"I wish for a delicate white handkerchief.

That's just the kind of thing," said he, as the Hungarian offered him a fine white cambric handkerchief, beautifully worked with gold at the hems; "now you shall see me set this handkerchief on fire." "Don't let him do so by any means," said the Hungarian, speaking to me in German; "it is the gift of a lady whom I highly admire, and I would not have it burnt for the world." "He has no occasion to be under any apprehension," said the jockey, after I had interpreted to him what the Hungarian had said; "I will restore it to him uninjured, or my name is not Jack Dale." Then sticking the handkerchief carelessly into the left side of his bosom, he took the candle, which by this time had burnt very low, and holding his head back, he applied the flame to the handkerchief, which instantly seemed to catch fire.

"What do you think of that ?" said he to the Hungarian.

"Why, that you have ruined me," said the latter.
"No harm done, I assure you," said the jockey, who presently, clapping his hand on his bosom, extinguished the fire, and returned the handkerchief to the Hungarian, asking him if it was burnt.

"I see no burn upon it," said the Hungarian; "but in the name of Gott how could you set it on fire without burning it ?" "I never set it on fire at all," said the jockey; "I set this on fire," showing us a piece of half-burnt calico.