Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-10
STORY OF A NOSE.

o"lOouo uuAu'P uOsc 10 IcCoI'eu! 1
| doubtless would be at once doomed t
disaster The question of such pro
boscis upon woman is wittily handled
in the sparkling little translation from
the Spanish which we print herewith
1t is reminiscent Of the aneodote which
is told of Arago. the famous French
scientist, who was gifted by Providence
with great brain and mighty nose
During carnival time-when in Paris
IN the old days all sorts Of pranks and
curious costumes were permitted-Ara
go found himself in an omnibus oppo
site mother and her infant child A,
sight Of Arago's extraordinary beak the
infant set up dismal wall The moth
er at first attempted to quiet the terri
fed infant but, failing, took courage
ID her two hands, as tho French say,
and at once impulsively exclaimed to
Arago, "Oh, monsieur, beg OF you to
take off your nose!" The irritated
scientist was obliged to explain that bis
nose was not carnival nose, but that
it belonged there The incident in this
little translation suggests the Arago
anecdote.
my little masquerader, is it possible
that am not to see your face?'
1t cannot be The desire of crafty.
ing you counsels me to keep the mask
on.
"Your conversation charms me and
every word increases my impatjenco to
know you.
Ibid you not call me the sweet Oh
:ect of your inspiration? While remain
concealed am sure of hearing f1atter
ing expressions from your mouth, to
which am not accustomed perhaps If
| remove this protecting Grape from my
face, then farewell to illuson!'
"This modesty is to me the best proof
Of your merit. y"
"Yes, have the merit of being mod.
est-no, am wrong--I mean of being
sincere.
"You-you are not ugly. lean swear
it Only one thing would grieve me,
l continued, "if you should unmask."
WHAT"
"That it would not be lawful to
speak to you as to mountain girl-as
% masquerader. Now speak to you
as an intimate friend or lover would
do
Were to commit the indiscretion
of taking off my mask you would has
ten to leave NE. You would hardly be
able to articulate an Indifferent and ir
ritable Farewell, lady. ,"
II will suppose for moment that
you arc ugly, hideous. Gould you re.
move with the mask the spell that al
lures me? II the attractions of your
conversation, of this voice that bewitch.
es me, of this grace that charms me,
can be removed with tho mask. how
can a woman appear i'll with such
gifts? Ii your face is ugly. pardon
You for it. =
But are you more indulgent than
other men: In their eyes ugliness is
woman s greatest crime"
"Oh. am of another species, or else
you calumnlate the men, little noun
tam girl Undo this mask that tor
ments me. and you will see how. far
from being cooled, my affection will
Do not believe my proposi-
ton is SO venturesome. Where can this
ugliness reside with which you pretend
to brighten me! Do not behold the ele
gance of your shape! Do not clasp
your beautiful hand? Am not fasci
mated with your small and graceful
foot? Locs not the palpitation Of that
heavenly bosom reveal the greatest ell
chantment! DO not the beams of light
from those charming brown eyes pierce
me! Those ebony tresses. that form
such a lovely contrast with the dazzling
whiteness of your throat. whose are
they but yours? If there was anything
so i'll. should know it Does 1t lie in
the movement OF your head-which
have not yet s.en-or III the delightful
smile of your divine MOUTH
II assure you that AIN frigbtful! l
.hould horrify you if l uncovered my
face
That is impossible. The charm of
your lily white brow, exqulsltely mod
eleu cheeks entrauclng nose -
here she Interrupted me with burs:
Of laughter
"You Taught Does your nose chance
to be- Roman?'
"Or Carthasiniau? / don't know !
will not engage to say "
II accept the consequences Of the ia.
vor | entreat With that mouth, With
those eyes, that Incompatible form. /
permit you to be fat nosed or long
nosed
"You are impudent.
NO, | am not Reveal yourself.
Rash mani!
w i'll you obligo me to go upon my
knees! Will you expose me as the laugh.
ing stock of the company!'
Enough As you will You are
about to see me with the mask of. But
let it not be NY hand that shall open
Pandora's box. Receive through your
own the punishment for your foolish
"Perditiop take the knot I can't uu
tie It, Alb. my kuife-that is it,
Beauti"-
could not finish the word, such was
nv surprise, amazement. terror What
q nose! " hat a nose! Oh, what nose
l would not have believed that nature
was ca pable of arriving at such degree
of pleonasm, hyperbole, application
The sonnet of Quevedo. Erase un hom.
-. ,no oari1 pepad0 - fTharo xyoe