The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-05-07
THE YELLOW DOMINO.
A LaugI.able Incident in thc ssist0ry
Of the Faa,sns :'IrIsh Brigadc" In
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Of the Fau,sus :'Irish Brigadc" I'm
Paris.
Among the adventures recorded ct
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 dosble louis dor for
each; ell the rank and beauty of Paris
were assembled around 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: at is worth your
Royal Highness while to step into the
supper rooms; there is a yellow domino
there who is the most extraordinary
cormorant ever witnessed; he is a prod
ICY, your Highness; he never stops
eating and drinking, and the attendants
say, moreover, that he has net done SO
for some hours" His Royal Highness
accordingly went, and sure enough
there was the yellow domino laying
about him as described, and swallowing
everything as ravenously as If he had
only just begun; raised pies fell before
him like garden palings before field
piece; pheasants and quail seemed to
fly down his throat in a little covey;
the wine he drank threatened search
ty, 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 he
shortly afterward, on passing through
another, saw the yellow domino again,
and as actively at work as ever, devas-
tating dishes everywhere and emptying
the champagne bottles as rapidly as
they were brought to him. Perfectly
amazed, the Duke at last could not re-
strain his curiosity.
"Who." he asked, "is that insatiate
ogre that threatens such annihilation to
all the labor of our cooks?"
Accordingly one of the suite was dis
patched to him.
''Tiis Royal Highness, the Duke of
Orleans, requires the yellow domino to
slnmask"
But the domino begged to be excused,
pleading the privilege of masquerade.
"There is higher law, replied the
officer; ''the royal order, sir, must be
obeyed"
j ''Wcll, them" answered the incog-
nito, 'if it must be so. it must" and
unmasking, exhibited the ruddy visage
of an Irish trooper.
"Why, in the name of Polyphemus!'
exclaimed the Regent, as he advanced
to him, ''who and what are you? l
have seen You eat and drink enough for
dozen men, and yet you seem just as
empty as ever"
"Weil, then" said the trooper,
''since the saycret must come out, phase
your Royal Highness, l am one of
Clare's Ilorse-that's the guard of hon
or tonight t-and when our men were
ordered out we dubbed our money to
buy ticket. and agreed to take our
turn at the supper table, turn and turn
about"
"What " exclaimed the Duke, ''the
whole troop coming to supper?"
"Oh, its aisy, plase your honor; sure,
one domino would do for all of us, il
ache tux it in turn. Tn only the
eighteenth man, and there's twelve
more of us to come"
The loud laughter of the iovial Duke,
probably the heartiest he had had for q
long time, was the response to this ex-
clamation, followed by louis d FOR to
the trooper, and promise to keep his
"saycret" until the entire troop had
supped.