National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-22
MONSIEUR CANDoLLE's TRoU-
SERS.
From NE French. bp E. p Damson.

| on the quay oil NieuX-Bort His It'll
sbon watched .ho ,bo,s,nd. oe s.,iou
,yhn eoiIod oT ;nto tho h,no 80 .ho sL
Vs., "" ' '"o On
ike the gulls who SKINNED tho waite
with Tapping wings.
At the back of the shop thore was
countor in which NJ. Candida had had
holIow ,,odo so.. 80 h.ie 80, .,
o' y, 10" 'oo
roooi'o MS aouotneh Oh iearIul proper
tons Despite his obesity, Nj. Candollt
pretended to have great actiyity. and
nothing was mora laughab,o than IN an,
h., ,s.,is s ,'e 49,. -" ~, e'
nun p'n.iHe nrounu III quo must vi Ms
great Tolls OF maps and collection OF tel
scopes, which he arranged and displaced
incessantly. When n simple captain of n
coastinp vessel CANA nerol,, 70 osl for a
ohor, os a. liz - 49,, -. ~
snai' VI 'no gun no uahceu ABOUT like
lour men, ana standing behind his coun'
ter. his arms flew like tho wings Of wind
mill A loauacious brapgart NJ Candolle
alwavs dotaiped bis o,s,ornors % rol,, q,
his Ismitotionsn he i;,,i, $1,000 w ,o,"s ",
tho weot Eor ,ho 49,. ~ .harto =. ~
thouyb ho was near,u IN ond Id o.
handed ;n,modoratciv; I, So, ,,0s
admiror of Tho l,Jies and ,oid tha ,v;7jo"t
talos of tho havoc he mada amonn thair
hearts
Everv mo,,i,o ,f,.r h-,.re,.. r..,hIr
shavcn the coler ~ n 80 ;a,r,;,a ~
| innnniI non,oJo ~, III, J,,.,..
smile on hia line NE Lan5 ,a,,;,n ,,;th
the b;g cold obai,, 5;,,in oys -
vest. bo was in the bab;t 81 40 % ,ino hin
sclf In HE abnn door 80 &C. at ,ha 5att,
faces that nassed along ,ho s,nn,, n,ay
The yonny Girls ,yho lnon H iEan'
dolle's Gallant bpmor smiieJ nv ioLad
among thomsolvos abor, tho hasa a r, n,
viii nod 90 c., 'ao o"o. w -
when n nortber bIev bo tool " doiic;nyys
revenge when THAR ak irts fnttarad ahovo
| their pretty ankles or thav vac blo,vn
down. NJ. Candolle laughed thcn in bis
turn while no ,yaddled to thar assistance
But no groaned aver Tho disniaasina IN"
trinity which accordinn u to bjn, had
made him lose bis nrimit;ve harn,o,y of
proportion. and be knew varv wall that
his tales of his conouests vera received
with incredulitv bv tbo fre,nenters bis
shop. Very often thew Ala NOT hesitate
to sbrur thar Islanders and iet hin,
understand that his fipnro was not that If
Don Junn. But M Candoiio worId not
cease to boast. None tooL aucb fast;d;ous
care of himself bnt his coonet,y ovaiied
nothing against the obesity thai aa,;cted
him. Daya and night he mayor rested from,
inquiring about the result of stndies M,
Merigno1. his tailor. nursned 4, tho efFort
to disguise nature. He was tbe Sesnair
of that honest workman. who had ended
in becoming a snec;alist for M CandoIIo
He alone could cut and fashion a nair Of
trousers which could in some deoree Al
minish the protuberance of the abdomen.
But the ideal. the masterniece droamod
tailor continued his patient and wise re.
searches "''' Az
I'm. Capdolle was an old bacho,or a.
must be understood that ba had not cot
found n woman In his taste Ho a,os Sit
ficult TO please. he sought ,vife atr;t;n,
in appearance. elegant dei;cate n fowors
according To his favor;te eynrass;on b.,
he seemed to have renounc ed ali nro;ects
of marri,oe. when ona sumnar aftauun.
he received n visit from a nro,tu ,v;dow
whose Observation-Disclosures of tbrSe. msste.
Of ths mort of Marsa;IIas -had So,,,S W.
death In a cyclone on the shores of Mada'
gascar. Tho younp widow cana to na,,
M. Candolle an account she had di:,
covered in her husbands papers. The man.
usually so talkstiye and audacious and,
IDENTIFY had timid air. a troubled face and
felt his heart leaning like n Md When the
lady took leave. leaving him nnSer a
spell, he made a rapid survey of his per-
son and congratulated bimaejf that ho
had not Quilted, during the whole visit
the hollow in his counter. In Tho most
careless undress-it was the middle of
the dog days-hayine loosened his ans
pondsrs and this time Iodoed that NOR
strous abdomen in the loosest of trousers
NJ. Candolle must have made an unfayor'
able impression which would have
grieyed him beyond all expression. He
had received the thunderbolt which
Romeo felt in the presence of .Juliet Ua
no longer hustled his cbarts and toIeaconas
about, and the merchant captains no
longer knew in him the inveterate Cos
sip. For long hours during tho day he
seemed to see the image Of the young
widow, and lost himself in reyeries with
out end.
IN. Candolle must be terribly smitten ~
they said Oh the quay, and laughed well |
over 1t.
One morning. after meditating all night,
he went to his tailor. "I have made a
great resolution" he said; al am going
to get married. have at last discovered
a woman that suits me she has a waist
that you can clasp with your fingers, a
delicaoy OF feature, color"
iou neeu hot Hnlsn, tne TAILOR inter- |
rupted; 81 understand; you have met
the flower you seek"
Yes" said the patron, gaily, "but I |
cannot begin visiting her without having
the trousers of my dreams-a pair that
will lessen as much as possible the ridicu-
lous side Of my stoutness."
The tailor promised to cover himself
with glory, and set to work. NJ. Candolle |
was continually deserting his shop to
come and try on the mysterious garment.
1t was necessary to try it on repeatedly. |
The retouches were numerous and mi. |
mute.
ut does not vanish sufficientlv he
cried from time to time. alludinp to bis
ponderous front: "make il disapnear~
perish in the trousers =;
Al last. he declared bimself n 1;tt,s
nearer satisfaction, The garment was
comfortahle elegant not too t;ah, ~