The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-05-03


delighted in looking at your fans that she longs
To know all the wealth of her godfather; child
ish folly But have promised her to visit you
tomorrow at IL ocsck.
Your god-daugbtcr kisses you between the
eyes, aud place yon at my feet.
"ALExAsDRiSE Sr PhAx'
Yon know INV dsar T.b;ro l;,bo L; ,h,, 7
have not brought with me many Of our ,oys |
only provided few ms present. to attaches
wives. and perhaps ministers Happily. when |
received the billet from Mademoisellc Alexan
drne had not vet distributed any of them. uey.
erthcless, | felt that my collection was too CON.
temptible to be honored with glance from the di
vine danssuse and resolved to add 10 it bcfre
showing it to her obtained all the information
could, and then went TO Darbo-, Rue Richeleu,
and to Gambas, Rue Neuve de Capucincs--,yo
merchants of celebrity in Chinoiieria. | Dur.
chased at these two shops two screens. n pagoda
Of rice, two boxes Of cloves, four tnip vases, two
complete services of porcelain, with chamber
tea service. table Of sandal To,d inlaid with cy.
press, four figures Of mandarins In clay from Pei.
no, twelve pairs Of embroidered slippers shop
in miniature chamberlain with his wand Of Of.
flee. t'fb leaves Of tam. tam, pareso' two lirn,
tri"s and copy Of the royal carriage 5f the
brother Of the sun and moon, the Emperor Tseng
Long.
Most u! these Chinoisefies we're made in Paris
and doubted particularly the royal carriage
but the imitation was so good, Tint = mandarin
only OF the first class could distinguish the true
from the counterfeit. | did not cheaper these
things, and paid the bill, an enormous sum-3,.
700 francs.
Night arrived; | went to bed to enjoy dreams
OF happiness to come, and slept with my copy OF
the divine foot in my hand NV hrst thought
in the early morning was to put my Chinese rich.
IS in order, to exhibit them to the best advantage
WHAT happiness, said to myself if she will
deign to point her foot to some one of these Ja.
9dteHe' and say, in her ilule-llke tones,
Dear doctor give me that for my boudoir
AT length l2 o'clock struck, and my dooor o.
pentd
Oh! the City Of Hours will be one day destroy.
ell for having forgotten TO produce Madcmoisel c
Alexandrine de St Phar was thunderstruck
at her morning beauty. The divine danseu,e led
her little sister by the hand She threw her hat
and shawl upon the first chair, pressed my hands
ran about the room pirouetin9 before cnch CHI
noiserte with cries of pleasure and oy which went
my very heart. When she had exhausrcJ cv.
cry exclamation ofdeIlght, she said to me,
=
god-daughier with me-she asks for every hing
she sees. Oh, these children! one should never
show them anything 1t is true ! am somewhat
of child in that way, too. If had to choose
some one Of these things, should be in great en-.
barrassment. and wonld not dare to do it, lest
should tomorrow regret that | had not taken
something else
In saving these worda with delicious vUlubility
she pushed out hpr rIUIt ifsOt from tho
ofthe shortest ofrobes She might have scduccd
the most virtuous Lama of Lin Ching
Mademoselle,' said l. permit nc 10 point ou,
plan to avoid that difficulty
'Ah will You dear doctor, tell me This plan =
viii you swear to act according to III
swear It,
'Yon will keep your oathr
will
well, Mademoise'lc, take them all
The divine danseuse raised her arms gracefully
threw back her queenly head, and her bosom o
ivory papta'ed with sudden gladness, like tht
throat o. Il bird that sings with very happiness.
you are a rare fellow cried she; after vour
death, your body should be embamed and your
tomb should be a Mecca for all true gallrnts
from thenceforth forever. But. dear doctor re-
member that am woman. You do not know
to what you expose yourself Suppose we're ia
take you at your word
i should say you We're n woman OF yOur word
and knew how to keep an oath
No no. dear doctor, no Joking Won wish to
try me!
Not in The least Isreak Seriously Al these
cnriosiiss belong TO tnc no lonyer-thcv are
yoursG
Then you mist be the brother Of the sun aid
moon and cousin io the seven stars in disguise.-
Long live the Emperor
am cred l. falling at her feet, a simple
mortal who loses his senses befor' YOUR beauty
Get up, doctor, get up said the dtnwn,e with
a courtenance OF severity suddenly assnmed--'no
nonsense before y0ur god-daughter You forge,
yonr'e't-she will tell Il thousand stories when
we get home. Have you never seen the Terri.
be Children Of Gavarnif They are all spies,
these little irnoCents
got up from my knees in confusion and ex
cuNed myself as well a. COULD Hcl anger spe.
med to cool She gave me her hand, and drawing
u deep sigh said,
IF had all these beautiful things in nv draw
ing room. should consider myself richer than the
Snltana Nahda.
'Thi. evening, Madcmoisellc, my Chinese par.
lor shall be transferred to your hotel
We'll then doctor, will 20 and pceparc for it
hope you are in earnest, for the fun OF the thing,
even II 1t were only to shame the Parisisns by
your generosity BY the bye, wouldn't you like
To sketch NV Ie't foot also What will YOU do
with one foot without the otber-don't be modest
have the match to 1t
/ H. y.