Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-02
HER SADNESS.
\ Lesson In Diplomacy by an Artful
 I.ady's Maid.


 Tho beautiful hillionairess was sad. Of oourso this sounds like paradox, for no one can exactly understand how billion aircsS can bo otherwise than supromely, divinCly, evcrlastingly happy. But tho fact remained nevertheless she was miser- ablG.
 She sat by the lacc curtaincd window, her rosy, dinplCd feet upon perfumed ottoman embroidered with thousand dol lar hens egg diamonds, impatiently await ing her maid, who was bringing up from the cuisine an oInclrt uf nightinsales' eggs and a mint jElrp nadu uf tho whole Phil adrlphia mint This was only her break fast. You can judge from that what her dinner cost
 You are disconSolate this morning, mann zcllr,' vrnturrd the maid, remov ing the society sheet of tho morning pa per. especially Irintcd for her on watered silk in nttar Uf rISVS ink, and replacing 1t with the delicate rCpast served in pearl studded golden diShus.
 Tho hrautiful billionairrSS raised her lanSuid vyvlius and hcavCti n deep pachonli scented sigh that fairly peeled the million dollar frcscoes off the wall ''Yes; 1 am sad, " shc mOanCd, vrry sad, and sho took a $4O, GOO sip of the julrp as a bracer.
 Why so;" persisted the maid, who al ways spoke to hor mistress in ono of 31 earthly or 200 heavenly dialects of Cupid. Has not the duke hccn aS persistent in his proposal aS CvCr:"
 ''Morc so. have to loan him S. Oo0, GOO day tu get rid of him. "
 ''ArCn your new Worth gowns master pieces of cXtravagancr>"
 "MarVClS' That extra II. bushels of ruhiCS on my ball gown train rctards my CalfgiDy p lifrlta Iur''
 Do you long for Paris and fear the rough voyaer:'
 ''Oh, dear nO! I've arranged with the Standard Oil company tO pour 10, 0O0 GOO harr'lS of oil per hnur into the ocean dur ing the time I am crossing to grease the track. you know
 What. then, can bc tho matter which so OpprvSsIS yuu?'
 Only to think, replied the beautiful billiOnaircSs, taking up the watrred silk newspaper Onco more, for five years have been reported engaged to S3 men, on an average weekly, including every eligi ble bachelor or widowcr of both hemis- pheres, from a Zulu chief to the czar of Russia. This morning-ah, this morning, am miserable! have toilcd through 69 columns of solid nonparcil and nary a sin gle new engagement, It is awful!'
 "Ah. mann zelle, you cannot think that your popularity is on the wane. That is impossibc!'
 Alas, fear it-cither that or else the society editors have died at their posts in faithful efforts to marry me of"
 No; have it. EUreka!
 The fair one flushed a royal flush worthy to break the hank at Monte Carlo. Quick, tell mo-" she cried. why am slightcd thus!"
 They have exhausted tho whole inter national dirrctory!'
 ''BravO!" exclaimed the other, spring ing to her feet. Then must consider their silence as tho greatest compliment of my life Marie, you arc petticOat Dan icl. Your salary Is raised S2, GOO a minute Swear that you will never leave me shall marry his dukclcts, get you to doctor me up q divorce and We will bc the most popular women in tho world. Go below and order us two golden bucks made of limbergcr cheese and a jailhird's egg, and four fingers each of B. C. 450 Cyprian from tho wine cellars of PCriclcs, worth $6, GOO a drop, and we'll toast society edi- tors in blocks of five, An, you arc a jewel, Marie, n veritablo jowcl!'-NCw York World.