The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-08-20

.'Oh, never mind that will make no
earthly difference. You are in full dress;
presented by me. can answer for your
welcome. Nothing could have happened
better
IL always go III full dress on account Of
my practice among the arI>tocracy. which
is daily becoming more extensive. thanks
to the kindness of your friend, n. de Bre-
mond, who introduced me-"
'.Ah, remember it was at NJ. de B"e-
mond's | first met you. You have been
attending OH him for some time believe?'
''For the past two years, and without
boasting may say that | haye put him on
his feet again. Without ME he would not
be walking about the streets of Paris to-
day"
1T is precisely for that reason that
wish to introduce you to my friends. 10
be frank ~'tt;or. am on tile eve of
marrying, aud bless the happy chance
whlch brought us together to day. The
family is large, and among its members
| are several old folks to whom your services
will be simply indispensabIe-in fact, can
answer for half dozen new patients.
Forget, beg of you, that we are only ac-
qtIaiutauces treat me and let me treat
| you as ii we were friends, and accept an
| invitation which, if it Is made OfI-hand will
| BE- none the less the first SttE, in a friend
| ship based on the esteem with which, doc
| tor. Your great scientific requirements
| nave inspired me-
| The chunky little man turns purple with
delight, and seizes my hand In his two.
| Never have l seen such gIgaEtIc paws :;
nature has made up in that item for his
lack of stature. In spite of this detail
which renders hopeless his claim to distinc-
tion l4e mas good face DE Bremond re-
| eeiEes him, and DE Bi emond Is very par
| ticular on such subjects lac is a doctor.
| Besides can find no one else.
/ Saint-Phar thrUsts his hands into a pair
of white gloves which he extracts from his
! pockets. aud strIig'itway they became not
hands l.ut monuments. Il must warn you
my dear sir l,e says. that shall have
TO take my leave the moment dinner is
I OfeFt itT nave Il lIbiGe>iOiitl Guy iSeIIISI-i
between and TO-
! You shall suit your own convenience.
| reply ; lit is enough that you lavish mp
on US two hours of your time so precious
to suffering humanity. This way, doctor
just one flight up. You shall be welcome
Il will answer for that. AntIounce n.
Saint Plar,' say to :he servant.
4 ID
she cries enmobling my companion while
she opens the door.
Mime. Miraul sails up to us, saying to
! mc, ''We were waiting for you impatient
iy."
Excuse my remissness. and permit me
TO present a friend. DIR. Saiut-Phar. who is
so kind as to consent to dine with us en
1amille.'
II am Obliged to you AID to him,' she
replies you see it is merely a little f =,
lily gathering-no ceremony whatever
There are sixty tapers lighted, 20 say
nothing ct a six-light chandelier the men
are in full dress and the women in low
| necks and short sleeves. I just wonder
| what my mothr-iu-lasv's s idea of ''cere-
mony'' must be
| am dnly presented. Item, to the
brother of NJ. de MIraul and his wife, good
burgeois folk, with nothing particularly
noticeable about them item, to AIme. Mi
raui's old uncle, who wears The ribbon of
the Legion of Honor, and had both feet
carried away at Scbastopol by a canon ball;
item, to rich old aunt, deaf as post
item, to a cousin and her husband, the
latter, notary, the former, to- Judge from
her thin lips Tartar item, to their son,
an overgrown and bluShing BOBBY of nine
teen item to Mime. Miraul's clliIiless and
widowed sister, Aunt Charlotte. still. pret-
ty and having look of Cecile, who is her
favorite and loves her dearly. Cousin An
astasia, the mother of the lazy Ignacc.
does not usually come Till the soup has
been served-one OF her .,ccullarities this.
We proceed 10 the dining room, which
IS as brilliant as tlie saloon, with lights.
flowers and silver. Saint-Pliar offers his
arm to Nine. Miraul, who says to him
''You see, doctor, we have no ceremony-
a mere informal little family gathering.
Pray seat yourself between the Colonel
he will 6e glad to talk with you. tor he
has consulted all your coufreres-aIas my
aunt. She is leaf but understands all you
say by the morton "f your lips
Saint-Phar, having in view two possible
patients. hastens to his seat. Cnl,appiiy,
Bijou. who always keeps close to h:s mis-
tress. gets in the way aad is tro,Idcn OH
as to his foot.
To the cries of Bijou Nine. Miraul joins
her own. She takes him in ilcr arms.
covers him with kisses as to the rest of Lis
body and with ariIica rs to his poor. dear
foot aud it is good quarter of ain lIonr
ere peace is restored ami the cover of the
soull-tar, en- lifted
Jnst as this is done there comes iing
at the door. Ii is Auastasia Bardot-uo,
it il = Telegram as follows
81 have becn counting up aud find that
II go without IgDace there sill be tlIir-
fetstl ut table, VIII CONF. round after dim