Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-09-01
An Austrian Joke.

CCuat ohLo<F WIZ HvSu 10 vienna aoout
twenty years ago. and vas related 10 The
celebrated Prince Met,ernich, was not only
the ~eallbiest nob!sDan in Austria. bu, he
was also the wittie:t of men His pranks
and practical jokes we're the subject Of uni
versal ..convesration, ard are still told With
much gustc.
Oae fine afternoon, Coun, Sander hap
pened to be in a coffee house with sone
friends, when row aceured in the es,ab-
lishment 4 man was arrested and lead
Of by the police. Nobody see med to know
what bis fence was, bat it Vas conceded
that h. must have been gt ,lty o! rome hing
very wicked The man may be as inno-
cen, as an unborn bab-, remarked Count
Santor, quietly Innc cent = exclaimed
one Of bi. friends, why, if he was Innocent
the police would not arrest him
That does not follow by any manner OF
means
The Count was decidedly n the minority
all his friends insist ng that the ARE sted
/ party nus, have b en- guilty Of gone great
crime
"Gentlemeu, VII bet BASKET OF CHAINS
payne tia, will be arrested BY the police
before four 0 clock to morrow withou. hav-
ing comrl ted the slights st tffence what
ever"
Impossible responded his friends in a
chorus We are not living among the Hot
! rho-
law and order prevails However, the bet
va. taken up
About three lock in the afternoon Of
the next day, a miserable looking creature
sneakea into the elegant establishme It, and
having 'anced around, as if in fear OF bt ing
arrested, took seat off by himself in a
corner The tramp, for such he seemed to
be. was most shabbily dressed and motion
e / to waiter, who approached with every
mark Of 1isdan in bis face, for he was not
in the habit Of waiting on that class oil
customers. The disreputable creatures whis
pered to the disgust.d waiter to bring him
cup Of coffee and roll, which he pr. ceed
ed to devour as raven au,ly as if he had o.
eaten anything Tor a week or 60. Having
r finished bis meal, the intruder oLce more
motioued to the waiter, and having glanced
around to zee if anybody was looking
squeezed bank note into he waiter hand
The waiter had been watching the suspc
ious charact. like lynx He knew el
n most By in ui,on that he ha1 a thousant
guilder Lote between bis fingers. but b.
managed to temporarily supprs IS his aston
ish huent. aud remarking, ic trtmpuOu
voice: III get you the change in me
ment" he went apparently to the casl
e clerk. We say apparently for he disap
r pc. ed like flash through side door
a without bis hat, but, with pfo:rudiDg eye
and scared look. He was not long sto +
q ping with the thousand dollar note. III
# object was merely to obtain the services c
'r a stout policeman Darling into a SAILOR
he soon reappsared with a policeman VII
;, hurried wiped cf bis mouth on the bacl
!, CT his b md as he hastensi to the &C flee
house with the bare-headed waiter, who wa
incoherent with excitement. TIE vIlliar
who had probably committed highway rol
q berry a; the very least was still in the coffee
0i house. He Ssd made 20 effort TO cscap,
. The representative Of the law almost elm
ed up on the supposed dangerous m.leta(
n tor, who made no res!staEc., but merel
+ groaned and looked guilty. when the hare
N cuffs we're ilpel on h;. ris;.,
Id The supposed rutfian was immediate
taken before the police com nmiss'oaer
They were meu who had great experlen,
with the criminal cas.e, and knew q
: abo1t william as .oon q. they looked
: him. They put bim down as o2e OF Il
- mos, depraved looking wsstches they hs
ever seen. He was interroga,ed aso how
came by the bank noe The guilty ms
&c admitted with fear aau trembling Ia,
~ had ro. earned j, by hard work
I'd Where are you fro:a
"a, II an not from hi, city, s,amne
el ed the poor wretch.
ly Il an CAD 70 he "aere were v
en- born
=, Ia Hungary
a. You look as If YOU u,sh, oe haagry
"a, re,or,ed the chic: irqlisitor, and sm
., spread out al over the court roon
81, What your name?
ii, Il don ike TO give NY name
- Have ycu any relatives in Vienna
;, Yes, We go, sou in>law in iienna
.se VIA, is the name Of volr vagsbo'
100 son-in law :!
,1l Prince Met;ernich an Count 81
dol"
Ina country Ike Austria, where "a
ca. and title are regarded little short o. ;
ely Deity. this ann eenen. created seu:
a,h ton. Count Sanders friends. who
Of been invited 10 attend. were satisfied TIA,
the Was possiole for sn innocen, mar TO