The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03
LITTLE BOBBY.
An Interesting Sketch of Partisan Life

An Interesting Sketch of Partisan Life.
swell, sir, am glad to meet you
here,'' said Mr.. Armstead.
':Ha, ha! thanks, thanks, thanks very
much thanks" muttered Mr.. Airey, in
reply. Mr.. Airey had but lately arriv-
ed in Paris from Bond street, Mr.. Arm
stead from Beacon street. The Lon
doner had run against the Bostonian
at the corner of the Reu de la Paix.
care you going my way - asked Mr..
Airey, lightly.
II am at your service, SIR said Mr..
Armstead, with a courteous motion Of
the hand. AS they moved along the
broad pavement, the Englishman en-
tertained his friend with thousand
remarks on men and things.
Paris always loosed his tongue; for
while he tasted with delight the gay
ETY. and sparkle of the place, he found
at the same time much solid food for
the moralist. When he was moraliZ-
ing he felt that he was doing his duty.
And so, with the sense gratifed, and
conscience in repose, pleasant sun
above him, and a good listener by his
side, the sprightly gentleman would
the Parisians. When he had brought
probable haunts of a passing Petitgras,
he found that for the moment he was
without another subject upon which
to dilate. So turning to his compan-
ion, like an amiable social inQuisitor,
he asked:
CHOW, what do you find to do with
yourself in Paris -
Mr.. Armstead, whose share in the
conversation had consisted in OCCASION
al solemn bows of acknowledgement,
now coughed, meditated for some mo-
ments. and then answered thoughtful
ly, :'Well come down town and walk
around
:sBut SURELY. cried the other, ''for
a man of your active habits why, my
dear Col. Armstead, t.
':Pardon me for interrupting you,
but drop the colonel, if you please
Mr.. Airey was vastly astonished.
Il beg your pardon-I beg your par.
don,' he said, ''but surely-why I al
ways thought that you Americans were
particularly fond of military titles
''Well, sir, we have had some pretty
serious killing lately, and some of us
don't take quite SO humorous view of
the profession as we did when it was
confined to Indians and Mexicans.'
''But still it is the custom in En-.
gland and everywhere for a man who
has served to keep his title. And you,
who were distinguished-you surprise
me, you surprise me very much.''
Mr.. Armstead acknowledged the
compliment by bending his head and
silently waving his right hand. After
a pause, during which his companion
watched him with much curiosity, he
said: sit was found that there was a
certain awkwardness in sending out
your superior officer for a bag of nails
or 2-cent stamp
Mr.. Airey felt that like a second Co.
lumbus he had discovered new Amer
lea. This novel and interesting speci-
men must be drawn out, to be after
ward described and commented upon
at all his clubs. lie assumed an insin-
uating manner as he asked the leading
question, ''How do you like Paris -
Mr.. Armstead took time to reply. 81
like it, he said ''but fear there is
a little too much of the New Highlander
in my composition. '.
s'And capital good thing, too,'' OBJ
served the other, encouragingly.
"The pilgrim fathers would not have
appeared to advantage on the boule-
vards.''
''Certainly not. And yet your coun-
trymen are as a rule-are they not p
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