St. Landry democrat., 1891-07-11

of Soyer; "but know the German
taste. prepare q special dish for
him, and there will not be enough for
ALL"
agreed to the bargain; I thanked
Magloire effusively, and we babe each
other goodnight.
"Don't forget that you're to pro-
vide the wine," cried Magloire, as he
disappeared.
At ten minutes 20 twelve the next
day arrived with my friend, DR.. Won
Wurst, at my humble home in the
QUARTER Latin. On the road, | broke
it very gently to him that my fellow
lodger was an amateur cook. Prus-
slams are very proud, you know; they
were prouder than usual at that par
ticular epoch.
DR.. Won Wurst laughed. II don't
acre how the foods cooked" no said,
bEsltally, $50 long o there's plenty
% eat
AS wo assembled t. stairs, @ delci-
Gus Odor assailed OF .!nostrils. There
was Magloire i'll his Sunday clothes;
he looked much more like a marques
than o cook He received DR.. Won
Wurst with effusiCn. He bowed, he
gcsticulatcd, he smiled-there seemed
something treacherods and diabolical
about that smile Of his; and | noticed
that he never shook hands with the
Prussian. The table was decorated
with flowers; there was a written
menu upon it. 1t ran as follows
Snail Soup la Trochu
Pied de Mouton la Gambctta
PIGEONS > la nctireur.
Cvct de Yapin u la Magloire.
COntitures Diverses.
I must confess it; DR.. Won Wurst
staggered in an offensive manner: but
my friend Magloire bore it bravely
The German was helped twice to snail
soup.
1--WE didn't live like this during tho
war;" he said, with great laugh. And
cooks and cookery, aud the miserable
German was guilty of y wretched cpl
gram. Every man should stick
to his trade" he said with mouth full
ofpied demouton n Ia Gambetta; "we
Germans. are soldiers born-haw, haw!
-Frenchmen should leave fighting
alone, and stick to cookery, the finest
of fine arts; That's whore they
shine"
Al. Masloire made ahorrible grimace
and helped the doctor literally to a
great plateful of the rich and fragrant
stew that he had entitled "civet dc
lapin a Ia Mag'oire." For full five
minutes my German acquaintance
did not speak u single word. lie
ate-how he ate'- silently enthusiasts
tically, voraciously: and then he
held out his plate for more. Hepicked
the bones, no moppSl up the rich
gravy with his bread and then he had
third helping, and he finished the
entire dishful.
II never tasted anything like it,"
he said, and there were tears OF
gratitude i'll his eyes.
II don't suppose you ever did,"
said NJ. Magloire, dryly.
France is avenged he whispered
to me behind his hand.
Then the German gorged himself
with conftures and drank 8 good deal
more than his share of the wine.
Il verify believe said Dr. Won
Wurst, turning little pale, as he
took his leave, that I've eaton too
much breakfast"
A dreadful thought passed through
my mind. Had Magloire poisoned
him7
We were alone, and then NJ Magloire
began to laugh till | thought he had
gone mad; my friend the cook must
have laughed for FIVE minutes by tho
clock. When he left off laughing
asked him what he meant by his
statement that France
was avenged.
"Swear you will never betray he,
my friend, and will tell you
/ gave the required pledge.
"Iou have not seen Mephistopheles
to-day" he said in n whisper, "at |
least, not to recognize him. Last
night" he went On, "last night he
died. I slew him-alone and unarmed |
| did it. Mephistophelcs is dead, my
friend; and have buried him-buried |
him, all except his skin and his head, |
in 4 living tomb. The mantle Ger
man man with the unpronounceable
namc, the man who has ins,l' ed my
and my noble prot. sion
has swallowed the mortal remains of
he is now digesting
lim. hope it will disa@ee with him;
out don't think it will. A Prussian
medical student, sir, can digest any
hing even Il tomcat. Hadn't we bet
,er have glass of Chartreuse?"