Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-14

! The name OF LekaIn was one OF the
customary wittieisms Of Melin, who had
only five or Sax, which he reproduced.
each in its turn. But under the eircum-
stances in which Pelissier was placed. he
found the pleasantly in bad taste and did
not answer IT.
Eh do you not hear Inc 2 recon-
meneed Melin, striking harder and open
ing that one Of the doors which was on
/ his side.
Pelissier removed his bed, took out
with his fingers the Troublesome nail
which held the other door, and opened
it on his side.
Here you are, said Rodolph Melin
| beg that in future, answered the
actor, if what he said was an
answer, you will call me BY
my name Of Themistocles Pelis-
sier, and not give me any ridiculous
nieknames. l am tired of your studio
bufoOneries, which do not show common
sense.
And he commenced promenading with
great strides in his room and as Melin
continued to look at him with great won
dering eyes, and laughed at his fury, be
clenched his FIST and said
1t is very amusing; come, laugh
laugh all alone, laugh as long as you
ike, but let me sleep. Laugh, then, you
do not laugh any more laugh, then
be ike the others this evening-laugh
Rodolph Melin saw an opening for
his second witticism, which consisted in
making what he called tails to words,
and he cried
Laugh, Feeains and Abel farragus
tan and Olaf, recaine and Abel, farra-
GUSTAV tan and Olaf. etc.
BarbarOus and unintelligible language,
which he scanned thus when he wished
to be understood
Laugh 'Africaine-Cain and Abel
-Abelfarragus-Ragustan and Olaf
laugh Africaine, etc
1t was a kind of endless pun which he
had invented, and an abuse Of the last
syllable of his interlocutor, to which he
gave himself up for hours at time,
with dishearteuiug facility and vOIubil-
ity.
Are you not going to eat any sup
PERI
| have just thrown my supper out Of
the window, together with JOeundus,
who was eating it
I hare long trGreled oUsr the tcorld
and hare been seen ererylchere, hummed
/ Melin.
| doubt whether the other Joeundus
ever travelled in that way. There Is a
wing of a fowl that l will try and take,
if you have not walked up Virtue Also,
who has been in a horrible humOr all
day long.
Rodolph took off his dressing gown,
so as not to wake his wife by the rust
ling it made, disappeared and returned
soon with the promised plate and bottle
Of wine already encrOaehed upon. This
unexpected supper did not fail to restore
some calm to Pelissier's mind, and dis
posed him to listen with more marked
good will to his friends words.
l have waited for you, because I can
not sleep. l am prey to the most vio-
lent agitation 1 have written to the
lady of my thoughts-and you, have
you written TO yours 2
Yes, answered Pelissier, and a tole-
rably good letter. letter in verse
You write verses =
Almost 1 remember them. 1 take
half line here, line and half there,
and tack them together in the neatest
possible manner. Hold, listen And
Pelissier took his theater voiee-that is
to say, a cultural voice, shrill aud hoaFse
at the same time, like cracked copper.
4 can ne longer struggle, I surrender my
arms
The gods themselves would haste to yield to so
many charms
Ho = interrupted Melin.
| saw you continued Pelissier,
4 saw ycu, blushed. grew pale at your
Ny eyes no longer saw, and speech forsook
q felt my cart chilled through, yet fred with
ardent flame.
'O-e weeps at your feet, enslaved by loves
An unhappy wretch conqusred-conquered
by so many charms
So many charms again, said Melin
Good authors are full of them, said
Pelissier, resuming his ordinary voice,
and Racine has them in abundance !;
and you, what have you written
Not such beautiful things, friend Pc
lissier, but things which promise more
immediate results. / have written that
Mademoiselle Three Stars is invited to
come to Madame Melin' s-n1adame you
understand-to agree with her about the
making Of various things which
the said Madame Melin wears. And
Madame Melin being absent all day long
tomorrow
And you continue to be ignorant who
is the object of your passion, renewed
Pelissier. Ny Lord, resuming the cop
per voice,
In the name of the tears that for you have
'Byyour feeble knees that hold embraced.
Fee from this sad doubt my oyer-tortured
mind
will initiate your discretion, but your
boldness piques me, and | intend to-
morrow to gain admittance to Avieia.
She is called Ayieia ?
No, that is the name Of the piece to
which the verses 1 have justrepeated be-
long. You call yours Three Stars, l
will call mine
50 Many Charp1s
SO Many Charms, if you viii, but 1
! shall see her tomorrow.
If you knew how pretty she is, Pc
lissier, if you but saw
20 Melin, my good friend,
Either let me sleep. or put me not to Sleep
Go stretch yourself alongside of Virtue
Also
Egotist, said Melin, you would
burn up your friends house to light your
pipe, and then you would refuse him FIRE
for his
1t is a pity that such beautiful words
could not be wrapped with straw,
resumed Pelissier, pushing Rodolph
out 1 would put them on my man
tel, to match the bust of the great
Corneille Then he replaced the nail
which secured the door, and placed
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