New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-18
"THEOPHILE."
"a FACT.l

-. T'r r.clL bow little over sixteen. just reCov-
sred from an attack of measles wheh hau pLlIe ea
me down considerably, ana tehueIe1 soiio 0n"HH0
On nv account desirable. , - of
OF accordingly. we set, duJing the hrSt Week Oh
April having selected st. Maio' rather than UIaii'
yle for our port. where urst sci ioot on ieuCi ~
sc1 and where | remember enjoying 10 lho Iull
that pscnliar fascination which the landing LOT nc
first time IN a foreign land commonly mas aoDul ~,
All 10 me was 50 new and strange; not 50 HluCli
the language. as I had become 10 some eAteht
already familiar with the sound o. IcEch u,r.ns
@ ,..i 1.uce i'm Jersey But everything else was
novel and wore to ne the charm OF uoNelly. INC
aspect of tho country generally. the costumes any
MANNERS Of the people the streets WIN I'll ',1
soldiers the table dhOt', me very Iuul,-a' ~ IN
trihufel 10 form a whole different IRON WHAT H'u
ever met with before; and the t,'ect upo. llg
loysn susc p.im'ires proved most eNh.la,'',., -
l-fter tonic. truly. In mV case. coulu NOT NV
Icsu nrr~cr. ed. The improvement III uf' Wul'u
seemed o. set ~ with my inhahug tie SCI oie'.o
upon tie Y1 SAGE suppem 'nted with tA' ouanso ~
n ~ co,antrv ana Is novel ways. was marKtd ana
RAPID: aud before we had reached vac 'i,',il go
ot France our destination Was =" .'l.' III
benefit had derived as Regards reA'''''ls ''i'7'
was astonishing. e.-,,
M object lust now being not 70 furnish an ac-
,orf of oar Journey across France from lts north
..f .oruar-a track so well trodden and 50 familiar
a. rap.-but TO relate little incident which
ft.u.u plainly told. may interest some sg''l P''3
Owe what | might have 10 say OF what "a" nv
S,r,r.'.rs AND Cacu and Nantes and Paris. AMI
Naucr 40 VIII d places we stovttu. any '.'' a.
ono dat our progress toward Tie Ih d "i t"' A'''
rerefrei p check. through letter we I"dl' '""t,-
-, ~. ~ Nancy Not uuvc'coWe new, 10y any
menus. ON the contrary. tie letter was IIon la, a."
un d, Uh, his ten years term oil service "i'' li'
regiment abroad having expired. hAo come "V.lI
al ami ed Tor three months leave OF absence, ana
,rr,ff.I fo saw he would JOIN us on tuc Coh mem.
and accompany Us on our tIlP I.",-. W. 49,
bfonght rs No. the anuouncH ment d. cohlauth VIZ
yye.,l.e for rcle George WAS great dN'II'e' anu
81 aII lourcd 20 see him; and then ne wa
t,cbe'or and his pockets being expected 10 ne Iui
~ ,r,.,. trrtIer reason was furnished for aSSum-
nr tae addition of his company "ou.N ''"u ~
ms .a' 81 nnt ~ enter Switzerland without
MN. and the question now was. where We're we w
s-lv .n the meanwhile We dii not IKE N'I.f Al
all 10 small. not partlculsriI go" sit 5i,
ard ~ no the extreme; and we ieit we snoulf I,n
of enN. with q fortnight of o.. our question Vl lne
bonr happening to be mentioned ny one vi wi
marty at the table d'hote some one-2 conlieI,iIll
t-'lIr su-rc.ted Colmar. He know the
town me said we'll According TO his representa-
ton 10 was just the place 10 suit Us lot Il suoIt
stay TO described II a. non pas tr'p SAFE mas
non pas tr.ste du font; non pas uie! sIan'e' -I,
ss-e1 iole.' There garrison there. cavalry
and infantry regiments WIo'e ntn' erH, , In
alive Then there was also nice DoIievIitu ",I,
side the town. and cafes IN ABUNDANCE Nheie We
frirhf so ana lounge OF on evening: slPFIhE CUPS va
roHee while we listened to the bands that pay 'l III
That Was quite enough After brief council
held 30 Vas decided that W. shouiH NV, r ", ~
foiulr a.t there await The arrival ol our IcIilNe'
Nierl.r Z las Afforded me satisfaction sAnse-
oucufIN that We so decided and came to N'.ilI' !
have newer been quife anIe n make no my MN"
forget the name Of the hotel Whefc we pun up,
bar We aid not like ~; do reroec h9WSN''' va.
