Paris herself again in 1878-9 . of the Basque Provinces; and if he who 296 TARIS HERSELF AGAIN. drives fat oxen should himself be fat, it was, assuredly, appropriatethat pig-jobbers and pork-factors from Bayonne and San Juan deliuz, from La Hendaye, and even from Pamplona, should wear,as they did yesterday, hats of the porkpie fashion. The smallBayonne hams were in prime condition, and as richly brown inhue as the back of a Stradivarius fiddle. A slice of Bayonneham with some garbanzos, or, better still, the Mexican frijoles orblack-skinned beans, or even, at a pinch, with some chick-peas, isa
Paris herself again in 1878-9 . of the Basque Provinces; and if he who 296 TARIS HERSELF AGAIN. drives fat oxen should himself be fat, it was, assuredly, appropriatethat pig-jobbers and pork-factors from Bayonne and San Juan deliuz, from La Hendaye, and even from Pamplona, should wear,as they did yesterday, hats of the porkpie fashion. The smallBayonne hams were in prime condition, and as richly brown inhue as the back of a Stradivarius fiddle. A slice of Bayonneham with some garbanzos, or, better still, the Mexican frijoles orblack-skinned beans, or even, at a pinch, with some chick-peas, isa dish for an Alcalde Mayor. There were some Venta de Car-denas hams quoted at the Foire aux Jambons yesterday. I lookedaround in vain for Sancho Panca and his wallet, but the faithfulsquire was no more present than were the Bearded Lady, the Dwarf, and the Spotted Girl. Perhaps there will besome other fairs in or near Paris ere Eastertide is over, where thereal shows and the real prodigies will make their Your hams are not so good as last Excuse me, they all come from the same pig.
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