Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-02-14
AT PERE.LACHAISE.
CHAPTER L.-BEBE.

II was always in a state OF the widest,
most picturesque, and riOtous disorders
the room on the fourth floor Of Nine.
Gelot's, in the Rue S.. On the so
phistical theory that a mans surround
ings reflect his character, a glance INTO
that curious apartment would have sat
isfed almost anyone that the occupant
was a veritable modern Bohemian. "Why
sophisticaE
Because a vast number Of men are ut
terly characterless, and yet every man
has surroundings Of one sort or another
Well Nine. Gelot threw open the door
one day 20 show the room 10 a friend
"Meester Stanbrough--he has been here
one year Sect! she said, pointing
her ancient finger toward the interior
The friend looked in cautiously. She
saw q spacious, lOw-ceilinged room liDer-
ally furnished with easy-chairs, tables,
and book-shelges. in an alcove stood a
bed, canopied, and with half-drawn cur.
tains. A swift glance over the walls and
floor, into the corners, across the tables,
mantle. shelves. bureau, and window
sills, under the tables, and in the seats OF
the chairs, revealed the presence Of an
astonishingly varied and utterly unor-
panized collection Of antiquities, briC-a-
s D1o,' P,'1,ta' ddd i,,inco5 81 fnrni,,2e
49, L,,.ts ,erio{icals and fine Ike
NJ .,,l,ro,,atinn had tccona so LARGO
49, NJ GoIot nod desnairingIv o,iven
NC 'tt,,,,,t a. - Gbo i,c1 an.
IT. IP a. ~ ,loanlindss Al irrao,1Iar intervals
~ G,a,i,,,.,,..I, ,2,o1lj sat ,,LoIt
b. ssci",r. ,I,o 'riara 'nnn There would be
a ,.isar|,,s 1,|aav,I fnr few moments
H. Gta,,I,rd,,l,b ,go,,ld nut am bi5 hat
-. tI,. d,,or ,pa c-,s. tha etr..t ia the
800 C,.,.o,.ita ,gIara tIcy Eent Munich
-
ono ogenip,, tl,e oeuius Of fine Mace
,,,a. ti,,.. +, an, .rj,,i, slo,vlv turn.
trq, tLc i..,,,es of I'm Iii clifton of the
naeins Of Villou which Inc had picked up
r. one NJ Ma r,u,l,In. t,tr,uah fbe hook.
shops. When he came TO the page bear
ing the "ball1de" "\Vhere are the Ladies
Of Olden Times" he stopped Curious
thing about Villou" he thought, ms he
glanced down the familiar lines. ALWAYS
WONDERING where the pretty women had
gone. Where is Flora. la belle Ro.
maincg where is 'Jcloan. Ia bonnie Lor.
rainey where is la tres-sage Heloiss?'-
NH In trps-sage Heloise-wcll. she's in
Pere- Iachaiga NJ Francois VilOu: hut
where art th0u-th0u polden-tOnrued,
light-GnrereJ poet-bandiv Reminds me,
though I've never been to PcreIachaise
Must mako n pilgrimage some 2av TO tie
tombof Hcloiscand Abelarl." lie CLOSED
the book and looked at his watch. Ii
was nearly 10 o'clock. "Rather late for
Perc-I achaise. but not too late for Bebe,"
he Thought. Putting on a high hat,
light coat, and taking a slender cane, he
LIGHTED cignr. turned down the lamp,
and started for the Cafe Tucoherent
When he ..ot there the cafe was i'm an
uuroar II was hacked bya gOOl-nl-
tnred. hoistcrous. chmorous crowd. The
winters smiled grimlv as they PASSED IN
and down the narrow gravelcd aisle5
with their trays laden with "cousomma-
lions" IL was one of lhe Turohcrent's
most incOherput NIGHTS. A vocalist had
attcmpted To sine with his hat ON. The
crowd was on the uui viyp for fun, and
someone had shouted "Chapeauw In
stautlya hundred voices caught up the
-"Chapeaul "a baslechapeau! Chap
eaul chapcaul "A ha4 le chapeau! The
singer removed his hat and the noise
ceased. Al intervals throughout the
SOM he bestowed IL to L's name. but the
u,pmcnt he Ji.l SO his voice was browne
J the vociferous Yelling. which contin-
ued until hc submitted. The next singer
appearel with his hat on. and kent il on
throughout his SONG. lie was greeted
with volley of "Chapeauxw The wells
grew into a hoarse roar. A dcafeniug
din followed Cones. feet. beer-mups.
and ANYTHING and pycrythinr that colli
make n noise was utilized Not a word
of the song was hcard-thp movements