New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-16
TWICE MISTAKEN.
FROM A BAcH&LoR's DIARY.

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FROM BACHELORS DIARY.
Six O'Clock. Crumms and sOlemnly put
on the wine and glasses, push the dessert
dishes a little one way or the other, and
leave the room.
"Bravow whispers Crumms when we are
in the hall bravo, sir With little teach
ing you'd make a capital waiter. And Miss
Linton installing you for gentleman, too.
What joke! At least" he adds, as if he
suddenly feels that he has made rather a
mistake himself, "Of course that is what
you are; and a gent is always gent l say.
But you understand, sir; it was so ludi-
crOus."
Perfectly. understand, Crumms. What
are you going to do now q
'Well, sir" he says, coming a little
nearer, II generally have something in the
housekeepers room. Maybe you wouldn't
like that, though we should be quite alone"
As l want something to eat, and am not
particular where / get it, follow Crumms
down stairs into the kitchen. The servants
are busy washing up the plates and dishes,
amid a general smell of dinner and hot
water, which is far from pleasant. The
housekeeper takes us at once into her room,
where there is cloth spread upon the
table, and a row Of the good things frem up
stairs on kind of dresser.
"YOu are sure you don't mind, sir" SAYS
Crumms to me when we were alone, "be-
cause I'll wait till you are done, if you like.
l am not hungry
"But | am, and shall not begin till you
do" / answer; and we sit down together.
The soup is cold, and fast becoming a jelly;
the fish looks mangled and unsavOry; so |
decline soup and fish. find that the hay
ing little something in the kitchen after
dinner is over up stairs requires training
that is necessary. For a man who Processes
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dinner few hours before, he displays a
capability for eating truly wonderful.
prefer the dishes that have not been touched
up stairs; he, on the contrary, is on equally
good terms with all of them. However, l
get quite enough to satisfy me, and there is
a novelty in eating ones Christmas dinner
with waiter in back kitchen. The wine
certainly is the best part. Crumms has
taken care there shall be plenty of thai and
makes most liberal host with Mr.. Dom
ville's port and sherry
Seven o'clock. Crumms says he must take
the coffee up to the gentlemen, and leaves
the room. No sooner is he gone than one of
the servants comes in, apparently in search
of something. Whatever it is, she does not
find it. She hunts about vaguely for minute,
and then stops opposite me.
" So Miss Linton took you for a gentle
man. she says with laugh. Glow NICE!
" Miss Linton male an unfortunate mis-
take" | answer graVely, initiating Crumms'
manner.
Wen, don't know about that" she re-
plies. There is certainly an excuse for her
doing So"
This strikes me as being very open fat
terry; but, under the circumstances, it loses
its point; moreover, the speaker is rather
warm from standing over her tub Of hot
water and very plain into the bargain. As
] don't answer, she tries another subject:
% ara mi of ait14ofinv or
ain'tsyoul"
nod.
q Where were youl" she asks.
q In the country"
MOTIFS" she says. knowing Crumms
came from that part. "And so now you've
come to London
Al this moment Crumms shuts the din
ingroom door, and the girl, without looking
further for whatever it was she had pre-
tended to come in to fetch, Immediately
makes a rapid retreat.
Been panpiDg you, sirY' says Crumms
jerking With bis thumb in the direction Of
the kitchen.
Trying to- answer.
= knew they would, he replied. sThey
are awful curious about you, them women
wouldn't stop here too long, now. There
amt anything, more fer you to do, and
can aay yon'vs got an appointment to keep
YOU know"
Acting upon his adviee, we 20 up stairs {,
the hail. and Granms let me out, shutting
the door very quietly behind me.
IL Is a fms, clear night, and turn my face
homeward ana stroll slowly along the de
serted square. 1 60 all up tie long, straight
Cover street without meeting any one. By
Tie University ! see figure advancing
qgieAly. We pass under gas lamp, AMI
HefBrf. bygoveg'
hg Roche, what are you doing here
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e tAon natnrally wonders what / al
4ne, saoilne along the streets on Chris
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