Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-08-26
"Sure 1 am going to have a swim for
4 n of littla hit of N, ofa fbara ~

"Sure l am 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 grand masquerade was given
in Paris. 1t was a high-class affair !;
tickets were double louis d'och are !;
all the rank and beauty of Paris were
assembled round the regent, and a
costly and luxurious supper crowned
the attractions of the night. While the
entertainment was proceeding, one of
the princes suite approached and
whispered to him:
SIT is worth your royal highness's
while to step into the supper-rooms !;
there is yellow domino there, who is
the most extraordinary cormorant ever
witnessed; he is prodigy, your high
ness-he never stops eating and drink
ing; and the attendants say, moreover,
that he has not done SO for some hours. 4"
His royal highness went accordingly;
and sure enough there was the yellow
domino, laying about him as described,
and swallowing every thing as raven
ously as if he had only Just begun.
Raised pies fell before him like garden
palings before field piece; pheasants
and quails seemed to fly down mis- throat
in little covey; the wine he drank
threatened scarcity, whatever might
be the next vintage.
After watching him for some time,
the duke acknowledged he was a
wonder, and laughingly left the room ;
but shortly afterward, on passing
through another, he saw the yellow
domino again, and as actively at work
as ever, devastating the dishes every
where, and emtying the champagne
bottles as rapidly as they were brought
to him. Perfectly amazed, the duke at
last could not restrain his curiosity.
"Who," he asked. sis that insatiate
ogre that threatens such humiliation
to all the labors of our cooks ?"
Accordingly, one of the suite was dis
patched to him.
"Hls royal highness the Duke Of
Orleans desires the yellow domino to
unmask."
But the domino begged to be excused,
pleading the privilege of masquerade.
"There is higher law" replied the
officer ''the royal order must be
obeyed."
"Well, then, answered the incognito,
''if it must be so, it must )" and, un-
masking, exhibited the ruddy visage of
an Irish trooper.
"Why, in the name of Polyphemus !"
exclaimed the regent, IS he advanced
90 l. Gsxr-hA and xtl,af /
have seen you eat and drink enough for
dozen men at least, and yet you seem
as empty as ever"
"Well, then" said the trooper, "since
the saycret must come out, plase, your
royal highness, l am one of Clares's
Horse-that's the guard-of-honor to-
highland when our men was ordered
out, We dubbed our money to buy
ticket, and agreed to take our turn at
the supper-table, turn and turn about. J"
'sWhat ~ exclaimed the duke, "the
whole troop coming to supper p
'Oh, it's asy, plase your highness
sure one domino would do for all of us
if ache tux it in turn. I'm only the
eighteenth man, and there's twelve more
of us to come"
The loud laughter OF the Jovlal duke,
probably the heartiest he had had for
long time, was the response to this ex-
PLANTATION, followed by a louis dor to
the dragoon, and promise to keep his
'saycret" till the entire troop had
supped.
The career of the Irish Brigade closed
with the approach of the French Revolu-
fart-natalx- 60 4hnp,
doubt; since, had they remained in
France, there is little question they
wolud have maintained their loyalty,
and been massacred like the SWISS
"Life of Samuel LoUer" fLOnden, 1879.