The morning call., 1893-02-06
THE NEW ECBATAM

Miss Arabella Yemmins of New York
possessed many advantages. Mr.. 1emmins
of the house Of Yemmins x Co.. Broadway
mad died at an oppoTtune hour, after five
failures. before having time 10 risk his sixth
fortune. SO that his daughter, Arabella, mad
inherited a handsome house In Filth
avenue. a villa al Newport and S1,OOO,OO
invested IN railway shares
Needless TO say, Miss Arabella had many
admirers, but to none Of them did she give
any announcement. She knew that her
wealth was sufficient to purchase a COornet,
and patiently awaited offers from Eur0re,
that could not be long IN coming. ms
heraldic weakness was the only failing that
Miss Yemmins possessed; her principles
were hey Ond repTOach. and, while rigld
member OF the Anabaptist persuasion, she
inclined toward that branch Of Il known as
The "Reviyalists Of the New Z batam."
One day the transatlantic steamer La
Bourgogne brought three French candl-
dates for Miss Nemmins' hand-tiGstOn,
Guy and GOnteau-whO Immediately pre-
scented themselye at the Yemmins man
sion and made We to II heiTess without
delay. The young girl caused minute In
quiries 10 be made respecting the ante
ED mis- Of these admirers and discovered
that all three we're authentic counts,
tracing their descent back to the days OF
the crusades; also al Of them dressed FAULT
lessly ana all could stTum WaliZeS on the
piano. lead the cOtilOn 20 perfection aud
knew the art of smoking IN moderation.
Miss Yemmins held the balance even
between her French admirers. They were
all permitted to hirt with her. to ride
in Central Park and to lunch al Del
mOnicos. They yachted on the Hudson
between those high ellis that nature made
so majestic. but which the manufacturers
--fE 1Tr, 1Tarf ~ an, f...f
Hshed by covering them richly with g.
gautic advertisements. And in all these
EXPEDITIONS Miss Yemmins showed no more
favor 10 one than to the other Of her ad-
mTers.
What rendered their love more impatient
was the fact that their credit was becoming
exhausted. The manager OF The hotel
threatened to cut of their provisions and
they were beginning to think sadly that II
might be necessary TO return 10 Paris even
poorer than they had come away.
One evening, II a box at the theater. Miss
Yemmins remarked to Der three admirers;
81 like you all but fer one deieet-you are
not serious enough"
CASTOR, GUY and Gonteau simultaneously
repudaied this unjust reproach, and asked
with astOnshment in what way they exhlb-
tied friyolIty.
ess. You have no zeal. For instance,
what DO You do with the little controversial
tracts that / give you daly?"
"0h, Miss ATabeila," answered CASTOR,
"can you speak thus2 The dear leafet that
sou bestowed upon me yesterday is next my
hearth"
And the two others made passionate
gesture that had the same Specification.
That is not the way to treat them" con-
tinued she, severely. You must propagate
them"
1t was with the greatest difficulty that the
- aFr1T Ian of no
idea OF their distributing tracts.
4 viii offer one tomorrow to the boy
who blacks my boots" observed GOnteau.
No, 10, your efforts are not needed in
America interrupted Miss 1emmins. Il
myself caused sXty-tWo thousand copies to
be distributed here last week 1t is your
Paris that is at the depth OF perditlon."
AT the depth, positively" graYely re-
peated the trio.
"Gentlemen, will speak to you frankly.
| have caused a French edition of one Of
those little tracts 10 be printed; each on
Of you will receive a supply. When you
return from your approaching journey to
Europe l shall expect an account of what
you have done with those tracts. You are
gentlemen; l will believe your word. If
you are not successful | shall take into
consideration the efforts you have made
l VIII not conceal from you the
fact that the most successful In this
mission viii be rewarded with my
hand. One injunction l must give you:
do not brstow the tracts gratis. It is
said that tie French rarely read the books
that they buy; those that are given them
they never read. Therefore you must sell,
at what price matters little.
This unexpected communication plunged
the three listeners into an abyss of refirc-
tions. They babe farewell 10 Miss ArabeIla
and. returning TO their hotel, were presented
with numerous little volumes entitled, "Ihe
New Ecbatam."
Swearing TO the manager by the shades Of
their ancestors 10 return and pay their bills
within a month they took the FIRST steamer
for HavTe, separated on reaching Paris and
eigh. days after again crossed the ocean to-
gether without mentioning the subject of
their mission.
Miss Yemmins killed the fatsed calf to
celebrate the return Of her missionaries,
and alter sumptuOus dinner demanded a
verbal account of each ones success
Dear MISS" began CASTOR, ION reaching
Paris | hesitated for some days before taxi
Ing any stops. because it seemed TO me a
little undignified to sell books. At last |
called upon Nine. du B0urdat, most char
liable lady. l handed her The New Ec-
batam. She was very good, making no
observation respecting the price, which
had placed al half a dollar. Merely placing
the tract on the table she amably offered
me two tickets costing SO each for q char
ity concert
iHmbuidteiy udUutu HtI TIC SZUt DOt
she did not mako any allusio1 TO the sub
Jet of the half-d0llar. You will say. per-
hsps, that ! should have returned TO Mime
do Bourdat's TO collect my due. But that
would have been exposing myself to a sec
ond edition OF the S20 and besides IL would
have been ridiculous TO dun her for half
dollar, and she would never have invited
me again TO her country house. You see,
dear miss. have failed, but you will appre-
ciate my Intentions"
Il appreciate them perfectly. And you,
Count Guy?"
ION, wished to obey your instructions
TO the letter. One evening took two bot
ties OF Pomard. When l felt myself suffi-
clenty Jealous went onto the boulevard,
crying: 'rhe new Ecbatam, first and only
edition, two cents"
Splendid! And with what suceess?"
"Oh, the success was immediate. An ex-