Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-25

YIN u. While we were
W awaiting them, Fer.
fari entered In evening dress, with the
conscious air OF handsome man who
knows he is looking his best readily
admitted his charm Of manner; had
not myself been subjugated and fasci-
mated by II In the old happy, foolish
daysP He was enthusiastically greeted
and welcomed back to Naples by all the
gentlemen assembled, many Of whom
were his own particular friends. They
embraced him in the impressionable
style common TO Italians. with the OK
ception OF the stately Duca di Marina,
who merely bowed courteOusly.
and injured II certain families OF dis.
tinction whom he named had yet arrived
I'm Rome for the winter season
Farrari was engaged in replying TO
these questions with his usual graceful
case and tluencv, when q note was
brought to me marked "lmme-
date" 1t contained profusc and
elegantly worded apology from
Carlo Respetti, who regretted deep
ly that an unforeseen matter OF bust
ness would prevent himself and his
brother from having the inesttmable
honour and delight of dining with me
that evening. thercupon rang my bell
Rs u sign that the dinner need no longer
be delayed; and, turning to those assem-
blcd, announced to them the unavoid-
able absence of two of the party.
"a pity Francesca could not have
come" said Captain Freccia, twirling
the ends OF his long moustachios. ''ilc
loves good wine, and, better still, good
company"
"Caro Capitano." broke in tho musical
voice of the Marchese Gualdro, "you
know that our Francesca goes nowhere
without his beloved Carlo Carlo cannot
come,-altro. francesca will not. Would
that all men were such brothers"
IF they WERE" laughed Luciano Sal
ustri, rising from the piano where he
had been playing softly to himself, half
the world would be thrown out OF en-
ployment. You, for instance" turning
to the Marquis D'AvencOurt, "would
scarce know what to do with your
time"
The Marquis smiled and waved his
hand with q deprecatory gesture,-that
hand, by the bye, was remarkably small
and delicately formed,-it looked almost
fragile. Yet the strength and supple
ness OF D'Avencourt's wrist was reputed
70 be prodigious by those who had seen
him handle the sword, whether In play
or grim earnest.
at Is an impossible dream" he said In
reply to the remarks of Gualdro and Sal
ustri, "that idea of all nen fraternislng
together in one conn., II pig-stye OF
EQUALITY. Look at t!a difference OF
caste! Birth, breeding, and education
make OF man that hig melted. sensi-
tive animal known as gentleman, and
not all the socialistic theories In the
world can force him down on the same
level with the rough boor, whose nat
nose and coarse features announce him
rs plebeian even before one hears the
tone OF his voice. We cannot help these
thinga do not think we would help
them even II we could"
'You are quite right" said Ferrari.
lyon cannot put race-horses to draw the
plough. / have always imagined that
the first Quarrel-the Cain and Abel NJ
fair,-must have occurred through some
difference of caste as well as jealousy
for instance, perhaps Abel was negro
and Cain white man, or vice versa
which would account for the antipathy
existing between the races to this day.
The Duke di Marina coughed stately
cough, and shrugged = shoulders.
THAT first QUAR- >" he said, las re-
lated In the bible, exceedingly vul-
gar. 1t must have IA kind Of prize
light Ce n'etait pas l."
Gualdro laughed de ghtedly.
80 like you, Mar..M" he exclaimed,
''tO say that / sympatnize with your SEN
timents! Fancy the butcher Abel piling
up his reeking carcasses and setting them
on fire, while on the other side stood
Cain the green grocer frizzling his cab
bages, turnips, carrot, and other vege-
table matter! What a spectacle! The
gods OF Olympus would have slckened at
i'll However, the Jewish deity,
mr. rather, the well fed
priest who represented him, showed
his good taste in the matter: / myself
prefer the smell Of roast meat to the
rather disagreeable odour Of scorching
vegetables"
We laughed,-and at that moment the
door was thrown open, and the head
waiter announced in solemn tones belit-
ting his dignity
lie diner de Monsieur lie Comte est
serviI'
/ at once led the way to the banquet
lng-rOom,-my guests followed gally,
talking and jesting among themselves.
They were all in high Rood-humour,
none OF them had as yet noticed the IA
tai blank caused by the absence OF the
brothers RespettL 1 had,-for the num-
Der OF my guests was now thirteen In
stead Of fifteen. Thirteen at table!
wondered II any Of the company we're
superstitiouA Ferrari was not, i
knew,-unless his nerves had been
latterly shaken by witnessing
the death Of his uncle,
At any rate resolved TO say nothing
that should attract the attention OF my
guests TO the ill-omened circumstance; II
lny one should notice Il, It would be
sasv m mako light Of IL and OF ali similar