Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-07-30
A JEALOUS HUSBAND.


II waa Tho day before The shooting
season began. Hunters were pouring ont
Of Paris in MI directions, Two mi ght
have been seen leisurely proceeding
toward the SGOauE station, but coming
from different directions. Both were
accoutred elegantly, from jannty cap
to leatheru CATERS both carried a fine
gun aud handsome game bag ! both re.
marked with satisfaction the effect
thor costumes produced upon the female
hosr1s i'll short both wcre Parsans aud
hunters. Full sixty years must have
been needed to grizzle the locks OF the
ono; but twenty three had passed over
the others head.
The elder reached the station few
minutes before the othor. He entered
m empty compartment but scarcely
had he done 40 when the door opened
and the younger hunter entered. They
stared ut each other for II moment, but
it was the elder who spoke first
''My dear Boisgibert, l am delighted
to see YOU he said pressing the others
hand with simulated warmth.
"hnd |, too, prethlbaut, returned the
young man, "am enchanted. What is
it Thingummy says now? Thrice
blessed Is it"
"Perhapsy you mean Thrice blessed is
il to meet friendly FACE ~ replied the
other.
Eyes, that's il. Who was tie faiiaw
that said it now 1t was--it was ~
'Lamartine !" asked tho other, dryly,
All, yes, that's the man-Lamartine
Strange | couldn't think of It,"
Very" replied Prothibaut. "But
now think of it, De Mussct was the
author of the line"
ayes, so he was" replied the other,
coloiing "hc's one Of my tavoritc an.
thcrs, you know"
Outwardly Prethibaut replied with n
grunt. Inwardly he said "rhe same
AZ ever. What IN ass the fellow is"
On the other hand, Boisgibert bit his
lip aud muttered: "Confound the old
fool ~ pedantic as over"
These two gentlemen were just about
TO MAKO u reasonably long railway jour
uey together.
After leugthy silence, prethbaut
began:
II see you are in hunting rig. May 81
ask you where you are bound''
eyes am going to Verricres. Fine
shooting at that chateau"
"What Has Vaugiron invited"
Prethibaut interrupted, but suddenly
stopped.
Yves, Vaugiron has asked me to como
down to Vorrores and open tho hunting
soason with him, And you--whore arc
you going, Prethibaut "
"To Verrieres."
"What--you also" Boisgibert's tone
expressed astonishment, but certainly |
not pleasure.
"Oht yes. Forten years have opened
the season thore, II wouldn't do for me |
to miss one
"How fortunate we Glanced to meetln |
said Boisgibert, in tone as destitute of |
emotion re- is the Creak of door
'ltwas indeed happy chance" re,
Piled prethibaut, with the infection of
u maa who bids his creditor come to-mor-
row.
Aud while their lips distilled honeyed
words they were full OF bitterness with
in. prcthibaut's reflections were some
thing like thus:
How in the tends name could Van
giron be 30 idiotlc as tosiDyite this be-
curled popinjay to his house, did not
think him so stupid--so husbaud-like,
so TO speak that. When man Of
fifty-tHo marries girl of nineteen he
should not invite handsome handles
to spend weeks al his house. And more
particularly should he not invite dandy
who was bsr slave last winter; who
was always wdtsiug with her; who al