Show tho power ot of humbug an in individual livia del who opened a tavern near dear the field of waterloo wn was f frequently questioned as to whether lie did or did not lot possess some bone relics of the battle and he be invariably and hon bon antly answered in the negative oat but he was very poor and one day while lamenting to his hia neighbor not only his bla poverty but bat the annoyance to which travelers subjected him his bis friend out cal him bim shot t with well make one help the other make hake some relies but what can caul I 1 do inquired the poor man toll tell them that napoleon or wellington benterud your shop during the battle and oat down in that chair not long after an english tourist entered the tavern and inquiring for was wan told the chair story the iba chair was bought at an incredible price the next comer ws was informed that wel wellington lington had taken a drink and the wal wellington lington tumbler was waa accordingly according ll sold the tha third arrival gazed aitu breathless wonder at the bail on oil which bonaparta Bon aparto to had bad hung his bla hat bat the the door posts between which ho he had entered and the fifth became the happy pur chaver oi 0 the floor on ahiah h he lad had trodden at the iba last advices advises tho the fortunate tavern keeper had not it a root roof to cover his hii heal head end and was vea sitting on an a bag ol of gold in im the corner of a deep pit formed by selling belling the earth ou on which watch the house conae had stood I 1 |