Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-03
Our New Soeiety Reporter

to make free use Of such expressions
en- rcyle, recherche. bon vivant. elegant,
handsome, exquisite. magnificent,
gorgeous. splendid, brilliant; and in
accordance with this strange notion
which every body knows to be ridicu-
lous, he wrote up an altogether unpre.
tentious meeting Of few friends Of
which he had casually heard, enti.
Ting his article "soiree Brilliante, {"
INDUCING in the lavish use Of superl
atives. and fixing up the whole affair
10 fue style and perfectly regardless
of expense.
Ordinarily these rare cases Of re-
portorial indiscretion are kindly over.
looked by the victims. but in this in.
stance the avenger was speedily on the
track Of our young man, the "weal
Thy and distinguished citizen" coming
70 the office to kin him, within two
days after the publication Of the
glowing tribato TO his princely hospi.
tality. "a
Look here" said be, "what in the
HI do you mean by printing that
confounded slush about meY"
We assured him that It was no
doubt our young mans desire 10
please aud compliment him.
Compliments be id" he savage-
ly interrupted. "Where is the infer
nal IDIOT I'd like TO have about
five minutes earnest conversation with
him."
There was blood in our visitors
eye, aud although we knew that the
offender was at that moment covering
in fear and trembling in an inner Of
fee. listening TO the conversation, we
felt that here was case wherein we
would be justified in deviating from
the strict line Of truth 30 we told him
10 a broken voice As we wiped away a
transient tear, that the young man
was now lying at the point of death
from brain fever, supehnduced by the
great mental and bodily strain upon
him of running down and writing up
facts about John w. Smith, Esq,
being in Columbus" and such.
The CLEAN Of satisfaction that lit
up the eye Of our visitor at hearing
this. assured us that the crisis was
safely passed, and we ventured to ask
an explanation Of this unwonted dis
play of ire.
"Well. said he. an give you the
bottom facts about that affair at my
residence the other night, and you
viii not blame me for feeling savage
about that rot you published, and
which every paper in town worked
over and reproduced You see, I'm
in a pretty tight place just now, and
some of my friendly creditors, Of
whom there are few enough, God
knows, came around 10 discuss the sit
uation with me aud see what could be
done to save me. Some OF them
brought their wives along, to sort of
cheer up mine, and that's the whole
extent Of il.
"Aud the delicious repast p
"Well. We had some pretty good
water that my wife borrowed Of one
of the neighbors, Our water was
turned of a month ago"
"Then the light fantastic toe wasn't
tripped 7"
"Not TO an extent. The only one
Of the party that wanted to dance was
a half drunken brother of mine, who
had both legs shot of during the war;
and as to that very pretty quotation,
And bright the lamps
shone or fair women and brave men,
1 hate 10 admit il but, but the Assem-.
bled guests, who spent one Of the
most enjoyable evenings of their ex.
istence, had to pull through on the
stub end Of one candle. Now, what
sort of compromise do you suppose
l can make with the balance of my
creditorsf Why, I've had no less
than twenty-five dunning letters,
quoting from your description of my
high priced entertainment. Here's
one Of EN- from my grocer; now, lis
ten" and be read; Before you square
up for that delicious repast' which
you spread at your 'Soiree Brilliante,
| wish you would pay me for that
ham let you have last November one
year ago."
II was a pretty hard case, we
couldn't help but acknowledge, and