The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-11
ONE WOJ1laN'S WISDOIT1.
Westminster Gazette.

sir; she more wise than two serpents and when she
love she more gentle than Mohammeds own dove
Bissmillah listen" He should have said "wait~
During the next few minutes he was silently engaged
IN attending to his pipe meantime the full clear
moon shone on patches of desert water, and green
cry we were anchored for the night Just within
the northern end of the Bitter Lakes and our pas
senger-in the employ of ships agent at Port Said
was journeying back from Suez
Listen. Ten-twelve wears aeo on.
English steamer struck one Frenchman there"
With the stem of his pipe he indicated the entrance
to the canal just ahead Of u.s. "Ze French boat was
going to sink, and re captain it shore by re
signal house. Weil.' he continued drop
ping some Of his Frenchmans STYLE of speakfne
English. which came of his better knowledge of the
cross-channel language, de men were sent home:
but de officers engineers de carpentair was keen
by de damaged ship, and some came from Port safd
TO mend de broken place. OF course de steamer was
here weeks. We'll, French sgnalman in de house
zair" again pointing) chad servant girl-very fine
what you call good for eyes. All beautiful
Eyes like re moon, face houri, TALL and soft
to de fingers. Her mother was Circassian-slave 1
think but the master give his child freedom cause
her mother ask it. Well she had lover,
Mussuiman, In lsma11a; but she love re car
pentair-he live in tent there with his ship
men. Re signalman had one fine cow-plenty milk.
and Alphonse-de carpentair-go many times to buy
milk He was young. kind, and pleasing 10 see
Il was what you call taxman here and l learn
ALL
well. Alphonse and Joyce Goyce not her name,
but he call her So and she called that today) they
meet many times after &c sun go down-so MANY
that Ben Ali come two three times catch them or
course he make trouble. Love makes re coward
brave. Think she care? Not. She speak some
French. and she tell Alphonse that she what you call
affianced to- Ben ALI Alphonse not care He love
her, he say she love him. she say 50 what for carey
All. Ben Ali come soon to claim her t,eu
she must go. lie signalnan and French people about
take sides with Alphonse and tell him take Joyce TO
France But lovers wisdom is fools knowledge
They better know their own business best
The ship was nearly ready. then she go to India
and come back to Marseiles. One night joyce Green
out OF re signal house First she by the lake to
where 1T deep; there she leave her-her what Won
call dress and shawl, then she go quiet back to re
ships small boat-where Alphonse lie wait for her
Her mothers sister live other side the lake there and
he was to take her there till his ship come back then
she would go with him i'll it to France. OF course
de people on zs side dc lake to think she had
drown herself cause Of Ben All making trouble So
was her plan and lover always say his hoi,-,s
plans are good 1t would take Alphonse most re
night but what care he She would be out of Ben
Ais way and was he not slave of his joyce?
so re boat put of-Joyce lying down. her great
mooneyes peeping stern edge at re shin and
signal house Soon she lift her head and look harcf
Then she sit up and say hot words AIphonse stoD
pull, and ask what's nattair. She make to him
to pull hard. and say; Ben ALI Ben AIR Then she
tell Alphonse that she make mistake of zc nighr
She sometimes have to see Ben Ali for keep peace;
this was re night she should him, and run away
on de next night Never mind, if re Mussuman no,
see them. But-Joyce said quick words Ben All
had turned from shore, and was making speed
after re ships boat. He come of re canal from
1smailla. and was going to signalman's landing
place, when he uncommon sight of boat ooino
cross re lake at night. He miss re ships bcat and
what you call jealousy sometimes make-nefl wise
lie give chase. His boat old small thing
made of cane and camel skim and he sent it through
the water like steamer
Joyce begn-tofeel 'frait talk to herself and turn
about Ben Ali must catch them, and Alphonse say
he go back and fight him. No. say joyce Then she
creep to her lover, take his, knife kiss him to
say nothing. and tell him to stop pulling two MIN
utes after she leave him. then go round back towards
re ship. He know how we'll she can swim ike fish
and he say no word. In minute Joyce slip into
re water like re night come down, and swim straight
for Ben Ais boat. Alphonse go on; by and by him
turn go again, then sit still Soon Ben Ali com.
ON, like wild man; him the other boat turn won
Ger what re mattair, and stop to his paddle Zlr
minute his boat have It's life Joyce stab it AT
re DOW, under water. as it over her. Then she
swim fast to her lover and Ben Ali begin to sink
He shout for help; bnt Alphonse stop as Joyce tell
him. Soon he see her head in moonlight pull 70
her, and take her in. Now, Ben Ais boat gone and
he nowhere re lovers say it not right for him to
Gle; they to look, and find him sinking last time
He no senses they put him in their boat see that
he soon all right and talk what best to do In two
minutes they do what Joyce say: Lie him face down
tic his hands and feet and make all haste to re few
houses other side of lake.
Presently him speak and try to look at them:
then she point Aphonse finish pIan and wind Zen
AIS turban round him eyes and mouth. Soon they
come to re shore; there they leave Mussulman and
go back. Next morning Joyce and re carpenair tell
her master and re captain what they do and re two
men send re lovers to Port Said by re first steamer
into canal Eat morning. ="
"And what became OF them?" asked
"Bissmlllah!' said he "They at Port Said ever
sinee-keeping one fine French estaminet"
"And Ben ALP" added looking at him as he
mutely puffed at his pipe
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