The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-29

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When Miss Knight first knew Iir. johnson
Nv q yss a little sfraid Of bis deco tone OF
GU s.o;oo and great wig"; but when she had
oes,ad her seventh or eighth yesr sbe was
aec,,st mined 10 all this, and fels grateful for
a;s Indulgence. He was introduced TO George
IN then child, in the iiorary ct st. Jataes's.
gle asked the young Psince some questions
,.hout his studies, aud wben he took leave OF
him said, GOOD bless you, sir. and make
YOU As good a man and as great King as
your father" s.s..,.t ~.
carried 50 far tina, when he wanted TO send
for bis favor,te cat he would not order his
servant. who was negro, TO procure IL, say
ing that 1t was not good TO employ human
beings ip the service OF animals; be there.
fore went himself on the errand. When
went abroad" Miss Knight writes, "Dr.,
johnson gave me his blessing, and EXPORTED
me not 20 become Roman Catholic" addipg
that elf extended my belief might at
length turn Turk" =
Scattered through Miss Knights diary,
and gathered up at its close, are humber OF
anecdotes, which she had happy knsck Of
nosiDe down. Some OF them have become
familiar, but they form the most amusing
part of her recoilectiops. We quote few !:
A stranger bsppepirg to be In Paris soon
after the Revolution OF July, 1880, was stop.
ned by young chimney.sweeper, who asked
him il be had seen the King OF the French.
The other replied in the negative. Would
YOU like 10 see him ~? continued the
chimney-sweeper. "OnIy give me piece
OF five francs and you shall see him." The
stranger agreed to do 50, and they went away
together to the PaIais Royal. As soon as
= they were in sight Of the balcony the boy
began TO call out, Louis Philippe! Louis
Phillippe!" which cry he was joined by tie
rabbie near him. The King of the French
came ont TO make his obeisance, and the gen.
tieman gave fiye-franc piece to the sweeper.
<.Nou," said the boy, "if you have mind to
hear him sing, only promise me FIVE more, and
you shall be satisfied" The stranger assent
ed, and his Majesty, at the command Of the
mob, joined in the Marseilaise Hymn, with
all the appropriate grimaees. 1a
ing hands with every body in the street he
held ont his band to a man, who said, "Stop
q little" Tbrustng both hands in the mud,
: be offered them 10 the King, saying, NOW
they are fit for you." = -
A man who squints very much was talk
ing to u. De TaleyrsDd about public affairs,
{ and wound up by saying, Enfn, Prince,
tout IA de raUers" To which the other re-
piled. 6. Oui, Monsieur, CONNIE Uous UOyez.'
[In English: ''Eyery thing goes awry."
:. Yes, sir, as you see."1 .sy.r
: A banker bayiDg observed that one of the
ladies whom we call exclusives" always
bowed most graciously to him when she
took money at his bank, but did not return
his bow when be passed her in the street
one day when he met Der, took out gold
piece Of twenty francs, and presenting il to
her said: Il" C'est aun peu cher, naais 5e
E serais 6ien aise dovoir I'm bon s1iut."
al"It is little dear, but shall enjoy q fine
Jsalutatiou."] ',atr. , "r.s & -"> *t'&7 l.s
The Pope mentioned one night ct supper;
that the 81 barcarole" that brought him from
Venice had since gained three hundred
crowns, at half 8 baioccho from each person,
by letting people kiss the place where ne was
seated, adding, g Quanto ma place. al uedere
la jede di guest buoas Veaez,ani - a. He
also said THAT one of bis gloves, having fallens
from bis hand. was instantly cut into thou.
sand pieces for relics. i''-r :, < IT,, 800,
!. =. = Lord Nelson says than when he was seven.
teen years of age he won $500 at q gaming
table; but he was 80 shocked on rejecting
that had he lost them be should not have
Known how to pay them that from thai
time to TINS ne mas never pfayed again.
, When Admiral Nelson's arm was cut of
al "a no oh ,oto ,l,a1r
1t to send it to England to be buried; but he
said "Tbrow 1t into the hammock With the
brave fellow that Was killed beside me"-a
common seaman. ,fn Il
remember young officer of the French
navy saying one day Il should like to be-
an English peer until reached thirty-6ye.
/ would then be q marshal of France till fifty,
and then afterward come to Rome, be car
dnal, and never die" The same officer,
looking at the fine picture of the {" Magda-
len," by Guido, exclaimed: ooh, what a
lovely picture! l have always liked Magda.
lens in every stage of their existence"
An Italian at Vienna was telling lady
how long he had been travelling, and pro-
nounclng French according to the manner of
his nation, he said "J'si un dae a
Paris ct I'm One Rome" FtMon cher
Able" replied the lady, :" lparait que yous
aYez e I'm ane partout." a..
MIR. B., going to make vista Cambridge
to Prince William, son of the Duke Of GIou-
cester, saw fiddle on the table, and taking
it up asked the tutor if his Royal Highness
played. Not much" said the other, g only
4. God save his uncle, aud such little thing
The following are from Mr.. Raikes:..
.; One day Alvanley asked NJ. De Talleyrapd
to explain to him the real meaning Of the
word "nou-interYention." His reply was,
d" Cest un mot netaphystque ct politique, qua
sigaite peu pres la meme chose qu'inter-
gention." =. It Is a metapby steal and political
word which means almost the same thing as
intervention. - ,.-.,.,e.,..,.,,,,,.
; - These anecdotes are thoroughly character,
, istie iof the, history and simplicity of the
Duke, -, ,s,o<, ,.......'" T.. 3. y
= ! I! cit was proposed to him TO purchase q
Y farm In the neighborhood of Strathfieldsaye,
which lay. contiguous TO his estate, and was
Therefore valuable acquisition, TO which he
Sassented. When the purchase was completed
his steward congratulated him upon having
), had! such bargain, as the seller was,in diff.
6culties and forced 10 part with It. sWhat
. do you mean by bargain? said the Duke.
. The other REPLIED ltwas valued at 81 100.
and we have got 1t for Es0O.' T In that case,
said the Duke, syou will please to carry the
extra e30O,to the late owner, and never talk
I TO me of cheap land again. sSys ... Fir as
!, 4: tshfoolsh woman In society once asked the.
I. Duke to give her an account OF the battle OF
Waterloo. son. replied he. 1t is, very
easily done. We pummelled Them, they
pummelled US, and ] suppose we pummelled
the hardest, so We gained the day.
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