The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-11
TIE CRUMB BRUSH.

y on know the white horse hair brush, with an
ivory back and handle the shape of a reap
ing hook n Turkish sabcr. they use in mid
dle-cluss houses when the servant or some
time the lady of tho house or her daughter
gocs round the table brushing the crumbs or
the cloth after dinner before the dessert Is SIT
on the table.
Well. the brush was my ruin.
hal not tia. slightest intention of marry
ing At -, you understand. had plenty
of time Ia tiu. about That. The head clerk
III the Ollie, real good fellow, who used TO
for;,r nay n,ni" on the presence sheet when
ever wa ltt,.-i,ad often told me so
III / ,Vc-. You l should not marry Mt all
/ do MT -;.. that l-,nI!sa, | have been sop
arnt.-i l,,'nt i.Is wife these last ten years or
bc,at,,' law. had thr" lawsuits to disuwn
hen tir.. ct children But, If were You, |
shoulI r.t I,,rIv.'
And !..ti .,it's"ty found ia In Rochcfou-
caul "a t''..,. .f. vhI'i, even In those days /
in~,t.. ,...l ..huir,>i, hut of which under
stool "a. ....i d.. IA now: There are good
ma'.. re-. q. j.. are nome that
tir., .a 81 't,...i
Eat. I .... Perfectly happy, AMI had
arr. Il &c., =, ...lar existence To my entire
snti-t.r. ...-t
/ N..t- rur.-,.- an nova cicr, III one of
III, p..!i.. ,!l!,cs tive hundred and forty
dnlII.- =. N...r AMI "a Christmas box Is not so
L
uh..,,d ...' tia, ni"rgu AMI diSsecting roomsl
ant Il, 0 .ss....I. had charge of that of dis
triiu.tI.. IA TOTES among the different dis
sCr:i.r. ar'n-l were not very cnlivcning,
| giY.gt "a. and sat all day ia front of
siN ;.r-.t .5,tdhuari boxes hearing this in
SCH .:i..,- distribution of corl5scs," which 1
hal ,....r..tt them in large, round hand
with "a t-..L Iiut then knew my particular
drl.iti..a 81 thoroughly. l dispatched my
hu~l'r - Iia couple of hours and killed the
r~t %! ra' tim. with the charadcs and riddles
in Tn. Mrurlr. llustrr. 1 had got To be very
clover viii them; 1 used u send my answer
and tia. nav" the glory Of reading my name
in tn. I,tl,.s. 'atwccu The Military Club of
Tclrr-urur,-" and The Habitucs Of the
Cair Il, I.ur"p, at Pithivicrs."
Thou thr t!:,r. spent AT the Office was sac
riii,c ns:sdr Tor my daily s,rcad My real life
began "a; / u'rinrk, when, after washing my
hands niri ham ing up my old alpaca Office
coat. ! .tli!.,i forth and walked away with
an ,',... Il,-t~iir,,i tread toward the distant
quart. V;tc,c | lived, down the boulevard
de- Iu.alil.- i.nd tic boulevard Montpar-
mass
O., ,";..rr.i- .,'iIu..~ Especially it was de-
H.-H-it' -. -.rsiIu.. sun rays, at the most
ciI,,ftt h.... a Ia. painters say, Gild,d the
oil '.,,.,. l'r.... thlt vcrr cut down in that
h",r..... .,-. s,.,'i :,IH:.rcI 10y stupid naples
4
d.-,r ftr Tia. tres "" had then We're
e,... ...t. .... -.,,~l Old lime trees go,I old
ola .I.- .;,st la,l h,,n slowly growing up
tl.. ...... ii.. l:I:r. ut Louis XiN-dating
h.t.t itt',. i:..U.r. Il former days, when men
