New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-03-12
THE LADY IN THE BLUE HAT.

II. e. O0d0ss ~ Nv Guy OSrftck.
THE LADY IN THE BLUE HAT.
Translated for tho Detroit Free Press, from the
Paris Figar0.]
The Marquis de V. has an income Of
two hundred Thousand francs year.
Hence the sun does not rise in his
apartments until eleven O'clock. His
valet superintenls the brushing of his
master clothes with one eye and reads
the morning paper with the other.
The bell of the outer door rings, and
the valet, after the bell has rang two
or three times, and he has heard the
voice of one of his masters intimate
friends outside, finally consents to go
and open it. a.
II have been making racket here
for twenty minutes" said the visitor,
Paul de L., bounding into the room.
"Monsieur did well to knock, :" said
Celestin, the valet, following him with
g slow and dignified step. HE might
have rung till the Day of Judgment,
for my servant was brushing my mas
ter's clothes, and I was reading my
morning paper. It is remarkably
bright and interesting this morning."
Paul explains to the valet that he has
come to persuade his master to commit
matrimony, but firds in Celestin foe
to his project. For Celestin is afraid
that q lady at the head of the house
will either dismiss him or give him
something to do. So Paul asks to be
shown to the apartment of his friend.
The valet knocks directly at the door
of his masters bedroom.
WHO'S there?'
II, monsieur" said the valet; II
have come to announce the. arrival of
Monsieur Paul.
"Paul! Let him come in! Paul."
he cried, in louder tone, "why the
deuce didn't you come? What are you
putting on all that style with me for?"
IL have come to talk about matri-
uony," said Paul, entering.
Matrimony! thunder!' cried Med
eric, bouncing out of bed. You 70
and order breakfast" he cried to the
valet, "I'll need all the strength l can
muster; as for you, Paul, don't lisp a
word of your outlandish idea until we
are fairly seated at the table,"
"This looks bad,' said the Viscount
to himself.
"lhat's all right" said Celestin, the
valet. casting q triumphant glance at
Paul.
During breakfast, Paul fairly spread
himself in extolling up marriage. He
proved, conclusively, that it stood in
first rank of civil contracts and was al
together the most admirable of the
sacraments of the Church. As he list
ened to himself. he became infatuated
with his own eloquence, in fact he
scared, at times. to almost inaccessible
heights, and Mederic disputed his argu-
ments with considerable ingenuity.
After an hour or two of this sort Of
thing, Paul exclaimed: Lets get
down to business. We ought to have
begun with it. have:a cousin who is
q widow. She has such blind conf
dence in me that she is willing TO &C
cept any one I'll pick out as new
husband for her. You're the man l
like best, so you shall have her,
IL don't want her." 49,. ~,
"She's q pearl"
+. "Not any for me, thank you"
"She's an angel"
"An the same to me-
"She's young and pretty"
"What of it?''
"She's rich and we'll educated"
"That's none of my business"
''Sunday she'll attend morning mass
at Saint Roch. She'll be at the right
Of the pulpit, and she'll wear blue
hat with white trimmings. 60 and
see her. .s
"Not l." ~
III she don't fix you at the very
tsss glance III never say another
..You've already said too much"
II wont stir until you promise to 60
there Sunday"
80. %% " H. !, go-out what good viii
you'll be charmed"
I'D like to bet on it.
I'D be betting on q certainty"
What's this treasures namep''
I'm tell you when you've seen her
that is, If the first sight Of her does the
business for you.''
% TEE BLUE HAT.
Mederic was at the church-door q
the time appointed, looked in and saw
nobody answering the description. But
as he turned away, he met in the church
porch charming woman whose hat
seemed to him to be blue with white
trimmings. or was it not rather white
with blue trimmingp He saw blue
gauze, white satin, blue tulle and white
silk capriciously tangled together
was this blue hatp One needed to b<
more than man to decide the ques.
ton. The lady took seat at the right
Of the pulpit.
'.That settles IT, said Mederic.
Paul is right. She is very good look.
ing. Tdike tos know her name and
where she Ives
It seems Is If that gentleman were
following me-" said the lady in the blue
hat, as she entered moderately pre-.
tentious house on Algiers street aftel
the service. .5..s..
Mederic learned from the porter's
wife that the blue-hatted woman had
been widow three years, that hel
name WAS Arobella p de B. thal
she had lodgings on the fourth hoo1
above the basement. which, it must bl
admitted, was hard to distinguish from
the fifth story. Almost before he knew
It. he was ringing the bell Of her apart
ments and had been admitted. As hl
waited he began to cast about for some
pretext TOR calling on her. Hedecided
not TO mention Paul's name unit
forced to do 90. At that moment TIL
door opened.
s. Nine. Arabellar' stammered Med
eric, bowling.
81 am She replied the lady, VIII
L aAama6 evan nyaffar yuitk0S,f thu HIN