Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-19
protected that journa l."

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Are YOU really Then l am indeed
glad. have so long wished to know per-
sonallv-or at least to see some of the very
clever writers who maintain that journal
with such unfagging spirit"
Madame, you Will make me appear like
one Of our favorite idiots"
"Impossibo."
4 bow.
"BI; can l ask, without indiscretion,
which are your productions %
"Ah, Madame, The proverb saws,
( .Cha2qu 4 son goui.' Il might add cha
! Gun q son secret know your taste it
= the CbariUari. In return I will tell you
mine i is to know something more Of
every beiatlul widow I meet with N an
omnibus. We are now quits on the score
Of taste, but we each retain our secret
These we can preserve-.JT--
"What e
Exchange" !
the widow, drily.
TO hear Is to obey
But will you give me no Indication +"
"Indicution for indication.
"WeIl-Jgreed.'
Are You a draughtsman Or writer 3
First toll lie whether you live most at
Paris or at Z CHM
Il live equally at both
And I write and draw with equal
merit"
provoking. Bu: I sec you must be
journalist from your selfconccit' !,
81 have, on my part, long percen, 0u
that ycu were wit as well as beauty" =
There You return to your first iuslpid-
ity."
For you reduce me to my wits end"
"Well, to our compact hint for hint"
Hint for hint"
but fair play"
"What do you mean 2
Make use only of your vii TO discover
my secIet-no underhand means. Do not
follow me when leave the omnibus, or
ask questions about re"
Madame, I hattcr myself l am a man
Of honor. give you my promise In
return you must pledge yourself not to
ask any questions about me, or to follow
me when leave the omnibus"
Monsieur, | am a woman Of honor.
give you my promise
"Tnen, now for our battle"
Nv hat have you contributed today to
the journal 2"
You inquire INTO the past I only peer
into the futnre. Shall you return TO En-
hien by omnibus tonight 3"
Il do not think shall ever travel iu
al omnibus ain. Il was by pure acc-
dent you have met me hare this evening
y happy accident"
In ipidty again. But answer my
question as frankly as l answered yours
WHAT have you contributed to tbs days
psPec Z"
To answer truly and sincerely, without
reserve, equivocatJon, or reticence-uoth- .
ing
What am I to do Here we are close
to your bureau-you see l know where il
ls-1nd am no further alya ced than
was before
No more am I. But it is the easiest
thing in the world to arrange. Tell me
your name and address I will tell you
mine. We have exchanged a challenge
by the rules Of society we should exchange
clrd,"
Although writer in the Charieari,
you must feel your proposition little to-
euterprising. Ask yoursel what you
woulI think Of lady who consented to
suoh an arrangement"
Perhaps, Madame, you are right. But
the fear Of losing So charming an acquulnt-
ance makes me hazard more than perhaps
| have a right to stake"
"Well, we shall meet again, depend
upon it,"
ais that promise or a consolation ?"
Take it as you like"
"Will you remember that 4 letter direct
ed to Mistigris, $50 Rue du Bac, will find
me?"
81 will remember it
Is that an engagement or a poLitesSe g
"a polltesSe may be an engagement,
though an engagement is not always a po-
LiteS.e."
"Tne omnibus is stopping for you to
aIight. Bon jour, Monsieur
MAY | not say az reUolr, madame Z"
Say what you ike"
"Wil you reciprocate g
"Yes, yes F; az reUolT. ."
is that lOti eSse or a.
He was on the pavement before his sem
tence was concluded, urged by the rough
mandates Of the guard.
For week Monsieur Lahure was despe-
rate; for another week he was anxious the
third he was melancholy the fourth re
signed At the commencement OF tle sec
ond month be was drifting into love with
another, when a brougham dashed past
him in the Rue de Rivoli, and the section
Of the Guido face greeted him with a
bright smile.
Regardless of promises and philosophy,
the young man rushed after the carriage.
4 crowd of foot passengers intercepted his
career, and he returned home more IN love
than ever-a sadder and siilier man. For
some days he was gloomy, distracted, and
irritable. His thoughts flowed YEARLY, at
loss for an expedieDt He went to sleep
one night. and dreamt of Vanity. In the
morning he rose rejoio ng. The next day
there appeared in the CharjUars a little
story in column of short sentences. The
title Was taken from the old prOverb that
every medal has its reverse. 1t was sur
mounted by d vignette OF the Guido face
sR profis.
CHAPTER I.
1t rains.
One jumps into the omnibus from Eng
hien.
! One sits rext pretty profile on ono's
right.
Ihe profile is young widow.
y Veil haugs IN graceful folls on the
further side OF her countenance.
Ono falls In love rrith IL ..-oei.