The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-12-28
LET LOOSE HIS LATIN.
1t Was n Little Rich for the OBJECT o
His Remarks But 1t Won.

IL Was n Little Rich for the OBJECT
His Remarks But 1t Won.
A servant girl was washing the front
windows and steps of n 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 a pail of clean water, but
made no reply.
"Seedy genteel is the verdict, my Des-
demona, and it exactly hits the case.
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 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.
Cease is just this" he continued, as
he sat down on the railing and removed
his hat to wipe his brow. II struck Chi
cago 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 Chicago?"
Nv N mo-
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
oyer-particularw with strangers. Couldn't
strike job there to save my life, and
cheek finally played out. Chief of police
asked me as personal favor to disap-
pear, and 1 always oblige the police
when it doesn't cost you 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
have peregrinated around" he went on,
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 Ell
rapport with Detroit. Felt sort o nil
desperandum when / first got in, but
I'm o. X. now. Up on French and Latin
my queen of the May? 'Scuse me, if
have seemed to convey the impression
that YOU don't know Virgil from Web
ster's unabridged. Old Virgo used te
lie particular pet of mine. Did heal
a motion to adjourn?"
He probably didn't, as her cloth wen
wipe! wipe! wipe! and her back wa
toward him.
ssBut delenda est Carthage, as uset
to remark in st. Louis. To come to the
point at once to secure a clearer anc
more satisfactory understanding he
tween us, let me assume the interroga
tory. May be little rich for this 10
cality, but have always been noted fol
liberality. Now, then, DUN vivimu
vivamus, which shoots straight out from
the shoulder, and means: got an,
grub in the kitchen for traveller o'e
the long highway of life?'
She rose up and dropped the we
cloth into the pail with ''spat!" CAV
her hands wipe 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 $
much as look; she soused the cloth il
the pail and went on with her window
"Alterum alterius auxilo eget," 81
luted the man as he lifted his hat. Il
other words: Just my fit. You hav
proved yourself an oasis in the sand
waste of life, and allow me to return m
warmest thanks and to hope that you
future may be ne guild minis, which,
will take the liberty to explain, sign
fees: Bully for you, old gall and ma
you never know what it is to want fo
some spot on earth where your wear
soul can be lulled to forgetfulness of til
fact that you are dead broke and sti
slipping "-Detroit Free Press.
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