Show joke T turned tl r n e d out well W e A reader ot of the odd tales 0 of the town who la is a subscriber to the london times which just now Is republishing items that appeared in that paper years ago to a day bends sends the following as a sample bays says the baltimore sun some ill timed pleasantry was played off a few days ago at brighton on a respectable respect ablo law officer and his wife who have made a summer ex there an invitation couched in due form and bearing all the marks of authenticity was sent to them desiring their company at the pavilion in the evening the gentleman and lady justly proud of the distinguished honor thus conferred on them they knew not how attended at the ap pointed hour and were ushered into the saloon in which were many per sons eons of fashion to whom they were wholly unknown some embarrass ment necessarily ensued but it was increased to a tenfold degree when they were announced to the illustrious master ot of the house who had no rec ree ol lection either of his guests or the invitation in his name an tion ensued when his royal highness with all that urbanity which distin luishes him as the most finished gentleman in europe was please to declare that he felt himself much in debited to the ingenious person who by forging his invitation in order perhaps to sport with their feelings ha had d afforded him the pleasure of their society and acquaintance however un expected and that he was perfectly happy in the opportunity of receiving them his ills royal highness conducted himself toward them during the whole of the evening with the most liberal and marked attention and thus con I 1 averted a rencontre which was deuced by the most malignant motives into a source of honor and perfect sat Is faction |