The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-05-27
A Moving Story.

f4etert vas q man some forty years
old, with an income Of fifteen thou
sand francs, fond Of pictures, and
painting landscapes himself in very
remarkable manner, lie lived in
Rue de Provence, in an apartment in
the third story, where he was often
visited by his friend Decamps. the
distinguished painter who has recent
ly died in Paris. was very fopd
Of Lefort and of sitting to talk in Ills
rooms. They passed long evenings
in chatting and smoking together be-
fore an open window, which ever
looked the vast gardens Of the Hotel
Lafitte and the Hotel Rothschild.
/ One day, Lefort arrived at the cafe
with long face and an air of great
dissatisfaction.
"What is the matter! r. said De-
camps.
"lhe matter is, am wretched at
having to move from our apartment" :
care you going to leave it 7"
"Yes, my landlord wanted to raise
nv rant. I resisted-he insisted. l
grew angry and gave up the rooms.
"Ah. well take back your lease"
! "You are right, l will take it
back
The next day Lefort had still the
long face and the grieved air of the
previous day. He had wished to
resume his lease. But it was too
late. The apartment was let for a
term of nine years.
Lefort muss move in the month of
October, His Landlord informed him,
however, in an obliging manner,
that the persons who was to succeed
him would not arrive from the coun-
try till the middle of November. and
that he had all that time to seek an
apartment to suit him only Lefort
must leave empty part Of the suit
of rooms to store the furniture of his
successor. Lcfort consented to this
: joyfully, and the furniture Of the new
tenant was brought in.
Meantime Decamps, who saw him
still SO sorrowful at having to quit
his rooms, said to him one day
"There is, perhaps, some way to
s arrange with your new successor"
81 do not know him, and don't
wish to try to make bargain"
. "Show me his furniture" said De-
camps, "and l can guess what sort
of man he isl
: Iefort conducted Deea,nps into
the room where the furniture Of the
, new tenant was placed.
Hum, hum" said Decamps, On
casting his eyes over the articles, "all
this is simple, comfortable. in good
taste-furniture for an income Of
twenty thousand francs, lately re.
= moved. 1t is the right sort Of man
or rather it is woman; here is a
woman's fi,rniture-this toilet, this
. wash table, this book stand Of inland
work"
:, "But the hnsband?"
a II don't see any husband in tho
matter, no masculine furniture, d
single bed, no bureau weonly want
o to know if she is widow, younee
girl, or an old maid"
:, "How shall we find out that =
He opened the toilet table. There
@ was shell comb, to which was at
h tached two magnificent hairs Of gol
. den blond.
v "Good. this hair does not belong
! % an old woman let us look farther.
l. He perceiveda portrait turned agains
n the wall. He turned the canvas. 1
. was the portrait of woman-blond
very pretty, painted in 1925 by Hor
l. sent.
!. at is the portrait of married
woman; the dress indicates it. Thi
u woman was about twenty when
)" was painted She must be still yer,
1t pretty. She is an intelligent woma
loving art, l judge, by the selee
ton of the books in this library, b,
n. the music on the piano. My frieno
=, you will not quit your apartment.
y 81 must ask this lady to give it u
to me, then"
mo, you must ask her to share
'e with you; you must marry her"
IN .'Iou are mad; you are laughin
nc at me-"
II speak very seriously. YOU
furniture seems made to go with tbs
q. of the lady. The suite of rooms
to large for one of YOU alone it
exactly what is wanted for you two.
&c But l don't wish to marry"
m You are wrong. You are fort
years old !; this lady suits you
every respect. She pleases me, tn
woman, aud l wish you to marry he
Let rue manage"
ie, Lefort gave him leave. When Il
lady came from the country, she WI
ol surprised to find her rooms occupit
and her furniture doubled. pecaml
awaited her. He showed the lad
at the rooms arranged by himself, AZ
h. the portrait of Lsfort hung up o
ut positd her own.
"Scc. oAdame," said he, "wh