In describing General CHANGARNIER, a newspaper lately
informed us that "he stoops his head, which is sprinkled over with a few
gray hairs when walking." Now, if the general's head be sprinkled when
walking, we may fairly infer that the gray hairs, unless brushed off,
remain upon it when it stands still. We are additionally mystified by
the further statement--still with reference to the same officer--that
"he enjoys the personal demeanor of the French people to a remarkable
degree." This we are very much delighted to hear, although we have not
the slightest idea what it means.
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Corroborative.
A late item of war news states that "the Prussians have advanced to
Dole," while from several other sources we learn that the Prussians have
come to Grief.
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PUNCHINELLO CORRESPONDENCE
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
_Ambergris_.--Can you give me the motto of the City of Strasbourg?
_Answer_.--We cannot at this moment recall the Flemish version of it,
but it means, in English, "We make our own Pies."
_Katrina Shwachenzittern_. We have had some difficulty in deciphering
your manuscript. Your grievance, however, seems to be that one of your
boarders, an Alsatian, keeps a ten-pound brass cannon in his bedroom,
and fires a grand salvo with it whenever a French victory is announced.
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