St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-10-11
For Ladies' OR{y.


said TO me, Miss Prym," or else, "Pru-
neila, dear according to the degree of
their intimacy, owe wonder you should
not 90 to see this Paris exhibition that
I'LL the world is talking Of" that at last
| made my mind up to take their advice
| am not, III a general way, fond of tray
elling, or accustomed to it; but for this
once thought might venture, and, be-
sides, my medical man was of opinion
that change OF air would DO me good
You want stimulating, Miss Prym,"
the doctor remarked; pulse low, system
ianguld, and a month spent i'll the crush
and hustle of Paris will he the best tonic
| can prescribe Go and get little
wholesome excitement" This decided
me, and went
My name, as may be inferred from
tn" word, quoted above, is Prym,-NIi>s
Prunella l'rym, OF Rno1odendron Villa,
the Slopes. Cheitenham. l am COM
iortabIy well-to-lo in the world, and did
not grud dge the expense of taking two
servants with me,-Iny lrusty maid Cub
bins. and Thomas CUaclman, very
steady, elderly man, long i'll the service
OF my late papa, the Rev. DR.. Prym, ID.
, II, probondary of Ilu!cii@$ter, and rector
of Great Tiihington, OF whose savings
was sole LeireSS. Although Thomas,
/ from old haiti, Is still called "Coach-
man." | do not keep a carriage, prefer
ring 70 hire one when required, and the
man takes care OF the garden, besides
officiating in domestic capacity as a
kind OF butler. Maid and man are old
and faithful attendants, and | felt their
presence 4 sort of protection.
was to travel TO paris by easy stages,
taking two days Tor the journey, and, on
arriving there, | intended to drive straight
to the house ot a married friend, an old
SchUoI-icllow Gt the term fellow can
be applied TO a lady, without disrespect),
now Mrs TrimmleS, OF the Avenue de
Il'ImperatFice, Champs EIysees. | meant.
Of course. TO tai ke apartments for myself,
but dreaded the enormous prices and
iistracting noise Of an hotel crowded
with eager eXcursionists. | was very
clad, therefore, to accept the hos
IptabIe invitation OF Marion Trimmles,- =
how odd it seemed to call her anything
but Marion Freeman, as when we learned
French and wore the blackboard in the
same class 10 make her house my
headquarters willie looking out for some
thing suitable. Mr.. Trimmles, who is 9
good sort OF person, but not very well
bred. though considered as catch fol
Marion, having large fortune, made
somehow out of government contracts
and who is older than his wife, and live:
in Paris to please her, seconded her invi
tation in what admit was a very hearty
manner. And 50, with considerable
quantity OF aggage,-since it would no
do to appear III such 4 place as Pari
without an ample wardrobe,-and will
the good wishes and hopeful prediction
OF my friends, | started for the Cont
nent.
During the first portion cf the journe,
there was nothing to record The de
trading miSerlcs OF the sea-passage, th
two hours consumed in which seemed t,
= me to be elastic, and to be equal to tw'
Of the longest OF long days that | ha'
ever spent; the prying OF the FrencI
; custom-house officers into trunks ant
boXeS,-these topics are too trite to b.
worth dilating upon. only know tha
| shuddcred when first | saw a horri,
toreigncr-a male person, with glaze,
hat and mustachios-plunge his presum
). lng paws into the midst Of my wearing
r apparel, and could hardly suppress
shrek as | saw my Observation-Disclosures
:; Of which a man is supposed to know
ID notlin9-tosSed over and towzled about
a. a. and held up for inspection in the mos
y y brazen style. But | will say that thes
E whlsAered officials were vastly polite +
me, III their lmpertinent, smirking, for
u. eign way, and did not seize anvthin
! although poor Gubbins was uniustlv sus
" pccted OF being female smuggler, an
i narrowly escaped the indignity of
ie search, but at my intercession was per
mittcd topass on. Then Thomas, as al
III told is the case with most English men
at at servants abroad, grumbled good dea
= and was perpetually losing himself here
le and getting lett behind there, so that
s grew quite weary of hunting after hi
II, and Gubbins (who was fearful and r,
signed, and gave herself the most pre-
voking airs OF being a martyr) at hom
| was wrong, though. Before my fe'
,, were on the Paris pavement, l had caus
to be thankful that those two true an
x trusty creatures had accompanied me.
, The dusk Of evening was fast closin
- in already when We arrived at Amien