The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-02-18


cont conversation entirely"
"Why, what is the matter, goneral9"
"Ah! And this candClabrum?"
"Ycll, what of itP Perhaps you don't
hclicvc-Ths candclabrum did not cost
Il sou over 100 frames"
Nonsense"
cit IS as | tell you. 1t cost me trouble
enough. though,to find them; Sworc ut
you not little"
''Impossiblc; where did you rake up
such Il fabulously cheap thing?"
"At-but it is of no Importance"
'lt is II pure euriosity-whcrc?"
"At Barbizon's."
"And yet people say that BarbiZon is
the dearest br0nzc-dcalcr in Paris. -Four
hundred francsP Incrcdblcm
You do not doubt my w0rCsPn
$50 little that within an hour | shall
order one like it at Barbizon's. For
four weeks have nearly split my head
trying to think of something to buy for
my sisters christening anniversary. Now
l have it. She vii! dotc on the candcl-
abrum."
Arthur entered Basbizon's hr,a.h-
less.
Sir, yesterday morning you sold n2
u Louis XIV. candclabrum for l,SOU
francs. DO you remember mc?"
"Ccrtainly, Herr Baron"
"a gentleman is coming TO YOU who
wishes to order ono like IT. You must
tell him that you have no more in III"
store"
"Impossiblc, sir; VIC have three for
sale"
''How unfortunate! But listen. !
have II request. You must render III,
little service. A sin~IIlar circ:l3.
stance, which have no time 10 "x,,la;n.
compelled me TO declare 10 III. ,.yi:u.,
that the candclabrum bought nor, ..
only 400 francs"
"And he believed it?"
strong rcasons-you hear--vcr5
strong reasons force mo to conceal tn
truth. II lie wishes Il similar candrl.
abrum do not charge him more thar
20 louis Tor; | will pay the diflcrcncc.'
"1hat is satisfactorily
Ten minutes later u gentleman en-
tered the store and wished to buy on.
OF IL" three candclabra. Faithful TO hi.
aErccmcnt Barbizon asked only lOC
frames. The purchaser looked very
much a&tonishcd. "FOur hundred francs!
iicA"o send Inc tWo.' Barb!zon trem.
bIrd at this unexpected double order
but he remembered Arthur's anxiety,
ana wrote down the order in his book.
fntren minutes later the general en-
tered the shop with his sister. "Onc OF
my friends bought y candclabrl,m OF
You yesterday. | sec you have more OF
In" same kind. My friend told me he
paid 400 francs for il. Is that riehto"
''Sapcrlot"' thought the dealer. Il
have got myself into nice fix. The
purchaser who was Just here was not the
baron'S man. SO much the worse for
him. How could hnow?"
Yes, sir" turning to the general af-
ter his brief monologuc 1T is right.
The candclabrum costs 400 francs. ~
'Wonderful! Very wonderful VIII
You have the goodness to send one of
them to my sister? She will give you
her address,"
"icS,' said the lady, much pleased,
''and J viii take the other two with mo
INTO the country"
"Ihc other two, madame? They are
Sold,n replied the Barbizon.
"Thcrc is no hurry. | have time. If
you can have them in five months if
viii do. BY that time you can get some
mOTr'
1--WE wish to present them to our
friends, Herr Barbizon,' added the cen
cral. The French industry must be
encouraged. You caE sicily order five
or SIX pledge myself D take thcm.n
"but-at that rate the order stands
seven candnlabra for the Herr General
ana two fOr madame. Have / under
>'ood you corr2ctly?"
10 make an even amount | will say
ten; that makes only 1000 francsr'
foor Arthur! During the following o
week he went back and forth bctwccn
the generals hotel and BarbizOn's shop
"it"ncr than ever. The orders fairly
Po"rrd down. The story cost him not
less than $4,000 francs.
do not know whether Gcncvicyr's af
lection was really worth so much to him
or not Translated from lie German by
4H01YUrct q. POM.