The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-06-05
True LOVE AND syUFP.

1t - not many years since o widow
OF about twenty, who had SOME busi-
ness at Brussels. stopped for some time
at hotel in that city. She dincd at
the table d'hote. and generally spent q
part Of the evening" in the public room.
The youthful widow, whose name WAS
Dorvsl, was precisely that sort of q
person whom the men all adore and the
women abuse. She had only been q
few"days at the hotel when an English
gentleman chanced to dine ct the pub
lie table. He was struck 1T the irst
glance with her charms. and being well
acquainted with foreign manners be
thought be might address himself
rather freely 10 lady whom he found
st . t,Jle d'hot>.
He complimented her, asd she replied
with spirit, but with be,oming reserve.
The Englishman, whom We shall call
Ailborne. became every iuoment more
facipsted. Puzzled, however, by tie
inconsistency in her situstion and man-
nsrs, he asked il she would accom- peny
him to the theater. She refussd ia .
tone which showed plainly that she
considered the proposal an insult.
Very we'll, crL d Milbornc, pulling
out an elegant snuff box; then you
shall take pinch Of snuff
i never take o pinch Of snuff, sir,
cried the'widow, turning up her pretty
little nose with Oh air of ineffSble dis
dsin.
so much the worse. madame; you
lose one Of the greatest pleasures 10
life. have tried all sorts Of enjoy
mcnts: one thing fatigued. another dis
gustsd me. This pleasure brought re-
pentsnoe and that safety. At last de.
termincd to look out for something of
which l should not tire. 1t suddenly
occurred to me that in my fits of vexs-
ton and snnui had occasional relief in
. pinch OF snuf, 90 became . snuff
tsker five years ago. and from that time
to the present havs hsn no ennui.
Come, madame. let me advise you to
try my remedy for this distemper. with
which we are ell visited more or less
i have no occasion for it, replied tho
lady, coldly; i sm not troubled with
ennui. and il I were. l should think
there are more rationsl means of dis
pelling it,.
Name them. madame. il you please.
Reading. reflection. the Offices of be-
ueyolence. the pleasures Of society
Alb. madame. I have tried all that.
Reading sent me TO sleep. reflection
made my head ache, bsnevolence, own.
is pretty we'll. but one cannot occupy
one s self in society; have been cheated
by one half my acquaintance, aud
laughed at by the other. l am, there
fore. not very favorHbly disposed to
mankind So you soc. madame, l have
nothing left for it but to amuss myself
in this way and opening his snuff-box.
he took . pinch, and presented it to
her.
Thoroughly provoked st what she
considered objectionable rudeness. she
rosa to leave the room.
Nay, madame cried Milborue. you
must not GO IN anger,
i sm not angry, sir, cried the lady.
trying to disengage her hand, which he
had taken hold OF.
You forgive me. them
Yes. replied she, but net IN the mot
placid tone in the world.
Very we'll. then, to prove that you
do not bear malice. take . pinch of
snuff.
At these " rds the widows patience
aud temper both forsook her, and abe
burst into tears.
Some Of the gentlemen present thea
advanced, and one Of them, . certain
comte. asked Milborne, in . naughty
tone, what he meant by Insulting the
lady. Tho Englishman immediately
took fire. He replied in tone Of de-
fiance which frightened Niue. Dor
val. She endsavored to stifle the dis
putc by protesting that she WAS not Of
Tended; but the gentlemen were both
too hot-headed to DO easily paci6ed.
They dissembled their resentment till
the widow left the room, but aSsoon -
she did. the dispute WAS renewed.
In few minutes 1t arose to such ,
height that . meeting Was arranged for
the following morning. Milborne wrote
two or three lettsrs and began to pace
the room. deeply engaged in ruminating
on the probable event of the approach
ing meeting. Suddenly he iancied be
smslt frs; he threw open the door Of
his chamber and behsld the staircase
snveloped in smoke. His 6rst thoughts
were 10. others; he ran to the different
apartments, vociferating Fire! In .
few moments everybody in the house
was alarmed. All FASTENED TO escape.
and Milborns. on going down stairs,
found . greater part OF the innates ss-
sembled In the stree. before the door
Of the hotel. Il va. indeed, time. for
the aanes were bursting out in every
direction.
The nrst person whom xiiborne saw
Was his antagonist-
.Heavsnsl' cried the Englisnmsa at
sisht Of him. where 10 madaoe!'
They looked eagerly aronnd; she was
not to be seen.
oh. heaven 7 cried the landlord, she
must b lost. See, her chamber 10 on
6rci
"A ladder. quickly 7 cried Milborne.
We have hone, and ii we had It
would be Of no uss-you would perish
without being able to save her.
Il will try, however. cried XilborLe;
and. breaking from his antagonist, Who.
shocked ct the certain death to which
he seemed dcvoting himself, caught
hold Of his arm. he rushed back INTO
the flAues.
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