American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-13

alarm, and anxious to efface the impress
sion of it, and to appear at ease. q
| So the marquis began the story, telling
it very much as l have told it to you, NJ
doubt adding an account of his own per
sonal feelings, which have spared the
reader, and the company tried to recover
themselves and be amused. Meantime
| the noise went ON overhead; every time
the piano was touched, it sounded forth
4 with new fury, until the thing ceased tC
be good joke, or to be bearable with tho
! elegant Inconsistencies suited to the pc
! sitions of high born people. The best
blood of France could not have stood it,
and the guests beganto show premonitory
symptoms of leavetaking. The mar
| chioness tried to appear calmly indiffer
ent-but secretly there boiled such wrath
within her as BODIED i'll to the daring dis
turber OF her dignity.
Meantime the excellent Mrs. Cutie
went was relieving her injured feelings in
her occupation up stairs. Having had
the carpet removed from the floor, the
musical box, or, as We would call it, the
hand -organ, was placed flat on the bare
1 boards of the flooring, Immediately over
| the spot where the DetSaintville's grand
piano stood in the room below. 1t was
rather uncomfortable, squatting on the
| floor so as to be near enough to the han
die TO grind effectively; but Mrs. Cutie
went l1ad q soul above difficulties, and
was equal to the emergency. She stopped
to conquer! Having arranged her organ
to her liking, she-had refrained even from
trying it, that not sound might disturb
| the perfection of the surprise she had pre-
| pared with such care. 49,
The first note of the piano below was
the signal, and she had time to settle her
,.,lc I'D ,fa rfa11 10 DIV
cumstances would permit, take BREATH
and wait for sufficiently touching point
| in the music-at which she joined in with
startli1s ehect, las have described, and
which must have delighted the old lady's
heart 90 witness.s 10 =
| Encouraged by the sounds of surprise
and alarW, and the cessation of the music
below, which she rightly Interpreted as
signs of the sensation she was creating,
she began afreSh after one single pause of
intense enjoyment. So she kept it up.
When she became exhausted, as was soon
the case, for she was fat and short of
wind, the two maids, the man-servant,
and the boy; took their turns; and, with
such efficient helps, she was able to con-
tinue the melodious howl until the de-
parture of the guests below told her she
might give up the fray, and retire to her
peaceful couch, with the consciousness of
|
But the De Saintvillcs were not dis
posed to peaceful slumber.
"You must complain to the police ~
the ladies were eXclaiming. 1T is past
endurance Are we to put up with such
downright insolence-or even the freaks
of a crazy woman ?"
"The complaint shall be made the first
thing in the morning." was the marquis
determination. cit is very well to
make funny story of her absurdities !;
but when she disturbs our quiet, and in
burden to us, it is time to take measures
to put stop to her annoyances."
II wish we had taken severe measures
before this occurred" said the marchion-
ess, whose feelings were sadly tried.
"The duchess seemed to feel it a personal
insult offered to her the more so, be-
cause your excellent wit sought to give it
an amusing turn she was positively rude
in her manner when she said, just as she
was going away, sThat horrid woman's
music has given me such fright and such
a headache, that shall not get over it in
an age"
"Do not mind it, madame; it iS~ery
provoking, but past rectifying now. Sc
we're measures shall be taken tomorrow,
and we will have the old nuisance out of
the house before she is a day older-or
. .no sn a.d CIV ~" s,saap wa" rord hove q
,I;s,, sN for tI,o ,ost of bor mortaI Gfe-
49, ~ ~, WV VI -- '
-, o,,t of s,,,,bor o,;oved
~ " .nS f,..:., % ~ SIT ;iIo ~,
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thls PaItlcuiar nignI, ! AN MOI eolnpeaeh.
10 lesslly.' put tlis kioM s: uia' an an e,n,y
templated GRAND to the pOlice-otfice still
uppermost in his mind.
While waiting Tor servant TO pring
his surtout, Tor the morning was cool, the
marquis sauRtered through the rooms,
any rs i1S ~ 5n1 gIeAu Piano, mn.on
had - aSiessiy ae!t;open IN inc eA-
dowfalefose Il and began running MS nm
gers saiy aions ine keys aItel alie I'M manner .a
nf is;s a,,trSen mi - cart.;niv had
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ueNiy p1sni' 70 Jug nn eeis WI ~. a"!ui
ulscorusi GPrlAgAs 70 ms Iee., .Nc ~,
.iea a'.t;ro ~ 'nI liunr ant nf
tia ebi3T III md the comfortable surtoaIt
~ MON he had heen waiting
.'.1A., -. .-
~ ~ .snis So.inno otroS pSeaase MS.
Cuttiewent chose 10 perform ner morning
song upon the organ at thai particular mo
ment! An, tnat exceiienl iauy was hoc 10
be caugM mapping! sIo pc sure sne nao
been lying on tne peace1ul coucn before
referred to, at the moment when the mar
guns nnger sounded the hrst note on the
piano; but the second note saw her up
ana cunning across tne noor TO IIe room
uevoteu 10 inc hanuorSa1 anu 'ne thlIo'
VI iouItn at any rate, 'he I'"y ."oSe'"f !iote'
iouha ner sittinS vi Ihc hooi II, her hiSn NJ ~,