The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-08

mo, Irl6nQ-l Q0 n0t."
NThen, what do you makeW
"Dramas.n N
"Uh you are In the romantic line, are
your The other day 1 drove an academi-
clan to the academy who fixed oil yeu
romance-people nicely. He makes trag-
edies himself, he spoke off tor me piece
| of his last one. do not know his
name, he was a dry ell chap with the
cross Of the Legion and a red nose. You
must know him."
| nodded yes, and asked:
"But your storyW
| "Ah! Monsieur, tits melancholy
thing, you see; there's man comes TO
his death in it,"
The tone OF profound emotion in which
The spoke these words increased my Gu
riosity. l urged him to 60 on.
go on 'tis easy enough to say II;
but if should TALL to crying could not
go Oh"
1t was now my turn to look at him.
"You see" he continued, Il have not
been cabman always, as you can tell
by my livery" (and he showed me, with
much self-cemplacence, the remains OF
red taoings yet left upon his dress.
'''Iis ten years since went into sery-
ice with Monsieur Eugene. You didn't
know him perhapsf'
stEugene whoT
"Ah, d-n! Eugene who. 1never
heard him called by any other name: l
Ineyer saw his father nor his mother. lie
was tall young man like you, Monsieur,
and about your age. How old are youW
Il ssTwenty-seyeH."
s.Just SO, he was not so dark-complex-
ioned quite; aud then your hair ia curly
as negrO's, and his was as straight as
could be. In two words he was nice
young fellow, only that he was as mel
ancnOly as coffin. He had ten thou
sand liyres year; though that did not
seem to do him much good, he always
seemed SO sad. went into service with
n him, very we'll. One word came out OF
his mouth just like another; and always
Iso quiet. 1t was 'Cantillon, my. hat,'
sCanJillOn, put the horse to the cabrio-
let,' 'Cantilion, If Monsieur Alfred de
Linar should call, say to him not In
You must know that ne didn't like this
M, de Linar; the fact is, he was rake,
and such a rakel His rooms were in the
} same MOTEL as ours; and SO he was al
ways on top Of us, too much OF a good
thing, that. The very day got my Or
ders, he came to see Monsieur Eugene
mot IMP said l; when popl my master
gives a cough; the other hears it and
, turns ON his heel with, your master is a
puppy l kept that to myself, and made I
as though he hadn't said word"
HTalklng of that, Monsieur, what mum
Der Rue de Bondy, is it?'
ssNo. g."
, ait is, ehP here we arer
Taylor WAS not at home; and l merely
went in and came out.
"Well, 60 on"
"Oh my story but first, Monsieur
where do l drive next%
| ,,pua Saint I,uzarQ M 6QJ
ri "Ahl Mademolselle Mars, she is 6
famous actress still, that lady. Well, at
l was saying, we went the same evening
| to q soiree in the Rue de la Paix; wa.
at my horses tail, and the word was
, go alongp On the stroke CT twelve, my
= master came away. He was in a savage
!; humor, for ne and Monsieur Alfred hat
met, and had some words together. He
i. said, as he got into the cab to 20 home
/ 'The coxcombl l must chastise him.
II forgot TO tell you, my mas ter was goo,
+. shot; but with tine sword, oh!-Sain
iGeorge could not stand before HIM. AT
q we came to the bridge. where the statue,
a are, you know, though there were none
A there then, we met a woman, sobbing 81
!. that we heard her above all the noise %
1 the cab. 'StopP cried my master; stol
a 4 l did. While you could turn your heal
a he was out in the street.
s'It was SO dark yoa could hardly se
I your hand. The woman was ahead, mi
. master behind. All at once she stops ii
r. the middle OF the bridge, gets up on tn
a parapet, and then, splashl Before yo
II could count two, jumpl goes my master
N head ID 81, over alter her. 1ou see h
q could swim like a fish.
Il "sfheH said 1 to myself, If / sta
I here in the cab it won't do much good
n then, again, l don't know how 10 swim
"a and il Jump in there will only be tW
i, TO Dull out instead OF ene.' 4 said TO m
NJ horse, that fellow there, only he had lou
Ia wears less over his head tnen, and tW
n. uecks OF oats more Ia his belly, said
n Coco, don't stirr You would hay
X Thought he understood me: he stood lik
d i statue. Very good.
.Itl s.In one jump 1 am at the river-sid,
N There was lIttle boat there. leap il
" il was fast by rope. | pull ana pull.
seaien Tor my knl4e, had lorgotLen /
w 4 All ttis time my master was diving lll
Wild duck. L gave desperate jeri
and craekl the rope breaks. A lit
o. more and should have fallen in bac
IL wards iuJo the river; but by good iucl
lound myself instead, on On The Hat
ri nv back i'll the boat. Said TO m, Sc
he No time now TO count sJars;' and up
Nv spruag. The boat was launched loo
ry Tor the oars, when was upset kn0ck'
er one OF them overheard. l puil awe
al with the otner, but only spin round al
ii. round like a teet0tum. Then said
m. myself, 'Tis no use; may as well 4
. 5Jlli.'
II will never forget that mumen
u 4 N Mensieur, while live. 1t was horrlbl
II seemed as though the river ran in
IL. i it was so black; unless when now vi
then little wave rose and broke
wv loam, Then in the middle of the stfea
4 saw the girls WHITE dress for an 4
as slant, or else my masters head as
a came UP to draw breath. Then aga
ri. and that time only, both rose al ono
and 1 could hear Monsieur Eugene {
out for JOY as he caught sight OF her.
hrIJwo strokes he Was AT the spot where
I'D mad seen her dress fuating the moiHe
zee before. Directly | could SEE nothing
MIN but his legs struck out above I
water, then he disappeared entirely.
Z Il was floating down witt the current, l
nm. Ten steps from them, gripping my oar
my hands as though l could wiring
into splinters, and crying God
Heayenl that don't know how
nix. swimP
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