The Portland daily press., 1900-11-30
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A Romance of the
Paris Exposition.
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"The Company of the Southeast has
the honor to inform its many patrons
and the public In general that during
the holidays of whitsuntide II will Is
sue from oil points along its line return
tickets to Paris, good from Friday,
May %. to Monday, June 4, inclusive"
Having read the above advertisement
In the morning paper Of Chantenay-
1ez-Vaucluse, where he resided, Nj. Ma
ruis Cambois, the son and successor OF
a worthy father in the silk and wool
business, began to figure up haif aloud
IN the silence OF his private Office the
cost of the trip to Paris for himself,
his wife and his charming daughter,
Mile. Eugene. Three first class tick
cts, 234 francs and 80 confines; with
incidental expenses, 250 francs; charge
for lodgings, "for when go to Paris"
remarked NJ. Cambois, Il usually pay
4 francs day, but of course during an
exposition the Parsians must grow
rich at the expense of the visiting
strangers" So, with a deep sigh, NJ.
Maruis Cambois dotted down @ francs
as the price per day for room. Three
persons, is FRANCISCO with attendance
therefore for nine days $50 francs.
theaters, etc. Total, 100, with Incl
dentais. about 500 or 300 francs. per-
haps 1000.
Yes, the trip was quite possible, and
the kind hearted merchant began to
enjoy In advance the pleasure which he
knew his estimable wife Elise and his
charming daughter Eugene would take
in this visit to Paris and the wonderful
sights of the great exposition. Indeed,
since Eugene was years old he had
promised her trip TO Paris, and now
that she was 81 he determined the
promise should be fulfilled. Besides.
the year had been an unusually pros
porous one, for the new silks received
from the house of Legeay & Co. of
Lyons had sold remarkably well and
during the first five months of the sale
had brought him almost an ordinary
years profit. Hence he could well af-
ford the expense of the journey, and
without further reflection M. Cambois
opened the door of his private office,
which communicated with his resi-
dence. and announced to the surprised
Elise and. Eugene a trip to Paris.
Pack your trunks Immediately" said
he in his good natured way, "for we
shall start on the 25th for the exposi-
ton"
Two ordinations Of joy greeted this
announcement, and Nine. and Mile.
Cambois began at once their prepare
tons for the journey. NJ. Cambois
simply boosted when he said, when
] go to Paris" for, as matter of fact,
he had visited the capital but once in
Is years. Travelling was not the par
ticular forte of NJ. Cambols, and, on
seeing him, one easily understood the
reason why. Burdened with an obesi-
ty which was almost unbearable, he
had long ago said farewell to his feet,
which at present he could only view In
his mirror, and If he was not a distin-
guisbed member of the Gent Kilos
society 1t was simply because the
Scent Kilos" had no branch at Chan
tenay. Usually, however, the people of
southern France are extremely thin,
but NJ. Cambois was an exception TO
this general rule. Hence when there
was question of putting his enormous
body in movement he hesitated long
before making up his mind to do so,
and In the present instance only his
tender affection for his wife and
daughter and his great desire to af-
ford them pleasure induced him to I'M
dertake this Journey to the exposition.
Nine. Cambois presented a striking
contrast to her worthy husband, for
she was as thin, small and delicate as
he was round and heavy, while her
shrinking. timid and reserved manners
were directly opposed to the expansive
and noisy ensemble of NJ. Cambois.
In Chantenay they were laughingly re-
ferred 10 as 1.-THE cask and its faucet"
an innocent pleasantly which did not
prevent them from being greatly es-
teemed. for Cambois pere was held in
high regard by his brother merchants.
= The lovely Eugene. their daughter,
united In her own charming person the
physical strength of her father with
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er. Her figure was simply perfect In
its Trilbylike proportions and would
have satisfied the most fastidious
sculptor. Add TO this an extremely
pretty face crowned by wealth of
golden hair, large, expressive dark
eyes, a rosebud mouth whose smile dis
closed a superb set OF teeth, and you
have a picture of the beauty of Chan
tenay-lez- vaueluse." title which was
bestowed upon Eugene by her friends
and admirers
1t is a great occurrence to travel
when one is not accustomed to do SO,
hence the departure of the expansive
III. Cambuis for Paris was attended by
unusual excitement, and until the very
last moment, Notwithstanding the ex-
hortations of his wife and daughter to
be calm, NJ Cambois remained in per-
petual u .---sformed, as It were,
into an ambulating fountain. much to