The Lamar register., 1893-04-08

pccialiy grateful to Mime flpeiee
Tho widow had u hundred portrai'
| painted OF her lost one. and hndAs
! them ali insufficient to recall poor
dear Ber.ran - she hit upon the
| plan of creating an illusion rs per
feet as y.ossible. \ sculptor was es-
gagged to model . figure In wax from
J one OF tho numerous portraits, and
! this figure. dressed up IN the lsEe
lamented's clothes. presented secoh'
edition OF him that was most hieiiNs'
Every hour of the day the widow emf
5raced it and pressed 1t to her heart
convulsively Wheneyes neighoors
came in she delighted in exhibiting
it. At sight of the figure they inva-
riably felt Obliged so look melancholy
and shed tears in honor OF the de-
parted. Sometimes the grief OF the
widow entirely overPowered her ana
NJ. Raoul, who became more and more
intimate in the house. then became
the widows deputy and performed
the sentimental duty with mnch
grace and many enconinms upon the
virtues OF the defunct. whom. now
ever. he had never known IL NJ last
became an affair Of habit; he ended
by showing the figure and dilating
upon its sad history in the rnonoion-
Gus manner Of a side-shOv lecturer
or book agent
Ten months after the affecting
death OF NJ Fipelet, the people Of
Greuoble were surprised ons fine day
to find the little house Of the Widow
closed up She had departed Tor
sunny Italy with NJ RaoUL merely
leaving behind note for heF Atior,
ney bidding him sell the house and
ali it contained. He at once set about
the sale In an old divan was found
the wax figure. dressed with scrupu-
lous care. An old woman who pur-
chased tho diyan claimed Il as her
own. bat she was ovcrrulcd and Il
was put up for sale. Stripped Of It's
clothing. II was sold 20 an unknown
for six francs fifteen orniimos
1t was glorious morning in Aug
ust, aud tho side alleys OF the ChHnps
Elysecs were alive with shows al all
kind. holding forth amid the din Of
clarinet. trombone and bass dram-
Pieruatt and Columbins. Haricqasu
and Punchinollo danced and man
muvred on the stages Of iittic mar
ionette theaters to the delight % e.
thrallcd on-lookers- In thc midst 81
the s-owd were young man and
WOMAN. who maGc themselves notice
able By their anxiety to see all that
was - be seen. The young woman
,--g -.n.bEFr.. F,.-. f,.s.. ~ et.H ~ = A.
won AZ rouge ct noir.
20 ms. Raoul,7 she exclaimed.
''ho~ amusing Ii all IS. with It's fun
and noise
You're right. my dear. We mus,
stay in Paris fer rnoath more al
least
What dear you are On. leok
therol / SEQ 4 wAz-wurils show. Let
u zee IL by all means"
NJ. RAoul and his companion fol-
lowed in the wake Of the crowd ard
soon found themselves before the
collection Of figures One ~ one
exhibitors thoWcd them OF nnd con
cluded vita this impressive announce
mont:
Ladies' and gentlemen. have 70
served tall the Last the greatest villain
ever known criminal before vghom.
many ksori has ,iczcacd. aud many
a head Of hair bsea PreIaaturoly
blanohod, Look this wAy--here-L
will unveIl him 70 your sight One
glance NJ his features reveals a char
actor OF the most hardened iarccity.
Behold the oIioUs. iaa abozzinabI0
r.oustpr Fn-tnuchs 80
.'Oh. heavcn-r exclaimed Nine.
Raoul wssh loud cry. 'ti- Bertrand.
It's Pipoie;. my first husband. -
Townsend Walsh. ia the Harvard Al
vocate.