The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-11-16
AT THE PARIS GRAND OPERA.

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Josephine Pollard. in N 7. Ledger.
AT THE PARIS GRAND OPERA.
The First Appearance of Young Lady
Before a French Audience.
The vestibule that leads to the box
office of the Grand Opera House in
Paris is admirably arranged for the re-
ception of an impatient crowd of thea
ter-goers. At first sight it seems that
the long room is cut up into labyrinth
of lanes by stout balustrades about hip.
high, but on attempting to 60 to the
little ticket archway at the further ED
of the room you will find that you have
10 enter the lanes at particular point
and 90 back or forwards, up and down
the room, until. after traverSing its
landed in front of the man, who looks
like Louis Napoleon, selling tickets. Of
course, matters can be simplified, if
there is not crowd, by leaping over
these balustrades, but this is not con-
sidered good form in Paris. besides a
man in a dress coat never shows to ad-
vantage jumping a fence. When 1
finally arrived at the little ticket arch
way l regretted to find that Louis Ma
poleon could not speak English. He
seemed to deeply regret his lack. and
judging from his expressive and polite
gestures l gathered that nothing would
have given him greater pleasure than a
few minutes conversation with me. l
stood back a moment, until couple
of ladies purchased box, and when
we were alone again it was about elev-
-en o'clock in the morning and there
was hardly any person around the vast
building.
..Bocksf Books? Seeeet? Non?" he IN
quircd, pointing to the model of the
house framed in glass so that the buyer
could stand where the stage would be
and pick out the exact seat or box he
wanted. 1 made lingual charge at
him.
"Box9 We. Admitez voos law
faw?''
He pondered on this a moment, and
when it dawned on him that 1 wanted
to get child into the Grand Opera
House he elevated his eyebrows and
shoulders, and with an expression of
surprise and horror exclaimed:
s'L'infant? Mon Dieu, nonr'
Feeling that he had reached the limit
of his English requirements he hailed
with delight the arrival of another Ma
poleon, and said something to him.
This gentleman approached, rubbing
ibis hands over each other in the
"What' s-the-next-article?" fashion, and
said:
"Can have re pleasure to sell to
a h<x thic
q. guess so. What / wanted to find
QUITS whether could bring my little cir
with me, too"
What is re age of re leetle girl?"
III don't Just remember on the
moment. Her mother knows. It's two
or three, or four, or Whereabouts. She's
a great deal older than she looks, YOU
know"
"Ah, it would be imposseebl. Chill,
-dren are never admit"
But she is very good child
she - ~
"They all are. my dear sir. All
know. 1t is imposseebl."
"Oh, but look here-I guaran
tee -"
"It-is --imposseebl. All children ART
forbid-but American children particu
lar. American children-ah, they arr
uncomfortable"
"Yes, but, u was Just going to say tha
we have lived in England for some time
and have trained up the child after tht
English fashion, and in the Paris OPP
era House she will not depart from it
Let ME bring her in here, and you viii
see for yourself that she is quite youns
lady,"
INVENT out to the square where tht
young woman in question was waiting
with her mother in the carriage
g. ~"Come, chick,"I said to the Tourist
lifting her out.
..Are we going in, papa?'
Were Just going to see about that
You'll have to look big, and you muslin
cry if man speaks to YOU"
4 carried her up the steps and set he
down at the top. Taking her chubby
hand we walked in to Napoleon verl
bravely, while her mother gave the COS
tune pull here and there to make i
look Just right.
''Ah," said the Frenchman, pulling
his imperial, "what pretty baby"
''Pm not baby" said the insulteG
Tourist, "I'm little girl
"Oh. you leetle girl, Ell? All, you b.
young lady soon. I"
"Well?" / asked.
my dear sir, it is imposseebl. VIII,
can not madame leave the madamoisell,
at your hotel? They will take charg,
of her and take good care, too
Leave my pet alone half the nigh
In Paris? The idea.' said the madam
referred to.
The Frenchman did not understan,
the significance of the information of tn
last phrase as well as I did, SO he rubbe,
his hands and said:
All, you consent? Good. That
the way all ladies here do. 1t woul,
astonish them to see a child at tn
Grand Opera. 1t is never done"
"Oh, see here" said, taking hin
aside: =. Let us come down to business
We want the little girl with US. See?'
He saw. 1t was in my open pain
and he could not help but see. H
smilad FRA a Sfarrad If tn his nOeket an