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tranger in Great Britain, nor flopped him — nor im- 

 >rifoned him, nor guarded him. 



" Monfieur," fays the centinel, as he conduced him 

 the guard-room, " You (liould not have mentioned 

 commerce to JHonfieur le commandant^ — no gentleman in 

 "ranee difgraces himfelf with trade — we defpife traffic. 



" You fhould have informed Monfteur le commandanty 

 hat you entered the dominions of the king of the 

 French, to improve in fmging, or in dancings or in 

 Irejftng ; arms are the profeflion of a man of fafhion." 

 ie had the honour of paffmg the night with a French 

 Tuard, and the next day was difmifled. 



Proceeding on his journey, he fell in with a detach- 

 nent of German Chaffeiirsy — they demanded his name, 

 juality, and bufinefs ; — he came, he faid, to dance — - 

 o ftng, — and to drefs. <' He is a Frenchman," faid 

 Jie corporal ; " a fpy," cries the ferjeant ; — he was di- 

 ■e£l:ed to mount behind a dragoon, and carried to the 

 lext Municipal town. 



There he was foon difcharged, but not without a 

 vord of advice. « Wc Germans," faid the officer, 

 * eat, drink, and fmoke ; — thefe are our favourite 

 :mployments ; — and had you inforn>ed tlie dragoons 

 ^OM followed no other bufinefs, you would have faved 

 hem and yourfelf infinite trouble." 



He foon approached the rruihan dominions, where 

 lis examination was ftill more flridl ; — and on aniv/er- 

 ing, that his only defigns were to eat, and to drink, 

 md to fnioke. — " To eat ! and to drink ! and to 

 fmoke!" exclaimed the officer with aftonifliment, 

 '♦ Sir, you mufl be forwarded to Potfdam — war is the 

 anly buGncfs of mankiiul." 



The king liaving learned the character of our trr.vcl- 

 ler, ordered a paflport to be made out for him, cbferv- 

 Ing, " It is an ignorant, an innocent EngUfnman : — 

 the Englifli are unacquaiatcd with military duties, fo 

 let him pafs on," 



