The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-11-30
LET LOOSE HIS LATIN.
1t Was n Little Rich for the Object o
His Remarks But 1t Won.

1t Was Little Rich for the Object
His Remarks But 1t Won.
A servant girl was washing the front
windows and steps of house on High
street west the other afternoon when
she suddenly heard a voice at her elbow
saying:
Juliet didn't clean windows, but she
wouldn't have been any the less lady
for so doing. A lady to the manor born
--m-a-n-o-r, if you please-is lady
under all circumstances
She looked at him as she wrung out
the cloth in pail of clean water, but
made no reply.
''Seedy genteel is the verdict, my Des-
demona, and il exactly hits the ease.
That's me. Been travelling on my up
pers of late, you know. NC. in capital
letters, which means no cash. No
cash-no banker-no diamond-set pros
poets ahead. All i have is my charac-
ter for industry, integrity and love for
the human race. Savoy, my princess?"
She rubbed up and down and cross
wise with her cloth, but did not even
look at him.
"Case is just this" he continued, as
he sat down on the railing and removed
his hat to wipe his brow. II struck Chi
cago a year ago from st. Louis. Ex-
pected to find something soothing here
something to sort o lull my weary soul
into state of calm repose. Ever been
in Chicngo?"
She was ready to wiring out the cloth
again, and she soused it up and down in
the water and had no word of reply.
"Beautiful city" he went on, but the
inhabitants thereof are inclined to be
oser-particularw strangers. Couldn't
strike a job there to save my life, and
cheek finally played out. Chief of police
asked me as a personal favor to disap-
pear, and / always oblige the police
when it doesn't cost you Il red to do SO.
Presto! changed Which in the Grecian
language signifies: From Chicago TO
Detroit on the bumpers Do you fol-
low me, Beatrice?"
She changed over TO the other WIN
dow and went rub! rub! rub! and gave
him not the least attention.
Like the town first rate as far as l
using the lining of his hat to wipe his
nose. Does peregrinated strike you
as too rich for the season? No. Well,
then, let me further state that feel en-
rapport with Detroit. Felt sort o. nil
desperandum when ] first got in. but
Tn o. X. now. Up on French and Latin,
my queen of the May? 'Scuse me, if L
have seemed to convey the impression
that you don't know Virgil from Web
ster's unabridged. Old Virgo used to
lie particular pet of mine. Did hear
motion to ADJOURN"
He probably didn't. as her cloth went
wipe! wipe! wipe! and her back was
toward him.
"But delenda est Carthage, as used
TO remark in st. Louis. To come to the
point at once to secure clearer and
more satisfactory understanding he
tween us, let me assume the interroga-
tory. May be a little rich for this To-
cality, but have always been noted for
liberality. Now, then, DUN vivimus
vivamus, which shoots straight out from
the shoulder, and means: Got any
grub in the kitchen for traveller DER
the long highway of life?"
She rose up and dropped the wet
cloth into the pail with ''spat." gave
her handsawipc ON her apron and disap-
peared into the basement. Two min
utes later she returned with good
sized sandwich and a couple of pickles,
and handed them to him without so
much as look; she soused the cloth in
the pail and went on with her window.
"Alterum alterius auxilo eget," sa-
luted the man as he lifted his hat. In
other words: just my fit. You have
proved yourself an oasis in the sandy
waste of life, and allow me to return my
warmest thanks and to hope that your
future may be ne guild minis, which,
will take the liberty to explain, signi-
fes: Bully for you, old gall and may
you never know what it is to want for
some spot on earth where your weary
soul can be lulled to forgetfulness of the
fact that You IRE dead broke and still
slipping detroit Free Press.
The Parting stone"
Ill L.