, 1873-01-02
a CLASSICAL DARKEY,
fno Speaks Six LanRuuHoa, md Astons
fsllea tho Eopers.

From the Vai'cjo {Ca9.3 Independent.
There is remarkable character on the Yard,
modorn languageB with tho grontoat auency, be-
sides having amattoring Of Creek and Latin.
lie 10 about rs years Of age, and was born in tho
Caribbean 1slands, and educated 10 university
In Canada. Ho spoaka with wonderful auency
Of expression, his conversation sounding like =
carefully written spooch.
About o'clock on Friday morning ho was
'lcantnE against the bar In Van Smiths restnu-
billty from a Protestant standpoint. Ono hand
was toying with q remarkably strong gin cock
tail, while tho othor WAS goRtculatiny to tho
crowd around him. His argument Was about as
follows "vou will Of once admit. after caro-
fal Investigation Of tho claims Of Pope Plus
TX. to stand on IN equal footing with tho power
OF our divine Creator, that his bull announcing
tho now dogma Of infa1libility was a. trutu,il
julmen-or, in othor words, telum imbelte sine
ictu: [Tho crowd nodded assent.l
"Ten 'um what1" inquired an old topper,
looking over the top of his glass.
I" Ietu7n insbelte sine ictu, my dear friond, ia
thnt Latln and n9!aot MEANS f'0blo weapon thrown
Yes, yes (hic)." exclaimed the topper. AZ
the application Of tho frat one."
That's Latin, too," replied The dsrky, "aud
menns feeble thundofbolt.' Qontlemcn, I
really owe this crowd an apology for indulsiug
in ynatchos Of tho dead lanXuageB but for yos:fs
gone BY thoir contemplation has boon 40 de-
ltShtfm to mo in bringing my mind in direct
contact NTH the buried past that at times, upon
occasions Of excitement, or in tho heat Of argu-
mont, I thoughtloss'y allow myself to give
utteranco to my thoughts in dead language
unknown to moRt OF you: It IL with
,regret that find rnyself 80 ipuch under tho in
'tluonce of vino as to give utterance to Iord-
which come from language now, am sorry is
say, az utterly dofunct and usolesa AZ tho boneo
Of Ale1ander's dead, which centuries ago witts
erod upon the Greoian battla-delds." ~
Several old topors who wero just elevating
brimming glaBses to distorted mouths, distorted
their mouths still wider and paused In aatonah-
ment at the compilation Of the wel-rounded aon-
tonce. They surveyed tho speaker with Bpeech-
loss an,azemant, and did not fairly reoovor their
equilibrium until he invited thom 10 drink.
"dentlemcn, Tempus Jfugil-I mean. time
tlioa, and considerable Of Z period has
olnpned between drinks. Az tho old Ro-
man used to say: sB0nu'n uin,ln1 bog par
don l moant to lave eaid TINT good vino makes
good blood. This ID magnificent hypothoBis,
and by reasoning directly from eauao to eFcct,
and not by falso comparison or fallacious analo-
g. we arc st neyer-failing, logical conclusion,
firmly established BY fact, without which all rea-
If you please, aud no lemon. thank you. and
here's to nil, and tho lolicographical darkey
toHsed d cocktail from human Higlt forever, aud
ntartod out Of the saloon.
Tbs old topper remarked, rs he looked Wist-
fully after tho retrantlng mans form Blamed
it he don't boat all the anart niggers ever
enw."
We understand that IN c7srt IN boing made to
have.h him lecture to The people ot Vallejo, and
ho is willing to deliver l,eln,e II an audience
can be socu1ud, His name 10 did not learn.