Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-29

who had Mcntigny on her right and
Rose Chcri on her left.
what has kept yon so late. my
boyE' tSince the first performance Of
"Eictorinc's Marriage" George Sand
has honorcd me with particular
frendliness and familiarity Of ad-
dross.l "Ncvcr mind; yon can take
double mputhfnls now to make up for
lost time"
Brcssant the Irresistible charmcr--
had lust given us a Russian anecdote;
Dupus, with no less humor, had re-
lated to us his debut in tragedy at The
Franchise; Numa amused her greatly
with an account Of his manual on the
Art Of Eorcs;" Lcsuer, with less facile
elocution, scattered jests, salics and
apt remarks around him.
"And YOU my boy, whose tongue Is
usually so loosely hung, have You by
chance swallowed it that you keep so
, unwontcd silcnce%" questioned
George Sand, turning toward me.
"COmc, have you nothing to tell u.s."
Excited by the champagne and posi-
4 lively resolved to burn my ships Mt
once, arose. "Oh, yes, madame; bur
first permit me TO take this bottle
OF wine, this slice Of ham, this chicken
wing, and this loaf Of bread, forgotten
on the SidcbOard, and send them down
to a poor wretch, who is shivcring be-
low on the boulevard, waiting for the
supper which have promised him"
And without further preliminary, i
lcnvcluped the food in my napkin,
which ! tied together by the corners;
then taking possession Of all the
others napkins, ] made Il rope of them
and ran to the window, which
opened
"Apinzclher. are you there
Yes, Mesier Lav0ndain"."
Then softly letting down my bundle,
| said:
"llcre is your supper first; ca, it
while you wait for the rPSt"'
| Then returning to the table and pay
ing no heed to the establishment of my
auditors. began my Alsatian story.
Something in the occasion seemed to
inspire me. Words came readily TO
my tongue. ! was SO penetrated with
my subject that | acted and felt as
though really lived, AL the situations
the poor fellow had gone through, and
did my best To rnnobic and poetic
them.
! IAN! but he interests me greatly. the
honest fellow! You must pay him I'M
Imcdiatcly" cried George Sand.
alas! madame ! haven't n cent, as
! | have already anticipated on next
months salary. dare not ask the III,
Irectrr Tor more"
"rluly, am | 50 hard, SO pitilrSS.
them" growlrd Montigny, more moved
than he cared to show. "Stcp round
10 the desk tomorrow" he continued
| in his grnit"st tone.
"romorrow! tomorrow!' spok" M
George Sand "And Why not tonight
since the case is SO urgcUt? Come,
ladies, gentlemen, let us put our hearts
in our hands, and our hands IN oar
pockets: and you, latontlinr, take that
bowl and make Il tour of the table,
Come this way first, and let me start
you ull, here are two louis ut amy rate
for your AlSHtan,"
Munti2ny nut in as much, md 81 did
Ros, Chcri, Maurice Sand and all my
comrades generously offered up thrir
louis. and II blessed rain Of cold pieces
in my bowl was the result | took the
whole without counting. aud, wrapping
! If tightly in my handkerchief. | called
out
"tpinZrlhrr, Apnzclhcrr
N'N''F "N"'l"a''"'
"''ll 'l''S' N"N YOU ~ paw "'H
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'i2lll.
M"St'F 'aNoh'a}i'' M'HtT '3N'''
dal'l"'
"What do YOU wHnt:'
"Fherc'S too much money; there's
more lhan the sum- III prinG II
back
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