The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-02-20

IObSC Hdu HOb Debu III the SUOp three
weeks before the heir apparent to the
bakery was completely fascinated with
her charms, and half the student custom
ers had sworn terrible oaths that they
loved the pretty girl to distract on
The nice little compliments they be-
slowed upon her, and the before I'M
heard-of liberality with which they
bought sweet-cakes and refused to re-
ceive their change, greatly pleased An
nette and the Daddy, and drove poor
Henri nearly wild with jealousy. He
watched her through the little glass
door that separated the outer shop
from the ovens, and, as she laughed
with and waited on the gay young fell
lows, the wicked boy actually wished
they were all to the badi yes, he actual
" felt so bad as to swear about i'll But
swearing did not help the matter; who
ever found that it did? and he had to
vent his fury on the innocent pies and
cakes, the most of which he burned to
cinder. In consequence, the Daddy
called down maledictions on his head,
and he in turn raved about Suze.te,
who, quite unconscious of the Eow she
was causing in the rear, was chatting
in front with one of her new-made
friends, a certain Louis Franciscano,
w1o kept little book store on the next
corner. This Louis was a dashing
young fellow, did a thriving business,
and sported beautiful mustache.
Attraction enough for any poor girl, !"
thought our heroine, and she accord
ingly accepted his invitation to spend
an evening at the theater.
Suzette, had she dared, would have
treated poor Henri with scorn, but the
fear of displeasing her employers, and
thus losing her place, caused her
to look upon him in respect
full manner, and to accept his little
compliments with becoming grace. But
an evening at the theater with hand
some Louis was much better sport than
walking with dull Henri, and little
bonne-bouche from the former was re-
ceived with the sweetest of smiles and
a profusion of merces, while trides
from the latter were taken with hypo-
critical grin, and quietly thrown out of
sight
To sum up the case, Henri was in
love with Suzette, Suzette ditto with
Louis, and Louis ditto with old Gregory!
'EThat's stranger remarks the unso-
phisticated reader. Not at all, nv dear
sir, for bear in mind that our young
bookseller was very shrewd person
age, and had his suspicious about hid
den wealth as we'll as Daddy Publice
So he used to climb up to the old rag
picker's garnet, and drive bargains with
him for the product of his toll, at the
same time keeping an eye out for hints
or suggestions regarding 'the root of
all evil"
Old Gregory was also shrewd and
more than half suspecting the young
mans design, and thinking he would
be pretty good catch for his niece,
used to jingle the silver that Louis paid
him with satisfied chuckle, and nod
his grizzly head in mysterious way,
thus confirming his patron in the be-
lief that he slowed away all such treas
ures.
One afternoon Louis entered the gar
ret very quietly and caught the old
man on his knees before the fireplace,
where he was depositing a small bag in
a hole caused by the removal of a
brick. Perfectly satisfied now he silent
ly slipped out again, made a loud
shutting with his feet, and knocked at
the door. On entering, the old gent
was picking over his rags as usual, the
brick was in its place, and Misere, the
cat, was curled upon the hearth.
81 have GOMEZ said Louis, ''to ask
the hand of your niece. I m a lonely
young fellow and want a wife"
"Parbleu! q wife, How many louis
can you show to support one onP"
Enough of them, good Monsieur
Gregory; besides, has she not some of
her ownP"
"How should l knowP Does she not
spend all her earnings on fine dresses
and feathersP"
"But l mean, will she not come into
a property one of these daysP'
ga property! Sacre! I know of mo-
body who has anything for her!''
"Ah, you old miser!''
And Louis went away and engaged
himself to Suzette that very night,
with the understanding that the affair
was to be kept secret for the present.
Time wore on, and a very
strange event came to pass-Mi-
sere, the beloved tom-cat, died.
You never heard of q cat diving
beforeP Remember this was a French
cat, and not one of our proverbially
nine-live-independent Yankee cats! The
poor old fellow was found stiff and cold
one morning by his disconsolate master,
who mourned over the remains whole
day, and then took them to bird
fancier's and had the skin stuffed. The
first time Louis visited the garnet there
stood Misere in the corner, perehed
upon high pedestal, and seemingly as
watchful as ever; but he looked out of
glass eyes now, and was otherwise in
capacitated from active duty.
A short time after this old Gregory
himself fell dangerously sick, and SUI
zette devotedly gave up her clerkship
(much to the disgust of Annette, Dad
dy, the student customers, and even
Louis), and faithfully watched over and
cared for her lone old uncle. Henri,
who had long foreseen the state of af-
fairs between Suzette and Louis, and
had given up all hope of winning her
hand. Still loved her with that intensi-
ty peculiar to Frenchmen. He now be-
came the kindest and most attentive of
friends, constantly bringing up little
delicacies for the uncle, and running of
little errands for the niece, so that in a
short time the latter began to wonder
that she had never before noticed the
many good qualities of the honest fell
low. His actions shone more brightly
by their contrast to those of Louis,
which latter parsonage seldom made his
appearance, aud was always in a hurry
to get away.
After many weeks of sickness old
Gregory died, and Suzette Was alone in
the world. The day after the funeral.
Annette, the Daddy and Henri came
into the desolate garrett to keep her
company awhile. Presently Louis made
his appearance, when the others, with
unusual common sense, were for going
home and leaving the Young couple to