Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-05-23

proachable reputation. No landlord in
Nice would be willing to receive n
doubtful character Nine. Kissmicouicll
Is a mature widow. If she flirted it
would be seriously, and as she weighs
some 200 pounds it would not be with
flute. She would take at least a
clarionet. This lady goes every eve
ming into the best society, and returns
at IL o'clock"
M. jaime, disconnected went back to
his room. However, his head was
scarcely on the pillow-crack!you have
it:
LET, oh, let me gaze upon thy FACET
"Flute again. exclaimed M. jaime.
He rang for the chambermaid.
ASK your master to come here"
NJ. Favioli hurried up.
Listen, pray" said M. jaime.
M. Favioli endeavored to hold his
breath. OF a sudden two philandering
cats set up caterwauling on the bal
cony.
II hear only two cats talking love to
each other" said M. Favioli.
al hear them, too, NJ. jaime 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. jaime. in agitation, struck against
the wall, while w. Favioli burst into
loud laughter.
Il have it, NJ. Jaune-I have it. l
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,
M. 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 bird, NJ. jaime said:
Propose to the lady to sell it to me.
Go as high as 500 francs, that / may
have the satisfaction of wringing its
neck"
We'll. NJ. jaime, will speak to hel
this evening"
NJ. Favioli complied with his
promise, but Nine. Kissmicouick sent
him walking.
Five hundred francsw 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 $780, for it
is a souvencr of my husband"
The word fellow touched M.
Jaunc's sensiblity; he grew red in the
face and threatened retaliation.
As Mime Kissmicouick was ac-
customcd to sleep from to 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.
Kissmicouck was deaf of one ear. She
lay on the other and slept with the
serenity of 4 marmot.
In the evening, still in perspiratior.
delighted with having Silenced the bird,
if not the mistress, he promised him.
self fine sleep.
But bark! Suddenly in the silence,
crack! you have it. No, you don't have
il.
The bird which had it appeared, a
prodigious memory, began to sing,
prejudice. Instead of one annoyance
NJ. jaime had two.
Under such provocation he stole will,
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.
SET, rs the cruel lordling hoped. the
bird sang twice a minute instead OF
once, and then as though it had two
threats, it warbled the two airs to-
D., gether, Let Me-" and The Review. u
Furious NJ. jaime 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.
Madame" cried he, "your con-
ditions, no matter what they are. p'
Indeed, sir" she replied, her face
suifused with bushes, you nave
broken into my domicile with high
hand. Save my honor Marry mel"
"Beelzebub may take you first!'' ex-
claimed NJ. jaime, without any French
courtesy.
Then shall appeal to the law"
Pestered by the endless troubles
which pursued him NJ. jaime was finally
brought to say:
Il consent if you let me kill that
miserable parrot"
II 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 jaime.
M.Jaune led Nine Kissmicouick 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, l mean from the church
he promised himself the inhumar
satisfaction of having the nightingale
fricasseed and served with his dinner
Nevertheless Nine. jaime Kissmicouick
graciously handed him the cage.
POUNDS! What a surprise! 1t was {
stuffed bird which Paris artisan
had mounted as singng-bird. Ii
order to keep the wheels from rusting
the lady wound IL ND every evening DO