Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-06-28

that the Marquise must be under %
Had she been older her face could
not have been 20 absolutely Joyous.
When the unctuous landlord had
pufFed out of the room for moment,
the gentleman ventured to remark
Your husband has already preced-
ed you to Paris, Marquise?"
my husband, monsieur. has per.
ceded me yet further. He is in Par
adise.
81 beg a million pardonsl have
been stupid, Msrqu;se. %How can you
overlook it?'
The face OF the Marquise lit up
suddenly with a most mischievous
smile.
You have not been stupid, said
she, with three dimples in full play.
"You have been curious.
i am guilty, cried he, filling her
glass again with amber liquid, but
anyone would say there were extern
latinG circumstances.
An, monsieur, doubtless you have
/ discovered that there are crimes Of
which one can be guilty without be-
ing a culprit2" The remark came to
a sudden close, for the heavy oak
door swung open and the host entered
with lordly dish draped with a nap
kin.
Great heavens cried madame
when she saw it. "Is the headsman
here Does he think l am Herodias!
Is he serving me the head of John the
Baptist on charger"
The young man sprang to his feet.
What is it?" cried madame.
Il wish to make room FOR the dish,
Mar4uise. l should be filled with
yemorse il logged the elbow of our
most. Permit me. He lifted the
napkin 1t was the head Of a young
Eig wTeatLed with parsley.
! was right, monsieur, it has been
case OF the headsman."
1t trust you preceive, Madame Ia
Mar yUiss, ,nat headsman Is a val.
able member Of society.
Madame put her Jeweled fingers
over her eyes and gave a shrug to her
shoulder
Il had the misfortune once, monsieur,
to behold the executloner, Monsieur
de Paris. Fortunately Isaw him only
from n distance. He was hideousl"
rs II possible, madame! have al
ways supposed that he was rather
handsome fellow He has certainly
set the fashion for us He wore blue,
to the disgust of the mobiles, and he
wore it l have heard, with some
grace.
BAH CIRCULATED madame.
so, indeed, they say, madame.
Indeed, they even go so far as to say
that some Of the mobiles who were
insignificant of statue grew envious of
him, and il is certainly true that Par
Lament prohibited him from wearing
the color of the court. Allow me to
give you some of this jelley. Shall |
give YOU leaner meat? But the exc
cutioner took a revenge which was
worthy Of Frenchman.
Monsieur, you should not call an
executioner a Frenchman,'
Madame, wait till you hear the
revenge. Since Sanson-his name is
Samson, you know-could not wear
blue, he took to green. The court
objected TO his wearing velvet; he,
therefore, wore cloth. And the>con.
sequence ;s, Marquise-forgive me,
your glass Is empty-the consequence
is, that all the beaux Of the court,
with the brilliant MarQuise lie Letor.
ieres at their head, adopted the cut
and color of his garment and wear
their coat "a Sanson-as ! DO Mar.
quise."
There is no denying that your
costume is an elegant one, monsieur,
and yet I think I shall hereafter look
with apprehension on others Of its
kind, lest encounter him who makes
a living out of murder. l hear he
has garden OF the finest roses in
France, and he sprinkles them with
blood to give them the deep crimson
which makes them so famous.
Il have 10 doubt, NADINE, said her
companion, gravely, that be dimes on
maiden hearts.
Madame looked up. 1t was evident
from his tone that he was bored.
The Marquise rallied Immediately
She broke out into a laugh as musical
as the song Of a bird.
1t : very certain, said she
} shaking one finger at him, that you
are thinking me childish because
chatte- 50. But you are mistaken
, an, l,!its learned I rsad Voltaire