Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-26

~ 'e' sNfe~it. You cannot have
ne sas rut ~ too soon TO please me. =
ile removed The books and bric.a.
Di1,e from The center table. putting the
articles carefully ontbc floor one hv
one. Then he laid his cooked hat IN =
CHAIR and openiDga portfolioo OF dozen.
incIits, spread them all over the LARGE
round table. ~
I'll IS not SO easy, madame. he an
swcrcd.
lie was right; il was not easy /
came TO this conclusion when he went
away, papers and all, about n ightfall.
In addition to a deliberately written
chapter concerning my plain. un-
evcntful career set down in a LEDGER
Sally's Gen. Boulanger carried away
three documents, promising to deco
rate them with the state seal. and re.
turn them to be signed in new place
The first was an elaborate description
Of our family tree, no detail SO small
as TO be unwelcome; the second was
devoted to personalities concerning
myself my motives in living in Paris.
or living at all, future intentions. as,
sets, Liabilities and political views:
the third was solemn promise on nv
part not in any way to maltreat or
abuse the Mutual Partisan COMPANY of
Heating and Illuminating by gas. nor
to break or steal its possessions. snch
as meters, lead pipe and iron pratinps.
moreover l had personally to write
down in book that gas was wanted,
and that |, no other, desired this par
ticular gas.
A few days later / thought the
chamber of deputies had strayed from
their quarters when Sally ushered in
i've large, round Frenchmen in heavy
overcoats and high silk hats. They
were the landlord, his secretary, an
architect a builder and a representa-
tive Of the Mutual Partisan company
OF Heating, etc. Such a powwow at
once began as would pale ward pri-
mary. The upshot of it was: Where
would have the gas jetsa"
Center lights in the parlor and
dining room, said |, land side lights
In the other rooms"
A roar went up like the board of
brokers in harvest time; they shook
their fists in each others faces and
shook their canes at me. Then they
held each other down and argued with
me, one time.
was 80 small, so inexperienced;
nothing but poor little foreigner!"
did | know that gas was very
dangerous thingG"
''Did l realize that if l slept in
room where there was gas jet not
one of them would be responsible for
my health2"
But, gentlemen" ventured to re-
mark, Sin America we have gas in all
the bedrooms.
''Impossiblel" Numbered the five.
Contrary to all law" 'It would be
dangerous 10 children" "Frightful
catastrophes would result" why,
in America, of New York, we are told,
they have not even enough OF gas to
properly light the streetsr'
Overwhelmed for time, / feebly
wondered if we did have gas in all the
bedrooms. The big five, outwardly
polite, but inwardly convinced that
had tried to deceive them, squeezed
single file through the little doors OF
all my small rooms, tapping walls
measuring spaces, and talking against
time. They finally consented to one
gas jet in the dining room, one in the
hall and in the kitchen two-one each
for Illuminating and cooking. Sally
sooned learned to say "gaws" OF
"gozz," her equivalent for lie gaz, and
the word. however uttered, became the
household synonym for interminable
French law provides that gas pipt
shall be laid on the outside Of walls
even if they are frescoed by Bougne
reau himself And to discourage sui
eide, every room where gas is burned
must have grating about six by
twelve inches connecting with thu
hall, and the hall must have grating
connecting with the outer air. Some
times Sally used to laugh until sh'
cried, and stand wiping the tears ava.
with her apron, while she watched tn,
workmen. A couple of masons woult
come and dig hole in the wall. In ;
few days carpenter would come ant
put casing around it. Later on an
, other kind OF a workman would COM
and set an iron grating in it. b.
and by a plumber would amble in
and with the help of two or three as
: sistants would run some iron pip
along the wall. Sometimes a pape
, hanger would come in twice or tire
times with samples; ultimately, witt
the idea of concealing the gas pipe, h
| would paste over it some strips OF wal
/ paper that did not match. One room
f being thus well begun, they would g
on with the next one. The mason
3 would dig another hole, and the pre-
1 gramme would be repeated.
Q The big five dropped in often to chez
/ the work along and admire its prog
t ress. Toward the end could see the
o felt worried about leaving family
q helpless foreigners alone with the gas
4 and finally they sent nice old gentle
man to give me gas lessons. d
taught me how to light the gas wit
T the aid of a match, and how to turn
off. Twas obliged to solemnly repea
O the formula after him, and prove IN
= proficiency by going through the me
>, lions. He instructed me, moreover
;, as to the danger of blowing out tn
: gas, pointing his carefully worde
|, phrases by most ominous and terrlfN
n ing pantomime. AT the close OF h
\ lessons he gave me key to lock DO
i in the main hall, and charged m
= thirty cents for kind OF Frenc
y monkey wrench. In case OF fire l wa
= not to think of saving my family, my
a self or my valuables until l ha
d opened the lock box, and with the al
J. Of the monkey wrench turned OIL tn
/, nos from orr apartmeut.