Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-05-17
TWICE NESTAKEN.


thOM BACHELOR S DIARY.
Six o'clock. Crumms and L solemn
ly put on the wine and glasses, push
the dessert dishes a little one way or the
other, and leave the room.
traYol" WHISPERED Ctunin1s, when
we are IN the hall. " Bravo, sif with
little teaching you'd make a capital
waiter And Miss Linton mistakine
you tor gentleman, too. What Joke!
ct least, he added, as If he suddenly
feels that he has made rather mistake
himself, ''of course that is what you
are; and gent is always gent, say.
But you understand, sir; it was so ludi-
erous
q Perfectly. / understand; Crumms.
What are -yo,- going to do now2n
s. Well, sir, " he says, coming a little
nearer, 81 generally have something
in the housokeeper's room. Maybe you
wouldn't like that, though we should
be quite alone.
As [ want something to eat, and am
not particular where / get it, | follow
Srumms down stairs into the kitchen.
HE servants are busy washil:9 up the
plates ana dishes, amid a genera smell
OF dinner and hot water, which is far
from pleasant. The housekeeper takes
us at once into her room, where there
7s cloth spread upon the table. and, "a
row of the good things from up STAIRS
on kind OF, dresser.
You are sure you don't mind, SIR
says Crumms to me when we were
alone, because I'll wait till you are
done, II you like. | am not hungry
EsrJt I I II, L
you do, answer, and we sit down to-
gether. The soup is cold, and fast be:
coming jelly; the fish looks mangled
7nd t1nsavory; SO I decline soup and
fish. [ find that the having a little
something In the kitchen after the din
ner Is over up stairs requires training
that Is necessary. For man who pro-
fesses not to be hungry, and who has
had good dinner few hours before.
he d1splaysa capability for eating truly
wonderful. I prefer the dishes that
have not been touched up stairs he,
On the contrary, is on equally GOOD
terms with all of them However, I
get quite enough to satisfy me, and
there is a novelty III eating ones Christ
mas dinner with a waiter in a back
kitchen. The wine certainly is the
best part. Crumms has taken care
there shall be plenty of that, and makes
most liberal host with Mr. Domville's
port and sherry.
Seven O'Clock. Crunams says he must
take the coffee up to the gentlemen, and
leaves the room. No sooneri is he gone
than one of the servants comes in, ap-
parently In search of something:
Whatever it is, she does not find it:
She hunts about vaguely for a>minute,
and then stops opposite me-
: SO Miss Linton took you for gen
tleman," she says with a laugh How
nice!n
. Miss Linton made an unfortunate
mistake, answered gravely, initiating
Crumms' manner.
Well, [ don't know about that"
she replies There is certainly an
excuse for her doing so. .
This strikes me as being very open
fattery; but, under the circumstances,
1T 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
: You are out Of a situation at pres
ent, amt vou2"
I nod.
Where were you?n she asks.
In the country
Motifs, she says, knowing Crumms
came from that part. FsAnd so now
you've come to London. "
At this moment Crumms shut the
dining-room door, and the girl, without
looking further for whatever it was she
had pretended to come in to fetch, i'm
mediately makes rapid retreat
"Been pumping you sir2n says
Crumms, jerking with his thumb in the
direction Of the kitchen.
Trying to, y [ answer
knew they would" he replied.
They are awful curious about you,
them women. [ wouldn't stop here too
long, now. There amt anything more
for you to do, and | can say you've got
an appointment to keep, you know"
Acting upon his advice, we 90 up
stars to the hall, and Crumms let me
out, shutting the door very quietly be-
hind me.
1t is fine, clear night, and [ turn
my face homeward and stroll SLOWLY
along the deserted square. go all up
hAiC AoIASo1 orltlASlAt NiOWSI Sbr66b without
meeting any one. BY the University [
see figure advancing quickly. I'VE
pass under gas lamp, and both pull
up.
Herbert, by Jovel"
E Why, Roche, what are you doing
here Going out to dinner?"
''Jnst had it, he replied been to see
an old lady home.
He then naturally wonders what am
doing, strolling along the streets on
Christmas night. / tell him [ have
been cut to dinner.
They have broken up early" he
says; and then asks suddenly, C You
haven't sneaked off to read, surely ~
This is said IN tone as if it were a
mortal sin fora man to read for an ex-
animation on a Christmas day.
That's right, he says, when had
disclaimed any idea of reading. "Weu
you come home with me- Nv people
will beyery glad to see you. We alwaye
have a carpet dance or something in
the evening y
| accept readily, and go back with
Roche to his house.
Nine O'Clock. We have cleaned tbe
room for dancing, and the first ouad
rille has just commenced. Not being
able to get partner, / am standino o1
the landing. when a carriage rolls mn
to the street door, and there is a loud
knock announcing the arrival of the
newcomers.
Mrs. Roche hurries down and meets