The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-06-07
THE BI IUE SATIN SLIPPER.

AdAPted for the San Francisco Argonaut from the Fre
of Prosper Merimee,l
Leon and his bride were seated in 4
compartment by themselves They had
gwen the cpnductor fee, and promised
themselves solitude on their journey.
All aboard F" shouted the conductor.
Just as the train was about to move. an
elderly man sprang on the train and en-
tered the compartment. The door slammed.
the bell struck and the train moved awav
Although ANNOYED by the intrusion. the
young couple continued their conversa-
ton IN En- glish when they were inter-
rupted by their fellow traveller, in much
better English than their own:
"Monsiear, said he. drilv. eIf Won
have any secrets to relate would al ise
you not to DO so before me in English, as
am conversant with that language. /
am sorry to intrude upon You, but this IS
the only compartment | could find place
In. However, l will try TO go to sleep
And he faithfully tried to do So But
his efforts were vain, and finally he drew
a book from his valiSe and began to read.
When he Plunged ipto his sack lie drew
land notes an5 sb9r.;,,[. ,In'
asked if he could cIanra7 fban, =, H. NV.
town Leon rnnliea tEa, i v-as ,,ral,al5o
he could do so as fine r1a1 WIS n,ncb fro.
aueuted by Fnrlisb travellers
When ri lev raacbad tba no,t ,oc.r -
Englishmah descenAed FIRST. After him
came Leon, who rndeavored t. conceal
his wife's ankles .as She descended the
denly there daried tron, rha ..ronn 6f
lonnoers Oh ,he ,,l,tforr, vn,,nT NH ~
peculiar abnearanc,5 H. VA saTgav ani
npsbaven his eves ~. blaaral INA
bloodsbot his cTotbin, w,s sbahh, -
the last decree HIS once llacL go
buttoned dIoselv rs the chin nrnbahI,- -
conceal III lack of . shirt lie a.4y,nc..d
toward tho elderly Enclishmap.
"Upcle. + said he L1mIlv
"Is thai Won = laiJ tba 1ib4r an.,,.;i,
{" be off, / don, want ,a|baxa 8rIr,,;;..,
to do with vou~
oCome nncl. = .ai1 fI,A otba =. u;,t
mixturp "a mar3c.. oaI h,lr,;l;,,- :. ,I.,r,'
he 50 bar,I on = n,,r-
He s@;z4d tba ,-IlIsr.s arm, ond Iod l.;,n
aside. After son,e.inomrnr~' con !, rrsat;on
the uncle seemed In soften and o,,erir,gt
his valise rave The o,hAr sam. borI
notes The nenbaw S1c,.1 ,L.. r.,,,'' ''-,-
ino roll with his r,ves anJ af,,r ~,,r,
word of thanks disa6nearql IN H. crowd
Leon and hi. brj1e antrra1 ,f. botaI
and were shown t. the hest rom in i
Their sta tus as \ newlv- nlarrie1 rlm,,Ie
procured them that honor The Wits
were covered with raner re,rrscn-in,r
scenes around Naples Tnfnr.n,sat,lT
certain idle travellers hal a9d..d r,or:-
tacbes IN all tbe female f,ce. .nl ,i,,cs -
ali the male 80 he etT;.rt vr@. ~
tain eytebt lost Tb. ,oo,,7 v.,s 1oIf.d
" the blue room = the for,;tnrs 1..,;,o
once been Of that color " :
Leon ordered dinner - IL. s1rv.J in
room. The difiicultyin in procurina +, ex.
cited his wonder and IN ;no,,;r;,., he
found tina the officers of The Fiffv.s..7ond
Hussars were oixipo a I,nner - their
comrades of the Sixty.tirs, Cbassaurs ,ba,
verv evening. hence the confusion 10
his horror h. learned TINT th4 l,no,e,
was spread in the room Immediately ad-
ioinino the blun cbanl.r UorAy.r
there was no hahn for The hast suoyo
bv all the gods that the officer. wrre The
onietest men he ever saw IN HI. lif, ,Lat
-excepting the ehasseurs there war,. no
more Iamb.like iudixiJpals IN H.. snry;ra
than tb4 bnssarsT AnI L.siI.. ~
aIwavs rose frn,a III, talJs Lt'fer'. MI
n;gbf : ~ ~ ''''0
lie IN somewhat trarbIe3 :, mind
returned 10 The b}ne rbamLar ha uo.innj
that his FngI;sb feII6w-trareier oc,.n,ie,i
the room on The other side The door
was oman and tbrongb i ba sa,r ,hs
Rr;ton lea+ad harora bottIa anI 80
and Conference.-The tbe ce;j;ne
~WaJ + maLes no 5;tilr..nco afer
all sa;1 be 70 h;msaIf :. The Fna};. braan
viii sodn no t;nsr ana +La o#cars y.;II
he Gone bv midn;gbt ;, '''
Mr. h o,.,.r7,3 ,la Nh, oh.,,b bor
Leon looked to hollis and bars On tba
EnrI;shn nan,s s;,Ia - 80 da,hla
r-ail aId a da,.r u,b;eb no hol,ad o.
the of;rer's side tbere wa. NO door but =
- ~ ,,arti.;an
~ 10 1nrn,r cn,nis h,d mod;oora ii,
no- r6ioh H. IanlI b., ar,;',,..'d ,,ar.
bsd i not been Cor ,be Ill - ,be;r nil
t.rv n4;obbors The conyersation M
tbosa g1ntIamen. hal notbin, whatever NJ
do Viii tact;cs stra,e,,v or rho a., III
~r.r IN 1anv No. On Tth,. ,ortrary 4
consisted Of 6ighix.seasonsd stdrics
And such stories The were f,llowed