The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-09-10

lie was purshuing EN-, you see, ar
just to make the vilins think, on the COZ
thrary. he was rctreating, he buttoned hi
coat behind bimi''
OF the anecdotes and jokes told of tn
brigade during their extended foreign Sci
Yioe,-proofs Of humor and light heart
edness which exile even could net sutdue, =
the number Is indeed legion. Gallie vanit,
forced them often into. the attitude @
censors, and several CT their repartees ar
excellent. and As full of sense as they wer
of pleasantly. Among the masses of thes
is one that has often been referred to othe
-ourceS--when a Fret Gilman claiming fo
his country the invention Of all the elegAn
ces, named, among other things, rufHe
and Pat answered;
eve improved on tive pu. to it 9
shirt
| In the same spirit, but less known, wal
his retort on shopkeeper in some petty
town where he was quartered. The place
had rather pretentious gate, aud the
grocer, dilating ON its grandeur, aud asking
VIVA the Irish would say if they possessed
| it.
Faith, they'd say" was his reply,
"we'll kape the gate shut, or the dirty little
town will be after running out Of it,
The sarcasm, however, was deeper sand
mere essentially IIibe.nian when, on his
going somewhere to dine, after hearing
great praises of French cookery, he saw a
pot Of soup brought in with bit of meat
floating on the top Of it-upon which he
pulled of bis coat, and, being asked Why
lie DID 20, said;
"Sure, I'm going to have swim for
that little bit of mate there
Among the adventures recorded of the
brigade, one of the most amusing was an
occurrence in the time of the Regent
Orleans, in honor Of whose birthday q
grand masquerade was given in Paris. 1t
was a high class affair; tickets were a
double dor each; all the rank and beauty
of Paris were assembled round the regent,
and Il costly and luxurious supper crowned
the attractions of the night. While the
entertainment was proceeding, one Of the
princes suite apI reached and whispered to
him;
- Is it worth your royal highness' while
to step into the supper room, there is a
yell'w domino there, who is the most ex-
traOrdinary cormorant ever witnessed; he
Is prodigy, your highness; he never stors
eating and drinking, and the attendants
say, moreover, that he has not done SO FOR
soE,e hours"
His royal hishness went accordingly and
sure enough there was the yellow domino,
Lying about him as described, and swal-
lowing everything as ravenoIsly IS if he
bed only just begun. Raised pies fell
before him like garden palings before
field piece; pheasants and quails seemed
to ly down his throat in little coyey; the
wine he drank threatened scarcity, what
ever might be tie next vintage.
After watching him for some time. the
duls ack,owIei,es h.. wa, = won,sr and
l,r,h;u,lr I.r, m. -oo,,. b,, sb,r,l,, ,f,o
ward, on passing through anoIhsr, he saw
the yellow do,,;no AGAIN and n. ,c,,v.Jr
,t u,rk ~ over ,.v..,.,,i ,n.. ,;-,
everywhere, and emptyn. tho champagne
,,ottI,., -. ,auiIlv -. fb.v ware hr,,,,, ~
him. p-r,,ctIv amazed, th. d,k. =, l,.r
u, LANCER re-, rain hi, cur,o.;tv
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matched +, b,m
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mast
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our men was ordered out. we dubbed our
honey u Duy ''cfe'' anu "2'eeu " 'aAe
our turn a1 Inc supper table, turn ano turn
about.
4" W hat exclaimed the duke "the