La Junta tribune., 1898-12-03


not 60 out He kept his word The leg
lay dead on tho door. and he continued 20
smoke. ,;fx s.1, = .a -@t,S
c Thcvenee flniaf,sd .he business like
mAsscr Tho invalid was healed In d ror
p,Nekabiy snort tisne He pahl Tho sur
eSon, whom he treasured more highly ev-
cry day. thanked him With tearsof Joy for
TIN loss Of his, leg and sailed for England
With q wooden leg.
Z; some IL w-ekrnftcr his departure from
the house Thevcnet received a.lstter from
England whose contents were as follows:
J Pisasc accept incIosed draft for 100 guineas
You hsvs made ma ihs hnppiest mortal ON
sarth by freeing me from the limb which was
the hins.rancoito my earthly bliss Brave mani
Won shall know now the cause Of my foolish
sUhfn. you termed 1T You believed then
there could be sensible ground for such
bslf u,utilntion. I offered to bs,t ,wsA sou.
You did well not to take 1t. After my second
return from the East Indies bs q me ncauniut'
I'd with Emily Harley. ths s,sperfect ~on
m in the world ! ndored her
Ny relatives were affrretHd hy her property
and her fnpily. but 1 only by her beauty and
hei heavenly disposition 4es 80
4 joined the throng of her admirers All. my
dear Thevenet. was happy enough to become
the unlInppissf Of tha%e rivnisi. She loved me
-ms above all men She did not disguise 1t
Yes she sc5eticd me- for that very fensua kn
vain b sgeed for her hand In vain her par
snts and her friends begged for me She re
nainod immovalle For n long time failed
10 guess the r,ason Of her aversion 10 unicn
With me. whom she admitted shs loved to des
peraticn.
One Of her sister. At last betrayed the secret,
Ni,s Harley Was miracle of h,au;y. but bad
Che misfortune TO In pen born with but one
leg and feared to, become my wife because of
this imperfect:on She ireinbied lest 1t nighf
cause a revuision of feeling in me when kncw
the truth
My decision was instantly taken. would
become like her Thanks TO you, did ~
came back TO London and hnstened to sec Miss
Harley .ss 3 tsI4st
! had written beforehand to England that
had brukcn my les. 10y u fall frmn u hnrsr. and
that IT hnd been Bmpntuied I received uni
sersai pity Emily u IN . kwoon when she
hrst She WIS long iuconsoiablc
But she became my wife Not tili the day
after the wedding did reveal TO her the sa,erct
Of what . sacrifice my desire for her had &C
casioncd Shs loved mo only the more ten
derry r.+.
Oh, my dear Thevenet. II 1 had ten legs to
Lore would give ilrin mp without murn.ur
for LInily' So long MS i've shniI bs thank
full to you Come to London AMI make us N
visit Learn o know my glorious wife and
then say. II yGu can. mn u fooit sttas
CnAHL,r THNPLE
Thcvenet told tho anecdote amt fcad the
letter to various friends and laughed up
ruariously every time, crying ITO u.
mind hc Is still ioolI''
This as his answer TO the lettcr:
sIR-l thank you tor your valuable GIFT D
must call since II is far beyond adeluAts
coiIir renssi,ion for my trouble wish you Joy
IN your mnrr,age with the lovely English
woman II Is t-rc leg Is much 10 give Tot
. beautiful. v:rtuous aud tender wife, yet
not too much n ous IN not deceived IN the bar
gain 5 ,d7
Adam paid for his spouse with rib. and III.
fI y Ira mil
man rib nnd sons Of them ts.ssd into tbs
bargain .'@t' y 80
Nevertheless allow nc with all smottssty 10
remain OF my old opin'on Ccr.ainly you ARE
right iof the moment fou dwell uow IN tf'
parsdise Of the honeymoon Bui ! am ',ghi.
too. with this difference. that my right VIII
yipcn slowly, Ike every truth that one long
heH atts to accept
Ssr, take care fcar thnt after two years
you will regret that you hsI your lt.2 taken %
After three ycars you will be convinced thai
ths losss of tOOt wOuG have Lssn essouxh
alter four you will beiievs that he Aacrtdce
OF your great toe and after i've tnAt the Alnpu
tsiion Of the title toe would have been 100
much After six you will admit that the T.
snoval Of ihs tos null would have been na,fi
ctcnt
charming consort Ladies' can preserve their
beauty and virtue less nli erei than men tkeif
opinions In nIy youth would have given my
life for the loved one any day never my leg
For the 0ns should hsvs had no regret, for
should bs sny,ns today. .'Thevenet. you are
fooli' With which have tht honor 10 remain
sir. your obedient ssrvnnt.
III s 4 LoUis TnEvExET
In 1898. during the reign Of terror, NJ
Tncyenet. y honi . younger phy scian had
cast under suspicion Of being All nristocrat
fied to London to save his head from the
rank icseiirg guiliotiDe He inquired
otter Sir Charles Temple and Was directed
70 his inansi. His name was announced
and he was received at once
In an arnic..atr hy the dFeside, surround
Cd BY new spspers and " ith u Jug Of foam
lug porter at his elbow cat u stout gentle
nan
He was 20 heavy he could scarcely rise
Welcome, n. Tneyenet,'' cried the fat
eeneieman DO not take IL ainiss that
keep my seat This cursed wooden leg
binders me In evcr3 thing Ny friend. you
have cone 70 SEQ whether your right has
nIeneor" /.
come ~ = refuge and seek protection
from you '...-.s g.
: Is"You must live with me. for truly you
ere . wise man You must console me
On my word, Thsvenss, should be today
perhaps admiral Ct ths blue h tt were not
for this godIe.s leg. hich makes me In.
competent for ths service Of my country
Here i sic fssdine papefs and cursing my
elf sSfhink In, nos fit for V Come and
stusole me-. =" .f,,.,f ...,.,s;.., -.,at.
"Your iady vito will know how 70 con
sole you beCser than H..
Not sol Her, wooden leg keeps her
from dancing, so aba has given herself up
70 cartis There's no essstng along with
her-othefvise an Agreeable wifeiH
ts"Whsti So I,wss right after alp
Perfectly. my dear T'heyeuet But no
more on siins point III was stupid
pyank II had my leg again, youldn't
you and me, was foolh 6ut keep that
70 yourself. From the German Fo:
ehort 6tortfs
p DSnke ~ .0ouffsts.