The Wrong Kind Of A Hotel

The Brussels Echo du Purliament tells a piensan t story of au Euglishinan and ais wife, who, not knowing a word of Gorman, but being able to expresa theinselvos well in Frouch, resolved to visit Burlin and Dresden. At Berlin they had been recoininended to a hotel, whither they wero riding in a haok, when all at once the lady espied an ïinposing editice upou whieh were iuscribod in largo letters the words " Hotol Iladzieville." She oried out : "Theroisa beautiful hotel, and the situation is splendid." " Supposc we go tlioro i" suggested tho husüund. " All right." It was dono as soon as said. Tho drivor was stopped. There were several ladi;s tibout the hotel, but none of them sjaoke either Knglish or French. However, tho servants were maai' to understand by gestures that they were to take in the luag&ge, and the travtlers were cereinonjBusly conducted intu an apartinent. ïhe lady asked by sit;iis ioi a sleuping roouKo whicli tihe wus led. and on her return said to her husband : : 1 never saw in all my life a hotel so admirably furnished. Come and see the ehainber and sleeping room !" lluving dressed, our Euglish folk lunchtid and announced to tho sorvant that they would dmo at 5. They went to walk üa thir return a gentleman of distinguished appearance entered their room, saluted thf-m and said souiethiug in Geiiuün which they did not understand. The Englishman, thinking hini a httle familiar, 'replied eavelossly in English, " Ocod moriiing. How do you do '(" And the stninger withdrew. A delicious dinuer was srved. When the servante had gone, " My dear," sitid the gentleman to his wife, " all this is excellent. This is evidently first-class. But it must be very dear, and, as a matter of prudence, it will bo well to ask for the bil) to-morrow morning." But he negleeted to do so, and two more days passed like the first. At last tho bill was asked for, but it was not brought. " l'm beginning to bo a lttle uneasy, my dear," said the husband. Surely no one could bo botter carod for than wo aio here, but I am persuaded tho charges will be frightful." At that moment the gentleman of distinguished appearance entered, and tho fol lowing dialogue took place : The Strauger - " I am Prince Radziovilh .' The Englishman (rising and bringing a chair) - '-To what may I attribute the honor of this visit v" The Prince - " You have ovidently taken this houso for a public hotel." The Eulishman - " Oertainly." The Prince - ' Well, this is my private house, my hotel." Tho Ënglishinan was so astonishcd that he could mako no reply, and could not axplain the mistake of his wife, who, in tho greatest consternation, bogan to teil the Prince in English that the word "hotel" over the door had caused her error. Tho Princo, who sw their consternation, politely expressed his satisfaction at having given hospitality to English people, and beggod thein to romain a few days longer that he might enjoy their society. Of coursü the invitution was politoly declined. Tho Englishman succeeded in making tho servants acoept a few presente, and the Princo insisted upon acoompanying theiu to a real "hotel" in hi own carriago. Prince Radzieville is the Russian Ainbassador at Hcrlin. Exckli.ent brick are made out of the rofuso of the Knglish coal mines, which, for ordinary building uses, are said to answer purpose, beiug fully as l'iinl and durable as the brick.