The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-07

u. Ar.-t.des De..u-. r.iirei mercer, q
widowcr win caa laughter. Is .'afed "a
his dinia- room. near q 500 wO'e. 40
which from time Oh time be throws a
dcspair.rg glance. ise holds his paper
before him. hut i; i. scarcely probable
that he reads it. for be la, held It upside
down for Is gooj minute and las not set
discovered his mistake. Behind bis
green spccthc.ns tie ex-marcers Impa-
tent. prcrccrpcd glance falls zen time,
10 the minute On the old china cuckoo
clock, which. viihoi. hurryiag, without
tagging goes ol its quiet way and re-
pcats its mon0tonoGs ;ic-tac Then the
above mentioned glance falls again on
the tureen in which the soup is growing
cold. And the glance grows tender. as
his nostlils are a-sailei by the appcti2ing
,vapors that escape from beneath the III,
There are two covef- at the table, and
two chairs extend their backs inyitingly
80 the diners " pniour j. waiting for
some one. some one who makes him
wait Hut Ike the late Loui, XIV.
whom hc resembles. PERHAPS IN tbs
particular alone, Tire ex-mercer dos NOT
enjoy this especially when the conpau-
ion Of b., vigil is a iepast which has
nothing To- gain from such "a delay
Prompino.- at table as in business is lis
hobby; be- Is 10 longer - business tie
worthy man. ba, h- s,... eats Rroat
fest anl dinner a!e, t. him. SD many
notes Of Land. coming il ri ID. j A1us.
and which Ae must honor "a, be- would
his signature At those hours VI Ari,-
tide lr'our fills ms s'omech. dutially,
consciont.rsir, wi'A The same puac-
maiity that be formerly o'"rF.i IL
omrtfiag lis s'ion- box on TIE l5ih and
Both days a tae mouth.
And when yos know that 'he cuckoo
clock Is on ile r3i' If ling La.i-
past o. yos car ilfn aa appyN'ma."
laca OF the fio.'n' state m which y.
Arst.do. Dcilrg retired metcel. vii .
over with s..-!s daughter, found hiu-
self AT the opening Of tllis vcrir.on' his +
tory; aHl especially SLIGO h. hls been .
waiting FIR his daughter before sitting
down % .able iace five minutes before
6 O'Clock
Ncve. since VI. Dufotr retired FROM
business Chat is o. say. since hc ha3 tie
misfortune 10 lose bis inc3r,pa,@5l. wife, +
Mne. Cc.iac Dufcur born Robichon,
who was. 1T The same 'isle. lis cle,. and
his partner Aai such catastrophe fli.cn
upon his peaceful house. Not 10 have
tasted his d,~.,n at half-Dast G.-f0r
that hour was about to strike. it was
sti.Alrc. j, lad sru.is. Ha.I-rast g,
Tho lua door If the rustic cl TX has
opened wide. ihe moclira l.,l, tapping
hh winc- bias hus.i OF, his "crc135' .
m a part.caltllg lr3uical voice.
To See. for forty-Gye minutes past. IN
excellent soup LOSING all is COOL Greh. 4
tie. az few feet away. and in the bar
gain.-no lo know what good or bad bis
dear little Charlotte was doine-it v.sa
c,rcl torture. ia which ID arq,i.l If
tho hear. was added cramps of the
stomach Mover had ". Da.our been 50
near 70 compf,henlm, a suicides moo
lives. Ilis glance. now become little
wild. wandered over Tire table. vaguely
scokiry anon. the .uive.. tla fork. a,d
,he spoon, ia, in.tra.....nt With which .a
would par an end to th:s horrible sus-
pcns,.
AT this moment Gertrude. the old scr
want. mon,ircr cool. aud madcmo.scn.s
maid. "a ycrtailef.aiai. factotun. ruiers
rr,mblinr. into IN. dining room.
NJ. Dniour. his patience and his
strength exhausted. has et fall his paper