The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-01-14
A BOSTON GIRL.

adjourned

Not Understanding Paris Customs, She Gets
in Bad Scrape.
From Paris Letter to the st. Louis Globe.
The difference in conventionality and
custom with different people is excel
lentlv illustrated by recent occurrence,
which might have been trag dy had it
not turned out comedy. A French ar
tist who had made. the acquaintance of a
Bostonian lady, was invited-and so was
she-to the party at the house of an
American family, resident in the avenue
de PImperatrite. On the evening of the
party, having an engagement to dine at
the Hotel Splendide with some friends
the young lady was staying at the same
house-he went there in full dress to save
the trouble of dressing again. After din
ner he encountered the female Hubbite
in the drawing room, when the converse
turned upon the party. He told her was
going from the hotel; that his carriage
would call for him at nine o'clock.
She inquired if he was going alone, and
he replied in the affirmative.
"Oh, well then," she remarked, "Tll
accompany you, if you have no objection.
Brother and his wife can come home by
themselves. l want to ask you some
thing about some pictures | have just
seen in the Academic des Beaux Arts,
and that will be my opportunity"
He appeared surprised, but said he
would be delighted to have her share his
volture.
They got off at the appointed hour.
They had ridden but few blocks when
the artistic, seated by her side, threw his
arms about her, declared he eloved her,and
kissed her several times before she could
resist
She was much startled and alarmed,
and Jumped away from him with such
virtuous wrath in her face-visible as
they moved by the gas lamps-and such
scorn on her lips that he perceived he
had blundered. He begged thousand
pardons, and when she was about to stop
the carriage and get out, he urged her to
remain, protesting that she need have nc
fear of further molestation.
Arrived at their destination, she was
as may be inf rred, in no mood to take
part in the entertainment. She sought
her brother, and returned home under his
protection, telling him on the way all that
had taken place. He was furious. Of
course, but repressed his anger until the
next morning, when he proceeded al
once to the studio of the artist, armed
with heavy cane-and revolver, l sup
pose, for the deadly insult to his sister.
: The upshot was that the FrenchmaI
himselfapologized, admitting that he had
made the mistake from his ignorance ot
American customs.
'I assure you," he continued, chat i
any French woman had offered to accom-
pany me without any other friend in my
carriage, she would have expected to bt
approached-indeed, if she lad not been
she would have been disappointed, ant
regarded me as great fool. l am will
ing to leave the question to any men o
the world of my nationality. If | am no
fully borne out, 1shall feel bound to give
you satisfaction"
The artist spoke the literal truth, al
the enraged brother found out.
The gallant rendered his apologies
again in person to the young lady, anC
was as much impressed by her good sense
intellect and culture, as he had been be
fore by her grace and beauty, that the ru
NOR at the Splendide is, that they are en-
gagged. She will prove delightful com
panion beyond question. She seems Il
be much his superior.
imagine the matrimonial report ha
some foundation, for she has considerable
money in prospect, being the only daugh
ter of State street bank president; AM
the artist is comfortable, but nothin
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