The Colfax chronicle., 1890-05-31

At eleven o'clock he heard some one
enter. Under the partition door he saw
q CLEAN Of light. He heard the rustling
of garments and preparations for bed.
Afterward quiet reigned, and he slept,
as usual, until the next noon.
On this second day, after having taken
| . walk on the Promenade Des Anglais
! for . sun bath, passed a little time at
the club and dined composedly, he went
up to retire at ten o'clock.
He commenced undressing. Suddenly
Just so--you have it:
" Let, oh, let me gaze upon thy face"
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 lodg-
| ings to musical artists in house which
thought so commendable?"
"Truly. NJ. Jaune, do not know what
you mean. beg you to believe that
have regard enough for my interests to
refuse such people"
Then you have one without knowing
it-a fiutist-at No. 10, next me-"
II beg your pardon, M. Jaune, at No.
10 is most sedate lady, Nine. Kissmi-
couick of the United States, and at No.
is Miss Whiterose of London"
81 repeat that there is fiutist at No.
10. Perhaps the lady thrusts him into
the wardrobe when any one goes in"
II beg your pardon again. NJ. Jaune.
Nine. Kissmicouick enjoys an ire
| proachable reputation. No landlord
in Nice would be willing to receive q
doubtful character Nine. Kissmicouick
is 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 clario-
net This lady goes every evening into
the best society, and returns at eleven
o'clock"
M. Jaune, Disconnected, went back to
his room. However, his head was
scarcely on the pillow-crackl you have
it:
Let Oh let me gaze upon thy face.'
"Flute again! exclaimed M. Jaune.
He rang for the chambermaid.
ASK your master to come herN"
M. Favioli hurried up.
"Listen, pray" said M. Juane.
M. Fayioli endeavored to hold his
breath. OF sudden two philandering
cats set up caterwauling on the bal
cony.
81 hear only two cats talking love to
each other" said M. Favioli.
II hear them too." M. Jaune chimed
in. BE patient! The flute will begin
again"
M. Fayioli held his breath.
Suddenly, crack, the flute!
Let, oh. let me gaze upon thy face.~
M. Jaune, in agitation, struck against
the wall, while M. Favioli burst into
loud laughter.
II have it, M. Jaune-I have it. I will
present you to the artist. Please follow
me-"
He took light, and opening Nine.
Kissmicouick's door with his pass-key,
he pointed to q cage on the table in
which bird similar to our hlnckbirds
was moving his head about and singing
without a 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
getangry with bird, M. jaime said:
Propose to the lady to sell it to me.
Go as high as five hundred francs, that
may have the satisfaction of wringing
its neck"
"Well, M. Jaune, I will speak to her
this evening""
M. Fravioli complied with his promise,
but Nine. Kissmicouick sent him walk
ing.
"Five hundred francs?" she cried. 81
think as much of it as Chinaman of
his pigrail. Say to that fellow that
will not sell my bird for five hundred
dollars, for it is souvenir Of my hus-
band"
The word ''fellow" touched NJ. Jaune's
sensibility; he grew red in the face and
threatened retaliation.
As Nine. Kissmicouick was accustomed
to sleep from two to five o'clock in the
afternoon he scraped ON violin, two
hundred times in succession, the first
four measures of Returning from the
Review" Unfortunately for his plan
Nine. Kissmicouick was deaf of one ear.
She lay on the other and slept with the
serenity of a marmot.
In the evening, still in perspiration,
delighted with having silenced the bird,
If not the mistress, he promised himself
fine sleep.
But bark! Suddenly in the silence,
crack! you have it. No, you don't have it.
The bird, which had, it appeared, q
prodigious memory, began to sing "Re-
turning from the Review" without
prejudice to LET Me-" first one, then
the other; so that instead of one annoy
ance M. 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 heart full of bitterness threw into
it biscuit dipped in arseniate of potash