New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-09-13

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men are dolts and women creatures Of
genius. A woman there, a dear old
dowager, told me in five minutes all
wanted to know. Her people were all
dead, she was a lady of birth and breed
ing, she had none too much money, she
was very popular and very correct, and
would like an introduction? Five min
utes later l made my first bow to the
divine symphony. She was gloriously
generous, gave herself to me for 1Owhole
minutes, and when withdrew she MUIR
INJURED, with graciousness that seemed
regal, Perhaps we shall meet again.
We did meet, again and again. Our
acquaintance ripened into friendship and
finally into very close intimacy. saw
her at least once every week. This went
on for three or four years. Between me
and Robethon she was a forbidden sub
ject. knew it would only pain him.
For the same reason never once men
toned Robethon's name to her.
It was December. Robethon and l, as
usual, were lunching at the same table
All at once he said, Il am married.
'Marrie,l! God forbidv'
Il have been married month"
''In that case it would be brutal not to
wish you joy"
Thank you. think I have found a
pearl of great price. l am living now in
Grovesnor Gardens. We are having a
few friends in tonight-a very few. You
will come, won't you? want you to
know my wife,
with all the pleasure in the world
But it is like dream
He laughed like man on the right
side of the hedge as he said: eyes, it's
like dream-a beautiful dream. Come
as early as you can"
think felt a trif1e hurt that such a
revolution in his domestic economy
should have occurred without his in
forming me of it. but was none the less
curious to see the woman who made SO
notable a capture. In these days it is
the men and not the women who are
captured. l was very punctual. The
rest of the folks were of course late.
Robethon met me in the courtroom.
/ 'Bagot." he said, this is very good of
you. I've been thinking ought to have
told you sooner, but-I'll tell you how
it happened and all about it at the
club
Meanwhile, Robethon, one word.
Are you happy
GAS a king" -. @
mo secret regrets, eh?'
"Not the ghost of one. She is perfect
Come, you must see her"
Arm in arm we entered the drawing
room. She was alone I saw vision
of amber colored silk and fluttering lace
and heard him say, Lucille, this is my
dear friend, General Bagot."
Then for the first time I saw her face.
It was my own fair lady of Pail Mall!
What she felt do not know. "Good
God!" broke involuntarily from my lips,
and had just sense enough to turn to
Robethon and tell him in an aside that
a sudden and awful twinge of govt had
seized me. Women, being born in
triguers, are nimble witted by nature
and requirement. When our eyes met
a second time, the lady was perfectly
self possessed and instinct with sympa-
thy over my dreadful govt.
Ihe attack was soon over.
The dinner, believe, was good and
the company smart and lively people.
My anecdotes went off like champagne
corks, and fancy created for myself
reputation for brilliancy which. hap
PLY, do not feel it my duty to live up
to. For myself, do not know what
said, did, ate, drank or. thought. was
In a maze. Later in the evening 1 saw
her alone for five minutes.
"By all that's wonderful, Lucille, what
does it mean?' asked.
...'Just what you see. am Mrs. Robe
thon," she answered, futtering her fan.
"But-he is my friend. Not for worlds
would r
ono, it would be awkward"
s.. "Awkward! Listen, Lucille. The cur
tain being down, there are some plays
may never be revived"
Z She looked at me for some moments.
Then she said: ''That is true If had
thought only of myself, Dick, it would
have been and not you who would have
been the first to say, There are some
plays may never be revived
Forgive me! / know it. BUT
''Not another word We are alike in
our thoughts of him. We viii be loyal
to him to the end. Still, we are friends,
Dick, all the same.''
And now my turn has come Poor
Robethon has gone, and, after all, am
going to marry Lucille. What an odd
world it is! Chicago Post.
Egyptian Cats Fond of the Water.
By some persons the popularity Of the
cat in Egypt has been attributed to the
fact that the animal was valuable IN rid
ding the palaces Of rats and mice and
also IN hunting fowl. There are several
paintings in the British museum, exc
cuted by ancient Egyptian artists, rep
resenting Egyptian sportsmen in hosts
on the river Nile, accompanied BY large.
cats, sitting on their Launches IN the
stern. Other pictures show the cats swim
ming with birds IN their mouths after
the manner of retriever dogs These
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