Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-12-17
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young girl made her second appearance.
"My brother waited for you for quite
ten minutes. she said to mc. "he has
gone to tho eafe with a friend nov
II am sorry tor that.' saih. "wuen
can ] sce himf
III you step across 90 the cafe, am
sur, he will 10 happy TO come hack and
attend to YOU"
THANKED tho young lady. went 10 the
cafe. and introduced myself 10 the hat
ter. Who wAs enjoying a cup of coffee
and having game of dominoss with
friend lIo asked ma 20 allow him 10
finiah the game. which. % ooun-e. ] was
only too glad 10 do and we returned 10
the shop together
Another time. happsned 10 bs In q
little Norman town
Having broken the gla-s Of my watch
| inluif,sl Who wAs the bsst matchmaker
In the plaoc Il was N Perrin. ] was
told
made Tor n Pcrrins shop The shop
was closed. and the shutters up
pANetue was sttNs NHH "" VIM"
Rad
m and Nine Perrin are ou, Of town.
they will b. hack ou Tuesday
Il was saturday n aud Nine. Per
rim were enjoying a holiday
admired their Independence. and
waited till they returned To have my
wab,h repaired
Nol.iy wants to know the time In
Normandy. AMI fof three day. did AZ
NV happy compatriots
H. bu.ins-.s the frrnchman Is probity
itsclf. as rule. and his punctualiiy
would almost make an Englishman
smile lie may rather hamPcr al COM
mcrce by attention to tribes. bat when
be- sclls you something you may take Il
Tor granted u Il what be- represents it.
for he u Jealous of hi. gpSJ name as a
tradcsman of manufacturer. AMI likes 10
hear compliments ~ hi g-rls Tie
ike, the money made out ~ them. ~
cOur-.. bat that = not an Absorbing point
Nith him Tie 4. satisfied when be- has
made a upSlsst fortune. and moves on
To make r,om for another man ~ that
b. las enough a. give hls never srfy nu.
uirfuus chillncu a -lund education aud
guui start in life. and procure the modest
comforts ~ liie. hc j. content
And thi. i how In France you -cc the
gOo,i things of this World more equally
divided than In England Thrur arv few
colossal fortunes. bat in the pros lncial
town paupcrism u not known a. an tn
sutution. which makes up for u do
not hesitate to affirm that not only dos
thc small French bourgeois not coyel
wealth. beat that be- u almost afraid ~ a.
IT, prefers comfort % luxury lie con
sidcr- si.5oO year very snug income
When his government -.'cuntie. assure
him thi, sum. be- knocks oil WORK and
pfcpars % make himself happy and
comfortable fof The rrst ~ his life
Yuu may veil Imagine how amusing u
b. o. hear -instimc, that the g,ssi fellow
has the reputation ~ l-ing unmanage
able anl revolutionary
IT, /. 80 easily manageablc that every
time wc have a noS ministry hc says 10
his ngighbor
4 sec ~ So-and.So l. made prime
minister. do you know Who he -
"SoI l. answers the nri shtor Il had
never heard las name t,iOuc.
And 18th SEEMED to H. concerned
abnut thc new ministry about a. much
a. am cuncefucl about the ministerial
cri.a, in the Sandwich Islands llc i NJ
EASILY manag,ahlo that fur p,acc' saso
hc viii endure things that vould ruuss
an Englishman e. rchelliun. lie Jas the
gOI fortune t. 1--we under government
that lous, after him AMI sscs b AL his
little wants. which make. and sclls him
Hpppof cigau. matches that lave
'sinica" that u o. say. which obsti'
uatcly rcfu-e 90 siFike-and that keeps
his public accounts and carrie, them 10
tile fourth decimal. a luxury which costs
him a guud fourth II hIs revenue In Isr.
ainnsl and rd lapc. but which savcs the
treasury at least half a crown pr an'
mum
The ccntimcs column l. guaranteed
exact by every government clerk In
France. and thus Il Is that Frnchmen
gct cOnsolc,l Cor the little errors which
occasionally occur IN the column of the
millions The Frcnchman l. kept In
order by "a legion of civilians In uniform.
from the prcfcct down to tho omnibus
conductor. who takes him under his pro-
tection. demands his fare with an air Of
comiIand. and sets him down ~ his dcs-
tnatl0n ~ II he wcre a parcel What
ever his government is. be- l. constantly
cor.Ilaining of IL: bat thr dear man
ought to know that nations hr,e tho gov
rrnments they deserve llc generally
accuscs his administration ~ doing too
much for him Well. he Is quite right,
bat BE- docs not attempt a. do anything
himself Asa clever writer on French
manners said. "lle l. taken charge of,
tag and baggage. by the government, on
hi. travels. and carefully looked after Ia
his domicilc a. II lc were a child" The
man clothe'l IN government uniform as
STUNTS that arrogant. nOt-to-be-ques-
toned air which would send an English.
man into lits
When the English appoint a new gov.
eminent official. Il u another servant
that you add to your household. When
Ne French appoint new government
official. 10 b. a new master that We give
Ia ourselves to snub Us or To bully IA.
have an interesting illustration OF
this.
Two Young chemists tone English. the
other Frcnchl were In partnership In
Paris. and one day made up their minds
Ia st..rt afresh In Egypt. Each wrote 10
his consul in Cairo The Englishman's
letter ran thus:
"DEAR SIR am about To open bust
ness Is a chemist In Cairo. VIII YOU bs
good enough to tell me what are my
chances of success In Egypt. and what
formlliiies, IL any. ishould have tocom.
ply with before entering upon the under,
taking Yours truly.
"JoHS.-
liy return post he received a most po-
lite letter containing all the detailed In.
formation he wanted.
The Young frnchman wrotes
MONSIEUR LE CoSsUL GESERAI,-l
ana d'sirOus of setting up as a chemist
Ia Cairo. Dare I hope that you will
spane few minutes Of your valuable
time 10 give me such information and
advice as you may consider likely TO bs
OF use to mei With many apologies for
intruling upon you. have the honor to
be. Monsieur le consul general. with
gratesi respect. your most obedient and
humble servant. JACQUES"