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Show To rie h KI. While the king of Clara vaa at Berne as the guest of the Wmhcra of the fiwir, federal council, after the btnquet was over his Asi.-.tvo inajesty pToJuced an a?bun, and requested, that c&th c the Rris ministers of state -ivculd draw a pig in it, bn th draughtsman must first hare hit eyes blinded. The republican statesmen ou KncT all consented con-sented ej readily aa the most obsequious obsequi-ous of courtiers. When all the sketchce of the blinded politicians, were exhibited exhib-ited it was found that nearly everyone of the amateur artists had drawn tha tail at a distance from the pig, while the eye vras placed in every part of the body except in the head. Westminster G&rette. .... J |
