The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-09-27
shodtlY In PARIS.

Shoddy is hero at last; and the mouth
of Paris waters, and the ears or Paris
ttngie Mt tho sight and sound of its
well-fined pockets. have just return-
ed from haIf-an-hour's lounge in the
courtyard OF the hotel, Shoddy,s head
quarters. Behold him. in his magnifi-
cence as he reclines gracefully upon
two chnirs, ono arm thrown over the
back Of third, his boot heel resting, at
an elevation considerable higher than
his head, upon the rim of one of tho
wooden tubs that contain the fnn.liISe
put1iters. He Is smoking his seventh
cigar, while he waits the return of his
wife and daughters from their drive
De II recorded en- pdSSuHt that female
Shodny never walks-and here they
comet fnt, R0llOw and long past FORTY
the matron Shoddy sitsS boldly ubrigiit'
Tor II she reclined tho world would lose
hnlf her attractions, and while seeinu
ahe. df1veS 10 be seCn. SheShns din
monds in her ears sho Inns pearls
around her neck; and n Ningnrn OF
pearls flowing over her mountainous
bosom: Sho wears heavy bracelets on
her arms, rings upon her fingers, and
would have bells upon her toes IL the
tho prejudtces of society were not
against such n fashion. The Shotldy
mnidens arc rs refulgent MS their moth
er; Inc whole courtyard as they enter
brightens up MS with sudden burst Of
sunbenms, md MS tho descend, which
thoys do somewhat heavily. from tic
carriage thero is a prolonged metallic
rnttlei MS though they wore, which in
great part they do, chnin armour over
their clothes. Shoddy himself, cigar
eat, drink, or spit-lounges over to
them, eonsults his witch, n COSTLY affair.
a size or so smaller than the hotel clock
above his head, and limiting TINT It Is
luncheon time, states his intention of
putting himself outside of something
tlgnt on: ne q, ladies replying, through
their noses, that they have no Hobiec-
shuns, tho whole party shine and mt
tie mp the steps, and nre soon engIlVed
IN taking stoclS"-the phrase Is Sh0d-
dJYZ7of q light and elegant rephst, con-
ststtng OF StrasbotuR pic, picked sui
mon lohster salad, cucumber, and
cheese, washed down by two bottles Of
Cliquot, and concluded with, what the
ladies. denpminnte a "freshener up. -
and the gentlemen n tfcorpse reViyer u,
This glorious vision hAd scarcely ynn-
lshed from my view, when my ,ltten-
tion was called, by their very HIGH
voices 70 a meeting OF shoddy Indies
who were waiting, As they termed Il. 10
be "hnpled up totheir rooms by the div
ing beu.H They Were yellower in every
way than tho party i have inst men
toned, MS sbrassy7 and more bilious.
keeping up a Shigh-pressure conyorsns
ton In voices pitched TO the keynote OF
q railway whistle. Forced to become 4
listener, was favored In less than five
minutes with much domestic informn-
! tton, which, wiser than tliey. i shall
Keep 70 myself, merely recording the
lact that Jane, the daughter of one ~
the Indies, WINS ut that moment Hfixinu
hlerselt up for a drive in the Bois, and
that Stephen had gone out with his
tathgr ITO liquor" Do I exageerate
certainly not Paris, as have before
saiut IS nooded by les mo HUedhE richie,
OF the Now World-men who NOR
than realise Ben Johnson,s cynical con
ceptton, and are Face, Subtle, and Eni
cure Mnmmnn combined. Paris al.
s'oHdelt Of lte Daily london Tefe
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