Telegram-herald., 1890-04-11
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A masked ball was - ee given m tho
Hatsl Vile far the bensft of tAe EN-
fans troavesl says Crap, snd two hand
sene yosng men OF the petite nohiesse
named AlphoEse hyp0lite de Dadsnens
ane Victor d'Emo0sss we're holding .
committee Of ways and msans.
Il yesterday made enc hundrec francs
on rise ia Panama canal" s4id one
And like SUM at billi@rss. said tie
other. a lnasQ Qaerade ~ the hotsl-de-
Vile" said both. Let Is GO"
Arrived ~ the hotel. what = dazzling
scene was therel Two thousand tongues
elAcked IN thes~ee language Of France
-Four thousand fee., e4 0iyAlent " 30. 900
toes, secreted ia twice two thousand
slippers with high heels, slid along the
ehalked foor Two thousand eyes
looked love 70 Ca.ooo ether eyes thai
spoke again" White, orange blue,
canary, carmine. magenta Nile mud.
ducks back, crushed tomato, pumpkin
green and all the colors Of the most
vivid fancy, interfningling with Paisis
Royal gems, made a rain Of rainbows-
All the old elo' shops of fair Paris had
turned out their contents for the occa-
sion. IL was a scintiilsting sheen. IL
was Heaven.
Victor d'Emonsse early paired OF with
a lively dsbGrdour and VAS seen 10 more.
Tho author here pauses 20 explain that
a de5arder.r means she stevedore.)
There were three individuals in that
gay sssemblage ths, Immediately at
tracted the attention OF Alphonss Hypo-
lite dc Dudemont The first was .
richly-dresSed lady, apparently IN ber
first youth, representing Diane do
Poictiers, fayorite of Henry IL; tho
seoond was a slim, active figure. carry
ing an ebony crutched stick and wear
Ing the powdered hair and rich apparel
of Ninon Enclos, the tavorice for half
a century or moro Of a great many peo-
pie. The third was a punchy crusader
in HIS house costume, with q clam she'll
in his cap 70 show be had been 10 Pales-
tine.
Our Hypolite first made the acquaint-
aace of Diane, but was much annoyed 20
find the crusader making ardent at
tempts 10 attract the lady's good grsces.
Next our hero took up with Ninon, but
was still moro disgusbed with the ro-
tund figure continuing 70 dog his heels
and trying 10 out him out Deuce take
the crusader.
Grown desperate Hypolite took lady
on each arm and treated them TO cham
pagne at the buffet. It is impossible
for any man, even Frenchman. to
mako love satisfactorily TO two ladies st
once. one on each arm. he therefore
skillfully dropped Ninon ard retired
with Diane TO a recess, where he made
the running very fast indeed.
1t happened just ut this time that
pickpocbets had been operating and
some jewelry was missing, whereppon
the authorities OF the ball quietly cir
culated that the company should un-
mask.
To the great wrath of NJ. de Dudemont
he found that the fat man of the cru
sades had followed him 10 the cur
tanned recess and was again making
play TO attract the attention OF the fair
Diane.
Monsieur, said Hypolite, your at
tentions are obtrusive. ] won't have IL.
] demand satisfaction and require you
TO unInask."
Tho crusader contoCptuously tore of
his mask and dashed it at the feet OF
Alphonse Hypolite dc DudemoIt
Oh, horror! IL was his father.
On seeking tho stern and bcllicose
visage OF the unnasked crusader, the
lady SO fondly leaning on the arm of M-
Alphonse. gave little scroech and
would have fallen. With a tender hand
he removed her mask and gszed on the
features beneath.
Ciel. ii was his mother.
At this moment the fair creature with
the crutcbod stick joined tho group
amiss. gayly tapped him on the arm and
said in a minciny voice: "Recreant
knight, I have been seeking you. Is 1t
thus that you keep faith with your fond
nymph?"
Even IA she spoke an usher ap-
preached the Ninon and, with many
apologies, informed her that the pre-
feet peremptorily required all 70 un-
mask. Reluctantly the fair being nm
loosened the strings and stood disclosed
to the eyes Of Alphonse Hypolite.
Dievf IT was his grandmother.
Next day the body OF Alphonse
Hypolitc dc Dudemont was found float
ing in The dark, gray waters of tho
Selma
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