W,It.. t...' i.r Nhfu they liked things To be
ssl..i ...I Ct. iiu-. Nhcn they took their time
al, 90, . ..:.t.s tree or founding nn inStitu-
IT,, .-uu.t It was IL walk under their
>t"r' '.-,. ,.n,icr thcr think foliage, that
with y, 90, paris
~. '.. railway .'ari"u u" roucSt there
Wa .,t ims. WAITER t>srl "a keep IA table
foo ul .. &c. thu window uu TIN. first floor
al t'r ..- i'~t5Urant, amt thco' | ate my
dinity ... D.. watching Tho crowds pouring
out { ia. trains from Versailles, the two
arhil. lien exactly alike with the red
plul.. l.. thcIr .!Iakos, weighed down by
thu. d .,,N tr.,..a.ys and holding up their
,w...,i Rant - then hands: the pains of
lover. '... JIr.,i viii, their days holiday,
carr. .....t -lr.iv'.7 ot Wilt flowers, and
tn o., ,'t.,-t- vii. his gray beard, in dusty
gait. i,sti i straw hat, with his tin box
SWIM. at his i.irls. When the evening
dp.V [ vent and teak my cup If coffee i'll
tho o., ., ,.ir oui,idr a cafe, amt then, most
night ! ven; hui,r
WI. i..a H., 10 n,'.: wonder. my sky par
log la r... I;u 81 ~. s.. Some phiiistinc,
10y h.,a ing them with chrome portraits of
poiii -! ~ % In uiN tune II was only n poor
man t..l.t Lat il was furnished To- my taste;
it WI, ~ 4.I.L If "a dreamer, of IA home bird,
an! vN.,, flower ~ ia" papC. on it, wall held
IT,. ni.u.1- y II - I,.N"ric. | had my fiuto
thuI... &c.. PIP. thick carpet, great arm
chair III. III. % hoping lack, very comfortable
e. sit H. .ni, Ia. fac reading, and dreaming;
on 81 .'.. s.. i...i the books 1 know 10y heart,
l., MI I ttiY.
and. H., . -.!l.r moments, Dickens; and
e;l.h sl.r % ti. Lr'!,inl; glass my beautiful
print. at 49, ",'st,., h,r lie la Marie and the
"lla.s.,L h. .ir...s, IL its,yaIpoetts."
IL ,y.,. delicious to wake up there in the
sum.u. j.. I:i,I about the room la my shirt
Sic. as. 'hs..:, my first pipe, and watching
tho -..,u,.- d. III Ia "a golden sun ray through
my v,rt.,,. ,hr"wu wide open could see
the ,.,., e.. g. l--,., ii tho foliage in the I.uxem-
hnur,.. t.s.. ....,~, IL IA" Pantheon and the
Nnl,l.,.ll ,rs,i thu sky-il great dead of
SKY il...... ..'.,',aiinNS passed backward and
f.raa. n..t,i..iIill. ttIntc clos to me, with
tl,. !t,i.. co.. "..tih- ~ If they were wishing
ne p.--I s.r.r..ir; Bnt the evenings We're
still it..... go. Hlit..-thc starry evenings,
wli,... s.t;..l i.,i rad a few pages an played
a htt.. .ip...tr ga nay ilutc, lcanc out of
my VIZ, 'si"n' all the splcndnGs of the
zpil.. :. ,...: t' -u.'h scraps Of wnltzcs
til. ~. p; "a ta.. ilc from Butler.
y, -t.... sas.. there lack OF wo-
myil i,1.. i Nui that was Just what /
Wa, i..,. ....t rurI.;h "a confess To one of
my ,n, .- ...,r. al "a" Ollie" Il ought to
hay.. =. ..t.- riis.i fellow a practical man
who l... .....I -',r.sUukinG; aniuS.'-
mont t.. ,.....,.4. ,k... aud who made his
own ..,..- it-... i..i.s iisI i5uge momcntsl
III, s-,i.t az nH
=, '.s,v i..st ...; ,.i;.t you want. Thirty
rl.,.-...i i,.s. and expectations Her