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grease, which they cunningly kept out of sight,, 

 then politely wiping each gentleman's face as 

 he drew it dripping out of the bucket ! This 

 was the intellectual amusement I found my 

 "brother engaged in. 



"Varry appy to make your acquaintance. 

 Monsieur Millard," said one of the Trenchers, 

 to me. "I speak Anglish varry good one, 

 two, tree roast beef old Angland Got damn. 

 Monsieur Eobert " (my brother) " teach me 

 foney fellow we was all a little merry, you see, 

 but I no able to get that stupids Louis. We try 

 one hour, but there he stick still, Man Dieu ! I 

 was quite drowne all this time ; but Monsieur 

 Robert he say ave one leetle more squeeze at 

 the lemon, von nip of Cognac, or a glass of 

 portaire strong beer portaire varry good." 



" Proud to know you," said one of the Eng- 

 lishmen, "mosht exchitings game thish been 

 at it jusht an hoursh, but can't get the coin- 

 show you mosht mag-mag-mag-ni-fi-shent sport 

 to-morrow." 



After some time we managed to get them 

 away, and I was not sorry to know, when the 

 boat returned, they were landed safe, and mak- 



