Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-17
A JEALOUS HUSBAND.

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It was the day before the shooting sea.
son began. Hunters were pouring out of
Paris IN all directions. Two might have
been seen leisurely proceeding toward the
Sceaux station, but coming from different
directions. Both were aecoutered ele-
gantly, from iaunty cap to ieathern gait
ers both carried q 6ne gun and handsome
game bag both remarked with satisfaction
the effect their costumes produced upon
the female hearts in short, both were Pa.
risians and hunters. Full sixty years must
have been needed SO grille the locks of
the one but twenty. three had passed over
the others head.
The elder reached the station few mo-
ments before the other he entered an
empty compartment, but scarcely had he
done SO when the door opened and the
younger hunter entered. They stared at
each other for moment, but it was the
elder who spoke frat,
"My dear Boisgbert, am delighted to
see you, he said, pressing the others hand
with simulated warmth.
Z" And !, too, PrethibAut, returned the
young man, g am enchanted. What IS it
Thingummy says now Thrice blessed
is it"
+" Perhaps you mean Thrice blessed is't
to meet friendly face, F" replied the
other.
o. Yes, that's 1t. Who was the fellow
that said it now It vast was"
&" Iamartine ? " asked the other, dryly.
"Ah, yes, that's the man-Lamartine
Strange couldn't think of it.
Very" replied Prethibaut. But,
now think OF it, De Musset was the au-
thor of the Inns"
" Yes, so he was, replied the other, col
oring "he's one Of my favorite authors,
you know"
Outwardly Prethibaut replied with a
grunt Inwardly be said, - The same as
ever. What an ass the fellow is. "
On the other hand Boisglbert DIT bis lip
and muttered, Confound the old fool as
pedantic as ever,
These two gentlemen were just about to
make reasonably long railway journey to-
gether.
Alter lengthy silence, Prethibaut be-
gan
81 see you are in hunting rig. May
ask you where you are bound p
Eyes; am going 10 Yerrieres. Fine
shooting at that chsveau."
What Has Vaugiron invited - :"
Prethibaut interrupted, but suddenly
stopped.
. Yes, Vaugiron has asked me to come
down to Verriefes and open the hunting
season with him. And you-where are
you going, Prethibaut 2"
$40 Verrieres.
What-you also?" Boisgibert's tone
e.-..-o-.,J
pleasure.
''Ob, yes. F5r ten years I have opened
the season there. It wouldn't do for me to
miss one.
Glow fortunate we CHANGED to meet ~
said Boisgibert, in a tone as destitute OF
emotion as is the creak of door.
It was indeed a happy chance, re.
piled Prethibaut, with the infection of a
man who bids his creditor come tomorrow.
Aud while their lips distilled honeyed
words they were full Of bitterness within.
Prethibaut's reflections were something
like this:
How in the fend's name could Yau.
giron be so idiotie as 20 invite this be-
curled popinjay to his house? l did not
think him so stupid-so husband-lke so to
speak-as that When a man OF 50 mar
ries a girl of 10 he should not invite hand
some young handles to spend weeks at his
house. And more particularly should he
not invite dandy who was her slave last
winter; who was always Waiting with her;
who always turned her music for her when
she played; who always had an orchestra
seat when she was In her box And vet
Vaugiron, stupid yet hospitable Vaugiron,
he invites this fellow beneath his roof
Well, WE'LL"
On the other hand, Boisgibert's brai1
was no less busy, bis reflections ran some.
thing like this:
Il wonder why that old blocl,head fol
lows me so persistently? For the past yeai
he seems to have exercised sort of espion
ace on me. He seems TO have OWNED my
secret. too. And yet he is not relativ,
of Nine. VaugiTon. Confound the ole
idiot! Someone told me he was in Switz
erland, and here I find him on the way Z
Yerrieres.
The two men scowled at each other, ant
then smoothed their faces into expression
lessness. The train rolled on. Boisgiber
drew an immense cigar from his case auC
lighted it. Then, as II he had just though
of it,
ooh, excuse me- believe tobacco il
disagreeable to you.
No, sir, by no means, sir; you arr
dreaming, sir, retorted Prethibaus g"
smoke like chimney, sir, and lighting
cigar he pulled defantly
At the expiration of ten minutes the two
gentlemen were so shrouded in smoke thai
they chould not see across the compart
ment.
But all things have an end. The traii
at last reached the expected station, anC
there was Vaugiron's carriage awaitin.
them. A brisk drive of a few minutes
across the country and they were at Yer
rieres
As they descended to the court-yare
Vaugiron advanced. He pressed Prethi
baut warmly by the hand, greeted Boisgi
bert with less warmth, and babe the ser
want to show the latter gentleman to hi
room.
GAS for you, my old friend, said he Il
Prethibaut, "come into the garden and LEI
us seat ourselves over there in that sum
mer-house. have something / want {,
say to YOU want to ask yoar advice.
"But will you follow it ?"
"Of course, since l ask it.
"But that does not follow any more THAI
you do. People are always asking advie
they rarely follow it. Last year, in thi
very month, and where we now SIT, yo
asked my opinion as to whether you SHOULD
marry. 1 advised you to live and die
bachelor. Well. three months after tina
| hadlto pretend to be glad when saw yo'
hanged mean married.
Vaugiron vigorously kicked pebble o.
the gravel walk before him.