The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-10-03
THE YELLOW DOMINO.
The Tale Of An Enormous Eater

The Tale Of An Enormous Eater
During the latter part of the reign of
Louis Ky. Of France masquerades
were in high es imatiOn, and public
ones were often given at immense cost,
on court days and other occasions of
rejoicing. To these latter, persons of
all ranks, who could afford to purchase
Il ticket, were adms5 bic; and accord
ingly rencOntres frequently took place
at them, and exhibitions almost as GU
rioas in the way of disguise as i'll the
assumption Of character.
Little chance adv Nares Of an anus
ing character We./ at that period not
at ali uncommon; and indeed, at these
entertainments strange groups and
characters were often purposely con-
certed by their directors and managers.
At other times feats of legerdemaIn
OF activity were performed: and on one
occasion, it is we'll known, IL Genoese-
the DucroW Of his day-walked upon
tight rope, surrounded by fireworks,
L
from the top Of one of the towers of the
metropolitan cathedral of Notre Dame
into the window of a house near an
opposite bridge called the pont au
Change.
Perhaps, however, the most whimSi-
cal among the genuine surprises record
ed at any of those spectacies was that
which occurred II Paris on the 18th of
October. the day on which the Dau-
phin, eldest son of LOUIS XV., attained
Ais majority.
At this fete, which was of peculiar
" magnificent charaCter-sO much 50,
that the details of it are given al great
length by historians of tie da" he
strange behavior of a parsonage i'll
| a yellow domino excited general atten
! ton very early in the evening. This
! mask, in short, WHO, if we except tall
/ ness with tn most robust proportions,
| showed nothing remarkable as to fig
ure. seemed to be gifted with an appe-
tite not merely past all human concep-
ton, but exceeding even the widest
fancies of romance. Even
THE dragon of old, who churches ate
When full of good people on Sunday;
Whole congregations were to him
But a dish of salmagundi-"
! even he was but a nibbler-a mere
/ Jackey-Go-E Easy-to this stranger Of
/ the yellow domino. who, with an alac-
/ rity and perseverance us astonishing
4 as it was edifying, went from room to
room, and from one refreshment table
! to another, not merely tasting but de-
i yOuring, devastating all before him.
/ At one sideboard he coOily dispatched
| fCW!, two-thirds of Il ham, and half
a-doZen bottles of champagne, and The
very next moment he was found seated
in another apartment performing the
I same feat with stomach even ke-ner
/ than the first. This strange course
was persevered i'll steadily the whole
evening, until the company, who had
at first Teen much amused by it, be-
came ali,e alarmed and unruly.
us it the same mask, OF are there
several dom NOS" demanded an officer
of the guard, rs the yellow domino rose
from seat opposite TO him and quilted
the apartment
Il have seen but one, and by Heaven
here he is again!" exclaimed the par
ty to whom the query was addressed.
The yellow domino spoke not word
nut proceeded straight to the vacant
seat which he had just left, and again
ammenced supping us though he had
tasted for whole month of Sundays.
At length the confusion which this
proceeding created became universal
and the cause Of tie clamOr reached
the ears of the Dauphin.
He IS the very devil, your high
uessln exclaimed IN Cd noble, Saving
yom royal highness presence, or wants
but a tail 10 lie So"
say, rather, he is some poor, fam
ished poet, 10y his appetite, replied the
prince, laughing. But there must be
some juggle III all this; he spills the
wine, and hides the provisions under
his dress"
Your highness shall Immediately
witness the absence of juggie, contin
ued tie nobleman, with your OWL
eyes, for see," and he pointed TO the
door Of the apartment from which liz
, yellow domino had just nj that instan
emerged, and was, as usual. procee1in:
directly 10 the refreshment-table.
Having seated himself with much ap
parent complacency, the yellow dom
no, seiZing bottle before him, draGi
glass after glass with gusto ana avid
ity fer at least half-a-duZen rounds
truly astonishing. But this appearss
TO be a mere preliminary InoYemen
for clearing the way for solid anC
serious masticatiOn, for immediately
after lie boldly attacked q fowl whicl
lay most inyitingIy before him, ant
which, cut by cut, now began TO disap
pear by whole wings and legs at a time
: The prince, accompanied 10y hi:
/ courtiers. looked on in silence, whi.t