The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-18

idea Of trickeryl were not without their eject o
preached the door. / felt a Kind Of chill, not r.
msrkable under the. circumstances.
that OF the vulgar in that he fears yet goes; an
I lifted the latch and entered boldly. The seen
mofG = @si To- my fes sSss sh msi k xst ss ssqq urtSsr .S S2% 2
a long bare room, drauRhty, half-lighted. AMI
having an eorthen. floor. yet possessing that ri
impart. sat q single traveller. who had draw
his small table under the open chimney, an,
taking Of a poor meal Of black bread snt
onions. lie was a tall spare man. with slopinI
shtsred. he % gsy q non l0,g gh so fmli iSs en.;6 a. WHICH, as
] looked round The room, but look as nigh
] could see no one else. nor anything that ex
planned What we had witnessed and | a~ccostet
tho man oiviliy. wishing him good evening. II,
made an answer. but indistinctly, and, this done
went on with his meal like one who viewed oui
arrival with little pleasure. while ]. puzzled
and 2'tonished by tie ordinary look Of thing'
aud the stiffness " the house, affected to warm
my feet at the lgps.. Atlcnqth, espying no signs
OF disturbancc. ! asked him il he was alone.
81 was. sir" hr answered gravely.
was going on 10 tell him, though reluctantly,
what We had seen outside. and to question him
upon it, when ON a sudden. before could speak
With startling ar ifa:'' abr sITfrs "S Sir" ' he said. vi
should like t9 have your opinion % Louis Nj.
stared at him in the must perfect astonish-
ment, and was Tor a moment so completely
taken shack that | mechanically repeated his
words. Dor answer he did So also.
The Eleventh Louis - said.
fuIi up9n me. What IL your opinion OF him,
,IWGl"l said; shrpgsipg my shoulders. -
the traveller was ,dementcd.
YES, ! SUPPOSE so.% answered contcmptu-
lie leaned toward me. ANA spoke with the
most eager inpressiveneyS. "A man-and a
king!,, he, said. Yet neither q manly king,
Yes" said. II see what you mean"
Neither q kingly man nor IA manly King" he
r eiiS al. | KIN, KIN solemn rus'o' You take me
thad no stomach for further fooleries. and I
was about to answer him with some sharpness
though. | could not for the life of me tell
whether he was mad or an eccentric-when n
a hfTsh E iiSS 8 sG rcs ssnr IN a my Gpr; I hBSh5in and db II
whirling in the middle Of the kitchen; now
sprinRtng into the air until his head TOUCHED
the %rafters, now eddying round and round the
floor in the giddiest. Ryrations. AT the first
glance, startled by the voice in my ear. ! re;
the secret OF our alarm outside, | masked my
movement; and when the man brought his
one knee IN an "a attitude n I of s ss1p; srai i' respeo "n
held ont his cap. | was ready for him.
Why, you knave,., / said, you should DO
play pranks on travellers"
He looked at mo with a droll smile on his
thing to laugh at. !" Let him whip who is scared
he said, with roguish impudence. Drift there's
Thus reminded. I turned wni 70 t the solemn tr.y.
sller: but my eyes had no sooner met BIZ: than
i me Twisted Il sdI hd' vi yi'S cs,s into SO WHY a smile. .Lf
was a,horse collar he must have won the prize.
To hide my amusement, I asked them what they
Your ,%lordship has pricked the garter OF
hand" the merry man answered cheerfully.
din-voila!-and Phiiibert lie Grandi of the
Breton fairs. monsieur"
But why this foolery.here ~ I said. A.
We took you for another. monsieur, he an
Whom you intended to brighten 2"
" DraCiap1u ypnE a. EanA ~
You are nice rogues," I said. looking at him.
so is he,' he answered, .undaunted.
summoned La Font and the servants, whose
raEs, y Mnep then en'ssT i.nSvs s,slpt Sev and tSsy VIII ia some
ever; s,aGa even Sy 0Sg h m{ !F::s'se eSmle-I hI~:
two s%troliers ]vscatins in my honor the table by
the, iire,,th9ugh they had not the slightest
had taken the precaution To bring a meal with
and; while Ia Trape and his companion un-
players RS w Soi il %ns th "iy had h,aI4 me SGI'i 10 I frfsSt ,4e
They were not very willing to tell me. but at
length confessed, to my astonishment, that It
had heard the name. Tho Mayor Of
The solemn man made an .strocious grimacs
Then, Yes, monsieur. the Mayor Of Bottitort,"
I ne 's Is. frs .eaoE:. "a Tor year a r asS he PHI mat Ph 4. sTs
affair. And the, woman of this house has
more than once oefriended me. and he Is for
turning her out for u debt she does not owe: and
that Is my affair, However, your Lordship's
arrival has saved him this time"
he Is coming" he answered, with more than
his usual gloom. He passed this way this
should spend the night here. We found the
good wife all OF q tremble when we arrived. lie
i i ear Sit mSr; m" @she Cried she s mepp hiS t6.t c sbs
hoped God would change his heart, but he only
answered that even II IT. Brieuo changed his
V-Nnn knnW fha lA0anH nnnnaainnan a. la.l 1
should be here"
And here he Is" the other. who had been
zee his lanthorn coming down the hill. And. by
Brieuc; have i'll have II, /" the droll con-
II triumph on the floor, and then as suddeniy
topping and falling into an attitude before. us.
y, .M9 iess sy. II ySg Sin p help Us have the rich
lemen all; listen! We will pretend that he is
hanged. He is a pompous man; he thinks
Well, Pierre shall be NJ. GraSot. Mayor Of Bot.
tort, You, monsieur, that we may give him
md I will be the Mayor OF st. Just. This gem
leman shall swear to us. so shall the servants.
sor him. he does not exist. Oh. We will punish
But" / said, astounded by the very audacity
'ou lns ESE shst yd plU %iii deceive sS Sim d 5. not hA'tsr
.nsy efsdc confidently. II will be warrant for Il
The thing had little of dignity in It, and
Wonder now that complied; butt have always
haitu, WIN inc Ming. my master, . taste Tor
l%rol!eries of the kind suggested. while nothing
hat ! had as vet heard OF this Grabot was of .
nature to induce me TO spare him. Seeing that
"a Font was tickled with the idea. and that the
eryants were a-grin, and the more eager to
rick others as they had just been tricked them
elves, | was tempted 20 consent.
Afier this the preparations took not q minute.
'hilihert covered his fools clothes with a cloak,
nd their table was drawn nearer TO the fire, so
5, with mine, to take up the whole hearth. La
rape fell into an attitude behind me, and the
3retOn, adopting a refinement suggested at the
moment, was sent ont 10 intercept Grabot
'efOre he entered and tell him that the inn was
ull, and that he had better pass on.
The knave did his business so well that
irahot. being. just such. a man as the strollers
,ad described 20 us, the alteration on tho
threshold was Of itself the most amusing thing
the world. "Whoi" we heard a loud, coarse
dice eTclaim. who dye say are here. man 2"
THE Mayor Of Bottitort."
- A thousand devils!"
" The Mayor ~ BottitOrt and the Mayors of
iOl and -. Just" the servant repeated. as IL lie
EticCd nothing amiss. .
"A" That Is "a lie" the newcomer replied, with a
mort OF triumph, and an impudent one. But
GU have got the wrong sow by the ear this
why, mAn."a third voice. somewhat nasal
"A unssf,aI a8r,.l a.