| Show COMPLETE AND NOISY MEAL traveler surely welt well fitted with abundance of nourishment and music the longest and noisiest nois iest dinner th that at air james sibree jr we th 0 author ot of A naturalist in madagascar over ever attended was given by the gover governor nor of a town called ancarana An karana about a 0 score of officers were at and seven ladles ladies after a long grace by the pastor paster p as dinner was brought in and consisted of the following courses first curry second goose third pigeons and waterfowl fourth chicken cutlets and poached eggs fifth beef sausages sixth boiled tongue seventh Boven lh sardines eighth pigs trotters ninth fried bananas tenth pancakes eleventh manioc twelfth dried bananas and lastly says mr sibree when I 1 thought everything must have been served camo came haunches baun chea ot of roast beef claret went about very freely and at length some soma much stronger liquor and the of the queen our friends the two foreigners then those of the prime minister chief secretary and chief judge were all drunk twice over the governors coming last and each was followed by musical and drum honors there was a big drum just outside on the veranda as aa well as two small ones besides clarinets and fiddles and these were in full play almost all the time then thu the buom was filled by a crowd of servants ser vanta and aides do de camp and the shouting of everyone from the governor down was deafening the old gentleman directed everything and everyone I 1 was waa glad when I 1 could take my leave after two hours sitting but I 1 was not to leave quietly the governor govern or took me by the hand and as escorted me homo home while the big drum was harn hammered at ahead of us ua all the way youths companion |
