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STORY OF A POTATO.
Being Purely Partisan Tale OF the
Purely Impossible
Continued from yesterdays Evening Times,


so much that he gave a jump and Ia
doing so he allowed the potato 10 slip from
his fingers IL rolled over the window
sill, aud with a hop disappeared iuto the
street below
When Mile Aglae dropped her potato
into tie street she was overcome with
fear She hurriedly shut her window
so that in case there had been an acei-
dent 10 one would suspect her. Then
she sat down aud quietly waited the
turu OF events What then. was her
terror when she heard steps coming up
the stairs-the steps OF mru, Of two meu,
heavy aud loud!
They're policemen She thought, aud
at the thought her little heart began 10
beat more quickly, while cold perspira-
/ tion broke out on her pretty, white should-
/ ers.
i But just when she expected to hear
/ the mems cruel fists knocking at the
\ door OF her little room, her face suddenly
/ resumed its calm aud peaceful expression.
| The steps had stopped at the door ot
/ the neighboriug room, and she heard the
/ bell ring, the door open and the strange
/ visitors pass into the room behind
sun she was afraid % move for sOme
time, fearing with logical miud that when
. the police found the tenants next door were
/ innocent they would come in and accuse
/ her. After some moments, however, shs
! gained enough courage 10 conceal the
basket and potatoes, which must other
| wise have appeared so mucl against her,
and forced herself 10 put on an Innocent
/ expression with which to meet the police.
After waiting little longer and hearing
no noise Of steps. but only the bassOou, SIZE
became completely reassured-
In order To- make assurance doubly sure,
she opened her cupboard aud, taking out the
milk jar, opened the door quietly and
erept down the stairs and into tie street
10 get sous worth of milk from the dairy
at the corner IN this way she hoped 70
make an ahbI. and her case would be TOO
strong for the slightest suspicion. Besides,
she wanted some milk TO boil her potatoes
in, aud it was her intention to put Ii d
cauHflower as well
So she bought her four sous worth 0g
milk and started on the return journey
with her spirit az rest and her milk bott.s
carefully held IN front Of her. Suddenly
she felt q violent blow on her fingers. and
at the same moment her hands, her bare
arms, her COrsage, face. eyes. hair ard
mouth were covered with milk
It was the potato that had slipped from
AnatGle's hand and had landed with r.
markabie precision right in the very mouth
Of the milk jar.
"oh, mammal cried Aglae, in despair,
What has happened? Who has done thise"
Aud she fied up tie staircase only TO run
plump into the arms OF AnatOIe.
AnatoIe, as matter OF fact, when hs
saw the potato flying downward, remeIu.
b4red the police ordinance against throw
lug things out of the window after 10 q.
M, and decided TO leave AIolesquiu IS
soon as was at once polite and possible.
He shoob Edgar. who had fallen asleep,
and, after promising MoIesquin 20 return
the next day and take lessons fFem him,
had hurried, heIter-skeIJer cut Of the door.
the basso0uist accompanying him as far as
the door.
At the moment when the door opened
AgIae was coming up the stairs, four steps
at q time. Aglae and AHatole found each
other face 10 face; AgIae with her face
and hair running with mIik, and AnatOl5
with his hat all mashed in on his head.
They stopped; they looked at each otheT
) and they understood it all
Monsieur" cried Aglae, you are d
fooll"
And you. mademoiseIle, your fingers
+ are made Of bIotuDg paper" replied
t ABatoIe.
{ You are a rude man sir
$ And you are Inbred"
"A man who cannot hold a potato in
his hand should not undertake to give
t lessons 10 anybody"
( II advise you to say as little as pos
sibIe. nIademoiseue- When a girl cannot
r peel a potato without letting it drop
r she should not meddIe with cooking sha
2 should take her meals at restaurant"
{ II shall take no Instructions from you,
monsieur
- None the less, mademoiseHe, I repea
you should take your meals at a restau-
- rant I know a very nice one on Ia
Place PigaHel I do, indeed, mademoi l
seIIe."
Wen, go there yourself, monsieur"
:, "Ohl So you think that I would 60
to q restaurant with my hat smashed
in this fashioni"
e '.Eh, bien, monsieur, if hour hat is in-
!, jured, you have only TO 60 to a hatter5
and get it blocked"
5 Il shall take uO Instructions from you,
?. mademoiseIe.
e None tie less, monsieur, / repeat you
J, should go to a halter, There is by
: brother. who is in the halter business on
Il Rue deS Martyrs
Would you like ME very much to "a
!, and have my hat pressed at your broth
:. ers, mademoIseIlee'
$. would YOU very much like me 20 sc
10 to breakfast in q restaurant with you2'
u ''Eh, bieu, nIademoiselIe, / shall 50
e, 20 your brothers with nay hat only on
N the condition that YOU come TO me to q
ir restaurant for hrea kfast."
1r "Eh, bien, monsieur, / shall go with
= you to restaurant only on condition
II that YOU take you hat tu my bruthers-' -
1f And T. cried MoJesQuin, who had
= been attracted by the discussion. but who
2 had said nothing, and 1 shall not for
l. give YOU for having Interrupted my studies
unless you win accept box tonight
- for the Theatre des Gobelins.
We accept" cried Edgar in his turn
who saw in this sudden interruption a
chance to change the conversation to 4
softer wien.
Molesquin went back to bis room, ant
the three young people went downstairs
The breakfast was delicious and th'
afternoon passed with the rapidny al
lightning The dinuer-for one must have
dinner-was also very g0od, and the even
ing was spent pleasantly at the Theatre
des Gobelins.
After the performance AIOIesquin juinei
the three others, and the four went Il
drink beer at the nearest cafe.
In a word, this story, thoroughly Pa
rfsian. ended in a marriage.-From th'