The Ottawa free trader., 1879-03-15
BONBONS FINS.
The Mishaps and Mystifications Springinl
From a Pound Package Of Sugar Plums.

II was New Years Day, and Cypricn, armed
with resolution, lightly descended from his
sixth story and Fastening to the nearest gro.
GERS said:
"A pound Of swcclmcats if you please"
What price," asked the man with the
scoop
Cyprien was poor little clerk who had just
made his debut in the dry-goods line and en-
Ioycd salary Of 80 francs a month. Never
had his pOCkctbOok seemed as light as it was
this New Years Day and with sadness he re
piled:
II would not care to spend more than two
francs"
"Say half pound of The lourtranc oncs?"
"A half pound vii not make very large
package
Then take Il pound of the twotranc ones"
Are they rood"
'Thcy are precisely the same sand the gro
.er, with burst Of confidence, and having
weighed Il pound Of them he placed them in II
:lac cornucopia inscribed in letters of gold,
''BonbOn Fias,' then fastened the precious
package with bit OF sky.bluc ribbon.
Cyprien bore it upstairs, and taking pen and
.sapcr wrote with Il trembling hand;
Pardon, dear angel the method take of
Conveying to you an avowal which has long
burned and trcmbled upon my lip Let this
little note whisper to YOU how much ] love
you"
This mSsiyc he folded and refollcd till he
bad. gotten it into Il small compass; then he
opened the package ate one of the swectmeats
20 make room tor the note, slipped the latter
'nto the yawning gull tied up the package
md waited patiently about I'M NIllc rrsnrinc
-hc tl,ird floors maid did ,nnenr
Soon : lp hpnrl tho familiar patinr of b,r
l,ul. boots ON thr stairs he hnsicned towards
nor
1NolcmoI,c]lc 7 could mn, allow, III. Nov
Yro,, IA mass without Offering vo,I-v
IIore hi, emotion oyrrnoxoTrd Inn, and hi.
hroat grcw dry.
You are very good Monsieur Cvnriou "
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