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Show HAD A HATCH FACTORY. During the revolt of tba Boxers a atrial) . detachment of Austrian sal lore took part . In the assault on a Taku fort. Their , duty done, the Auetrlana returned to the . Krt. Along tha route they eAw a num-t num-t of Chinese houses burning. At a window win-dow of one of theie wa a bird In a cage railing a plteoua cry. The sailors halted. "Shall we save him?" they asked. "Go ahead!" said the young of (leer In command. - tfl The ifscued bird in its cage waa hooked to a bayonet and the sailors marched on. They soon came upon a group of Russian Rus-sian of fleers. One of these, noting tha booty suspended from the bayonet, said: -"Where did you got thla birdT Pillage-la Pillage-la forbluden." The tone of this officer startled tha young commander, who replied that he had no report to make to a stranger, that he would account for hla acta to hi" chief. "Young man," exclaimed tha officer la a fury, you don't know to whom you ar talking. 1 am Jaime da Bourbon, and my aunt fa archduchess of Austria!' "And I," aald tha other, looking at him from head to foot, "my name la Meyr and my aunt has a match factory at Lins." Thla bit of repartee waa duly reported at tSe court of Vienna and Meyer regretted re-gretted the vivacity that might com promt. pro-mt. hla career. Recently his nomination to a post of confidence In the ministry of marine waa brought forward, and hla nam waa given to the archduke. "Ah." aaid the latter amillng, "thla la the aaplrant Meyer, whose aunt has a match factory near Una. We know him " And the nomination waa ratined- La Cri de Paris. . |