The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-12-27
ParhaG Gossip.

The facetious Paris correspondent OF the
Boston Evening 1'raVeier tells the following
good thing in his last gossppings
Women differ from men ina great many
particulars, but in none more than this, they
are never open to conviction after they have
reached wears of discretion. There are, how
ever several ways of convincing them, and
think you will agree with me that the fol-
lowing cannot be ranked among the worst
AT Frascati's hotel (Which | must let you
know is the favorite hotel of persons who
visit here for sea-bathing-it stands imme-
diately on the beach)a woman from Paris
made herself excessively disagreeable by her
naughty bearing and impertinent raillery.
These defects of character had made her
offensive in Paris, but in the large dinner
parties and balls of this capital there was
always means of escape from so disagreeable
a companion. Itwas different in hotel in a
small place. where nobody had any acquain-
tance. She was, as you may well imagine,
cordially detested, and the ladies living in
the hotel tried very hard to engage the gen
tleman to drive her away. The feat was not
impossible for there was one weakness in
this woman through which she might be re-
duced to humbleness. She passed herself off
for good many years younger than her
certificate of birth allowed, and dreaded any
insinuaton of the truth much more than she
did all else.
A gentleman heard that twofemale friends
whom he loved exceedingly had been the
object of this womans raillery, and he de-
termined to aven2e them. Although he is
only six-and-thirty years old his face Is fur
rowed with wrinkles, and his hair Is quite
gray; he was dissipated during his first
years of manhood, and he has travelled II
Of ayNAc
seeing have prematurely made him look,
like an old man. There being no ball that
night, he resolved, should witness this wo-
mans humiliation, and all of the company
were assembled in the large drawing room
of the hotel, engaged in conversation. He
stared for some time at the woman | have
mentioned, on purpose to make her say
something, AS she did almost instantly, with
more than her usual haughtiness. 81 beg
your pardon, Madame, was his reply !;
+" It's true have not the honor of your ac-
quaintance, but cannot forbear looking at
you with interest, for there is between as a
tie, which, though distant, is none the less
precious in my eyes.
"And pray what may that be said she,
even more haughtily than before. "A tie
between us
"Why, Madame, - he rejoined, in a most
affectionate tone, you are my sister. "
"Your sister "
"Yes, Madame, you are my foster-sister"
"'Tis impossible"
az dare say you were ignorant of it,
Madame, and yet It's true. Wasn't Your
nurse Norman woman who ;ved at Point
PEveque, and vast her name Madeleine
Picquet2
"Why, yes, think that was her name. -
"Oh knew it was. How often has she
told me that had beautiful toster-siSter,
Mile. Hortense-now cOlled Nine. de
That is you, Madame is mt it?
Yes, sir.
$50 You see, Madame, we are not
strangers, since we had the same nurse with
but two years interval between us.
81 hope, sir you do not pretend to say
that am only two years younger than you
are.
"Oh dear no | did not pretend to say
any such thing, for know am two year:
younger than you are.
That's good joke replied she laugh
ing very loud to conceal her embarrassment
4" beg your yardon, Madame, am speak
ing seriously, but am afraid have spoken
indiscreetly; for | thought that at our time
of life we would have abandoned all preten
sions, and would frankly confess the mum
Der of years that had rolled over our heads
| see you are vexed with me.
Not at all, sir on the contrary you greatly
amnse me. 1t is an excellent Joke to repre-
sent me as two years older than you. | an
afraid you'll not find ny to believe it,"
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