Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 edition. Excerpt: ... AN ACT OF CHARITY. 325 The Marshal said, " There is no use in expostulating and endeavouring to conceal the fact; but those victories inscribed upon the colours were won by the British troops against us." A Ready Retort.--0. de M, one of the most fashionable, at the same time one of the cleverest, young men of the Restoration, had the singular taste of being in love with two ladies each old enough to be his mother. The one a duchess, the other a celebrated actress. When the Duchesse de Berri asked him whether it was really true that his taste was for old women, he replied, "Oui, Madame, je suis rhomme du siecle." An Act Op Charity.--Not many years back, on a cold winter's day, an eccentric Baronet was in the shop of Mr Mitchell in Bond Street, where a few friends of his used to congregate to pick up the news of the day. On this occasion, the Baronet was boasting of his munificence, when in came Colonel de B of the Guards, and addressing him said, " My dear S,1 have just left our poor friend, Jack S, in a spunging-house without a shilling in his pocket to pay for a mutton chop." "Is it possible? " exclaimed our eccentric friend. "I will go and order something for the poor fellow which shall make his heart glad." And saying this he jumped into his cab, which was waiting at the door. Colonel de B lost no time in calling on the poor debtor, and told him he was in luck, asS had promised to do something for him. In a short time our charitable Baronet arrived at the spunging-house, bringing--not the good things that a man needs in such a predicament--but a 326 MADAME ALliONL pottle of strawberries, which he boasted he had given two sovereigns for! Madame Alboni.--About twelve years ago the inimitable Alboni, having finished her engagement at...
