The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-05-17
An Amusing Incident.

odd aud unique. NAV serve as material for som,
curious specalatious, as to the force Of magma
ti0a, and also the sympathy between cur visua
and Olfactory organs, ColOael Flint, Of tht
Guards, bully and duellist, described in tbs
oi7iatatis psrsoueg as -fre-eaier,~ was to s,auI
with his back to the red glowing ehimuey-piec,
/ in Wills Coffee House The period is that o
George l.. when it was fashionable for great
bloods and backs Of the day to smoke long pipes
designated as a yard Of clay With such .
pipe Colonel Flint had duly provided himself fo'
rehearsal; and to make his stage business more
perfect, soft-rolGng clouds Of smoke began to is
sue from the bowl. and float over the once famous
eofes-7OOn- In no time came the manager speak,
/ ing quickly, My dear H. on no account at
tempt to smoke, The Queen de,ests tobacco,
and would leave the box immediately
There is no tobacco in the pipe, replied the
Colonel
~Oh-eoue-uoDSense.
Look herer and the Colonel took out Of his
waisieoat pocket handful Of dried herbs
Il got them in Convent Garden Market, this
moyaiug, on the way to rehearsal
We'll. we suelt tobacco the moment we came
within sight Of the stage said Dickens; ~the
pipe must be FOUL
1t Is quite a new pipe.'
Mark Lemon now came up, aud protesting
tha; he also smeIt tobacco, and that the pipe
must have been an old one reburntto look clean,
the offending clay was thrown aside.
Before the next rehearsal. however, another
pipe, warranted new and pure, was obtained in
dependent Of which It was placed in the fire, and
KEEP: At white heat long enough to purify it ten
times over. even had it been one Of the uuclean
Again the cloud began TO unfold its volumes over
wills Coffee Room, and this time Sir Joseph
Paxton came running from the seats in front of
the stage. declaring that the Queen 50 detested
the smell Of tobacco that smoking must really not
Be attempted. Once again the Colonel protest
ed the innocence Of his pipe. IN proof Of which
be produced handful of dried thyme and rose
leaves from his walstcoat pocket. In vain Sir
Joseph insisted that he smelt tobacco! They
all suelt it, So this second yard Of clay was
sent to shivers.
But the Colonel CHANGED to see Model of
the Battle Of WarterIoo7 exhibited some years
before in Leicester square; IN which the various
platoons Of infantry. as well as tie
origadss Of artillery. were supposed to be firing
roIeys, the clouds and wreaths Of smoke being
ragiIe fixtures. These capital limitations Of /
;loads and wreaths Of smoke were discovered. on .
-ery close examination, to be composed of ex-
remedy fine and thinly drawn out webs Of cotton,
supported on rings and long twirls of almost In
-isioIe wire, and attached At one end to the muz-
les and mouths of this miniature cannon and
1gsketry. This model for triumph in the art
L smoking 4 pipe in the presence Of Queen
Who abhorred tobacco, was now adopted BY Col
mel Flint, but held 10 reserve for the morning
ehearsal or the fall-dress rehearsal of the same
light. when there would be 4 preliminary au-
hence.
He veutured to fltter himself that all these
eLicate considerations and assiduities would be
l1eh apphuded and compIimen:ed both by the
author and management Far from
: No sooner vas the cloud Of apparent smoke
erceived to issue from the pipe than the manag.
{. stage manager and Sir Joseph Paxton hurried
2gs;her to the too assiduous Guardsman. beg
ing him on no account to persist in this smok-
z! the smoker this (0u examining the
n0ke) appearance OF smoking. 1t would be
Ost i1j1dieiouz- Her Msjesty would think she
melt tobacco, and this would be as bad As if
Ter Majesty had really smelt 1t. At the same
ne, they added, collectively, that they them
.Ivss had suelt tobacco, no matter from what
,urre or what causel OF course, there was an
d TO the matter, as We we're all anxious to be
lrmonious and the discounted -fre-eater7 Of
lie comedy did the best he could to bully the
.mPaHy in wills CoEse Room with his emp
-5owIsd and immaculate yard of clay. These
mute details, however, VII serve to show the
-ius that haze been taken even with the slight
{ parts Of the performance-Paius that we're
Jrthy Of the C0B5sliis Frmcaiss