Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-06-29
How q Frenchlnan Entertaiu
ed John Bull

| An years Dy gone, the fam0us ROck.
away Pavilion was built, the HaN.
Way House. at Jamaica, Long Island
used to be 6lled with travellers to ths
sea shore who put up there. ana
visited the beach either in their our
or in hired vehicles daring the dav
One warm sutpmer evening, when IT,
house was unusually crowded, :,
EngiisAman rode mp in zig. A.
asked for accommodation for -
night. The landlord replied that 81
his rooms we're taken, aud all h6
beds, except one, which was in a anti
of rooms occupied BY q French gentle.
man. "If you and Monsieur can
agree to room together said t.
landlord, there is an excellent q.
cant bed there"
The traveller replied, No, I cannot
sleep in the room with any did
Frenchman," and of be rode with all
the grum looks of q real John Bun.
In about half and hour, however be
came back, saying, that he believed
be would have to accept the Freuchmsn
as sruom.mste. Meantime his Ant
ill-natured remark had somehow reach.
ed the French gentleman's ears ana
he resolved to pay OF Johnny in bis
own coin.
On Icing shown to the apartment,
the Engiishman stalked in in his nc.
talst0med naughty manner, while the
Frenchmsn, as is usual with his IA.
ton, rose and received him with
smiles and bOws-in short, be was
more precisely polite than usual
sarcastically 80, keen observer would
have thought. Not word passed be.
tween the two, but soon the English.
man gave a pull at the bell cord.
The Frenchman quietly rose from his
seat and gave the bell two pulls. On
the appearance of the waiter, Bull
said" Waiter, 1 want supper: order
me q beefbtsak, and . cup Of tea
The Frenchman instantly said
!" .Vataire, Ordaire two cups tea, aud
two bifsteak want two suppairc -
Bull started and looked grum, but
said nothing. The Frenchman eleYa.
ted his eyebrows and took hure
pinch Of snuff. When supper vas
ready, the two sat down and ate for .
while in silence, when the English
man said ..-,.s.,.s
Burgundy 4
The waiter started on his Grand,
bat before reaching the door, the
Frenchman called to him" vataIre.
come hack here /! you bring mo two
bottles Burgundy
Bull knit his brows: Monster ele-
waited his, shrugged his shoulders, and
took another pinch of snuff.-The
wine was brought and while QuaninR
it, the Englishman said:
3" Waiter, bring me an apple tart.
and a what dye call it, there--s
Charl0tte-de- Russe.n Z:
Monsieur then called to the waiter.
" Bring me two of de apple tart, and
two vat de dialie you call. him
Sh- Sd. Sharlie-de ROss.n
Bulls patience was now exhausted.
and before the last order could Be exc.
cuted, he started from his seat and
rung the bei. The Frenchman went
to the string and gave it to. violent
pulls. The waiter .fwho was almost
with laughter) came hurry.
8 Ws;tars nacsr n.;n.i vS
lOtte-de- Russo bring me up q boot.
jack and q pair of slippers.p
The Frenchman responded-uv Va.
tstire, you NO mind to bring tvo of
the S6sr., la. Ross hnt von s~,S W. ~
and two sh.cE hoot ~
before there "a. f;n,e ~ bin : 49,.
articles. Bull had tbrroncbiv iSst 80 ~
and when the wsitsy .,,,s.r -,
witt. them. he tIlundsr,si c,t Z 800
:. Waiter. Orine ma : sssdl.,, .;,a -
you have no room IN the heuss iii nth
chairs. or in, short any Mace vfsrs I
can rest in peace by myself.s -,