The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-12-13

naTlnG accomplished his mission In tne
most satisfactory manner possible. 1t
now only remains to us to solve this
riddle, which is what we are about to do.
In 1914, three statesmen, namely,
NM. dc Talleyrand, de Metternich, md
dc Nesselrode, were met together in
Paris, and were engaged in settling the
grave questions which had arisen out Of
the fall OF Napoleon and the entrance Of
tho allied powers into France. Those
grave interests took up nearly all their
time, and yet they occasionally found
means to escape from tho preocoupa-
tions OF diplomacy, saying among each
other: Let us put off serious matters
till tomorrow d
One day tho three diplomats werc
assembled Mt gay dinner. Tho CONVEX
sation, after rowing from one frivolous
subject to another, fiually turned upon
women.
"Oh," said Prince Talleyrand, "I
krow n marvel OF beauty to whom moth
ing ia comparable"
ar" said NJ. de Metternich, "know
woman who is fairer than the iAirest" !"
"And I, said NJ. do Ncssclrode, the
envoy OF Russia, "can cite person who
certainly has no rival!"
"There exists apparently three incom-
parable beauties," then said NJ. do Tai
leyrand, who hAd spoken first; "but I
do not doubt that mine is the handsom-
ost of the three"
"No; it is mine"
"No mine"
at is easy to see TINT you do not
know the person OF whom I speak"
"Nor you the ono whom l mean"
"If you had seen mine, you would
not talk SO enthusiastically of tho beauty
Of the Others"
Thus commenced, tho conversation
gradually grew animated, aud finally do
generated into quarrel.
1--WE are absurd, gentlemen" said at
length NJ. de Talleyrand; "there is n
very simple means OF solving the diff
Guilty; let us bring these three mysteri-
ous beauties together"
"An excellent idea, but difficult OF
execution"
"Not in tho least. This is opera
night I offer you my box. Each OF us
will write to his goddess, and, when the
three are met together there, We will
arrive"
"Brayow
Talleyrand rang, and sent for pen,
inB, ana paper. Each Of the men wrote
n note and gave it to q footman, ordering
him to take circuitous route when he
left the hotel, in order to battle the Gu
rious in case lie was followed.
Another hour passed, and then tho
three guests set off for the opera. Ar
rived at the door Of the box, NJ. de Tai
lcyrund motioned to NJ. dc Metternich
to enter first, who in turn went through
the same ceremony with NJ. do Nessel-
rode. Each OF them repeated:
CATER you, sir.
an. le Prince, 1 could not think OF
it,"
As Inst, Prince Metternich entered.
In an armchair Mt the front Of the
box sat q solitary lady.
"WLat does this pleasantly mean,
sir I" asked NJ. do Metternich, brusque-
ly, of Prince Talleyrand, who followed
him.
"I was about to ask you the sanle
question" said, Mt the same time, NJ. de
Nesselrode.
"And Iwas about to addressit to you,
gentlemen" replied Talleyrand.
"Why did you send of my to
onlyl"
at was mine"
"You mean minc.
"Frankly, gentlemen, l do not I'm"
derstand the situation"
"Hcre is the explanation" then said
the fair unknown and, drawing from
her glove three little folded papers, she
presented one to each OF the three states.
men. All the notes bore the same
address. Tint address was "Pecca.
dille."
When NM. dc Metternich and de
Scsselrode wero about to leave France,
they met for n last conference with
Prince Tal!eyrand.
ave are about to separate" said the
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