Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-08-07

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The shabby man who had gained
reluctant admission 10 the Connect
cut avenue mansion sat down on the |
edge OF damask covered fauteuil and
waited. patiently for the appearance of |
Vie mistress of the house.
Madam lac said, rising respectful |
| " as SHE entered, ''my only apology |
for this intrusion is that / have some
thing of exceptional value TO offer
something that in the course of year
will nave you both loss and annoy
ancc. The article in question / have |
just patented IL Is a novelty cheap
at many times its actual price, ard is
called the brio a brac rataincr You,
! dare say, have suffered more or less
from the raids of predatory guests
who carry off from your receptions
and parties ornaments and SO forth rs
if they We're lawful spoil
1t Is true, | must confess, replied
the lady. During the last four years
| suppose have twice filled my house
with articles uf decorative nature,
buying them from time ~ time, and
yet have left at present scarcely one
thing of the sort that is worth carry
. ing away. Everything readily port
able seems TO have gone. Idont know
how Only this | am sure OF, that
after every ball or reception certain
pieces of my property have been found
missing. In the chamber used as a
dressing room for ladies have had
four sets of silver backed brushes aud
combs such luxuries cost from &2osto
!, $50 apiece you know and they have
D all vanished The last set fastened
10 the bureau with heavy silver chains,
but they were bitten off with pincers,
chains and all"
i ut is really dreadful, madame; but,
n as was about 10 remark
Yes, as you were saying, nothing
Q seems To escape these people who take
things. They must simply grab. One
y night last January | missed my new
fire iron, and then I remembered hav-
ing seen an unidentified gentleman
n on his way out through the hall
d swinging il queer looking cane With u
s brass knob and crook at the wrong
D. Tend, am convinced to this day that
il was nv best poker l have more
than once lost the entire parsphernalia
10 Of mauteipiece or etagere at a single
DR. swoop. A--:.::::.::9:; was once caught
operating at a reception, / have heard,
. with an enormous pocket III her dress,
into Which. she. could readily sweep, at
d moments notice, u whole shelf full
of ornaments Some such wholesale
At fobber must have gained admittance
here beyond doubt.
h That, madame, is precisely where
a the brio a. brac retainer
Even my table silver has disap
4. peared at sucha rate that !. have beer
really distressed at the loss. You sec
o owing 10 my husbands position, | am
obliged To entertain gather, more indis
he crimipately thaL | should otherwise
perhaps, and you know what tina
ne means. Not only de many people
ne come TO my house by invitation whom
i'd | would scarce regard as belonging L
IN my Set, but my reccptIons-even some
~ times my parties-are not infrequentl,
attended by guests who are notinvite'
.e- at all. No pains are taken To turn IN
truders out, for reasons strictly oil
ct cial High public Office may have il
he advantages. but, for my part, 4 woul'
tn prefer the independence of common
lis place mediocrity. Ny husband seem
To have passion for serving the pub
:; lie, but | don't know a more disagree
able muster, and would rather be il
ed the employ Of somebody WHO had no
od tba r;ybt 10 invade nv home nj will
im Ven lnow how we'll Inc na,ion ina
Ell gana. aI,ro,d ,bat III WASHINGTON Il /
ice So, ns:,essarv N d,Ye ,wishes X, Ytten
We m an nantsrtain1ien, 10 wait for a adding
ate Rut goodness mel how il would g,z,t
GU, sfy ne 10 snnh sncb ;ntarlopers If
NJ w,rr o1lv mo-. !. se,ni,nublic personart
gu TIE, incidentaT loss at small fI,uiit,it-
eli & only n triiiinb part az The Addiction
on II = h,1i enouvE however
ny Il. synnatl,ix,. :witL-Lou heartily
/ ! madame but ihis inventioT 81 ninen]
mt sInIleeJ il Is almost too natieh fo
mt endurance. NV plan for. putting
he stop 10 the nuisaAess,,lf. IL wete Unl
M: ipraaticabse-and 1 don't think an
Lpt other could be SOS TO pull chain o
!rk each piiest uuon entering the hous,
vi allowing them: '.Teslso6able . rang,
!. and have him or her rIISial Y seaft.lSe
"a by srs41allv tn.stIsaset .priy ate, drte,
'od tiyes before .del,annr : .As.raiiags a,
Pc, .noM ole Is ahogethe~ tfniepseless..
led / caught any .oae ia .ihe act or Siffyhi
W. on nav. prolesity' IL wdulf hardly |
Ter worth making a rumpus about
he she worst the verdict W0uld.be 'kleI
er. tomania;' that'i&iif9 the wofd In Sogu
ION in polite socfei Y fots steiIlihg.- Why,
the have actually seen ornaments Of min
ne, on the mai1tlopiece of somebod
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