A DINNER INTERFERENCE.

Western Star, Issue 295, 3 May 1879, Page 6

A DINNER INTERFERENCE.

Wb'-h the la’e' General BligVof the' British army was a captain in'a marching regiment he and his lady were travelling in Yorkshire, and put .up, at an inn- where there, happened to be only as much in the house, as would serve them for dinner, which ‘was immediately ; ordered] Mltv ’ tithe' ! somfe sporting ’ gentlemen of the Country came Jit, amd finding there was* potbiiig injthe house ,b .11 'wbVt.Was get- ; ling i ready for another c-mpany asked who they we a*. The. landlord-.told ihern he did not directly know, hut he believed, t by/gej.if L;man' a;nTrish offi hr.' ; ' :i ■ . . u ,Oh, .well, if he’s Xr,i,h,’’ aaid one of the ; companypotato , will/serve him/: ■Here, nvairer, take this w itch ’ ■(pulling out an elegant gold wa ch) “ carry it up-, sturs, and ask this gentleman what’s O’clock,”' * ' i •' ■ : ‘

Mr Bligh, as may well, be imagined, was not pleaded at such an impudent message, but'recollecting himself a- moment; tools: the watch tVbnr the; waiter,! and, desired him to 'his ifcompPraents to the company, and,,lie, would tell them before he parted..' o-This message, however, caused his dinner to be sent up tobimin q uiet; after earing' which, he clapped a couple of large : horse-pistols under his arm. -au 1 going dowustairs in traduced- himself - into the; company by telling them he was come to lat them know what p’clo' k it was, bui fir-t begged to be informed to which of the gentlemen the watch belonged. Here a dead silence ensued. ; Mr Bligh; th n began on his right hand by asking them severally the question. Each of them denied Knowing anything of the circumstance. Ji j -• -J,

“Oh, then* gentlemen,” says fie,“;l find I have mistaken the company.; The vvajter a while ago brought me au jmpUdrat message from some people ip this house, which L came as you see ing to his i pistols) properly to reseut but I have'mistaken the room.” I '■ Saying this he wished them % good

evening, which they, as politely returned He p id his bill, stepped into his carriage and drove off with the vvandi in his pocket, which he kept to his death, and left it by wd), with a large fdrtun 1 , to his brother the D an of Elphin.