Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
1.-THE NECROL0GIST."
Characteristic sketch from the French
OF Jules NOriaC.

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As..s-,,.- rh d belongs 10 the wit oil that most
l,sa wrseg. Jules Noria,, NnySg O,.c
tt3'u -, zine .n.leytiOn Of sketches and SLghr,s5
iakeH to- TT ,a he published viii give an English
III sS.nt i1ca OF his humorous s'yle.l
The other lay had the good luck to find
myself in a railway carriage opposite
oLo,n,.p, Young woman with a wel-bred,
r;racious manner who for short time was
q complete enigma 70 me.
Who cov,ds she be?
Not one Of the upper lO,OOO-her gloves
were too 5ash.
Women Of that class do not wait until
Stepping into a carriage to draw their gloves
IN The irish their toilet before leaving
home So that, spotless as the gloves are,
.rev have already creased themselves into
outlines o.. heir wollshaped hands
Not, q woman 0: the middle class-the
doves were also too fresh for that Md
iIa-,lass women invariably set aside gloves
IN which 70 ,ravel gloves neither very old
nor very n~w-g'oycs which have been once
20 church and once to pay visits in.
Could she be 5000. hut most certainly
nc.
There was 10; "a trace Of anything equiv
osal aJou. her. those gloves had never
taLer a ?~5.aeuais in the lois. nor ,OIy
round the Lac. besides sc diinot insist on
rour taking notice tia, she chose the CO.
rsge Sc aside for 'i'0cs ss"ie,.
Iwen, or pulling M poor brains, try
ingto guess. aud l could no! guess
Fora moment there came 10 my MUD
hat ..r.alar aphoyism of Balzac, "L9
comc frn arij>'e csi toeio".< me tsons
1naarl.
Ny :ylrw.;ra,clcg. perhaps might be the
wife OF an artist Only so many things are
ohsrcti ,,.ce Bal1ac wrote.
Nigh, Sic not be an artist herself?
Iabandoned he IDEA as soon as formed
No. she had none Of those mannish airs
elected by women who paint neither did
sEe assume the sentimental pose of those
wh0 write
Weary . seehir, yczel By my want Of
nyrspicui,v. hal TO tya<: to chance to en-.
lighted ne
The a&7 sat q.t,c TRANQUILITY, giving me
p. excuse :or saying as much as for the
'.ma o. wear it 5 unusually warm.
A, ,cur;1 the Por,ercalIedout "SerqEny
Ten minutes wait passengers for Havre
AID Rouea change here.
The lad seemed to become anxious.
Monsieur. She said suddenly, address
NJ ne are we far from Ljsieux?
About ten leagues [ think, Madame"
answered her with nv most agreeable
smile.
DO yoa know. Monsieur whether le
Richer can be seen from the train|
Monsieur Guizo,s property
Yes, Monsieur
don think so. Madame"
Mo- Oh, lam so sorry"
You woall hayc'liked to see the house
olthat illustriOus man?
Il would give anything in the world to
have look At it,
But that is saving a great deal
Ii Is, but it would have given me such
pleasure
You knew him, perhaps
No. | never saw him in my life.
Yen must allow me to express some sug-
prise then, at an admiration more natural
10 historian or politician than in a lady"
But don't admire him at all.
.'Ohr
On the contrary it is my opinion that
Monsieur Guizot dill a great deal Of harm -
Indeed Madame
We'll yes; but for him the revolution Of
IBIS would never have taken place, and
Louis Philippe, or his grandson at least,
would still be on the throne, and we should
all be quite quiet
MAY venture to remark that your view
o! politics reminds me Of that good Joseph
trudhomme, who, you know, asserted that
u BOnaparte had been less ambitious and
had been satisfied with remaining an artil-
iery lieutenant, he would still be sitting on
the Creates throne in the world
Well, don 90 quite so far as that"
but very nearly.
And then | don ike Monsieur Guizot
asa man; | have been told that he was so
geyv auS;ere"
Yes Madame.
And that is By no means attractive, is
u. And then lis bookshelf You must
,'a!a>S that they are decidedly heavy read
.GE tor p woman
May | be indiScreet enough in such q
case 10 ask why, having no sympathy with
me Industrious deceased, you should feel such
regret at not being able to see his houseg
Most certainly will tell you why and
she ADDED With an air Of beRitching frank
ness. II IS because Monsieur Guizot's was
such ar excellent DEATH
FROM simple surprise became mystlfied
Wy companion noted this, and smiling, she
went on. o
=. Yes Monsieur, a very excellent death;
" brought US thousaud francs"
replied. '1
tel i was getting idiotic.
a thousand francs, and perhaps more
!el, Ny husband was so pleased
oh, your husband vas"
Delighted"
And very naturally"
r.. ! should think SO; for very long time
We had not had such a good death,
les-tor some deaths that promise very
all" '-'" ou' 10 oe nothing at
Really, really"
,, | assure YOU it HAPPENS Just as I tell
; ;Ls e''Her they Gie suddenly. and then
a.. -e's IS no time to prepare them; or they
a az SIX months abOG; il, and then thew are
30 very much prepared that there I no
ia str GoT interest In them 80