Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-16

And You can imagine what humiliation 1t was
Height Padding liz With her feet IN empty
air like a beetle at the end Of string. And ali
Avignon was looking at her. The unfortunate
all the time that she was turning on that detest-
able platform with the laughter Of the city be-
tet Vedene and OF the jolly kick. The dust
would be seen in Pampelune.
But while she was preparing this delightful
Nedene was doing? He went singing down the
Rhone on papal galley. and he was bound for
hs Of as
Jeanne topractice diplomacy and acquire polite
manners. Tistet was not noble, but the pope
taken with his animal, and principally for the
activity with which he had busted himself
about the rescue during the day.
she thought, shaking her bells with fury. but
return-your kick. III keep it for your And
she kept it for him.
pope's mule pursued her tranquil train Of life
and her old occupations again. No more Quig-
net, no more Beluguet at the stable. The beau
! THU days of wine a la Franchise came again,
and with them the good humor, the long sizes.
tas, and the little dancing step when she passed
/ over the bridge of Avignon.
| However, since her adventure she always met
with little GOODNESS in the city; there were
whisperings on the road; the old people shook
the belfry. The good pope himself had not so
much confidence in his friend, and when he
back while returning from the vineyard of a
sunday he always had this mental reservation,
III. were TO- waken up there on the belfry
PLATFORM The mule saw all this, and suffered
rom III, making no sign-only when the name
OF 11stet Vedene was spoken before her, her
long ears trembled, and with a little laugh she
sharpened the iron of her shoes on the pave
ment.
Seven years thus passed; then at the end of
/ tot
Court of Naples His time down there had not
run out, but he had learned that the pOpe's
nrst mustard maker had died suddenly in
Avignon and as the pla e seemed to him good
ne came in great haste to present himself as q
When the intriguer vedene entered the palace
hall the holy father hardly recognized him,
he had grown so tall and large 1t must be said,
also, that the good Pope had grown old on his
side, and did not see we'll without glasses Tistet
was not intimidated.
What! great holy father, you no longer re-
.'Vedene?"
Era Why, you must knoWohe who carried the
IN; yes, yes; recollect. A good little fellow,
that that Iistet Vedene. And now, what does he
ION, nothing much, great holy father.
came to ask you Apropos, have you your
mule still? And is she well? All, SO good! 1
sme to ask of You the position of the first mus
You first mustard maker! But you are too
young. How old can you be-"
tiff; just five years older than your mule. All,
heavens. the good beast! If you knew how /
59sed that ,, mule: How languishsd for her in
Yes, my son. you shall see her." said the
good pope, quite moved; "and since you love
the good animal SO well you shall no longer live
so far from her. From this day I will attach
you to my person in the capacity of first mus
tard maker. My cardinals win protest, but so
much the worse for them; / am used to 1t.
Come to US tomorrow after vespers; we will de-
liver to You the insignias of your rank in the
Pn 10 OF tho our chapter and then will take
vineyard with the two of us
How happy was Tistet Vedene as he came
from the great hall! With what impotence he
awaited the ceremony of the morrow need not
tell you. However, there was in the palace
he"t was the mple From the time Of Vede en
return up to vesperS the following day the ter
rlhie beast did not cease stuffing herself with
oats and grinding the shoes of her hind feet
against the wall. She was also preparing for
the ceremony.
Nedene made his entry into the courtyard Of
the papal palace. All the high clergy were
there. The cardinals in red robes the Devils
Advocate in black velvet, the abbOts of the
convent with their little mltres, the church
wardens of st. Agricol, the violet canals of the
in full uni uniform the THEE brotherboods Of penis
tents, the hermits of Mount Ventoux, with their
fierce faces, and the little clerk who comes be-
hind carrying the hand bell; the f1agelant friars
bare to the waist, the Sacrstans blooming in
judges rObes-all all. down to those who serve
he who extinguishes them-there was not one
missing. All, it was a beautiful ordination!
The chimes, the frecrackers, the sunshine the
music, and, through all, those mad timbrels
which led the dance down ON the bridge of
Avignon.
When vedene appeared in the midst Of the
aSselnbiage his fine bearing and his beautiful
face caused a murmur of admiration. He was
magnificent Provencal, but OF the blonde
little downy beard which looked as though it
We're made from the shavings OF fine metal fall
g from b the gayer of his the gold
beard the fingers of Queen Jeanne had some
times played, and Sir Vedene had indeed the
whom queens have loved. That day, to pay
honor 70 his country, he had replaced his
N ,s.. pitt garments by jacket bordered
bled a great plume of Camargue ibis
The first mustard maker had no sooner en-
pope waited to deliver ITO to him the the
i ia;ig Of his rank, the. spoon Of
was at the foot of the steps all harnessed and
ready To depart for the vineyard. AS he passed
near her listed Vedene wore q sweet smile and
paused to give her two or three little amicabie
taps on the back. glancing from the corner Of
b! his eye to see if the pope was observing him.
moned all her strength. .sTiens! take that.
bandit! II is seven years that have been keep
kick.so terrible that even in Pampelune they
saw the dust-a cloud of blonde dust wherein
Whiriei an ibis plume. all that remained Of
the unlucky Tistet Vedene.
History Of Cut Glass.
From the London Art Journal.
Cut-giass vases or vessels that may fairly be
called ancient do not exist. Specimens of won
derful relief and incavo work on gems and on
glass remain to us, but no cut glass proper.
cutter of iron and steel, called Casper Leh-
man, is said to have invented it Some author
tiles who have confounded carved and en-
graved work with cutting, as applied to glass,
believe he only revived the art. His patent
was granted in the year 1909 by the Emperor
Diary and glasS-cutter.
lie practiced his calling in the city Of Prague
But IL was at Nuremberg, near the beginning Of
the eighteenth century, that glass-cutting be-
gan to show really iair claims to be reckoned
art.
In England about this time and afferward in