The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-03

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complaining of the hardness of the
winter. The variety Of her letter paper.
OF her crests-now immense. now mi
croscopic. sometimes a famboyant
crown. sometimes mere familiar
''Zozo' in Gothic script - suggested
that If she were as extravagant in the
other details Of her life as in this it
was no wonder that she was sometimes
hard up.
One day when Nine. de Languet was
grieving over her friends pecuniary
trials ber husband spoke up:
''Why shouldn't she unearth a mil
lionaire here?''
The luminous idea was rapturously
received.
ITO be sure! There are two very
good matches-M. TEX. who is civilized.
and Buttel whose pockets are lined
Zozo must hear of them'
That very evening Nine. de Languet
wrote her. She went straight to the
point. "Y0u intend to get married
You haven't found what You want SO
far Come to me- I'll find you some
one."
Nine. de Boisoran-Zozo- answered
by the next mail: "I'm willing to take
a look. Expect me day after tomor-
row.
When everything>w settled, Nine.
de Languet was little alarmed at
what she had done. She had some re-
gard for her prestige at Roth, and in
spite of herself Mrs. Councillor Tam
and Councillor Buttel's opinions carried
weight with her. Perhaps Nine. de
Boisoran was little too dernier cri for
this atmosphere. She decided not to
spare her warnings. Besides, she took
for granted that Zozo, clever woman as
she was. would understand that to be
success at Roth, and. above all, to Sc
cure a Roth husband she must cast
aside the ways that until now had
brought admirers swarming about her.
Nine. de Languet was overwhelmed
at her friends outfit Fourteen months
at Roth had given her an extreme
visual sensitiveness She was unable to
conceal her tremors-
''My dear Zozo, your toilets will
scandalize the people herel'
''How luckyl''
''No good of thinking Of getting
married if you dress like thatr'
Zozo did not argue the point. She
kissed Louise and begged her to exhibit
the natives as soon as possible. The as
pect Of the country had awed her, and
she asked Jacques de Languet seriously
If the people were all etuffed.
II should Judge 80 from the silence
in the streets Where do they walk
Nowhere7
"They go to the botanic garden"
Louise replied.
''Let us go tooi''
The carriage was ordered and the
ladies with Jacques and his colleague,
Baron de Sainte- -Menehould, got into it.
Nine. de Languet was in mauve hat and
gown. suede gloves and black sunshade- -
as correct as possible Nine. de Boisoran
was symphony in reseda, with an in
solent hat trimmed with wild roses, a
pink veil over her nose and an ''alto-
gether" that made people sit up. She
was in mood Of impish glee, having
wagered with the baron that she would
meet her two suitors and make her
choice on the spot. Louise vainly tried
toquiet her.
is'Buttel is immensely rich, but you
will frighten him; he'll never take a
harebrained creature like you. You
mnat adept another tone OF give Up try
ing to please him
''How about the other one-the
smart one2"
"Good looking, rather presentable
husband"
tWelli I must make up my mind"
On reaching the botanic garden, Zozo
gazed at the passing carriages.
''Whom do those arks belong tor
''To the best people here
People surreptitiously turned around
TO see Nine. de Languet's friend. Grave
bows were made. Mrs. Councillor Tam
condemned a young widow running all
over the country like this On general
principles. with eight wise virgins to
settle In life, che was down on widows
-smuggled goods. Men, alas, are of,en
taken by peyishable attractions. to the
neglect of s6lid virtues ready to devote
themselves to their .wellbeingl Hand
some NJ. TEX passed, correctness itself,
on his English holse. His bow was Of
the good school AS he cast an Gdmiring
look at Zozo she smiled at him as If say
ing, eyes. here ami'' !.
The illustrious Councillor Buttel was
not to be seen. but ten days before he
had thoughtfully been invited to dine.
y OF course this invitation did not coin
eide in the least with Zozo's arrival.
In tine meantime. to get her hand In,
the charming widow bad undertaken
NJ. Tek's conquest. He called the even
ing after the bow in the botanic gar
den. Always welcomed by the Lam
guets. he was received moro warmly
than ever. He found everything torsy
turvy. Zozo, with huge pair Of shears
in her hands. insisted on cutting
jacques hair in the latest Paris style.
declaring that she trimmed her little
nephew's locks and understood the art
perfectly. The gentlemen guests begged
Jacques to consent, then offered them
selves in his place; but she said no. and
added:
81 say. Louise. tell jacques to be-
havel''
jacques alipped away. and everybody