The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-09-23

no longer. WHY ShOuiu |. 1t was his
wife and not the horses he endowed
with his worldly goods when we stood
before he cure His worldly goods
\ pair of wooden shoes 1t is that the
wood from the solcs Of lis feet has en-
t red the soul of his body and made
him eccentric. Has Madame liscov-
cred that he has queer head? A very
queer head has Antoine: he counts and
counts on Il h;t of paper, over and over
the numbers that devils agent, the
Galignani. says will win If he eyer
won, then he could give to the church
and do good 10y living; but no, never
an extra sou do see, and never an ex
ira candle to burn for the suffering
dead. And yet-it is the truth alone
that tell-he is in such haste wher
We 90 to church on Sunday morning
that he mumb!cs his prayers in way
to shock the Blessed Virgin. All. i
Madame did but know: his eyes ar,
blinded by the flash OF the red jackets
at Longchamps. And he is that curl
ous. Madame would not believe. Onl,
just now he asked me would beseecl
Madame to tell what game it is the
American ladies opposite play SO stead
lily. If Madame would be indulgent.
Madame. having strong incentive fol
noting differences between the customs
Of her own land and those Of France
was willing to be reciprocal, even while
realizing that Gabrielles curiosity out
weighed that Of her inqnisitive spouse
Game, Gabrielle"
"les. Madame Rcyrr,lr-; back and
forth, back and forth, how they bow to
each other all the morning, yet seem
Eot weary; they smile as if content "
"Rcearding" across the separating
space, Madame comprchendcd.
"Thcy are rocking. Gabrielle; they
sit in chairs that rock. This one OF
mine does, too; but it is secure just
now Cn the frame.
"Oh. what a pny.
Pity"
Yes. \ great pity to rock.
Madame knows they can have no re-
pose Of manner, If they sway that way
SO much. Alas. for woman to lose
rcpose. But | will tell that queer
headed Antoine, and he will permit me
to rest u peace. He stands on the
belcony and wonders. when he should
be watering the plants. The barrel is
always empty, though he has but to
use the pump some quarter-hour to Gil
1t. Alas. the poor flowers; the very
hearts OF them are gone; the rcd glow
Is lost from the rubber-plants, the palms
think we no longer love them, and the
vines, the beautiful American vines,
are homesick, rs they would not be if
they were watered with care"
Il will speak to Antoine, Gabrielle.
He must not neglect the flowers And
the barrel is quite empty?"
l. ~ h, 4
dcs lnyalides.
Gabrielle evidently explained to An
tome the mystery ofthc rocking chairs,
for, when Madame was taking a rock
that night before retiring.-she was
seldom in the apartment long enough
to indulge in the American weakness,
he made an excuse to enter and note
the rise and fall OF the chair on its
heavy frame that sat just inside the
balcony easement cave, when. twice a
week, he moved it to clean and polish
the floor. He did not approve its use;
it shocked his sense Of propricty; but,
silct it existed and did rock. why
should not he profit by Yankee inge-
nuitN! Why that waste OF cxcrt:on?
He grew suddenly attentive to the
flowers. Though he WAS never seen to
work the handle of the little pump OH