pcstientai oior, e-perialy a. aE, r', ~ ~, AMI
secure other quarters. ,.,
Mn mother had an aversion 70 hotels and hotel
10. ,uI thinking there must bc sucu tuins, rs
iol~ift.. ,o boz hal She took me ont with her ln
Quest OF appointments gdrnts. ca.lng at wee l.h
oil the hest shops in tie town TIL We were bolh
fairly done up bat meeting always wlth the same
di-rouragIur repiv-therc were no suoH 'hings As
egpgfrt. nenIs q1ruis - 40 (olmat. - w" feturhru
home somewhat Disconnected and aiicr dinner NV
father caile d tor hs hIll, telling the Landlord ne
feared he mast leave IN the morning ana cahu4Hy
Fh. rr,uch are an odd people; some Of them very
plea.,ut To deal with such Mons rur --,
the land o.d of this inn. He took 80 Wei what my
father had to say the al.usion 60 the Oad smells
not ruluns hum IN tho least, whie ne distinctly
avowed his inability 20 remedy tie EVIL;
r suppose observed my mother. VINO va re.
markablv cool indivdual-'l suppose monsieur
does not happen 10 know OF any FURNISHED Ious'nsS
~ the town. , -, ,:...
afpoyfemrpfs garris are not found at Colmar; mas
atieudez IN moment: there Is friend oil NINE a
government employe, who occupies a mouse a,l''n
Inc the faubourg have known him 10 take IN
some dodgers TO oblige me- when my hotel has been
full lie might. perhaps accommodate YOU
There are not many English hOtel-keepcrs, prob
ahly who would have shown the like readiness 10
oblige customers leaving on account OF the alleged
drawbacks % their houses.
our hosts suggestion had however. the effect OF
starting my mother and me of afresh IN the even
ING this time 10 a facTe-wc we're so tired-whlch
IN few minutes brought Us up at the door OF Mon
sleur Bertrand.
Madame Bertrand. very pleasant woman, and
quite lady IN manner, received US; ana on near
ing oar errand. aud being told how many we were
In family said she thought she cOull take us IN,
and though in the habit OF letting lodgings, and
forth she would DO her best 10 make Us comfort
able.
Tbongh we were quite unexpected the house was
In apple-p order aud IN point of cleanliness pre-
sentng marked contrast with the quarters we were
leaving. The rooms were well furnished, and the
look ogt upOu the promenade or boulevard delight
full The rent asked for the accommodation we
wanted was ridiculously low; 20 my mother at
concluded the transaction, and 1t was arranged
that we should bring our things and take up our
abode there the next morning
We did not see Monsieur Bertrand; but in one of
the rooms shown Us we found young Iady paying
the piano who. on our entering. rose TO greet US
with that easy grace which characterzes, certainly
the better classes Of the French. enc appeared 10
be about my own age. perhaps trine oiuer' very
niee-looking. and reminded my mother and myself
OF a sister Of mine whom we had lost sohle Two
years previously. Her death had been teIrlDie
blow. Ny mother had been wrapped up IN heT, ana
was won't To look with a sort OF envy upon otneI
mothers that had been spared such tTlal; ana
Nhrn she came across a case like this. ITO, her ana
daughter spared To another 10 minister TO each
oiLi mutual happiness, she would almost mani
ie>t IN her manner what passing In ncr
thoughts. / noticed as she shook hands with
1heophlle her eyes rested the girl with look of
peculiar interest while, truth 10 tell / felt con-
scious OF an interest in her too
We elected our change of quarters in the course
on tho following forenoon, as proposed; and few
days suihced 10 prove we had mended matters. so
lar as our comfort was concerned, vastly by so
doing and Happening 10 receive another letter
from Uncle George 10 the effect that owing 10 some
hitch he would not be able 90 join VS. for a month
or siX weeks we congratulated ourselves on having
ne, with Torment where there every prospect
four passing the interval very pleasantly
be Bertrands were a superior sort of people.
They would, ] suppose, have ranked among an
upper middle-cass, though IN point OF manner and
nice feeling they were gentefolk all over. TheO-
pie was an only daughter, and a. ruch was,
naturally, Thought an Immense deal Of by both
father and mother while her having nO brothers or
SISTERS and consequently so much the companion of
Der parents, rendered her more of the woman than
most grbs OF her My mother took "A great
fancy 10 her, a Circumstance winch seemed by 40
means disSgreeable IN the father and mother My
parents were IN the habit of taking a country walk