The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-02

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HSJ 4 kNSMH Of the world, an
q -, "! difficult position
S1e.ssssSG were his forte.
The ice must b
broken, and the p~orsmanteau made th
first plunge.
81 believe we have met before
mademoiselle?" he remarked to tn
trunk.
81 should not have thought" rattle
coldly replied the Saratoga" that Vol
would care to recall the circumstances
They were, at the least, distinct,
painful"
"You allude, mademoiselle, to tn,
episode Of our two proprietors? Tha
was undoubtedly painful; but I can
not see why it should affect our rela
tons"
The Saratoga trunk was silent for 6
moment, and then answered in molli.
fed tones: "'You are right, monsieur.
Our owners love quarrels need not ex.
tend to US. We are not in love-"
"Mademoiselle must speak for her.
SELF" said the portmanteau, calamity.
''By the way, the first scene of that
unhappy drama occurred"
sat Waterloo station. You remem-
Der, he intended crossing with her to
New York and settle their difficulties
en- route. But she cut him dead at
the station"
II remember" cried the portman-
teau. "She was experimenting your
transfer to the luggage van at the
time. I lay on the platform ready
and labeled, but after her cruel be.
havior he had me sent back to the
hotel. Two days after we left London
for the East"
"Ah, the dear East! It was there
we met first, was it not?"
"Yes; at Shepherds Hotel My
master was coming back from India,
and, Of course, he had to see Cairo"
"And we belonged to a party Of
globe-trotting Americans on a Nile
voyage. ] remember being placed next
you on the veranda at Shepherds.
Ny mistress stole a look ct your labels,
and I heard her say to her married
This valise belongs to a Cap
tain Richard Assheton. wonder what
he is like, and why be spells his name
a double s."
"The idea Of calling me a valise!
SO Americana" interjected the port
manteau. "Still, your mistress was
very charming young woman, and
.eliciously sprightly."
"She is charming still, though
scarcely SO sprightly. Dc you know,
mon cher, / actually believe that she
felt that episode sadly"
The portmanteau shifted impatient.
|y "rhen why did she act SOP" he
exclaimed. sit was all her fault"
Nothing Of the kind" the Sara
toga retorted. sit was the fault of
your Captain Assheton."
There was another silence, broken by
t., ~portmanteau. "Well," he. said,
live need not quarrel about it. I re-
member when my master saw your
mistress first. He asked a servant her
name; and I heard him repeating
several times! "By Jovel This Miss
Carrie Durham is a deucedly pretty
ss.ss
ut certainly showed his good
taste. She noticed him, too because
[ heard her talking about him to her
sister. Then they met on the excur.
sion to the grand pyramid"
$50 I heard. And the acquaint-
ance ripened into his joining the
party"
The Saratoga Uttered. 81 can re.
,all the tender fasa4.3p in which he
after me at Port Said" she
lyon were quite neglect
I'D, mon ami" q
"Oh, but Miss Durham kept me in
mind. 1 can still hear her begging the
captain, not to sforget his dear old
"The first proposal occurred at
She came down to the state
:oom and told the whole story to her
sister. She was sitting on me ct the
lime.
"She had put him on probation. /
heard him tell his friend MCLEAN. He
vas to meet her in London and receive
her final answer. All. that answer!
How can you females act so cruelty? p
"Cruelly. monsieur? Nonsense!
Ny dear mistress had no alternative
out to act so, after the conduct of
Assheton."
The portmanteau was astounded, |
md said SO. II cannot penetrate your
meaning" he cried.
"Your Nation, monsieur, is pro-
'erbially slow OF comprehension. But
t is surely hypoeritical on your part
% pretend a lack of knowledge of our
masters frailties. You must be we'll
ware that in Paris he so far forgot his
love for my mistress, as to pay
.ourt to Mile. Fanny Patte.en-haut al
he Folies Bergeres. Nav, did he not
that creature with q gorgeous
diamond tiara in full view of the
'udience. My mistress b~rother-in-
aw was in the audience and saw him
10 it,"
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