The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-05-07

On this second day, after having
taken walk on the Promenade DeS
F.! Anglais Tor a.sun bath, passed little
time at the club and dined composedIy.
he went up to retire at 10 o'clock.
He commenced undressing. Sud-
denly Just so-you have it:
Let, oh, let me gaze upon thy facet"
Forgetting his grotesque appearance
in his night-cap, half undressed, he
rushed down to complain to the master
of the house.
IN. Favioli, why do you furnish
lodgings to musical artists in a house
which l thought so commendable?"
''Truely, M. Jaune, | do not know
what you mean. l beg you to believe
that have regard enough for my in
terests to refuse those people"
Then you have one without know
ing-a futist-at No. 10, next me.'
Il beg your pardon, NJ. Jaune, at
No. 10 is most sedate lady, Nine.
Kissmicouick of the United States, and
at No. 6 is Miss Whiterose of London
Il repeat that there is futist at No
10. Perhaps the lady thrusts him into
the wardrobe when any one goes in"
Il beg your pardon again M. Jaune.
Nine. Kissmicouick enjoys an ire
proachable reputation. No landlord in
Nice would be willing to receive a
doubtful character. Nine. Kissmicouick
is a mature widow If she firted it
would be seriously, and as she weighs
some 200 pounds it would not be with
a flute. She would take at least a
clarionet. This lady goes every eve
ming into the best society, and returns
at IL o'clock"
NJ, Jaune, disconnected went back to
his room. However, his head was
scarcely on the pillow-crack!y you have
it:
LET. oh, let me gaze upon thy facer'
''Flute againr' exclaimed NJ. Jaune.
He rang for the chambermaid.
ASK your master to come here
NJ. Favioli hurried up.
''Listen, pray" said M. Jaune.
M. Favioli endeavored to hold his
breath. Of sudden two philandering
cats set up caterwauling on the bal
cony.
Il hear only two cats talking love to
each other said NJ. Favioli.
81 hear them, too, NJ. Jaune chimed
in. BE patient! The flute will be-
gin again"
M. Favioli held his breath.
Suddenly. crack, the flute!
Let, oh, let me gaze upon thy FACET
NJ. Jaune, in agitation, struck against
the wall, while W. Favioli burst into
loud laughter,
Il have it, NJ. Jaune-I have it. I
present you to the artist Please follow
me-"
He took light, and opening Nine.
Kissmicouick's door with his pass-key,
he pointed to cage on the table in
which bird similar to our blackbirds
was moving his head about and sing
ing without semblance of fear.
That is Nine. Kissmicouick's flute,
NJ. Jaune-an Australian nightingale.
These birds learn an air perfectly and
in the night charm the neighbors.
Somewhat calmer, for it was folly to
get angry with a bird, NJ. Jaune said:
Propose to the lady to sell it to me.
Go as high as 500 francs. that I may
have the satisfaction of wringing its
neck"
well, NJ. Jaune, 1 will speak to her
this evening""
NJ. Favioli complied with his
promise, but Nine. Kissmicouick- sent
him walking.
Five hundred francs!'' she cried.
Il think as much of it as Chinaman
of his pigtail. Say to that fellow that
l will not sell my bird for $500, for it
is souvencr of my husband"
The word fellow touched NJ
Jaune's sensibility; he grew red in the
face and threatened retaliation.
As Nine Kissmicouick was ac-
customed to sleep from 2 to 5 o'clock
in the afternoon he scraped on violin,
200 times in succession, the first four
measures of Returning from the Re-
view"
Unfortunately for his plan Nine
Kissmicouick was deaf of one ear. She
lay on the other and slept with the
serenity of Il marmot.
In the evening, still in perspiration,
delighted with having silenced the bird,
if not the mistress, he promised him
self fine sleep.
But hark! Suddenly in the silence,
crack! you have it. No, you don't have
it.
The bird, which had it appeared, a
prodigious memory, began to sing,
Returning from the Review" without
prejudice. Instead of one annoyance
NJ. Jaune- had two.
Under such provocation he stole with
the tread of wolf to Nine. Kissmi-
couick's door. By chance she had not
locked it. He hurried to the cage,
and with a heart full of bitterness
threw into it biscuit dipped in arseni-
ate of potash and tripped back again to
his room.
But, far from making away with it
self as the cruel lordling hoped, the
bird sang twice a minute instead of
once, and then as though it had two
throats, it warbled the two airs to-
gether, LET Me, " and The Review"
Furious, NJ. Jaune ran again to the
door of the American lady. She had
now come in and locked it, but it gave
way under the impact of his shoulder.
s,Madame," cried he, your con-
ditions. no matter what they are. ?''
Indeed, SIR she replied, her face
suffused with blushes, you have
broken into my domiciie with q high
hand. Save my honor! Marry me!''
'Beelzebub may take you first" ex-
claimed M. Jaune, without any French
| courtesy.
Then 1 shall appeal to the law"
Pestered by the endless troubles
i which pursued him NJ. Jaune was finally
brought to say:
4 consent if you let me kill that
miserable parrot
Il will hand him over to you will
ingly on the day of the nuptials, dear
NJ. John" She thought that his name
was John instead of Jaune.
| M.Jaune led Nine Kissmicouickto to the
alter in few days afterward.
Il will be so disagreeable, said he
to himself, ''that she can not endure
me and will hurry off to her own
country.
Now, on returning from the review
excuse me, mean from the church
he promised himself the inhuman
satisfaction of having the nightingale
fricasseed and served with his dinner.
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