The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-14

| they are in love with your 80
Il notice it in the same way do with
other men. they simply become stupid. 10
me the others don't seem at all silly when
they love me-"
Idiots, my dear. incapable. of even
answering properly or paying attention TO
what is going on"
But you, what effect does it have on you
when servant falls In love with youl
| Does it disturb youl Are you flatteredW
"Disturba No. Flatteredl Yes, a little.
| One is always a little dattered by a mans
love, no matter who he Is. ., we hear Mar
| got Nevertheless it is so dear. Listen, l
| anu going to tell you about funny thing
which happened TO me. You will see what
a curious and confused sensation comes to
us on certain occasions"
Four years ago last autumn l found my
| self without maid. had tried about six,
! one after the other, all of whom we're use
less, and l had almost given up hope OF find
| ing one, when | CHANGED TO see in the paper
among the small advertisements of those
seeking places that of a young girl, who
stated that she could sew, embroider, and
dress the hair, and that she could furnish
the best of references. Moreover she spoke
English.
wrote to the address given. and the next
| day she called. She was Of a fair hight,
thin, rather pale, with very bashful APP
pearance. She had beautiful black eyes, a
perfect complexion, and pleased me at once.
| asked her for her references. She handed
me one in English, for she had just left, so
she said, Lady Rymwells, where she had
been for ten years.
The latter stated that the young girl had
left of her own accord TO return to France,
and that during the whole of her long serv>
ice nothing more could be found against her
than a slightly French tendency to fiirt
The prudish wording Of this English ex-
preston made me smile and l engaged her
the same day. Her name was Rose.
At the end Of a month thought her per-
lection.
She was perfect find, jewel, a won
der.
She knew how to dress hair with per-
feet and varied TASTE she could arrange the
lace on hat as well as the best of hat trim
mers, and she could even make dresses.
was astounded at her skill. Never be-
fore had l been waited on 80 perfectly.
She dressed me quickly, with a wonderful
delicacy of touch. l never felt her fingers
on my skin, and nothing annoys me 80 much
as the touch of maids hand. l soon fell
into very lazy ways, it was 80 pleasant to
be dressed by her. from head to foot and
from my gloves to my underclothing; by
this tall bashful girl, always blushing, and
who never spoke. even made her give me
massage after had my bath, while dozed
| ON my lounge. 1uu66u, AOOheu Ou u6E
more in the light Of a friend in poor circum-
stances rather than as an ordinary servant
But one morning MY doorkeeper, with con-
siderable show Of mystery. asked IL he could
| speak to me. l was surprised, but told him
| to come in. He was very careful man, an
| old soldier, one of my husbands old order
| lies.
He seemed much upset by what be had
| got to say. At last, half stammerlng, he
said:
Madam, the police sergeant of this dis
| trict is downstairs"
asked quickly: "What does he wantT'
He wants to make a strict search
| through the house"
| AS it is the police. 1t is useless to object,
| but l abominate 1t just the same l do not
| look on it as nice kind of thing, and an
swer as much in irritation as from a sense
| Of outrage:
"Why this strict search? What is its OBJ
| ject? 1t will lead to nothing"
| The doorkeeper answered: HE declares
that there is a criminal in hiding here"
This time | was afraid, and told him to
present the police sergeant to me, 50 that he
| could explain matters himself. He was q
well-mannered enough man. decorated with
| the Legion d'Honneur. He excused himself,
apologized, but persisted in HE statement
that had a convict among my servants.
| l was Disguised, and l answered that
would vouch for every servant in the house,
| and | went over the names.
| 1.-THE doorkeeper, Peter Curtin, old SOL
dierr'
"The coachman, Francis Pingan, a
oountryman from Champagne, son of one
of my farther's farmersP
mo, not him."
IA groom, also from Champagne, and
also the son of a countryman | know
There is no one else except the footman you
have just seem"
He isn't the man."
| "Then, sir, you must acknowledge that
you have made a mistake"
Pardon, madame, am perfectly certain
l have not made mistake. AS it concerns
a well-known criminal, will you have thu
kindness to call all your household before
usp
hesitated at first. then I gave in ant
made all my servants come up, both meI
and women.
The police sergeant took them all In at c
glance and then said:
"They are not all here"
Pardon, sir: there is no one else but mJ
maid, young girl whom you surely can
not take for convict"
He said:
"Can see her, too7"
. "Certainly."
rang the bell for Rose, who soon ap
peared. Scarcely had she come in when tn
sergeant made a sign and two men, whom
had not noticed hidden behind the door
threw themselves on her, seized her hand
, and tied them with cords.
gave a cry Of fright and wished tc
-, spring forward to protect her, but the ser
geant stopped me.
This girl, madam, is a man known a
John Nicolas Lacapet, condemned to dealt
} In 1879 for an aggravated case of murder
l the murder of a woman he had loved. Hi
; punishment was later committed to i'm
3 prisonment for life. He escaped four month
} ago and we have been looking for him eve
since"
was dumfounded, completely upset.
| 1 wouldn't believe it. The sergeant answers
Q with a smile:
81 can only give you one proof, His righ
3 arm is tatoOed.n
t The sleeve was pulled up. 1t was true
: The policeman, with somewhat bad taste
= added:
= "Do yon still dispute with us for him?"
And then they walked off with my maic
Well. will you believe it that the feelin
= which was dominant i'll me was not one O
anger of having been foiled in this manner
deceived and made so ridiculous; nor was
one of shame Of having been dressed an
addressed, handled and touched by thu
man, but a deep sense of humilation-th
humiliation of a woman3 Do you under
stand' Not very clearly. Well, consider
u