Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-03-23
Miscellaneous.
THE LOST JEWELS.

"QUrcKER, madame! 1t commences tc
fall"
swell, what then ?" said madame.
"Why, madame has NO umbrella"
"BahT' she exclaimed.
1T arrives then, that madame will &c,
wet
"Let it arrive then, As you call it,
Toinette; 1t won't kill me-"
The speakers were mistress and maid,
and were comely women, Of between forty
and fifty. The large basket, which the
latter carried on her arm, showed that the
purport Of their walk had been to buy
provisions, and they were now-at about
six In the evening home.
wards TO their place of residence, which
was situated in a street in Clerkenwell.
Madame Michaud was an Englishwoman
by birth, but had married Frenchman, a
working jeweler, who, like others of his
cOuntrymen, had sought refuge in Eng
land. He was skilled workman, and
earned excellent wages. Jules Michaud
was hale, red faced, white haired man,
some dozen or fifteen years his wife's senior,
but tina: had not prevented their union
from being happy one. AS for Toinette,
she had been the Frenchmans servant in
his bachelor days, and was poor country
woman of his own, whom he had first
taken from motives Of charity, she being
without any friends or relations, either in
her own country or in England. She had
lived twenty years in Jules Michaud's SER
vice, and was much attached IL her master
and his wife. She was faithful, honest
creature, regarded more in the light Of a
friend than o servant, little addicted to
grumbling, but believing the abode of the
Eichauds In Snipc street To be the best
ordered domicile In Europe. And truly
II was a pleasant little household that
which consisted of these three worthy
persons, and one which it would scarcely
be possible to praise too highly for its
neatness, its cheeIfulness, and its comfort.
The three rose at seven, summer and win
ter, took their meals comfortably together
ct precisely the same hour, and all retired
70 rest punctually as the old-fashioned
clock struck ten, unless 1t might be that
Monsieur Michaud had some work in hand
that necessitatcd more than ordinary labor,
in which case he sat up after the two
women had gone to rest.
Arrived Mt home, Madame Michaud, fol
lowed by TOinette, entered her neatly kept
kitchen; sat down In large chair, united
her handkerchief, and declared that the
heat was insuiferable; whilst Toincttc
placed the huge wicket basket on the
table, and commenced emptying il Of its
contents. "a
"Phew!" she said. MADAME, how fine
n that piece of veal! Madame will stew
II 0us oorottes, - usual, for monsieur's
aWell, I suppose so, Toinette; but
wish you and jules could take to our Eng.
lish ways. Now like veal roasted, with
some green peas. II seems to me that to
stew such a fine neck as that with carrots
is to spoil it,
Toinettc lifted her hands and appraised
"Spoil itr said she. "Oh madame, it
comes TO be superb" 4e le
"Wcll, get the stcw-pan," said madame
"there Is no time to lose. We shall have
supper at eight" as
30, Toinctte got the pan, and commenced
cutting up the veal In chops, whilst
Madame Michaud followed the English
tastes, and made herself cup of tea.
ooh DEAR" she SAID, show tea does re-
yive one!''
Toinette peeled carrot, and hummed
" Phrtant pour la Syrt9."
"Don't you think 40, Toinett?" asked
her mistress, rather sharply. ~
"What madame"
"Why, that tea revives oneY
II prefer coffee, madame, or even vi,'
erdiaHsys." aae ~
"Nasty thin stuff. like vinegar" said
madame. IL like English beer"
Toinette knew that Madame Michaud's
habit, when she was cross and tired, (as
abe always was when she had taken long
Wdk in hot weather,) was to find tAul
With everything French; 80 she held her
tongue. IL.
okirmish between the two women had not
Nichaud at this moment, his face beam
ing with satisfaction, entered the kitchen
HWell, jules" said his wife, rather
Grossly, "what time you have bcenl You
left, home directly after your four o'clock
coffee, and now It is nearly seven"
eft was long way to go, ma nssa,
he laid. wiping his forehead with his
handkerchief, and kissing his wife" all
the-way to Kensington"
IF TOinette and I had loitered like
that, you would have had no supper" said
madame I'VE have been back this
hOuEr saHH 9Haggs hi'Afs Hf'
"Oh madame r. exclaimed Toinette,
TIE ieweler smiled. He was used tc
his wifes "little tempers;" SO he said
hughingly, elbow long, Toinette."
aAbout twenty minutes, monsieur"
"Fhen Won tell mo l tell fibsI cried
Madame Mich sud, highly inccnsed You
aide with Toinettc against your own wife
Perhaps Won. would like to kiss her also =
"OK certainlyp cried Michaud, gal