The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-17

Mark Twain's Adventure In the Iardiu
d O MnhiIIa.

Mark TWain's Adventure In the Iardi,
O 0 MabilIe.
On my arrival In Paris inquired wha
wac the beat place 10 spend an evening
and was told the muat ariatocratir plar,
of resort was the Jardin Mahille,
took q cab and proceeded thither.
found myself In beautiful garden
brilliantly lighted. There was crowd
Of ladies' and gentlemen, q fine band
was playing and d uuadrille forming,
While waa gazing about a gentleman
asked me II | wished TO dance | aail
would like 70, but that wae stranger,
md not acquainted with any Of the no.
pility present. He smiled and said the
Erench nobility were exceedingly alta.
BILE and uhliging. and that he would be
pleased TO introduce me to lady OF
high rank and varied accomplishments
who would dance with me Ii | wished
Then he presented me to the young
a Duchess d 'Aaafptida chats as near as
could catch the name).
had never stood face to face with
duchess before. and therefore felt dit1i.
dent and i'll at ease. This graceful
creature understood my case at once.
and within two or three minutes made
me feel perfectly at home more than
at home. may say. never met a lady
30 easy to get acquainted with as she
was. 1t must require q high culture,
only TO be attained In the upper ranks
OF society, to give one such self. ppssna.
sion as hers. This duchess smiled upon
nae Ia the most encouraging way. and
tapped me on the shoulder with her
fan. then ehe looked up into my face
and charmed away all my embarrass-
ment With y burst Of CHEEKY laughter
that was full OF happiness and garlic.
"A fns
70 the music with her ian, and still
uttering that frequent laughter. And
next she put her arm around my neck
This was somewhat unexpected, must
say. IL made me feel hlissfully unoom.
Portable. / enjoyed 1t, but, nc the same
slime. was afraid 1t might attract atten.
tion. intimated AZ gently AS l could
ihat the duke. her father, might be in
She crowd somewhere; but she only
laughed more odorousiy than ever.
feared the paternal duke might invite
me TO breakfast on pistols and coffee. |
like coffee, but do not consider that Il
improves IL to mix IL with hardware.
This limited TO the duchess. and she
received IL with one of those peculiar
laughs Or hers that was perfectly
smothering.
just then the music struck up furi.
ously, the Duchess exclaimed "Comel"
eha WANA ltV. ua CROWD
closed up to our set, and walled it on
every side. ! had never before seen so
much curiosity displayed In a mere
quadrille by disinterested parties.
Dukes aud Duchesses began to pranoa
TO and fro In the dance with wild energy
or purpose and extravaganza OF ges.
ture.
began to get Interested. / glanced
across, my partner was just turning
she miscalculated the length of her
limbs, and lifted her dress accordingly.
she came prancing over. / sailed forth
TO meet her. and when we were within
yard Of each other, wish / may never
be believed again IL she did not kick
the hat or my head 1 stopped toSpick
1t up and a noble aristocrat fell over
me; others followed him--both ladies |
Ind gentlemen--and / never saw such
chaos of struggling limbs and frantic
arapery since the benches broke down
lt the circus when was boy. 1t was
pure good fortune that nobody was
hurt.
When got out went to my place at |
the head OF the quadrille aud staid |
there. | had lost confidence; this dance |
was too high-toned for me. 1t had pc
culiarities about it that were new and |