Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-05-03
SHE KNEW IT


oyster. she proceeds to open it with dyna
mite. Because the story of Baptiste
chances. by an accident, to be true. is no |
good reason for it being less interesting.
Miss Virginia Mascom was so very pretty |
and graceful than even in New York she |
passed for beauty. She had heard this |
SO often and from so many people, that |
She would have been forced to believe 1t |
even If she bad originally been freighted |
with doubts. She had highly well bred |
carriage and naughty manner on occa-
sion but was witbal pleasant. intelli
gent, well behaved girl, whose wealth
gave her pleasure rather than airs She
was pretty enough and stylish enough to
make something of sensation even in
Paris
1t was in the time of Louis Napoleon
that Miss Mascom arrived in Paris under
the feeble wings of her mother, Mascom
himself being only memory They
wanted to see the city before they became
Involved by the claims of either society or
dressmakers. They had rooms in an ex-
pensiye hotel not far from the Place Ven
dome. and made daily excursions, for
sight seeing purposes, from its hospitable
portals Acting upon the advice of
friend, they hired a carriage by the month,
thus doing away entirely with the nuis-
ance of cochers.
Among the cabmen who were on duty
in front of the hotel was tall, handsome
young Breton named Baptiste He was a
tidy. steady fellow, and lived with his
married brother, Jacques, in the Mont
martre quarter His was a passionate
nature. and the first day he saw the
pretty American he fell deeply in love and
| almost Off the seat of his carriage.
He longed for some opportunity to
Speak to her, to do some wonderful thing
| to attract her attention and arouse her
| good will. The opportunity to speak came
at last. One afternoon the ladies came
| out at the usual time, only to find that
their carriage was not ready. 1t was a
| golden moment for Baptiste. He whip
| ped up his horses and dashed to the front
of the house. So did cocher who
CHANGED to be passing. There was much
confusion, almost a collision, and great
deal of curious swearing. Baptiste was
vehement in expost slations and offers of
| his services. The ladies were frightened
by the wrangle, and called the concierge,
who ordered both disputants to take
themselves off. and capped the climax of
Baptiste's despair by calling up a third
| cabman-
That was my Waterloo cried the poor
Breton My golden moon is an unripe
apple. shall never speak to her now.
That imbecile has ruined me-"
Il thought that young cabman was
rather good looking at first" said Miss
Mascom to her mother 1T shows us
how mistaken we are about foreigners.
wouldn't be bit surprised if he were
one of those communists we have heard
of ~ and sba chnddaraA ax baP
gestion.
Miss Mascom's French was limited. She
had not understood the cause of the ex
citement of Baptiste.
The ladies found hotel life bore, and
took an apartment near the Park Mon
ceaux- They were there when the storm
of war came with the cry of "a BerlinP
Their rooms were on the ground floor
and the low stone balcony in front OF
their windows was covered with lovely
red climbing roses.
One evening two drunken gardes mo
bile were passing the house, when on'
exclaimed: Let pick some of that pretty
girls roses for our wives"
: Miss Mascom sat at the window. Being
: somewhat nearsighted, she did not notice
, that the soldiers were drunk and vicious
1.-TWO very picturesque fellows. sh'
thought. and having caught the Wort
5 roses, she said: You may gather some
g you like"
A The men did not hear the permission
but were about to proceed without it
when man who had been standing il
: the shadow of the next house spran!
D upon them and ordered them to go away
: There was of course brawl. The attack
ing party was vehement, both in actio
#, and speech.
i What" he cried. you dogs of tn
; street, would you insult that lovely on
= from the west-that rose of rosesl AL
= you shall pay for it, swearl
l.. There were gendarmes at hand in fe'
! moments, and all of the combatants wer
p" hurried off Virginia had watched til
g affray in terror. She caught glimpse {
d the strangers face and screamed Turn
N ing to her frightened mother she cried
N "Oh. it is that dreadful cabman VII
- was so impudent one day at the hotel
feel sure he is a Communist. Did you Sc
y how he attacked those poor, unotfendin
soldiers who wanted some roses? Sue
IS men ought to be kept in prison. An
~ for the second time she shuddered becauS
of poor Baptiste.
" The second reign of terror had its awfl
lie grip upon the throat of Paris. Mrs. Ma
h com was very i'll, and her daughter tel
i DERBY watched at her bedside. No OF
IN knew when they were safe and each nj 81
was made up of hours of dreadful su
- pense One very dark night there we
Is Shots in the street, and presently mo
a. headed by man in a ragged, dirty Carr
n. Mobile uniform, came to a stand IN frol
m of the house.
III An aristocrat lives here" shouted Il
H. man in uniform. attracted by a light fro
ut the windows on the first floor. 'She is
- woman whose servants attact peaceae
men on the street. Let US teach her
lesson. my friends.
~ There was responsive yell, rush f
the entrance, and then a sudden halt.
- A man stood ct the head of the ste
a waving his hand and shouting:
- mol mol" he said 1T is u lie what
- savsl The Young lady is an America
She is a friend of liberty and of the Poop
he He is not telling you the truth. A
he comrades. you would not harm her. ,
he is young thing, and so beautiful
OF beautiful and his voice was plteous
nc Its eutreaty.
The answer was coarse laugh
er- $50 it is you AGAIN. shouted the Gar
he Mobile. Here is something for yot
he and there was pistol shot,
1t Like some agile beast of prey the III
No on the steps sprang down, snatehet
musket from enc of the mob, and orous
its butt down on the head of the lead
'ut Then he sprang back up the steps 8
m into the balcony The light from
ad torches of the mob fickered across
nd front of the house One of the SHUT
ers was nartly opened, and the pale face OF