Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-02
HUNTI|G \ DINNER.

The 5t,ftatiar. which was addressed to
M ard Mime. Tamponct, read as follows:
I've have just received a hamper con
tanning superb trout and a puliet stuffed
with trutfies The trout is not to be de-
layed SO pardon this hurried invitation
and come and dine with us this evening.
Tamponet' face took on an expression
ct joy that every gourmet will under
stand, for Tamponet welded a famous
fork. That very day the couple had had a
quarrel about the dinner-onion soup, fried
whiting, a boiled shoulder of mutton and
lantils
Whom is the invitation FROM" asked
madame
Wait a moment, I'm trying to make
out said Tomponet, and he murmurcd
Bouss-ah, Rousseaun'
Oh, the RouSseausi" exclaimed Mime.
Tamponet. Very kind of them, IN sure.
Well, what's the matter with you, looking
at the letter like that? Come, let's get
ready
il said Rousseau, but am not sure
it seems to me that = then, thinking he
has it at last-"ah, Boussieux-at least,
think so. Rouss-Bouss-no its neither
an r nor b, it's an II, = and he began
mumbling again: "Heis, Hass. Hiss,
Houss-ah, our friends the Houssards'
We'll, if we cant make the name out,
we shant go, then concluded Mime.
Tamporct, and it'll teach people who in
vito us 10 dinner to sign their letters
legibly."
but our friends RELY on US, Tamponet
declared. We must take carriage by
the hour and 90 to all three places"
All three Places repeated Mime. Tam
ponet ironically. DO you think am GO
ing on !. wild goose chase with you from
one end of Paris to the othcr:"
'Well, then, II go for you
Or rather for the trout and the pullet. "
''They re better than your fried whit
ing, your boiled leg OF NUT on that's al
griStIe and tcndons. and your lentils."
'Oh, ! knoW. you would go all over
Paris for good dinner. Bah, your glIt-
tony is disgusting. And the discussion
ended there Mime. Tamponet slammed
the door Of her room after her.
An empty cab passed the door as lam
ponet left the house. He hailed the
driver. and the carriage stopped
BY the hour" he said.
Fright your are Where tor"
Houssard living nearest, his address
was given first. In ten minutes Tamponet
was there. He hurried up the three
flights TO the HousSards' floor and rang
the bell. An instant later he was received
nv Nine Houasard
nMv dear NJ. Tanponet. she exclaim
ed, rising painfully from an easy chair,
s,vrba+ baDnv tbonobt brourht NJ 10 soc
poor invalid laid up with the headache
How kind you are. 1t is not my reception
day am not expecting any one, my hus-
band is dining down town, and you cant
IMAGINE how tired Of myself was GET
ting
TanlDonet could make no odeouata re-.
sporse to .,cb a cordial greeting ..You
arc too oan,]. NV dear madam. . he STAN
roerad -,T-rfortnratelv cannot .+av
lonc
HNou must STAY rs long as Won can
How !. vf,,,rcharmin,, wifeS'' And the in
valid continued to erllngizethe wife. while
tie bu.han,I who dared not look at his
watch. co.lit, NOT take his eyes off the
CLOCK
oYon ar ,,,,ricino NV clocks'' said The
lady T~ss,.,.r.,. II, il not nrettvy Nv
hnshar.a bor,l.5t II f5,r me At a sale and il
WINS a rare BARGAIN II has ouitc :, his.
torv-rarbec a long story hut
Tapror,-= .nntned mn in afTright MY
dear ,nafla,, he exclaimed II could
neyrr f,r,.,f &c myself if | let Won fatieua
voursr,f Win !, long recital, when SON
have sncb \ headache : And as she laid her
hand ON bis ann to d,tain him he seized
tho cx+pn,lsd hand shook il and escanea
Orr orastronome next gave Boussieux's
address
Mime Ro,1Ssi,.llx WAS AT home Her hus-
hand having left for Hayro that morning
to be gone three or four DAYS. she had told
her cook and tte maid that : no would dine
with some friends and that after her late
break FAST they coDld take the day off As
soon A. me breakfast table was cleared
the servaa+s }efr Their mistress i'm medi
atelv DOT a. c..b at the neirbboring stand
and was driven with all haste to a lannon's
restaurant. whore she ordered an elaborate
Dinner for tive