAS mainly made up OF women, who were carry
ing In bags, pocket handkercheis ana paSh'.'
r OF eggs and butter 20 their becagucred friends 10
IL not too bad Of him that he viii pretend not 70 n'r
stand Frcrch" said an oil lady 70 ne. He looks Ike
friend" said another lady, looking mp az 'ie soo
ra1,d face of the s,0hd military jaiici int coI'4
b.I een the sbrokug -cSticulanEf cNClttu C4l l.
tc cIr cool forrut air Of tho German was curious
&c ~ ,ros fvucat OF that between the two races
Having reached Paris, re igutd poor ou i.IHa 70
~ fatCfhp and. with y LEG or mutton ncVt
nv ANN walled down the boulevard. j was mohD'H,
n1sfiyrv mOlbed. "Sir,' said one man. aloN lde 10
MIL II i W;fb my usual generosity dii 80. How
reached my hotel with precious burden IA sdlcty -
arfect mystery. n BTIC mutton was for friend OK
mine Gretchen was piouJ fraud all being jr IN love
and war. $1,000, -. 49,. H..
have neither been increased nor dMiuis' ed. IAty SUI
remain a. s-5th pound OF bread, and I&tl pound OF
meat per diem. II other quarters M e Dt'I mas
been dis rbutcC. Some -four has como IN from Orleans
audit expected th0t in the course of few days Inc
bread vi cease TO ne made OF peas potatoes. ana GAS
which We now cat l. tho restaurants, bcc-Tta be-
70 be obtained FOR little more than three times us
normal price. Fish, too 10 considerable quantities la5
been introduced ~ some cutcursiLG spec ala
Mayors Relief Fund have arrived with provisions,
&c. This evening they are 50 Telegraph g. Lon
don for more. These gentlemen arc somewhat 40
sea with respect 10 what is wanted and by wuat GeaLs
that "What" is TO be distributed Tie great poh az
the right persona The women and children have been
the greatest sufferers OF late. The mortality II s very
great among them, not because they are absolutely WILL
ont food for the TatiOns distributed TO all hut he
cause they in want of something more stTen ghch
than the rdtous. Fuel is wanted hero as much as 1000
The poorer classes are without the means OF C0oFnS
whatever meat they may obtain, and Is almost nqus-
sibe for them for the same reason, TO mako soup