Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-12
Nm.
Being n Novel in the French Para
graphic style.

O by TIE ~cAL1FoRSIAS's CONDENSED SovELIsI
-Maemoiselle, 1 swear to you that
e love you!
\ You who read these pages. You VIII,
!, turn your burning eyes upon these word
= words that I trace-Ah, Heaven ! tn
though, maddens me.
Il will be calm. I will initiate tn,
reserve Of the festive Englishman. WHIT
wears a spotted handkerchief which h,
calls a BeLehior, who eats biftsk, and ca
. resses a bulldog. I will subdue mysel
> like him.
-Ha! PotoAbeer! All right-Goddam
Or, I will conduct myself as the free
born American-the gay Brother iona.
than I will white me a stick. I will
? whistle to myself Yankee Doodle" and
forget my passion in excessive expectora'
ton.
- Hobo = wake snakes and walk
chalks.
The world is divided into two great
divisions: Paris and the provinces. There
is but n Paris. There are several pro.
~viuces, among which may be numbered
England, America. Russia, and Italy.
nm. was a Partisan.
But nm. did not live in Paris. Drop
Partisan in the provinces, and you drop q
part of Paris with him. Drop him in
Senegambia, and in three days he will
give you ar o~nteletts sou6ae or q pate de fol
gras, served by the neatest Of Senegambian
files, whom he will call MademoIselle.
In three weeks he will give you IN opera.
nm. was not dropped in Senegambia,
but in San Francisco-quite as awkward.
They find gold in San Francisco, but
they don't understand gliding.
Nm. existed three years in this place.
He became bald on the top of his head, as
all Parisians do. Look down from your
box at the Opera Comique, Mademoiselle,
and count the bald crowns of the fast
young men in the pit. Ah-you tremble!
They show where the arrows of Love
have struck and glanced off.
nm. was also near-sighted, as all Paris
ians finally become. This is a gallant
provision of Nature to spare them the
modification of observing that their lady
friends grow old. After a certain age
every woman is handsome to q Partisan.
One day, Nm. was walking down
Washington street. Suddenly he stopped.
He was standing before the door Of a
mantua-maker. Beside the counter, at
the further extremity of the shop, stood a
Young and elegantly formed woman. Her
face was turned from Nm. He entered.
With a plausible excuse. and seeming in
difference, he gracefully opened conversa-
| ton with the mantua-maker as only q
Partisan can. But he had to deal with q
Partisan. His attempts to view the fea-
lures of the fair stranger by the counter
were deity combatted by the shop woman
He was obliged to retire.
Nm. went home and lost his appetite.
He was haunted by the elegant basque
and graceful shoulders of the fair un-
known. during the whole night.
The next day he saun,ered by the man
~tua-maker's. All, Heavens! A thrill
ran through his frame, and his fingers
tingled with a delicious electricity. The
| fair inconnu was there Heraised his hat
gracefully. He was not certain, but he
| thought that a slight motion Of her fault
less bonnet betrayed recognition. He
would have wildly darted into the shop.
but just then the figure Of the mantua-
maker appeared in the doorway.
Did Monsieur wish anything:
Misfortunei Desperation! nm. pur-
| chased a bottle of Prussic acid. a sack Of
charcoal, and a quire of pink note paper.
and returned home. He wrote a letter Of
farewell to the closely fitting basque, and
| opened the bottle Of Prussic acid.
Some one knocked at his door. 1t was
a Chinaman, with his weekly linen.
These Chinese are docile, but not in
t~ellisent. They are ingenious. but not
creative. They are cunning in expedients.
| but deficient in tact. In love they are
imply barbarous. They purchase their
wives openly, and not constructively by
attorney. By offering small sums for
their ~sweethearts, they degrade the value
Of the sex.
Nevertheless. Nm. felt he was saved.
He explained all to the faithful Monaghan,
and exhibited the letter he had written.
He implored him to deliver it.
The Monaghan assented. The race are
not Clearly nor sweet savored, but Nm.
tell upon his neck. He embraced him
with one hand, and closed his nostrils
with the other. Through him, he felt he
clasped the close.ftting basque.
The next day was n Of agony and
suspense. Evening came, but no Mercy.
Nm. lit the charcoal. But to compose
his nerves, he closed his door and first
walked mildly up and down Montgomery
street. When ne returned, he found the
faithful Monaghan on the steps.
ALL lily!
These Chinese are not accurate in their
pronunciation. The avoid the r, like the
English nobleman.
Nm. gasped for breath. He leaned
heavily against the Chinaman.
Then, you have seen her, Ching
Long, -,
Yes. All lily. She cum. Top side
of house.
The docile barbarian pointed up the
stairs, and chuckled.
She here-impossible All, Heaven
do I dream?
Yes. All lity-top side Of house.
Good by, John.
This is the familiar parting epithet Of
the Monaghan. 1t is equivalent to our
au reroir.
Nm. gazed with a stupefed air on the
departing servant.
He placed his hand on his ~throbbing
heart. She here-aloue beneath this roof
Oh. Heavens-what happiness!
But how: Torn from her home. Ruth
lessly dragged, perhaps, from her evening
devotions, by the hands of a relentless
barbarian. Could she forgive him:
He dashed frantically up the stairs. He
opened the door. She was standing be-
side his couch with averted face.
A strange ~giddiness overlook him. He
sank upon his knees at the threshold.
Pardon. pardon. Ny angel, can you
forgive me:
A terrible nauses now seemed added to
the fearful giddiness. His utterance grew
thick and sluggish.