Life — January 11, 1894 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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ISfoRs A DETACHMENT from one of the French armies under Napoleon was once passing through a small town in a Roman Catholic part of Germany, when the troops being in want of provisions, the general sent to require a certain amount to be furnished by a con- vent at a very short distance from the town, ‘The superior consulted with the monks, and all agreed in'not complying with the general's request ; but it was resolved that an apolo- geiic letter should be written in Latin, Napoleon, not having had a classical education, did not understand a word of it, and gave it to his secretary to read, The secretary gathered that it was a refusal of the supplies. “* How! "cried the general, ‘*do the rascals dare not only to refuse my demands, but also to write to me in Latin?” He then directed his secretary to write them as follows: **Friponibus de moinibus si vous ne m’en envoyibus instantibus, je mettrai le feu 4 votre conventibus, et je vous ferai pendibus, toutibus." This may be freely translated thus: ‘You rascally monksibus, if you do not sendibus it_to me instantlybus, I will burn down your conventibus and hangibus your allibus.” The monks, seized with a mortal panic, at once sent the desired supplies.— Argonaut, A CERTAIN Philadelphia gentleman, of more name than fame, was ordered by his physician to travel for the benefit of his health. He went to England, and after tiring of bumping through London, he decided to hire a trap and see the beauties of interior England in dignified ease and luxury. -LIFE-: Just then he fell in with a hearty, good-natured Englishman, and as they soon became fast friends, the American invited the other to attend him on’his coaching trip. ‘The son of John Bull accepted, and during the days of pleasure that followed, each frequently and in a joking manner improved every occasion to laud his own country and express his contempt of the other. ‘On the evening of the fourth day, as they were driving along a dusty road, the American pulled the horses up suddenly and proceeded to read a sign: ‘+ To Manchester twenty miles,” and underneath were the words: **If you cannot read this sign apply for ® information at the blacksmith shop.” “Well, I'll be darned !" said the American, lever saw!" * Jove, old man,” replied the Englishman, see anything the matter." “You don’t, eb ? morning.” The next morning the Englishman came down beaming. “Tsay, oldman,” he sai aviege that see the blacksmith might not be in after Well, then, you just sleep over it and see what you think in the all, you know."—Bos/on Budget. ‘If that isn't the most ridiculous sign “that sign is all right, isn’t it? 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