Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-05-28

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lyon hlilt OF savin' wood and lie
An tea an sugar, all the while,
But you never talk OF savin' motherl"
70 A11a1L...,..2g :. INTERIOR '''''r'y,
PIE r ROMANCE OF "A NOTEBOOK.
Everyone in Paris knows barley, the
livery-stable keepers His establishment
is now half q century old, and he fur
nishes the Fadbourg st. German with
all Che Carriages they hire, Many of the
upper teh1have their homes in the oun-
try, and never take their horses to Paris.
-Therefore Monsieur, de Merisi, immedi-
ately after his arrival, went to see OAR
ley to engage coupe. 400 81
After the usual salutations, the follow
aingsdialogue began: s7...''-s--''-'.'s-''
Swell, barley, /, want handsome
coupe, with one horse; how much will
SEEeSFh ~ilithc amount Of work be,
STRIP lF
ooh, not very mich. Ipeverwant it
befopel6ye in the afternoon. | pay afew
fHi$ts and take atdriveYint the PARK. In
The eyening l,want it to- take me to, the
stbeater, or home from the club. ~ ,
@4afley refectively scratched his head.
"Well, how much a month do you
want for itPT fR z
" Hum7zlet me see. For new coupe
and good horse, in May, the busiest
gmonth-7seven hundred and fifty francs
F'ls,cheap.p r1.r'.-se at r.nH au
ksftsWhat! from five O'Clock to midnight
eorone o'elocki in the morningP"
isYou must remember that during the
remainder of the time can't use either
the coupe or the horse.p
''''t Well, let us say seven hundred
francs that's handsome pay for so lit
tic work. !"
A@An right, grumbled barley. "Same
,assss %S I seFo0U hNG e
"Well, I'll send it round tomorrow. =
An hour later barley received, with
the utmost respect, another important
customer, Madame de Belroy.
~ Web, madame, what can do fol-
y9pP yCarriage, ehP Well, let me re
,cbhmend a Elndau-in that madame's
toilet can be seen to the best advan
tage." go I o.
,t"tHo, sir; as you see, am yet il
mourning; and came to Paris only t.
Settle some affairs" .'..
"But madame viii pardon me if | say
that In q coupe her beauty - 7 y
"No, Monster barley, l am a widow
and live retired, | want carriage
''only'for my shopping and such things
a coupe will. dom simple coupe witt
one horse, elegantly .hued, but dark
How much will i be per month";
"That depends upon the work, q"
.e,FQh, il will not be much, At min,
O'Clock drive to mass; after breakfas
fIsshall.have cabs 'make'and shopping
to do; at three O'Clock shall driv,
honres THAT Is all, for / never go out il
the EVENING" I n L .lkNt D.
"Weii, madame, during May, GU
busiest month, the price is seven hun
dred francs month" NJ ~ rw
FToo much, Kthipk. 1t seems to M
hthatsix hpndred francs-n, as X
"Come, madame, l have just VIVA
will suit you; something very elegant
but quiet; ained with SIKH
"You tempt me. Well, be itso., Sen,
it around tomorrow morning."-s 4i
And SO it happened, that Monsieur d
MeriSi land Madame de Belroy had tn
same coupe by the month.
a .Ehe gentleman found this out soon
One day he saw in one of the coup
pockets notebook, with gray enam
eled cover and gold border, in whic
ewere several cards. On the back @
some of these were memoranda, such a
calls to be made, impressions, refleC
tons, etc, lie examined card, an
read on one side "Madame de Beroy.
On the other side, in delicate feminin
handwriting, were penciled some ar
spointments, ending with cat tire
.O'cock, Julius"
- The coupe stopped at the club.
80 "She must be saint" thought Me
risi; s'but who the deuce is this JuliusP
He replaced the notebook where b
had found it, and, alighting, said to tn
coachman:
"Some one left notebook in tn
coupe. Consequently, some one mus
have used it,
The coachman's confusion Shove
Merisi that he was not mistaken. Th
name of Madame de,Belroy was not III
Known to him, but he had lived SO lon
away from Paris that he couldn't n
member who she was. As soon rs h
had entered the club.room, he sougl
foe ipiprmation. q. r.
Fpe Bassino,r said he, edo you kno
"a Madame de BelroyPn p
Yes replied that gentleman, ISL
Ahat was little DE St Saone. Poor BE
roy died last year, and she is plunged
grief twas great loss"
"Who? Belroy2p
"No, his wife, who is charming, b1
always invisible. Society sees her l
more. ~ ,s.r.u ....... .- .,..t ..,
Merisi now waited anxiously for a
other find in the coupe. But, alas! f
wholgSeek neithernote.book nor an