The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15

-~n was Shown that . Bod Step
nay be better than Modest
Perseverance.
ru,u NE French Of Adrieo aoast.
/.
w.hen Alcide Pluinet reached the
.,,'iic Office where ne wae employed Il
P evident from his bright, brisk man
usr that something unusual had hap
ie aR,.ys," said he to the other clerks.
did sou gt't one: ,,
"a" invitation to the ball that the
thief clerk is going to give. See, this h
r ,,'~..arl that was left for me-" and he
.n "j + aloud ~ follows:
'. M and Ln,n,e. DuflOt heg the honor
II Alci,le Plumot's presence 1t q
":E,.l ls.ll, ut their residence, on
Thursday night. \ comic costume must
- as.,,l,itsi.'
~ mcky dog" exclaimed Alcide's COL
,..."s mot one Of III has been in
yited.' :.
- you and intended doing something
:.f.rl,a,~, perhaps; but, really, I can't
-. ,l,ut lie has hitherto taken u warm
interest in my personal welfare. Indeed,
~. returns the n,erest nod to my humble
and respectful salutatiOn."
"If / were in your place, Plumet, I
wo,hlnt say anything about this invi-
,.t;on. II it came to be talked about
.o,,,e Of the fellows might be jealous at
ling passed. over when you are in
vitej."
"YMu ar. right-iuite right. In fact,
Wouldn't have mentioned it to you,
only was sure you had all been asked
~ we'll u. myself"
well said Alcide to himself, ''what-
ever has inspired the old buffers action,
my future seems assured. DuflOt has .
I,arriaycable daughter; no must have
dxul his eye on me ~ an eligiblesOn-in-
law. True, my salary IL very modest
one. but then am always at my desk
nrMnpt at the stroke Of 10, and that
,,rpye. the regularity Of nv habits, and
i, = so,,-in-law that 10 the first rclui-
sic.
II did not think really that tho old
Gentleman went in for masked halls and
,,,n,;- costumes and all that sort Of
thing, but | suppose when he is i'm the
i.sp,n If his family he puts oft his off,
rial gravity. How appearances will de-
rriyr one! To ltn,k ut him i'm the office,
now, one would think he had swallowed
a mixer ana washed it down with vine
:sr, and shat you couldn't yet q laugh
ont OF him even ifyOu were to tickle the
>oes 81 his feet.
=, "l,ut all that is neither here nor there.
Whit have to 10 is to select u .a,I,lic
,cst,,n,e-a very comic costume. Even
~ t. some expense, all the BETTER
II will please the old gent, and perhaps
he will tell me tn charge it to the CON.
t;nyrnt expense fund. Let me sex!
.hw.l 20 az clown, or Il negro: Com
!". iy,t not original. 4 Fccjec islander,
witt hrsr.l,-s.lO,,t and club: That might
l"r,;.Si'lct4' scarcely the thing with a
daughter just from the convent in the
."m;any. 1 !avcit! l vii. go AS an alx'!"
III.
Il wa. The work Of :: moment to rush
10Th" -lIn, Of Il dealer in costumes, Sc
!,4i an a;u.'s suit, and return tn the room
!n,!cn t..,. .:,it and practice IL number Of
-.u:, !.r:tS. lie grinntsl, he claml'ercd
a?l;,y chimney piece, he sprang over
t.r bed, hc lc.;p:tt on to the bureau, ne
,,,,ic:,yr:,.i to balance himself on the
bark "ia chair, hut failed in tln. last per-
:or,!,r..'. the failure being not uNatr'I',-
panied H. cnn:lisi,,l,s. lie felt sure that
~ should IL. IL SlltCt.>s.
The rvcntFmI Thursday night came,
and. d;,nninr the costume and covering
i, with All ulster, he drove to the house
where his chief dweit. lie carried his
mask IN his hand until the last minute.
n the eye holes were SO small that he
had some difficulty in seeing clearly
through them, hut as he assembled the
>;air> !,t put it on, then r,lng tn. lHll
ami as >,n,,, :.s the. .i,x,r had been opened
east his nvcr.,r,t into the attendant =
arl:,> ara with :: grin and chatter Of the
mos, realistic S"rt ran intO the ls'riOrS
en- all fn"r> and threw somerset under
i!.rr!: chandelier
Tic gentlemen stMal stulWfitai, the
imii,S screamed with terror. -\lsi'ir,
'":irr.: hy h:< mask, could sec little or
n"!hiH~. !,,li !ir heard the cries ana
':.y r,.,"',sl his heart.
i :a>r ;na.ic 4 hit" he said to him
~. "Hr''H il mp" and with mighty
."'l:i McE :, s',!:, he sent u cabinet ol
".d china spinning all over the carpet.
\ h,,-r",.ar hand seized him hy the
Hal"".'tirr neck. His mask was tern
-; ::nl .c fi:.us! himself in the pres.
r:'cr" NJ. Nu;lot, who WAS rigid and
iivi" viii, rag.
Yen sir! said he bitterly. why put
!'a ni' i" this rx.rr.FIc ri.:'s;'ntry:
',,u: -
.>n words, SIR: Leave my fs"'~;. IN.
i'.....!. r.,-,nurrow ut the Ollie" ! VIII
i'!> I'M" this"
'''i.,.rn-." * .'ain,.sl the untOr.un-
II" Hn.in- uG:n. ~ ne walked OUT:
".f! enc else i'll the room Is ~ fu:l
'v"n;a. '!r,-:>. There lE,:: been dread
iu' '1!-:;,~ ~.,.,,;wher.::'
Y.
N,>' say n. imt!o! pr.:;IH"ir'i I: III
v"t,;::..r ,.,r i.lattcr, and VAS n"t i"':
~ 'ii-'" .,.rinw that .\lci.!c's colleague s
BAD ;e.:,'r i,;:n the victim az Il hoax.
IT." ir.ii: r.;,, WAS sent for. AMI en-
- = u III