The _restaurateur_ evidently considered that he "didn't kill a pig every
day," when he stuck _Le Petit Duc_ for this now historic bill, which, as
given in full by the _Figaro_, _Mr. Punch_ reproduces here for general
edification:--
Un artichaut barigoule 12fr.
Un châteaubriand 16 "
1 sole 10 "
1 noix de veau 10 "
1 homard 25 "
1 salade 3 "
1 caneton aux navets 25 "
6 écrevisses 15 "
Hors d'oeuvre 5 "
Une assiette de fruits 16 "
Whenever it may be the lot of any distinguished Member of the Upper
House to be sent to the Tower of London, or a Member of the Lower to be
shut up in the Clock Tower, the Provisional Government for the time
being will know what to charge for its provisions. The _restaurateur_
addressed his little account, "_À Sa Magesté (sic) Louis
Philippe-Robert_ ('ROBERT' was in it) _Duc d'Orléans_." In styling _Le
Petit Duc_ "His Majesty" the artful _restaurateur_ evidently had in view
a future _restauration_. The _restaurateur_, who expected to provide the
young Duke of ORLEANS with a second dinner, of course quoted SHAKSPEARE,
and exclaimed enthusiastically--
"I must go victual Orleans forthwith!"
_Henry V., Part I., Act I., Sc. 5._
But the youthful Duc or Duckling wasn't to be caught and stuffed a
second time.
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A SATURDAY SERIES.--"Hunters' Dams" was the heading of an article in
last week's _Saturday Review_. As the counter-jumper politely says,
"What will be the next article?" We look forward with interest to
"Shooters' Swearings," "Anglers' Affirmations," "Coursers' Curses," and
a few others that may suggest themselves.
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ROYAL SOCIETY OF PAINTER-ETCHERS.--At the pleasant Gallery, 5A, Pall
Mall East, is a good show of needle-work. One of the most prolific
contributors is a certain clever gentleman whose name may possibly be
familiar to some of our readers, one REMBRANDT VAN RHYN, who sends no
less than a hundred works.
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