New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-06

from PaulS long suffering IdHAloiu' ~ 49,
soil books on the quays, he knew better IMAM
onv student how to deal with the officials at the
Mont de Pete. But all at once strange pas
sion took possession Of him. He had not known
:, in his vouth-it seized him suddenly, anu
mounted i'm short to this terrible vice; an IT
reeistible craving FOR other peoples uHoteuas'
tIie honor tottered before them. Old or new,
shabby or smart, they stirred IN MIN ulsholSS.
'tt1n He would use stratagem, craft; Vlsl.
cnrnors casually linger by hatstands lazlly' as
appear suddenly, until some one "ouiu aly,
.riens. on est Bib? Ell uens, gu est .i ,ba
naranInie?'' Next morning Bib would enter the
procone as though nothing had happened anu IL
accused reply. What? steal umpte'tdS
Tibi la PURGE? Eam du Maitre! Jdiila-9,
Iomais" Yet friends grew cold To BIOL Ihstedi
Of the old wink Of greeting when they saw MN,
,bav began TO grasp their umbrellas They gaze
him fewer books now, fewer suppeES' uhtI! lH
anniversary Of Verlaines death approacned am
a pilgrimage to his tomb was planned. Al ina;
,oaI,eut ali hearts went out TO BlDi, anu d..
subscribed for new suit (worthy % go 49,
Verlaines shirts, and presented IL 20 DipI o.
tho Procope after much sympathetic sippIne
ord many n sentimental speech. AT the grave
RibI went bitterly, and the mourners, piIyIns
Vim resolved to feast him when the ceremony
was done But alas; BlPis SoT ra against
a tree II was too much for him: drying MS
tears he slippeI away. ana WIZ MN ''7NT
peared no less than fifteen uflnreit I, .bs
To-day the Latin Quarter still !aushs at .he
onisode II loves farce; and ENJOYING the
inpudence OF the thing patronizes Biol ny IT
that he has taken 20 IendIhS uilp' -,
has made It his profession; let's them GUY az
fiftv centilnes apiece Papers have Intervene
Bibi-"Bibi on Umbrellas" made sur IN JHe
"Patria" ChansOnniers sing or Bid les
paranIuies de Bibi" at the Noctambules' ha1
huge success. And cafes put UP the ho'D ca,
Here umbrellas are taken charge or py b,N
n Purhe" Day and night he haunts me
Bour Mich making himself useful r stictIr1
trldes fiji his pockets: smelling salts, stlCh4hs
plaster. needles and thread. lie Is always -
the fore in a fight. always useful in an enec-
gency wits call him re docteur blDI, oo"tc'
times they try TO make him tpsy, out Blol su9
rarting the generous invitation TO order "nat
vo,r like" secretly swallows a mysterious
Preparation and is strictly sober "heh ms !!1StS
old women I'm wine shops friends Of sixty years
ago dancers at the opera once matchst.'ets
now. Together they chant BeraiIger u.l.'"N
talk OF the Tuileres, narrate Blulanset al
dotes shed tears and take snuit. no ledS1 %
complete without Bib. no carnival cortese. -.
,uicareme he goes through the streets on
throne as Bib simply, with unDre4aS ABOUT
him; OF as VOltalre (Whom he resempIeSr
,vrannod IN a cloak smiling the SQUIRE main
et tendre"; or as the King Of the quarter, WIN
chamberllIns and brilliant crown On al
points Of etiquette-Latn Quarter etiquette
Pibi IL consulted: he has q hand, too, IN every
practical Joke He Il was who helped Kari, the
student. TO trick NJ. Quesnay de Beaurepa.re'
the notion of employing = "Nel'ed lazy -
his When the conspiracy was AZ Iehglh ul',
closed and all Paris a-laughng. Bib and Kari
paid triumphant visit to Butler ). BID! en-
tered with the yelled Lady" on his arm Nan
with twenty or thirty friends 4 procession was
formed and as the band played the "Marche
Lorraine" Bib and the Yelled Lady led the
way slowly down the ballroom. Shouts Went
up. cheers-Bibl bowed; Kari striking an a. AZ.
tude casped him warmly by the hand we
Karl" cried the yelled one" "Nive Btbt!-
Students came up 20 pay them homage; NUT
GERS daughters presented them with roses
Karl and Bib had 20 tell their story again ana
again. How Buffers screamed as Karl sol
EMMY repeated the words that first impressed
attended," How Buffers shook when BIN
drew vivid picture Of Karl and himself slipping
book In a cafe. while the Yelled Lady" closetei
with NJ. De Beaurepalre vas exciting that gen
tenan with stirring reports OF what Kari was
ioing-in Bale. far away! And how Butler
cheered when the band struck up again and the
procession still headed by Bib and the "Nei.ei
Lady" marched off to the Tavcrne Lorraine fo-
a sIlpper of book and sandwiches Toasts were
drunk: then II guest caused some sensation by
telling the company that he had painful duy
to perform. Rising. he said "BioL your Shi.'
is blue and Verlaines shirts were white. What,
. Bib. OF the solemn vow taken in the Procopef
Where O Bib. do you expect 10 goT Ia
parole est Bbr shouted the guests. AMI.
stammering badly. Bib rose and replied; Judge
me not harshly Jcunesse! have been elAt"i
to-day. lifted skyward. Above the Latin Quac-
ter the skies are blue; Nerlaine loved those
skies: Ncrlaine loved blue" Alas the excuse
was voted feeble wretched-"O Bib. Bbi"
sounded round the tables. deep signs. groanN
But Karl interviewed: Bib. he said, was NJ;
70 be judged harSh.y on the matter or q Shrt
nor the question of an umbrella His ser
vices had blotted out such foibles-he has con-
trIbuted to the joy Of just men, TO the idea y
the yelled Lady" He forgiven. But-Cu
the morrow. the Quarter expected him 10 saCr.-
flee that shirt II blue and 10 renew his vow o.,
fidelity % Paul Verane. Husky with emotion.
Bib pledged himself 10 do as the Quarter
ordered and. Offering his arm 70 the yelled
Lady" once more led the procession round and
round the cafe. among the tables. past the
counter, through the door on To the Bouv Mica.
now bowling. now smiling: Bib OF the Rive
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