American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-07-10
VOL. XIV.

| the law III your mousse =! exclaimeu Henri
Besides. we know the persons in ques
tion.s
And you would rather stand well witt
| them than with us?''
You ought TO understand, sir, tina
when the question turns on customers-'
1T is necessary that other traveller.
should submit to their caprices."
You will be served in another room
with what is left by your three priv
LEGGED customers, perhaps ?"
The hostess appeared hurt.
IF you are afraid of dining badly, sir
at the White Horse, there are other inns in
Cerney."
THAT is precisely what l was thinking
said Henri, while taking up his hat, and
without listening to Joseph, who would
have detained him, he hastily Withdrew
and disappeared. s---'.s
Mullen knew by experience that the
best way was to let his cousin freely in
dulge his ill-hunor, and that on similar
occasions every effort to bring him TO rea-
son only served to augment his spirit OF
contradiction. He therefore decided on
letting him seek better fortune elsewhere,
and requested that he might be immediate
" served in an adjoining room. But al
the moment he was about to proceed there
the three persons expected made their ap-
pearanee in the public room. These were
an old lady with her niece, and an indi-
vilual about fifty, who appeared TO serve
as their protector. ,'-s,.-s
The hostess, who was relating to them
what had taken place, interrupted herself
all at once on perceiving Joseph. The
latter bowed, and was about to retire, when
he gentleman with the two ladies detained
him.
al am deeply grieved, sir, 81 said he, in a
kindly manner, at the discussions which
has arisen. In expressing wish to dine
alone we were DESTROYS of avoiding Ger
tain guests whose conversation and man
ners might have hurt the feelings of these
ladies; but not to drive travellers away from
the White Horse, as your friend seems to
have imagined; and the proof is, 1 beg
you would honor us with your presence at
that table,"
Joseph wished to excuse himself, de
claring that he felt nowisc hurt at a, pre-
caution which seemed 10 him quite nat.
uraI; but NJ BOSNIAN (such was the name
given by the ladies to their protector} in
sisted, IN u tone SO kind and benevolent,
that he thought it necessary toyield. The
old lady, who seemed but little accustomed
TO travel, sat down opposite. to him with
her niece, while uttcrlng deep sigh.
g Are you fatigucd, Charlotte ~ inquired
M. BOSNIAN.
Am / fatigued 81 repeated the old lady;
after passing an entire day in a carriage
which rocked one like a swing, eating at
irregular hours, and encountering all sorts
of dangers, for know not how we es-
capped being upset hundred times, the
diligence inclined so. would give a
year Of my life that our journey were
ended"
Happily that bargain is impossible"
observed the young lady, in the kindest
-y,sJ 1sx.r
ssYes, yes; yeu make light of that, you
girls" replied Nine. Revel, in tone of
halfaffected ill-humor. +" Young women
nowadays fear nothing. They travel on
railroads and embark in steamboats, they
would risk themselves, verify believe, in
balloons, were there regular service es-
tabIished. It must be the revolution that
has rendered them so daring. Before that
period the beldest of them would only
travel in spring-carts or on donkeys, and
even then it must have been on urgent
business. 1 have often heard my dear de-
ceased mother say that she had never
travelled otherwise than on foot"
g And that is why she never got beyond
the chief town of the CANTON" observed
NJ BOSNIAN.
:" That did not hinder her from being a
worthy and happy woman" replied Nine.
Revef When the bird has built its nest
it likes to rest in it. Now, the habit of
constantly gadding about on the highways
makes one Indifferent for ones own fire
side and family; one Is soon accustomed
to do without either when one can make OF
find home everywhere. All that may be
much more advantageous to society, but
it renders individuals less good and hap
py.',
Z" Come, come, Mme IRevel, you are ir-
ritated against travelling because of the in
evitable thumps and bumps" said NJ Ros-
man, gayly; bat / hope that your preju-7
dice viii not bold good against this soup;
better is not made at FoHtaine, and ap-
my assertion,
The conversation was continued in a
tone Of kind familiarity. Joseph had at
first shut himself up in a discreet silence,
but NJ. BOSNIAN addressed him several
times, and the conversation had become
general, whenit was announced that the
was ready To start, and all has
tened to settle with the hostess and regain
the coach Office. On arriving there Joseph
perceived his cousin running, The short
periof that Mullen had spent agreeably in
dining the. other had passed in visiting one
after another the various inns in Cernay,
without finding anything ready; and at
last pressed for time, he saw himself
forced to purchase little fruit and roll,
Which he was now finishing. This an
choritc repast had not, as will be readily
rid him of his bad humor.
Aware of this, Joseph did not ask him a.
single question; beside, the names of the
were being called over, and
the cousins were preparing to take their
places, when the office-keeper perceived
that he had committed an error in book
ing them, all the places having been pre-
yiously taken.
ssAil taken =, repeated Henri; but you
received our money"
will return it to YOU" replied the
clerk
:. Not at all, responded the young man
g from the moment that you accepted it
here was contract between us. l have a
right TO go now, and set off will"
On giving, utterance to these words he |
UP TO the imperial, where there
was a vacant scat; the passenger to whom
ID belonged ciaimcd it, but Henri persisted
in declaring that no authority possessed
the power To make him descend, and that,
were violent measures Attempted he would
repci force by force. Joseph vainly en-
dcavored to bring him 10 reason but the |
native of Marseilles, whom the loss of his |
dinner had tloubly sourcd, still persisted in |
his resolution.
:" Every one his rightr' he exclaimed;
!" 1t is my motto, yours is charity BE, |
then, charitable if you will pretend only |
10 be just. I have paid for this place t |
belongs to me, and will keep it,"
The passenger whom he displaced OBJ
jected his priority of possession but Hen
ri, who was an advocate, replied by cita-
lions from the law. Some time was thus
lost in exchanging angry explanations,
and menaces. Nine
Rcvel, who heard all from her place in the