Catching a Tartar.
An inquisitive French bishop once caught a Tartar in the person of the Duke of Roquelaire. The latter, passing in haste throught Lyons, was hailed by the bishop with : " Hi ! hi ! " The duke stopped. " Where have you come from ? " inquired the prelate. "Paris," said the duke. "What is fresh in Paris ? "
"Green peas." " But what were the people saying when you left ? "
" Vespers."
"Goodness, man," broke out tlio angry questioHer impatiently, " who arc you ? What are you called ?"
" Ignorant people call me ' Hi ! Hi ! ' Gentlemen call me the Duke of Roquelaire. Drive on, postillion."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2006, 4 August 1892, Page 46
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97Catching a Tartar. Otago Witness, Issue 2006, 4 August 1892, Page 46
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